XDL Drive Zones – selling from August 2023

The sport of Xtreme Drivers is about to go beyond the tee with all business developments and a 3 year growth plan for the sport. The 2023 season was slowed up with the loss of a major sponsor for the NEWLY recognised high-performance sport. XDL Drive Zones are planned to be sold throughout NZ and the pacific. The training facilities will be housed from a modern kitset studio, sized up and already sourced with Outpost Buildings, a local company that have exactly the size and look that is required for the zones to go ahead in speedy time. Local builder and partner to XDL has been appointed to erect the buildings to be transported to their chosen destination. The XDL Drive Zones will provide the training environment needed to grow the sports participation. The software (XDL Grid) is ready to launch worldwide and July 2023 represents the presale of the all XDL business products in New Zealand, August for Australia and Pacific. Special thanks to the Smith Family for seeing our vision!

Outpost Buildings is New Zealand’s leading supplier of tough, portable and easy-to-assemble kitset buildings – for the lifestyle and rural sectors. From chicken coops and garden sheds to horse stables, livestock shelters, playhouses and cabins - all made from sustainable New Zealand-grown timber. Whether it is for the farm, lifestyle block or business – Outpost Buildings have flexible structures that could suit a variety of uses. The first Outpost building was created in 2005 in a rural woodwork shop by father and son –this was to be a first of thousands of Outpost kitsets delivered across the country. The name Outpost was chosen for the business because of the strong, rustic design of the buildings. They were buildings that would be put in remote locations, farms & lifestyle blocks out in the country. For the past five years, Outpost Buildings has been proudly owned and operated by the Smith family; Alex and Lisa Smith manage the business with the help of Lisa's Stepfather Greg Cox and the rest of the Outpost Buildings team, Corey and Andrea. All of the 60+ designs are made from local materials where available, including sustainable New Zealand grown timber. They have strong clear span framing without any need for support beams that take up space inside. Lisa says one of the key points of difference with Outpost’s kitsets is that they are super strong and builtto last. “Our slogan is Built Tough because Outpost buildings are designed for the toughest of NZ conditions. Come rain, hail, snow or extreme heat; an Outpost building can handle it all!” Another unique feature of Outpost Buildings is that they have a skid mounted building base design made with H4 ground treated timber, making them relocatable. “Where you want your structure today might not be the case one, five, ten years down the track so being relocatable offers people the flexibility to reposition the building if the need arises or even move it to a completely new property,” says Lisa. The extra heavy duty designs ensure that they maintain integrity of structure when moving from site to site. Because they are relocatable and under 30sqm, they don’t typically require a council consent. Lisa says their team also understand that versatility is key when investing in a new structure, so the buildings have multiple uses.

Firewood sheds have been used as solar energy stations, garden sheds used to house pumps at a council swimming pool, and even a shed has been used as a long drop. “Some of our front opening structures are particularly multi-use and we’ve worked with local organisations including a horse-riding club to provide one of our firewood shelters as a judges’ box. The height allows plenty of room to walk in without bumping their heads and provides shelter from the elements. The fact that it’s also relocatable means they can drag it to where they need it at any given. time,” she says. “Our team work closely with the customers from choosing the best design for their needs through to supporting them with the build so seeing the finished product is always a highlight,” she says. Outpost buildings has two factories; one in Timaru and one in Silverdale and they offer free delivery to Toll transport depots nationwide.

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