Business North - October 2016

October 2016

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What’s new at the Zoo Auckland Zoo’s new African savannah project is the first step of an ambitious $120 million development programme.

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Page |7 Telling the story of Kiwi innovation

Another accolade for Lightpath

Auckland’s Museum of Transport and Technology Auckland is partnering with pioneering Kiwi businesses to help attract the next generation.

The Te Ara I Whiti Lightpath has won the Supreme and Innovation Hub Award at NZ Transport’s Bike to the Future Awards.

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Savannah comes to Auckland Zoo

Hopetoun garners another award

Auckland Zoo’s new African savannah project is the first step of an ambitious $120 million development programme.

Boutique Auckland apartment complex Hopetoun Residences has been named multiunit residential property of the year at the 2016 New Zealand Property Council awards.

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Retail centre taking shape

The ‘wow’ factor in Wellsford

Work is progressing on the stunning multimillion-dollar Mount Central shopping precinct in Mt Maunganui.

The new Wellsford War Memorial Library, located on Memorial Park on Port Albert Road, has plenty of eye-catching details.

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New Countdown for Waiheke

From farm to plate

Countdown has invested $35 million in a new store on Waiheke Island to meet the needs of the local population and growing tourism trade.

From its base at Tauhoa near Wellsford, Salty River Farm is producing a boutique range of food products with its signature range based on goat meat.

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Funky new look for office complex Karen Phelps 68 Sale Street in Auckland has been transformed into a funky inner-city office complex thanks to a complete refurbishment by Stack.

The company was engaged by Triumph Capital to undertake the design and project management. The building has two street frontages – 68 Sale Street and 109 Cook Street.

The basement level is the new home for Giusto Bar Eatery, which Stack also designed the interior fitout for, and an office tenancy.

It’s part of a new trend that Stack has seen over the past year or so with café and restaurant spaces becoming the hub of social interaction and fits in well with an office environment, says Stack project manager Daryl Howarth.

“They’re no longer a space to simply sit down and eat. They’re a quiet space to work on a laptop; a place to meet colleagues; or a space that’s intended to be enjoyed as you linger over your lunch,” he says.

68 Sale Street includes ground level car parking with two levels of office space above. The building was stripped back and a raw, industrial edgy design delivered with exposed ceilings and concrete polished floors.

According to Daryl the biggest challenge was the tight project deadline of just 10 months for the build. Along the way as tenants were signed up their fit outs had to be incorporated into the base build.

Lanta Interiors & Construction was employed for the building works and Stack partnered with Brown Day Group for the design of the building envelope.

“This project demonstrates Stack is creative, flexible and adaptable. We have a talented team that can successfully deliver a project from base build to fit out. We’re not just in interior design company, we are much more,” says Daryl.

Based in Auckland, Stack has a track record spanning approximately two decades with a reputation established on a strong commitment to creating unique and functional business environments, says Daryl.

When undertaking a project the company focuses on incorporating in-depth knowledge of technology and workplace services infrastructure as well as creating a link between brand, culture and the productive energy of the workplace environment.

The company works both locally and throughout New Zealand and clients include some of New Zealand’s most respected businesses and international corporations with projects recently

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DEVELOPMENT » Auckland Zoo

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Savannah captures the feel of Africa Karen Phelps Auckland Zoo’s new African Savannah development is the first step of an ambitious $120 million development programme set to take place over the next 10 years.

It will be the biggest development in the zoo’s history, funded through Auckland Council’s longterm plan.

The $7m African Savannah opened to the public on March 25 marking the end of a 10-month project involving 31 different companies and over 200 people who worked approximately 37,000 man hours to deliver the project.

Designed by Studio Hanson Roberts and built by Hawkins Construction, the aim of the development was to provide the best possible environment for the animals as well as engaging visitors and the wider Auckland community, building a connection between people and wildlife, says Auckland Zoo director Jonathan Wilcken.

“Humanity is encroaching more on wildlife and its habitats. For example over the last 40 years as a result of population expansion the number of wild animals on earth has halved and what has followed

is an increasing number of species under threat of extinction. We need to understand the impact we have on the environment and this is part of the purpose of Auckland Zoo,” he explains.

The aim of the African Savannah development was to take people out of their normal lives and put them smack bang in the middle of nature, giving opportunities for observation of wildlife that would not normally be possible.

He says that film industry set designers/builders, who have previously worked on major international films including Spartacus and Lord of the Rings, brought a huge amount of craftsmanship and skill to the project undertaking scenic work and aged painting/ plastering, and the building of wooden exhibit fencing to reflect the African environments.

The local community was also part of the project with Westmere School Year 5-6 students fulfilled the Zoo’s brief to create and paint their own African-themed designs onto 50 bird boxes installed in the aviary for a flock of African masked lovebirds.

The birds have obviously taken well to the new home with the flock of 40 having grown to 60 since the African savannah opened, says Jonathan.

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DEVELOPMENT » Auckland Zoo

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Designed by Studio Hanson Roberts and built by Hawkins Construction, the aim of the African Savannah development was to provide the best possible environment for the animals as well as engaging visitors.

Innovative solutions for all A typical day for Classique Landscapers could see the company completing a project for an architecturally designed home, a commercial premise or even an animal enclosure at Auckland Zoo. It is the company’s versatility and ability to deliver innovative solutions, no matter what the customer requires, that has set it apart, says company director Tony Wallnutt.

“We have a very simple mission statement - to deliver the very highest quality landscaping at the fairest price. We think of ourselves as solutions oriented, always going the extra mile for our customers,” he says.

The company’s services include all aspects of hard and soft landscaping either offering its own in-house design services or working from the client’s plans. Typical projects might include aspects of concrete, paving, driveways, decks, pergolas, water features, patios and automatic gates to name but a few.

Border Fencing, a division of Classique Landscapers, which has been operating in Auckland since 1982, completes all types of fencing and retaining walls for either stand alone commercial or residential projects or as part of Classique Landscapers’ contracts to offer clients a full service. Tubular steel and aluminium fencing is produced to order in any style required along with gates to suit all needs including swing gates, sliding gates or cantilevered gates, all produced at the company’s Papakura factory.

Classique Landscapers is a member of Site Safe and has achieved the highest level of certification in its new Sitewise scheme.

All Classique Landscapers’ 15 talented staff take huge pride in achieving the results clients desire, says Tony.

The team has in the past created landscapes from English country gardens to lush tropical. Some of the more interesting projects the company has undertaken have included subcontracting to Hawkins Construction on a project to build enclosures for alligators and Tasmanian Devils at Auckland Zoo.

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Tony says that these types of projects require the company to be extremely flexible in order to adapt aspects of the project to the uniquely New Zealand environment.

Last year the company also completed the fencing for a quarantine station in Niue for an elephant on its way from Sri Lanka to the zoo.

Other projects include the Te Atatu Peninsula Community Centre and Library, soft landscaping and fencing for Kelston Deaf Education Centre and the hard and soft landscaping and fencing for Waterview Primary School.

Tony says that since he started Classique Landscapers the company’s services have been in high demand: “We’ve never had to advertise for work in nearly two decades since the company started so obviously we are doing something right,” he says with a smile.

“The really satisfying aspect is delivering projects that our clients love on time and on budget.”

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DEVELOPMENT » Auckland Zoo

October 2016

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Under-passes enable up-close viewing of the Zoo’s meerkat mob.

Capturing the feel of Africa • from page 4 Other special features are enhanced giraffe viewing with visitors able to see them as they bend down to drink from their new watering hole as a result of major re-contouring and landscaping and the creation of an African wildlife hide, an immersive walkthrough aviary and connecting meerkat tunnels (with large pop-up windows), and under-passes enabling up-close viewing of the Zoo’s meerkat mob.

Dramatic water features are also a drawcard and include the giraffe paddock watering hole and waterfall, and a second waterfall as part of a rocky escarpment extending on from a discovery cave with water cascading into a small stream that runs across the visitor path. Approximately 2000 plants (trees, shrubs and groundcovers) have been planted With around 30 different species including some African species, with the majority New Zealand and Australian species to closely simulate African vegetation reflective of the African savannah landscape.

A non-for-profit wildlife conservation organisation, Auckland Zoo is operated by Regional Facilities Auckland, a council-controlled organisation of Auckland Council.

“We are creating something that will be around for a long time and will have a real impact on people and the future of wildlife on our planet.”

It is home to the largest collection of native and exotic wildlife species in New Zealand (more than 1000 animals and 130 species) and attracts more than 700,000 visitors annually. Since the opening of the African Savannah there has been a 20,000 rise in visitor numbers, despite inclement weather.

The next step of the development programme will be the most ambitious, says Jonathan – the development of the centre of the zoo into a Southeast Asian rainforest precinct. The zoo is presently in the middle of detailed planning with construction due to start next year.

“It’s obviously a lot of work but it’s also a very exciting project. We are creating something that will be around for a long time and will have a real impact on people and the future of wildlife on our planet.”

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DEVELOPMENT » MOTAT

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Telling the story of Kiwi innovation Karen Phelps It’s a challenge for many businesses – to highlight what they do and attract the next generation of innovators to their workforce. The answer may come from an unlikely source.

The Museum of Transport and Technology Auckland (MOTAT) is seeking to partner with pioneering Kiwi businesses.

According to MOTAT CEO Michael Frawley the results are mutually beneficial.

“The question for many businesses is how to attract the younger generation to their organisation,” says Michael.

“The best way is to tell their story and show people what they do, especially if it’s something ground breaking, exciting or cool,” he says.

“A key focus of MOTAT’s new strategy is to reposition the Museum from being a collection of things to a light-bulb institution and this is where we see real synergies and opportunities for businesses to get involved,” he says.

It was in 2014 that MOTAT launched a new five year strategic plan which focuses on transforming MOTAT from a traditional museum to a cuttingedge exhibition space.

Michael says that the aim is to introduce Kiwi innovation and the associated stories, technology and science into everything MOTAT does.

This is where local businesses could fit into the mix, he says.

MOTAT is seeking to align with appropriate organisations to tell their innovation story – either stand-alone or as part of an exhibition - to give visitors a unique insight into Kiwi ingenuity and companies the opportunity to reach an audience of over 270,000 visitors per year.

Michael says MOTAT recognises that technology and innovation is an important part of New Zealand history and a big driver of the economy going forward.

He says the benefits for businesses in partnering with MOTAT include brand recognition, product testing and attracting talent to their organisation or it could simply fulfill part of their corporate social responsibility.

As a result over the past 18 months, Michael and his team have been consulting with Auckland firm, Athfield Architects, to develop a Masterplan for MOTAT, which would see the much-needed upgrade of its buildings and infrastructure to world-class museum standards while also offering numerous opportunities for companies to

MOTAT’s unique venues, such as the multi-award winning Aviation Display Hall, are perfect for hosting corporate events.

partner with the museum, says Michael.

Other prospects for businesses include partnering with MOTAT as a sponsor of various projects, exhibitions and events or electing to host corporate functions in one of the museum’s unique venues, such as the multi-award winning Aviation Display Hall beneath the wings of the impressive aviation collection.

Several prominent New Zealand companies such as Air New Zealand, Burger Fuel, Tangible Media and the Travel Agents’ Association of New Zealand (TAANZ), along with many others, have already hosted successful events at MOTAT.

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Telling the story of Kiwi innovation • from page 7 Michael says that MOTAT also carries out an important educational role within the community and has over 26,000 school children attending programmes at the museum through the Ministry of Education’s Learning Experiences Outside The Classroom (LEOTC).

He says MOTAT is looking to increase the number of people who visit and participate in the educational and other learning programmes and this represents another area where corporates could get involved.

The museum’s current exhibitions, which showcase its new modern approach, include Welcome to the Machine, which demonstrates in a creative and interactive way how the combination of six simple machines can lead to more complex technology, and Get Smart, which investigates the evolution of smart technology and communications.

The Idea Collective is MOTAT’s latest collaborative project bringing together a diverse set of artists, designers and technologists in a celebration of New Zealand’s innovation culture.

Michael is also enthusiastic about the new exhibition and function space focusing specifically on Kiwi innovation that the museum is in the process of developing.

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“This is on track to open before the end of the year and visitors can expect to see a variety of progressive technological developments: anything from rockets to umbrellas or New Zealand software that is taking the world by storm,” he says.

The installation will explore not just the development of the technology itself, but also delve into the minds and the processes of the innovators behind these inventions.

Michael says that although many people know that New Zealand has a long history of innovation, few have had the chance to experience and comprehend its dramatic impact on our country and the rest of the world until now.

He points to Ian Taylor, from Dunedin-based Animation Research Limited, who few may have heard of.

“Yet Ian’s company’s technology has actually been seen by many Kiwis, for example the animation that tracks the path of a golf ball on televised tournaments.

“Similar advanced technology created by Ian was used during the America’s Cup races.

“There are a whole host of other New Zealand companies, just like Ian’s.

“Those are the type of companies we want to hear from to help tell their story to the rest of New Zealand.”

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MOTAT recognises that technology and innovation is an important part of New Zealand history and a big driver of the economy going forward.

All security needs covered Security company Red Badge is well known for its event services with the company’s team clad in red and yellow jackets a familiar sight at major events around New Zealand.

But surprisingly many people still do not realise that the company provides a full range of general security services offering clients the ultimate protection for their company’s assets, people, infrastructure, buildings, sites and vehicles, says Glenn Simpson, general manager of Red Security.

A good example is the company’s work for the Museum of Transport and Technology Auckland (MOTAT). Red Badge’s security division Red Security provides a range of services including alarm response, overnight security, lockdown patrols and protection of MOTAT infrastructure.

Red Security is the company’s general security services division and Simpson says in order to focus on providing clients with the best security the start of the process is an assessment of the client’s unique requirements to assess risk and to develop a better security culture within the business.

Areas covered include planning, advice, management and consultation to come up with the most cost effective complete protection solution.

Services offered by Red Security include professional highly trained and experienced security guards, corporate concierge security, mobile security patrols, alarm response and monitoring to offer ultimate protection of buildings, sites and infrastructure.

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Red Badge is a registered training workplace and can provide training for its guards up to National certificate level three. As testament to the experience and quality of the team Darren Sapich the group’s Performance Development Manager was awarded Workplace Trainer and Assessor of the Year 2015 and again in 2016 at the New Zealand Security Association Awards. The company was also successful in winning the Security Administrator of the Year Award and one of the company’s guards won the Security Officer of the Year (Guarding) Award.

Red Badge Group was founded in 1997 and has become a proven provider of security and event services and infrastructure security that has continued to evolve to meet the changing needs of clients. The company is now trusted as the security provider for many councils and businesses around New Zealand.

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DEVELOPMENT » Canada Street Bridge

October 2016

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The 85-metre long Canada Street bridge, which spans over State Highway 1, is a dramatic piece of urban infrastructure.

Stunning bridge wins major award Karen Phelps Auckland’s Canada Street Bridge has won a prestigious American architectural award.

Part of the Te Ara I Whiti Lightpath cycleway, the bridge has won a Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design Award prize.

The bridge was a collaboration between Hamish Monk and Dean Mackenzie directors of Monk Mackenzie Architects, who worked with structural engineers Novare Design and GHD to bring the project to fruition.

Dean says that the aim when designing the 85 metre long Canada Street bridge which spans over State Highway 1, was to create a dramatic piece of urban infrastructure as it connects with the previously abandoned vehicle off-ramp, which has now been transformed into the Te Ara I Whiti Lightpath.

He says that although the bridge was designed as a highly sculptural yet simple and elegant form it is geometrically complex.

“The steel structure allows for a thin four metre wide deck with a sculpted column at mid span.

“The deck has a triangular cross section with a maximum depth of 1500mm at the column location tapering to a minimum 750mm. The tapering diamond shaped column has a coplanar relationship to the double curvature monocoque skin of the deck,” he explains.

The bridge, which has a high gloss black finish, has lighting embedded into the barrier edge to illuminate the walking surface and create a subtle silhouette effect when viewed in elevation.

The final phase of the project was to connect it to the 680 metre former off ramp now known as the Lightpath, which completes the cycle network.

Dean says that architecturally the key challenge of the Lightpath was that it had to work

simultaneously at two scales: the macro and the micro - the city and the individual. He says that Monk Mackenzie conceived the distinctive project equally as urban design and art.

To create an impact at a larger scale the practice employed a simple yet bold strategy - the former asphalt highway was given vivid pink resin and aggregate surfacing transforming the space into a contemporary urban space.

Dean says that to transform the project into art and also create an impact on a macro scale for pedestrians and cyclists over 300 LED custom light boxes along the eastern edge of the cycleway to create a light spine.

