Chatswood packs a lot into one suburb. There are older brick family homes, high rise apartments, busy retail strips, medical suites and late-night restaurants, all within a few blocks of the interchange. Each one needs something different from its wiring and its security.
CGF Security & Electrical is a licensed team that handles both. We design and install security systems and carry out all your electrical work across Chatswood and the North Shore, so you deal with one contractor from start to finish.
Many of Chatswood’s older houses still run on original wiring that was never built for ducted air con, induction cooktops and an EV in the garage. Our residential electricians find the root cause of flickering lights, tripping safety switches and warm power points. We don’t just patch the symptom.
Thinking about an EV charger or a home battery? Most older homes need a switchboard upgrade first. We check your load, upgrade the board and wiring, then install your charger or solar battery system so it runs safely and keeps the lights on when a North Shore storm takes out the street.
On the security side, we fit cameras over driveways and entries, alarms with phone alerts, and hardwired, interconnected smoke alarms that meet NSW requirements on every level.
Chatswood’s high-rise towers have a different set of problems: constant parcel deliveries, busy car parks and residents who expect to open the door from their phone.
We upgrade buildings to video intercom systems with smartphone answering, add access control to lifts, car parks and mail rooms, and set up CCTV over lobbies and parcel areas where theft happens most. In mixed-use buildings with ground-floor retail, we keep the residential and retail systems completely separate.
For electrical work, we install EV chargers in shared car parks with load management, take care of common-area lighting, and work through approvals directly with your strata or building manager.
Shops near the interchange see thousands of people a day, so cameras have to pick out faces in constant movement. They also have to handle harsh backlight from shopfront glass and the mixed lighting inside places like the Mandarin Centre. Our CCTV systems use wide dynamic range cameras placed over tills, entries, stockrooms and loading docks, and they record footage clear enough to actually use.
Late-trading restaurants and pre-dawn bakeries need alarm systems zoned to their real hours, panic buttons near the register, and access control that tracks staff across shifts. We can set up app interfaces in multiple languages and train your team so everyone knows how to use the system.
Behind the scenes, our commercial electricians handle shop fit-outs, refrigeration and kitchen circuits, lighting upgrades and fault finding. We work around your trading hours.
Clinics along the Pacific Highway and Victoria Avenue store patient records, medicines and expensive equipment. We set up individual access credentials for each practitioner, lock down medication and equipment rooms with a full audit trail, and zone alarms so parts of the practice can be secured independently. Cameras are placed to avoid consult rooms and reception screens, which protects patient privacy.
In multi-tenancy buildings, we connect your system with the building’s existing access control rather than fighting it.
Warehouses: Most stock loss happens during opening hours, when drivers, contractors and staff all have access. We log every entry, cover docks and perimeters with cameras that identify people and vehicles, and add outdoor security lighting to yards and fence lines.
Childcare centres: We install secure entry with visitor logging, cameras over indoor and outdoor play areas, and intercom screening at the gate. We design all of it around your licensing requirements and your neighbours’ privacy.
Construction: Chatswood is always building. Our site security uses temporary cameras and alarms to protect tools, materials and plant after hours.
Chatswood gets its share of wet weather and summer storms, and they hit older wiring hardest. If you’ve lost power, have water near electrical fittings, or a breaker keeps tripping after a storm, call us. We make it safe, then fix the cause. Our maintenance and repairs cover testing, fault finding and the small jobs that stop bigger problems.
We work across Chatswood, Chatswood West, Willoughby, Artarmon, Roseville, Lane Cove, Castle Cove, Naremburn, Lindfield, North Sydney and the rest of our Sydney service areas.
Need an electrician or security upgrade in Chatswood? Call us or book a free assessment and we’ll give you a clear quote.
CGF Security & Electrical is a licensed electrical and security contractor servicing Chatswood and the North Shore. We hold NSW Security Master licence #000104676 and electrical licence #487799C. That means we can install CCTV, alarms, intercoms and access control, plus switchboards, EV chargers and batteries, all under one team.
Usually yes, but centre management has to approve it first. Most centres have rules on camera placement, cabling and what the cameras can view outside your shop. We provide the technical specs and plans your centre needs for approval, then install to their conditions.
Yes, with the right cameras. We use wide dynamic range cameras for shopfronts with strong backlight, and dedicated licence plate cameras with fast shutter speeds for traffic and car park entries. Placement matters as much as the camera, so we plan angles on site.
NSW requires Schedule 8 medicines to be stored in a locked safe or cabinet that meets set standards. Access control adds an audit trail of exactly who opened the medication room and when, and CCTV on the entry backs it up. Confirm current storage rules with NSW Health, and we’ll build the security around them.
At minimum, controlled entry so only authorised adults get in, a visitor log, and supervision of play areas and exits. We install keypad or fob entry, video intercom at the gate, and CCTV over indoor and outdoor areas, positioned to respect neighbouring properties.
Often, yes. If your home still has ceramic fuses, no RCD safety switches or limited spare capacity, the board needs upgrading before a 7kW charger or battery can be added safely. We do a load assessment first and only upgrade what’s needed.
Yes, with body corporate approval. We assess the building’s supply, recommend individual or shared chargers, and add load management so several cars can charge without overloading the building. We also prepare the technical details your strata committee needs.
Combine access control on the mail room door with a camera covering the parcel area and the entry. Every entry is logged against a resident’s fob, and the footage shows exactly who took what. Smart parcel lockers can also be added to the same system.
Yes. Access control lets you set doors, days and hours for each person. Permanent staff get full access, casuals only during their shifts, and contractors get temporary credentials that expire automatically. You can change or cancel access instantly from an app.
Many of the systems we install have apps available in Chinese and other languages. We also walk your staff through arming, disarming and viewing footage so everyone is confident using it, whatever language they’re most comfortable in.
First, check whether neighbours have also lost power. If the whole street is out, it’s an Ausgrid network fault, and you should call Ausgrid on 13 13 88. If only your home is affected or your safety switch keeps tripping, call us. Never go near fallen powerlines.
Yes. We schedule fit-outs, upgrades and security installs early morning, after close or on weekends, so you don’t lose trade. Emergency electrical help is available 24/7.