The distribution company decide where and how you will be connected to the grid.

They then send a team to dig the trench and lay a conduit pipe.

A curved pipe called a hockey stick connects the conduit to the meter box which must be in position before they start. This is the last part placed by the excavation team.

The mains cable is live when spliced to join the new connection. Another team do this.

Big rubber gloves are worn when the connection is made. The join is embedded in a case which is filled with a 2 part putty.

The connection team connect the live cable to the head unit.

I fitted a decent consumer unit so that it can be used with the final supply too. Bit of an over kill for a tempoary supply. There is also an 80A isolator and single external socket. It is ready for the 3rd stage of the electicity install.

Ready for the meter.

Third stage is for Western Power to fit the meter supplier by SWEB. This was then connected to my isolator switch.

Pavement filled in.