As the lights are fully programmable and contain sensors they can be used by artists to create unique experiences, an interactive light sculpture that transforms the new urban space and gave the project its name, says Dean.

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artworks by Maori artist Katz Maihi, were subtly integrated into the western edge of the cycleway barrier along with a 27 metre long original artwork located at the northern end of the Lightpath.

Monk Mackenzie is a multi-disciplinary studio of architects and designers.

Both partners have worked with some of the most innovative architectural firms internationally allowing Monk Mackenzie to work across a range of projects in a number of highly specialised architectural areas including civic and cultural, commercial, low, medium and high density residential and infrastructural work.

The practice has won a number of awards over the years and Dean says the aim is to make a lasting contribution to the built environment delivering unique architectural solutions.

He says that the Canada Bridge and Lightpath projects are good examples, forming a bold statement in Auckland’s urban realm.

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October 2016 DEVELOPMENT » Hawkins Construction - Te Ara I Whiti Lightpath

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Another accolade for LightPath Karen Phelps A bright pink Lightpath has won the Supreme and Innovation Hub Award at NZ Transport’s Bike to the Future Awards.

Te Ara I Whiti Lightpath connects Canada Street with Union Street via a new bridge and the disused Nelson Street off-ramp and is part of the Nelson Street Cycleway. The cycleway continues as a twoway protected cycle path from the corner of Nelson and Union Streets to Victoria Street.

Hawkins was the main contractor on phase one, which creates a link from Upper Queen Street to Nelson Street via Canada Street and the new bridge exclusively for pedestrians and cyclists, to the old Nelson Street off-ramp.

Phase one then continues down on the west side of Nelson Street to its intersection with Victoria Street. The works on the project started in April and were finished by December last year.

The project was jointly delivered by Auckland Transport, Auckland Council and NZ Transport Agency and the award winning Lightpath has already had over 750 cycle trips across it per day since it opened in December last year.

Hawkins project manager Greg Dewe says the sheer speed at which the project was conceived, designed and constructed proved one of the biggest challenges.

Hawkins responded by creating a key team of subcontractors that the company had previously worked with on the Grafton Gully cycleway.

“Those pre-existing relationships certainly helped,” says Greg. “We knew how they worked and they knew how to best work with us, which really helped to speed things up.”

He says that a lot of the project was value engineered, involving Hawkins working closely with the designers and client to ensure the project could be constructed rapidly.

For example as much of the bridge, which rises over the Southern motorway, as possible

was constructed on the ground so it could simply be lifted into place over a single night minimising disruption to traffic.

Another solution, which sped up the construction programme was to design a mobile screen to be used along the edges of the frame, to ensure nothing would fall on cars below, so that work could continue above live traffic during the day. Part of the project also involved an upgrade of the busiest intersection in New Zealand – the top of Nelson, Union and Hobson Streets. Hawkins undertook a signal upgrade to allow pedestrian entry to and exit from the cycleway.

Some of the key challenges included a tight timeframe and access to site.

“The off ramp is located right in the middle of spaghetti junction so the only access into the construction site was from the motorway or from the on and off ramps. This required good communication and liaison with key stakeholders and a lot of planning in terms of traffic management,” Greg says.

Hawkins Group is no stranger to landmark projects in the city. The company began in Hamilton in 1946 and entered the Auckland market in 1972 when it built the Human Sciences building at Auckland University.

This was the largest construction project in Auckland at the time.

Today the company’s head office is based in Auckland and over the years the company has since constructed many landmark projects including the Robert Jones Tower, the tallest building in New Zealand at the time, along with many Auckland International Airport projects.

“The Nelson Street Cycleway project shows how Hawkins is extremely capable of complex multifaceted projects. I can’t stress enough that this has been a real team approach between everyone involved to find a solution to construct the project on time and on budget, creating something special in the middle of Auckland city,” says Greg.

Barrier adds to experience Users of the bright pink Te Ara I Whiti Lightpath in Auckland have an enhanced experience thanks to the clear PLEXIGLAS Soundstop noise barrier by Plastral New Zealand.

The barrier runs along both sides of the pathway that connects Canada Street with Union Street via a new bridge and the disused Nelson Street off-ramp and is part of the Nelson Street Cycleway.

It not only deflects noise but also acts as a safety barrier and means that people can still enjoy stunning views out across the city, says Brian Funnell from Plastral New Zealand.

The Te Ara I Whiti Lightpath project was so successful it has won the Supreme and Innovation Hub Award at NZ Transport’s Bike to the Future Awards.

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DEVELOPMENT » Traverse Group

October 2016

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Puhoi development proves popular Sue Russell Though Paul Fearon acknowledges steadily approaching official ‘retirement’ age, when asked about his plans to slow down, the busy property developer’s response is ‘no way’.

“I believe that when you stop you drop and I have no intention of slowing down.

“Our business has continued to evolve in new directions and that fuels the passion” says the property developer who started his journey in horticulture and landscaping back in the 1970’s.

These days he and partner Bitten, lead a thriving development company that has diversified substantially from their first tractor and employee Paul’s father.

“Dad was 89 and I think the tractor was older” Paul says.

Son Kent heads Traverse Construction and leads the Traverse team when subdivisions are established, managing the development of the site though Paul still enjoys jumping on a machine to help, though his key focus is finding new projects, sales, marketing and finance.

2010 proved a milestone in the company’s biography when Paul decided to stop dabbling in property development and take it seriously, taking on more ambitious projects such as the development currently underway at Puhoi.

Paul completed an MBA at Auckland University from 1994 to 1996 during his corporate years and subsequently discovered that marrying the theory with practice gave him the confidence to eventually take on property development.

In keeping with the family focus of the company Kent’s partner Kelly Fearon is the office administrator for Traverse Construction.

The Puhoi Subdivision is on a plot of land originally owned by the Shiska family, and Paul says he is very conscious of the legacy that goes with developing land that has been in the ownership of one family for 150 years.

The subdivision is serviced by a new road Rosa Villa Lane named after the previous land owners Auntie Rose who lived on the farm and in the old villa all of her life.

The development is 50km north of Auckland, is a rural life-style development providing twelve sites from 4000 to 20,000 square metres.

So far 11 of the subdivision’s 12 sites have been sold. Paul says Having a construction wing within the group means that once a subdivision is formed Traverse Construction is involved with up to 90% of the residential builds on site.

Paul says that one of the key qualities of the subdivision is that it is inclusive rather than exclusive.

“We want to be part of the Puhoi Community” says Paul.

When asked what he most enjoys about developing rural subdivisions Paul says he can

The Puhoi development, 50km north of Auckland, is a rural life-style development providing twelve sites from 4000 to 20,000 square metres. trace his interest initially in gardening and the land back to his grandmother and grandfather who he lived behind from 5 – 19 years of age.

“My grandmother grew up on a farm in the Weka Weka Valley in the Hokianga and rode to school on horseback.

“We spent time on the family farm when I was young and I spent most of my summer holidays on the coastal Scandrett Farm near Warkworth.”

Paul and partner Bitten, who was born in Denmark have been married for nearly 40 years.

His disarmingly frank admission that without Bitten in his life he would never have achieved what he has, speaks volumes to their relationship and the founding principles from which the Traverse Group has evolved.

“We have been able to enjoy the Danish culture. In Denmark man has been on the soil for generations. There is no ‘wild’ but a sense of order which appeals, I am somewhat OCD or so my kids tell me.”

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DEVELOPMENT » Fortieth & Hurstmere Laneway

October 2016

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Laneway development brings new dimension Karen Phelps A complete reinvention of an unrentable and bland 1960s Auckland block building has now resulted in a Melbourne-style laneway, a place where locals can meet for a casual meal from small-scale vendors dedicated to great food including Kombi Coffee, El Humero Colombian Grill, Dante’s Pizza Napoletana, Bluebells Cakery and Bird on a Wire to name a few.

Located in Takapuna, Fortieth & Hurstmere was designed by architectural practice McKinney + Windeatt, with Challenge Construction as the main contractor.

McKinney + Windeatt had previously completed a number of key projects in Takapuna including Takapuna Beach Cafe and had refurbished the building that now houses The Department Store.

Architect Jack McKinney from McKinney + Windeatt says that these projects proved the catalyst for change for the main street of Takapuna, which did not previously reflect the upmarket nature of the area.

“It started to grow confidence in the area by creating good retail spaces so quite quickly the area has changed,” he says.

Jack says the aim with Fortieth & Hurstmere was to connect the car park, at the rear of the building, which holds markets on the weekend, with the public space across the road, creating a connection from retail spaces to the water.

This brought about the idea of creating a laneway experience rather than just more shops lining the street. He credits the developers, whose willingness to create public outdoor space as part of the development, as visionary.

As a result Fortieth & Hurstmere features lots of shared courtyard space and nearby retail spaces are thriving as a result.

Part of the original shop front was removed and the site excavated to create the new urban lane.

The simple block building, which Jack says previously had little character, has now been transformed with recycled bricks from Christchurch and new concrete work to create a new facade that reinterprets both Art Deco and Victorian references

“We wanted to create something that didn’t look brand-new and had a sense of history....” giving a sense of ambiguous history to the building and area.

“We wanted the building to stand out, but people not able to place which period it was from.”

“We wanted to create something that didn’t look brand-new and had a sense of history, a reference to the fact that the past can give us something new.”

“Verve Property Management worked closely with us and they have a good handle on the Melbourne style character of the development.”

A living wall was created by company Natural Habitats adding to the sense of the new life the building now has, softening the space, adding texture and seasonality. Jack says the aim was to create a space that people wanted to be in.

“Fortieth & Hurstmere has its own community and its own life. People are really enjoying it.”

McKinney + Windeatt was started over a decade ago by Jack and Bryan Windeatt. Both registered architects, the pair had previously worked together for a number of years.

Based in Ponsonby, McKinney + Windeatt predominantly works in Auckland, specialising in residential projects as well as boutique commercial developments. The practice employs a talented team of seven. The company is presently working on a restaurant in Britomart, a commercial project in Auckland Central and, as part of the joint venture with Stevens Lawson Architects, the new restaurant at Auckland Zoo. “We’re good listeners,” says Jack. “It’s not about having a signature style and then applying it to every project. We start with a very open mind, listen to the client and create a distinctive end result. Brief and location combine to create a new opportunity to do something different every time.”

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DEVELOPMENT » Rosedale Apartments - Apollo Square

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October 2016

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Apollo Square meets market demand Karen Phelps Stage two of the $150m Apollo Square development in Auckland is due for completion in November comprising a multi-storey apartment building offering 55 apartments.

The three stage development in Rosedale, Mairangi Bay, on Auckland’s North Shore, will eventually offer three residential apartment blocks and a commercial block set within 7500sqm of landscaped gardens and recreational areas.

The project is being constructed by New Concept Construction Ltd. Project manager of New Concept Construction, Ian Rae, has 40 years of project management experience in New Zealand managing a diverse range of projects including apartment buildings, office buildings, car park buildings, prisons, sewage works and streetscape upgrading.

He says that forward planning of materials and resources has been the main challenge in constructing the huge project due to demand in the Auckland region.

At present around 50-60 workers are on site.

Subcontractors involved in the project include Orient Construction Ltd, (concrete work), DL Good (plumbing) DFS (fitout and painting), Chillex, Ward Chandler, Bassett Drainage, Contrax and Atlas Precast.

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The developer for the project is Rosedale Apartments Ltd, incorporated in March 2010 to purchase and own the site of Apollo Square apartments. The company was formed solely for the purpose of completing the project.

Rosedale Apartments director is Chenggang Zheng, who holds a double master degree both in finance and in management and marketing from Massey University.

Over the last 15 years, he has successfully completed a number of large scale apartment projects in China.

These include JinTaiXinYaYuan Xiaoqu, 67,000sqm, comprising 12 4-storey buildings with 276 units; DongFangMingZhu Xiaoqu, 82,000sqm, with 10 6-storey buildings and two 14-storey buildings with a total of 492 units; HengBangJinDuHui, 160,000sqm comprising one 18-storey, two 22-storey, twelve 5-storey, and two 6-storey buildings with a total of 1197 units.

Apollo Square is set in a 31,200sqm estate and the aim of the design has been to offer residents contemporary living within park-like surrounds, says Ian. The development includes a private swimming pool and gymnasium, gardens and walkways.

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Ian says the apartments have been popular with buyers looking for lock-and-leave convenience and security with swipe cards and key fob entry, a hightech security system with cameras inside and out, and an on-site property manager.

He says the main point of difference is the high quality of construction of the development, which is made from structural steel and reinforced concrete.

For example he says that each of the 181 apartments have allocated undercover car parks and are generously proportioned with quality whiteware and meticulous attention to detail inside and out.

Located close to the business and shopping hubs of Albany and Rosedale with easy access to State Highway One, Ian says the location has proved popular with a range of buyers - singles, couples, families and retired.

As part of resource consent a link has also been provided from Knightsbridge Retirement Village to

Rosedale Road. The development is located close to the beaches of the East Coast Bays and is in the zone for public and private schools including Rangitoto College, Kristin School and Pinehill School.

Construction is about to commence of stage one of Apollo Square, a mixed use commercial development, which is earmarked for completion at the end of 2017.

Fronting Rosedale Road, the commercial building will be three storeys high with underground parking and comprises 12 commercial spaces, 12 offices, two restaurants and 38 motel rooms.

The building will offer a total floor area of approximately 5600sqm and 128 underground parking spaces.

The design of stage three of the development, which includes two more apartment buildings, is currently being reviewed to accommodate changes in the Auckland Unitary Plan.

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The three stage development in Rosedale, Mairangi Bay, on Auckland’s North Shore, will eventually offer three residential apartment blocks and a commercial block set within 7500sqm of landscaped gardens.

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“We’re about to install a garden in the multi storey apartment building Apollo Square in Rosedale, Mairangi Bay. This garden needs to be light weight as it will sit on top of the concrete structure surrounding the building including an underground car park. The garden will use a special growing medium with a drainage channel underneath to ensure any water (which can significantly add weight to the garden) is always removed quickly and efficiently from the site,” explains Neil.

Another project the company is undertaking is creating one of the largest garden roof structures in Auckland at Wynyard Central apartments. The 500 square metre green living roof will be formed from Natural Habitats’ Eco-pillow product – a lightweight mesh cage covered in a geotextile to create a pillow filled with growing medium that can be planted into.

Natural Habitats installed one of Auckland’s first large green roofs back in 1994 and then went on to design and install New Zealand’s first green walls. The company’s work can be seen in green walls around the country including at the Hotel Novotel at Auckland Airport, Britomart as well as civic squares in Wellington and even as far south as Balclutha.

Natural Habitats offers an in-house design studio of landscape architects, designers and landscape craftspeople, working in a collaborative environment. Landscape care teams with extensive horticultural knowledge can provide on-going maintenance.

“We aim to create unique landscapes that respect the environment while adding value to the development. We take care to protect and enhance New Zealand’s native biodiversity while creating safe environments which enhance amenity value and commercial viability,” says Neil.

The company’s achievements were recently recognized when it won an impressive 11 Awards in the 2016 Placemakers Riccarton Landscaping New Zealand awards – more awards and in more categories than any other landscaping company.

The company also won the prestigious PGG Wrightson Special Feature of the Year, three gold awards and seven silver awards for landscape design, construction, horticulture and maintenance.

“What sets Natural Habitats apart is that by combining both our design and delivery departments we can streamline the building of landscapes to complete a quality project on-time and within budget without compromising the design intent,” says Neil.

“The fact that each project won awards for both design and construction is recognition of the complete value our design and build service model provides to our clients and the high quality of the workmanship.”

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DEVELOPMENT » Hopetoun Residences

October 2016

Business North

Another gong for Hopetoun project Karen Phelps Hopetoun Residences has been named multi-unit residential property of the year at the 2016 New Zealand Property Council awards.

The boutique apartment development by Tawera Group in Freemans Bay on the fringes of Auckland CBD was started in 2014 and completed in 2015.

The project saw an existing nine-storey building converted into apartments with construction undertaken by Auckland building company Summit Construction Ltd, which had previously completed a number of projects for Tawera Group.

Hopetoun Residences involved stripping the original building back to a concrete shell then constructing three new structural steel floors on top, a new roof, cladding system and large decks added to the exterior of the building.

Summit Construction director Andrew Burden says that the main challenge of Hopetoun Residences was the sheer size of the project.

“We’ve managed to build the right team to get this project done. Retrofitting an existing building is our area of expertise; it’s technically challenging work,” he says.

