What about Testing Volume?
With PAT testing usually being charged per asset, most PAT technicians are keen to get through high volume testing making it a competitive business. To ensure higher profits, reducing testing time...
View ArticleDo You Check Your PAT Business Finances Part 1?
This small two part miniseries starts off by looking at cash flow. If you’re starting out in business as a PAT tester, finances should be a primary concern but can often be a daunting prospect. Your...
View ArticleDo You Check Your PAT Business Finances Part 2?
The second and final instalment of our PAT Business Finance miniseries looks at different business costing. Business costs can end up being extensive if you do not take care to ensure that you keep...
View ArticleElectrical Skills for the Unemployed
The tighter regulations and control over electrical work and the increasingly complex electrical installation requirements means that the demand for qualified electricians has never been higher....
View ArticlePAT Testing Insurance
Insurance is often something that people find confusing. It can be difficult when you’re just starting out to know all the aspects of becoming a PAT tester. The difficulty arises when all the many...
View ArticleEarth Leakage and Touch Current Confusion
When PAT testing appliances it can be confusing, and sometimes difficult to remember, everything you learnt on you PAT testing course once you are starting out in your career. We often get asked about...
View ArticleProfessionalism in PAT
Miniseries Part One What is it that makes a person choose one type of electrical contractor over another? Arguably, it is the reputation of the contractor above other important factors, such as a good...
View ArticleProducing a Professional Quotation
Miniseries Part Two Your quotation is your opportunity to make a good first impression. It is your chance to show and prove your professional outlook and reliable attitude. For this reason you should...
View ArticlePreparation and Work
Miniseries Part Three, Quick Reminders Make sure that once you have a job set up, you allow time for planning and reviewing risks, and what the safest way to complete the work is. If required, you...
View ArticlePAT Testing Miniseries Conclusions
So, to recap on our miniseries, the first part focused on professionalism in PAT testing and discussed how often, with tradesmen, that reputation is the deciding factor when a client is considering...
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