Who We Are - Archer PAT Services
My name is Mandy, i re-trained as a Portable Appliance Tester (PAT) in 2025 and established Archer PAT Services in March 2026.
Archer PAT Services is a small female owned start-up company, based in Amesbury.
We focus on excellent customer experiences from initial contact through to job completion and beyond.
We offer flexibility around your business or residential needs, catering for small volumes of electrical items to large volumes. We operate an out of hours inspections and testing service, covering evenings and weekends to limit impact to your company's daily activities.
Furthermore, we are progressing to offer drop in sessions for customers to bring items to us, for collection at a convenient time.
Electrical Equipment Inspection and Testing
Visual Inspection
A formal check of the equipment item, cable and plug for signs of damage or potential issues.
Additionally a visual inspection confirms an appliance meets CE or UKSA standards.
Plugs - verifies correct fuse has been fitted and plug has been wired correctly. Also verifies there is no sign of damage or rusting to the internal surfaces of the plug.
Cables- verifie
Earth Continuity /Bonding Testing
Verifies the outer case of the appliance is protecting the operator from electric shock, should the appliance develops a fault.
Class 1 electrical appliances are tested to verify the earth connection between the earth pin on the plug to the external case of the appliance is considered safe.
Insulation Resistance
This test verifies there is adequate insulation between the live parts of the appliance and metal surfaces of the appliance.
Testing verifies the resistance between the Live and Neutral and Earth pins of the plug.
Class I and Class II appliances are both tested for insulation resistance.
Earth Leakage Test
The test checks that any current that flows between the live wire to metal parts is negligible and not likely to cause a shock to the user.
Class I appliances, (Protective Conductor Test).
Class II appliances, (Touch Current Test).
Microwave Leakage Test
Microwave leakage Tests are performed to ensure that the appliance is integral, there are no broken seals or ill-fitting doors and are operating correctly.
About Archer PAT Services
Our Expertise
Our Expertise
Our Expertise
All PAT testers are trained and competent to:
City & Guilds 5th Ed 2377-77 Electrical Equipment Testing
ISO IEC 60601 Medical Electrical Equipment
ISO IEC 62353 Electrical Safety Test (Medical Equipment)
We have full Public Lability Insurance
Our Approach
Our Expertise
Our Expertise
At Archer PAT Services our approach is to provide end to end great customer experiences.
We work collaboratively with you to ensure all PAT testing is performed on time with minimum disruption to you and your team.
We love the idea of forging long lasting customer relationships
Our Services
Our Expertise
Our Services
We offer a comprehensive range of electrical safety testing, for Class I and Class II appliances. Testing includes visual inspection and Class dependent testing that may include, Earth Continuity, Insulation Resistance, Polarity and Leakage.
We also provide electrical safety testing for Medical electrical equipment, such as beds and hoists.