Philips Electric

Philips Electric runs out of Arlington, and the reviews describe an operation built around the owner, Philip, personally overseeing jobs that range from a single blinking ceiling light to full-house rewires. The volume is striking — 45 Google ratings averaging 4.9★ and 38 written reviews stretching back to 2022 — and the same details keep repeating: on-time arrival, texted ETAs, clear explanations of the problem before the work starts, and clean sites when the crew leaves. Bigger jobs get the same specificity. One reviewer describes a complex EV charger install that needed cables routed through a garage and outside wall on an older home; another had two floors rewired by Jeff and an assistant, calling it expensive but worth it; a third had a 150-plus-year-old house and barn rewired, with the electricians treating the old walls and wiring carefully. One especially dramatic account: after a customer's garage burned down, a call to Phil got emergency work resolved for the fire chief, and he later worked directly with the customer's contractor and the city through the rebuild. A property manager who deals with vendors across Boston-area buildings called the work top-notch and said Philips is now a go-to for both commercial and residential jobs. It isn't spotless. In a 2022 review, a customer who had gotten quotes from several electricians and told Philips Electric they'd chosen someone else says the company responded, "Please do not reach out to me again in the future" — a curt reaction to ordinary quote-shopping that left the reviewer surprised and put off. An Arlington resident's Reddit post adds a mild recommendation, describing a medium-size job with no complaints, and the BBB profile shows an A+ grade, though the business isn't BBB-accredited, and lists it as 22 years old. The pattern across dozens of jobs — panel work, rewiring, EV chargers, emergency calls — points to a hands-on local shop that's earned its reputation the slow way, with the one sour interaction on quote comparisons worth keeping in mind.