Apprentice Success

Stirling Electrical Services Ltd. have successfully trained our first apprentice to pass the FICA exam and their apprenticeship.

More details to follow...

Easter Holidays

Stirling Electrical Services Ltd. will be closed for the Easter Holidays on Friday 2nd April through to Monday 5th April.

We will open again on Tuesday 6th April.

Have a happy holiday weekend.

Newsletter

The first edition of our quarterly company email newsletter will be published this week.

If you would like to receive a copy all you have to do is make sure your email address is on our distribution list and you can do this by visiting this page.

Electric Heating - Our Install & Repair Service

We are currently three weeks into the longest cold spell in decades so perhaps its a good time to repost a blog post from October 2007 regading our Electric Storage Heating Repair Service

http://stirlingelectrical.blogspot.com/2007/10/is-your-electric-heating-working.html

Another Year

Well only 8 work days* until the work year ends and after another hectic year we are all looking forward to the break over the festive period.

We are also looking forward to our Christmas Party night which will take place on Friday 18th at The Grange Manor Hotel in Grangemouth.

Next year is already looking busy but before then bring on the Christmas and New Year festivities.

Everyone at Stirling Electrical Services wishes our clients a very Merry Christmas and wish them all a good and prosperous New Year.


* We will have an electrician working in between Christmas and New Year for emergency cover work.

Facebook

Stirling Electrical Services Ltd. now have a presence on social networking platform Facebook.
Users of Facebook can keep up to date with our company by visiting:-

our page


Facebook users can also keep in touch with company Director Scott McLean

at this page

Who are SELECT ?

We have been a member of SELECT for four years now, but just who are SELECT and what are the benefits to our clients that Stirling Electrical Services Ltd. are a member of SELECT. ?

Visit the website of SELECT - Scotland's trade association for the electrical industry.

Apprentice Wins Award

Press Release:-

LOCAL ELECTRICAL APPRENTICE WINS AWARD

An apprentice with Fallin-based electrical contractor Stirling Electrical Services Ltd. has won the Apprentice Of The Year award, following in the footsteps of company director, Scott McLean.

Murray Smith from Alva has been awarded the Apprentice Of The Year award for 2^nd year electrical apprentice work at Clackmannan College by electrical training organisation, the Scottish Electrical Charitable Training Trust (SECTT).

The award for Murray follows a similar award to Stirling Electrical Services Ltd. owner Scott McLean in 1993 when he was awarded 1^st year electrical Apprentice of the Year for Central, Fife and Perthshire Areas by SECTT.

Murray was presented with his award at a recent awards event in Perth and speaking afterwards, owner Scott McLean said “This is a fantastic achievement for Murray and is justified recognition for the dedication and hard work he has put in over the past two years. Murray has now set a good base for his future training and opportunities for development within the company over the coming years.

Having benefited from a good apprenticeship myself, I understand the importance an employer can play in the development and training of apprentices and how apprentices play an important role in the development and shaping of a company. Stirling Electrical Services Ltd. has grown steadily over the past twelve years, and I believe that this award is not only recognition for Murray but also to our other electricians and apprentices who have all played a part in the growth of the company.”

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For further information please contact:-

Scott McLean
Director

Stirling Electrical Services Ltd., 12 Queen Street, Fallin, Stirlingshire, FK7 7JG

Tel:- 01786 813916
Email:- info@stirlingelectrical.co.uk
Website:- www.stirlingelectrical.co.uk

Note to editors:-

Stirling Electrical Services Ltd. undertakes electrical installation, maintenance and testing work throughout Scotland.

Stirling Electrical Services Ltd. was established in 1996 and now employ seven people working from our Fallin based office and store premises.

Stirling Electrical Services Ltd owner and director is Scott McLean.

Scott McLean is also co-owner and co-director of Stirling based taxi company Albion Taxis Ltd.

Electrician Required

Due to continual expansion we require to employ another fully qualified electrician.
A summary of the vacancy is posted below, so if your interested in joining our team of electricians and apprentices, then forward us your CV and we could be in touch with you.

Vacancy - Electrician
Location
FALLIN,STIRLING,STIRLINGSHIRE
Hours
Minimum 37.5 HOURS PER WEEK, MONDAY - FRIDAY, 8.00AM-4.30PM. Overtime available on occasions.
Wage
£11.50 - £12.75 depending on experience.
Work Pattern
Week Days with occasional overtime in evenings and at weekend
Employer
Stirling Electrical ServicesLtd.
Pension
Not presently
Duration
PERMANENT ONLY

Description
Electrician required for installation, maintenance and testing work in domestic, commercial and light industrial premises located mostly in Central Scotland but on occasions throughout Scotland.
Applicant must be fully qualified to current edition of BS7671 and time served with valid SJIB card.
Inspection and Testing experience is essential with 2391 city and guilds qualification required.
Applicant must also have good fault finding skills.
Portable Appliance Testing experience preferred.
Applicant must have clean full driving licence.

