Compliance guides, product updates, and practical advice for fire safety and electrical contractors.
EIC, EICR or Minor Works? Which electrical certificate to issue for new circuits, consumer unit changes, additions and periodic inspections, job by job.
How often a fire alarm should be serviced under BS 5839-1:2025, what every visit should now cover, and what the 2025 revision changed for service engineers.
The RAMS approval process for UK fire and electrical contractors: what the law asks, what clients ask, version control, engineer sign-off and approval.
Faults found on a service visit are remedial work waiting to be quoted. A practical workflow for fire alarm contractors: capture defects properly on site, triage by severity, bundle them into one quote, and track each one to resolution.
An engineer adds a defect to the wrong job sheet. Now the person who logged it, or the office, can fix it: delete it with a confirm step, add it to the right job, and keep the compliance record intact.
See your whole team's week on one board and book work by dragging it into place. Introducing the Planner — Opscel's new engineer × day scheduling view.
Is a fire risk assessment a legal requirement? Who the Responsible Person is, the five-step FRA process, how often to review it, and what's changed for 2026 including PEEPs and tightened recording expectations.
How day rates, hourly rates, and fixed pricing actually work, how to build a rate from your real costs instead of guessing, and how to quote in a way that protects your margin.
Is PAT testing a legal requirement in the UK? What the Electricity at Work Regulations actually say, how often to test by risk category, who needs it, and what changes for social landlords in 2026.
What is an EICR, who legally needs one, how often, what C1/C2/C3/FI codes mean, and what to do when a report comes back unsatisfactory. A plain-English guide for UK landlords, homeowners, and electrical contractors.
Discover the best job management software for electrical contractors. Streamline scheduling, invoicing, and customer management to boost productivity and profitability.
A plain-English guide to EICR classification codes under BS 7671. What each code means, when to use them, and how they affect your certificate outcome.