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After the success of the industry-endorsed MTL10 and MTL20, Martindale have enhanced their range of test lamps with the new Drummond MTL15 Test Lamp and MTL15PD Kit.

The original NAPIT EICR: Codebreakers was published in 2017 to help inspectors and contractors correctly code observations made during Electrical Installation Condition Reports (EICRs). The publication has now been fully updated to the BS7671:2018 18th Edition Wiring Regulations and this new version of the book will be released later this year.

The NICEIC and ELECSA have teamed up to launch a campaign that will encourage men to ditch the DIY when it comes to electricity and call in an expert. Every year, 12,500 house fires, 750 serious injuries, and 10 deaths are caused by unsafe electrics in domestic environments, often first installed by DIYers or inexpert handymen. The charity Electrical Safety First suggests that nearly half of all severe electrical shocks are caused by unsafe DIY. Such clear dangers have prompted the NICEIC to launch a campaign to ‘Ban the Bravado’ so that British men call in professionals to carry out vital electrical work, ensuring safety in domestic electrical systems.

Here at Test-Meter, we are hosting a free Seaward PAT training workshop at our Calibration House premises on Friday 11th May 2018. The course, starting at 09:00, will feature a first look at the Seaward Apollo+ range and goes through how the latest PAT technology can enhance your business.

Test-Meter.co.uk is pleased to announce a huge extension of its hire range, most notably across the high voltage, process calibration and area network testing sectors. Building on our extensive thermal camera, MFT and PAT testing options, we will now hire out a wide variety of extremely powerful, specialist equipment for cable testing, relay testing, temperature calibration and much more.

Chauvin Arnoux Qualistar Power Quality Analysers are now available with free power quality clamps and data analysis software from Test-Meter. The range - consisting of the Chauvin Arnoux CA8331, CA8333, CA8336 and CA8435 - includes both three- and four-channel instruments and each model provides sophisticated analysis that allows the user to map consumption, detect faults and improve efficiency.

The 18th Edition of the BS7671 Wiring Regulations has been finalised by the IET and will be issued on 2nd July 2018. It is set to supersede the previous 17th edition on 1st January 2019 and contains multiple changes, although not all of these are pertinent to test and measurement.

A foolproof, repeatable locking out process is vital to the safety of electricians so it is always important to have the necessary equipment to safely and securely isolate electrical circuits. Martindale manufacture a range of locks, tags, proving units and voltage testers which can check that a circuit is dead and prevent a third party from re-energising the conductor. These useful instruments are available in a range of kits and as individual items.

Test-Meter.co.uk is proud to announce the opening of our brand new calibration laboratory. The state-of-the-art facility opened on 12th January 2018 and houses an expanded team and updated equipment. These new facilities will allow greater calibration capacity, improved express turnaround options and ‘calibrate while you wait’ capability. The new laboratory is located on the same road as our distribution centre so we will continue to offer our efficient delivery and collection service in partnership with DPD alongside next-day delivery on new equipment ordered with a personalised calibration certificate.

This January marks ten years since the launch of the Seaward Primetest PAT Tester series. In that time the range has changed but its basic tenets of usability, reliability, portability and accuracy have remained consistent. Nowadays, the range is made up of the Primetest 50, Primetest 100 and Primetest 250+ which offer the user the choice of a simple pass/fail indication, actual test results and internal result storage.