I would advise a little stockpiling of vital spares. Lamps and fuses and batteries  in particular. Shortages of cable and accesories may be less of a problem, if things get really bad there will probably be less new installation work and therefore less need for cable and accesories.

Existing installations will have to be kept in working order by replacing failed lamps, fuses, and batteries in alarm panels and in emergency lights.


In the near term, if rewiring existing premises, I would urge storing any serviceable cable and accesories that are removed from the old installation. Under most normal circumstances I would consider it poor practice to re-use second hand material, but in an emergency you or a customer might be very glad of serviceable used stocks.

I would even save used lamps of the more expensive or hard to obtain types.

If these items are not needed, it is simple enough to dispose of them in a year or two years time rather than now.


I would purchase spare hand tools, especialy the smaller items that are liable to wear or loss.


If you can do so safely, keep a reserve of fuel for your vehicle. Consider spare tyres, most are made in China and some are already in short supply. Vehicle bulbs also.

I would advise a little stockpiling of vital spares. Lamps and fuses and batteries  in particular. Shortages of cable and accesories may be less of a problem, if things get really bad there will probably be less new installation work and therefore less need for cable and accesories.

Existing installations will have to be kept in working order by replacing failed lamps, fuses, and batteries in alarm panels and in emergency lights.


In the near term, if rewiring existing premises, I would urge storing any serviceable cable and accesories that are removed from the old installation. Under most normal circumstances I would consider it poor practice to re-use second hand material, but in an emergency you or a customer might be very glad of serviceable used stocks.

I would even save used lamps of the more expensive or hard to obtain types.

If these items are not needed, it is simple enough to dispose of them in a year or two years time rather than now.


I would purchase spare hand tools, especialy the smaller items that are liable to wear or loss.


If you can do so safely, keep a reserve of fuel for your vehicle. Consider spare tyres, most are made in China and some are already in short supply. Vehicle bulbs also.