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Switch Green Electrical

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134 Reviews

Opening Hours
Today - 08:30–18:30
  • Monday 08:30–18:30
  • Tuesday 08:30–18:30
  • Wednesday 08:30–18:30
  • Thursday 08:30–18:30
  • Friday 08:30–18:30
  • Saturday - Closed
  • Sunday - Closed

About

Switch Green Electrical is a Forest Hill based domestic electrical company run by Joel Buckwell. Switch Green Electrical specialises in small electrical tasks, consumer unit replacements and electrical repairs. Joel first became an electrician in 2003 and has been a sole trader since 2011. He runs his business on honesty and reliability. All work undertaken is carried out to the latest BS7671 standards.

'All Hands and Hearts' are a non profit volunteer based organisation that helps rebuild and improve areas in the aftermath of a natural disaster anywhere in the world. Joel has first hand experience working for them as a volunteer in Nepal, Peru and offers them electrical advice & guidance to keep their projects and volunteers safe.

The value of the redundant and excess cable collected from jobs undertaken is donated to All Hands And Hearts. Redundant cable usually gets thrown in the skip but here it is scrapped, recycled and the cash is donated to help disaster struck communities get rebuilt

What we do

  • Lighting contractors

    • Outdoor lighting
    • LED lighting
    • Security & Emergency lighting installations
  • Electricians

    • Electrical installations
    • Electrical repairs
    • Electrical testing services
    • Outdoor electrical wiring
    • Rewiring
    • Fuse boards
    • Electrical emergency services
  • More Services

