Industrial Electrical Contractors in Melbourne
ARA Electrical Services delivers industrial electrical installations across Melbourne and Victoria, including major cities across Australia, for manufacturing, processing, and heavy industrial clients. Our teams work on major LV and HV projects, process plant upgrades, automation and control system installations, and complex works on live facilities where the standard of delivery directly affects production safety and continuity.
Industrial electrical contracting demands more than trade competency. It requires a thorough understanding of how electrical systems function within a production environment, how plant is isolated, how control systems integrate with field devices, how protection systems are coordinated, and how the finished installation needs to perform over its operational life. That understanding is what ARA brings to every project.
Installation on Live Industrial Sites
Most of the industrial sites we work on cannot shut down to accommodate electrical works. Installations need to be planned and staged around production schedules, with isolation arrangements that protect both personnel and operating plant. Our teams are experienced in managing works within live LV and HV environments, coordinating outages, and carrying out installations that minimise disruption without compromising on quality or safety.
This applies across new plant areas, production line upgrades, distribution system modifications, switchboard and MCC replacements, and high-voltage infrastructure works. The planning required to execute these scopes safely and to a high standard is part of what we do, not an afterthought.
Design-and-Construct Delivery
Many of our industrial projects are delivered under a design-and-construct model. This works particularly well on process and automation scopes where the engineering, panel manufacturing, and site installation need to be developed together rather than sequenced through separate parties.
ARA’s in-house capability covers electrical design and drafting, PLC programming, control panel manufacturing, machine safety engineering to AS 4024, and site installation and commissioning. Delivering these under one arrangement means design decisions made during the project are owned by the same team responsible for building and commissioning the system. That removes the gap between design intent and site execution that creates most of the rework on complex industrial projects.
Field Installation Capability
- Major LV and HV infrastructure installations
- Process plant and automation system installations
- PLC, SCADA, and control system integration
- Motor control centres and variable speed drive installations
- AS 4024 machine safety installations and upgrades
- Switchboard and MCC manufacture and installation to AS/NZS 61439
- Hazardous area electrical installation to AS/NZS 60079 series
- High-voltage installation and switching to AS 2067
The quality of these installations is not only measured by whether the plant energises successfully. It is measured by how cleanly the system commissions, how well it performs under load, and how maintainable it is for the teams who depend on it over the life of the facility.
High-Voltage Capability
For sites with high-voltage infrastructure, ARA provides installation, switching, and commissioning support as part of the broader project scope. HV work is managed in accordance with AS 2067 and applicable network provider requirements, with switching procedures, earthing, and fault level coordination handled by our own team. Keeping HV within the same project delivery arrangement means there is clear accountability across the full installation scope.
Industrial Electrical Contractors in Melbourne
