Electrical Contractor Software for certificate-led teams
If you run an electrical team, the software question is not just whether one electrician can finish a certificate. It is whether the business can see the work, review it, and keep standards consistent across engineers.
Direct answer: TestFast helps electrical contractors manage reports, engineers, and certificate workflows. It gives UK electrical teams a certificate-led workflow for EICR, EIC, Minor Works, PAT-focused reporting, engineer roles, QS review, report tracking, client records, and team access.
- ✅Can engineers complete certificate work on site while the office or QS can review progress?
- ✅Can report status, client records, and certificate history stay visible to the business?
- ✅Can you add office users and field seats without paying for the wrong people?
8 reports a month on us. Upgrade when you need more.
Trusted by UK electricians looking for electrical contractor software
"After years fighting the NICEIC system, slow, complicated, and opaque, TestFast is a breath of fresh air. Data entry that used to take forever now takes minutes. The zero lag performance is crucial for me. As someone who enters all the data but does not approve certificates, I need something that just works. No loading screens, no crashes. Simple and transparent."
Marcin Kolban
QS at AKA Innovations • Aberdeen • NICEIC • 6 years
"Methods have fallen behind the times given the importance of the industry. TestFast has enabled us to focus more on actually testing and inspecting rather than data entry and proofreading. After losing schedules through one of the big bodies multiple times, my frustration was peaking. The zero-lag performance means no more lost work. Genuinely well-built software, and the back-end support has been fantastic. Everybody wins."
Alex
Director/QS • Southampton • NICEIC • 20 years
"NoteScribe OCR has been a game changer. I used to type every observation manually, now 60% of my report is done quicker, giving me more time for actual inspections. I scan my handwritten sheets and just QC what has been scanned instead of typing everything. More time on the tools, less time on admin."
Wayne Grant
Electrical Manager • Aberdeen • NICEIC • 20 years
"Other software tries to do everything and does it all badly, every update breaks something else. TestFast just does the basics brilliantly. Taking a photo of the board and having it auto-fill saves me 15-30 minutes per EICR, and the speed means I can be more thorough on site rather than rushing to escape the admin. Just try it, it changed my life."
Simon Hammond
Electrician/Director • Devon • NAPIT • 17 years
"The NICEIC online system always felt slower and clunkier than it needed to be. Now I can type up a whole schedule in about 30 minutes, it just works smoothly. I wouldn't recommend TestFast to anyone I wouldn't consider a true sparky. If you cut corners on test sheets or miss the obvious fails in front of your face, this isn't for you."
Callum Bradley
Director, Electri-Cal NE Ltd • Northumberland • 18 years
"Typing up observations used to eat my time. NoteScribe OCR has made my reports around 50% quicker and actually more thorough and professional. Better than any other software I've tried."
Stephen
Electrician • Leeds • NAPIT • 26 years
"Grid entry was such a pain I'd given up and gone back to handwritten reports entirely. TestFast changed that, the Observation Builder makes the whole process simple and I'm done in under 20 minutes. Fast, professional results every time."
Peter
Electrician • South Wales • 20+ years
"After years fighting the NICEIC system, slow, complicated, and opaque, TestFast is a breath of fresh air. Data entry that used to take forever now takes minutes. The zero lag performance is crucial for me. As someone who enters all the data but does not approve certificates, I need something that just works. No loading screens, no crashes. Simple and transparent."
Marcin Kolban
QS at AKA Innovations • Aberdeen • NICEIC • 6 years
"Methods have fallen behind the times given the importance of the industry. TestFast has enabled us to focus more on actually testing and inspecting rather than data entry and proofreading. After losing schedules through one of the big bodies multiple times, my frustration was peaking. The zero-lag performance means no more lost work. Genuinely well-built software, and the back-end support has been fantastic. Everybody wins."
Alex
Director/QS • Southampton • NICEIC • 20 years
"NoteScribe OCR has been a game changer. I used to type every observation manually, now 60% of my report is done quicker, giving me more time for actual inspections. I scan my handwritten sheets and just QC what has been scanned instead of typing everything. More time on the tools, less time on admin."
Wayne Grant
Electrical Manager • Aberdeen • NICEIC • 20 years
"Other software tries to do everything and does it all badly, every update breaks something else. TestFast just does the basics brilliantly. Taking a photo of the board and having it auto-fill saves me 15-30 minutes per EICR, and the speed means I can be more thorough on site rather than rushing to escape the admin. Just try it, it changed my life."
