Lance Jacobs’ legacy lives through Jacobs Construction

A life well lived – Lance Jacobs’ legacy lives through Jacobs Construction

Jacobs Construction constructs commercial, residential and aquatic visions from here in New Zealand and Australia all the way up to Northern Hemisphere in countries like China and Italy.

Jacobs Construction’s rich history is built on its founder Lance Jacobs’ solid track record of providing clients with stunning results, whether the client is a big-time organisation or a private homeowner. Lance built Jacobs Construction from the ground up with the dream for it to stay in the family. Tragically, he wouldn’t live to see this dream come true, with son Blair taking over the business earlier this year as managing director, due to Lance’s premature death. While Jacobs Construction got its official start in 2001 as LG&JR Jacobs, it has a long history harkening back to the late seventies. and cowsheds in Waipukurau. Now, Jacobs Construction creates both residential and commercial builds, with an impressive CV constructing both private and commercial pools. The international stage Jacobs Construction teamed up with Myrtha in 1999, bringing the best in the aquatic industry straight from Italy. Myrtha is internationally recognised as one of the leading aquatic companies, specifically in the pool technology and design. Since then, the team at Jacobs Construction has travelled the world, bringing their expertise to construct world-class international aquatic facilities at places and events such as: • London Olympics, 2012 • Sydney Wet n Wild, 2013 • Shanghai 14th FINA World

Championships, 2011. Many of these projects, such as Sydney’s Raging Waters Wet n Wild construction (where Jacobs Construction built complicated aquatic structures such as the wave pool), was particularly special because both father Lance and son Blair went to work on the job together. Lance started as a builder, building houses

The domestic stage Those huge international projects are impressive no matter where you’re from, certainly, and Jacobs continues grand projects with domestic clients here in New Zealand – from local councils to corporate businesses. Jacobs Construction has completed public pool projects with local councils like Queenstown Lakes District Council and Taupo District Council, as well as private residential pools for homes in Waipukurau, Auckland, Havelock North and beyond.

A.W. Parsons Heated Pool Complex

But Lance and the team at Jacobs Construction haven’t only proven their skills at commercial and residential pool construction – they’ve also done complex builds such as the Mitre 10 and the AW Parsons Heated Pool Complex in Waipukurau and a boat launch for a private client. “All of this work wouldn’t have been possible without the boys who did the construction work, our employees,” Jacobs Construction director, Jill Jacobs says. Jill has been with the business since the beginning, both a dedicated wife and businesswoman running the behind the scenes operations. She recalls Lance’s dedication to his work and craft, even travelling to Fiji to build a timber warehouse while she was pregnant with one of their children. He’s done so many things in his life, and it’s only right to remember them. Beyond the business itself, his passion extended to the local community, through support and sponsorship of a local swim club in Waipukurau. But most importantly, Lance was a family man, who adored his wife, children and grandchildren.

Jacobs Construction is New Zealand’s sole distributor of Myrtha Pools, a world leader in commercial pool design and construction, hailing from Italy.

Currently, Jacobs Construction is working on a pool down in Temuka, where Blair is currently working and carrying on his father’s legacy. CT

Jacobs Construction PO Box 283 Waipukurau (027) 405 9101 www.jacobsconstruction.co.nz info@jacobsconstruction.co.nz

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