We are delighted to announce that Kewtech’s KT1700 Single Pole Contact Voltage Tester has been awarded Product of the Year 2026 at the Electrical Safety Roundtable’s prestigious Above & Beyond Awards.

The Electrical Safety Roundtable (ESR) plays a vital role in promoting electrical safety and raising standards across the industry. By bringing together organisations, industry experts and affiliate partners, the ESR provides a collaborative platform for sharing knowledge, promoting best practice and raising awareness of the procedures that help keep people safe when working with electricity.

Through education, industry engagement and a shared commitment to improving electrical safety, the ESR and its partners continue to champion safer working practices and encourage improvements in electrical standards.

At Kewtech, we are proud to share these values through the development of innovative, practical test equipment designed with the safety of electrical professionals in mind.

 

KT1700 – How can it help you?

Our award-winning KT1700 Single Pole Contact Voltage Tester provides a vital first level of protection against electric shock when approaching metal enclosures or potentially live metalwork.

Designed to provide a more certain indication of live electrical hazards than a non-contact voltage indicator or similar device, the KT1700 enables electricians to check earthed metalwork, including distribution boards and bonded pipework, for dangerous voltages before making contact or beginning the safe isolation procedure.

This additional safety check helps identify potentially hazardous conditions at the earliest opportunity, reducing the risk of unexpected contact with live metalwork. The KT1700 helps to prove live, not to prove dead, and so complements established safe isolation procedures but, importantly, does not replace them.

To learn more about how the KT1700 can help you to stay safe and identify hidden dangers such as phenolic breakdown, touch voltages, and diverted neutrals, click on the articles below…

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Thank you to the ESR.

We would like to thank the Electrical Safety Roundtable, its affiliate partners and the Above & Beyond Awards organisers for this recognition and, more importantly, for their continued commitment to raising awareness and improving electrical safety throughout our industry.

We are incredibly proud to receive this award and remain dedicated to developing products that help electrical professionals work more safely and confidently.

While significant progress continues to be made, there is still more work to be done to improve electrical safety and reduce avoidable accidents across our industry. We encourage every electrician to make safety their first priority, never take the absence of voltage for granted, and always follow the correct safe isolation procedure, using approved equipment to prove dead before starting work.

Test Before You Touch!