Buyer guides
Tool Storage That Survives the Trade: Bags, Rolls & Van Setup
Bags, rolls, belts and van setup: an honest tool storage hierarchy for UK electricians — budget kit that works and the premium gear worth paying for.
Best Work Lights for Electricians UK: An Honest Guide
Honest UK guide to work lights for electricians: 18V battery-mount lights, tripod area lights, head torches and 110V site floods — what's worth buying.
Apprentice Electrician Tool Kit UK: The Honest First-Year List
The honest first-year tool list for UK apprentice electricians, from a spark who has supervised dozens: what to buy, what to skip, how to stage it.
Best Voltage Indicator & Proving Unit (GS38 Safe Isolation Kit)
The safe isolation kit UK electricians actually buy: GS38 two-pole voltage indicators, proving units and lock-off kits, judged by a time-served spark.
Best PAT Tester Under £300 UK: What's Actually Worth Buying
Honest picks for the best PAT tester under £300: Seaward, Kewtech and Martindale compared, with verdicts for caretakers, sparkies and landlords.
Best Multifunction Tester UK: A Working Spark's Verdict
Megger, Fluke, Kewtech and Metrel MFTs compared by a time-served UK spark. Honest verdicts for domestic, commercial and first-tester budgets.