PATTA News & Guidance

Post: Why would you join PATTA?
The Trade Association Built to Raise Standards — and Support Your Business If you work in Portable Appliance Testing, you already know there is more to the job than just plugging in a tester and printing labels. It’s about professionalism. It’s about trust It’s about running a sustainable business in a competitive industry. It's [...]
Post: What adaptors should a PAT tester have in his kit?
PAT testing Adaptors A PAT tester has to carry a whole range of adaptors in his kit, to ensure he can test all the different appliances. We need to carry blue adaptors for 230v industrial equipment, yellow adaptors for 110v equipment often found on building sites and red adaptors for 3-phase equipment. There's [...]
Post: How much to charge per item
How much should I charge per item to PAT test? This has got to be the most asked question on PATTA forums and Facebook groups - how much do I charge per item? Everyone wants to know how much everyone else is charging, when what they should be doing is concentrating on working [...]
Post: Helpful Guidance
Helpful Guidance and Useful Links This is where we post links to helpful guidance elsewhere on the internet; this could be links to websites, documents, etc. If you know of something that we should link to, include a link in the comments section below. Electrical Safety Links Maintaining [...]
Post: Downloadable Documents
Here you will find downloadable documents only available to members. Documents for members will be posted onto this page, such as if we create Health and Safety documents for members to use.
Post: Cashflow: Are you having problems getting paid?
Managing Cashlow in your PAT Testing business We see it all the time, people on forums asking for help with late payers. It happens to every business from time to time and is something that needs managing, often with care and professionalism. However, you can put systems in place so [...]