How to apply
You can apply for this job by sending a CV/written application to
Scott McLean at Stirling Electrical Services Ltd, 12 Queen Street, Fallin, Stirling, Stirlingshire, FK7 7JG.
or email info@stirlingelectrical.co.uk

Initial Electrical Fault Finding Tips

If something goes amiss with your plugs, lights or sockets then follow the advice given by The Electrical Safety Council on THIS PAGE.

If these initial checks do not solve your problem then you will need our help - our fully competent fault finding team at Stirling Electrical Services Ltd. are always on hand to help.

To contact us visit our website at www.stirlingelectrical.co.uk or call 01786 813916.

Vacancy - Electrician

Due to further expansion an Electrician is required for installation, maintenance and testing work in domestic, commercial and light industrial premises mostly in Central Scotland but on occasions throughout Scotland. Applicant must be fully qualified to BS7671 and time served with valid SJIB card. Inspection and Testing experience required preferably with 2391 qualification along with good fault finding skills. Applicant must have clean full driving license.

Minimum 37.5 hours per week over 5 days - rate of pay £11.48 - £12.50 per hour depending on experience.

You can apply for this job by sending a CV/written application to Scott McLean at Stirling Electrical Services Ltd, 12 Queen Street, Fallin, Stirlingshire, FK7 7JG or by email to info@stirlingelectrical.co.uk or by fax to 01786 811447.

Standards and Demands of the Electrician

A recent survey has found that almost a quarter of the country has employed an electrician in the last two years, while another survey has found that only 0.2% of complaints by consumers to the Governments advice service Consumer Direct were about electricians.

I have always had a bee in my bonnet about the low entry level required to set up an electrical business. Its so easy in this country to advertise yourself as an electrician and be set loose on the unsuspecting public. Thankfully over the last few years though trade organizations such as SELECT have been more proactive in the public domain in driving the message that it is best to choose an electrician that is part of organization such as SELECT.

So does these stats above prove that the message by SELECT is getting through to the public - well in some ways yes i think it is, but there is a long way to go. Personally I believe there are far too many easy opportunities for the public to openly buy electrical items that they have no knowledge of installing themselves but you just know they will try - this issue though is for another blogpost, so lets look back at some of the stats found in the surveys above.

1.5 million complaints were made to Consumer Direct last year on a whole range of topics, but top of the list with 74,000 ( 4% of the 1.5 million ) complaints were for "Home and Maintenance Installations". Drilling down the data though of the 74,000 complaints in this sector Electrical Services and Installations was 8th on the list with only 2,997 complaints. Other trades in the list were Plumbers(6,661), Bathroom fittings(6,117), Roofing(4,610), Central heating installation and maintenance(6,995), Fitted kitchens(12,819), Tarmac and paving(4,448) and General Building Work(17,503). So of all the complaints to Cosumer Direct, only 0.2 % were about electricians and 4% were in the Home and Maintenance Installations sector.

Another survey by YouGov has found almost 25% have employed the services of an electrician in the last two years just behind Plumbers, with builders on 16%. 1 in 5 people had difficulty in finding skilled tradesman in the last two years.

2997 complaints about electricians is still far too many though and thats why as part of our own drive we will always be focused on Customer Satisfaction coupled with High Standards of Electrical Work and that will continue to be our motto in 2008.

Graham Joins The Team

Our team of electricians was joined last week by Graham Mitchell.

Graham who lives locally joins the business as we continue to steadily adjust to our growing work schedule and client base.

I have no doubt Graham will quickly find his feet within Stirling Electrical Services, and I'm sure our customers that meet Graham will find him an excellent addition to our team.

Latest

I have not posted lately as I have been off work for ten days in May ill and then its been busy trying to catch up with all the jobs and paperwork.

Our admin and electrical team have been working flat out lately with our busy schedule and its our team which will be in charge over the next few weeks as I take a holiday in the South of France.

We are working hard on our new admin project and one new electrician will join our team later in June, where they will hopefully be joined by our new office team member.

I will update you all with our latest news when I return but in the meantime in my absence call our office team on 01786 813916 where they will be more than happy to help you and book your electrical job.

Welcome

Welcome to Scott's Electric Blog - a look into every day life as an electrician and owner of Stirling Electrical Services Ltd. - a fast growing electrical contracting company based in Stirling, Scotland.

Here i will discuss what's happening in our industry, Scotland, football plus lots more