Foreman Electrical

Ian installed a set of lights in our home office - and we can't praise him highly enough. He is approachable, friendly, professional and clearly an expert in his field, talking us through the various options available to us. Under his guidance we settled on LEDs with a lengthy guarantee and because of his thorough working manner and attention to detail we are confident that they will serve us well for many years to come. Others on this site have mentioned that he is easy to talk to and we wholeheartedly agree. While he is quick to finish the task at hand, he is generous with his time when it comes to providing explanations and advice, even recommending other tradesmen for projects not within his remit as electrician. We have other electrical tasks which we plan to complete this year and will have no hesitation in approaching Foreman Electrical to do them. We discussed them with him and there was no hard-selling or pressure regarding when we wanted work to begin - just solid advice and a cheery "have a think and give me a call when you've decided when you want to go ahead". I can assure my fellow Which? Local members that my review is completely impartial and accurate - we had never met Ian prior to him carrying out work for us. We simply believe that good work, especially when it is above and beyond the call of duty, should be rewarded.

Installed new circuits to my requirements and give lots of advice on where to position the sockets and other items. Installed LED lights, advised on the pros and cons of recessed lighting and I chose the LED lights Ian supplied (they come with a manufacturer's 7year guarantee) Ian also installed a new fuseboard and other safety requirements to make my home safe. At the end of the works Ian supplied the appropriate paperwork under the Part P regulations. Ian worked well in-conjunction the other trades on the projects, he's very well mannered and easy to talk to ..... I would not hesitate to recommend Ian to anyone and would happy to use him again.

Ian is an excellent electrician! Clearly knows his stuff & is very easy to talk to. He did the electrics for my extension as well as installing a new fuse board. Having had experience of a fair few electricians, Ian is by far the best at breaking down what he is doing & why & explaining everything in laymans terms. He also has a lot of very sensible & practical ideas - not just 'great' ideas which also happen to be the easiest / quickest for him! And he is punctual, efficient & tidy on site. Would wholeheartedly recommend

Pros: Called Ian first thing as we were worried about damaged external lights with damaged wiring, and he came that afternoon to look at it and make it safe. Cons; We took the opportunity to ask him to quote for other work but felt he was doing too much of a hard sell, so we won't be asking him to come back to do those works

Following the advice of other users I called Foreman to replace a window fan that had packed up. He came the same day to assess the job, installed a replacement the next. Very friendly, efficient and reasonable charge.

Ian responded quickly to my plea for help,when a recently installed RCD kept tripping. Installer no longer answering phone and no longer trading , YeeHaa. Ian resolved the problem quickly and efficiently at a reasonable cost.He suggested that the wiring was a bit of a mess, and it did look horrendous. He suggested that I have it tidied up in future and I will use him to do it. Ian was prompt,pleasant and efficient, I would recommend him happily to anyone.

Ian came promptly after I called him and replaced a faulty outdoor security light and installed a new doorbell. He also advised me about energy saving lightbulbs. I found him very pleasant and helpful and would certainly use him again.

I called Ian to sort out a problem with my RCD after reading reviews on the Which local site and was not disappointed. He arrived within 1 hour and quickly and professionally found the problem and all for a reasonable cost. Highly recommended.

Ian recently came round to fit a new light in the living room which he did very efficiently and at a reasonable price. I also needed 2 double sockets in the kitchen replaced so that they were flush to the wall. This looked a difficult job as they needed to be put where new granite backing had been fitted. Ian wasn't sure whether he would be able to do this without causing any damage but he had a good look and reckoned it was a challenge he could overcome with the minimum of risk. We felt it was worth the risk and understood the possible consequences if it went wrong. I am delighted to say Ian made a great job of it and now these sockets look so much better. A friendly and helpful guy who also gave good advice on one or two other issues in the house, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him and use him again in the future.