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Connecting and supporting the electrical industry in Australia and New Zealand
Gemcell is a national network of independent electrical wholesalers dedicated to supporting electrical contractors. By providing the right products, advice and insights, we help you work smarter and deliver the best outcomes for your clients.
Gemcell’s purpose is to connect contractors with the very best independent wholesalers, and support electrical contractors every single day.
We also want to support local and independent businesses in Australia and New Zealand. These businesses are critically important to our nation – they are an integral part of local communities. When you spend money with a local business, you know that money is staying in your community.
Think of Gemcell as your business partner. Your support act, your cheer squad. We’re here for electrical contractors like you, who want to keep improving their businesses and are looking for insights and inspiration that can have a big impact. To help you do that, we connect you with change-making info, advice, products, and wholesalers that can give you a true competitive advantage.
We offer access to quality suppliers at competitive pricing, networking opportunities, and the chance to share information with fellow business owners. We help support our members with customisable content, and continually promote the benefits of shopping with a Gemcell wholesaler to our audience of electrical contractors.
We provide extensive reach to electrical contractors and our member wholesalers, along with diverse digital promotion options to help get your products in front of those key decision makers. Through our digital Electrical Gems magazine, our website, social media and competitions, we offer a number of avenues to access niche audiences and deliver value to you.
We work with trusted Supplier partners, who manufacture and distribute some of Australia’s most well known brands in the electrical industry. Our close relationships with these Suppliers ensures that our Members and their customers receive a wide range of professional, high quality products.
….your homegrown team!
We are Gemcell, Australia and New Zealand’s largest electrical wholesale group, with a growing network of more than 360 branches covering every state and territory. We are 100 percent independent, locally owned and operated, and help support local jobs and the economy by keeping profits in Australia and New Zealand. Every day, Gemcell customers benefit from the value the group creates, combined with a personalised, family service and the best advice on all your product needs. For more than 30 years, we’ve been empowering local independents to compete against their foreign-owned rivals.
Every one of our Members is an independent, locally owned and operated electrical wholesaler in Australia or New Zealand, committed to offering their customers the very best products, service and advice. Many of our Members are family businesses, with knowledge, commitment and passion being passed down from generation to generation, ensuring that our customers continue to receive quality customer service and expertise for years to come.
Electrical contractors and electricians make up our main customer base, and come into our Members’ stores to purchase the items they need to service their own customers. Our Member stores provide electrical, lighting, wire and cabling items, tools. industrial products, and much more, to our contractor base, which can range from large electrical contracting companies to local sparkies with small businesses.
The final piece of the puzzle is our indirect relationship with the general public. We facilitate the movement of products all the way from our trusted Suppliers all the way, through our Members and our customer base, until it reaches the final end user.


Gemcell member wholesalers are locally owned and operated independent businesses that are long-standing institutions in local communities across Australia.
They provide employment in local areas, sponsor local initiatives, charitable events and sports teams, and are deeply committed to the area they serve.
Gemcell member wholesalers are also deeply committed to the success of electrical contractors. They know their products inside out, and will always go that extra mile to ensure you have the products and knowledge you need, when you need them.
Gemcell member wholesalers are deeply rooted in their communities — creating local jobs, supporting initiatives, sponsoring sports teams, and giving back through local events.
They understand the needs of electrical contractors and are committed to helping you succeed, with expert advice and deep product knowledge.
You get more than just products — you get personalised support, fast responses, and a team that genuinely wants to help you get the job done right.
Founded in 1991, Gemcell is a network of independent Australian and New Zealand-based electrical wholesalers who join forces to keep costs of electrical goods competitive for electrical contractors. All Gemcell member wholesalers are 100% independent, and locally owned and operated.
Gemcell exists to ensure independent electrical wholesalers have a level playing field to purchase from suppliers, and electrical contractors can always access competitively priced products. We believe in the wide-ranging value of locally owned and operated businesses – and the power they have on communities – and want to do everything we can to support them.
Owner, Les Barnett Electrical Services
Gordon Macdonald Electrical can source any products from all around Australia and Europe, at a competitive price. Once, John Van Eck (Gordon’s son-in-law), drove the 60kms from Wollongong to Sydney to pick up spare parts from a supplier in order to assist us to complete an urgent breakdown repair the following day.
Owner, Crowy’s Electrical
There have been many late Friday afternoon saves that GCM has pulled off for me. Shout out to Tony. He loves taking those calls. The biggest standout was a huge quote that I was late on. I called at 2pm and they had numbers back to me within two hours. And a full quote done by the morning. I really appreciated how much they cared, to put that effort in and get that done for us.
R&G Wilson Electrical Contractors
Active Electrical in Ballarat always offer great customer service – they’re easy-going and are friendly guys all-round.I always find them very knowledgeable and good to deal with.
Owner, Les Barnett Electrical Services
Gordon Macdonald Electrical can source any products from all around Australia and Europe, at a competitive price. Once, John Van Eck (Gordon’s son-in-law), drove the 60kms from Wollongong to Sydney to pick up spare parts from a supplier in order to assist us to complete an urgent breakdown repair the following day.
Owner, Crowy’s Electrical
There have been many late Friday afternoon saves that GCM has pulled off for me. Shout out to Tony. He loves taking those calls. The biggest standout was a huge quote that I was late on. I called at 2pm and they had numbers back to me within two hours. And a full quote done by the morning. I really appreciated how much they cared, to put that effort in and get that done for us.
R&G Wilson Electrical Contractors
Active Electrical in Ballarat always offer great customer service – they’re easy-going and are friendly guys all-round.I always find them very knowledgeable and good to deal with.
Gemcell Electrical Group is run by a Board of Directors, elected annually from within our member companies.
Gemcell Chairman
General Manager & Director Commercial, Gordon Macdonald Electrical
Gemcell Director
Managing Director, POPES Electrical and Data Supplies
Gemcell Director
Director, Middy’s
Gemcell Director
CEO, J.A. Russell Ltd
Gemcell Director
Director, Lecky’s Electrical Wholesale
Gemcell Director
Director, MYELEC Electrical Wholesalers
Gemcell Director
Senior Commercial Manager, P&R Electrical Wholesalers Pty Ltd
Gemcell Director
Chief Executive Officer – BGW Group
Gemcell Electrical Group is supported by a close-knit team of support staff, who provide marketing and administrative services
Senior Manager Commercial Operations
Gemcell Electrical Group
Marketing and Communications Lead
Gemcell Electrical Group
Accounts Officer
Gemcell Electrical Group
Data Analyst
Gemcell Electrical Group
Administration Assistant
Gemcell Electrical Group
Administration Assistant
Gemcell Electrical Group
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