• Established 1985over 40 years in the Borders
  • 9 full-time electriciansAll 18th Edition qualified
  • SELECT 17074 · ECA 1683735NSI, BAFE, MCS, OZEV & RECC
  • £10m / £5m insuredEmployers' & public liability
  • Free fixed-price quotesSupplied free, no obligation

Local to Jedburgh

Jedburgh, Teviotdale and the border passes

Jedburgh is around twenty miles from our Coldstream workshop and has a character of its own within the Borders: a compact historic town built on steep ground around the Abbey and the Jed Water, a long manufacturing tradition with industrial premises on the edge of town, a busy trunk road bringing passing trade and hospitality, and farming country stretching up into the hills towards Carter Bar.

Where we work in and around Jedburgh

We cover Jedburgh town, the industrial and business premises around it, and the surrounding villages and farms: Ancrum, Crailing, Nisbet, Bonjedward, Camptown and up the Jed valley. Hawick, St Boswells and the wider Teviotdale area fall within the same working round.

Getting to Jedburgh

Jedburgh is roughly thirty to thirty-five minutes from base. Free quotes supplied. Existing commercial, industrial and agricultural clients have access to out-of-hours cover for failures that would halt production or risk stock.

Property types we know here

The town holds a large stock of older stone housing, much of it terraced and built on slopes, along with Victorian villas, mid-century local authority estates and modern private housing. Beyond that there are industrial and manufacturing units on three-phase supplies, hotels, guesthouses and hospitality serving the A68, public and community buildings, and farms running from the valley floor up onto exposed hill ground.

What Jedburgh customers call us for

Jedburgh work typically involves three-phase distribution and machinery connections at industrial premises, planned maintenance contracts, commercial fit-out and periodic inspection, fire alarm and emergency lighting installation and servicing for hospitality and public buildings, rewires and consumer unit upgrades in older stone housing, EICRs for landlords, and increasing demand for EV charging, solar and battery storage.

Why us

Why Jedburgh customers use WPP Electrical

Industrial experience, not just domestic

Around three quarters of our work is commercial, industrial and agricultural, which is exactly the mix Jedburgh's economy needs from a contractor.

Established 1985

Over 40 years of continuous trading in the Borders, with nine full-time electricians all holding 18th Edition qualifications.

Fully accredited

SELECT 17074, ECA 1683735, NSI approved (NSI-000082/FS/S), BAFE registered (SP203), MCS via NAPIT NEP-66400, OZEV approved and RECC registered.

Insured and SSIP approved

£10m employers' liability, £5m public liability and SMAS Worksafe accreditation, the pre-qualification most industrial clients require.

Local conditions

Electrical issues typical of Jedburgh and Teviotdale

Steep ground, a river running through the town, old dense housing and a manufacturing base produce a distinctive combination of problems.

  • Old terraced housing on slopes

    Jedburgh's stone terraces are built into the hill, with cellars, half-levels and restricted routing. Previous wiring has often taken the easiest path rather than the right one, which complicates fault-finding and rewiring alike.

  • Damp near the Jed Water

    Low-lying property suffers with moisture in cellars and ground floors, corroding terminations and lowering insulation resistance on older circuits, especially where cable is buried in damp lime plaster.

  • Industrial installations under strain

    Manufacturing premises frequently run machinery on distribution designed for an earlier production layout. Poor power factor, undersized submains and ageing control gear cost money continuously and fail without warning.

  • Exposure on hill farms

    Holdings up the Jed valley and towards Carter Bar face severe weather. Overhead supplies, external isolators and building feeds take storm damage, and long submains bring voltage drop with them.

  • Hospitality compliance gaps

    Guesthouses, hotels and public buildings serving the A68 often have fire detection and emergency lighting installed to a previous layout or standard. Without regular servicing under contract, systems quietly fall out of certification.

Our process

How a job in Jedburgh runs

  1. 01

    Call or send the details

    Tell us the property, the location and what you need. We ask enough questions to price it properly rather than guess.

  2. 02

    Site visit and survey

    For anything beyond a small job we come out, look at the supply, the board and the building, and identify anything that would otherwise become a surprise.

  3. 03

    Free fixed-price quote

    Free quotes supplied. No obligation and no pressure to accept it.

  4. 04

    Booked and carried out

    Work scheduled around your household, trading hours or farming calendar, by our own 18th Edition qualified electricians, with two regular sub-contractors we know well when a programme needs more hands.

  5. 05

    Tested, certified, tidied

    Full testing and certification on completion, the site left clean, and the paperwork you need for landlords, insurers or building control.

Payment by bank transfer (preferred) or card. Deposits on larger jobs only, agreed case by case before we start.

Before you call

Jedburgh electricians: your questions answered

Do you serve Jedburgh?

Yes. Jedburgh and the surrounding Teviotdale villages and farms are within our working area, around twenty miles from our Coldstream base.

How quickly can you reach Jedburgh?

Roughly thirty to thirty-five minutes. Free quotes supplied.

What does electrical work cost in Jedburgh?

Each job is quoted individually, free and fixed before we start, based on the actual scope of the work.

Do you offer emergency cover in Jedburgh?

Out-of-hours cover is available to existing commercial, industrial and agricultural customers where a failure would stop production or risk stock.

Can you take on industrial three-phase work?

Yes. Three-phase distribution, machinery connections, control gear and planned maintenance are core services, and a large part of our workload.

Do you carry out landlord EICRs in Jedburgh?

Yes, with a clear report and fixed prices for any remedial work identified.

Are you approved for fire alarm installation and servicing?

We are NSI approved (NSI-000082/FS/S) for fire and BAFE registered (SP203), offering design, installation and ongoing maintenance.

Do you install solar and battery storage near Jedburgh?

Yes: MCS certified via NAPIT (NEP-66400) and RECC registered, with SolarEdge, SIG Energy and DMEGC equipment and 25-year panel warranties.

Can you install EV charge points for a Jedburgh business?

Yes, as an OZEV approved installer, including workplace and multi-bay commercial installations designed around available supply capacity.

Which nearby areas do you cover?

Kelso, Greenlaw, Coldstream, Wooler and the wider Scottish Borders and North Northumberland.

Nearby areas we cover

Jedburgh sits within a working area that runs from the Berwickshire coast to the Cheviots, all covered from Unit 4 Home Pl, Coldstream TD12 4DT.

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  • Established 1985 | over 40 years' experience
  • SELECT 17074 · ECA 1683735 · SMAS Worksafe SSIP
  • £10m employers' and £5m public liability cover
  • Free quotes supplied

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