Smart Group (Scotland) Ltd

4.4
Based on 35 recent reviews

About

Smarter Utility offers fully accredited MCS solar PV and battery storage installations, alongside domestic and commercial EV charger installations. They provide free, no-obligation home surveys to design tailored renewable energy solutions for confident transitions to solar.

Services

Battery Storage Battery Storage Installation Commercial Electrical Vehicle Charger Installation Domestic Electric Vehicle Charger Installation Ev Chargers Solar Panels Solar Pv Installation

Service Areas

Aberdeen City Aberdeenshire Angus Antrim and Newtownabbey Ards and North Down Argyll and Bute Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Belfast Brent Brighton and Hove Cardiff Carlisle Causeway Coast and Glens Cheshire West and Chester City of Edinburgh City of London Clackmannanshire Comhairle nan Eilean Siar Croydon Derry City and Strabane Dumfries and Galloway Dundee City East Ayrshire East Dunbartonshire East Lothian East Renfrewshire Edinburgh Falkirk Fermanagh and Omagh Fife Glasgow City Highland Inverclyde Isle of Anglesey Islington Leicester Lisburn and Castlereagh Maidstone Mid Ulster Mid and East Antrim Midlothian Moray Newcastle-under-Lyme North Ayrshire North Lanarkshire Orkney Islands Perth and Kinross Renfrewshire Scottish Borders Shetland Islands South Ayrshire South Lanarkshire Southwark Stirling Sutton Swansea Warrington West Dunbartonshire West Lothian Windsor and Maidenhead Wirral

Customer Reviews

4.5/5
35 reviews

Recent Reviews

Reviews we've extracted from review platforms, sorted by date

john June 13, 2025
5.0/5
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Installer arrived on time, did the job with no fuss, answered all my questions.All good

Alan June 13, 2025
5.0/5
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Friendly and competent installer. Can't fault the installation. As an electrical engineer, I was very specific about where I wanted the charger fitted and how the cable was to be run and none of this was a problem on the day.Ohme charger. I was happy with the whole process. The self survey is pretty comprehensive but could be tricky to fill in for some less technical persons, but there is an option to have a physical survey carried out.

George Clelland June 12, 2025
5.0/5
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Very quickly contacted us to advise of installation date and kept to the time and date with no issues.The electrician couldn't have been any nicer. Very pleasant and informative and made no mess whatsoever 10 out of 10

Mr Shane Hawkins June 12, 2025
5.0/5
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Very happy with communication leading up to install date. Installer left a great job and explained how to work the app and charger.

Emma Bowers June 12, 2025
2.0/5
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The process from when we ordered through Ohme to have contact with Smarter Utility was very slow. It wasn’t until I chased up the installation, that we were able to book a date for fitting. On the day, we were told we would be contacted ahead of the engineer arriving which did not happen. I then had to phone to find out if he was still coming. When the engineer did finally arrive, he was not the most helpful or friendly and we ended up having the apps to support the charger set up wrong. We came to charger for the first time we had uninstall the apps, and redo it ourselves. The whole process was unnecessarily difficult. It’s unfortunate as I’m not one to write reviews, let alone negative ones however I wanted to share our experience so others don’t receive the same.

Hilary June 12, 2025
4.0/5
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The installation was fine but the app is rather annoying. The car charging is managed by Octopus but the Ohme app doesn’t seem to understand that and keeps sending messages that the car is not charging.

Andrew Sinclair June 12, 2025
1.0/5
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The poor communication and lack of attention to customer needs put me off. When I finally obtained a date for installation ( only after going to OHME) everything went ok and the subbie who installed the charger was good. However I expect a quicker response and better communication for what was a simple installation

Stuart Wilson June 12, 2025
5.0/5
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Very good communication throughout the process, with quick installation date scheduled, and in fact accelerated.Installation process was quick and straightforward, with good communication and demonstration of the system from the friendly installer.Highly recommend!

