2012
One van
Two electricians, eleven rewires in the first year.
Eleven electricians, two vans each, and one office in Kirkstall that answers the phone.
Ravi Shah and Tom Bell met as apprentices on a hospital site in 2009. Three years later they bought one van between them and called it Gridline.
The first year they rewired eleven houses, mostly for friends of friends.
Every job is done by our own electricians, never subcontracted. Every one is tested and certified before we leave.
The office keeps a record of every board we have touched, so a call years later starts with the drawings, not a guess.
2012
Two electricians, eleven rewires in the first year.
2016
A workshop, a store and someone to answer the phone.
2019
Our first whole-house lighting and heating system.
2025
And a little over four hundred shops and offices.

Founder and electrician
Still on site three days a week, usually on the rewires.

Founder, smart homes
Designs every smart system and sets it up with you.

Office manager
Answers the phone, books the visits and knows every van.

Testing lead
Writes every condition report and reads every result twice.
Megan answers from seven in the morning. Most visits are booked within two days.