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Invoicing for Birmingham electricians

WhatsApp invoicing built for electricians working across Birmingham and West Midlands. Send a professional invoice from the customer's hallway — 1% per paid invoice, capped at £50, no subscription.

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Invoice Dave Smith £350 for kitchen tiling

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Invoice INV-014 for £350 sent to Dave Smith. ✉️

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Dave Smith paid £350 for INV-014. 💰
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Only pay when you get paid. 1% per invoice, capped at £50.

Birmingham market

Birmingham electricians — by the numbers

Birmingham electricians sit at the centre of the largest active commercial M&E pipeline in the UK — HS2 Phase 1, Paradise, Smithfield, Curzon Street, and the wider West Midlands regeneration spend keep subcontract M&E firms on long-running CIS-deducted invoice ledgers. For independent Part P-registered electricians, the residential market splits between the high-ticket Solihull and Sutton Coldfield refurb pipeline (where rewires and consumer unit replacements are commonly £2k–£5k jobs) and dense EICR demand from the city's substantial private rented sector. The trade qualification headers (NICEIC, ELECSA, NAPIT) need to print automatically on every invoice — Wedge handles this once your registration number is on file.

Region
West Midlands
Population
2.8 million
Self-employed tradies
Around 55,000
Day rate band
£190–£300/day
Call-out band
£55–£95
CIS prevalence
High — common across new-build and commercial sectors
Nearby areas covered
Solihull, Wolverhampton, Coventry, Walsall, Dudley, Sutton Coldfield
STEP 01

Send a message

Text Wedge on WhatsApp with the job details, customer name, and amount.

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Message

STEP 02

We handle the rest

Wedge creates a professional invoice and emails it to your customer with a payment link.

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From: invoices@wedge.uk

Invoice INV-014 from Mike's Tiling

Mike's Tiling

mike@example.com

INV-014

8 Mar 2026

Bill to

Dave Smith

Kitchen tiling£350.00
Total due£350.00

Secure payment powered by Stripe

STEP 03

Get paid

Your customer pays online. You get a WhatsApp notification when the money lands.

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Message

Everything you need to get paid

-WhatsApp-native

No app to install. Just message Wedge on WhatsApp like you would a mate.

-AI-powered parsing

Tell us who to invoice and how much. We figure out the rest.

-Professional invoices

Clean, branded PDF invoices sent straight to your customer via WhatsApp.

-Stripe payments

Your customers pay online by card. Money lands in your bank account.

-Automatic reminders

We chase late payers so you don't have to. Polite but persistent.

-VAT support

VAT-registered? We calculate and show VAT on every invoice automatically.

-MTD-ready records

Every invoice, expense and mileage entry stored digitally as it happens. CSV export for FreeAgent, Xero, QuickBooks or Sage.

A real job

EICR plus remedial work, one clean invoice

You finish an EICR on a rental property and find three C2 codes that need fixing — a dodgy fuseboard junction, a broken socket in the kitchen, and missing supplementary bonding in the bathroom. The landlord wants the lot done before the next tenancy. You quote: £180 for the EICR, £450 for the remedials. Message Wedge: "Invoice Sarah Patel £180 for EICR plus £450 for remedial works at 14 Elm Road." Wedge generates one professional invoice with two clear line items, attaches your business details, sends Sarah the WhatsApp link, and chases her on day five if unpaid. Sarah pays £630; £623.70 lands in your account — you keep 99%, we keep 1%. No monthly subscription. If you only do two EICRs in a slow February, you only pay 1% on those two.

Wedge near you

Working with electricians in other UK cities — and other trades in Birmingham

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Free forever. 1% only when your customer pays — capped at £50 per invoice.

No subscription, no setup fee, no card-on-file fee. We only earn when you actually get paid.

Only pay when you get paid
1% per paid invoice

Free forever. No monthly fee.

  • Unlimited invoices & quotes
  • Expense tracking
  • WhatsApp notifications
  • Stripe payment links
  • Automatic reminders
  • Professional PDF invoices
  • VAT support

See the math

Type any invoice amount. Toggle the payment method to compare.

£
Invoice amount£495.00
Stripe processing (1.5% + £0.20)−£7.63
Wedge fee (1%)−£4.95
You receive£482.42

Bank-transfer invoices remain free — we only charge when the customer pays by card or Open Banking.

Frequently asked questions

Is CIS reverse-charge common for Birmingham M&E electricians?+

On the HS2 commercial pipeline, yes — VAT-registered M&E subcontractors are almost always invoicing other VAT-registered construction firms under CIS, which means reverse-charge VAT applies. Wedge generates the correct wording when you flag the customer is VAT-registered and CIS applies; no manual reformatting required.

Can I attach the NICEIC or Part P certificate to the invoice?+

You can include your NICEIC/Part P/ECA registration details on every invoice automatically. For the certificate itself, send it as a follow-up WhatsApp message — customers like getting it in the same thread as the invoice and payment.

How do I invoice for EICRs separately from remedial work?+

Two ways: send two separate invoices (e.g. quote the EICR alone, then invoice for remedials after the customer agrees), or combine them as line items on one invoice. Just tell Wedge how you want it split.

What's the right way to invoice landlord clients versus homeowners?+

Same flow either way, but Wedge lets you save common customers. For landlords with multiple properties, you can include the property address on each invoice line so they can match it back to the right tenancy.

Do customers see my qualifications on the invoice?+

Yes — your business details, registration body, and any qualifications you set up at sign-up appear on every invoice. Reassures landlords doing due diligence and customers who want to check you're legit.

Can I bill for Building Control notifications separately?+

Yes. Add a separate line item — "Building Control notification fee — £90" — when messaging Wedge. Customers see the fee broken out clearly so it doesn't look like a hidden mark-up.

I'm Part P registered — how do I show this?+

Add your registration number and scheme (NICEIC, ELECSA, NAPIT, etc.) once during sign-up. It appears on every invoice and quote without you having to remember to add it.

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