Ginger Electrics is a registered electrical services business run by Shane Gallagher, serving Wellington and Lower Hutt. Shane trained through a four-year UK apprenticeship covering residential, commercial and tunnelling work, then took the trade abroad to Egypt and Holland before settling in New Zealand, spending a year transferring his qualifications to become a registered NZ electrician and three years working on large-scale new builds with a prominent Wellington firm before going out on his own.
Ginger Electrics covers everything from new build domestic and commercial electrical work through to installations and upgrades, custom lighting design, troubleshooting and repairs, panel/switchboard upgrades, wiring inspections and maintenance, and emergency electrical services (availability to be confirmed when calling). With 15+ years in the trade, the business positions itself around safety compliance, tidy and meticulous workmanship, and clear, honest communication.
Customer testimonials describe Shane as responsive, professional and easy to communicate with, citing work including breaker board replacements, heat-pump wiring, light fittings, switchboard replacements and new power points — several customers noting they've used him more than once.
Ginger Electrics is built around one electrician's journey — Shane Gallagher, a UK-trained tradesman who took an international route before settling into a electrical services business covering Wellington and Lower Hutt.
Shane's path into the trade started straight out of school with a four-year UK apprenticeship spanning residential, commercial and even tunnelling work, where the stakes and the cables ran heavier than most. From there, international projects took him to Egypt and Holland, working across different sites and standards but carrying the same obsession with doing the job properly wherever he landed.
A London job and an introduction to a Kiwi eventually pointed Shane toward the other side of the world, and New Zealand started to feel like home before he'd even arrived. Rather than taking shortcuts, he spent a full year transferring his qualifications to become a registered New Zealand electrician the right way, then spent three years working on large-scale new builds with a prominent Wellington firm — learning how the city's most ambitious construction projects come together, circuit by circuit.
Today, Shane operates Ginger Electrics on his own, driven by what he describes as a simple promise: to leave every environment better than he found it. That ethos translates into three stated standards behind every job — safety first (meeting NZ standards and compliance with no shortcuts), workmanship done properly (meticulous, tidy work that holds up long after the job is finished), and clear, honest communication (plain advice and fair quotes).
Ginger Electrics covers new build domestic and commercial electrical work from first plan to final sign-off, installations and upgrades ranging from a single light fixture to a complete system, custom lighting design for home or business ambience, prompt troubleshooting and repairs, panel and switchboard upgrades for modern safety standards, and wiring inspections and maintenance to catch issues before they escalate. Emergency electrical services are also offered, with the business asking customers to confirm current availability by phone.
Testimonials describe Shane as responsive, professional and easy to communicate with. One client used him three times for a breaker board, heat-pump wiring and light fittings, describing the work as professional and high quality. Another described a switchboard replacement and new power points as responsive, on-time and good value, while several reviewers specifically praised his clear updates, helpful ideas, and safety advice for the future.
Ginger Electrics is based at 38 Norton Park Avenue in Fairfield, Lower Hutt, and serves Wellington and Lower Hutt more broadly. Shane can be reached by phone to talk through what a job needs, with no obligation attached to that initial conversation — useful for anyone unsure exactly what kind of electrical work their situation calls for.