Musgroves

A household name in Canterbury, Musgroves is a pioneer in the trading of quality recycled building materials and joinery.

They’re also well known throughout the South Island. Musgroves began back in 1942 when its founder, Dave Musgrove, began working in general cartage. He was joined by his brother, Alf, in 1946 after World War II. Musgroves Bros. was formed.

From there, the brothers worked in the cartage and road contracting industry right up to 1970 with the catchphrase that they would “move anything, anywhere, anytime.” In 1969, under the management of Graeme Vickers, the company’s work broadened to include demolition and the selling of recycled materials.

Their aim is to provide customers with high quality products, both new and recycled, at some if not the lowest prices regularly available.

Although the company ceased general contracting work in 1980, it continued on with demolition work for some time later and began to specialise in the selling and buying of recycling building materials.

Today, the team at Musgroves continues to provide Cantabrians and New Zealanders alike with quality recycled materials and joinery. Their aim is to provide customers with high quality products, both new and recycled, at some if not the lowest prices regularly available.

Musgroves stock a large range of quality reclaimed building materials at their Christchurch yard. These materials are sourced through demolition and salvage projects as well as supplier surplus stock and order cancellation.

From timber and roofing to cladding and windows, they can offer a huge range of materials to suit any project.

Musgroves also have an increasing range of unused products including home insulation, gypsum plasterboard, new and recycled corrugated iron, plywood and timber for most applications. They also have an increasing range of products such as aluminium joinery (doors and windows) and ACM panel.

They offer timber ranging from flooring/tongue and groove, landscaping timber, outdoor furniture and decking timber as well as structural framing, furniture grade, skirting boards and architraves.

Musgroves also offer a massive range of landscaping options from posts, trellis’s, planter boxes and boxing pegs to stone, cobbles, pavers, bricks and netting. Not to mention, they offer complete kitchens, cabinetry, bench tops and sink inserts.

Wood Types

• Macrocarpa

• Oak

• Oregon

• Pine

• Hardwoods

• Rimu

• Beech – Southland Silver

• Kahikatea/White Pine

• Lawson Cypress

Customers have created some amazing projects with materials purchased from Musgroves. A cat enclosure, a recycled rimu side table, a wooden playhouse, a macrocarpa picnic table set and so many more! You can hop online to check out these fantastic projects and get inspired yourself.

Musgroves also has a DIY blog to aid in those home project. From guides to using macrocarpa and creating brick landscaping to building overhead garage store and creating a relocatable garden shed, the team had some fantastic tips and tricks.

For all your recyclable material needs and to get creating your next DIY project, visit the team at Musgroves.

The Wigram yard is open from Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm as well as being open on Saturday from 8am to 4pm. Get in touch with the team via phone at 03 322 7922 or flick them an email at sales@musgroves.co.nz.