About A1 Electrical

Darren Bain - Co-owner

Darren Bain founded A1 Electrical in 2006 after returning to Dunedin from travelling overseas. Mosgiel has always been home for Darren and it’s where he completed his electrical apprenticeship after high school. Darren is driven and has a ‘do it yourself’ attitude, he has built A1 Electrical from the ground up to the flourishing business that it is today. He now has an excellent team behind him, and his wife Phillipa also takes care of the administration side of the business.

Darren enjoys managing a team and seeing projects from start to finish. He’s found reliability and good communication skills have been crucial to building a client base and working with a wide range of outside trades. Darren expects a high-quality level of work from his staff, maintaining a high standard is a key part of his business model. Most of A1 Electricals business is from word of mouth, they do very little, if any outside advertising.

A1 Electrical is proudly locally owned and operated and are widely involved in many aspects of the Mosgiel community.  As a growing business, Darren likes to bring through apprentices in the trade and sees it as a good way to contribute to the wider workforce by upskilling someone. Darren enjoys coaching junior rugby at the Taieri Rugby Club and A1 Electrical are proud sponsors of the Taieri Squash Club.
 

Phillipa Bain - Co-owner

Phillipa has been with A1 Electrical from the start, in 2006. She has always worked behind the scenes managing the accounts and helping to run the business. Along with A1 Electrical, Pip has several umbrellas, she also works for a hospitality business and is a member of the Mosgiel Community board.

Pip and Darren are passionate about running their own business and as parents with two children, they like that as business owners, they have taken charge of their life’s and run their own days, rather than answering to others. It means that both Pip and Darren can better balance family life and their time is more flexible, allowing them to keep family as a focus and be there for their kids.

Outside of work Pip enjoys spending time with her family and is very community focused. She may be a busy mum, but she still manages to squeeze in a few trips to the gym and hopefully a run each week.
 

Cory Mackle - Electrician

Cory joined the A1 Electrical team in November 2017. Cory is a real asset to the team as he brings a wealth of experience to his role. Cory has been in the trade for 21 years and has worked around the world in a wide range of electrical sectors. The call of Dunedin and his family have always been a strong pull and have seen him come back time and again to Dunedin.

Cory has worked across Sydney doing commercial, domestic and machine manufacture, as well as in London in the commercial sector and in Central Queensland in domestic and industrial electrical work for the coal mining industry.  He brings a great background in a wide range of electrical settings to A1 Electrical. 

Cory enjoys working for A1 Electrical Contractors as he has a variety of work in his day to day across domestic and commercial. Being based in Dunedin also allows quality family time.
 

Ben Whitehead - Electrician

Ben has been with A1 Electrical since January 2017. Ben is a highly qualified electrician and has worked across the residential, commercial and industrial sectors.

Ben originally trained in Gore and gained a lot of experience installing heat pumps. Ben also gained a lot of experience in Gore working at the water treatment plants and so has a lot of knowledge around variable speed drives, large motors, and pumps etc. He also worked for an Invercargill based company where he spent time installing wood chip boiler systems for schools and doing a lot of commercial fit-outs and residential work.

Ben has a level 4 Electrical Engineering qualification, along with being a certified Fujitsu installer. He is also a member of the Electrical Workers Registration Board. Ben enjoys being a part of the A1 Electrical team and is always eager to build on his electrical knowledge and improve his skill set. He finds it really rewarding when a job comes together and is completed to a high standard. He finds the customers and staff at A1 Electrical are all easy going and great to get along with.

Outside of work, Ben is a big car and motorsport fan. At the weekends you’ll usually find him working on his Nissan Silvia S15 or other cars and rally cars and he’s very busy with the Otago Sports Car Club and motorsports events.
 

Gareth Morgan - Electrician

Gareth moved to New Zealand in 2011 and started an apprenticeship in Auckland before moving to Dunedin in March 2018. He’s been working at A1 Electrical since May 2018. He enjoys the variety of work at A1 Electrical and working in a small team, where you can really build solid working relationships with other staff and get to know your customers pretty well.

From his apprenticeship, Gareth brings a wide range of experience in anything from rewiring houses to commercial work, HVAC systems and more. He’s a hard worker, who enjoys starting a job and staying on a job until he’s seen it through to completion. He finds it rewarding to see people’s reactions to their completed projects.

Outside of work, Gareth is a busy family man spending most of his time with his wife and young son. On the weekends you’ll find him taking the dog for a walk or renovating their newly purchased home.
 

Daniel More - Electrician

Daniel joined the A1 Electrical team in July 2019. He completed his apprenticeship through Etco with a wide range of training, experience and skills. He’s experienced in industrial, commercial and domestic electrical work. He also has experience with fire protection and security systems.

Daniel is always happy to rise to a challenge and brings a positive attitude to every job. He’s a hard worker who likes to do a good job for A1 customers. While A1 Electrical might be a relaxed and friendly working environment, the team certainly know how to get things done for their clients.

Outside of work, you’ll find Daniel spending time with friends and family. On the weekends he’ll be playing football.
 

Flynn Murdoch - Apprentice Electrician

Flynn started his apprenticeship with A1 Electrical in late 2019. He’s a keen learner and brings commitment and positivity to his role. As an apprentice electrician, he is learning a whole lot of new skills and more importantly, more than one way to work out a solution to a problem. While gaining essential skills in the electrical industry, Flynn is also enjoying A1’s positive environment and friendly team culture.

Outside of work, you might find Flynn spending time on the water; jet-skiing, wakeboarding or going for a swim. Or spending time with his close family.

 

The A1 Electrical Contractors Limited team

We feel so privileged to have this amazing bunch of people working along side each other as the A1 family, bring you A1 service.