JDS Electrical

What JDS Electrical does

JDS Electrical (UK) Ltd is a privately-held, founder-owned commercial electrical engineering contractor headquartered in Shenstone, Lichfield, in the UK Midlands. Founded by John Simmons in 1989 and rebranded under its current name in 2003, the company has operated continuously for over 30 years, delivering installation, metering, monitoring, EV charging, and general electrical services to commercial businesses (primary segment) and domestic homeowners (secondary) across the Midlands and nationally. Its core technological asset is enermon, a proprietary energy monitoring platform that tracks electricity, water, gas, heat, steam, and temperature in real time, with peak-demand analytics, automated tenant billing, and dynamic EV load management functionality. Bespoke split-core metering hardware enables installation without costly site shutdowns, and the firm holds NICEIC registration and OZEV approval to certify work to UK standards and assist customers with EV grant applications.

JDS makes money primarily through project-based quotations following on-site surveys, covering one-time electrical installations, metering hardware, EV charger equipment sales, and general electrical work. A secondary, likely smaller revenue stream is recurring access to the enermon monitoring platform on a subscription-style basis. The go-to-market is sales-led and direct: customers book surveys via the company website (jdselectrical.co.uk), phone (0121 386 8406), or email, after which expert electricians conduct site assessments, deliver quotations, install equipment, and provide ongoing monitoring. The company is accredited under NICEIC, OZEV, CHAS, and Safe2, giving it compliance positioning to serve regulated commercial electrical work and OZEV grant-linked EV infrastructure projects. Headcount sits in the 11–50 band with no disclosed precise figure; the management team comprises the founder/Managing Director (John Simmons), an engineer (José), an Operations Manager (Adam), and an Office Manager (Lisa). There is no external institutional ownership, no disclosed funding history, and no public-market listing.

Name

JDS Electrical

Legal name

JDS Electrical (UK) Ltd

Website

https://jdselectrical.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

JDS Electrical is a UK Midlands-based, founder-owned commercial electrical contractor that delivers energy metering, EV charging installations, and general electrical services, anchored by its proprietary enermon energy monitoring platform serving commercial businesses and homeowners across the UK.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Electrical Services

NAICS

Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution (22112), Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825)

akta.pro primary industry

Electrical Contracting & Wiring (IMAFALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Meter Installation, Exchange & Field Services (EUADAFAF), Power Quality, Metering & Monitoring (HDACAJAG), AMI/AMR Smart Meter Deployment & Operations (Head-End, Network & MDM) (EUAJACAD)

Keywords

• Commercial electrical services
• Energy metering installation
• Energy monitoring platform
• EV charging installation
• Electrical compliance testing

Headquarters

HQ city

Lichfield

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Electrical Installation Services: One-time installation services for electrical metering, EV charging points, and general electrical work including testing, maintenance, and new builds. Revenue generated through project-based quotations.
2. Energy Monitoring Platform (enermon): Recurring monitoring services providing real-time tracking, analytics, and reporting on energy usage. Likely subscription-based for ongoing access to the enermon platform.
3. EV Charger Equipment Sales: Sale and installation of EV charging equipment including 7.3kW single phase, 22kW three phase, and DC chargers for commercial and domestic sites.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

JDS Electrical installs and maintains commercial electrical metering systems, delivers energy monitoring via its proprietary enermon platform, fits electric vehicle charge points, and provides general electrical contracting (wiring, LED lighting, EICR testing) primarily to commercial clients across the Midlands region of the United Kingdom.

Product overview

JDS Electrical offers a portfolio of electrical services anchored by its enermon energy monitoring platform. The company provides energy metering installation services with MID-compliant meters, energy monitoring using the enermon platform (which also offers automated tenant billing as an add-on), EV charging installations for commercial and domestic sites, and comprehensive general electrical services including EICR testing, LED lighting, wiring, and smart home integration. The product suite is primarily service-oriented, with enermon serving as the core technology platform for energy monitoring and billing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• enermon Energy Monitoring Platform Proprietary energy monitoring platform that tracks real-time electricity, water, gas, heat, steam, and temperature usage; highlights peak demand times; and delivers in-depth analytics for cost and carbon savings. Offered to commercial businesses alongside installation services.
• Energy Metering Installation Installation of electrical metering systems for new and existing sites, including MID-compliant meters for billing and sub-billing applications, with site surveys and advisory on system selection.
• Energy Monitoring Service Monitoring service covering electricity, water, gas, heat, steam, and temperature with capacity management, alarms, and reporting features delivered through the enermon platform.
• EV Charging Installations Commercial and domestic electric vehicle charge point installations including 7.3kW single phase, 22kW three phase, and DC chargers, with dynamic load management, scheduling, and smart queuing.
• General Electrical Services Comprehensive electrical contracting including fault diagnosis, LED lighting installation, wiring, rewiring, consumer unit upgrades, EICR testing, and smart home integration.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• EO Charging: UK EV charging hardware and software provider targeting commercial fleets, workplaces, and homes. Comparable as a UK-focused competitor in the same commercial charger install + monitoring niche JDS serves.
• Pod Point: UK-focused EV charge point manufacturer and installer competing with JDS in the same commercial and domestic EV charging segment. Highly comparable given overlapping OZEV-approved UK EV charger installation offerings.
• Rolec EV: UK manufacturer and supplier of EV charging equipment with installation partner network. Comparable as a UK EV charger product/peer brand serving the same commercial and domestic end customers via OZEV-approved installer channels.
• NG Bailey: UK mechanical, electrical, and plumbing contractor delivering commercial electrical engineering services at significantly larger scale. Directly comparable as a UK MEP/electrical contracting peer with similar service breadth.
• SES Engineering Services: UK electrical and mechanical contractor providing commercial electrical engineering services across the Midlands and beyond. Closely comparable as a UK MEP/electrical contracting peer to JDS.

Broad incumbents

• Schneider Electric: Global energy management and automation company whose EcoStruxure platform competes head-on with JDS's enermon offering for commercial metering and monitoring, while also selling electrical contracting-adjacent hardware. Comparable as a broad incumbent spanning the same end-customer energy-visibility use case.
• Leviton: Electrical products manufacturer with a substantial metering, submetering, and energy monitoring portfolio. Comparable as a broad incumbent providing the type of metering and monitoring hardware/software JDS deploys and integrates into enermon.
• ABB: Electrification and motion/automation incumbent with a portfolio that includes energy metering, power quality monitoring, and EV charging infrastructure. Overlaps with JDS across the metering, monitoring, and EV charger service lines at much larger scale.
• BP Pulse: UK EV charging network and installation provider (formerly Chargemaster). Comparable as a broad UK EV charging incumbent overlapping with JDS's commercial and workplace EV charging installation business.
• Siemens: Smart infrastructure and energy management incumbent offering building energy management, sub-metering, and EV charging solutions. Directly comparable as a broad incumbent addressing the same commercial energy-visibility and electrification needs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/jds_electrical

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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