Covol is a specialist electrical engineering consultancy supporting organisations with complex power systems, high-hazard operations and demanding regulatory requirements. Our engineers provide electrical design, power system analysis, electrical safety, compliance and technical consultancy services across the UK and internationally.
We help clients understand their electrical infrastructure, manage engineering risk and make informed decisions about new projects, existing systems and future investment. Whether you require a defined technical study or continuing project support, our team provides clear findings and practical recommendations.
We are the partner of choice to clients who operate in high hazard, demanding and heavily regulated industries.
Supporting you in Regulatory and Safety Engineering Compliance, we are here to help you comply with the rules and regulations by assessing the gaps, processes and systems you use.
Covol supports organisations from initial design and technical assessment through to project delivery and continuing engineering governance.
Electrical systems do not operate as isolated components. Changes to cables, protection settings or site demand can affect system capacity, fault levels, arc flash risk, earthing requirements and operational reliability elsewhere on the network.
Our electrical engineering consultants consider these relationships across the wider system. We work with engineering managers, project teams, site operators and other stakeholders to develop solutions around the infrastructure, operating environment and objectives of each client.
Covol can support a single technical requirement or coordinate several connected disciplines through a wider programme of work.
Covol provides high-voltage and low-voltage electrical design for new infrastructure, site expansions and modifications to existing systems.
Our engineers consider the full distribution. We also provide cable calculations and independent electrical design verification where further technical assurance is required before procurement, installation or energisation.
Our power system analysis services help clients understand how an electrical network will perform during normal operation, changing demand and fault conditions.
Studies may consider load flow, voltage performance, equipment ratings, power quality, fault levels and proposed network changes. Related services include protection coordination studies and earthing system assessments, allowing connected areas of system safety, protection and reliability to be reviewed together.
Covol supports organisations responsible for electrical safety across high-hazard, regulated and operationally demanding environments.
Our arc flash and fault level assessments help clients understand available fault current, incident energy and potential risk across their electrical network. Where further action is required, our arc flash mitigation service assesses practical options for reducing exposure.
We also provide industrial compliance services, DSEAR and HAC assessments and electrical engineering gap analysis. These services identify technical weaknesses, clarify compliance requirements and help clients prioritise appropriate action.
Some organisations need continuing access to experienced electrical engineers rather than a single calculation or report.
Our Electrical Technical Authority service provides independent oversight, technical governance and clearer accountability for electrical safety, standards, designs and modifications. Covol can work alongside an existing team or provide additional specialist expertise during a complex project.
Where recommendations need to progress into practical delivery, our turn-key electrical equipment installation solutions combine Covol’s engineering expertise with selected specialist delivery partners.
Organisations approach Covol at different stages in the life of an electrical system. This may involve a new installation, increased site demand, ageing infrastructure, a proposed network change or an identified safety or compliance concern.
Our engineers help clients:
We begin by understanding the site, available information and required outcome. The appropriate design, analysis or assessment is then completed before we provide clear findings, priorities and recommendations.
Covol supports organisations where electrical safety, system reliability and compliance are fundamental to continued operation.
Our experience includes:
Every project is shaped around the electrical system, operating conditions and technical requirements of the site. We do not apply the same standard solution to every organisation.
Covol provided independent LV design verification for a major renewable energy developer involved in power generation and grid-stabilisation projects.
Following the identification of high incident energy at several switchboards, Covol modelled proposed protection changes to identify where targeted improvements could reduce risk.
Covol assessed earthing arrangements across nine principal substations for a bulk liquid storage operator following actions raised during an HSE inspection.
Covol combines electrical design, power system analysis, protection, electrical safety, compliance and technical governance expertise within one experienced team. This connected approach helps us understand how engineering decisions affect the wider system and provide recommendations that reflect real operational requirements.
Clients can appoint Covol for an individual assessment or rely on us as a longer-term technical partner. We focus on clear communication, rigorously checked deliverables and practical advice that engineering, operational and management teams can use with confidence.
Whether you are planning a new electrical system, reviewing existing infrastructure or responding to a technical or compliance concern, Covol can help establish the appropriate next step.
Contact our team to discuss your site, electrical network, current challenge and required outcome.