    • electric vehicle charging points
    • electric car charging

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Quality workmanship from a quality electrician
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Switch Green did a full rewire of our property. Joel is professional, efficient and knows what he is talking about. Helped us through the process with ease and we couldn't be happier with the results. Would definitely recommend!
Customer in Greater London Posted on 20/04/2022 , work completed 15/04/2022
Home electrical makeover
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Joel carried out a range of electrical tasks of varied complexity (new features, replacing items, improving safety and sorting out a disorganised system) over 5 days with skill and professionalism. He is personable, hardworking, methodical and helpful, eg advising an external light fitting we were to buy wasn’t suitable. We are delighted to have a safer installation which meets current regulations as well as some super new light fittings.
Customer in Greater London Posted on 10/04/2022 , work completed 07/04/2022
Highly recommend.
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Joel has been helping rewire our house since we moved in - changing light fixtures, installing extractor fans and doing EICR and moving lights. He's great, efficient, thorough and helpful with suggestions and very responsive to some of our ideas. Lucky to have found such a good electrician whom would not hesitate in recommending and working with again.
Kin in Greater London Posted on 29/03/2022 , work completed 28/03/2022
Competent and thorough
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Joel carried out a number of small jobs for us. He was thorough, efficient and friendly. I would be happy to recommend him.
Customer in Greater London Posted on 23/03/2022 , work completed 17/03/2022
Good work at a good price
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A number of new sockets installed, some sockets and switches upgraded/replaced, and ceiling lights affixed. Joel was friendly and respectful, with good communication all round. Original quote exceeded a little due to some unforeseen challenges, but all fair and agreeable. Would recommend highly.
Customer in Greater London Posted on 12/03/2022 , work completed 08/03/2022
Outside Light
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I chose Switch Green Electrical because it was local to me. When Joel came to do the job we had a problem with the power to the outside light so another solution was needed. Joel came up with an idea which also included fitting an outside plug. Joel was very professional and reliable in every way. I would certainly recommend him.
Customer in Greater London Posted on 28/02/2022 , work completed 16/02/2022
A very happy customer
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I needed an electrician to check and fix the electrics of the house I had recently moved in to. I found Joel through Which Trusted Traders - and I’m really happy he agreed to take on the job! From the very beginning, Joel was reliable, responsive and super clear about how long the work would take and how much it would cost. In the end, he had to make a few visits as there were several problems with the electrical installation of the house. He explained clearly what he would do in each visit and he was always on time. He also made sure everything was clean and in good working order after every visit. Finally, he didn’t send an invoice until all the work had been completed and the electrics had been signed off, which I really appreciated.
Customer in Greater London Posted on 27/12/2021 , work completed 17/12/2021
The trader replied (on 17/02/2022)
Thank you for the review. I know that having work done on a new house can be a headache so I'm really pleased you felt the process was a smooth one. I look forward to working for you again sometime in the future
Great work, neatly done
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I contact Switch Green Electrical when I needed power running out to a new garden shed and the installation of lights and power sockets. After a quick initial phone call, Joel popped over to take a look at the situation and arranged a time to return to complete the work. The job took a day and the quality of the work was excellent, with the cables neatly routed and lights and fixtures sensibly positioned and well secured. I'm very pleased! One thing to note is that Joel is - quite rightly - very busy so there's a wait time of a few weeks before getting a job done. He's well worth the wait though!
Michael in Greater London Posted on 18/12/2021 , work completed 13/12/2021
The trader replied (on 21/12/2021)
Thank you Michael for your review. Ive very pleased you are happy with the job, the shed looks great! Yes the lead up to Christmas has been even more busy than normal this year. Im sure January will bring a steadier pace. Merry Christmas, Joel
Excellent experience
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Joel just installed a new consumer unit and a continuous flow extractor fan for us, as well as replacing some lighting units around the house which were not up to current safety standards. Joel could not have been more helpful and all work was carried out very efficiently and without any mess. Although more work was needed than we had initially identified, Joel completed all jobs to the agreed timescale. We felt that Joel had all the skills we needed and a real commitment to high-quality work. We would not hesitate to recommend him.
Customer in Greater London Posted on 17/12/2021 , work completed 14/12/2021
The trader replied (on 17/12/2021)
Thank you very much for your kind review. It was a pleasure to work for you, and I look forward to hearing from you again in the future. Merry Christmas
All good
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Joel was professional and helpful from coming round to provide a quote and advice, to completing the work. He installed a new supply to the kitchen for an oven, tidied up some previous less than ideal wiring in the kitchen and upgraded the ceiling halogens to LED. All the work was completed as agreed at a reasonable price.
Customer in Greater London Posted on 31/10/2021 , work completed 28/10/2021
Top job. Again!!
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I've used Joel several times for various electrical jobs, big and small. He is hard-working, efficient and reliable. He's always friendly and courteous, and nothing is too much trouble. He also clearly explains any on-site issues and their implications. I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending him and giving 5 stars. Thanks Joel.
Customer in Greater London Posted on 28/10/2021 , work completed 18/10/2021
Fantastic job
