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Electrical Installation: Dwellings
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Experience & Credentials
Two generations of electrical, technical and educational experience.
Collinge Technical Solutions combines the experience of Peter and Michael Collinge across electrical contracting, inspection and testing, renewable energy, standards, technical governance, certification, education, assessment and quality assurance.
50+
Years of family experience, from 1974
30+
Years’ experience — Michael, from 1993
1974
P Collinge Electrical established
NAPIT
Membership maintained by Peter & Michael
Technical Director
Michael Collinge MIET
Technical Director | Electrical and Renewable Energy Specialist | Standards, Competence and Education
Michael has more than 30 years’ experience across electrical installation, inspection and testing, renewable energy, certification, technical governance and education. He began his career as an electrical apprentice in 1993 and progressed through contracting, assessment, teaching, internal quality assurance, qualification development and national technical leadership.
In his current professional role, Michael is Technical Director of the Flexi-Orb Renewables Scheme. He also chairs the City & Guilds Employer Industry Board for Building Services Engineering, the Energy Storage Association Safety Committee and BSI SGG/0 Energy Storage Governance and serves as a UK expert in IEC and CENELEC work on electrical energy storage and Solar PV.
Michael is a Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, holds a JIB Approved Electrician Gold Card and has maintained NAPIT membership since 2009. Through Collinge Technical Solutions, he provides technical consultancy, standards and compliance support, renewable energy expertise, competence and SKEB development, educational consultancy, assessment and internal quality assurance.
- Electrical installation, inspection & testing
- Renewable energy & energy storage
- Standards development & technical governance
- Certification & conformity assessment
- Competence & SKEB development
- Assessment, IQA & qualification development
Founder
Peter Collinge IEng MIET
Founder and Senior Technical Consultant
Peter established P Collinge Electrical in May 1974, creating the foundation from which Collinge Technical Solutions developed. His career began as an EITB apprentice electrician in 1969 and spans electrical contracting, inspection and testing, further education, assessment, quality assurance and qualification development.
Peter served as NICEIC qualifying supervisor for the family business from 1983 to 2010 and has held roles including lecturer, programme leader, curriculum manager, City & Guilds External and Technical External Quality Assurer, NAPIT field officer and microgeneration assessor. His experience covers electrical installation, renewable technologies, security systems, smart metering, EV charging and the development of learning and assessment resources.
Peter is an Incorporated Engineer, a Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology and an IET Professional Registration Interviewer. He maintains NAPIT membership and contributes extensive technical, educational and quality-assurance experience to Collinge Technical Solutions.
- Electrical installation & contracting
- Inspection, testing & certification
- Further education & curriculum leadership
- External & technical quality assurance
- Renewable technologies & EV charging
- Learning & assessment resource development
Registrations
NAPIT membership and approved scopes
Both Peter and Michael maintain NAPIT membership. Current certification scopes include:
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Electrical Installation: Other than Dwellings (including commercial and industrial installations)
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Periodic Inspection and Testing: Dwellings
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Periodic Inspection and Testing: Other than Dwellings (including commercial and industrial installations)
Third Party Certification — independent inspection, testing and certification of electrical installation work undertaken by others, where authorised under Schedule 3A of the Building Regulations. Current NAPIT registration and approved scopes are verified before publication and reviewed periodically to ensure they remain current.
Combined experience
Selected areas of professional experience
Drawn from the combined careers of Peter and Michael Collinge.
- 01Electrical installation, inspection, testing and certification
- 02Solar PV, electrical energy storage and EV charging
- 03Standards development, technical governance and industry engagement
- 04Certification schemes, conformity assessment and competence assurance
- 05Further education, apprenticeships, T Levels and employer engagement
- 06Assessment, internal and external quality assurance and qualification development
Professional appointments and memberships are presented as evidence of individual experience. They do not imply that any employer, committee or professional body endorses Collinge Technical Solutions.
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