Millars Electrical Contractors Limited has been part of Wellington's commercial landscape since 1968, operating today from an office at 4 Tennyson Street in Te Aro. The company provides turn-key, fully integrated electrical solutions for commercial projects of all sizes — from new builds and major fit-outs to ongoing maintenance — and is recognised as a leading Wellington electrical contractor for commercial work.
What makes the approach distinctive is its structure. Rather than outsourcing stages of a project, Millars runs dedicated Design, Install and Service teams under one roof. The Design phase is managed by the company's Registered Engineer, who brings over 40 years' experience and ensures a unified approach across all internal and external teams, with consistency and integrity maintained from install through to maintenance. The Install team forms the bulk of the operation, delivering projects on time and on budget using the best equipment and the latest technologies, while subscribing to the highest industry standards of Health & Safety. The Service team looks after the ongoing 'life' of a project, offering commercial servicing and maintenance for risk avoidance and high levels of electrical continuity.
The team also includes several Independently Qualified Persons (IQP) for building warrant of fitness work and Electrical Inspectors for inspection services. Every piece of electrical contracting work is backed by a 100% satisfaction guarantee, and the electricians are available around the clock to get a business back in business. The company's goal is simple: get it right — first time, every time.
Wellington's landscape is dotted with sites Millars has been involved with, including the MBIE building in Stout Street, BNZ Place at 1 Whitmore Street, The Customhouse on Harbour Quays and the Old Bank Shopping Arcade, along with embassies, hospitals, schools and theatres. Under the ownership of Tony Giannotti and Omri Ash since 2002, the company continues to build on the solid reputation it inherited, bringing a 'can do' attitude to resolving and delivering often complex projects. Its site carries Master Electricians, Site Safe, CHAS NZ and Trademaster branding.
Every city has companies that shape it quietly — not with fanfare, but with conduit, switchboards and lighting circuits hidden behind the walls. In Wellington, Millars Electrical Contractors is one of them. Operating from Tennyson Street in Te Aro, this team has spent more than fifty years designing, installing and maintaining the electrical systems behind many of the capital's most familiar commercial buildings.
The company's roots go back to 1968, when it traded as Frank Millar & Co Wellington Limited. In 2002, Tony Giannotti and Omri Ash took over a business with an already solid reputation, and set about building on it with a clear focus: commercial electrical work, done properly, with a 'can do' attitude towards resolving and delivering projects that are often anything but straightforward. Today Millars describes itself in simple terms — to be depended on for turn-key, fully integrated solutions, delivered reliably and professionally, on time and at a realistic and competitive price.
What sets Millars apart is structure. Rather than operating as a loose collective of electricians, the company runs three dedicated teams. The Design phase is managed by Millars' Registered Engineer, who brings more than forty years' experience and ensures full consultation occurs across every internal and external team, so the whole project pulls in one direction. That same engineer safeguards consistency and integrity from the install through to ongoing maintenance.
The Install team is the heart of the operation — the bulk of the company's people — and it's the crew you'll find on new builds, re-fits, refurbishments and fit-outs around the capital. Their brief is simple: deliver on time and on budget, with the right people, the best equipment and up-to-date technologies, all under the highest industry standards of health and safety.
Then there's Service. Buildings age, systems change, and businesses can't afford downtime. Millars provides commercial servicing and maintenance both for buildings it originally fit out and for clients who simply need risk avoidance and high levels of electrical continuity in the properties they manage.
Ask where Millars has worked and the answer reads like a walking tour of central Wellington. The company points to its involvement with the MBIE building in Stout Street, BNZ Place at 1 Whitmore Street and The Customhouse on Harbour Quays, alongside the Old Bank Shopping Arcade and the NZ Bus Depot — where its charger installation work reflects the changing needs of large fleets. Specialist sites feature too: the Royal Thai Embassy, the Royal Society of New Zealand, and a fit-out list stretching from Wellington Hospital and the Blood Bank to the Embassy Theatre's bar and sound system, Macs Brewery, the Te Hopai Rest Home extension, the Wellington Traffic Management Centre, the Midland Park upgrade, and the Swiss, Brazilian and Papua New Guinea diplomatic missions. Deloitte's, Chapman Tripp, Victoria University of Wellington facilities, schools and medical centres round out decades of work.
That breadth is the point. Millars maintains that project size doesn't change its approach — the stated purpose is to deliver 'excellence through high quality thinking, workmanship, product, service and partnership' to every project, no exceptions.
Two commitments stand out for prospective clients. First, every piece of electrical contracting work carries a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Second, the electricians are available around the clock — a practical promise for any building manager who knows an electrical fault at midnight is still an emergency at midnight. The team also includes several Independently Qualified Persons (IQPs) for building warrant of fitness work and Electrical Inspectors for inspection services, making ongoing compliance far simpler for the buildings it services.
The result is a contractor clients can treat as a single point of responsibility — one firm accountable for design intent, build quality and long-term performance, rather than three.
For commercial clients in Wellington — developers, building managers, fit-out project leads or business owners planning a new space — Millars Electrical can be reached on +64 4 385 8862, by email at [email protected], or at 4 Tennyson Street, Te Aro. The goal, as the company puts it, is to get it right — first time, every time.