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Share on:<\/h4><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>W<\/span>e caught up with Alan Hale, the founder of Halo Electrical Services in Christchurch. <\/strong><\/p>\nHe\u2019s a sparky with 25 years in the trade who went out on his own after COVID and hasn\u2019t looked back. He\u2019s built Halo on a simple philosophy: turn up, do what you said you\u2019d do, and treat people properly. Here\u2019s his story in his own words.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/i><\/div>Business snapshot<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n\n- Trade: Electrician<\/li>\n
- Location: Christchurch<\/li>\n
- In business in NZ since 2021<\/li>\n
- Team size of 2<\/li>\n
- Partnered with Builderscrack since 2021<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Behind the scenes: Our team caught up with Alan (right) and Martin (left) at their office in Christchurch. | Photo: Builderscrack<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>About Halo<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>Q: Tell us a bit about your background and how Halo got started<\/strong><\/p>\nA:<\/strong> \u201cI came to New Zealand from England in 2013, mainly for the Christchurch rebuild. Spent years working for one of the bigger electrical companies in the city, and eventually decided I’d had enough of being one of many cogs in a wheel. So just after COVID, pretty scary time, I went out on my own. And here we are a few years down the line. Less scary, but still a lot of hard work. At least you know you’ll be the benefactor of that hard work. It’s sort of less taxing on you.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>Q: What’s the story behind the name?
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\nA:<\/strong> \u201cThat\u2019s a long story. When I went to Australia on a working holiday, they didn’t have a nickname for me because Alan wasn’t exactly catchy. So they asked, \u2018What’s your last name?<\/em>\u2019 I said \u2018Hale<\/em>\u2019. And they went, \u2018Bloody Halo, mate<\/em>.\u2019 It just followed me from there. Before you know it, when you’re building an electrical business and your last name’s Hale, Halo just seems the logical thing, really. It worked.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>Q: How do you describe what Halo does?
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\nA:<\/strong> \u201cRather than just say we do electrical, we just solve problems. If you know people in the trade and someone’s in need, why would you not say, \u2018Yeah, I know a guy<\/em>\u2019 You’re just helping people, really.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
W<\/span>e caught up with Alan Hale, the founder of Halo Electrical Services in Christchurch. <\/strong><\/p>\n He\u2019s a sparky with 25 years in the trade who went out on his own after COVID and hasn\u2019t looked back. He\u2019s built Halo on a simple philosophy: turn up, do what you said you\u2019d do, and treat people properly. Here\u2019s his story in his own words.<\/p>\n<\/div> Behind the scenes: Our team caught up with Alan (right) and Martin (left) at their office in Christchurch. | Photo: Builderscrack<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div> Q: Tell us a bit about your background and how Halo got started<\/strong><\/p>\n A:<\/strong> \u201cI came to New Zealand from England in 2013, mainly for the Christchurch rebuild. Spent years working for one of the bigger electrical companies in the city, and eventually decided I’d had enough of being one of many cogs in a wheel. So just after COVID, pretty scary time, I went out on my own. And here we are a few years down the line. Less scary, but still a lot of hard work. At least you know you’ll be the benefactor of that hard work. It’s sort of less taxing on you.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div> Q: What’s the story behind the name? Q: How do you describe what Halo does?Business snapshot<\/h2><\/div>
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<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>About Halo<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>
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\nA:<\/strong> \u201cThat\u2019s a long story. When I went to Australia on a working holiday, they didn’t have a nickname for me because Alan wasn’t exactly catchy. So they asked, \u2018What’s your last name?<\/em>\u2019 I said \u2018Hale<\/em>\u2019. And they went, \u2018Bloody Halo, mate<\/em>.\u2019 It just followed me from there. Before you know it, when you’re building an electrical business and your last name’s Hale, Halo just seems the logical thing, really. It worked.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>
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\nA:<\/strong> \u201cRather than just say we do electrical, we just solve problems. If you know people in the trade and someone’s in need, why would you not say, \u2018Yeah, I know a guy<\/em>\u2019 You’re just helping people, really.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>