The Electrical Safety Council has come a long way since it was established as the National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting (NICEIC) in 1956.
The National Inspection Council was in turn created from the National Register of Electrical Contractors, established in 1923, an organisation set up to provide protection for consumers against unsafe electrical wiring and equipment.
Significant events in our history
1956 NICEIC set up
1959 First NICEIC newsletter published
1970s Around 18,000 separate electrical installations inspected each year
1971 NICEIC is registered as a charity
1983 First computer introduced into NICEIC Head Office
1986 NICEIC Head Office moves to Vintage House, London
1988 NICEIC forms NQA, National Quality Assurance
1992 16th Edition of IEE Wiring Regulations adopted as British Standard
1998 NICEIC Roll published on CD-ROM and website
2000 NICEIC becomes a UKAS accredited certification body
2002 Technical Manual launched
2005 The charity was renamed the Electrical Safety Council and started to carry out the charitable objectives of the National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting. NICEIC Group Ltd formed to carry out the commercial aspects of the National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting.
2006 Electrical Safety Council sets up its offices in Buckingham Gate, London