For example strengthening work was required including carbon fibre wrapping on a number of existing columns and strengthening of existing concrete frame through additional steel brackets and members.

Two new lifts were installed requiring the upgrading of the existing shaft both structurally and for fire rating.

“You never know what you will uncover as the job progresses,” he says. “We understand this will happen as does our client and we work together to come up with the best solution.

“As another example on The Hopetoun Residences we discovered that the top of the stair structure was not as anticipated and the existing stair was non-compliant and could not be used.

“So at a critical time in the project we had to put in temporary alternative access to the top three floors so we could close off the existing stair, remove it and the structure around it, then rebuild the structure to suit the new layout and install a new compliant staircase.”

He says the project illustrates the experience and capability of his company: “The fact that we are able to negotiate a project like this and add value during the preconstruction phase saving the clients money is key,” he says.

“We like to invest upfront in preconstruction providing the client with advice on design, buildability and programme. This can bring cost savings from simplifying details, finding time advantages or coming up with more efficient methodologies.

“Basically we do this by being flexible, adaptable and innovative, sharing our experience and expertise so the entire team will increase their capacity for innovation.”

The boutique Hopetoun Residences apartment development by Tawera Group saw an existing nine-storey building converted into apartments.

Tawera Group has established its reputation constructing high quality apartment developments in the CBD and fringe areas. It is a family owned and operated company owned by David Mahoney and his father Mike who started the company with David’s mother Tracy in the early 90s.

Today David’s sisters Annabel (marketing) and Josephine (interior design) work in the business along with brother in law John Love who is the company CFO. Early developments by Tawera Group include St James, Park Lane and York Street apartments, all located in the Auckland CBD. Although the company also undertakes commercial, retail and residential builds, Tawera Group specialises in converting existing buildings to apartments, such as Hopetoun and Hereford Residences.

Demand for owner/occupier apartments and, in particular, larger style units is a focus.

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David says that feedback gained from buyers desiring even larger apartments led the company to increase the minimum apartment size to 84sqm in its 130-apartment Hereford Residences development.

Tawera Group has stated that Hopetoun Residences reflects its commitment to innovation, urban integrity, community development and market awareness.

The company’s decision to preserve the original

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“There has certainly been a mindset change when it comes to apartments,” says David.

“People are downsizing from the family home and wanting something they can lock up and leave but still feel comfortable in.

“We’re aiming to build homes rather than targeting the investor market.”

“There has certainly been a mindset change when it comes to apartments. People are downsizing from the family home and wanting something they can lock up and leave but still feel comfortable in.”

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DEVELOPMENT » Candida Office Park

October 2016

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Candida Park nearing completion Karen Phelps A close relationship for over 40 years between architectural practice Warwick & Associates and Candida Stationery has resulted in the extremely successful Candida Office Park, which is now nearing completion.

Warwick & Associates was engaged for the project in the 1970s, when Candida owners Klaus and Dagmar Girardet approached the practice after Warwick & Associates successfully completed the UBD buildings in Dominion Road.

Company owner, Alan Warwick, 82, has been involved with the project since the outset including sourcing a suitable site for the development, says the location with easy access to the motorway and Auckland city fitted Candida’s needs to distribute its product nationally.

He says the main consideration when selecting the site as well as heavily influencing the design of the buildings was to ensure future proofing for Candida’s anticipated company growth.

Candida was founded by the Girardets who arrived in New Zealand from Germany with three daughters in 1974. Klaus had previously worked in the printing industry in Europe and the US so in 1975 the couple started Candida Publishers from their home.

They quickly started producing envelopes using an innovative system they called CMSS (Candida Metric Standardisation System), which helped to rationalise office paperwork and in 1979 built the first factory and office buildings on the site, which would become Candida Office Park and the rest is history. Over 40 years on Candida now employs close to 200 staff and operates branches across Australia and New Zealand.

Teak Construction is currently building the fourth multi-storey concrete office building in Candida Office Park. The 3.5ha development at 49 Parkway Drive already includes three office buildings, Candida factories and head office, with all of the offices constructed by Teak Construction for Candida Family Trust.

This latest build was started in February last year and is due to completion the end of September 2016. The building includes three floors of 850sqm per floor with car parking is located underneath. The building is made from in-situ concrete columns with precast concrete beams and double tee flooring supplied by Stresscrete and Wilson Precast. Exterior cladding will be a mix of Alucobond and curtain wall glazing to match the other three Candida buildings built by Teak Construction.

Teak Construction is currently building the fourth multi-storey concrete office building in Candida Office Park.

Teak Construction project manager Michael Gibson says the construction process was simple thanks to the detailed work of Warwick & Associates and structural engineers MSC Consulting. Teak Construction is also building a new level on an existing car park building on the site for Worldwide Parking Group.

“The design of the building is great and the consultants and client have all been a dream team to work with,” says Michael.

“From Teak Construction to subcontractors and consultants it’s been a great team making it a once in a lifetime project.”

Because Teak Construction has been working with the client on the project since the inception Michael says it was able to work through any problems and offer time and cost-effective solutions.

“They have been great clients to work with over the years and we are extremely proud to have been involved with Candida Office Park....”

He says that one of the company’s strengths is innovative thinking, particularly at tender time, which often allows the company to come up with alternative solutions for construction and design.

As an example, by getting involved at an early stage in the Candida Office Park project Teak Construction was able to work with the architects offering practical suggestions which saw a significant saving off the original costings when the first three four-storey office buildings were constructed.

Alan says working with Candida over the years has been an enjoyable experience and the two companies continue to foster a close relationship with Alan’s other company, Warwick Yacht Design, even having designed a yacht for the Girardets.

“They know exactly what they want yet leave us to get on with the job. They have been great clients to work with over the years and we are extremely proud to have been involved with Candida Office Park as it nears completion over three decades down the track.”

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DEVELOPMENT » Form Building - Mount Central Retail

October 2016

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Located on a prime downtown site the Mount Central precinct will transform the 1350sqm block of land on the corner of Mount Maunganui Road and Banks Avenue.

Stunning retail centre taking shape Karen Phelps Work is progressing on the multimillion-dollar Mount Central shopping precinct in Mt Maunganui.

Located on a prime downtown site, construction of the project commenced in early April to transform the 1350sqm block of land on the corner of Mount Maunganui Road and Banks Avenue.

Form Building & Developments commercial manager Craig McVicar says good management and resourcing are key areas of priority to ensure the project is completed on time and on budget.

The company was invited to tender for the construction of the project by architect First Principles, the lead designer and client representative.

The project is being spearheaded by Seton Investments, a company owned by businessman Richard Seton who has been involved with many successful developments in the city and has a close affinity with Mount Maunganui.

The structural steel and concrete panel structure has been erected, the roof constructed and Form Building & Developments has the interior fitout underway. The project is currently tracking on programme, says Craig.

It is just one of a number of projects that Form Building & Developments has underway as the company is putting a focus on growth in the Tauranga, Auckland and Hamilton regions.

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Form Building & Developments is the result of a merger between Moyle Construction and Eaton Developments in 2007 resulting in a team with over 65 years’ experience in the industry.

Form now offers a team of over 70 people in the Waikato, Auckland and Bay of Plenty regions.

The company’s services focus on commercial, industrial and seismic re-strengthening and weather tight remediation.

Craig says that Form has created a unique culture based on experience and partnering with their clients and business partners for the greater success of all involved.

“While we see our clients as a key part of the Form team during a project, we take care of the project details and any difficulties that might crop up leaving clients to positively contribute to their project in their own way,” he explains.

He says that having the right people drives the company’s collaborative approach for project success “It’s about experience as well as bringing new people into the company. We look for businesses and people with a collaborative approach. For

example Form’s sub-contractors are vetted and qualified through our in-house pre-qualification process to ensure their capabilities and standards are in line with Form’s culture.

Where possible we aim for early contractor and subcontractor involvement. No one person knows everything and it makes the project flow much more freely to get everyone’s expertise on board early, assisting with planning and limiting risk.”

This is backed by a focus on transparent progress reporting using project, time and financial management systems.

He says that regular communication builds trust and confidence that clients’ projects are on schedule.

This trust is important as Craig says Form aims to be a long-term business with its clients. The company is a member of the New Zealand Green Building Council and the Registered Master Builders Association of New Zealand.

“Form has a unique ability to apply experience and capability to resolve building challenges to achieve successful project outcomes. At Form our approach is entirely focused on enabling and working closely with clients and business partners to complete construction projects on time, on budget, exceeding expectation.”

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An open mind on design To design from first principles is a wellknown saying in architecture. It means to keep an open mind and assess all the relevant criteria to design the best and most appropriate solution.

That is why husband and wife team Graham and Kate Price chose the name First Principles for their Tauranga based architectural practice.

“Our philosophy is that each project is unique. We start from the beginning with each client, taking into consideration their project vision, brief and site constraints,” says Graham.

A good example is the company’s work on the Mount Central shopping precinct in downtown Mount Maunganui where the practice is lead designer and client representative for Seton Investments.

Graham says that the company is proud to have had the opportunity to work closely with the client and enjoy the design process together, helping to re-define the Mount’s retail experience.

He says the site, is one of the most prominent in the main street and the design intent has been to activate the corner, resulting in a new focal point in the Mount.

All the frontages are built on the boundaries of Banks Avenue and Maunganui Road.

Graham describes the covered corner space created between the two buildings as an “outdoor room”. Sliding glass doors provide a seamless transition from the restaurant and café to this outdoor room, with its

feature concrete and steel fireplace, creating a convivial atmosphere during the cooler months.

Clad in cedar and ironsand steel cladding the building makes a dramatic impact to the streetscape. The 1300sqm of buildings includes nine tendencies and links the Mount’s stunning beaches and cruise ship terminal with the city’s shopping areas.

Graham predicts that Mount Central and the Park will redefine the town centre, creating a quality destination for locals and visitors alike.

First Principles Architects and Interiors was established at the beginning of 2013 by Graham and Kate, and brought together their combined experience as an architect and interior designer after arriving in New Zealand 16 years ago.

Their vision has been to create a bespoke design studio specialising in commercial, hospitality, urban design, education and multi-residential architecture.

The company predominantly works with clients in the Bay of Plenty and central North Island however Graham says they have been fortunate to develop some lifelong relationships with clients and partner with them in any location.

“Mount Central has been a significant project for the Mount and for us and we’ve thoroughly enjoyed every minute working closely with the client and exchanging ideas in an open forum. The feedback we are getting is that people in the Mount are excited by this project and can’t wait for it to be finished.”

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DEVELOPMENT » Pakuranga College Gymnasium

October 2016

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New gymnasium set for Pakuranga Kelly Deeks Pakuranga College is creating a pathway towards healthy, happy, and active lives with the build of a new, self-funded, multi-sport gymnasium, filling three main areas of need for its students and the local community.

Pakuranga College principal Michael Williams identified the need for a new gymnasium when he started at the school seven years ago.

Physical education is a large part of the school’s main curriculum, but its old gymnasium was too small.

“The programme was suffering in terms of the quality and breadth of what we could offer,” he says.

Also part of the school’s core business is a large co-curricular programme, a big part of which is basketball, and with the too-small gym, some basketball teams were unable to get a training slot.

The community focused school has several partnerships with community groups who use its facilities, and these groups were also crying out for more space.

“There is a huge need in the community, and we know it’s important to keep these relationships in place,” Michael says.

“We’ve got our own heated swimming pool which is used by the local swim club after hours, and it’s because of this we can have a heated swimming pool.

“We have partnerships with all the major sports groups in the area. The biggest driver for us was our curriculum, with the other two being really important.”

With the government promoting its ‘active kids’ programme, Pakuranga College approached the Ministry of Education for assistance in providing the facilities and resources to facilitate this.

“They acknowledged we were deficient in this area, but refused to provide us any funding to get it done,” he says.

Building of the new gymnasium at Pakuranga Collge began a year ago and it is set to open on October 26.

“So we decided to do it ourselves. We’ve been frantically saving for the past few years and we finally raised enough money to get it going.

“There are still things we want to add to it, but we thought let’s get the structure in place and then do the rest as time and resources allow.”

The local community has been supportive, but

Michael says it is not overly flush and the school hasn’t been swamped with donations. Without the money it makes from its international students, the project wouldn’t have happened.

Building of the new gymnasium began a year ago and it is set to open on October 26.

The 2200 school kids and those local community groups will then be able to enjoy a 1600sqm multi-use facility.

The gymnasium development includes two full sized basketball courts with fully sprung hardwood floor and electronic scoreboard, built in audio visual equipment and customised acoustics to facilitate auditorium use, fixed and mobile bleacher seating, four changing rooms with showers and toilets,

staff offices, equipment storage as well as three flexible classroom spaces which can be opened up to create a large function room, with an attached covered terrace with views across the school playing field.

Michael is not yet finished in his mission to improve Pakuranga College, and still has the list he made seven years ago after asking school staff and the community what the issues and problems were with the school.

He has one of the best grass rugby and football fields in the city after initiating an extensive drainage and irrigation programme over the past four years, and next in his sights is how to think smarter about the use of the 50-year old school’s buildings.

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Makeover for Auckland High Court Karen Phelps Watts & Hughes has just completed a major alteration and refurbishment project at the Auckland High Court for the Ministry of Justice.

The existing heritage building with six live court rooms plus staff, judicial and custodial areas was fully operational the entire time.

“So it was a case of build but do it quietly,” says Watts & Hughes Construction contracts manager Dennis Saunders.

The lower ground floor of the building was extended to the outside walls as the original building was inset four metres. The floor was stripped back to the shell and a new court room, law library area, judge and jury meeting rooms and judges’ chambers were constructed.

The judges’ car park in the the basement had to include sound insulation and systems to prevent noise filtering from the car park to the court room above. Because the recording equipment used in the court rooms is incredibly sensitive machinery some work to be completed out of hours – in lunchtimes and weekends, says Dennis.

“We established a close relationship with the court and building managers who could call us at a moment’s notice to cancel noise if necessary.”

The project also included refurbishment of the first floor judges’ chambers and two outside balconies which required scaffolding and traffic management plans.

The building was brought up to building code including new waterproofing, tiles, balustrades, glazing, handrails and brickwork. Due to the historic nature of the building all brickwork, for example, was specially made to match colours etc and installed by a specialist brickwork team that happened to have worked on the building previously many years ago. Watts & Hughes Construction had to closely liaise with Heritage Trust and architects on every aspect of the project.

A new court room, law library area, judge and jury meeting rooms and judges’ chambers were constructed at the Auckland High Court.

Dennis says that the fact that Watts & Hughes Construction had previously completed a major new addition and refurbishment to the Manukau District Court they were familiar with the sophisticated project management required. For example all personel working on site had to be police vetted and approved and carry photo identification.

“Our processes have had to be very robust so staff can move around the site securely and without causing any disruption to the daily business of the court,” says Dennis.

He says Watts & Hughes Construction specialises in providing a total service to clients, covering every aspect of construction including design and build, refurbishment, project management, site contract management, pricing and estimating, subcontract and material evaluation, leasing and building services.

Services are offered across a broad spectrum of construction sectors including civil, industrial, recreational, retail, commercial, institutional, residential, educational, marinas,

government infrastructure, medical/health care and sub-divisions.

While Watts & Hughes can start its involvement in a project at any stage, Dennis says that by engaging the company from the initial concept and design it can assist with matters such as budget control, offer a broad range of construction techniques for consideration, set efficient timelines and help to overcome or offset potential construction period difficulties helping to deliver “quality construction, on time”.

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“By finding out exactly what the client is trying to achieve we can give plenty of advice and options then help them to select the one that is right for them,” says company owner Shamus O’Donnell.

No Shock Electrical undertakes both residential and commercial projects.

Shamus, a qualified electrician with nearly two decades experience, started the company in 2010 aiming to offer clients a superior service.

No Shock Electrical employs a talented young team of seven staff and is no stranger to challenging projects.

The company has just completed the Auckland High Court project subcontracting to Watts & Hughes Construction.

The electrical contract involved stripping out existing lighting and installing new LED lights, installation of emergency lighting, upgrading a switchboard and the power system including new power points, cabling etc. the biggest challenge was working around Court activities, which required close liaison with the client as to how to best program the works, says Shamus.

“We carry out our work under strict

professional and ethical standards and we pride ourselves on safety. Our team isn’t just Site Safe and up to standards. We have first aid training and are committed to continued education. The fact that our clients can expect only top quality work and the highest standards of performance from us was particularly important on this project,” he explains.

