The Cromarty Firth corridor
Alness, Invergordon, Evanton, Dingwall — one continuous run of towns and villages. We're on the A9 through here almost every week, so travel is minimal and quotes are lean. If you're in this corridor, expect the same response time and pricing as you'd get in Tain.
Invergordon — port and industrial
Invergordon has a lot of ex-rental housing, ex-council stock and a big industrial footprint at the port. Common jobs: landlord EICRs on flats and terraces, board changes on 1970s Wimpey houses, three-phase work on smaller port-adjacent businesses. Alness has a similar mix.
Dingwall — mixed housing stock
Dingwall has everything from Victorian villas on the outskirts to 1980s new-builds on the estate. The Victorian stock nearly always benefits from a board change if it hasn't been touched — RCBOs on every circuit and surge protection. Most straightforward domestic consumer-unit replacements are completed within a day. More complex work, including three-phase installations, may take longer. We’ll discuss the expected duration when assessing the job. Newer properties usually just need the standard 5-year EICR.
Muir of Ord and the Black Isle edge
Bit further south — Muir of Ord, Beauly, up towards the Black Isle. Still comfortably within the local-work bracket. Steady work up here in holiday lets and older farmhouses.