A third-generation engineer with a Master’s Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Trevor was a passionate advocate for both LV ‘testing for safety’ and power systems asset management. AVO New Zealand was created as an ideas incubator, where initiatives would be fed back to the global community.
Supporting the industry from the start
AVO New Zealand’s contribution to the power industry has always gone beyond supplying and maintaining equipment. We enjoy getting into the details with people, facilitating discussions, and sharing our own knowledge to strengthen best practices.
In 2000, the company ran the first of many technical conferences, where industry leaders from New Zealand power utilities came together to discuss innovative testing technologies and concepts.
We were also proud to be a small part of the Christchurch Earthquake recovery, donating HV fault locating equipment to help Connetics restore power to the city.
Continuing our commitment to the power industry
In the 30 years since AVO was founded, Trevor’s passion for supporting the industry hasn’t faded, and he has surrounded himself with a team who share that vision. In 2024, AVO New Zealand and Megger reaffirmed their dual commitment to lifting New Zealand’s power industries to an internationally enviable position.
Today, AVO New Zealand continues to hold regular events and seminars, both to facilitate discussions among industry leaders and to provide training for the next generation of technicians and engineers.
We enjoy a day with the line crews at Annual Connection as much as we enjoy sharing what we’ve learned at the FM Power Generation Forum. It’s good to hear what people are working on, where the challenges are, and what’s coming up next.
Thank you for being part of our first 30 years
We’d like to thank our customers, our suppliers, and all of our industry partners for their support over the last three decades. We’ve learned from working alongside you, and we hope you’ve benefited from our work as well. We’re excited to see what the next 30 years will hold.
