About Trace Electrical Ltd
22 Years of Electrical WorkAcross Loughton, Harlow & Essex
Trace Electrical Ltd is a NICEIC Approved contractor run by Ben Skingsley. We handle rewires, commercial fit-outs, EV chargers, EICRs and planned maintenance, priced up front, certified on completion, and left tidy.
NICEIC Approved · £5m Public Liability · Lines answered 24 hours
22 years
Ben Skingsley on the tools, domestic and commercial
£5m
Public Liability insurance on every job
NICEIC
Approved Contractor, OZEV approved, Rolec accredited
Team of 4
Directly employed electricians, no subcontracted labour
Our story
A small Essex firm that commercial clients and homeowners both call back
Trace Electrical Ltd was set up by Ben Skingsley after years working across contractor sites and private homes in Essex and East London. The company is registered in England & Wales (company no. 12103279) and works out of Loughton, which keeps us inside a short drive of most of the towns we cover.
We help three groups of customers. Homeowners who need a rewire, a new consumer unit, an EV charger or a fault traced properly rather than guessed at. Landlords and managing agents who need EICRs and Landlord Electrical Safety Certificates issued on time. And commercial clients, offices, warehouses and schools, who need fit-outs and planned maintenance carried out around their operating hours with RAMS in place.
Where we specialise is the work that needs qualification behind it: EV charge points (we are OZEV approved and a Rolec accredited installer), inspection and testing by a City & Guilds 2391 tester, and facilities maintenance contracts with clear reporting and 30-day account terms.
Our service area runs from Loughton, Harlow, Epping, Chigwell and the surrounding Epping Forest district through to the East London boroughs, Chingford, Walthamstow, Ilford, Romford, Brentwood and everything in between.
Who we help
Homeowners, landlords and managing agents, and commercial clients running offices, warehouses and schools.
What we specialise in
EV charger installation, commercial fit-outs and facilities maintenance, alongside full rewires and inspection and testing.
Experience depth
22 years for Ben Skingsley, with a directly employed team of 4 rather than subcontracted labour.
Where we work
12 core towns across Essex and East London. See the full coverage map →
Mission & standards
Do the job properly, certify it, and leave the place clean
Electrical work is largely invisible once the plaster goes back on. The only things a customer can judge are how it was priced, how the site was run, and what paperwork they were left holding. We hold ourselves to all three.
Certified and notified, every time
Work is carried out to BS 7671 18th Edition and tested by a City & Guilds 2391 qualified tester. You receive the certification for the work carried out, with notifiable work registered through NICEIC.
Priced before we start
Free site visit and a written quote, small jobs quoted within a day of the visit, larger projects within about a week. Our minimum charge is £150 + VAT, so you know the floor before anyone books a van in.
Clean sites, protected homes
Dust sheets down, cables clipped and routed properly, and the site left tidy at the end of each day. It is the point customers raise most often in our reviews, and it is not negotiable on our jobs.
One point of contact
You deal with Ben and the same small team from quote to certificate. Phone lines are answered 24 hours, and site work runs Monday to Friday 7am–6pm and Saturday 8am–5pm.
Assessed and registered as a NICEIC Approved Contractor, OZEV approved for chargepoint installation, and a Rolec accredited installer.
The accreditations behind the certificate
- NICEIC Approved Contractor: assessed on real installations, not a paper membership
- OZEV approved installer, so you keep access to the chargepoint grant where you qualify
- Rolec accredited for chargepoint supply, installation and commissioning
- City & Guilds 2391 inspection and testing for EICRs and landlord certificates
- £5m Public Liability insurance covering domestic and commercial sites
- Work carried out to BS 7671 18th Edition wiring regulations
What we do
Nine services, one certified team
Full & Part Rewires
Whole-house and partial rewires planned around your living arrangements, tested, certified and signed off to the 18th Edition.
Commercial Fit-Outs
RAMS-compliant commercial installations for offices, warehouses and schools, coordinated around other trades and your programme.
EV Charger Installation
OZEV-approved installs and an accredited Rolec installer, so you keep access to the chargepoint grant where you qualify.
EICR & Landlord Certificates
Electrical Installation Condition Reports and Landlord Electrical Safety Certificates, carried out by a City & Guilds 2391 tester.
Consumer Unit Upgrades
Modern RCBO boards that isolate faults circuit by circuit, replacing ageing fuse boxes with a fully certified installation.
Data Cabling
Structured Cat6 cabling, patching and containment for homes and commercial premises that need reliable, tidy networks.
Home Automation & Smart Homes
Lighting, heating and control systems across a range of platforms, specified around how you actually use the house.
Fault Finding & Diagnostics
Methodical testing to trace tripping circuits and intermittent faults to their source, rather than replacing parts on guesswork.
Commercial Maintenance Contracts
Planned and reactive electrical maintenance for warehouses, schools and offices, with clear reporting and 30-day account terms.
Next step
Talk to Ben About Your Next Job
Free site visit, no obligation, and a written quote before anyone starts work. Minimum charge £150 + VAT.
Lines answered 24 hours · Mon–Fri 7am–6pm, Sat 8am–5pm on site