About Us

Expert Electrical Contractors in Bendigo

The business originally commenced trading in 1975 as McInerney & Donaldson in Bendigo, central Victoria. Current director Gary Frank purchased the business in 2000 and began to grow.

In 2005, the company was invited to join the renowned Laser Group as the Central Victorian representative of the franchise. In 2019, after Laser Plumbing & Electrical joined forces with O’Brien, the business rebranded and became O’Brien Electrical & Air Conditioning Bendigo.

From the early beginnings over 40 years ago, to where O’Brien Electrical & Air Conditioning Bendigo is today, we have always prided ourselves in providing our highest possible level of work and customer service. When you need expert electricians in Bendigo, there’s no one better to call.

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O'Brien Electrical Bendigo team standing in Rosalind Park

Leading Electrical Contractors In the Bendigo Community

O’Brien Electrical & Air Conditioning Bendigo is proud to provide opportunities for the community to realise and sustain their employment aspirations by employing local staff, including a number of apprentices. We aim to have an intake of 1-2 apprentices every year. We are proud to have hired both male and female apprentices, who have all proven to be a very valuable part of the team.

The O’Brien Electrical franchise gives the business the flexibility of imported labour from other O’Brien Electrical companies. This ensures that the business can meet deadlines, by utilising hired experts from our network partner companies, effectively giving us a workforce that is 3000 people strong.

Meet the team

Sam Rofe

Sam started his first year Electrical apprenticeship with us in 2009, and has been with us ever since. In his 14 years of experience, Sam has worked on many different jobs in our Service & Maintenance department from domestic to businesses and has also worked on many different projects. Sam is now our Service Manager in the office, his favourite thing about being an Electrician is helping solve customers problems.

Luke Grinter

Luke started with us as an A Grade Electrician in 2015, bringing with him many years of experience as a senior Electrician. Since then, he has worked on and finished many successful construction projects and has now stepped up to the role of our Construction manager working both in the office and the field. Luke’s favourite thing about being an Electrician is the variety of work he does and the feeling of accomplishment when completing a project. We are excited to see where Luke can take our Construction department in the future!

Elliott Hawkins

Elliott started his apprenticeship in 2015 and throughout his training he was nominated for Apprentice of the Year through NECA and won Apprentice of the Year through Bendigo Tafe in 2018. Elliott works in our service and maintenance department, on a wide range of jobs from domestic to businesses! Elliott is also a part of our HV team and is licensed to perform HV switching heer at the Bendigo switchyard! Elliott enjoys being an electrician because every day brings something new, and there is always a new challenge to overcome!

Sam Evans

Sam started his electrical apprenticeship with us in 2015. He works across a wide range of jobs mainly in our service and maintenance department, and sometimes in our construction field as well. Sam is a great all-rounder in our skilled team and we have enjoyed watching him grow so much since his first year to now. Sam’s loves being an electrician because he gets to go to different jobs everyday and loves keeping customers happy when finishing his jobs!

Alecia Allaway

Alecia started her apprenticeship with us in 2016. Since then, she has worked on a wide range of jobs in our service and construction departments and now works and leads apprentices in our construction team. Alecia’s favourite thing about being an electrician is getting to work with a versatile group of people and skill sets. We are keen to see what future projects Alecia can continue to help us bring home!

Thomas Alexander

Tom started his Electrical apprenticeship with us as a first year in 2020. Since then, Tom has worked in both our construction and service departments but is now seeing the home stretch of his apprenticeship in our construction team. Tom has progressed with us so much throughout his apprenticeship and we are excited to see where he can go when he becomes qualified! Tom’s favourite thing about being an electrician is getting to work in different environments.

Robert Dickson

Rob started with us in 2021, joining our Construction team. Since then, Rob has worked on a range of jobs in both our Construction and also Service & Maintenance department. Rob is also part of our team who is licensed to do HV switching here at the Bendigo switch yard. Rob's favourite thing about being an electrician is fault finding and the challenge of fixing the issue.

Nicholas Coates

Nicholas started with us as a 4th Year apprentice in 2021. Since then, he has completed his apprenticeship and became an A grade Electrician in 2022, fitting perfectly into our Service & Maintenance team. Nic has grown immensely since becoming an A Grade and we have thoroughly enjoyed helping and watching him along the way. Nic’s favourite part of being an Electrician is the variety of work he does every day.

Deon Mcloughlan

Deon started with us in 2022. He has worked on various jobs ranging from Service & Maintenance, Construction and Industrial. Deon has been a great all-rounder addition to our team since his start here. His favourite thing about being an electrician is the diversity in his work and the places that a career in the Electrical field can take you.

Blake Arnell

Blake joined our team at the start of February 2022, as an A Grade Electrician. Since Blake has been on our team, he has worked on numerous different jobs in our service and maintenance department, from domestic, to businesses and industrial.With previous experience in the industrial field and working in factories, Blake brings a diverse skill set to our team! Blake’s favourite thing about being an electrician is putting a smile on customers faces.

Andrew Mcclure

Andrew joined us in 2022 as an A grade Electrician. With previous experience in the industrial field, Andy is a great fit as he brings skills and knowledge to our Industrial team! His favourite thing about being an electrician is the different challenges within the Electrical field that he gets to work on and overcome. In the future, we are looking forward to seeing what Andy can bring to the Industrial team and how he can help us continue to grow as a company.

Andrew Waters-Hughes

Andrew started his Electrical apprenticeship with us in 2021 as a first year. Since Andrew has started he has come such a long way and is now looking at the home stretch of his apprenticeship! Andrew works in both the construction and service department, as well as service and maintenance. Andrew’s favourite thing to do as an electrician is fault finding and solving problems!

Joseph McKoy

Joe started his apprenticeship with us at the start of 2023, he has mostly been working in and learning from our construction team since starting with us. We are glad to have Joe in our team and we are looking forward to guiding him through his apprenticeship! Joe's favourite part about being an electrician is coming to work everyday to learn something new.

Lachlan Josey

Lachie started with us in 2023 joining our construction team as an A Grade Electrician! Lachie has brought good vibes and many years experience with him to our construction team and we are excited to see where he can take our project work in the coming years! His favourite part of being an Electrician is having a good work structure and delivering finished jobs to happy customers!

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