Boilers, bathrooms and the 3am leak nobody else turns up for.
Tradewell Plumbing & Heating has been serving Bathgate, Livingston, Linlithgow and West Lothian for twelve years. Same-day quotes, no callout charges before 6pm, and an emergency line that rings someone who answers.
Same-day callouts available in Bathgate & Livingston
12 years on the tools
Public liability £2m cover
Worcester Bosch accredited installer
Registration: 567432
Gas Safe Plumber · Bathgate & West Lothian
4.9 / 5
From 87 Google reviews
2-hr
Emergency response (avg)
12 yrs
Trading in West Lothian
£2m
Public liability cover
What We Do
Plumbing and heating, done properly
From a dripping tap to a full bathroom refit, we cover the lot. Every job is quoted before we start, finished when we say we'll finish it, and signed off properly.
Emergency Plumbing
Burst pipes, no heating in January, water through the kitchen ceiling — we'll be there fast, with a price agreed before we start.
No surprises, no hidden costs. The same way for every job.
01
Phone call or form
Tell us what's gone wrong or what you're planning. We'll ask the right questions to give a useful first answer.
02
Same-day quote
Fixed-price quote for the work, in writing, before we start. No "let's see when we get there".
03
We do the work
Tidy van, drop sheets, dust covers, the lot. We leave the house cleaner than we found it.
04
Sign-off and warranty
Full breakdown, photo log of the work, and a written warranty on labour and parts. Paid only when you're happy.
What Customers Say
Real reviews from West Lothian homes
Pulled live from Google. We don't write our own.
★★★★★
“Boiler packed up on the coldest day of January. Stuart had it up and running by 2pm same day. Price was the price he quoted — no add-ons.”
Karen M.
Bathgate · Boiler repair
★★★★★
“Asked five plumbers to quote a full bathroom. Tradewell were the most thorough by miles, and the only ones who actually came out to look properly. Finished a day ahead of schedule.”
Iain G.
Linlithgow · Bathroom install
★★★★★
“Leak from upstairs flat — I expected a wall to come down. They used some thermal camera thing, found it in twenty minutes, fixed in two hours. Saved me a fortune.”
Domestic and small-commercial work. We cover everything from a dripping tap to a full heating system replacement — quoted up front, no add-ons.
Emergency · 24/7
Emergency Plumbing
If there's water where there shouldn't be water, or no water where there should be, ring the emergency line. We answer outside business hours and aim to be on site within 2 hours for Bathgate and Livingston.
Burst pipes & leaks
No heating / no hot water
Frozen pipes (winter)
Overflowing toilets
Blocked drains & sewers
Failed stopcocks
Most popular
Boiler Repair & Installation
Worcester Bosch accredited installer with 12 years of repair experience across most domestic brands. Repair quotes are honest — if a boiler's past it, we'll tell you. New installs come with a written warranty.
New boiler installation
Boiler repairs (most brands)
Annual boiler service
System & combi conversions
Power flushes
Radiator additions & balancing
Project work
Bathroom Installation
Full bathroom refurbishments. We handle the plumbing and project-manage the tiling, electrics and joinery so you have one point of contact for the whole job — not a different contractor in every day of the week.
Full bathroom suites
Shower room conversions
En-suite installations
Wet rooms
Disabled-access adaptations
Tile selection & supply
Specialist
Leak Detection
Thermal imaging and acoustic detection for hidden leaks. Most plumbers will start lifting floorboards — we'd rather find the leak first, then make one neat opening to repair it.
Concealed leak location
Under-floor leak detection
Insurance reports
Damp investigation
Pipe-routing surveys
Pressure testing
Domestic & commercial
Drain Unblocking & CCTV
High-pressure water jetting for stubborn blockages, plus CCTV drain inspection so we can show you what's actually wrong rather than guessing.