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Really great stuff, booked a few weeks out and all great. Three small jobs completed in no time for a fair and reasonable price. Thanks
Customer in Greater London Posted on 23/09/2021 , work completed 21/09/2021
Excellent all round
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Joel is exceptional at what he does - we've used him many times and will continue to do so - very reliable, great work and very trustworthy.
Rhys in Greater London Posted on 20/09/2021 , work completed 08/09/2021
Super helpful and fixed our problem quickly
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We had a burnt out junction box which had taken out one of our kitchen lights. Joel identified the problem immediately and fixed within the hour. He was also kind, pleasant and organised to deal with - would use again!
Customer in Greater London Posted on 03/09/2021 , work completed 31/08/2021
Excellent garden building electrics
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Joel did a great job of wiring in our new garden building. We chose Joel because he provided a full breakdown of costs before starting the work, the quote was competitive, and he is very professional and a nice person to boot! It was essential that we found someone that was reliable and would be on site when the building installers arrived. Despite the compressed time scales, this couldn't have gone better and Joel was punctual and worked alongside the installers with no problems at all. The quality of the finish is great and it's a really tidy job. Joel found a few issues with our existing circuits and fixed those too. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Joel and we will definitely be using again. Thank you!
Richard in Greater London Posted on 28/08/2021 , work completed 27/08/2021
Brilliant work
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Joel installed new convection radiators in my flat in Dulwich. He is very professional arrived on sight promptly at a convenient time to me. The job was done quickly and very neatly. I won't hesitate to call Joel again and recommend him for domestic electrical works in the future. Thank you!
Alina in Greater London Posted on 19/08/2021 , work completed 18/08/2021
Very professional
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Joel installed a new socket for me in under an hour. Fixed a problem with the fuse board as a bonus. Very professional and neat job. Couldn't fault him. Excellent.
Customer in Greater London Posted on 18/08/2021 , work completed 18/08/2021
Brilliant work
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First time I used Switch Green Electrical and extremely glad I did. Joel replaced 16 recessed downlights for LED's, replaced an extractor fan and fit a spur to enable the relocation of a tumble dryer. His work and finish is excellent. Everything was within the agreed budget and the work was completed well within schedule. During the initial consultation Joel was very helpful in advising us on the best way to run an additional spur to ensure that the work was not only safe but, aesthetically pleasing, even though it potentially meant extra work for him to avoid using trunking and with minimal disruption. We found Joel to be very polite, friendly and trustworthy. We will definitely use his service again for our electrics.
Customer in Greater London Posted on 10/08/2021 , work completed 27/07/2021
Another great job done by Joel
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Second time Joel has done some work for me and I wouldn't use anyone else - he's professional, polite and trustworthy. The go-to guy in this area.
Jon in Greater London Posted on 04/06/2021 , work completed 04/06/2021
Spectacular work by Joel
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Joel did a spectacular job doing the electrics for my kitchen renovation, putting in spotlights, adding new plug sockets throughout the flat, and replacing my switchboard. Joel’s work was of a very high standard and also a reasonable price! He offered lots of advice and explained to me what was necessary at all stages. Joel was very flexible and happy to work around my renovation schedule, and worked well with my other tradespeople. He was polite, professional, honest, trustworthy, super friendly, and genuinely a lovely guy. He also recommended my kitchen fitter who turned out to be superb! I can’t recommend Joel enough and definitely won’t be using anyone else in the future. I’ve already recommend him to my friends who are hoping to move to the area.
Customer in Greater London Posted on 11/05/2021 , work completed 26/03/2021
Brilliant service
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Joel did an amazing job of rewiring the house. He is professional clean tidy and very reliable a pleasure to use him.
Ian in Greater London Posted on 07/05/2021 , work completed 07/05/2021
No fuss
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Joel was great. Showed up within a couple of days to give me the quote, really spent the time understanding the work I wanted done, and helped me understand that one particular job would have been just way too complicated to try and pull off. I had to chase to get the quotation (not the end of the world), but we set a date and Joel stuck to it, and arrived bang on time. Work was completed quickly, he was very considerate of me working from home when he needed to turn off sockets etc. Great guy all round. Be warned though, he doesn't drink tea. It's a bit weird, but just go with it.
Customer in Greater London Posted on 06/05/2021 , work completed 06/05/2021
Great electrician- flexible and friendly!
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Joel changed the fuse box, rewired all existing sockets, added new sockets, fitted dimmer switches, fitted new lights across the flat (recessed and hanging), fitted under cupboard LEDs and new smoke alarms. Everything he has done is great and as I asked (and more as we went on). He worked really well alongside the other contractors in the flat and was always super friendly. I couldn't recommend him enough and will not be using anyone else for any future work.
Customer in Greater London Posted on 27/04/2021 , work completed 27/04/2021
Best Electrician in town
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We have used Joel many times and have recommended him too. He has never let us down and never disappoints. 100% would recommend!
Tania in Greater London Posted on 31/03/2021 , work completed 24/03/2021
Excellent
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Joel has helped me with a couple of small jobs – lights that needed fixing/changing – and both times has been friendly, quick and charged a very reasonable price. Really couldn't ask for more in a local electrician.
Customer in Greater London Posted on 26/02/2021 , work completed 23/02/2021