INDUSTRIES
ENERGY & UTILITIES
SAFETY & CERTAINTY FOR CRITICAL NETWORKS
THE CHALLENGE
PRECISION MATTERS IN ENERGY.
Electricity networks operate under some of the country's most demanding compliance regimes. Equipment must be safe to use, traceable in its testing history, and ready to defend in front of regualtors, governance and your own staff. The cost of getting it wrong — to people, to the network, to the licence to operate — is too high to gamble on a non-accredited provider.
SIX AND TWELVE‑MONTHLY COMPLIANCE CYCLES
HV equipment, EWPs, and live‑line tooling that have to land on time, every time — across regions, across crews, across asset registers that grow every year.
INSULATING PPE AND PROTECTIVE GEAR
Hot sticks, earth sets, and protective gear that need to be tested to recognised standards, with results that hold up to scrutiny — and a record system that can produce evidence in minutes.
AGEING POLE AND POLE‑TOP INFRASTRUCTURE
Where visual inspection alone no longer satisfies risk committees or regulators — but where targeted, defensible NDT is hard to source from a credible provider.
HOW DEG HELPS
OUR SERVICES FOR ENERGY & UTILTIES.
DEG CC — Calibration & Compliance
HV Testing & Calibration
ISO/IEC 17025 IANZ‑accredited testing of insulating gloves, sleeves, blankets, mats, hot sticks, earth sets, jumpers, proximity testers, phasing and proving devices, and VDDs. Hi‑Pot, VLF, and insulation resistance test set calibration. EWP boom and bucket liner HV testing to ANSI/SIA A92.2. Acoustic emission testing on fibreglass booms to AS 4748.
DEG SI — Survey & Inspection
EWP & Network Inspection
ISO/IEC 17020 IANZ‑accredited inspection of EWPs (6‑monthly safety inspection certificates, 5 and 10‑year majors to AS 2550.10), cranes, and lifting gear. Targeted NDT of pole‑top steelwork — crossarms, brackets, transformer frames — for fatigue, corrosion, and section loss.
DEG CE — Consulting Engineering
Structural & Engineering Assessment
Structural and mechanical assessment of substation infrastructure, equipment platforms, and access systems. Producer statements (PS1, PS2, PS4). Incident investigation and expert witness work
WHY DEG
WHAT SETS US APART.
LARGEST DEDICATED HV COMPLIANCE PROVIDER IN NZ
DEG holds 30–35% of the New Zealand HV compliance market — making us the largest dedicated provider of accredited HV equipment testing in the country.
DUAL IANZ ACCREDITATION
We hold dual IANZ accreditation (ISO/IEC 17025 for the lab and ISO/IEC 17020 for inspection) — taking 18–24 months to obtain and held by very few competitors. One provider covers the gear, the EWPs, and the structural assessments with a single audit trail.
COMPLIANCE & DATA MANAGEMENT
Our system captures every test, every interval, every reading — with automated reminders, barcode tracking, and client‑accessible records. When IANZ or your insurer asks for evidence, you have it.
INDUSTRY MEMBERSHIPS
Members of the Electricity Engineers’ Association (EEA) and the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA). We work to PECPR Regs 1998, the HSWA 2015, and the relevant AS/NZS standards series.
CASE STUDY
MARLBOROUGH LINES LIMITED
ONGOING ACCREDITED TESTING & COMPLANCE PROGRAMME
Marlborough Lines operates the electricity distribution network across the top of the South Island, including a unique mix of high‑country and coastal lines, running through some of the most demanding terrain in the country. DEG provides ongoing accredited testing of insulating PPE, EWP HV testing and certification, and field support — a single point of contact for compliance work that previously required multiple suppliers.
“A single point of contact for compliance work that previously required multiple suppliers.”
Network Operations
Ongoing
ANNUAL PROGRAMME
Dual
IANZ ACCREDITATION
Single
PROVIDER ACROSS ALL SCOPES
NEED ACCREDITED COMPLIANCE SUPPORT FOR YOUR NETWORK?
Talk to the team that already supports New Zealand's lines companies, network operators, and live-line contractors.