Flexibility was also a vital aspect of the project, with changes occurring as the project was in progress. High levels of communication throughout as well as working out of hours when required ensured the project ran smoothly and was completed on time and on budget.

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BUILDING » Watts & Hughes - Tauranga

October 2016

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Resource centre meets specific needs Sue Russell Bay of Plenty construction company Watts & Hughes Ltd has just completed a brand new purpose-built resource centre for teachers of the blind and deaf.

Contracts manager Michael Perkins says the centre has been specifically designed to support those suffering from hearing or vision loss.

“The way the building is configured and the materials used inside are all designed to create a user-friendly environment, not only for teachers but for students as well,” says Michael Brail signage has been used throughout to inform people of what the various spaces in the building are used for.

Entrance mats have been designed so those who cannot see know which way to proceed on entry and tactile tiles create a very interactive experience and strobe lighting has been added to the emergency fire alarm systems.

Work on the resource centre at Bethlehem in Tauranga started towards the end of May and when Business North spoke with Michael the centre was newly completed with only a few final touches to attend to.

Designed by Frank Cleary of Auckland Architectural company Babbage Consultants, a stand-out feature of the timber-framed 350sqm structure is the use of Hermpac shiplap cedar panelling on its exterior.

This is complemented with a northern feature wall of Diamond corrugated cladding while inside the coloured striped autex walls have been specifically designed to help those with partial vision.

“The build has gone very well from the first pour of the concrete slab. It really fits the site it’s on and has already become a feature building in the community.”

Michael says there has been plenty of work on the books at the Mt Maunganui branch and it’s a situation likely to continue for many years to come.

“We have some major clients we undertake repeat work for including the Ministry of Education and Progressive Enterprises Countdown supermarkets.”

School renovations, remediation work and new builds are a core focus for the company with current projects including a multi-classroom new build at Pillans Point school in Tauranga, a seven classroom build at Bethlehem, work at Te Puke High School, Katikati Primary School and Te Puke Power Co, along with a major fit-out at the IRD in Hamilton and Rotorua.

Michael has been with Watts and Hughes for seven of the twelve years it has been operating in the Bay of Plenty and as contracts manager at any one time he is overseeing projects spread throughout the Bay of Plenty and Greater Waikato.

When asked whether the recession period several years ago impacted on the company to any extent Michael says due to the fact that work is focussed on the commercial sector and key projects are centred around sectors such as education that there was minimal effect.

A stand-out design feature of the timber-framed 350sqm structure is the use of Hermpac shiplap cedar panelling on its exterior.

“It really fits the site it’s on and has already become a feature building in the community.”

“Schools always have to be worked on regardless of the economic situation.”

With a busy portfolio of projects on the go at any time Michael says that having started work ‘on the tools’ before progressing to the role of Contracts Manager has stood him in good stead.

“When your job is to quickly assess on sites where problems may exist and find ways to deal with them to support the project going forward well, it is important to have a good eye for detail and positive working relationships with those on the tools.

“We have a really strong culture of professional respect between those actually doing the build and those overseeing it and this plays out time and time again in successful builds for our clients.”

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School redevelopment will give Mangere major boost Karen Phelps Work is progressing on the $20.5 million redevelopment of Koru School in Mangere, Auckland. The government-funded project will see all of the school’s existing 27 classrooms replaced with 31 new teaching spaces, as well as construction of a new library, administration building and hall.

The redevelopment is part of the government’s move towards modern learning environments where teachers work more collaboratively with students and the classrooms offer flexible environments for learning.

The project has been programmed into five stages to ensure the school can remain operational throughout, says Watts & Hughes Construction contracts manager Dennis Saunders.

It will involve demolition of fixed and relocatable classrooms, an existing administration block and library. Drainage, playing fields and soft and hard landscaping will also be completed on the site.

“There has been a lot of planning with architects and the school to establish construction and safety plans. The plans also need to be flexible as the school’s needs change,” he explains.

“Establishing a relationship of trust with the school has been a vital part of the process.

We have weekly site meetings between client, consultants and main contractor so the school knows two weeks in advance what’s scheduled.”

Intensive pre-planning aspects of the project have included truck movements, deliveries, dust and environmental controls.

“For example when we started the classroom block we had to drive approximately 100 piles so we programmed this over the school holidays to minimise disruption to students from noise and vibration,” explains Dennis.

Watts & Hughes Construction has a full time project manager and site manager working on the Koru School re-development.

At peak Dennis estimates up to 100 contractors will be working on site.

The entire project is scheduled for completion in January 2018 with stage one, comprising the demolition of an existing teaching block and construction of a new two-storey classroom block 100 metres long and 20 metres wide, due for completion in January 2017.

Koru School is a decile 1, full primary (years 1-8) school and the school role is projected to grow in the future.

The government has stated that Koru School redevelopment is part of a broader investment of approximately $300 million over six years, to assist around 30 schools facing complex infrastructure issues.

Mangere East Primary School and Mangere Central School have benefitted with $6 million of redevelopment in 2014, and $26.5 million is being invested in the Southern Cross Campus.

Watts & Hughes Construction Limited is part of Watts Group.

Based in Auckland the company was originally formed in 1984.

Watts & Hughes offers a full range of construction management services with offices in Auckland, Christchurch, Mt Maunganui, Hamilton and Wellington.

The company has previously completed projects for the Ministry of Education at Whangaparoa College, Sommerville School in Panmure and Robertson Road School in Mangere.

Examples of other projects currently under construction in Auckland by Watts & Hughes include a significant renovation to the Auckland High Court, a new wing for the Jet Park Airport Hotel and Conference Centre, construction of Waiheke Island Countdown and 464 Remuera Luxury Apartments.

The company is also remodelling and doing new builds of Z Station sites in Hamilton and Auckland and a significant renovation of the Rendezvous Hotel Auckland.

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BUILDING » Keith Hunter Builders / Henwood Builders

October 2016

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Seaside cabins a real delight Kelly Deeks Working on a building site in the middle of

Keith Hunter Builders is in the process of completing a high-end residential home in Epsom on the boundary of One Tree Hill domain.

Client focus at the core Karen Phelps The focus at Keith Hunter Builders is firmly on the client and, importantly, keeping them informed and involved in the build every step of the way.

“By working very closely with our clients, it not only ensures a great building experience for them but that they are 100% happy with the finished product,” explains company director Keith Hunter.

The company has established its reputation on completing high-end renovations mainly in the central and east parts of Auckland including Remuera, St Heliers, Kohimarama, Mission Bay and Orakei. But due to high demand for the company’s services Keith Hunter Builders is now focusing more on new home builds as well.

The company is in the process of completing a high-end residential home in Epsom on the boundary of One Tree Hill domain.

The three-storey house is set into the hillside on the steep site, which required extensive excavation and site works for five months before the build could get out of the ground.

Large precast panels were erected along with concrete poured in situ to form the retaining walls of the project. The three-bedroom home includes open plan spaces, a theatre room, large six car garage and, outside, a plunge pool and open pergola.

The home is designed by ABRI Architects and will be clad in Nu-Wall powder coated aluminium pressed panels and polished block work. The project is set for completion in March 2017.

Keith says the project is a good example of the success of working closely with the client, who has had extensive input into the project.

Keith, who has been building for over 40 years, formed Keith Hunter Builders in 1998.

He brings extensive experience to the company in a variety of building modalities including commercial construction, kitchens and residential housing. Wife Sonja is a company co-director

and takes care of the administration side of the business.

Keith Hunter Builders is a member of New Zealand Certified Builders and Keith is a Licensed Building Practitioner.

Keith Hunter Builders’ services include new high-end kitchens, bathrooms and swimming pools.

To give some idea of the complexity of projects the company typically tackles a past swimming pool project included removing existing cobble stones, laying new tiles on top of new concrete, building new fences, decking, a pergola, a water fall with kiddy pool underneath, laying concrete stepping stones on either side of the waterfall, pulling up old decking and removing a brick wall from the end of the house, replacing pool edging and tiles, re-surfacing the pool and new planting to completely transform this outdoor area.

To complete these type of projects the skill of the team is essential, says Keith. Keith Hunter Builders employs 10 staff including two foremen.

Keith says he also emphasises close working relationships with the team.

For example employees have daily target sheets set in conjunction with the site foreman, which allows employees to contribute to the build creating successful project outcomes for all involved.

Keith says finding the right key staff has been an important factor in the growth of the business.

The company also places a focus on training apprentices and currently has three on staff with a further two just completing the qualification.

Keith Hunter Builders typically works on multiple projects simultaneously.

At present the company is also completing a complex extension to a home in Grey Lynn as well as renovating some other homes.

A sister company called KHB Landscapes Ltd has just been started to offer a dedicated landscaping service to continue to enhance the company’s offering to clients in Auckland.

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by Northland’s Henwood Builders when the company built two award-winning seaside cabins at the Bay of Islands last year.

The Rowe Baetens Architecture designed cabins, in association with Noel Lane Architects, took out a small project award at the 2016 Auckland Architecture Awards.

Over its 23 years in business, Henwood Builders has built up a good working relationship with Tom Rowe from Rowe Baetens Architecture, having built a few projects he’s designed, particularly in the Bay of Islands.

Terry Henwood says although it was a high end project, it was built to a tight budget so pricing the job was an important part of the project for Henwood Builders.

“The owners had to know where we were in terms of price before we started,” he says.

“We looked to our extremely reliable and efficient subcontractors to help us control the costs of the project, balancing a contract budget and a high quality job.”

The two seaside cabins are cut into the hillside a few metres from a small intimate beach at Rawhiti.

Immersed in native bush, the cabins face northwest with one slightly higher than the other, taking advantage of the view to the shoreline below while incorporating the visual privacy of each cabin.

The two designs are identical, generous in size without being extravagant, with a large proportion of their footprints covered by a glazed verandah.

Rafters support the glass roofs to the front and continue through the interior section of solid roof, to the re-emerging glass roof above the bathroom and rear entry.

The roof glazing brings light into the interior and allows a connection to the native bush above, while a slatted screen wall provides privacy in outdoor shower areas at the rear of the cabins, while retaining a connection to the surrounding landscape.

Henwood Builders may have been working in the middle of paradise, but the remote location was difficult to access.

“There are a couple of hair pin bends on the road leading to the site, so to get the concrete trucks in we had to build temporary roads, so we could have stable access throughout the winter,” Terry says.

“There were existing services in place further up the hill, so that system had to be upgraded to service the new cabins, so while we were in there we had to pump sewage away from the site as well.”

The project gave Henwood Builders the chance to work with some exceptional and different building materials, including hardwood beams, cedar of odd sizes, and with EuroLine roofing.

The surrounding native bush environment had Henwood Builders working amongst the trees and retaining the site in order to work around the tree roots.

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The two seaside cabins are cut into the hillside a few metres from a small intimate beach at Rawhiti.

Henwood Builders is now one of the far North’s largest building companies, starting as a one man band and now with 40 staff, some with more than 30 years of experience.

The company operates out of a yard in Kaikohe, and is now building a new premises with meeting rooms, historical archives, and disabled access in the more central location of Kerikeri.

“A lot of our staff are based in Kerikeri, and as our business is still growing, and we are looking for more specialised personnel to join the team, a central location will make it easier for us to employ the type of people we need.”

The team at Henwood Builders is supported in its work by a range of the company’s own plant and equipment, including height access systems, a two tonne digger, plate compactor, portable concrete mixer, concrete cutter, post hole borer, and full and half scaffolding.

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BUILDING » Lund Building - Brothers Brewery

October 2016

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Bespoke projects tailored to suit Karen Phelps Working closely with clients, one-on-one, means that Lund Building Contractors Limited can offer a very personal service, says company director Carl Lund whose company focuses on bespoke projects requiring a high level of craftsmanship.

“Direct communication between builder and client makes things easy and enables us to achieve the best end result for the client,” he explains.

Building was in Carl’s DNA from the start with both of his grandfathers having also worked in the carpentry industry.

After finishing school and serving his building apprenticeship in the Whangamata area, Carl followed in their footsteps working as a builder contracting around New Zealand.

He also headed overseas working in Tahiti on residential properties as well as two years spent in the UK working on a variety of projects including high-end renovations and loft conversions. He set up Lund Building Contractors Limited in 2006.

Now based in Auckland, the company undertakes new home builds, alterations and additions, renovations and repairs as well as light commercial projects. Lund Building Contractors Limited works on both large and small projects including kitchen and bathroom renovations, fencing and outdoor decking.

Carl says his team is passionate about what they do and each build is a very collaborative process including the client every step of the way.

Carl likes to select the clients he feels he can best assist, as building is such a personal experience so the process must be a relaxing and enjoyable experience, he says.

Because Carl employs builders on staff as well as contractors as required, this means a close focus on quality as well as adherence to project timelines. A strong network of high quality and reliable suppliers and commercial partners supports Lund Building Contractors Limited.

Recent projects completed by the company, which demonstrate its ability to produce bespoke work, include the Brothers Brewery and Juke Joint BBQ in Mt Eden, Auckland.

The architect MA Studio approached Lund Building Contractors Limited to work on the project. Carl describes the 12-month project as a true collaboration between architect and builder.

The project included seismic strengthening and roof plus a full fitout including purpleheart wood

Recent projects completed by Lund Building Contractors include the Juke Joint BBQ in Mt Eden. beams and posts, outdoor fireplace and custom floating concrete pavers.

Lund Building Contractors Limited handcrafted items such as a butchers table, wooden booth seating and tables.

Other recent projects with bespoke details include fitouts for Best Ugly Bagels in Auckland and Wellington.

Once again Lund Building Contractors Limited contributed ideas to the project including items custom built on site with locally sourced, recycled timber in the Wellington based Best Ugly.

Lund Building Contractors Limited also came up with a way to construct the roof of the alfresco

dining area to ensure no visible fixings to result in a nice clean look, says Carl.

As a good example of bespoke residential projects the company recently completed a high-end cedar home in Auckland with recessed joinery and a custom-made front door created by a Wellington artist.

“We love to focus on bespoke projects because it really stretches our skills and is a very creative collaborative process.

“The best idea wins at the end of the day to ensure the best end result for the client, which is what it’s all about.”

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Wellsford library has the ‘wow’ factor Karen Phelps The intricate feature precast concrete panels on the Wellsford War Memorial Library are one of the building’s eye-catching details.

Designed by Jasmax, the Wellsford War Memorial Library, located on Memorial Park on Port Albert Road, is nearly five times the size of the original building.

Paul Archer, senior project manager for Stryde Projects, which led the construction of the project, says that Stryde worked closely with Whangarei company Barfoot Construction to design and form the moulds for the panels to achieve the finished result for the client.

Local artists from Te Hana Te Ao Marama Maori Cultural Centre worked with the project team to integrate design elements that reflect Wellsford’s historic connections with the Kaipara Harbour, which can be seen in the panels on the building’s exterior.

Joseph Stradwick owner of Stryde Projects says that the building boasts sustainable features not seen in a library before including a rain garden, which manages storm water run-off from the car park.

Solar panels power charge points for electric vehicles and energy usage is monitored in real time so that adjustments can be made to increase energy effectiveness and power saving.

Due unique technology used in the project Paul says that it was a project where the company’s attention to detail could really come to the fore.

The building was recognized when it won merit awards in the 2014 Property Council NZ awards in the Education and Arts and Green Building sections.

“It shows as a team we can adapt and work with new technology, working with architect, consultants, local subcontractors, as we did on this project, and the client to ensure the right end result,” says Paul.

The team at Stryde has been working together for 16 years and has completed over $400m of construction projects.

Stryde Projects specialises in building mediumsized commercial, education, multi-unit residential and community buildings, throughout Auckland and Northland.

Fit-out and refurbishment work is also a core service, and when a simplified process or single contract is preferred, the company offers a designbuild service.

Depending on client needs the company can also undertake a construction or project management only contract, says Joseph.

Stryde Projects specialises in building medium-sized commercial, education, multi-unit residential and community buildings.

It’s a hallmark of Stryde Projects in recognition that every client and every project is different and so tailors services to suit client needs.

Stryde Projects sets itself apart in its attention to detail, says Paul. The in-house team of 50 plus subcontractors takes great pride in delivering buildings that meet and exceed the needs of stakeholders, he says.

Stryde Projects has recently established a specialist landscaping crew in order to offer clients a full service. This complements the company’s in-house siteworks and drainage divisions.

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“Careful planning and expert management create the right conditions for a smooth construction process, a real benefit for our clients.”

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BUILDING » Urban Homes

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October 2016

Urban Homes stays true to form Karen Phelps Urban Homes has won at least a gold and category award each year for the past six years at the prestigious Registered Master Builders House of the Year Awards.

