Service area · Scottish Borders
Electrical contractorsacross the Scottish BordersNine electricians, one accredited firm
From our Coldstream workshop we cover Berwickshire, Roxburghshire and the Tweed valley: commercial and industrial contracts, agricultural installations and domestic work, plus fire and security, solar and battery, and EV charging. Established 1985.
Free quotes supplied. No obligation.
- 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 Scottish Borders
Regional coverage from a base in the middle of it
W P Purves Electrical Ltd has served the Scottish Borders since 1985 from Unit 4 Home Place, Coldstream. The region is large and thinly populated, which is precisely why a properly resourced local contractor matters: a nine-strong team based inside the area can schedule work sensibly across Berwickshire and Roxburghshire without the travel loading a city firm would need to add.
Where we work in and around Scottish Borders
Our regular working area covers Coldstream, Duns, Kelso, Greenlaw, Chirnside, Eyemouth, Jedburgh and the villages and farms between them, extending to Coldingham and St Abbs on the coast, Gordon and Westruther inland, Ancrum and Crailing in Teviotdale, and across the border into North Northumberland. Larger contracts are considered further afield.
Getting to Scottish Borders
Most of the region is inside a forty-minute drive of Coldstream. Free quotes supplied. Existing commercial, industrial and agricultural customers have access to out-of-hours cover for failures that stop the operation.
Property types we know here
The Borders building stock is dominated by stone: farmhouses, cottages, terraces, Georgian and Victorian townhouses in the market towns, converted steadings and estate property. Alongside that sit modern housing estates, industrial and processing units, retail and hospitality premises, public buildings, and a very large amount of agricultural building: grain stores, livestock sheds, workshops and drier installations, most on three-phase supplies.
What Scottish Borders customers call us for
Across the region the recurring work is agricultural installation and repair, commercial maintenance and compliance, industrial three-phase and machinery work, fire alarm and emergency lighting design and servicing, intruder alarms and CCTV for isolated property, domestic rewires and consumer unit upgrades in ageing stone housing, EICRs for a substantial rental and holiday-let sector, and a rising volume of solar, battery storage and EV charging installations.
What we do here
Services available in Scottish Borders
Electrical Installation in Scottish Borders
Complete installations, rewires, distribution boards and testing, certified to the 18th Edition, anywhere in the region.Read more →
Agricultural Electrical Services in Scottish Borders
The Borders' farms are a core part of our workload: supplies, grain stores, parlours, workshops and machinery connections.Read more →
Commercial Electrical Services in Scottish Borders
Market town retail, hospitality and offices: fit-out, maintenance, emergency lighting and periodic inspection.Read more →
Industrial Electrical Services in Scottish Borders
Three-phase distribution, machinery and control gear, plus planned maintenance for production sites across the region.Read more →
Fire Alarm Installation in Scottish Borders
NSI approved for fire, BAFE registered (SP203) fire detection and alarm systems, designed, installed and maintained under contract.Read more →
Solar PV Installation in Scottish Borders
MCS certified solar PV on homes, farm sheds and commercial roofs, with 25-year panel warranties.Read more →
Battery Storage Installation in Scottish Borders
Battery storage sized to real consumption, keeping more generation on site where rural supplies are constrained.Read more →
EV Charging Installation in Scottish Borders
OZEV approved EV charging for homes, workplaces and commercial bays throughout the Borders.Read more →Why us
Why Scottish Borders customers use WPP Electrical
Inside the region, not visiting it
Offices in Coldstream and Duns since 1985. Regional coverage from a local base keeps travel realistic and scheduling honest.
Enough electricians to cover it
Nine full-time, time-served electricians, all 18th Edition qualified, so a large contract and a domestic rewire can run in the same week.
Four disciplines, one accredited firm
SELECT 17074, ECA 1683735, NSI approved (NSI-000082/FS/S), BAFE registered (SP203), MCS via NAPIT NEP-66400, OZEV approved, RECC registered.
Insurance and SSIP
£10m employers' liability, £5m public liability and SMAS Worksafe SSIP accreditation for public sector, estate and principal contractor work.
Local conditions
Regional conditions behind most Borders electrical faults
Across Berwickshire and Roxburghshire the same handful of factors, building age, exposure, distance and agricultural environments, account for most of the failures we attend.
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Ageing stone building stock
Solid-wall construction with no cavities, damp-prone plaster and limited routing options means old circuits degrade in place and previous work is often surface-run or improvised.
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Exposure and storm damage
From the Lammermuirs to the Cheviots, wind and driving rain damage overhead supplies, external isolators and outbuilding feeds, with faults surfacing only in bad weather.
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Long rural distribution runs
Farms and remote dwellings run submains measured in hundreds of metres. Historic cable sizes rarely suit modern loads, and the resulting voltage drop shortens the life of motors, drives and electronics.
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Agricultural environments
Dust, slurry, washdown and livestock destroy equipment that is not properly rated, which is why the right IP rating and containment matter more here than the initial saving does.
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Compliance drift in small businesses
Rural commercial premises frequently extend fire detection, emergency lighting and distribution piecemeal, and without a maintenance contract certification lapses without anyone noticing.
Our process
How a job in Scottish Borders runs
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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.
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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.
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Free fixed-price quote
Free quotes supplied. No obligation and no pressure to accept it.
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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.
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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
Scottish Borders electricians: your questions answered
Which parts of the Scottish Borders do you cover?
Coldstream, Duns, Kelso, Greenlaw, Chirnside, Eyemouth, Jedburgh and the surrounding villages and farms, plus North Northumberland across the border. Larger contracts further afield are considered.
Are you based in the Borders?
Yes: Unit 4 Home Place, Coldstream TD12 4DT, trading since 1985 as W P Purves Electrical Ltd.
How fast can you reach a job in the Borders?
Most of our working area is within forty minutes of Coldstream. Free quotes supplied.
How much does an electrician cost in the Borders?
Every job is quoted individually. Quotes are free, fixed and given before any work starts.
Do you offer out-of-hours emergency cover?
Yes, for existing commercial, industrial and agricultural customers where a failure would stop the business or put stock at risk.
Do you work on farms?
Extensively. Agricultural work is one of our largest workstreams: supplies to sheds and grain stores, parlours, workshops, three-phase machinery and repairs.
What accreditations do you hold?
SELECT (17074), ECA (1683735), NSI approval (NSI-000082/FS/S), BAFE SP203 registration, MCS via NAPIT (NEP-66400), OZEV approval, RECC registration and SMAS Worksafe SSIP.
Can you handle fire alarms and CCTV as well as electrical work?
Yes. Fire detection, intruder alarms and CCTV are installed and maintained by the same firm that does your electrical work, which removes the usual finger-pointing between contractors.
Do you install solar and battery systems across the Borders?
Yes: MCS certified and RECC registered, using SolarEdge, SIG Energy and DMEGC equipment with 25-year panel warranties.
Do you cover England as well?
Yes. North Northumberland has been part of our working area since 1985, at the same prices as our Scottish work.
Nearby areas we cover
Scottish Borders 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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- Electricians in Duns
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- SELECT 17074 · ECA 1683735 · SMAS Worksafe SSIP
- £10m employers' and £5m public liability cover
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