For 85 years Hiko Power Engineering Ltd (originally Hamer Electrical Company Ltd) has supplied high-quality safe and robust electrical equipment, and components to the electricity industry. In 2020, our name Hiko Power Engineering Ltd was gifted to us by Ngāi Tūāhuriri when the wholesaling import/distribution arm of the business was sold, and the company rebranded. The names gifted included “Pou Hiko” and “Taura Hiko”. The Pou is the centre post in a meeting house and so Pou Hiko literally means the central heart of the Hiko Power Engineering business. In Taura Hiko we have a metaphor for the powerful electrical cable connecting power to people. This is particularly relevant to us as a company with a long history in Ōtāutahi, Christchurch safely connecting communities to power the future throughout Aotearoa, New Zealand and the world. Today, Hiko Power’s key focus is on working closely with our customers to design, manufacture, and supply bespoke network connection solutions and quality products for quick, easy and safe installation into New Zealand’s electricity networks. Our Account Managers work closely with you to design customised, high performance low voltage switchgear and distribution applications that deliver safety, reliability and added value to your network assets lifecycle. Collaborating together, with our team of specialised design engineers, we use your specifications to design equipment that meets your specific needs, including bespoke solutions for your individual network requirements that are easy to install, safe and reliable. We can also produce one-off designs for trial purposes, so you don’t have to. Our design methodology includes mechanical, electrical, and thermal modelling and testing before a design is released to production and is in line with the requirements of AS/NZS 61439. Our technical team’s product expertise and engineering experience with all of our solutions allow us to provide you, with robust and responsive technical support. We have technical support, customer management and logistics specialists located in both Christchurch and Auckland who can meet with you either in person/onsite or remotely.