About Metrotest

Meet the team & read our story

Mark Goldthorpe

MD

Bio

When it comes to Test and Tag and PATs I’ve done it all – I even built a PAT back in 1991 before the test and tag industry existed. I’ve taught test and tag, done test and tag, helped to write the Test and Tag Standard since 1996 and have repaired and calibrated thousands of PATs. There really isn’t much I don’t know about the industry.

Sheila Goldthorpe

Director

Bio

Support is essential to every person, in all areas of our lives and in all our relationships. We want all our customers to succeed and believe that giving great back up and support is what makes the difference to our customers. We may not always get it right or do it right, but we will always put it right.

Evan

Calibrator / Repair Manager

Bio

Evan is in charge of repairs and calibration for Metrotest. He has worked for the RNZAF as an Avionic Technician for 23 years attaining the rank of Flight Sergeant. At that level he was a Senior Trade Training Instructor for the avionics trade at the Aeronautical Training Squadron at RNZAF Base Woodbourne.
Evan then carried out another 10 years as a Civilian Instructor for the Aeronautical Training Squadron teaching a wide range of subjects.

Evan has worked for Metrotest for the last six years in the roll of Trainer and the Calibration and Repair Technician.

Mike

Trainer

We’re not just a sales company, or just a test & tag company, or just a development company, we do all three! We know our products inside out and use them. You really can’t beat old fashioned knowledge and service.

Metrotest was established in 1998 by Mark & Sheila Goldthorpe and is an electrical safety company that has built a reputation as a supplier in both New Zealand and Australia of electrical safety equipment, as training provider for electrical safety testing ‘competency’ training and also operates a nationwide electrical safety testing operation.

Mark, having done thousands of electrical safety tests, saw the need for a fresh approach to maintaining electrical safety in the workplace. Some people were definitely put off doing testing by the costs involved in having an electrician inspect and test their portable electrical equipment – Metrotest solved this problem by designing their own test equipment for use by the ‘competent person’. Portable Appliance Testers (PATs) have since come a long way; there being many brands now available through Metrotest (including our own brand MTi and Ethos).

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Electrical safety competency training and assessment

Nationwide Test and Tag Service

Training to enable compliance with AS/NZS3760 and AS/NZS3551/5761/5762

Accredited Electrical Workers Registration Board (EWRB) training provider

Direct import of many brands of testers resulting in affordable prices

Australia and New Zealand’s largest range of Portable Appliance Testers for sale

Assessment to see WHAT YOU NEED, NOT what we can sell you

Full back up to keep you working – repairs, calibrations, servicing, rentals, loans

Continual product development especially for the Australian and New Zealand markets – we lead and the others follow…

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All receive our dedicated support and comprehensive back up.

Metrotest’s goal is to design and supply Portable Appliance Testing Systems and test and measurement instrumentation, which exceed the ability of all other PATs and systems on the market today and ensures that equipment being tested is actually ‘safe’, not merely ‘compliant’. We will not compromise the capability of a PAT tester for the sake of portability – if it’s small it often has something vital missing!

For those who have huge volumes of appliances to test it is our aim to make the fastest and most auditable testing system yet whilst ensuring that ‘real’ testing is still performed and that a ‘PASS’ means an appliance is ‘SAFE’ for use.

Metrotest will strive to provide top quality products and services – we aim to be the best in our industry. We believe that integrity in both business relationships and personal relationships is the foundation for the future.

Metrotest is a privately owned company and has a vision for growth to enable profits to be invested into third world Christian charities such as orphanages and missionary support. When all said and done it is people and their lives that matter and we want to contribute ensuring people can have a future and a hope.

Enquire

0800 638 768

help@metrotest.co.nz