Thomson Group is a Bay of Plenty engineering consultancy built around electrical, instrumentation and controls infrastructure — from a quick site audit to a full turn-key, multidisciplinary delivery. We embed in your project and stay until it works.
$2.8M
Tauranga Hospital generator upgrade — life-safety power, delivered live.
01 — Approach
Thomson Group was formed in August 2012 to bring cost-competitive engineering and management services to clients across the Bay of Plenty and New Zealand. We focus primarily on electrical and controls infrastructure — and our work ranges from small site electrical audits through to total turn-key, multidisciplinary solutions.
Founder Paul Thomson brings a wealth of international consulting experience and has grown a motivated, solutions-driven team within the organisation. Our engineers thrive on being immersed in projects — and the significant amount of repeat business we hold with existing clients is testament to the trust in delivery we have developed.
2012
Bay of Plenty founded
13+
Documented project case studies
6
Core engineering service lines
“To be a consultant of choice based on trust in delivery.”
Thomson Group mission
02 — Services
From concept design to commissioning — and the contract management, audits and stand-in resourcing in between. One consultancy, the full electrical and controls picture.
Simple concept through to full turn-key multidisciplinary design, procure, implement and commissioning solutions.
NZS 3910 contract management and Engineer to the Contract services, tied directly to engineering delivery.
High-level condition assessments of site electrical assets for capital planning, through to detailed technical audits for pre-purchase due diligence.
Process and instrumentation diagrams, functional descriptions, and full plant automation and control design and implementation.
Full electrical design, specification, tender management and construction supervision for commercial or industrial distribution and appliance fit-outs.
Stand-in management services to support organisations through resource constraints, including interim electrical facilities management.
03 — Selected Projects
Healthcare, water and wastewater, industrial automation, education and civic infrastructure — work delivered for the District Health Board, regional and city councils, and major Bay of Plenty operators.
Visual audits of school electrical infrastructure feeding a 10-Year Property Plan high-level report — executive brief, distribution-board layout and single-line diagram for Ministry of Education forward planning.
Schools audited include Otumoetai Intermediate, Tauranga Intermediate, Whakatane High School, Welcome Bay, Pyes Pa, Maungatapu, Matapihi, Kaimai, Pahoia, Te Orini, Kawerau Putauaki and Rotoiti.
2016–17 · BOP DHB
A $2.8M life-safety project: reconfiguring two non-synchronised generators and adding a 1.25MVA third unit for a fully synchronised 3.2MVA of backup capacity — delivered without losing emergency power.
2014 & 2016 · BOPDHB
Stand-in electrical facilities management for the Tauranga Hospital Campus across two eight-month periods — day-to-day issues, subcontractors, security, lift and generation systems, and capital works supervision.
2017 · BOPDHB
Installation of a new Computed Tomography machine within the Radiology Department, including the electrical infrastructure to support it.
2016–17 · BOPDHB
Design and programming of a control system to manage automated fuel transfer between a 10,000L and a 25,000L tank.
2017 · BOPDHB
Replacement of an approximately 40-year-old distribution switchboard located in the basement of Tauranga Hospital.
2016 – Ongoing · WBOPDC
Upgrading the existing three-waters (fresh, waste and storm water) SCADA system for greater functionality and a more reliable telemetry network.
2013 · TCC
A pump station installed and commissioned to manage stormwater events in the lower Bureta area.
2016 · EastPack / Compac Te Puke
Design and programming of an upgraded pallet strapping conveyor and control system for EastPack's Te Puke operation.
2016 · ElectriServ
Programming of a mobile hopper designed for ships to unload into.
2017 · TCC / WBOPDC
Provision of a submains feed and generator backup feed for a new council IT data centre.
2019–21 · BOPRC
Engineering resources across the design, installation and commissioning of a full refurbishment of two major BOPRC facilities in Tauranga and Whakatane — including smart, energy-efficient lighting and power design.
2021–22 · Pope Electrical Limited
Technical resource to the main electrical contractor on large residential developments NZ-wide — HV and LV reticulation, lighting, data and security design, each development around 200 properties.
04 — The Team
A small, senior team with decades of combined experience across steel, pulp and paper, water, healthcare, food and beverage, oil and gas, and telecommunications.
Director
NZCE(Elec) · BE(Elec) · MBA(Executive)
Extensive background in people, project and programme management across steel, pulp and paper, water/wastewater and telecommunications. Over 15 years in industrial design, costing, installation and commissioning. Founded Thomson Group in August 2012.
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Electrical & Industrial Engineer
B.Sc (Electrical)
Senior Electrical Engineer, originally from the UK with 15 years in the Bay of Plenty. Experience spans industrial automation, pharmaceutical, oil and gas, healthcare, food and beverage, water/wastewater, and pulp and paper.
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Electrical Project Engineer
CFC (Electrical Design)
Originally from Switzerland, with 7 years' experience in residential, commercial and industrial electrical design and project oversight.
Email Damien →05 — Credentials & Trust
EngNZ
Member of Engineering New Zealand (IPENZ) — held to the profession's national code of ethical conduct.
WorkSafe
Health and safety practices aligned with WorkSafe New Zealand requirements across every site we work on.
Network
Associate relationship with Darryl Hubbard Consulting, extending our specialist reach when projects call for it.
Trusted by Bay of Plenty institutions
06 — Start an Enquiry
Tell us what you're planning — a site audit, a turn-key build, or a stand-in resource. We'll come back with a clear, plain-English next step.