This year the company won gold in the New Homes $600,000 – $1m and Show Home categories for the Waikato region.

Company director Daniel Klinkenberg says it is an indication of the company’s consistent high standards despite massive growth.

The architecturally designed four-bedroom 296sqm home in St Kilda, which won the New Homes award, features coved trusses and gable rooftops with Hinuera stone and cedar finishes and a lap pool.

The showhome, which won a gold, is also in St Kilda, and features four bedrooms and three living spaces.

Daniel says it is a blend of uniquely New Zealand features and modern European design elements creating a point of difference.

Other features of the home include recycled Christchurch brick, floating cedar ceilings, Eurostyle cladding and large sliding barn doors.

The home also boasts a number of energy saving features including extensive glazing maximising solar gain.

Daniel says the standard of competition was incredibly high, particularly in the Show Home category with all finalists winning gold making taking out the overall win a real accolade for Urban Homes, he says.

He says both builds are good examples of the company’s skills, craftsmanship and attention to detail.

“These awards clearly show that we are consistently raising the bar.

“At Urban Homes we treat each build project like our very own masterpiece because we demand and expect the best.”

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Features of the winning show home include recycled Christchurch brick, floating cedar ceilings, Euro-style cladding and large sliding barn doors.

Daniel says he developed a keen eye for detail, strong project management skills and a passion for high quality workmanship early in his career as a team leader during the building of the five-star Sheraton Bora Bora Nui Resort in Tahiti.

He says the company now offers that same high quality workmanship and attention to detail in every project.

All homes come with a Registered Master Builders 10-year guarantee and Urban Homes offers guaranteed fixed price contracts and completion dates.

Daniel says the company’s attention to detail extends to its customer communication and business systems.

Urban Homes operates a web based scheduling system allowing clients to log on and view photos of their project as well as access information such as monthly work schedules.

The company also operates a 197-point quality

control checklist on site to ensure a consistent high level of service is provided. Urban Homes developed UQS (Urban Quality Standard) to ensure a top quality finish every time. Daniel says that focusing on quality and customer satisfaction is the key to success: “It’s about keeping the communication open during a project. Lots of people build and then never want to build again. We want to provide a service that means customers have a good experience.”

To make the build process easy Urban Homes also offers a Design Centre with a wide variety of options for clients to explore, including examples of fixtures and fittings, a large selection of plans, photo galleries and example finishes.

Urban Homes is busy building in the St Kilda subdivision in Cambridge as well as other parts of the Waikato.

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BUILDING » Capri Construction - Arrenway Drive

October 2016

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Industrial complex taking shape Sue Russell Since February this year Capri Construction has been involved in building 15 small units in a high quality, architecturally designed industrial development at the top end of Arrenway Drive, Mairangi Bay, Albany.

Work, on the aesthetically pleasing compound, designed to meet the needs of smaller commercial and industrial businesses is expected to be completed end of November, early December.

“The project has gone through a number of design and redesign phases, given the evolving nature of demand for this type of industrial accommodation and the budgetary constraints that go with projects such as this one,” says Capri managing director and founder, Bryan Symes, “Given this, it could have gone better, but we are used to dealing with projects that have a ‘work in progress’ nature to them,” he says.

Each unit comprises 80-100 square metres of warehousing space, a 40-50 square metre office with two car-parks allocated to each unit.

With his years involved in the business of building large-scale projects around Auckland Bryan says the super-city’s planners will really have to be prepared to invest in planning infrastructure, particularly around accessibility to mass transport years in advance to cope with demand, particularly in the outer suburbs.

“Manukau is the only area in greater Auckland where high-rise apartments have been built to cater for demand.

“We have too many people living in the city fringe in stand-alone homes whereas the real future for the city revolves around Council waking up and enabling much denser-residential builds to occur in the suburbs.

Given the nature of the long-term projects Capri Construction take on Bryan says one positive is that the team have evolved into a really tight-knit group.

“It is different from other construction

companies where you might have several teams scattered around on different sites and may only meet each other at the Xmas function.

“We tend to all be together, sometimes working on the same project for months, I’m heavily involved in all projects and catchup with all staff at least once a week,” says Bryan.

Bryan is keen on training new staff as he and his senior managers all come from a Cadetship background which involves a blend of tertiary education and on-site or in-house training.

“No point knowing everything and not been able to apply it,” Bryan says.

Capri is currently training three cadets at various levels.

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Leading the way at Redoubt Ridge Sue Russell Managing director and founder of Drury-based building business Capri Construction, Bryan Symes, acknowledges the company started from humble but sound beginnings back in 2003.

“I just started up on my own we evolved from doing one job at a time. We progressed in capability and size to where we are now turning over $25-35 million each year and have a team of eight staff,” says Bryan.

Before stepping out on his own Bryan was Contracts Manager for Ebert Construction in Auckland / Wellington for 13 years.

These days the company builds anything from a commerical warehouse to residential properties on a commercial scale which means Bryan and the team, along with the sub-contractors can be on the same site for significant periods of time.

Bryan says he is proud of the company’s track record particularly building terraced and town houses, which have become somewhat of a niche.

“Because of the nature of our builds, longterm projects, we have built extremely strong working relationships with our sub-contractors and treat them as though they are our staff.

“I have a great deal of respect for the consistent quality of work they produce on these multi-build projects,” Bryan explains.

One significant project Capri Construction has been involved with for nearly five years is a subdivision in Auckland’s Flat Bush.

In that time Bryan and the team have constructed over 100 houses, the first 68 houses in three stages starting on Thomas Road.

Behind these, a new 170-house development known as “Redoubt Ridge” saw Capri Construction build 44 further houses.

“In total 100 houses were built so we had a significant part to play in Redoubt Ridge. The balance was sold off as land.”

The Thomas Road development centres around three and four bedroom stand-alone homes, while Redoubt Ridge is high intensity with typically three designs each consisting of a three-storey high zero boundary terraced house, Bryan says this stage has proved structurally challenging, given the nature of the necessary fire-walls between each unit.

“While the free-standing fire-walls are easy to draw on paper they are innately hard to engineer to stand up.

Capri Construction built 44 new houses in the 170-house development known as “Redoubt Ridge” in Auckland’s Flat Bush.

“With the project commencing as the market was beginning to boom we probably took on a little bit more than we could chew, however the experience has been an invaluable learning curve and the client has been fantastic,” Bryan says.

Work is expected to be completed mid October on the final 11 houses in the project.

With 12 years servicing the changing needs of the construction industry in Auckland and beyond Capri Construction has completed over 50 projects including various warehouses, six rubbish transfer stations, and a number of multi level apartment complexes and town-house complexes.

“In total 100 houses were built so we had a significant part to play in Redoubt Ridge. The balance was sold off as land.”

Redoubt Ridge is high intensity with typically three designs each consisting of a three-storey high zero boundary terraced house.

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BUILDING » Aintree Group

October 2016

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Aintree Group always ‘getting it right’ Sue Russell Auckland-based company Aintree Group has built an enviable reputation from nearly forty years serving the property construction sectors.

Company project manager and general all-round coordinator Richard Scarlett says that key to the positive journey to date has been in growing capability and in retaining a very handson technically based culture to clients.

Richard attributes this to the fact that company founder, father Brian Scarlett, carried

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“I feel this is very much a core strength of our company, that we haven’t moved away from being very technically focused and this has caused a culture determined to continually enhance best practice and principles of lean construction,” says Richard.

Richard says he most enjoys the design concept work and a key focus for him and his

team is to ensure that ‘design’, from raw concept through the developmental pathway operates as effectively and efficiently as possible.

“We are very much about getting it right from the start and put a lot of emphasis on communicating with our clients really well at critical periods in the design phase, maximising the value for them.”

When Business North spoke with Richard the company had five large design and build projects on its books; a busier time than usual and one which he says is a direct result of the current positive outlook in the construction investment

sector, particularly in Auckland where the company concentrates most of its work.

Aintree Group specialises in designing and building warehousing facilities.

One of these projects, a new warehouse for ventilation and lighting products company Simx at 74 Cryers Road, East Tamaki Richard says had some elements of challenge to it, given quite a ‘tricky site’.

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Cape plays role in renewal project Karen Phelps

Aintree Group specialises in designing and building warehousing facilities.

Health and Safety codes covering buildings of this nature demand a large turnaround area, to minimise the need for vehicles to reverse on site.

Richard describes the quality of relationship and support the company receives from its subbies and suppliers as outstanding and a real feather in its cap, enabling Aintree Group to fulfil its commitment to clients of delivering a project on time and to budget.

Aintree Group’s projects straddle both land and building packages and design-and-build on client-owned land in approximately equal measure Richard says.

The company owns land in the Airport, Wiri and East Tamaki areas and Richard says that as Auckland is allowed to grow and as the council opens up more land for commercial and industrial development the company plans to continue to concentrate on the South Auckland area.

Working alongside Richard and father Brian are brothers Daniel and Phil, both qualified builders, who are more site based project managers.

“They have become key decision-makers on site saving time along with the carpenters we employ and sub-contractors we use.”

Another large 8500sqm project currently underway at 50 Richard Pearce Drive, Airport Oaks, for local and global logistics company DB Schenker has some exciting environmental technologies on board, including water harvesting, solar power and double glazing.

This project is expected to be completed by April 2017 and is the third one Aintree Group has undertaken for this client.

“It is going very well as we would expect with a repeat customer.

“We really value the many customers we have that we have built multiple projects for.”

Cape Limited is undertaking the refurbishment of two historic Parnell buildings that are being converted into a character retail, office and showroom precinct by Krukziener Properties.

The development comprises an entire block on St Georges Bay Road running from Faraday Street to Cleveland Road. Construction of the project commenced in June and will include minor seismic strengthening work, says Cape Limited contracts manager Tim Moleta.

The company will strip back one of the buildings, to be called Faraday, with frontages on Faraday Street and St Georges Bay Road, to the original raw bricks. The concrete column and beam structure with brick infill will include an additional floor and a lift. The ground floor will be a mix of ten retail spaces. Level one of the building will be converted into 10 character office suites.

The other building, called Cleveland, will have a mezzanine floor installed and be converted into four

high profile showroom spaces of between 356sqm and 742sqm with customer parking.

Cape Limited will complete base build and mechanical works for both buildings and typically also undertakes some tenancy fit-outs.

The company has completed the excavation and ground works for Cleveland as well as poured concrete slabs and completed structural steel work.

The construction of the mezannine floor, inter tenancy walls and electrical, plumbing and drainage work is underway.

Excavation has been completed on Faraday with new concrete slabs and drainage works underway.

The entire project is earmarked for completion early February 2017.

Cape Limited had previously undertaken a similar project when it completed a $6m seismic upgrade and refurbishment project on X Gallery on the corner of Lorne and Wellesley Streets for Krukziener Properties restoring the old building and giving it a new lease of life.

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Cape Limited is undertaking the refurbishment of two historic Parnell buildings that are being converted into a character retail, office and showroom precinct by Krukziener Properties.

Cape plays role in renewal • from page 35 Cape stripped the interior of the building before starting on seismic upgrade work involving piling, rock anchors, sprayed concrete shear walls, new diaphragm slabs and steel floor straps.

The project, completed in 2014, was awarded an excellence award at the 2016 Property Industry Awards in the Heritage and Adaptive Reuses Property Award section and a merit award in the Commercial Office Property Award section.

Cape was founded in 2005 and has built its reputation completing a variety of interior projects in Auckland before more recently expanding into seismic upgrades and interior and exterior building refurbishment including reclads and extensions.

Cape employs 22 staff, including site and contract managers and quantity surveyors, plus a team of trusted subcontractors. The company project manages every aspect of each job.

“We sit down with the client and ensure we understand their requirements. Our point of difference is that we always look for ways in which we can add value to the project.

“Most of our work is for repeat clients, typically architects, interiors designers, project managers and developers,” says Tim.

“Most of our work is for repeat clients, typically architects, interiors designers, project managers and developers.”

From working extensively for Krukziener Properties previously Tim says that Cape Limited has a sound understanding of the client’s expectations and methodologies.

The company has previously worked on projects at 350 and 396 Queen Street for the developer.

“We have a good record of completing projects on time and on budget despite the unexpected things that typically crop up in refurbishment projects of this nature.

“Together with Krukziener Properties we bring back to life buildings that people might not otherwise have noticed, transforming them into lively spaces that people want to work in and shop at. It’s very rewarding.”

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Colour coding the key to success Kelly Deeks Auckland-wide residential building company Chancellor Construction has grown quickly over its first nearly five years in business, in both capability and competency, as well as a growing number of customers who want a new home built by a company that stands behind its product and its values.

Chancellor Construction managing director Wayne Zeng says the company is defined in its branding by four colours, which represent different things internally and externally.

First is green, which externally represents sustainability.

Chancellor Construction is a member of the Sustainable Business Network, and as such is regularly reviewed both on and off site in terms of where it can make changes to protect the environment.

“We are now reusing our offcuts, reducing our landfill and making them into things that can be used,” Wayne says.

“A good example is we encourage our builders to take off cuts and turn them into outdoor items which we deliver to the local Settlers Trust.”

He says Chancellor Construction doesn’t keep its environmental efforts to itself, preferring instead to promote sustainability to fellow and associated companies to try to increase industry awareness overall. Internally, green means leadership, and here Chancellor Construction likes to “show the way, tell the story.”

“A lot of our project managers have come through apprenticeships and university channels, often times starting from the ground up.

“For them to show strong, hands-on leadership from seniors to juniors is one way we like keep on top of things.”

Orange stands for health and safety, with all project managers Site Safe certified, and as a Hazardco member, the company is provided safety training and kept up to date with industry requirements. Internally, orange means intelligence, which is required to make good quality decisions.

“We encourage every staff member to be a decision maker, and to make good decisions on the spot as a way of improving our efficiency,” Wayne says.

Chancellor Construction is defined in its branding by four colours, which represent different things internally and externally.

Blue from the external standpoint is operations and efficiency. “People will never complain their house is never going to be finished when they choose Chancellor Construction,” Wayne says.

“What we’ve initiated is a full-time onsite project manager for every project.

“He’s on board and he’s interested in what’s happening on a daily basis. It fills a point of difference between us and our competitors, and it improves our efficiency level across the whole operation.”

Internally blue means capacity and capability.

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Purple stands for quality externally, and going the extra mile and paying attention to detail is in the company’s DNA. Internally, purple stands for branding and marketing, with Chancellor Construction spending time finding its market share and building its brand.

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Chancellor Construction has recently been named as a finalist in this year’s Westpac Business Awards in the Employer of the Year category.

“We’ve got the passion to make changes, and the commitment to developing our existing workforce, as well as help young people develop,” Wayne says.

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BUILDING » David Reid Homes - Counties

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Team effort brings more rewards Kelly Deeks Always striving to be a leader in the design and build market, David Reid Homes Counties’ expertise has seen it win two golds, a silver, and the outdoor living lifestyle award at the 2016 Registered Master Builders House of the Year awards.

Company director Brendon Hamill says this year’s wins were very much a team effort between each David Reid Homes Counties, the architect, and enthusiastic clients.

The gold award winner in the $650,000 to $1 million category was built at Karaka Lakes, where David Reid Homes has built over 30 homes. Its owners are now enjoying light filled living spaces, luxury features, and lake views.

Vertical shiplap cladding framed by bold black lines gives the home street style, and the exterior is mirrored on the inside with warming wood floors flowing throughout.

The kitchen design has an industrial edge with a large stainless steel splashback and a combination of black and natural timber, leading to a full-height dining room and oversized solid timber sliding door separating the media room from the lounge.

A second gold award in the $650,000 to $1 million categories was built in Flat Bush.

This home was built on a challenging site with substantial excavation and retaining to enable the home owners to maximise the site and views that were on offer.

The kitchen design has an industrial edge with a large stainless steel splashback and a combination of black and natural timber.

This home is finished with beautiful polished concrete floors with solid in situ poured walls that rise up out of the foundations and form the basis of the design.

“Like all David Reid Homes, this home is not a standard plan and has been designed specifically for the client,” Brendon says. “It demonstrates a level of skill that needs to be executed to deliver a home of this quality.”

The silver award winner in the $1 million to $2 million category also took out the outdoor living lifestyle award category.

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“We pride ourselves on doing something different, with no compromise of quality, as we do for every single one of our clients.”

It features high quality materials for low maintenance living which Brendon is especially proud of.

On the exterior, huge panes of glass are framed by concrete tilt panel and Accoya timber cladding, giving the home an elegant and sophisticated appearance and making the most of sublime coastal views.