Simon Hammond
Electrician/Director • Devon • NAPIT • 17 years
"The NICEIC online system always felt slower and clunkier than it needed to be. Now I can type up a whole schedule in about 30 minutes, it just works smoothly. I wouldn't recommend TestFast to anyone I wouldn't consider a true sparky. If you cut corners on test sheets or miss the obvious fails in front of your face, this isn't for you."
Callum Bradley
Director, Electri-Cal NE Ltd • Northumberland • 18 years
"Typing up observations used to eat my time. NoteScribe OCR has made my reports around 50% quicker and actually more thorough and professional. Better than any other software I've tried."
Stephen
Electrician • Leeds • NAPIT • 26 years
"Grid entry was such a pain I'd given up and gone back to handwritten reports entirely. TestFast changed that, the Observation Builder makes the whole process simple and I'm done in under 20 minutes. Fast, professional results every time."
Peter
Electrician • South Wales • 20+ years
Why do contractors need software beyond a single certificate form?
What breaks when the team grows?
A certificate workflow that works for one electrician can start to fall apart when several engineers, an office team, and a QS are all involved.
Engineers work in separate files, apps, notes, or PDFs, so the business cannot see report progress clearly.
QS review happens too late, when the electrician has left site and small corrections become expensive.
Client records, certificate history, observations, and report status are scattered across the business.
The problem is not only the certificate. It is the visibility, review, and handover around the certificate.
Growth should not mean losing control of report quality.
How should contractor certificate workflow work?
TestFast helps electrical contractors manage reports, engineers, and certificate workflows. Engineers can work on site, office users can review or check work, and QS-led teams can keep standards visible before certificates leave the business.
Add team members with roles such as Electrician or QS so the right people can complete or review certificate work.
Keep EICR, EIC, Minor Works, PAT-focused reporting, client records, and certificate history in one workflow.
Use office seats for review and admin, then add field seats when more on-site electricians need their own secure login.
More engineers should not mean less control.
TestFast keeps the certificate workflow joined up from field entry to review and issue.
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Hey, it's Michael 👋
For 10 years, I was on the tools, thorough inspections, detailed observations, doing it right even when no one was watching.
Then I spent three years as a software engineer. I learned that slow, clunky tools are a choice, not a technical limitation.
When I came back to the tools, I couldn't unsee it. The EICR software was forcing me to choose: do thorough work, or get home on time.
I was rushing through observations to escape the interface. Skipping details to avoid the soul-crushing grid entry. I was doing worse work because software made thoroughness harder, not easier.
That's when I realised: if cheap tools make you do cheap work, then crap software makes you do crap reports. And I refused to accept that.
So I built TestFast on one principle:
Automation should eliminate the admin. Your expertise stays on the inspection.
- Your time on electrical work, not data entry
- Thoroughness should be easier, not harder
- Your standards don't change, the friction does
This isn't just another cert app. It's the tool I wish I'd had for the last decade.
How does TestFast support electrical contractor workflows?
Contractor software has three practical jobs. Assign the work, review the report, scale the team.
Can each electrician work from their own field access?
Contractor workflows get messy when several electricians share logins, pass around PDFs, or send half-finished certificate data back to the office.
Every field user needs a clean way to do their own site work.
Give each on-site electrician the right access for the work they do.
Field seats
Add field seats when additional on-site electricians need their own secure login for certificate work.
Site data capture
Use features like NoteScribe OCR, Observation Builder, and Megger MFT-X1 LiveSync where they reduce repeated typing on real jobs.
- Contractor control starts with each engineer working from the right account and workflow.
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What You Actually Get Back
Get Your Evenings Back
Finish on site at 5pm. Thorough inspection — 30-40 observations, proper testing, the full works.
Old way? That's 3 more hours at the laptop before you're done.
Now? 20 minutes. Report sent, invoice raised, finished.
Your thoroughness doesn't punish you anymore.
More Jobs. Same Standards.
Two hours saved per report adds up fast.
That's not cutting corners — that's friction gone.
- •Fit an extra job into your week without a longer day
- •Finally take on that commercial contract you've been putting off
- •Say yes to the client who needs it done by Friday
Your standards don't change. Your availability does.