Michael Green June 12, 2025
5.0/5
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The engineer who installed ours did a great job. He took the time to run the cable so that it was well concealed and not visible from the front of our house. Very happy with the job done. Turned up when they said they would and did a great install.

Kenny Fergus June 12, 2025
5.0/5
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From booking my charger from Ohme to Smarter Utility contacting me was really quick, I arranged an installation date and Engineer turned up on time on the day.He went over the installation process before he started and was quick and efficient after he completed work he went over everything with me thanks again Kieran for a hassle free install

Brian June 12, 2025
5.0/5
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I had an OHME Home Pro charger installed via the Cupra promotion. I believe the work was carried out by a local subcontractor, work was carried out to a high standard with minimal disruption. Installer was friendly and knowledgeable.

d.grant.stewart June 12, 2025
5.0/5
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On time. Quick, efficient and professional service. I would trust Smarter Utility in recommending them to my family and friends!Communication from head office to engineer would be a wee improvement, as in a call to customer “We are on the way to you”

Ian Dundas June 12, 2025
5.0/5
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The installation of my Home Ohme E pod Smart charger was completed by the Smarter Utility engineer Matt in accordance with our requirements and in line with the specification given by Ohme.The work was undertaken on time in a competent manner.Options for routing the wiring and siting the charger to best suit our house layout were discussed and implemented.Matt worked within the timescale given, commissioned the charger properly and left a clean worksite.

Iain June 12, 2025
5.0/5
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Home survey and installation were very good.Same installation engineer did both.Very professional and very helpful at explaining everything.Did a great job.Neat and tidy and no fuss about anything.

David Stewart June 12, 2025
5.0/5
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SMARTER UTILITIES IS THE LAST PART OF A CIRCUITOUS JOURNEY THROUGH OTHER AGENCIES WHILE FAULTS ARE AGREED TO EXIST, THE NATURE OF THE FAULT DEFINED AND THEN REPAIR INITIATED. LAST FAULT HAD US OFF LINE FOR A 5 WEEKS BUT SMARTER UTILITIES HAD IT THEN SORTED IN THE FINAL WEEK !THE PRIOR LENGTH OF CHAIN NEEDS TO BE SHORTENED!SMARTER UTILITIES SHOULD BE COMMENDED !

Tony Cohan June 12, 2025
5.0/5
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Fast and efficient service .House survey was easy no hassle and went above and beyond to find the easiest most unobtrusive route that i actually didn't think they would take as under the house in small crawl space.The day they came phoned me before arrival , did the job as explained , positioned charger where discussed .Clean and tidy no fuss and so much smoother than i have heard colleagues have had with other companies .Would recommend and use again.

Jenny Atkin March 22, 2025
5.0/5
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When Storm Eowyn knocked out our two year old solar power system, our installer was worse than useless and we eventually had to look elsewhere for help. We found Smarter Utility on Check-a-Trade and initially they were very helpful. Then we requested an appointment for the engineer to call & they went quiet. After a few days, I contacted them through their own website & it turned out that they had had a problem with logging into Check-a-Trade, and of course didn't have direct contact details for us. As soon as we got in touch they sent David out & the issue was fixed in ten minutes. He charged us only for his transport and the system has been running perfectly since. Definitely recommend them, but contact them by email or phone, not through Check-a-Trade!

Peter Gordon November 20, 2024
5.0/5
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We had our charger installation completed today on schedule. Communication beforehand was good and we were given exactly the charger location and wiring layout that we requested.The installer Stuart was excellent. Friendly, efficient and installed everything neatly and quickly. Work was completed the same day and the house, garage and driveway were all left clean and tidy.I would happily recommend Smarter Utility to friends and family.

