Photo Updates

January is nearly over and 2008 is already one month down. This time of year is always very busy for us at Stirling Electrical Services Ltd. and I have not had much time to blog. I'm determined to find time in our busy schedule to post on here so look out for more posts in February.

Until the next post here are a couple of links to photos.

The first link is from my New Year trip to Isle of Bute with my wife Jennie, where we stayed at St Blanes Hotel, Kilchattan Bay. click to view photos

And one of the many jobs in January was to carry out the electrical, networking and audio visual work in converting a foyer space at the Falkirk Wheel into an Information Centre - click for a few photos of our work

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.

We're All Back

Technically today is our first official working day of 2008, so it would be remiss of me not to wish you all a Happy New Year and wish you all the best for the coming year.

I say today is our first official working day as its today when we are back to a full workforce after most of the team arrive back at work since the festive break. For two of us though and that includes myself, we have been working over the break, either on stand by or on designated working days within the break.

So it was good to be back to a full workforce today and any hopes that we would be eased back in gently were wishful thinking as its been a hectic day with many jobs and enquiries coming in thick and fast - infact it seems as if everyone had their phones on a timer and scheduled to call us today - but would and we have it any other way? - of course we wouldn't.

Its good to be back, so if you've been putting off that little electrical job, well now is the time to call us.

Happy New Year

So yes its good to be back and

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.

Merry Christmas

Its been a busy 2007 for Stirling Electrical Services Ltd. and we are looking forward in continuing to build the company around good quality workmanship and customer service in 2008.

So to celebrate 2007 most of the team attended a night out on Friday at the ten pin bowling centre in Stirling, where we tucked into food and drink, while trying to bowl straight.

We all enjoyed the evening and are now looking forward to the festivities over the next few days and I would like to thank the team for their efforts in 2007 and to wish them and all our clients a very Merry Christmas and here's to a happy 2008.

Merry Christmas everyone.

Photos of the bowling can be found below.

Look Out For Our New Vans

Wow, thats been a busy few months and we still have one week to go before our Christmas break ( but you can still contact us if you need us as we will have emergency cover throughout the festive period ).

One of the projects over the past few months has been the purchase of two new vans which will be sporting our new van livery and over the next month or so our other vans will have the new livery installed.

So wherever you are in Stirling and indeed Scotland, look out for our new vans and livery which will be driving down and working in a street near you soon.