What PHS Compliance does

PHS Compliance (legal entity: phs Compliance Limited, Company Registration No. 3811260) is a UK-based provider of statutory electrical, mechanical, and fire safety compliance services to commercial and public sector customers. Founded in 1991 and headquartered at Kid Glove Road, Golborne (Warrington) with its registered office at Caerphilly, the company operates from 14 UK locations and employs over 650 staff including more than 500 qualified electricians, engineers, and service managers — claimed to be the largest specialist compliance engineering workforce in the UK sector. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Personnel Hygiene Services Limited (phs Group), sitting within the group's Specialist business division.

The company's service portfolio is organised around four pillars: Statutory Inspection & Test (PAT/EET, EICR fixed wire, emergency lighting, thermographic surveys, fire alarm testing, fire extinguisher testing, fire risk assessments, F-Gas leak checks); Electrical Maintenance (lighting maintenance, reactive maintenance, OLEV-approved EV charger installation, remedial works); Mechanical Maintenance (HVAC repair and maintenance); and Fire & Security Maintenance and Projects plus Project Services (new electrical installations, LED lighting upgrades). Differentiation rests on a stack of regulated third-party accreditations — UKAS ISO/IEC 17020:2012, NICEIC Approved Contractor, BAFE NSI SP203-1, FIA, JOSCAR, Avetta, OLEV, City & Guilds — plus consecutive EcoVadis Silver medals (top 15% globally, 2024 and 2025).

The business model is professional services on multi-year contracts, priced via custom quotes based on site characteristics and scope. Go-to-market is direct enterprise and mid-market field sales, augmented by a Tier 1 FM subcontractor channel and a self-serve website quote flow. Customer base spans facilities management, critical infrastructure, education, commercial real estate, retail/hospitality/leisure, local government, warehouse and logistics, and manufacturing, with named enterprise and government accounts including Kwik Fit (800+ sites), a Big Four supermarket (since 2009), Aldi, the UK's largest NHS Trust, a leading children's hospital, a 1,500+ pub chain, a 60,000+ capacity football club, Westminster Abbey, HMRC, and a major UK rail operator. In late 2025 the company appointed a new Managing Director (Jonathan Mackie) and a new Sales Director (Gary Crockett), and launched HVAC preventive maintenance, commercial heat pump / AC compliance, and outdoor / temporary events electrical compliance services.

Name

PHS Compliance

Legal name

phs Compliance Limited

Website

https://phscompliance.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

PHS Compliance is a UK provider of statutory electrical, mechanical, and fire safety inspection, testing, and remedial services for commercial and public sector customers. It operates from 14 UK locations with 650+ staff and serves enterprise clients across retail, healthcare, government, hospitality, and infrastructure.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electrical & Fire Safety Compliance Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Building Inspection Services (541350), Security Systems Services (56162)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Testing, Inspection, Maintenance & Compliance Services (NFPA/Local Code) (HSAHAFAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) & Regulatory Compliance (EDALALAL)

Keywords

• Electrical compliance testing
• Fire safety testing
• Fixed wire testing
• HVAC maintenance services
• Statutory inspection services

Headquarters

HQ city

Golborne

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices15 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Statutory Inspection and Testing Services: Periodic inspection and testing services for electrical installations, fire systems, and emergency lighting required by law. Includes EICR, PAT testing, fire alarm testing, emergency lighting testing, thermographic surveys, and fire extinguisher testing.
2. Electrical Maintenance Services: Ongoing maintenance services including lighting maintenance, reactive maintenance, electrical vehicle charging installation, and electrical remedial works.
3. Mechanical Maintenance Services: HVAC repair and maintenance services for commercial buildings including heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.
4. Fire and Security Services: Design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of fire detection, alarm systems, intruder detection, perimeter detection, and CCTV systems.
5. Project Services: Electrical installation projects, LED lighting projects, and major electrical works for new installations or refurbishments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

PHS Compliance delivers statutory electrical, mechanical, and fire safety inspection, testing, and maintenance services to commercial and public sector organisations across the UK. Its core offerings include fixed wire testing (EICR), portable appliance testing (PAT/EET), emergency lighting, fire alarm and extinguisher testing, thermographic surveys, fire risk assessments, HVAC maintenance, EV charging installation, and electrical project services. With over 500 specialist engineers and 650+ staff, the company provides nationwide coverage through 14 UK locations.