Blocked kitchen & bathroom drains
Blocked toilets
External sewer blockages
Root ingress clearance
CCTV drain surveys
Drainage reports (sale-of-house)
Small jobs welcome
Taps, Toilets & Small Repairs
No job too small. We'd rather come out for a dripping tap and earn a customer for life than turn down the work because it's not worth the diesel.
Dripping taps
Running & leaking toilets
Weak showers
Radiator valves
Outside taps
Stopcock replacements
Need a quote? Send us the details
Fixed-price quotes within 24 hours for most jobs. Same-day for emergencies.
Tradewell didn't start with a business plan. It started with a van, a Yellow Pages entry, and the conviction that small plumbing jobs deserve the same care as large ones.
2014
Started in a Bathgate garage
Stuart Walker left a national heating firm after fifteen years and started Tradewell with one van, no employees, and a stubborn refusal to use a callback service.
2017
CIPHE membership
Chartered Institute of Plumbing & Heating Engineering. The recognition that backed up what customers were already saying in their reviews.
2019
First apprentice
Brought on Mark, now in his fifth year. Same standards, second pair of hands, faster job turnaround. Means we can fit emergency callouts around scheduled work.
2022
Worcester Bosch accreditation
Accredited installer status. Manufacturer warranties on installs, plus support direct from Worcester when needed — useful on the awkward 2am calls.
2024
Thermal-imaging leak detection
Proper kit — thermal camera and acoustic detection. Stops us ripping up floors to find leaks, saves customers thousands in unnecessary remedial work.
2026
Still answering the phone ourselves
Twelve years on. Three of us in the van rotation, no receptionist, no overseas call centre, same Bathgate landline that's been on the side of the van since day one.
Reviews
What customers have said
Live from Google. 87 reviews and counting.
4.9
★★★★★
From 87 verified Google reviews
★★★★★
“Boiler packed up on the coldest day of January. Stuart had it up and running by 2pm same day. Price was the price he quoted — no add-ons.”
Karen M.
Bathgate · Boiler repair
★★★★★
“Asked five plumbers to quote a full bathroom. Tradewell were the most thorough by miles, and the only ones who actually came out to look properly. Finished a day ahead of schedule.”
Iain G.
Linlithgow · Bathroom install
★★★★★
“Leak from upstairs flat — I expected a wall to come down. They used some thermal camera thing, found it in twenty minutes, fixed in two hours. Saved me a fortune.”
Sandra R.
Livingston · Leak detection
★★★★★
“Installed our new bathroom while we were on holiday. Stuart kept us in the loop with photos every day. Walked into a brand-new bathroom Saturday night — couldn't fault it.”
Derek & Pamela B.
Whitburn · Bathroom install
★★★★★
“Outside tap had been dripping for two years. Two other plumbers said they were "too busy" for such a small job. Tradewell came round the next morning, fixed it in an hour, twenty quid.”
Maureen P.
Bathgate · Small repair
★★★★★
“Annual boiler service. Stuart's the third plumber I've used in ten years and the only one who actually checks the things on the service checklist instead of just signing it off.”
George T.
Linlithgow · Boiler service
★★★★☆
“Drain unblocking. Bang on time, fair price. Only reason it's not five stars is the dog wouldn't stop barking at him — sorry Stuart.”
Liz F.
Armadale · Drain unblocking
★★★★★
“Replaced our hot water tank when nobody else could fit us in for two weeks. Showed up with everything he needed, no second trip. Highly recommend.”
Andy K.
Livingston · Tank replacement
★★★★★
“We had a power flush done. Radiators that hadn't worked properly in years are scorching hot now. House feels twice as warm. Wish we'd done it sooner.”
Helen O.
Bathgate · Power flush
Get in touch
Request a quote or book a callout
Tell us what's going on and we'll get back the same day. For emergencies, call the line below — somebody answers.
Quote request
We'll come back to you within one business day with a fixed price (or a sensible estimate if we need to see the job first).