Souza & Branco Electric Inc.

Souza & Branco Electric is a New Bedford electrical contractor that has been wiring the SouthCoast since 1997, and it is one of the few small shops in the area that keeps a bucket truck and lift on hand for pole and high-reach work. The company describes itself as a commercial and residential outfit serving New Bedford and the surrounding towns. Its Better Business Bureau profile fills in the rest: 13 employees, president Daniel J. Souza, Portuguese-speaking staff, and a service list that runs well past outlets and panels into fire alarms, communications and data wiring, control and machine wiring, and landscape lighting for residential, commercial and industrial clients on both new construction and rewiring jobs. The longest-running signal here is institutional rather than conversational. The BBB has held a file on the business since September 1998 and grades it A+, with the accreditation running continuously for 28 years and no complaints on the profile — an unusually long clean stretch for a trade shop of this size. Public customer feedback is thin but consistent. Google carries a 5-star average across four ratings, and the two written reviews on file both describe the same thing: crews that show up when they say they will and leave the site clean. A 2022 reviewer called the electricians "very professional, polite" and noted they cleaned up their work area, adding that they had already called the company back for a second job; a 2024 reviewer described the experience as "professional and prompt." Two reviews spanning 2022 to 2024 is a small base to judge from, so treat the rating here as provisional and lean on the credentials instead. Before booking, confirm the current Massachusetts electrical licence held by the electrician who will actually do your work, and ask directly whether your town falls inside the service area the company advertises, which its own site states as New Bedford and nearby communities. This is a sensible call for SouthCoast homeowners and small commercial owners who want an established, long-accredited shop with in-house lift equipment, particularly anyone who would rather deal with Portuguese-speaking staff.