William A. Swift

William A. Swift is a one-name electrical outfit working out of 76 Sanderson Ave in Middleton, and almost everything known about it comes from paperwork rather than customers. BuildZoom counts 43 permitted electrical jobs filed under the name between 2009 and 2023, clustered around Peabody, Danvers, Beverly and Boston, with work in Marblehead among them. Those permits sketch the shape of the business better than any marketing would: service entrances replaced after storm damage, panel changes tied to kitchen renovations, wiring for water heaters and pool equipment, and a run of commercial and multifamily jobs — apartment blocks checked after water damage, restaurant and institutional wiring in Boston. It reads as a working service electrician rather than a remodeling shop. No homeowner has written about this business anywhere that could be found — no reviews on BuildZoom or any other platform, and no rating here as a result. That is not a mark against the work; it simply means there is nothing from past customers to weigh. The licensing picture is the thing to sort out before calling. BuildZoom lists Massachusetts electrical licence #22990 for the business, but flags it as unverified and notes an expiration date of July 2016; it separately lists #21381 as an electrician's licence that was at one point cancelled. Those two records do not agree with each other, and none of it has been confirmed against the state registry. The permit record also thins out after 2023. If you are calling about the kind of job the permits describe — a service upgrade, a panel change, wiring for a new appliance or pool — ask directly for the current licence number and check it yourself with the Massachusetts Board of State Examiners of Electricians, and ask for a certificate of insurance. Get the quote in writing.