{"id":289,"date":"2011-06-23T15:16:49","date_gmt":"2011-06-23T14:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portableappliance-testing.org.uk\/wp68\/?page_id=289"},"modified":"2026-07-28T16:31:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T15:31:14","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/portableappliance-testing.org.uk\/wp68\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"289\" class=\"elementor elementor-289\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9970969 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-935ff65 \" data-id=\"9970969\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"9970969\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b07f48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"7b07f48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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<\/div>\n\n            <h1 class=\"pat-about-hero__title\">\n                Professional PAT Testing Across\n                <span class=\"pat-about-hero__title-accent\">\n                    London &amp; The South East\n                <\/span>\n            <\/h1>\n\n            <p class=\"pat-about-hero__description\">\n                We help businesses, landlords, schools and commercial\n                organisations maintain safe electrical equipment through\n                reliable testing, detailed reporting and professional\n                certification.\n            <\/p>\n\n            <div class=\"pat-about-hero__buttons\">\n\n                <a\n                    class=\"pat-about-hero__button pat-about-hero__button--primary\"\n                    href=\"https:\/\/portableappliance-testing.org.uk\/wp68\/contact-us\/\"\n                >\n                    Request a Quote\n\n                    <span class=\"pat-about-hero__button-icon\">\n                        <svg 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