Register · updated Aug 24, 2026
Notes from the van
How electrical firms actually get work, priced and written down honestly.
- The jobs that cost you money to say yes to Winning work is only half of it. Some jobs take more than they give, and most of them are recognisable before you accept them.
- The quiet months are predictable Slow seasons do not arrive from nowhere. They arrive on roughly the same schedule every year, which means they can be planned for.
- What your hourly rate really needs to be The number on your quotes is not what you earn. Here is the arithmetic that turns a day rate into what actually reaches your bank account.
- Where your work actually comes from Most electrical firms cannot name the source of their last ten jobs. Here is how to find out, and why the answer usually stings.