Product overview

PHS Compliance is the UK's leading commercial electrical compliance services provider offering a unified platform of statutory inspection, testing, and maintenance services. Established in 1991, the company delivers its core Statutory Inspection & Test Services including PAT/EET, Fixed Wire/EICR inspections, emergency lighting testing, fire alarm testing, fire extinguisher testing, and fire risk assessments. The offering extends through Electrical Maintenance Services (lighting maintenance, reactive maintenance, EV charging installation, remedial works), Mechanical Maintenance Services (HVAC repair and maintenance), Fire & Security Maintenance and Projects, and Project Services (electrical installations, LED lighting projects). With over 650 staff and 500+ professionals including the largest team of specialist engineers in the industry, PHS Compliance provides nationwide coverage across all UK sectors including facilities management, critical infrastructure, public sector, commercial real estate, retail, hospitality, and manufacturing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Portable Appliance Testing Services (PAT/EET)

Quantifiable outcome

• Savings of £2 million+ per year for local council clients through operational efficiencies
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Hexaware PlcminorOthersBusiness Intelligence partner located in Chennai, India for IT hosting and maintenance purposes. Data processing for the company is handled by this partner within the phs Group data infrastructure.
• Market Location LimitedminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThird-party data seller providing contact information used by phs for generating business leads and contacting prospective customers.
• Credit Reference AgenciesminorOthersUsed for credit checking new business accounts and processing orders. Applied to credit checks for accounts over £1k.
• Licensed Waste PartnerminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWaste management partner for handling asbestos-containing materials and WEEE-designated waste during project works, coordinated with phs Compliance for compliant waste collection.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Chris Lewis Group: Independent UK fire & security and electrical services specialist with a focus on commercial and high-end residential customers — overlaps with phs Compliance's fire detection and security systems business.

Direct peers

• RGE Services: UK-based electrical compliance, fire safety and building services contractor competing with phs Compliance for multi-site enterprise and FM supply-chain contracts.
• Compliance Group: UK-focused multi-discipline compliance services provider (electrical, fire, water hygiene, gas) — a scaled, PE-backed direct peer to phs Compliance in commercial statutory inspection.
• AESL (Asset Electrical Services): UK provider of electrical compliance testing, inspection and remedial services to commercial and industrial customers — directly competes with phs Compliance's core EICR/PAT and electrical maintenance offering.
• Sunfish Services: Mid-sized UK electrical compliance and testing specialist serving commercial and public sector clients with EICR, PAT and fire alarm services — comparable in service mix to phs Compliance but at smaller scale.
• SOCOTEC UK: One of the UK's largest TIC (testing, inspection, certification) providers, offering electrical compliance (EICR), fire safety, asbestos and building inspection services to enterprise and public sector customers — the closest direct competitor to phs Compliance's statutory testing portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Intertek UK: Global TIC group providing electrical safety testing, fire/security certification and compliance services to UK enterprise and public sector customers — competes for the same regulated inspection mandates as phs Compliance.
• SGS UK: Swiss-headquartered global TIC firm with UK electrical, fire and building compliance services. Competes with phs Compliance for enterprise multi-site compliance contracts but operates across many adjacent verticals.
• Bureau Veritas UK: Global TIC incumbent with substantial UK operations across electrical installation compliance, fire safety and asset integrity. Wider portfolio than phs Compliance but overlaps directly on commercial electrical and fire safety inspection.
• TÜV SÜD UK: Global testing and certification body with UK operations in electrical safety, building systems and fire protection. Larger and broader than phs Compliance, with overlap on regulated inspection services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/phsgroup
• Instagraminstagram.com/phs_group
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/phs-compliance-ltd-
• Xx.com/phscompliance
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCxJcqEmC1XyR5TFFxWnk5_g

Compliance12 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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