Ben Whitehead

Ben Whitehead


Ben has been with A1 Electrical since January 2017. Ben is a highly qualified electrician and has worked across the residential, commercial and industrial sectors. Ben is a certified Fujitsu installer and has experience in installing all different brands avalible in the New Zealand market.

Ben originally trained in Gore and gained a lot of experience installing heat pumps. Ben also gained a lot of experience in Gore working at the water treatment plants and so has a lot of knowledge around variable speed drives, large motors, and pumps etc. He also worked for an Invercargill based company where he spent time installing wood chip boiler systems for schools and doing a lot of commercial fit-outs and residential work.

Ben enjoys being a part of the A1 Electrical team and is always eager to build on his electrical knowledge and improve his skill set. He finds it really rewarding when a job comes together and is completed to a high standard. He finds the customers and staff at A1 Electrical are all easy going and great to get along with.

Outside of work, Ben is a big car and motorsport fan. At the weekends you’ll usually find him working on his Nissan Silvia S15 or other cars and rally cars and he’s very busy with the Otago Sports Car Club and motorsports events.