Natural cedar forms the ceilings of all the living spaces inside and out, where special features include a covered outdoor kitchen and louvered aluminium screens to open out door areas.

These awards are a reflection of what David Reid Homes Counties aims for – to be the best in New Zealand.

“It wasn’t a special effort we’ve put in for these award winning homes,” Brendon says.

“We put the same effort and attention to detail into every home.

“We pride ourselves on doing something different, with no compromise of quality, as we do for every single one of our clients.

“The awards have reinforced our reputation and backed up the promise I make to all my clients - that we’ll build them an exceptional home that stands out from the crowd.”

He says every home built by David Reid Homes Counties Manukau is different, with products hand selected and every component worked through and specified from under the slab all the way up to the roof.

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BUILDING » Jennian Homes Northland

October 2016

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Jennian builds up strong following Sue Russell Jennian Homes has had a presence in Whangarei for nearly two decades and for the last six of these Brett Yakas has been at the helm of the busy residential franchise.

Key to the company’s success has been keeping the team working here according to Brett.

“We have two sales consultants and a parttime administrator and so when clients first make contact and if they proceed with a build or buy one of our homes they are going to be dealing with the same people,” says Brett.

“We have the benefit of group housing networking and suppliers but deliver personal service to our clients and that balance works really well,” he says.

When Brett and his wife Jody bought the franchise in 2010 they thought the market had ‘bottomed-out’ and would soon pick up but in fact the quiet time went on for a further couple of years.

Though this was a challenge Brett used this time to refine company systems bringing lasting benefits to customers and for the team.

When Business North spoke with Brett he was eagerly awaiting Council consent on a showhome to be built in the new Totara Parklands sub-division.

The 180sqm brick and tile home with striking cedar features has four bedrooms with ensuite with a tiled shower off the master.

LED lighting throughout the home and a Rinnai gas fire further add to the appeal of the home.

“It’s has fine design elements for its size with four bedrooms there is no sense of lack of space with large open living and a lounge and dining area and good sized bedrooms. The kitchen has an induction cook-top,” says Brett.

Vertical shiplap cedar weatherboards on the gables and the front of the patio contrast with the brick well.

A striking feature of the home centres around the use of schist material as a feature wall leading up to and extending past the front door in to the house.

“The front door has glass enabling the line of the wall to carry through in and out of the home.

It’s a lovely feature that gives a sense of continuity and space,” Brett says.

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easy walking distance to the subdivision.

In the last two years business has picked up considerably and Brett says the only challenge the company is facing at this time is in the lack of blocks of land zoned residential.

He hopes that council will recognise the existing demand, which he says will only increase in time, and move on changing zoning to allow further quality subdivisions to be opened up.

One of the things Brett is most proud of is the absolute consistency of process and documentation that guides each step of the building journey.

“If I got hit by a bus the process would continue uninterrupted by others because it is all documented and transparent.”

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Brett says the initial conversations are about finance. He always tries to offer finance options.

“We’re ‘honest to a fault’. We’ll tell a client when they simply can’t do a build the way they hoped given their financial constraints.

“We don’t want hostages.”

He says a typical client/company relationship from go to wo actually extends over three or four years, when considering the planning, building and 365-day maintenance period.

“If I get a call from a client I will always find the best way to resolve the problem, even when the cause is not our responsibility anymore.”

While Jennian Homes Northland has on hand all the plans from Jennian Homes, Brett emphasises these are most used as a guide.

“We can be completely flexible.

“We hardly ever build from the range. It is always modified or clients bring their own plans to us.”

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Steel at the core of firm’s success Sue Russell Auckland-based residential building company KN Building and Construction has enjoyed a positive journey since founding five years ago.

According to Business Development Manager, Jeremy Ryu, the company is poised to grow on from this success given the quality of the team working in the business and the attention they have given to adopting sound building and business systems.

“KN Building and Construction started with clear principles about how to deliver top quality service to our clients,” Jeremey says.

“That involves committing ourselves to maintaining the highest possible levels of communication throughout the build and adopting a very hands-on solutions-driven approach.”

While the company these days builds a significant number of homes, Jeremy says it is not structured like a group housing company at all instead concentrating on working with a core group of property developers.

A sister-company ‘Steelhaus’ is an integral part of KN Building and Construction’s capacity as Jeremy explains.

“All our homes are built using steel framing provided by Steelhaus. It is a very fast and costeffective way of building.

“Steel framing adds significant advantages compared with traditional timber framing, particularly when it comes to erecting and closing in a home. Steel framing is also not affected by the rain and this is how we can build anywhere up to 100 houses a year.”

KN Building and Construction has several projects on their books scattered throughout Auckland.

At Panama Road, Mt Wellington construction of stage 1 of 30 terraced houses is well underway while at The Grove in Papakura a 36 stand-alone unit development which started at the end of 2014 is coming towards the business end.

“At Mangere Bridge we are near completing stage 2 of a 4 stage development of 50 terraced houses built with pre-cast concrete walls and steel framing,” Jeremy says.

Meanwhile another project at Papatoetoe, this time involving building a 72-room accommodation

KN Building and Construction has several projects on its books throughout Auckland, including a 15-house subdivision in Takanini. precinct straddling four large blocks is underway, while at Takanini School Road the company is developing its own 15-house subdivision.

By the end of October work a new childcare centre in Hamilton is also due to be completed, designed by award winning architect Phil Smith.

With the bulk of current projects expected to be completed either by the end of this year or mid 2017 two low-rise apartment blocks, one on the North Shore and another at Mangere Bridge are next on the books to begin.

With so much work on Jeremy says the company is currently growing its team by employing more quantity surveyors, site and project managers.

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A feather in the cap for the company happened this year when it received a bronze award in the show-home category for a home in the Coronation Road development at Mangere Bridge.

Judges commented about the unique nature of the villas on Coronation Road stating their uniqueness comes not only from their robust construction materials but for their crafted design, describing the show-home’s four-bedroom, twobathroom as offering a wonderful feeling of flow,

from the front alfresco living space, complimented by the open-plan interior and second outdoor entertaining area.

Jeremy describes the company as offering a good environment to work in.

“It’s success has been built upon developing strong and sensible operating systems and when new employees join there is very good training offered.

“It’s a company that encourages advancement within it from entering at cadetship level right through to management.”

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BUILDING » Bella Vista Homes

October 2016

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Doing its best for first home buyers Kelly Deeks With a large number of first home buyers now looking increasingly less likely to be able to afford to buy, one Tauranga building company is focusing on trying to keep them in the market, caring for families and looking for new ways to make first homes affordable.

Bella Vista Homes has a team with more than 100 years of combined building experience and offers homes designed with plans specifically for each section, and built using the latest in building technology, and the highest grade of materials and workmanship.

General manager Craig Carter says Bella Vista Homes is selling homes straight off the plans to a growing local population and a large market of buyers including investors and first home buyers.

“Our main focus is first home buyers,” he says.

“I do not believe anyone is seriously trying to look after them at all. While everyone else is out there trying to make their millions with a housing boom, we’re here truly caring for families. The government isn’t going to stop these crazy price rises, so we have to looking for ways to make homes affordable for first home buyers.”

With land developers preferring to sell large chunks of land to building companies such as Bella Vista Homes, first home buyers are often pipped at the post before they can even purchase a section.

“We specialise in cutting these sections down to 300sqm or 400sqm, and that’s one way we can make building a first home cheaper,” says Craig.

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Bella Vista doing its best for first-home buyers • from page 42 “On these sections we can put a nice threebedroom home with a walk in wardrobe, ensuite and gas hot water in every house.

“We also include the services of an interior design consultant for professional help in making their house a home. We never sacrifice quality because we’re fitting into a certain price structure.”

When customers come to Bella Vista Homes, the company wants to get to know them, their needs, and what they are trying to achieve with the build of their home. Concept drawings are completed in-house for no fee, and every home is custom designed for its own section.

Bella Vista Homes is currently working on a large piece of land in Tauranga, with views over the lakes and mountains, creating more than 30 sections and homes and exclusively targeting to first home buyers.

Bella Vista Homes is in regular conversations with local government about its plans, and Tauranga City Council is supportive of the company doing its bit to make sure housing is available for the region’s growing population.

Bella Vista Homes is now setting up joint ventures with like-minded building companies and builders around Tauranga and the Waikato to continue its vision.

Bella Vista Homes has built between 30 and 40 new homes in the past 12 months, and Craig says the next 12 months will see 100 new Bella Vista homes being constructed.

The business is very family oriented and from there comes its philosophy of building houses for first home buyers and caring for families.

“We will never stop fighting to try to get families into their first homes,” Craig says.

Bella Vista Homes has built between 30 and 40 new homes in the past 12 months, and the next 12 months will see 100 new homes being constructed.

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Steve’s team keeps on winning gold Kelly Deeks It was a nervous time for first-time foreman Matt Isted when the 220sqm home he had just built at Point Wells for Steve Haycock Construction was entered into the 2016 Registered Master Builders House of the Year competition.

“It was a nervous time for me as well, as every home we’ve entered has won a gold award,” says Steve Haycock.

The home’s design was elaborate for a small building, with a multi-layered cedar exterior which made for a challenging project for Matt to cut his foreman teeth on.

“He did a marvellous job,” Steve says.

“It was a very heavily designed house, and complex enough to give us the opportunity to challenge one of our new foremen.”

Steve Haycock Construction includes most of the original team from Brett Lewis Builders, who Steve worked for for 20 years before taking the business over in 2008 when Brett retired.

Steve has more than doubled the team to 13.

“I started off with a couple of good foremen, Mike Ingham and Phil Isted, and now we’ve brought some of the original apprentices up through the ranks they’ve transformed into foreman material as well,” he says.

The new foremen are Phil’s son Matt, and Mike’s son Tom. “There is some friendly competition, but it’s more they don’t like to let the side down,” Steve says.

“But the team are experienced in really highquality work, and that is moving down to the young guys and coming through in the rest of the team.

“They have a high awareness of quality, they a strong affinity with it and they really strive to make sure they provide the best possible building job they can produce.”

Steve Haycock Construction won gold in the $650,000 to $1 million category for this Point Wells home.

As foreman on the project, Matt was dealing with an overseas architect in the form of the client Estelle Martin’s son Antony in Melbourne.

“The project required a bit of extra initiative from us with the architect not immediately available for advice,” Steve says.

“We’ve got a good handle on how to run jobs and when we see a situation develop on a job we can usually figure out what to do.”

The mother son relationship between client and architect was another challenge for Matt to deal with.

“Estelle was wonderful to work for but we could see her challenging Antony all the time!”

Steve says.

“He was patiently saying ‘I know what I’m doing’ and in the end it did come out really well.

She was rapt with the house and proud of what he has done.”

The judges of the 2016 Registered Master Builders House of the Year competition were also impressed, and the house won gold in the $650,000 to $1 million category.

“Matt’s done a marvellous job to be able to achieve a gold award for his first job,” Steve says.

“The judges were impressed with the internal finishing and the complex exterior with 50 corners around the outside of this home.

“Architecturally designed houses are always a challenge but our foremen are experienced enough to be able to run the job to an award winning standard.”

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BUILDING » Waiheke Island Countdown

October 2016

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New Countdown for Waiheke Island Karen Phelps Countdown has invested $35m in a new store on Waiheke Island to meet the needs of the local population and growing tourism trade, says Countdown property general manager Adrian Walker.

The store on Belgium Street, which opened in July, replaced the smaller existing Countdown at Ostend Road.

The new 3490sqm store is about 150 per cent larger than the old store and has a team of over 100 and offers more than 12,000 new product lines.

The store’s full-service departments range from a large bakery, baking fresh goods daily, an expansive produce section, service deli, seafood department and Lotto outlet.

The store also features traditional checkouts plus self-serve checkouts so customers can scan and pay for their shopping themselves.

The store offers seven specialty retail stores along the roadside and a partially underground car park with 179 car parks.

Customers can also enjoy online shopping and Adrian says that the Countdown service is unique in that when an online order is processed, groceries are hand picked by a specially-trained personal shopper who ensures the goods picked are the same high quality if they were picked in store by the customer and are delivered in specialist trucks with chillers and freezers.

Customers can also tailor their order with instructions for their personal shopper - for example how ripe they want their bananas or instructions for delivery.

Adrian says that the Countdown Waiheke store has been carefully designed to fit in with the unique island environment and is one of Countdown’s most sustainable stores.

Rainwater is collected on the store’s roof and used within the store and the store also

Countdown Waiheke is about 150 per cent larger than the old store and has a team of more than 100.

recycles grey water through an onsite waste water treatment system, which is redistributed in a native wetland at the back of the site.

Adrian says it is part of Countdown’s new generation stores, which have been carefully designed and constructed to reduce impact on the environment.

The store’s full-service departments range from a large bakery, baking fresh goods daily, an expansive produce section, service deli, seafood department and Lotto outlet.

“Feedback from the community has been extremely positive, making all the hard work to bring Countdown Waiheke to fruition worthwhile.”

Other environmentally friendly features of the Countdown Waiheke store include energy efficient CO2 refrigeration plant systems, night blinds on refrigerated cabinets, sliding covers on freezers, heat reclaim off the refrigeration coils and energy efficient lighting to help minimise the store’s carbon footprint.

The new store will also continue the tradition established by the previous store of being a plastic shopping bag free supermarket.

Adrian says that Waiheke customers have really got behind the initiative by bringing in their own bags when they shop with Countdown.

It’s part of a nationwide policy to operate more sustainably and Countdown’s efforts were recently recognized when it won the Resilience to Climate Change category at the 2016 Green Ribbon Awards for its work in increasing energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions.

The Green Ribbon Awards, run by the Ministry for the Environment, recognise the outstanding contributions made by individuals, organisations, businesses and communities to protect and enhance New Zealand’s environment.

Countdown Waiheke is also part of Countdown’s Food Rescue programme, another nationwide initiative launched by Countdown in 2011, which has donated $3.5 million worth of

food to food banks around New Zealand in the last year.

“Wherever possible, our policy is to donate food that is still fit for consumption to our community charity partners – both perishables and general grocery items,” says Adrian.

“It means that food that can no longer be sold has a secondary benefit and it also fits in with the Countdown waste minimisation policy.”

He says that being located on an island the build of Countdown Waiheke was more challenging than usual citing factors such as the size and nature of the site, the store features required, and the cost to bring over materials and labour support from Auckland.

He says that Countdown worked hard to find a solution that would stack up both for what the growing community needed and also financially for Countdown to make the investment.

The much anticipated new Countdown Waiheke store was officially opened on 26 July by Green MP and Waiheke local Denise Roche who noted the role Countdown played in creating more jobs on the island.

“Feedback from the community has been extremely positive,” says Adrian, “making all the hard work to bring Countdown Waiheke to fruition worthwhile.”

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“From home lifts to small or medium sized commercial lifts right up to freight lifts and car lifts, we can supply a wide range of product to suit our customers’ needs,” says company director David Cremer. “We can provide systems to suit most applications within our standard range or custom builds at our manufacturing facility based in Auckland.”

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"We see our clients face-to-face, constantly travelling throughout the country for sales, service and installation needs," he says. "This provides our customers with a very personalised service. They know, due to our longevity in the market, that we are here to service their needs both now and into the future."

This service is backed by a loyal team of long serving staff, John Maclean as the Technical Manager has worked for the company for two decades offering a significant level of expertise to Cremer Lifts’ clients. The staff are all fully trained and experienced in the installation of the various lift products supplied by the company and the team is further backed up by a highly competent lift commissioning engineer.

With a head office in Auckland complemented by an office in Wellington, Cremer Lifts is able to offer services nationwide including installations, custom design and build and modernisation of existing lifts, from a simple aesthetic upgrade, through to a full electrical and mechanical upgrade.

A recent project was installing a passenger / trolley lift in the new Countdown Waiheke. David says that regular servicing and maintenance is an essential part of the service the company offers its clients.

With maintenance and service staff based in Auckland and further teams of contracted maintenance agents in all major New Zealand cities and town centers Cremer Lifts can offer full service and maintenance contracts to fully support its products.

The company also offers a 24 hour emergency call out service.

David says that Cremer Lifts is experiencing strong growth, nearly doubling in the past year, and plans to continue to offer superior service to its customers throughout New Zealand for many decades to come

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BUILDING » 505 Construction

October 2016

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The Little Wonders Childcare Centre will utilise the potential of its site, creating elevated play areas that overlook the adjacent bush reserve without detracting from its surrounding neighbourhood.

Firm’s expertise in childcare sector Kelly Deeks 505 Construction is a company built from hard work and dedication by its director, Adrian Rowan.

