About
Mitch and Ben. Scoped installs on the Sunshine Coast — homes, renovations, and small commercial. Not a national program.
Atlas is a Sunshine Coast electrical crew focused on installs, upgrades, and renovation work where someone has to read drawings, coordinate with other trades, and sign off compliant work.
We tend to take on jobs with a defined site and a clear enough brief — homes, small commercial fit-outs, and repeat maintenance where we already know the board. We are not set up for anonymous national rollouts or open-ended handyman lists.
When a job is outside what we run, we say so early. When it is a fit, we scope plainly, work to AS/NZS practice, and hand over with labels and notes the next person can follow.
Christmas 2023
There isn’t a shortage of people who want to learn the trade. The hard part is whether the business around them actually works.
We’ve already spent four years training an apprentice. Ben completed that journey and is our first electrician hire. That proved a pathway can finish here — not only that we could start someone.
Creating the next positions is a different problem. An apprentice doesn’t just need a wage and a tradesperson beside them. They need projects ready, materials organised, instructions clear, supervision available, and a commercially viable operation. If those things aren’t in place, every extra person magnifies the gaps.
We’ve been building those systems so the business can hold more people honestly. Going forward, Atlas will take apprentices through a Group Training Organisation rather than employing them direct. We host work experience with The Industry School in Maroochydore, and we’re talking with their Electrical Academy about a more formal relationship.
If someone spends four years training with Atlas, the aim is simple: do everything reasonably possible to give them an exceptional start to their career.
One enquiry with photos and context — we review, clarify what is involved, and outline next steps. No pressure to proceed.
Team moments and work we are proud of — see the latest on Instagram.
Jake Bracken
Homeowner, Tewantin
“Mitch and his team had done a few projects around home, most recently the bathroom and we are so happy with their finished work. Mitch's knowledge and experience has been a great help in our reno. They are fast, tidy and professional and we recommend Atlas Power Solutions to anyone.”
Zsofia Popplewell
Owner/operator, Coastal Prestige Property
“Mitch and his team is excellent, fast responding, very reliable. I run a property managing company and he has been my go to person and he has never let me down. Very easy to work with, polite and professional. Highly recommend him.”
