Commercial Electrical Services by Sector
Commercial electrical work for offices, education, places of worship and industrial sites across the South East
We carry out electrical work in offices and commercial property, schools, academies, colleges, universities, churches, places of worship and industrial buildings across the South East.
Each type of building has different requirements, from working around school holidays and university timetables to keeping an industrial site running during an electrical upgrade. We plan the work around the building, the people using it and any deadlines or approvals involved.
NICEIC approved contractor. SafeContractor accredited. DBS-checked engineers. Trading since 2008.
Commercial electrical contractors across the South East
We are based in Battle, East Sussex, and work across Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Surrey and the wider South East.
Our work includes EICRs and fixed wire testing, LED lighting upgrades, electric heating, power distribution, fit-outs, data cabling, EV charging and larger electrical installations.
We carry out much of this work in occupied buildings, so planning access, shutdowns and working hours is an important part of every project.
Electrical work planned around the building
The electrical work may be similar from one building to another, but the way the project needs to be managed can be very different.
An office fit-out may have a fixed move-in date. A school needs larger work completed before pupils return. A university may have teaching, research and accommodation continuing across different parts of the campus. A church or other place of worship may have services, events and additional approval requirements to work around. An industrial site may need production to continue throughout the project.
We look at these requirements before we agree the programme, so the electrical work is planned around how the building actually operates.
Offices and commercial property
We carry out electrical fit-outs, refurbishments and ongoing work for offices and commercial property. This includes Cat B fit-outs, small power, floor boxes, lighting, distribution boards, data cabling and electrical testing.
We usually work with tenants, occupiers, facilities managers, fit-out contractors and project managers, from a single office floor through to a full commercial building. Before larger fit-outs, we check the existing electrical installation, available capacity and proposed layout so the power, lighting and data can be planned together.
Where the office needs to remain occupied, we can work in phases or outside normal working hours.
Schools, academies, colleges and universities
We carry out electrical work for schools, academies, colleges and universities across the South East.
Our work includes EICRs and fixed wire testing, rewires, remedial work, LED lighting upgrades, electric heating, data cabling, EV charging, distribution boards, main intake panels and larger electrical installations.
We plan the work around the academic calendar and how each site is used. For schools and academies, larger projects are often completed during the summer, Easter or half-term holidays. For colleges and universities, we also work around teaching, exams, accommodation, laboratories and other areas that may stay in use throughout the year.
Where maintaining power is important, we can plan phased work, temporary supplies or backup generation.
We work with maintained schools, academies, multi-academy trusts, independent schools, colleges, universities and estates teams, from individual building upgrades through to work across larger campuses.
Churches and other places of worship
We work in churches and houses of worship, including parish churches, chapels, synagogues, mosques and other places used for worship and community activities. Our work includes EICRs and testing, rewires, electric heating and heated pews, LED lighting upgrades, power distribution and data cabling.
Older and listed buildings can need additional planning around existing fabric, cable routes and approvals. For Church of England buildings, where faculty approval is required, we can work alongside the church architect and other advisers involved in the project.
We also plan the work around regular services, weddings, funerals, community groups and other important dates in the building’s calendar.
Universities
Main intake panels and distribution, changed over without the building losing power. We swapped a main panel at a Chichester university lab over three days on backup generators, without stopping the science, which is the level a campus needs from our power distribution work. Inspection and testing across many buildings runs as a programme, in one format with consistent coding, so an estates team can compare buildings and plan capital work. The intrusive work happens in the vacations, so the programme is written around semester dates and the buildings that never fully empty. See universities.
Industrial sites
We carry out electrical work for industrial buildings including factories, warehouses, workshops, depots and production facilities. Our work includes main intake panels, power distribution, submains, distribution boards, supplies for plant and machinery, high-bay lighting, EV charging and fixed wire testing.
Where the site needs to remain operational, we agree the programme around production and maintenance requirements.
This can include phased installations, planned shutdowns, evenings, weekends, temporary supplies or backup generation where appropriate.
The commercial projects we are best set up for
We are set up for commercial electrical work where planning, coordination and a clear electrical scope matter.
That includes fit-outs, inspection programmes, lighting and heating upgrades, distribution work, rewires and larger installations in occupied buildings.
We work directly for building owners and occupiers as well as facilities teams, estates teams, main contractors, architects and consultants.
On the domestic side, we also take on full house rewires, major renovations and high-end builds, but we are not set up for small domestic repairs or general household call-outs.
Experienced across commercial buildings
We are an NICEIC Approved Contractor and SafeContractor accredited. Our engineers are DBS checked and we have been trading since 2008.
Our engineers have all been with us for at least two years, and we are used to working in occupied buildings where access, safety, timing and communication need to be agreed before electrical work starts.
Recent work
Why clients choose Lake Electrical
We are a family-run, owner-led business and we stay involved in the work.
From the initial survey through to installation and handover, you can speak directly to someone in our team who knows the building and the project. We have a team of experienced engineers and wherever possible you will deal with the same people throughout the work.
We also understand that different buildings need different approaches. We plan school work around term dates, office work around tenants and move-in dates, church work around services and approvals, university projects around the wider estate and industrial work around production.
Buildings and sectors FAQs
Do you work in buildings that are not listed here?
Yes.
These are some of the building types we work in most often, but we also carry out electrical work in other commercial and community buildings.
If you are not sure whether your project fits, get in touch and tell us about the building and the work you are planning.
Do you visit the building before providing a quotation?
Yes, for larger electrical work.
We need to understand the existing installation, access, electrical capacity and how the building is used before we can provide a reliable scope and price.
Where project drawings and specifications are already available, we can use these alongside the survey.
Can you carry out electrical work while the building is occupied?
Yes.
A large amount of our work is carried out in buildings that remain in use.
Depending on the project, we can work in stages, outside normal hours or around planned shutdown periods.
We agree access and any required isolations before work starts.
Do you work for main contractors and respond to tenders?
Yes.
We work directly for clients as well as main contractors, consultants, architects and other project teams.
We are used to working from drawings, specifications and tender documents and to following fixed project programmes and site procedures.
For audio visual work, we can also work alongside our sister company, OBAV.
Do you also work in larger homes?
Yes, but our domestic work is focused on larger projects.
We take on full house rewires, major renovations, high-end builds and smart home projects.
We do not generally take on small repairs, individual socket changes or general domestic call-outs.
Talk to us about your building
If you are planning electrical work in an office, school, academy, college, university, place of worship or industrial building, we can visit the site and discuss what is needed.
Request a quote. Prefer a chat first? Get in touch, or call 01732 758 985, Mon to Fri, 8am to 5pm.
We work across Kent, East Sussex, Surrey and the wider South East.