Done Before They've Finished Their Tea.
Detailed report. Professional observations. Proper codes. Delivered same day.
That's not what clients expect from their electrician.
That's why they remember you.
That's the reputation that separates you from sparkies who cut corners.
What should electrical contractor software include?
For certificate-led electrical contractors, the important question is how work moves between site electricians, office users, QS review, and final certificate issue.
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Questions to ask before choosing:
Can each electrician have their own secure field access instead of sharing logins?
Can office users or a QS review certificate progress before reports are issued?
Can EICR, EIC, Minor Works, PAT-focused reporting, client records, and certificate history stay visible to the business?
Does the pricing separate office review users from on-site field users?
Contractor software should make growth easier to control.
Not by replacing every business system overnight. By keeping certificate work, review, and team access joined up.
How much does electrical contractor software cost? Price the team by how people actually work.
A contractor needs more than a headline subscription price. The useful questions are how many reports the team produces, how many electricians need field access, and who only needs office or review access.
Free office seats
Office administrators and directors can review, schedule, or check reports for free. Add as many office seats as the business needs.
Field seats for on-site electricians
Standard Field Seats are £5/month and add 250 credits into the shared monthly team pool. Pro Field Seats are £10/month and include unlimited OCR and observation credits for that user.
Base plans for report volume
Start with Free for lower volume, use Standard for unlimited manual reports and monthly credits, or use Unlimited for heavy reporting workloads and unlimited OCR and observation credits.
No contract lock-in
TestFast plans are rolling month-to-month, so contractors can adjust as workload, engineers, or certificate volume changes.
Is TestFast a full field-service platform?
No. TestFast is best understood as certificate-led contractor software for reporting, review, team access, client records, and certificate workflow. Use it alongside specialist scheduling, CRM, or accounting tools where those are already doing their job.
Electrical Contractor Software FAQ
Every Certificate and Test Record You Need. One Platform.
TestFast is not just for EICRs. Certificates, emergency lighting, and PAT records, one place.
EICR
BS 7671:2018+A3:2024
Electrical Installation Condition Report - full periodic inspection and testing.
EIC
BS 7671:2018+A3:2024
Electrical Installation Certificate - new installations and rewires.
Minor Works
BS 7671:2018+A3:2024
Minor Electrical Installation Works Certificate - additions and alterations.
Domestic Smoke Detection
BS 5839-6
Fire detection and alarm systems for domestic premises - Grade D and above.
Emergency Lights: Annual Test
BS 5266
Annual duration test and inspection of emergency lighting systems.
Emergency Lights: Installation
BS 5266-1:2025
Installation certificate for new emergency lighting systems.
PAT Testing
HSG107 / IET CoP 5th Ed.
Risk-based portable appliance inspection and testing records for workplace equipment.
Certificates and test records are aligned to the relevant British Standards and UK guidance. Regulatory updates are handled automatically, so you can focus on the inspection.
High standards shouldn't mean endless admin.
Join 380+ UK electricians who refuse to compromise on their standards.
You've seen what TestFast can do. The only thing left is to put it to work on your next job.
Choose the Plan That Fits Your Workflow:
Free Plan
Up to 8 electrical reports a month.
Standard
Unlimited reports. (No caps on manual data entry).
Unlimited
Unlimited reports & unlimited credits.
Need to add team members, buy top-ups, or see seat pricing? View our Detailed Pricing Page.
Professional-Grade Terms:
Set up in 60 seconds
Start testing immediately.
No credit card required
Try it before you commit.
No contracts
Cancel, upgrade, or downgrade anytime.
Prompt, reliable support
Fast, helpful answers, no waiting days for a ticket reply.
Ready for the next job?
Pick your plan, start your report, and create work you'd sign.
Built by Michael Adrian, time-served electrician
Ready to manage certificate work across the team?
Start with the certificate workflow, then use the pricing and electrical certificate software guides to compare plans, seats, and supported report types.
"After years fighting the NICEIC system, slow, complicated, and opaque, TestFast is a breath of fresh air. Data entry that used to take forever now takes minutes. The zero lag performance is crucial for me. As someone who enters all the data but does not approve certificates, I need something that just works. No loading screens, no crashes. Simple and transparent."
