Martindale Electric, founded in 1928, also incorporates Edgcumbe Instruments Metrohm® low voltage products and the John Drummond range of test lamps. They are a British owned company, based in Watford, just 5 minutes from junction 5 of the M1.

Their product range helps electricians and maintenance engineers carry out portable appliance testing, check fixed wiring for 17th Edition and Part P testing, safely prove dead, and measure everything from light and sound levels to microwave leakage and power consumption.

Martindale Electric has always been a pioneer in test equipment. Their firsts include:

Safe Isolation – the definitive voltage indicator and proving unit.
Insulation testing – the first tester for hazardous environments
Test tools – the first low cost fuse finder and the first self-proving noncontact voltage indicator
Socket testers – the first ring main socket tester and the first advanced socket tester as defined by the Health & Safety Executive
Loop testing – the first non-trip, plug-in loop tester, with automatic testing for all PE, PN, PFC & PSC measurements
PAT testing – the smallest and lightest handheld PAT