About Us

History

The company began in 1978 with Max working alone from home, undertaking specialist industrial servicing for plastics company Allflex International.

Over the years the staff has increased and approximately 10 years ago stabilised at between 25 and 35.

Our industrial division has designed/built or built many major industrial plants throughout New Zealand and continues to service major industrial and infrastructure clients throughout the lower North Island.

Our Commercial division has completed most of the Manawatu's large local projects such as the Library, Regent Theatre upgrade, Hospital extensions and Lido pool upgrade.

There are now 5 divisions within the Company.
- Industrial Electrical and Automation
- Commercial electrical
- Security/Fire Alarms and CCTV
- Mechanical engineering
- Electronics

Resources

- 32 Staff
- 26 Service/installation vans
- Dedicated CAD/Plotter facility
- Electronics work area and Data library
- Electrical Assembly/Service workshop
- Mechanical Engineering workshop
- 16 metre Bucket Truck
- 12 metre Scissor Lift

Association Memberships

ECANZ  -  Electrical Contractors Association
NZSIA   -  NZ Security Industry Association.
NZEI     -  NZ Electronics Institute.

Max Tarr Electrical is a Registered Master Electrician and three staff members are registered Electrical Inspectors

Ownership

The company is 100% locally owned and operated with continuity of management and shareholders since 1978.

Specialist Sectors

- Plastics Industry
- Food Industry
- Regional Infrastructure
   - Water Treatment / Pumping stations
   - Sewerage plants, waste and water reticulation systems
   - Traffic Lights
   - Street lights and Highway Lighting
   - Airport Maintenance
- Materials handling
- Industrial, Commercial and Domestic Servicing
- Commercial contracting
   - Small to large commercial projects, from shops and offices to major public buildings

Specialist Skills

- Turnkey design / build - Industrial, Commercial, Security and Fire
- Rockwell approved systems integrators
- PLC applications and software
- Industrial Electronics
- Process Control and Automation
- Project Management

Agencies

- PDL Electronics, VSD's, Soft starts
- Rockwell, Allen Bradley PLC's, Switchgear, etc. (systems integrators)
- AEG Appliances service agent
- Merlin auto door openers
- Signature Security service agent
- Abbey Telemetry Systems