Welcome to the Odlum Group

Bob Odlum, The Director and part-owner of Fibre Networks NZ Ltd first started underground cabling back in 1983 under the trading name Piako Trenching.

In 1993 Odlum Cable Installers Ltd was incorporated. Following this Odlum Cable Installers BOP Ltd was incorporated in 2006 to carry out works in the Bay of Plenty region.

In 2008 Fibre Networks NZ Ltd was formed between Bob, Raewyn and their son Mark. This company has taken over the Nationwide cable installing work as well as becoming heavily involved in trials and pilots in Broadband fibre to the home and is currently working on two such pilots in New Zealand.

Whilst this was happening Odlum Cable Installers Ltd branched out and started completing consultancy work overseas in the Philippines and Singapore. Odlum Cable Installers BOP continues to work in the Bay of Plenty region and all three companies continue to trade.

Fibre Networks NZ Ltd, Waikato, New Zealand/Odlum Cable Installers BOP have successfully completed projects in the following areas:

• Trials and Pilot installation for fibre to the home
• MicroNet and Ribbonet technology with air-blown fibre
• In-house capacity for air-blown fibre/copper cable to customer premises
• Plumbtec cable blowing
• In house design work
• Complete fibre turn key projects
• Major voltage cable installations, including OHUG
• Extensive power station work with cable up to 2200KVA
• Directional Drilling
• Cable laying via vibrating mole ploughs
• Water reticulation
• Micronet
• Fibre optic cable
• Cable electrial
• Broadband