Warehouse & Small Industrial Electrical Work
Lighting that reaches the floor, power where the machines are, and cable routes built to last in working units.
Warehouses and industrial units ask different things of an electrician than offices do. Ceilings are high, loads are heavier, cables run long distances, and the building is often busy with forklifts, deliveries and staff. Adtec Electrical works in storage warehouses, workshops, light manufacturing and trade units, mainly on the business parks and industrial estates around Wantage, Didcot, Abingdon and Swindon.
High-bay lighting
Lighting is usually the first thing a unit owner wants changed. Older metal-halide and sodium high-bays take minutes to warm up, give a yellowish light and lose output as they age. Modern LED high-bays switch on instantly and can be grouped or put on sensors so empty aisles are not lit all shift.
Mounting height, racking layout and the work below all affect the fittings and spacing. Picking small labels in a racked aisle needs different light from a loading area or an open workshop, so we look at the space before suggesting anything.
Three-phase power in plain terms
Most homes have a single-phase supply. Many commercial and industrial buildings have three-phase: three live conductors instead of one, which lets the building carry larger loads and run motors more smoothly. Larger compressors, lathes, welders, kilns and some EV chargers need it.
If your unit already has three-phase, we can extend it to wherever it is needed. If it does not, the incoming supply belongs to the network operator, so an upgrade starts with an application to them. We can help you work out what to request, then install the board and circuits on your side.
Machinery supplies
Every new machine needs a supply sized for its load, with protection that suits how it starts and runs, an isolator within reach, and a cable route that keeps clear of moving parts and traffic. Give us the rating-plate details or the installation manual and we will design the circuit and fit it, whether it is one bandsaw or a row of production equipment.
Sub-mains and distribution
As a business grows into its unit, power often needs to reach new places: a mezzanine office, a new workshop bay, a charging area for forklifts. A sub-main is a larger cable from the main board to a new distribution board nearer the load. It is often tidier and more resilient than running lots of individual circuits back to one place.
Containment that copes with industry
In a working unit, cables need protection. We install steel cable tray, basket, trunking and conduit sized for what is planned now with room for later additions, and fixed so it can be inspected and extended without starting over.
Fitting out a unit on a business park
New or newly vacated units often come with little more than a landlord's incoming supply and a few basic lights. We can fit out the whole electrical installation: distribution, lighting, small power for offices and welfare areas, external lighting and machinery supplies. Once the work is done we test and certify it.
For keeping an existing installation in order, see commercial periodic testing. Our office installations page covers the office end of a unit, and the builders and developers page covers how we work on new builds.