Three-phase supplies and distribution
New distribution boards, sub-mains, isolation and machine connections. Most commercial units in Limerick's business parks run three-phase, and the work is a different discipline to domestic.
What we take on
Shop and office fit-outs
Lighting layouts, power to workstations and tills, data containment, and the coordination with builders that keeps a fit-out on schedule.
Emergency lighting
Installation, plus the periodic testing and record-keeping that goes with it. This is the thing most often missing when an insurer or a fire officer asks.
Periodic inspection
Condition reports on commercial installations, usually driven by insurance, a lease obligation or a change of tenant.
Workplace EV charging
Charge points for staff and fleet vehicles, including load management so a bank of chargers does not overwhelm the incoming supply.
Reactive maintenance
Faults, failed lighting, tripping circuits. For a business, downtime costs more than the repair, so response time matters more than the hourly rate.
How commercial pricing differs
Domestic work is mostly fixed-price against a clear scope. Commercial work is more often day rate plus materials, because scope changes as the job goes on and other trades affect what can be done when.
What you should still get in writing: the day rate, what counts as a day, how out-of-hours is charged, and what certification is included. Out-of-hours matters more than people expect, because in a working shop or office a good deal of electrical work has to happen after closing.
Where the work is in Limerick
The concentration is in the business parks and industrial estates around the city, along with retail units in the city centre and the larger county towns. Older city-centre premises are the more interesting jobs: many have been subdivided and refitted repeatedly, and the existing distribution rarely matches what the current tenant actually needs.
Landlords and leases
If you own a commercial unit, the electrical installation is usually your responsibility while what the tenant adds is theirs, and the boundary gets blurred over successive tenancies. A condition report at change of tenant is the cleanest way to establish where that line sits, and it protects both sides.
Certification on commercial work
Controlled electrical work is controlled work whether it is a house or a unit. It must be carried out and certified by a registered contractor. For a business this matters twice over, because insurers routinely ask for evidence after any incident. How registration works.
Get this priced
Send your eircode, a photo of the fuse board, and a line about what you need. Most jobs can be quoted without a call-out.