Based in Auckland, the business has grown from small residential alterations to high end, architectural renovations, and specialising in building childcare centres.

With more than 19 years of experience, 505 Construction is an expert at crafting beautiful homes.

“We are more than just another building company,” Adrian says.

“The 505 team prides itself as being as devoted to each project as the architect and owner, constructing buildings with skill, precision and care.”

505 is always selective with its team of carpenters to ensure expert craftsmanship.

The company maintains several strong relationships with subcontractors and materials suppliers to deliver the best possible service for 505 and its clients.

Over the past two years, 505 has developed its

business model to offer potential clients strong and supportive project management with a committed team.

Adrian says with the construction industry filled with horror stories of shoddy workmanship, overblown budgets, and stretched timelines, building can be a daunting prospect for many clients.

“We focus on keeping the construction process simple, timelines tight, and clearly communicating with clients throughout the project,” he says.

With many homes in Herne Bay, Ponsonby, Remuera, Mt Eden, and the surrounds already proudly finished meticulously, 505 has a well established name for top quality renovations and restorations that transform houses.

As well as premium residential projects, 505 Construction builds light commercial buildings, and for the past 12 years has specialised in the development of childcare centres.

The company is currently building a new Little Wonders Childcare Centre at Lake Road in Northcote.

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“We focus on keeping the construction process simple, timelines tight, and clearly communicating with clients throughout the project.” engaged due to his predominately passive designs with minimal heating, maximised daylighting, and natural ventilation. He delivered a sleek modern building with a glass streetscape and exterior green walls. This purpose-built childcare centre will utilise the potential of its site, creating elevated play areas that overlook the adjacent bush reserve without detracting from its surrounding neighbourhood.

505 started demolition of the existing building in March this year.

“New health and safety laws introduced in April meant we had to carefully consider the approach to deconstructing the building, protecting our contractors, neighbours, and the surrounding environment,” Adrian says.

Getting out of the ground is always the first major milestone, and this project has not been easy

with many challenges due to ground conditions.

“Geotechnical reports cannot always be accurate, and only once digging starts do you really see what is below ground level. We worked hard with engineers to come up with a cost effective solution fast.”

After a difficult few months hindered by an increased number and depth of piles to counter the poor ground conditions, and weather delays, the building is just out of the ground. The structure is being formed with imposing block walls, which will become the green walls. The site is being thoroughly levelled to provide the ground level rooms and outdoor play area.

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New medical facility for Whenuapai Sue Russell In early April, work began on construction of a new medical training facility at Whenuapai Air Force Base, north Auckland.

The 1000sqm metre building will also house the 27 tonne hypobaric chamber originally housed in its old quarters at Clark House, Hobsonville.

Hawkins Construction project manager for the build, Craig King, says the project has gone well.

Given the weight of the hypobaric chamber a 600mm thick reinforced concrete slab was poured for the chamber to sit on.

First stage in the build, designed by GHD Architects, involved not only creating this purpose-built area but to construct office space, psych assessment room along with training class rooms, staff and students kitchens and ablution areas.

“Early on in the project we encountered a few challenges digging the foundations, but we are expecting to have the first stage completed by the end of October.”

Once this is completed Stage 2 will see a brand new medical unit added.

The partly timber, partly steel framed building will be externally clad with a combination of brick veneer and Equitone fibre cement pre-finished panels which will be glued to the cavity system.

The roof is constructed using Espan roofing products.

“It’s quite a cool building really with a very appealing shape given its angled front facade.”

It is not only the look of the building that is inspiring.

The use of green-principle technologies such as harvesting rain water from the roof to use in the bathrooms makes the building really ‘of this age’.

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The partly timber, partly steel framed building will be externally clad with a combination of brick veneer and Equitone fibre cement pre-finished panels.

“It’s quite a cool building really with a very appealing shape given its angled front facade.” when the weather is cooler. Solar panels on the roof create the energy needed to heat water.

Inside, ceilings will be constructed of Decortech while the walls will feature Equitone panels.

With site work happening up to six days a week while a fully functioning air force base goes about its business has meant attention to detail like keeping the building site tidy and everything secured is important.

“We run a tidy site and we have thoroughly enjoyed the quality of our relationship with our client and the great working environment the air base affords.”

Hawkins Construction began life in 1946 when Hamilton builder Fred Hawkins established F T Hawkins Ltd.

Five years later the company listed on the New Zealand stock exchange and Fred continued to lead the company for another 11 years.

The 1970s saw rapid growth with regional offices set up in Auckland, Taranaki, Welllington and Christchurch and also in the Central North Island.

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ENGINEERING » Global Engineering

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New premises fuel rapid growth Karen Phelps Global Engineering has nearly doubled in size since the company moved to brand-new purpose-built premises in Kumeu, Auckland two years ago, says company director Andrew Jackson.

The 2000sqm premises on a 7500sqm site also have the ability to allow for future growth. The company has already started the next extension to the building which will add 700sqm of factory to increase capacity to meet current demand.

The company is currently producing around 200 tonnes of structural steel each month and the extension to the building will give the capacity to increase production when required, says Andrew.

Significant investment has also been made in new equipment. The Global Engineering factory has a new CNC drilling machine that can also ‘mark out ‘increasing productivity but more importantly, accuracy.

“Previously marking out was done by hand and tape measures, now hole marking, drilling and cleat positioning information can be sent to the new machine from the drafting office and then the computerised machine marks out and drills the piece of steel,” explains Andrew.

Investment has also been made in new overhead cranes, which combined, can lift up to 25 tonnes.

A new sawing machine, welding machines and a stud welder are other investments that have been made to cope with the significant expansion of the company, which has basically doubled its turnover in the past two years on the back of the Auckland building boom.

Having robust management and in-house drafting systems in place has been vital to cope with the company’s rapid growth.

“One of the challenges in our industry is making sure everything fits together on site.

“Our software and systems ensures every part of the process is closely managed and checked to ensure everything gets to site on time and works perfectly. This helps the main contractor to save time and money and also increases the quality of the finished job,” says Andrew.

The company uses integrated management system software allowing it to successfully manage jobs both on and off shore. Global Engineering has completed many contracts in the South Pacific

Global Engineering is currently producing around 200 tonnes of structural steel each month. demonstrating the company’s ability to tackle challenging projects.

“It helps us to closely manage the process from the initial inquiry to drafting to getting the product to site. It really helps us to do everything efficiently and track every part of the process for our clients,” he says.

The sophisticated in-house drafting software enables the company to break down both architects

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Jackson started Global Engineering Limited some 25 years ago from his garage.

Small jobs for family and friends quickly led to more work as word of mouth spread.

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Recent projects completed by Global Engineering include the ANZ Tower refurbishment and TVNZ refurbishment. work for buildings. The company’s machine shop is well equipped to handle a variety of work and offers turning, milling and grinding.

One of the company’s most high profile projects was the Waitakere Stadium Grandstand for which it completed the structural steel and metalwork.

The company has also completed work in the past for bridge structures, all types of commercial buildings, churches, architectural and artistic structures and high quality private homes.

Recent projects completed include the ANZ tower refurbishment, TVNZ refurbishment, Ivory apartments, Gilltrap’s new premises in Newton and the structural steel for a new swimming pool feature facade at the AUT Millennium Institute in Albany.

Andrew says his company has stood apart for three main reasons - a willingness to tackle unusual and difficult tasks, a vigorously competitive

“Engineering is a complicated business to run in that everything we make is a one-off.” approach to pricing and management of resources and high standard of quality and attention to detail.

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ENGINEERING » Brian Craig Engineering

October 2016

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Whangarei firm finds its niche in competitive market Sue Russell Whangarei-based precision engineering company Brian Craig Engineering has been in business since establishing in 1980.

Owner and founder Brian Craig says the nature of work given the businesses location in the far North has a strong cyclical feel to it, with busy and not so busy times as significant projects from major projects such as the energy sector come and go.

“These days we concentrate solely on precision machining and because we are capable of handling both small and large pieces in our workshop we receive work from throughout New Zealand,” Brian explains. “For higher volume and very small items we have the support of our friends from CNC Machining.”

Having experienced two recessions in his time Brian takes a philosophical and pragmatic approach to the nature of the industry he has devoted his entire working life to. Producing spare parts for large pieces of machinery operating in forestry and timber processing for example has proved to be a back-bone service the company offers.

It has taken many years for the company to evolve to its current capacity with a very large amount of machining equipment at the Port Road workshop.

“We’ve become specialists not only in precision engineering but also in the manufacture of obsolete parts.

“There is always demand from industries operating really expensive machines to replace these old parts with new so that the machine has a new lease of life and can go on working for many more years,” says Brian.

The company’s suite of engineering services includes milling, boring, turning and slotting and 3D machining.

Brian Craig Engineering has three large milling

machines and two computerised machining centres, along with six manual and two CNC lathes.

“We also offer surface grinding and can generate gears with our 4 axis machine,” Brian says.

The company is one of a very few in New Zealand and the only one in Northland to have a fully computerised slotting machine capable of managing a job diameter of 1200mm.

Used to produce splines, keyways, gears along with multi-faceted parts for any piece of machinery it can also effectively cut square and hexagonal shapes and has a 560mm diameter rotary table and 300mm stroke.

Almost three decades ago Brian and friend Rex Smith were responsible for creating one of this country’s most highly regarded and sought-after Diesel Shutdown Valves.

“We engineered a solution for vehicles visiting the Marsden Point refinery and Motonui Plant which chokes the motor and shuts it down. It perfectly demonstrates in the simplicity and precision of its design just what we are capable of and is now fitted to over 1500 vehicles throughout New Zealand.

We’re proud that it is made and distributed in Northland,” Brian says.

Responding to demand for the multitude of precision services the company offers keeps Brian busy, often travelling throughout the country visiting sites and quoting for jobs and making the decision to concentrate on precision machining has created a niche service market.

“I would like to think we are a leading machining facility certainly in the North and at a national level as well.”

Brian says he is keen to take on a new apprentice and says the industry offers a challenging and engaging career.

“If they are mechanically minded and computer literate and keen to learn and never stop learning then I’m interested in hearing from them,” he says.

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Brickworks another feather in the cap for Kiwi Property Kelly Deeks Kiwi Property’s new outdoor dining and entertainment lane The Brickworks at LynnMall Shopping Centre, Auckland, has taken out the top retail gong at the 2016 Property Council of New Zealand/Rider Levett Bucknall Property Industry Awards.

Kiwi Property, in line with the company’s vision of being synonymous with New Zealand’s best retail experiences, took the opportunity last year to create a north facing dining lane providing a unique food offer which includes a gastro bar and restaurant by Goode Brothers, a wood-fired BBQ offer presented

by Cleaver & Co, Bodrum Kitchen with food influenced by the Mediterranean, Shaky Isles for coffee and food, Hansan with a popular Vietnamese influence, Wagamama for authentic Asian flavours, and Meso for Japanese cuisine.

A new eight-screen Reading Cinema complex was also built in conjunction with the restaurants and a mini golf course providing a true dining, entertainment, and leisure precinct.

Designed by the Buchan Group, The Brickworks pays homage to New Lynn’s history as the brick making capital of New Zealand, and features genuine recycled brick giving an attractive, rustic texture to the exterior of the buildings.

Kiwi Property development manager Jo McDonald says not only was The Brickworks well-received by award judges, the surrounding communities have also shown their support with visitors to LynnMall increasing approximately 17% year-on- year.

“This is a huge lift and it shows how much the community is embracing this development since The Brickworks opened in November last year,” she says.

“Kiwi Property has provided high-quality restaurants that are still affordable to dine at, right in the heart of their community.”

She says as a shopping centre owner and developer, Kiwi Property is continually refining the retail mix.

In recent years that has meant providing shoppers with greater diversity of food – including both indoor and outdoor options - as well as improving the availability of leisure and entertainment facilities.

“We’re social creatures, and the dining lane concept creates a place where people can meet, dine, chat, and shop.

“Our new Reading movie complex is proving very popular, as people enjoy the experience of going out for dinner and a movie.”

LynnMall is New Zealand’s oldest mall, and situated in one of Auckland’s oldest suburbs.

Both have been revitalised, with LynnMall’s surrounding suburbs experiencing population growth as they become home to more intensive housing areas, and more dynamic, young, working families.

“This presented a great opportunity for Kiwi Property to invest further in the expansion of LynnMall Shopping Centre in the heart of the New Lynn Metropolitan centre,” Jo says.

“Projects like this redefine the way communities meet and socialise, and we’ve been impressed by the community’s enthusiastic response to this project.”

Kiwi Property is now working on developments to Sylvia Park where the recently opened, first ever stores in New Zealand for international fashion giants H&M and Zara are part of the company’s vision to create a truly world-class retail offer featuring new international brands, concept stores, specialty retail, and market leading food and dining.

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The Tairua Marina project in the Coromandel is a good example of the types of solutions that the company regularly comes up with for customers, says company director Tim Smith.

The construction of the significant clubroom facility within the new marina required a comprehensive falsework solution to provide temporary support during the placement of shell beams, double T flooring units, insitu beams and flatslabs. Tim says that Shoreload and Propping designed and deployed a solution integrating a range of support systems to achieve a safe and effective outcome for the project.

“Shoreload towers were used to carry and support the shell beams within the primary building structure, taking into account the considerable dynamic load associated with the beams and the secondary load created by the double T units,” explains Tim. “Additional towers were deployed at midspan of the flooring units to mitigate the potential for the primary beams to roll as the flooring units were put into position.”

Shoreload Towers were also used to provide a strong and effective platform for

the construction of the boxing/shutters for the insitu beams.

In designing the solution Shoreload and Propping provided towers with sufficient working areas to build and brace the boxing and shutters. Wooden LVL bearers were deployed to make the work structures effective for the task of creating the formwork.

Rows of braced acrow props were used at the midspan of the flatslab units, tied into the shoreload towers for additional stability and strength.

Tim says the project is a good example of the company’s focus on working in partnership with customers, offering technical support and advice in the critical stages of planning, design and deployment of structural supporting solutions.

Shoreload and Propping has recently expanded its offering to include panel placement services to compliment its core gavity management solutions.

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COMMUNITY CARE » Radius Waipuna

October 2016

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Caring environment at Radius Waipuna Kelly Deeks With new and fresh interiors and an extra 28 rooms, purpose-built rest home and hospital facility Radius Waipuna in Auckland is offering a relaxing and caring environment in response to an increasing need for hospital level beds.

The increased facilities bring Radius Waipuna up to more than 80 rooms, with LED lighting catering for poor eyesight, a heating system which can adjust the temperature of each room, and swing beds included for use as either rest home care or hospital care as needed.

The hospital has 24-hour care with a team of very experienced nurses, a clinical manager on site, and facility manager Gail Kopa herself a registered nurse, with 15 years of experience specialising in aged care.

She runs Radius Waipuna to create a homely atmosphere with lots of happiness, with the ultimate goal of achieving the highest level of independence for all residents.

“We have five star staff and five star service, that’s part of our business plan,” she says.

“People feel at home here and are treated like it is their home. No-one is thrown out of bed in the morning here, I put my badge on it.”

A community-based facility well-situated in east Auckland, Radius Waipuna provides a place that feels like home for elderly people, with views overlooking the Panmure basin and Lake Waipuna, across to One Tree Hill, Mt Eden, and Mt Wellington.

As a multi-cultural community, Radius Waipuna looks after a range of cultural needs with a kuia and kaumatua onsite, church services for different religious denominations, and regular visits from local cultural groups.

The personal touch is an important aspect of Radius Waipuna’s service, and meals prepared in the onsite kitchen are all personally delivered in hot boxes. Any diet is catered for and meals are the same highlight they are in any family home.

The personal touch and home conveniences also extend to the visiting physiotherapist, podiatrist, hairdresser, and dietician.

Radius Waipuna has a full-time events organiser providing well-organised activities and outings for residents to enjoy.

The local community is again a big focus as community groups visit to provide entertainment or company, and Gail drives the bus once a week taking residents out to inter-rest home championships, the beach or the shops, or special events.

Radius Waipuna is run by very good registered nurses, each with more than five years of experience.

The business prides itself on the level of medical and nursing care offered by its team of caring staff, as well as having good working relationships with other healthcare providers.

Manager Gail Kopa runs Radius Waipuna to create a homely atmosphere with lots of happiness, with the ultimate goal of achieving the highest level of independence for all residents.

An on-site maintenance man ensures any building issues are quickly resolved.

The purpose-built hospital facility has been providing hospital care for elderly and young disabled guests since the 1970s.

