Whiteley, South Hampshire
From the estates around Whiteley Way and Solent Business Park to the retail units by Whiteley Shopping Centre, we carry out electrical work built around Whiteley's newer housing and commercial stock.
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OZEV registered
Approved for EV charger grant-scheme installations
NAPIT registered
Domestic and commercial work to current regulations
£5m / £10m cover
Public and employer's liability insurance in place
5.0 on Google
Rated by clients across South Hampshire
12+ years in the trade
Founded 2021 by Director Andrew Hardiman
Local coverage
Whiteley sits just up the road from our base in Locks Heath, off junction 9 of the M27, which makes it one of the quickest areas for us to reach and one we're in and out of regularly. Between the housing estates, Solent Business Park and the retail park around Whiteley Shopping Centre, it's a mix of domestic and commercial work that suits the range of jobs we take on.
Almost all of Whiteley's housing has gone up since the 1990s, so we're mostly dealing with modern consumer units and cabling rather than tracing decades-old wiring. That doesn't mean there's nothing to do: new-build estates bring their own recurring requests, particularly EV charger installations for households with a driveway or allocated parking space, additional circuits for home offices and garden rooms, and outdoor sockets and lighting for gardens that are often smaller and more deliberately laid out than on older estates. Where a consumer unit was fitted to a basic spec when the house was built, upgrading it to properly support an EV charger or a garden office supply is a common piece of work.
Solent Business Park and the units around Whiteley Way bring a different kind of job: office fit-outs, periodic testing for tenant businesses, and increasingly multi-charger EV installations for staff and visitor parking. We're used to working with facilities managers and business owners here, scheduling around office hours and keeping disruption to a minimum while units stay open.
Even within newer housing, the standard of the original electrical installation isn't always consistent, and it can vary noticeably between different phases of the same development. Some plots were built with a heavier-duty consumer unit and spare capacity in the board from the outset, while others on an earlier phase of the same estate were fitted to a more basic spec that leaves less room for an EV charger or extra circuits without some upgrading first. We check this properly during a survey rather than assuming a new-build automatically has capacity to spare.
Whiteley Shopping Centre and the surrounding retail units also bring their own steady stream of work, from lighting and socket circuits during a unit fit-out to periodic testing once a tenant is trading. As with the business park, we're used to working with landlords, agents and shop managers directly, and to scheduling visits that don't interrupt a retail unit during its opening hours.
One of the closest areas we cover, just off junction 9 of the M27
1990s-onward new-build housing estates alongside Solent Business Park units
EV charger installs, consumer unit upgrades and garden office supplies
What we do here
Driveways and allocated parking on Whiteley's newer estates make home EV charging straightforward once the supply's assessed and sized correctly.
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Some new-build consumer units were fitted to a basic spec and need upgrading to properly support an EV charger or extra circuits.
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Units at Solent Business Park need periodic inspection and testing that fits around office hours.
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Whiteley's newer housing and commercial units still need work carried out to the right standard, not assumed to be fine because they're modern.
Approved for EV charger grant-scheme work and for domestic and commercial electrical work to current regulations, so Whiteley households and businesses installing chargers are covered by the right accreditation from the start.
Specifically qualified for the EV charger work that's common across Whiteley's estates and business park, including the load assessment multi-charger installs need.
Full insurance in place for domestic and commercial jobs.
Founded 2021 by Director Andrew Hardiman, with a team of three.
Reviewed consistently by clients across South Hampshire.
Every job priced individually and carried out cleanly and tidily, with certificates issued and Part P notified where required, so there's a clear record on file for the property and for future buyers.
Local conditions
Being mostly newer housing and commercial stock changes the kind of jobs we're called out for compared with older parts of South Hampshire.
Some new-build boards were fitted to the minimum spec at the time and need assessing or upgrading before a charger can be added safely.
Estate layouts with shared driveways, in-and-out parking or allocated bays away from the house all affect where and how a charger can be installed.
As more people use garden rooms for work, the temptation to run an extension lead needs replacing with a proper armoured supply and its own protection.
Office and light industrial units at Solent Business Park need inspection and certification that fits around a working day rather than closing the business down.
Business park sites are increasingly asked to provide EV charging for several vehicles at once, which needs proper load assessment rather than adding chargers one at a time.
Different phases of the same estate were sometimes built to different electrical specifications, so a consumer unit that looks modern doesn't automatically mean there's spare capacity for a charger or extra circuits without checking first.
Our process
The same five steps whether it's a new-build home or a Solent Business Park unit.
Call or message with what you need,
We look at the property or unit, check the existing supply, and put together a written quote.
We agree a date that works around your household or business hours.
Work is carried out cleanly and tidily, whether that's a home charger or an office fit-out.
Every job is tested and the correct certificate issued, with Part P notifiable work notified to building control.
Common questions
Yes, Whiteley is one of the closest areas to our Locks Heath base, and we cover the housing estates, Solent Business Park and the units around the shopping centre.
Whiteley is just off junction 9 of the M27 from us, so scheduling is usually quick to arrange.
Every job is priced individually once we understand the property or unit and the scope of work, with a written quote provided before anything's booked in.
We work Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm. Give us a call on 07730 498814 and we'll do our best to fit around what you need.
In most cases yes, once we've checked the supply and parking arrangement; we're OZEV registered and qualified for EV charger installation.
It depends on the board fitted when the house was built; we'll assess it during the survey and let you know honestly if an upgrade's needed.
Yes, we carry out EV charger installations for staff and visitor parking at business park units, sized correctly to the site's supply.
Yes, we run proper armoured supplies to garden offices and outbuildings with their own protection, rather than relying on an extension lead.
Yes, we carry out testing and inspection for commercial units, scheduled around office hours.
Yes, depending on the job you'll receive an EIC, EICR or minor works certificate, with notifiable work reported to building control, giving you a proper record for the property file.
Yes, we carry out lighting, socket and small power installations for retail fit-outs, and periodic testing once a unit is trading, arranged around the shop's opening hours.
Not necessarily; different phases of the same development can have been built to slightly different specifications, so we always check the consumer unit and existing circuits during the survey rather than assuming a newer estate automatically has spare capacity.
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Next step
Tell us what you need and we'll come back with a written quote, call 07730 498814 or send us the details online.
hardielectrical@outlook.com
Monday to Friday, 8am–5pm
NAPIT registered · £5m public liability · £10m employer’s liability