Marcin Kolban
QS at AKA Innovations • Aberdeen • NICEIC • 6 years
"Methods have fallen behind the times given the importance of the industry. TestFast has enabled us to focus more on actually testing and inspecting rather than data entry and proofreading. After losing schedules through one of the big bodies multiple times, my frustration was peaking. The zero-lag performance means no more lost work. Genuinely well-built software, and the back-end support has been fantastic. Everybody wins."
Alex
Director/QS • Southampton • NICEIC • 20 years
"NoteScribe OCR has been a game changer. I used to type every observation manually, now 60% of my report is done quicker, giving me more time for actual inspections. I scan my handwritten sheets and just QC what has been scanned instead of typing everything. More time on the tools, less time on admin."
Wayne Grant
Electrical Manager • Aberdeen • NICEIC • 20 years
"Other software tries to do everything and does it all badly, every update breaks something else. TestFast just does the basics brilliantly. Taking a photo of the board and having it auto-fill saves me 15-30 minutes per EICR, and the speed means I can be more thorough on site rather than rushing to escape the admin. Just try it, it changed my life."
Simon Hammond
Electrician/Director • Devon • NAPIT • 17 years
"The NICEIC online system always felt slower and clunkier than it needed to be. Now I can type up a whole schedule in about 30 minutes, it just works smoothly. I wouldn't recommend TestFast to anyone I wouldn't consider a true sparky. If you cut corners on test sheets or miss the obvious fails in front of your face, this isn't for you."
Callum Bradley
Director, Electri-Cal NE Ltd • Northumberland • 18 years
"Typing up observations used to eat my time. NoteScribe OCR has made my reports around 50% quicker and actually more thorough and professional. Better than any other software I've tried."
Stephen
Electrician • Leeds • NAPIT • 26 years
"Grid entry was such a pain I'd given up and gone back to handwritten reports entirely. TestFast changed that, the Observation Builder makes the whole process simple and I'm done in under 20 minutes. Fast, professional results every time."
Peter
Electrician • South Wales • 20+ years
"After years fighting the NICEIC system, slow, complicated, and opaque, TestFast is a breath of fresh air. Data entry that used to take forever now takes minutes. The zero lag performance is crucial for me. As someone who enters all the data but does not approve certificates, I need something that just works. No loading screens, no crashes. Simple and transparent."
Marcin Kolban
QS at AKA Innovations • Aberdeen • NICEIC • 6 years
"Methods have fallen behind the times given the importance of the industry. TestFast has enabled us to focus more on actually testing and inspecting rather than data entry and proofreading. After losing schedules through one of the big bodies multiple times, my frustration was peaking. The zero-lag performance means no more lost work. Genuinely well-built software, and the back-end support has been fantastic. Everybody wins."
Alex
Director/QS • Southampton • NICEIC • 20 years
"NoteScribe OCR has been a game changer. I used to type every observation manually, now 60% of my report is done quicker, giving me more time for actual inspections. I scan my handwritten sheets and just QC what has been scanned instead of typing everything. More time on the tools, less time on admin."
Wayne Grant
Electrical Manager • Aberdeen • NICEIC • 20 years
"Other software tries to do everything and does it all badly, every update breaks something else. TestFast just does the basics brilliantly. Taking a photo of the board and having it auto-fill saves me 15-30 minutes per EICR, and the speed means I can be more thorough on site rather than rushing to escape the admin. Just try it, it changed my life."
Simon Hammond
Electrician/Director • Devon • NAPIT • 17 years
"The NICEIC online system always felt slower and clunkier than it needed to be. Now I can type up a whole schedule in about 30 minutes, it just works smoothly. I wouldn't recommend TestFast to anyone I wouldn't consider a true sparky. If you cut corners on test sheets or miss the obvious fails in front of your face, this isn't for you."
Callum Bradley
Director, Electri-Cal NE Ltd • Northumberland • 18 years
"Typing up observations used to eat my time. NoteScribe OCR has made my reports around 50% quicker and actually more thorough and professional. Better than any other software I've tried."
Stephen
Electrician • Leeds • NAPIT • 26 years
"Grid entry was such a pain I'd given up and gone back to handwritten reports entirely. TestFast changed that, the Observation Builder makes the whole process simple and I'm done in under 20 minutes. Fast, professional results every time."
Peter
Electrician • South Wales • 20+ years