DORNOCH · GOLSPIE · BRORA · HELMSDALE · LAIRG

Electrician in Sutherland

40 minutes to Dornoch. An hour and a bit to Helmsdale. Sutherland is well within range for us and the coastal towns get us out most weeks. Holiday lets, farmhouses, second homes, working farms — same service, same certificate, same voice on the phone.

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Drive time from Tain 40 min – 1h 20 One-way, depending on traffic and season.

Distance 35–65 miles From the workshop at Pinewood Place.

How we work here Booked in a day trip Practical, no faffing about.

Travel charge Actual Fuel & time, shown as its own line on the quote. No hidden mark-up.

Dornoch — the golf-and-holiday-let capital

Dornoch has a serious holiday-let industry — the cathedral, the beach, the Royal Dornoch draw the visitors and half the property stock is on Airbnb or the equivalent. STL compliance is where most of our Dornoch work sits: EICR, PAT, interlinked alarms, one bundled certificate ready for the Highland Council licence application. If you own more than one let, we do them in one trip and the per-property cost comes down significantly — send us the addresses and we'll quote the lot.

Golspie and Brora

Older housing stock, lots of stone cottages, some of them barely touched since the 70s. Common jobs: pre-purchase EICRs (getting one before you buy could save you five figures on the negotiation), board changes, and the full landlord compliance package for rental properties.

Helmsdale and the coast up to Berriedale

The furthest we go for regular work is Helmsdale — after that the drive time starts eating into the day. If you're up there, book us in for a proper day trip and we'll get through multiple jobs in one visit. That's how the travel maths works.

Lairg and inland Sutherland

Lairg is a longer inland run and the properties tend to be more spread out. Same rule — book a proper day, combine jobs. We've done full rewires on remote crofts around Lairg where the whole install is off-grid or on hybrid power. If you've got something unusual, ring and describe it, we'll tell you honestly whether we're the right team for it.

What we do in Sutherland

The full list — same service, same standard.

The work doesn't change with the postcode. Every job in Sutherland gets the same certificates, same warranty, same voice on the end of the phone.

EICR — Scotland

Five-year electrical safety check with a coded report provided following testing and checks.

See EICR → 02

STL & Holiday-Let

The full electrical pack for a Scottish Short-Term Let licence.

STL package → 03

EV Chargers

EV charger installation for homes and businesses.

EV chargers → 04

Consumer Units

Old boards swapped for Hager 18th Edition metal units. 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.

Consumer units → 05

House Rewire

Full or phased rewires for Highland cottages and farmhouses.

Rewires → 06

Emergency

Urgent callouts for tripping boards and burnt-out sockets, subject to availability.

Emergency →

One team, all trades

Need more than an electrician? We bring the whole crew.

Highland Sparks doesn't work alone. We work with the same team of trades we've used for years — joiners, plumbers, plasterers, decorators, tilers, roofers. Every one of them working to the same standard we do, and we all know how each other work. That's what stops jobs falling apart on site — no arguments about who does what, no gaps between trades, no fingers pointing when something goes wrong. If your job in Sutherland needs more than sparks work, we can quote and manage the whole thing.

One point of contact Deal with us, not five trades. We coordinate everyone, you get one WhatsApp thread.

One price One fixed quote for all works. No coordinating separate estimates — you see the full number.

One programme Trades sequenced properly. Plumbers before plasterers, electrics first-fixed before joinery closes up.

One warranty Something's wrong, ring us. You don't have to work out whose fault it is — we sort it.

Kitchen refit, bathroom install, full renovation, holiday-let refurb, extension fit-out — send the brief and we'll come back with one price for the lot.

Ready when you are

Request a quotation

Tell us what's in front of you. We’ll get your quotation to you as soon as possible. Travel and labour are set out in writing so you can see what you’re paying for.

Get a quote Call 07954 350931