Emergency? We answer 24/7 — 075 6160 3117· Avg response 45 min
About IVU
We’re an NICEIC-approved electrical firm based in Watford, looking after family homes, landlords and small businesses across Hertfordshire and north-west London. No call centre, no subcontractors, no quotes that grow on the day.
Ioan Ivu
Managing Director · Watford
How we started
I spent fourteen years working on everyone else’s jobs across Hertfordshire and London — from Victorian house rewires to commercial fit-outs — and watched the same pattern repeat week after week: customers getting hourly-rate surprises, subbies turning up who didn’t quote the job, certificates arriving weeks late (or not at all).
In 2020 I started IVU Electrical to do it differently. Honest estimates, the same engineer from quote to finish, and a digital certificate in your inbox before the following day is out. Nothing revolutionary — just the way a good electrician should work.
Six years later we’ve helped more than a thousand families and businesses across Watford, Bushey, Rickmansworth, Harrow, St Albans and into north-west London. If you’re reading this thinking of booking us, you’re in good company.
What makes us different
Every job is a written, estimated figure that includes VAT. No hourly-rate surprises, no “while I’m here” upsells.
The person who quotes your job is the person who turns up. No subcontractors, no middlemen, no handovers.
Dust sheets down, shoes off, vacuum at the end. Most customers say we leave their homes cleaner than they were.
Your PDF certificate lands in your inbox within one working day. We diary your renewal for you automatically.
Where we work
Our base is at 29 Ludlow Mead, Watford. From there we cover a 10-mile circle that takes in every postcode between Berkhamsted and Brent Cross, Harpenden and Harrow.
100+
Areas covered
10 mi
Radius of HQ
45 min
Avg response
Your electrician
Ioan Ivu
Managing Director · Master Electrician
14 years on the tools
Accreditations
NICEIC Approved Contractor
The UK’s largest voluntary electrical regulator. Means every one of our jobs is eligible for the Platinum Promise 6-year guarantee.
Part P Registered
Means we’re authorised to notify building control ourselves on notifiable domestic work — no third-party inspections needed.
18th Edition qualified
All our engineers hold the current BS 7671 qualification — the baseline standard every honest electrician should meet.
£5m Public Liability Insurance
Covers your property and anyone on it while we’re working. Certificate available on request.
Ioan Ivu
Managing Director · Master Electrician
Founder’s story
I started IVU Electrical in 2020 after more than a decade working on everything from Victorian house rewires to commercial fit-outs across Hertfordshire. I wanted to build a firm that treated electrical work the way it deserves — as a craft, documented, certified, and done cleanly the first time.
Every job we do is signed off personally. If you see a pair of muddy boots at your door, it’s not us. If you find a loose offcut in a cupboard, it’s not us. And if an installation develops a fault we trace back to our work, we come back and sort it — no arguments, no invoices.
“Properly done, the first time.”
Why local families call us back
Every number below is real — no inflated figures, no stock photos of other people’s electricians. Just the honest count of what we’ve actually done in your corner of Watford and London.
1,000+
Families helped
15 yrs
Local in Watford
4.9★
From 200+ reviews
45 min
Call to knock — avg
Ready when you are
Free, estimates. Avg 45-minute emergency response. Certificates emailed within 24 hours.
IVU Electrical Ltd · Company no. 12475596 · NICEIC Approved Contractor · Part P Registered · 18th Edition · £5m Public Liability
