What is a Commercial Electrician? (Commercial electrical installation)
Channel: NM Cabling Solutions
Date: 2021-05-10

What is a Commercial Electrician?
Commercial projects differ from residential projects. Thus, electrical specialists in this area are required. Therefore, always choose a specific commercial electrician for any commercial electrical installation. So what is a commercial electrician?
Commercial projects can be categorised as follows
1.  Data Centres
2. Commercial Offices
3. Shops and retail spaces
4. Warehouses and Industrial
5. Hospitals, clinics and healthcare
6. Sports and Leisure
Electrical Installations for Data Centres
Data centres can be very densely populated with electrical installation requirements. They consist of two main areas with the same building.
1. The Data Centre Halls
2. The Administration and Client Areas
The data centre halls will require large-scale electrical installation work when constructed. However, besides, as the data halls grow and different clients require bespoke requirements, additional electrical installation work is required. This can be additional electrical sockets to a cabinet or on a wall for certain control equipment
The majority of our work in data centres is however in the space outside of the data halls. These consist of administration offices, meeting rooms, reception areas, and client space that they use when visiting. 
Commercial Office Electrical Installations
Commercial offices are the most widespread of the commercial electrical industry. Every office requires a certain amount of electrical work, and although every office is different, they all have common similarities.
The electrical installation will usually cover the following services and area
1. Desks
2. Meeting Rooms
3. Audio Visual
4. Communication Rooms
5. Reception
6. Lighting
7. Building Services such as AC
Each commercial space will have different size teams, different technology, and different growth expectations. Therefore, extensive experience in commercial installations is a must. Therefore, the electrical systems designed for the initial stage will keep in mind the potential for growth in company size and hardware technology
Electrical Installations for Shops and Retail Spaces
The majority of retail installations are shops. However, these can merge into large shopping centres and department stores. The shops can vary immensely in size and requirements.
Warehouse and Industrial Electrical Installations
Warehouse and industrial buildings are categorised by their larger scope, size, and height. They also incorporate similar installations to offices, as most also have office space within them. 
Hospitals, Clinics, and Healthcare Electrical Installations
An example of health care buildings can range from a small clinic to a large hospital. It can also include care homes, which although similar to residential they are a different installation consideration and thus a commercial installation.
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Electrical installations for Sports, Hospitality and Leisure
The buildings in this sector include venues for entertainment, public houses, restaurants, cafes, cinemas, and sports stadiums. Likewise, as with healthcare buildings, these can vary in almost unlimited layouts and construction. 
When hiring a commercial electrician, what should I know?
As explained above, every sector and every building within those sectors vary greatly. However, they all have a common thread in that a lot more planning and experience in those sectors are needed. In residential homes, houses generally have similar requirements. Furthermore, you only have one family or person to work around. 
Commercial electrical installation companies should have experience in the following
A larger scale of work. 
Commercial electricians have experience in a range of more complex projects. Complexity results in greater specifics and a greater range of requirements for electrical work. 
Electrical Scope of works
Residential and commercial installations have a different scope and scale of electrical wiring requirements. In a home, the electrical wiring runs to similar-looking rooms through the walls or ceiling. 
Electrical requirements
The overall power requirements in commercial spaces will be higher than in a residential setting. More equipment means more electrical circuits. More electrical circuits result in greater power requirements. A home will generally have one main fuse board. A commercial space may have several. All have to be designed to work together.

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