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New business aiming to meet every electrical needJULIA WADE
From their base in Warkworth, a young couple are helping to light up homes, keep busineses sparking and residents connected. Opening just last year in December, experienced electrician Blake Stubbs and partner Shellie Kloppers set up Stubbs Electrical after returning to Blake’s home town from a three year adventure across the ditch, with Shellie at the helm as manager/administrator and with an occasional helping hand from Blake’s father Bruce. “Since I qualified in 2018, we’ve been in Western Australian on and off for the last few years, travelling and working but we’re back here for good now and decided to start up the company,” Blake says. “Shellie’s the brains behind the operation with invoicing, organising and marketing and my dad gives a hand with some labour at the bigger jobs, it works well, we’re a good team.” Due to the ongoing housing demand, Stubbs Electrical is busy wiring up homes from Auckland to One Tree Point, encompassing Mangawhai, Kaiwaka, Ruakaka and the Rodney district, though ‘there is no limit to the service’. “Although obviously somewhere that I need to stay overnight is a bit out of range but if clients want work done, we can definitely do it,” the ‘nearly’ 27-year-old says. “We are mostly servicing residential at the moment but can also do commercial and industrial work as well.” Born and bred in Warkworth, Blake is the fourth generation of Stubbs to live there and has extensive knowledge of the district and surrounding area. With eight years electrical experience under his belt after working in the industry since an 18-year-old, once the business client base has expanded, Blake says he’s keen to take on an apprentice to pass on his knowledge and training. He is also dedicated to upskilling himself as well, to expand his skill-base of electrical systems and installations so to offer a wide range of sevices for potential clients. “I’m currently looking to get my air-con ticket and then will possibly look at training of solar energy systems… at Stubbs Electrical we’re working to get to a point where we can do everything to meet a clients electrical needs.”
Blake Stubbs and partner Shellie Kloppers have set up Stubbs Electrical after returning to Warkworth from Australia. PHOTO/SUPPLIED |
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