NICEIC acts as the electrical contracting industry’s independent voluntary regulatory body for electrical installation safety matters throughout the UK. It maintains and publishes registers of electrical contractors that have been assessed against Scheme requirements, including the national electrical safety standard BS 7671, the IEE Wiring Regulations.
The registers NICEIC maintains and publishes include the national Roll of Approved Contractors (established in 1956), and the Register of Domestic Installers. Since January 2005, Domestic Installers have been authorised to self-certify their domestic electrical installation work as compliant with the Building Regulations for England and Wales.
NICEIC provides a range of product certification activities focusing on portable, transportable and fixed electrical equipment covering the design, installation, testing, commissioning and maintenance of electrical installations in commercial, industrial and domestic environments.
The company employs more than 70 full-time assessing engineers and over 100 associate assessors across the UK that make regular visits to registered contractors assessing their technical capability and inspecting samples of their work.
There is a head office staff of more than 80 people including electrical engineers and professional support teams. NICEIC operate a technical helpline, which handles more than 30,000 calls per year, where contractors and specifiers can obtain practical advice and guidance. | 
