PAT and appliance testing · Cornwall
Qualified PAT testing in Camborne, Redruth, Hayle and Penzance, and across Cornwall, backed by full-scope electrical training and practical engineering experience. Harvtec inspects and tests portable and fixed appliances for landlords, workplaces and managed premises, with clear findings and useful equipment records.
Local service
Based in Brea, Camborne, we cover Camborne, Redruth, Hayle and Penzance, with wider Cornwall work agreed around the site and scope. We have an established presence in Hayle and an engineer in the Penzance area. Send the postcode and work required so we can confirm scope, access and availability.
What Harvtec covers
Our PAT testing combines PAT qualifications with full-scope electrical training. Harvtec is led by Philip Harvey, who served an electrical and mechanical apprenticeship. That broader grounding helps us understand the equipment, its working environment and the practical significance of a defect. You receive explained findings, useful records and a clear route to any separately agreed investigation or remedial work.
Inspection and testing for movable electrical equipment where condition, use, movement and environment affect the maintenance approach.
Where the agreed scope includes permanently connected or fixed equipment, Harvtec can plan an appropriate inspection and testing route.
The useful outcome is a manageable record of what was included, the result, exceptions and what should happen next.
How the work moves
Agree locations, equipment types, ownership, operating environment and any existing register before setting the visit scope.
Use user checks, visual inspection and combined inspection and testing where each is appropriate to the equipment and environment.
Record the included equipment, outcome, exceptions and any action so the maintenance regime can be reviewed rather than blindly repeated.
Check the guidance
Suitable work and inspection arrangements depend on the premises, equipment, process and current requirements. These sources support the information on this page.
Official guidance on legal duties, competence and risk-based inspection and testing.
Open source Official guidancePractical official guidance for portable electrical equipment in low-risk environments.
Open source Official guidanceIncludes specific duties for electrical equipment supplied by social landlords in England.
Open source
Introducing Harvtec Certify
We're introducing a free customer portal for Harvtec and Safe Wiring Cornwall testing customers, bringing PAT, EICR and emergency lighting history together.
Planned for the customer portal:
Portal access will be included at no extra charge. Inspection and testing are quoted separately. While the service is being introduced, contact us for report copies, retest information and appointments.
Explore the free customer portalQuestions
No blanket annual rule applies. HSE says the legal duty is to maintain electrical equipment to prevent danger; inspection and testing should be proportionate to the equipment, use and environment. Specific property duties can also apply; social landlords in England should check the GOV.UK guidance linked below.
No. Labels can be useful, but a clear equipment register, results and exceptions provide a stronger basis for managing the maintenance regime.
Where Magrathea is part of the agreed service, its PAT register can bring equipment profiles and test history into the wider asset and compliance workspace.
Send the Cornwall postcode, approximate item count, equipment types, number of locations and an existing register if you have one. Include opening hours, access restrictions and equipment that cannot readily be disconnected. Fixed appliances need their own agreed access and isolation arrangements.
No. Appliance inspection and testing assesses the equipment included in the agreed scope; an EICR reports on the fixed electrical installation. A workplace or rented property may need both, depending on the installation, equipment and applicable duties.
Yes. Tell us about equipment in constant use, restricted areas and shutdown windows before booking. We agree access and record items that were unavailable or outside scope, so an untested item is not mistaken for a completed test.
Our PAT testing combines PAT qualifications with full-scope electrical training. Harvtec is led by Philip Harvey, who served an electrical and mechanical apprenticeship. We apply that background to the agreed appliance-testing scope and explain any findings that need further attention.
We are introducing a free Harvtec Certify portal for testing customers. The planned service includes PAT, EICR and emergency lighting history, access to download and print issued certificates, customer-set test reminders and appointment requests. These portal features are being introduced; contact us directly for records and appointments in the meantime.
Based in Brea, Camborne, we cover Camborne, Redruth, Hayle and Penzance, with wider Cornwall work agreed around the site and scope. We have an established presence in Hayle and an engineer in the Penzance area. Send the postcode and work required so we can confirm scope, access and availability.
Yes. Choose EICR and PAT testing on the enquiry form. Include the property postcode, property use, approximate installation size and appliance count where known. The fixed installation and appliance work are separate scopes; we confirm whether they can be coordinated in one visit after reviewing access and requirements.
Safe Wiring Cornwall Powered by Harvtec is our dedicated EICR, PAT and electrical-testing compliance brand. Harvtec provides the wider electrical, engineering, workshop, compliance and software services. Both are operated by Philip Harvey trading as Harvtec.
Appliance safety
Share the premises, approximate equipment population, type of use and any existing register. Harvtec will help define a proportionate scope.
