During the devastating 2004 Manawatu floods, rising waters engulfed homes and businesses, trapping people on the upper floors of buildings. A nursing home faced a critical situation – the floodwaters were quickly approaching the building’s electrical switchboard,...
Imagine a home where imagination and luxury know no bounds. A place where everyday constraints disappear, and dreams take physical form. While most of us work within the limits of conventional budgets and practical considerations, for Johnny Depp, aka Jack Sparrow –...
On the twelfth day of Christmas, my Sparky said to me: Twelve vans a-parking, Eleven conduits laying, Ten tools a-turning, Nine drills a-drilling, Eight switches switching, Seven fuses blowing, Six wires a-winding, FIVE SAFETY VESTS! Four LED lights, Three circuit...
The sizzle of meat on the barbeque mingles with laughter drifting across the lawn. Someone uncorks a bottle of wine with a satisfying pop, while ice clinks against glass and the balmy breeze carries the sweet smoke of manuka wood. As the sun dips lower into late...
When Richard French opened the doors of French Electrical fifty years ago in the Auckland suburb of Papatoetoe (then in the countryside!), electrical equipment was very different to what it is now. In those early days, the tools of the trade were heavy and...
It’s a warm summer evening, and you’re at the beach gazing peacefully at the view. You deserve it; after a hard year at work, you’re finally taking it easy for a couple of weeks. Suddenly, your phone buzzes with a notification, and your heart skips a...
