Electricians for Newcastle homes, businesses and industry.
A family team of three based in Lambton. Switchboard and mains upgrades, lighting, power, EV chargers, renovations, commercial fit-outs and industrial control panels. Licensed and insured, with a fixed price before we start on most jobs.
Residential, commercial and industrial electrical work.
We work in homes, businesses and industrial sites across Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and the lower Hunter. The main areas of work are below.
All services
Homes & renovations
Repairs, upgrades and the electrical side of renovations.
- Power points, switches and USB outlets
- Switchboard upgrades and safety switches
- Fault finding and repairs
- Kitchen, bathroom and extension wiring
- Ceiling fans, smoke alarms, EV chargers
Commercial & industrial
Fit-outs, maintenance, testing, and control panel and plant wiring.
- Fit-outs and refurbishments
- Lighting and emergency lighting
- Test and tag, safety switch testing
- Data and phone cabling
- Three-phase power, motors and control panels
Lighting
Downlight swaps through to a lighting plan for a new build.
- Halogen to LED downlight replacement
- Pendants, track and feature lighting
- Outdoor, garden and sensor lighting
- Dimmers and smart switching
- Lighting layouts for renovations
Switchboard upgrade, Adamstown.
This board had been added to over many years: breakers from three different brands, untidy wiring and safety switches (RCDs) on only some of the circuits. We stripped it back and rebuilt it with a combined safety switch and circuit breaker (RCBO) on every circuit, surge protection and clear labelling.
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Before
AfterHow a job runs.
Call, text or send photos
Tell us what's going on. A couple of photos from your phone usually tell us most of what we need to know.
You get a price
For most jobs we quote a fixed price up front. If something needs a look first, we tell you what the visit costs before we book it in.
We do the job and test it
We arrive at the agreed time, do the work, test it, and give you a Certificate of Compliance for Electrical Work.
Recent jobs.
Small team. Same faces every time.
Holloway Electrical is a family business: brothers Tom and Nick Holloway and their cousin Ben, who is doing his apprenticeship with them. Tom started it in 2014 after ten years working for other contractors around the Hunter. We've stayed small on purpose: you deal with us directly, and the person who quoted the job is usually the one doing it.
- A price before we startFixed quote on most jobs. If we need to look first, we tell you what the visit costs.
- Licensed on every jobA licensed electrician does the work and checks it. Ben is never on site alone.
- The paperwork, doneA Certificate of Compliance for Electrical Work for the job, with a copy emailed to you.
- Your place, left tidyDrop sheets down, boots off if you'd prefer, old gear and rubbish taken with us.
Common questions.
Do you charge a call-out fee?
Not for quoted jobs. If you need us to come and find a fault, there's a fixed diagnostic fee that covers the first hour on site, and we tell you what it is when you book. If we fix it there and then, that fee comes off the repair.
How quickly can you come out?
Small jobs we can usually fit in within the week. If you've lost power or a safety switch won't reset, we do our best to get there the same day. We don't run a 24-hour emergency service. If there's a fire or someone has had a shock, call 000.
Do I need to be home?
For most inside work, yes, at least at the start so we can walk through what's being done. For meter boxes, outdoor lighting or a garage with its own access, often not. We'll sort that out when we book.
Will I get a certificate?
Yes. In NSW the electrician must test the work and give you a Certificate of Compliance for Electrical Work (CCEW) for new installation work and for alterations and additions. We email you a copy and submit it to the NSW regulator, and to the network operator where the work affects the supply or metering. Keep it for when you sell or make an insurance claim.
Can you do the electrical for my kitchen or bathroom renovation?
Yes, it's a big part of what we do. We work with your builder or directly with you: rough-in before the walls are closed up, then fit-off once the cabinets and tiles are in. We're happy to help with the lighting layout early on, when it's still cheap to change.
Send us the details and we'll get back to you.
The phone is quickest. If you'd rather write it down, the form comes straight to us and we reply the same business day, usually sooner.
Saturday mornings by arrangement.