Christine Douglas November 11, 2024
5.0/5
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Kieran was out fitting our charger this morning, lovely guy & super efficient, had it fitted in no time & cleaned up everything once he was done. Really took time to make sure the trunking didn't look out of place & it’s hardly noticeable at all. Explained everything.100% recommended

Claire Aitkenhead July 27, 2024
5.0/5
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No hassle buying or with the installation of our charging point at home for our new electric vehicle Was kept updated with all the information regarding delivery and installation

Mr B July 03, 2024
5.0/5
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Well lead through the process of arranging installation which helped things run smoothly on the day. Engineer who carried out the installation was professional and efficient.

BC June 28, 2024
5.0/5
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I got an electric charger installed at my home, the project was extremely well coordinated, I was kept updated as and when required. Anything I was asked to do was laid out in such a way that was even easy for me to understand. The day of the installation, the electrician made himself known, gave me an overview of what work he was doing, everything was installed professionally, there was no mess and the work was neatly done, great job.

Kathleen Smith June 25, 2024
5.0/5
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Engineer came when stated, charger installed where we wanted and pleasant workman.

KC June 21, 2024
5.0/5
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The installer turned up on time as per booking arrangement.Friendly, listened to how and where I would like the unit placed. Installed as per instruction, cleaned worksite after and took time to explain how unit worked.

Ronald Dickson June 20, 2024
4.0/5
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The installation was carried out very professionally and the installer was polite and courteous. I was very happy with everything entailed in the installation process.

Mark June 20, 2024
5.0/5
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Excellent service from Smarter Utility when they installed our EV Charger. Arrived when they said they would, work was carried out in a timely manner and everything was left tidy after they were finished.Technician that came to install was friendly and took time to explain how to use.

Stuart June 19, 2024
5.0/5
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The service was delivered when planned, good communication and efficient installation. Very pleased and great customer service.

Garry Menzies June 19, 2024
5.0/5
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Very helpful installer came to fit. Very competant and did a great job.

Kerri Hutcheon June 18, 2024
2.0/5
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I didn't see what the EV charger was going to look like and was not very happy with the look of it after it was installed. If I had seen how messy to was going to be I would have reconsidered, type or location. The installer left quit a bit of mess after the install which I was left to tidy up

John Walker June 18, 2024
5.0/5
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I can only say that in my case the person who installed my charger was efficient and worked with me to adhere to the landlords rules and regulations, the installer certainly listened to my suggestions for keeping cables hidden within the building.There was only one thing I was not happy with, that he had to cut 2 holes in the interior for the cable to come down the cavity and one hole was not finished off at all well, he said he did not have any plaster to finish off, although I said it was O.K I was disappointed because I had to finish it off myself, still overall I was quite happy with the installation

Mr William Mclarty June 18, 2024
5.0/5
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Clean efficient service with minimum disruption to the home

Lynsey June 17, 2024
5.0/5
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Installer arrived on time, completed job to a high standard and left no mess. Explained setup of charger and neatly installed where requested.

James McMahon June 17, 2024
1.0/5
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The engineer who came to install was great. The company 'Smarter Utility' were terrible. We had to wait a really long time to get an appointment, this was then cancelled at short notice and rescheduled for 6 weeks later. The engineer who came out installed the wrong charger as his job sheet was wrong. He said they would come back and replace it asap. When I phoned the company to get a date for a replacement, they would only offer one in 6 weeks, and we're generally quite rude and unprofessional.See more

CC November 24, 2022
1.0/5
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Avoid for EV chargers at all costs!! Initially they seemed great, good communication and sounded like they knew what they were doing. Had an install done, loads of corners cut, including fitting second hand breakers, dodgy earthing, not using conduit, poor termination of wires etc. They didn't notify the DNO, the installation didn't meet the standards and was dangerous. It was condemned by my electrician when he saw it. Smarter Utility refused to do anything, in the end the charger company forced their hand to solve the issue. I hate to think how many poor installs they've done around the country. Awful experience.See more

Grandad April 02, 2022
5.0/5
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EV Indra home charger fitting was organised by ChargedEV but work undertaken by Smarter Utility Ltd and what an excellent job was made. Very professional, no fuss neat installation with everything explained and app set up on iPhone. Very pleased.See more