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PlatformMarch 20268 min read

The Electrician Platform Built for NZ and Australia

TPT Electrician is more than job management software. It's a platform built to run your business, stay compliant, and connect you with a growing network of licensed electricians across New Zealand and Australia.

The Short Version

The ERP — jobs, quotes, invoices, timesheets, compliance — is useful from day one. The directory, labour board, and job board become more powerful as more NZ and Australian electricians join. We're building the network now. If you join early, you get both: a better way to run your business today, and a front-row seat as the industry-wide platform grows.

15 hrs

Admin per week

What the average NZ and Australian electrical contractor spends on quotes, scheduling, invoicing, and paperwork.

NZ + AU

One platform, two markets

GST 15% for NZ, GST 10% for AU. CoC for NZ, ESC for AU. The same platform handles both — correctly.

Day 1

Immediate value

The ERP works from the moment you sign up. You don't need to wait for the network to grow to get value.

ERP — Available Now

Run Your Business Better, Starting Today

Everything you need to manage an electrical contracting business — in one connected system

Before anything else, TPT Electrician is a fully functional ERP for electrical contractors. Quotes, jobs, scheduling, invoicing, compliance documentation, timesheets, and payroll integration — all connected, all built specifically for how NZ and Australian electricians work.

Jobs & Scheduling

Full job lifecycle from first enquiry to completion. Schedule on a drag-and-drop board, notify field staff instantly, track job status in real time.

Quotes & Invoices

GST-compliant quotes and invoices generated in minutes. Accept a quote and it converts to a job. Complete a job and the invoice is auto-populated. No re-entry.

Mobile Field App

Field staff clock in, log materials, update job notes, and attach photos — from their phone, on-site. Works offline.

Real-Time Job Costing

Track actual labour and materials against quoted amounts as the job progresses. Know your margin before you invoice.

Compliance Documentation

Certificate of Compliance (NZ) and Electrical Safety Certificates (AU) attached directly to completed jobs. Everything in one place — retrievable in seconds.

Timesheets & Payroll

Field clock-ins generate payroll-ready timesheets. Syncs automatically with Xero and PayHero — no manual re-entry into your payroll system.

The average electrical contractor spends 10–15 hours a week on admin. That's time that could be spent on the tools or running more jobs. The ERP alone typically recovers most of that — independent of anything else on the platform.

Try the ERP free for 14 days

Full access from day one. No credit card required.

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Network — Growing

The Features That Get Better as More Electricians Join

Three platform features that depend on network scale — and why we need critical mass to unlock their real value

Some software features are useful the moment one person uses them. Others only become genuinely valuable when thousands of people use them. The business directory, labour board, and job board fall into the second category — and we want to be honest about that.

Business Directory

building network

Every electrician on the platform gets a directory listing — visible to builders, property managers, and other tradespeople. The more electricians listed, the more useful it becomes for everyone looking to find or refer electrical work.

Labour Board

building network

Post short-term work ("need a qualified sparky for 3 weeks in Auckland") or list your availability ("available March–April, commercial background, Christchurch"). A labour board with 50 people is quiet. With 5,000 it changes the way the industry finds short-term staff.

Job Board

building network

Post subcontracting opportunities or find contract work across NZ and Australia. As the platform grows, so does the volume of work — and the speed at which you can fill or find it.

These features are live in the platform. They're just more valuable at scale. Every electrician who signs up makes them better — for themselves and for everyone already on the platform. That's the honest pitch: join now, get immediate ERP value, and help build something the industry across NZ and AU actually needs.

Country-Specific Compliance

Built for NZ and Australia — Not Retrofitted

The compliance and tax requirements are different in each country. The platform handles both correctly out of the box

RequirementNew ZealandAustralia
Tax rateGST 15% (IRD)GST 10% (ATO)
Invoice typeTax Invoice (NZ IRD compliant)Tax Invoice (ATO / BAS compliant)
Compliance docsCertificate of Compliance (CoC)Electrical Safety Certificate (ESC)
Wiring standardAS/NZS 3000AS/NZS 3000 (state variants)
Licensing bodyEWRBState-based (e.g. QBCC, VBA, NSW Fair Trading)
Payroll integrationXero, PayHero, MYOBXero, MYOB, KeyPay
Correct GST rate applied automatically15% for NZ, 10% for AU — set by your account country, never entered manually
Compliance docs linked to jobsCoC in NZ, ESC in AU — attached directly to the job record, not floating in email
Accounting integrations that work locallyXero and PayHero for NZ, Xero and MYOB for AU — built-in sync, no manual re-entry
Platform Roadmap

Where the Platform Is Going

Three stages of value — the first is already here

Now

Run your business

Full ERP — jobs, quotes, invoices, mobile app, compliance docs, timesheets, payroll sync. Useful from day one, independently of anyone else on the platform.

Growing

Be found

Your directory listing goes live the moment you join. As more builders, property managers, and tradespeople discover the directory, your profile becomes a lead source.

At scale

Find work and workers

The labour board and job board reach their full value once there are thousands of licensed electricians across NZ and AU. Every new member brings that moment closer.

Why Join Now

If you're an electrician in NZ or Australia, there are two reasons to join now rather than later. First: the ERP is genuinely useful today — it will save you time this week, regardless of how many other electricians are on the platform. Second: the network features get more valuable with every member who joins. The electricians who join early will have a more complete directory profile, more visibility on the labour board, and more history when the job board reaches full activity.

We're not hiding that the network features need critical mass — we're asking you to be part of building it. In return, you get a better way to run your business right now, and a front-row seat as the platform grows.

Join TPT Electrician — Free for 14 Days

Full ERP access from day one: jobs, quotes, invoices, mobile app, compliance documentation, timesheets, and Xero integration. Built for NZ and Australian electricians. Your directory listing goes live immediately. No credit card required.