Tom Harris

Electrical tradesman · 15+ years on the tools

Tom Harris is an electrical tradesman with over 15 years of hands-on experience in the UK construction and electrical industry. His career started as a site labourer, working on residential developments, renovations and commercial projects throughout the South West. After several years on-site supporting electricians, plumbers and builders, Tom completed his electrical training and moved into domestic and commercial electrical work full-time.

Over the course of his career, Tom has worked on everything from consumer unit upgrades and fault finding to full house rewires, commercial fit-outs, EV charger installations and landlord electrical inspections. Alongside the work itself, he has produced hundreds of customer quotations, invoices, estimates and project schedules for homeowners, landlords and businesses.

Today, Tom combines his practical trade experience with digital skills developed building websites and software tools for the construction industry. When writing for Quotato, he focuses on practical guidance that helps electricians and other tradespeople improve their quoting process, win more work and run more profitable businesses.

Areas of expertise

Electrical quotations & estimating
Domestic & commercial electrical projects
Job costing & pricing
Customer communication
Invoicing & payment processes
Tradesman software & automation

Experience snapshot

15+ years in construction and electrical trades
Former site labourer with multi-trade project experience
Hundreds of electrical quotations produced
Extensive experience creating invoices and customer estimates
Contributor to trade business and estimating software platforms
Practical experience in both electrical contracting and website development

Tom Harris

Areas of expertise

Experience snapshot

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