The Unique Power Centre That Lights The Auckland Airport Airfield
Airfield ground lighting isn’t just important—it’s critical to safe and efficient airport operations. Clear, reliable runway lighting protects everyone in the air and on the ground, reducing risk and ensuring smooth takeoffs, landings, and ground movements. So, you have to plan for every eventuality. And when international air standards only give you a window of […]
Barfoot & Thompson – The Two Stages Of An Electrical Overhaul
Many electrical projects involve a multi-stage process. When you want something modernised, you can’t just erase what was there before. Often, a project includes a demolition phase before the actual scope of work can begin. That is precisely what happened when DGE powered the new office space and mezzanine floor at the Barfoot & Thompson […]
Powering Big Projects with Smart, Sustainable Solutions for Asmuss
Asmuss Case Study When you are working on a warehouse that can hold twice the amount of steel needed to build the Auckland Harbour Bridge, you know you are going to need some proactive planning! Which is exactly what our team did when we took on the task of powering the new Asmuss warehouse situated […]
Powering Up Fisher & Paykel’s Private High Voltage Network
With a 10-hectare site to power and numerous buildings within that area, Fisher & Paykel needed a high powered electrical solution. Which is why DGE was chosen for this massive undertaking. With proven experience in technical high voltage work, we were the obvious choice to power the Fisher & Paykel site. The team were tasked […]
Connecting IKEA’s warehouse to the Auckland Airport network
Powering Ikea’s new warehouse, situated within the Auckland Airport precinct, might seem like a straightforward job on the face of it. But, that’s only because the team at DGE were tasked with the project. After all, installing an 11,000v power centre is not something just any electrical engineer can do. However, DGE’s skill and experience […]
Powering Recorp: Delivering High Voltage Excellence
What do you do when you need a trusted electrician who is skilled in safe high voltage systems and can meet a specified deadline? Why, you call DGE of course! When contacted by the electricians working on the Recorp project and tasked with installing the high voltage network, we knew we could meet the specifications […]
Powering Progress: Behind the Scenes at Foodstuffs Head Office
When approached by the Auckland Airport team regarding the planned construction of the Foodstuffs head office and warehouse within their infrastructure, we knew the scale of the project was going to be HUGE. And we weren’t wrong. With 12km of cabling required to connect two massive 10-ton transformers, this was not a job for the […]
Keeping The Lights On At Eden Park
One week to shut down, relocate, re-earth, refeed and reactivate a 10-ton transformer at New Zealand’s most popular events and sports ground… no problem for DGE! Tasked by the electrician assigned to the project to assist with the complex high voltage elements, we had one week to relocate the transformer that powers the entire western […]
Costco finds a trusted partner
Out-of-the-Box Solution Leads to DGE Becoming the Lead Electrical Contractor for Costco NZ Costco is an American multinational corporation that operates a chain of membership-only big-box retail stores and is the third-largest retailer in the world. The company opened its first warehouse in Seattle in 1983. As of September 2022, Costco has 839 warehouses, 304,000 […]
NZ Bus Panmure Bus Station EV Project
Panmure Bus Station EV Project NZ Busis Auckland’s principal bus company and New Zealand’s largest urban public transport business and operator of metropolitan bus services. In partnership with Auckland Transport (AT), NZ Bus are replacing diesel buses with electric buses as part of AT’s Mission Electric to create a more efficient and sustainable transport network. […]