Its renovation is set to provide a fresh perspective to the place.

The work is being completed by Leighton Construction, who Gail says are doing a wonderful job and making the construction period easier for everyone while the work is going on around them.

“We have five star staff and five star service, that’s part of our business plan. People feel at home here and are treated like it is their home.”

As well as the new rooms and fresh decor, Radius Waipuna now has an increased amount of landscaped and sheltered gardens.

It also has a new playground for visiting

children, and more car parking.

Gail says Radius Waipuna will look to the local community for more staff as resident numbers increase.

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Radius Waipuna in Auckland is offering a relaxing and caring environment in response to an increasing need for hospital level beds.

Communication experts Providing the nurse call system for the recent extension of Radius Waipuna was one of New Zealand’s most well-established and fastestgrowing communications companies, Communications Design & Installation (CDI).

CDI provides a range of communication equipment, with a particular speciality in nurse call systems. CDI is the exclusive manufacturer of CDI Wireless nursecall and TRS nursecall, and the exclusive agent for Sedco Nursecall systems.

The CDI Nursecall system is the preferred choice of Radius Care and many others, with the company leading the way with smarter operating systems and designs tailor made to suit the individual requirements and environments of each client.

“We’re probably the only company that can totally tailor-make a system,” says CDI director Simon Williams.

As an independent, 100% New Zealand owned business, CDI is not bound by overseas regulations when it comes to designing a communications system, and is thereby able t produce whatever will suit each client’s requirements.

When St John of God Health Care in Christchurch wanted to incorporate a reminder function on their nurse call system, CDI said ‘no problem’.

“It took us about a week to come up with the remind button, which allows the system to generate a remind call after five minutes,” Simon says. “Now all our clients are incorporating that feature.”

St John of God Health Care also wanted 20 call points on their system, and Simon says the larger international communications companies wouldn’t even consider devising a system under 100 call points, possible 1000, or even 10,000.

“It’s great to be able to accommodate those sorts of requests, and look after our clients as best we can,” he says.

A lot of CDI’s developments are client led like this one, with the company calling on its clients to let the team know what would make their lives easier.

One of CDI’s biggest challenges is keeping up with the pace of ever improving technology.

To keep ahead of the game, CDI systems are made backwards compatible, allowing for seamless integration of future updates and upgrades to existing systems.

CDI is now working on a new touchless call system, working in a global partnership with CenTrack out of the USA and GE Healthcare in the UK. Using radio frequency identification, the new system will be able to track people wherever they are in the building, via a pendant worn on the wrist or neck.

It will be available later this year.

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LIFESTYLE » The Palms Lifestyle Village

October 2016

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Enjoying a carefree life at The Palms Sue Russell The Palms Lifestyle Village in Whangarei is a family run business with a growing community of over 200 residents.

Established 10 years ago and with a warm welcome for anyone over 55 years, The Palms is a vibrant environment that puts a lot of life into Lifestyle.

Daniel and Rochelle Skelton are joint owners with Rochelle’s parents. Everyone in the family shares a vision of quality, expertise and passion for people. These values shine through very clearly when you visit The Palms.

Daniel speaks with enthusiasm about the building standards he has set for each and every property.

“The tradesmen working on the site are part of a long established team and everyone understands that quality is paramount,’ he says.

“Every home is future-proofed with installation of fibre optics and insulation, double glazed windows and a northerly aspect to capture the sun.”

Construction of the huge community centre that will sit at the heart of the village is now underway.

The 1940sqm building will include a heated swimming pool, spa, hair salon, gym, and dining room, plus a bloke’s shed, billiard room and library, together with function rooms for the many activities in the community’s social calendar.

The Resident’s Committee is strong and vibrant, organising activities such as exercise classes, pot luck dinners, games nights and bus trips.

The calendar of activities allows everyone to stay social and active, which, along with the friendliness of the community, is already making The Palms Lifestyle Village the choice of many.

“The aim is to give people their independence, but to provide facilities for them to become involved if they want to,” says Daniel. “This is the most rewarding job I’ve ever done.”

Every home is future-proofed with installation of fibre optics and insulation, double glazed windows and a northerly aspect to capture the sun.

“Seeing the joy in people’s faces and knowing we’re making a contribution to their happiness is such a privilege.

“The feedback from the 200 current residents has given us great peace of mind that we’re giving people what they want,” he says.

Looking forward, into the New Year, The Palms will be constructing 1 and 2 bedroom apartments, the plans for which will be available early 2017.

“Seeing the joy in people’s faces and knowing we’re making a contribution to their happiness is such a privilege. The feedback from the 200 current residents has given us great peace of mind that we’re giving people what they want”.

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The calendar of activities allows everyone to stay social and active, which, along with the friendliness of the community, is already making The Palms Lifestyle Village the choice of many.

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LIFESTYLE » Hauraki Village

October 2016

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Hauraki Village is positioned directly opposite the entrance to the Paeroa/Thames cycle-way.

Creating a dynamic environment Sue Russell Peter Rudkin has pioneered a new form of life-style village in Paeroa; one that is tailormade for those adventurous souls of maturing years and their recreational vehicles.

When he first bought the land back in 2006 he intended and initially received consent to build a more typical style retirement facility.

However before work got underway creating just that he came up with the idea to change its layout to properly accommodate caravans, motor-homes and the like.

“Traditionally, in retirement villages there has been little or no provision for housing these sorts of vehicles close to the home, so I set about relooking at how this could be done at Hauraki Village,” Peter says.

Recognising and catering for the growing cohort of fit and active retirees has created a unique purpose-built village and so far interest in acquiring a home in the first stage has been strong, with eight of the 12 units sold.

“I own a caravan and if I was moving into a life-style village I would want it set up in a way that I could plug it in to create a spare room.

“This set up would allow for a very easy departure/arrival routine. This was really what spurred me on to redesign the village.”

From the original duplex concept, modifications have been made and consent received to also build stand-alone homes, creating a visually appealing, dynamic village environment.

Peter says one of the best things about Hauraki Village is that it is attracting very vibrant people with an active outlook on life.

Consent allows for 30 units in total to be built, a mix of duplex and stand-alone.

The Village is located north of Paeroa, just over a kilometre from the main shopping centre and a stone’s throw from Paeroa’s RV centre.

A shared RV wash-down space will be built, along with BBQ and picnic areas.

Peter expects interest will be strong from prospective owners, given Paeroa’s central position in the ‘golden triangle’ between Auckland, Tauranga and Hamilton.

Houses in the village range in size from 100sqm to 160sqm and are designed by Peter Lockhead.

All the work is being done by contractors from the Hauraki area with Coromandel Homes building the homes and another Paeroa firm engaged in building the infrastructure

“I own a caravan and if I was moving into a life-style village I would want it set up in a way that I could plug it in to create a spare room.”

“I felt right from the word go that Justin Leach from Coromandel Homes was on the case. He has built the houses to a very high standard,” says Peter.

He has experienced real support and enthusiasm toward the village from local Council as well.

“When I wanted to make changes to the original consent and presented the concept to Council they were very happy accommodating as they could see what a positive space this unique village would become to the region.

“We are very focused on ensuring each dwelling receives maximum sun and our plans are indicative

initially allowing for some modifications at concept stage before each owner agrees that that is what they want.”

Fibre optic cabling is also being imbedded within the village’s underground infrastructure on the two hectare site. Bosch appliances have been used though owners can opt for other kitchen appliances if they wish, while two external colour schemes gives a good balance between variation and similarity of theme throughout the village.

Hauraki Village, is positioned directly opposite the entrance to the Paeroa/Thames cycle-way. It’s show home was opened by the Hauraki District Mayor, John Tregidga, in July last year.

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HORTICULTURE » Enzed Exotics

October 2016

Business North

Bizarre looking fruit becomes an export hit Sue Russell Vanessa Hutchings happily describes herself as in love with the product her and husband Alan grow on their productive plot of land at Papamoa in the Bay of Plenty.

The object of her passion is the Kiwano Horned Melon, an unusual ‘off-the-grid’ looking fruit which has captivated a strong commercial following particularly in the United States and in parts of Asia, resulting in exponential growth in business for their company Enzed Exotics.

“Alan has been a grower all of his life and when he first encountered this amazing fruit he was determined to grow them.

“We really had no idea just how amazing the journey would be in such a short period of time in terms of national and international demand,” Vanessa says.

The Kiwano Horned Melon originates from Africa and despite its outer appearance the entire fruit, including the skin is edible.

“When you first encounter the fruit you really can’t imagine just what is inside because it presents with quite an interesting, somewhat abrasive foliage. The wonderful flavour of the flesh inside is hard to describe. Imagine though a blend of passionfruit, banana and lime.”

The couple’s first crop back in 2009 produced 5000 trays destined for the American market where there has traditionally been strong demand from those of Hispanic origin.

Vanessa freely acknowledges she knew very little about nurturing the business along in those pioneering days.

“I could write a book on the mistakes I made in business in those early days, but once I decided to really start learning how to grow the company our success unfolded in the same way our sales have.

I spent the first four years learning how to be a grower and the next four years much more focused on the business.”

Track forward seven seasons and Enzed Exotics exported 30,500 trays to America alone this year, over 500% growth in sales.

Alan and Vanessa work with a team who also carry the same dynamic energy into their roles.

Savannah Blake runs the admin and marketing and helping Alan with the day to day operational activities and harvest teams is Mark Skellon, while Renalyn Archer takes care of supervising the busy pack-house.

The Kiwano Horned Melon season extends from the start of August through to the end of May. A special feature of the way the business operates is that all the workers out on the field and in the pack-house are visiting New Zealand on work/holiday visas. Vanessa says this creates a work-site with its own special character.

“Over the course of a season we have workers from all parts of the world here helping us plant, weed, harvest and pack. We absolutely embrace the people who come through our teams and as a result long-lasting friendships have been established.”

“I could write a book on the mistakes I made in business in those early days, but once I decided to really start learning how to grow the company our success unfolded in the same way our sales have.”

Alan and Vanessa Hutchings - growing and exporting the the Kiwano Horned Melon from their base in Papamoa.

While the American market is the strongest, Horned Melons are also exported to Europe, Indonesia, Hong Kong and Japan, while just under 10% of the crop is sold locally through MG Marketing to Independents, Foodstuffs and Progressive supermarkets outlets.

Kiwano Horned Melons provide a source of zinc, calcium and magnesium, carrying less sugar than watermelon while being low in calories and fat.

“The fruit is also a good source of Beta-carotene and Vitamin A, promoting healthy skin and boosting the immune system,” says Vanessa.

Proudly declaring that they are ‘silly, crazy and passionate’ about the fruit they grow Vanessa says she is often referred to as the ‘Crazy Horned Melon Lady’.

“I just love everything about the fruit. There are so many ways to use them from smoothies, juices, cocktails through to salsas and squeezing it over ice cream. It can be cooked or eaten raw.”

If your interest in this wonder-fruit has been piqued a good place to begin the relationship is by visiting the website – enzedexotics.com or on Instagram, twitter and facebook.

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October 2016

PRODUCTION » Salty River Farm

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Louise Penny and husband Daryn Rickwood produce a range of food products from their Salty River Farm with the signature range based on goat meat.

From farm to plate - a niche success Karen Phelps A desire to start a food business has led North Island couple Louise Penny and husband Daryn Rickwood to develop a multi-faceted brand.

Salty River Farm has been named after the couple’s farm at Tauhoa, south west of Wellsford, which has a tidal river that runs to the Kaipara Harbour. From the property they produce a range of food products with the signature range based on goat meat.

The couple lived on Waiheke Island for 16 years – Daryn, working in the electronics industry, and Louise a graphic designer.

With Louise having grown up on a market garden property and Daryn having dabbled in dairy farm work, owning their own little farm was the goal, which led them to Tauhoa in 2014.

Realising they would have to be creative with the small piece of land they tried Boer goats but found the sensitive animals didn’t take well to the wet conditions.

They almost gave up on the idea until a local buffalo farmer suggested that they had to think outside of the square, which led them to research more about goats and they stumbled across the Kikonui breed, which has been specially developed to suit New Zealand conditions.

“They are perfectly suited to New Zealand pastures with good parasite resistance and have been bred for meat,” explains Louise.

The couple’s 17.5ha property is now home to a

“They are perfectly suited to New Zealand pastures and have been bred for meat.” herd of 55 Kikonui Cross breeding does. The first kidding was a year ago and they are now in the midst of the second.

The couple have been selling their goat meat products since February at the Hobsonville, Takapuna and now Matakana Farmers’ Markets There are not many goat meat farmers in New Zealand – Louise says meat typically comes from feral goats (which are of indeterminate age and often gamier in taste) or indoor farmed goats, which typically yield a fattier meat.

Salty River goats are free range and are slaughtered at 15 to 20 months and the process undertaken ensures the goats are happy and relaxed. They use a small boutique abattoir, Oxville Farms, near Whangarei. They drive the animals themselves - ensuring traceability and less stress to the animals.

Louise says the result is a mild flavoured meat that is tender and lean.

Salty River Farm products include goat meat, salami, sausages and smoked goat, and they have more products planned for the future.

The couple also take specialist breed animals to market under the Salty River brand, such as

Salty River Farm’s products include goat meat, salami, sausages and smoked goat.

Galloway, Brahman, Highland and Southdown Lamb which are from breeders in the Rodney region and are often sourced from friends or neighbours.

Although Louise says that goat meat is the most widely eaten red meat in the world, it’s not something that has been common in New Zealand but it’s gaining in popularity if Salty River’s success is anything to go by.

Louise says they are happy to remain a small artisan business, selling direct to the customers each week. “Customers are excited because when they come to a farmers market they can try something new they haven’t seen before.

“We don’t have aspirations to take over the world. We like being a small hands-on operation making high-quality niche products.”

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PRODUCTION » Pure South

October 2016

Business North

Ancient remedy for modern times Kelly Deeks Pure South’s healing and detoxing calcium bentonite clay is an ancient remedy finding its feet in modern times, as a 100% pure and natural, multi-functional mineral complex, with nature as its chemist.

Pure South was established in 2010 after a deposit of calcium bentonite was discovered through dowsing in the mineral rich plains of Southland.

Co-founder Allan Thomas started drinking the supplement in powder form in November 2009.

“Instantly, my reflux disappeared that night, and after three days my sleep was restful and my energy returned,” he says.

“I’ve been drinking clay on a daily basis since and am pain free. It did take time for pain from old injuries to disappear.”

His wife Noreen also started drinking it, as did company co-founders Neville and Margaret Bryant.

All four directors are from farming backgrounds and have extensive knowledge in both nutrition and natural fertilisers.

Neville believes the answer to all modern health challenges begins with the health of the soil, and this has led him to research and understand how calcium bentonite can benefit both human and animal health.

With vast mineral stores and a strong ionic cleansing capacity, calcium bentonite remineralises the body while providing a gentle yet powerful whole body detox.

Allan says in all his learnings about nutrition, no-one really talked about bowel health, which is strange considering New Zealand’s high rate of bowel cancer.

“Once the bowel is clean, the blood is clean,” he says. Pure South clay puts the body into an alkaline state rather than being acidic, and that’s when the healing starts.”

He says to be able to offer this one simple solution to a broad range of health challenges is the most gratifying cause he has ever undertaken in his 68 years.

“I believe calcium bentonite is one of nature’s finest gifts,” he says.

Pure South developed the first encapsulated calcium bentonite detox mineral supplement, and also sells packs of living clay.

“It allows us to enjoy excellent daily health.”

He and Noreen, also in her late 60s, can be regularly found skiing, mountain biking, and fishing.

“We receive many testimonials from people using our clay on a regular basis. They are now able to live full, active, pain free lives – many after years of pain.”

By December 2009, Pure South developed the first encapsulated calcium bentonite detox mineral supplement, and by May 2010 was producing 360g and 120g packs of living clay.

In 2012 the company’s retail website was established, and it also developed a body care range including masque, body wrap, facial cleanser, and sunscreen, and an equine mineral range.

Business has grown over time with naturopaths recognising the product’s high quality energy rating, and health shop customers requesting the product time and again.

Pure South has recently established a partnership with an Australian clinic, and when the

worldwide Truly Heal clinic came to New Zealand, the Brilin Centre in Timaru introduced them to Pure South and they are now taking it all over the world.

The company’s focus is to be New Zealand’s premier supplier of calcium bentonite products for both internal and external use, supplying to natural therapists, independent health shops, and individuals.

Pure South has complete control over the whole process ensuring quality in extraction, drying, crushing, sieving, packaging, and distribution.

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