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An apple a day....

Hastings-based Willowford Alma Alta Orchard has successfully switched to growing new apple varieties.

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Reliving the Hobbiton experience

On the Te Araroa trail

The Hobbiton Movie Set in the Waikato is proving to be a major tourist drawcard, offering visitors a true hobbit experience.

The recently opened Paekakariki Escarpment is one of the most engaging and stunning sections of the national Te Araroa walking trail.

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New lift for Whakapapa

The decision to invest in growing new apple varieties - Jazz and Envy - has proved to be a winner for Hastings’ Willowford Alma Alta Orchard.

Skiers, snowboarders and day-trippers at Mt Ruapehu’s Whakapapa ski-field will be able to enjoy the mountain’s new express chairlift this season.

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Collaborative effort comes through

Masterton’s Kingsmeade’s Artisan cheese is building up a national following for its range of sheep’s milk cheeses.

A “visionary” new office building for insurance company FMG has taken out a commercial award at the 2016 Waikato and Bay of Plenty Architecture Awards.

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Page | 50 Retro Kitchen wows judges

Demand drives expansion

A kitchen design inspired by a bright red Smeg fridge and the American diners has taken out three awards at this year’s New Zealand Master Joiner Awards.

Increased demand for its services has led to the significant expansion of facilities at Broadway Radiology.

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TOURISM » Hobbiton Movie Set Tours

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Enjoying the Hobbiton experience Karen Phelps The movies were a worldwide phenomenon and now businesses have the opportunity to give their staff and clients the same experience.

Hobbiton Movie Set is now offering its facilities for evening events and functions.

According to Hobbiton Movie Set marketing manager, the aptly named Shayne Forrest, Hobbiton Movie Set offers a variety of themed spaces and venues giving guests a fully interactive, immersive experience.

“We’ve hosted both local and international businesses. It’s a nice opportunity for people to get out of the office and do something completely different,” he says.

Located on a 1250 acre sheep farm in the Waikato, the facility offers 44 permanently reconstructed Hobbit Holes.

All events and functions held at Hobbiton Movie Set include a tour around the 12 acre set, past Hobbit holes, the Mill and into the famous Green Dragon Inn. The site attracts both local and international visitors as well as diehard fanatics. Interestingly Shayne says that half of visitors to the site have never seen the movies or read the books.

For events and functions the Hobbiton Movie Set spaces include the Hobbiton Garden, ideal for canapés and drinks; Yard Flat, a purpose built area built for large incentive groups, and The Green Dragon Inn, the fully themed pub with indoor and outdoor fireplaces encouraging guests to spread out into the Bywater beer garden beneath the glowing lanterns.

Adjacent to The Green Dragon Inn is the Party Marquee, a fully themed, spacious location for large groups.

The location offers a painted canvas exterior, vibrant bunting and colourful lanterns with a garden bar outside overlooking the Hobbiton Movie Set. The Marketplace offers individually themed stalls with traditional Hobbit fare. Shayne says that the market stalls are catered to guest requirements and can consist of New Zealand cheeses, freshly baked

Located on a 1250 acre sheep farm in the Waikato, the facility offers 44 permanently reconstructed Hobbit Holes. artisan breads, cured meats, smoked fish and fresh produce from Hobbiton Garden.

A range of food is available for events held in any of the venues from the Hobbiton Movie Set professional in-house catering staff, covering everything from canapes to a banquet feast.

Hobbiton Movie Set can also arrange customised entertainment and activities to help

customers to create a night to remember for their guests.

Since tours commenced in 2002 Hobbiton Movie Set has recently welcomed its one millionth visitor. Shayne says that the growing popularity of Hobbiton Movie Set has seen it host 100,000 extra visitors over the past year with 468,000 people touring the facility.

Shayne says the regular Evening Banquet Tour held by Hobbiton Movie Set has proved particularly popular with a guided tour through the Shire at dusk concluding with a feast around the big banquet tables at The Green Dragon Inn. “With 158 locations used to film The Lord of the Rings we’re the only set still remaining. It’s a unique experience and a major tourist drawcard for New Zealand.”

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TOURISM » Te Araroa

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New track section a real stunner Sue Russell The CEO of New Zealand’s world-renowned walking track Te Araroa is passionate about sustaining the vision the trails founder Geoff Chapple held 20 years ago.

For Rob Wakelin that means travelling all over New Zealand, engaging with community groups and volunteers to continue to extend and enhance the 3,000 km track which extends from Cape Reinga to Bluff.

While there are several long walk passages overseas Te Araroa is unique in that, by coursing the length of New Zealand it straddles a vast variety of terrain, from mountain ranges, volcanoes, rivers, lakes, farmland, valleys to sharing stretches of roadway for the thousands of walkers who regularly walk its sections.

“In his role Rob has endeavoured to continue to strengthen the organisation governing progressing development along the track. One of the great elements in that evolution I have seen is how engaged individual communities along the journey are; there’s a real sense of ownership at grassroots level,” Rob explains.

The opening of what is possibly one of the most engaging and stunning sections of the track, the Paekakariki Escarpment has been a recent highlight in Rob’s busy life. Since opening in April local and regional walkers in particular have taken advantage of the spectacular views the trail affords, as it meanders along the steep edges of the hills towering above the main trunk line between Paekakariki and Pukerua Bay. “You have earned the view when you get to the top, is the best way to explain it.”

In all, the 10km track takes walkers on a challenging journey from sea level to 200 metres, crossing a series of bridges, nerve tingling swing bridges and hundreds of steps up to expansive views out to sea.

The Paekakariki Escarpment track takes walkers on a challenging journey from sea level to 200 metres, crossing a series of bridges, nerve tingling swing bridges and hundreds of steps up to expansive views out to sea.

“The spec of this contract was quite high and because it is substantially built on KiwiRail owned land the construction process was tightly governed by health and safety and other regulatory demands.

We also had some funding challenges, having to find a balance of $1 million above the grant of $400,000 received from Government in 2011.”

Eventually a $250,000 Pub Charity grant, a $100,000 NZ Community Trust grant and smaller

amounts kept the Paekakariki Escarpment project progressing. Icing on the cake was when Rob worked with the Department of Conservation to reapportion $400,000 of other funding to enable completion of the project.

A vast area of regenerating Kohekohe forest is one of several treats walkers discover along the pathway and Rob says a hallmark of the project was the openness of engagement with KiwiRail and

the great cooperation from the farmer whose land adjoins the top of the track.

“For those living in the Wellington region it is a wonderful thing to be able to access what is a back-country walk literally on the fringe of a city.

It’s opened up that experience to many who have not had the opportunity before. Having a train station close by at either end is a real bonus for commuters from the city.”

Enjoying the challenge Paul and Denise O’Hagan operate a busy landscape construction business based in Lower Hutt but servicing the greater Wellington region.

When Paul returned from a stint working in Australia 30 years ago he was keen to establish his own company and steer its destiny by securing opportunities as these presented.

As a result the company’s core services have evolved over time to the point now that more and more Paul’s business is in the construction of walking tracks and trails.

“We’ve remained a small business who have increasingly specialised in working in challenging and sometimes quite remote locations constructing walking and mountain biking tracks for the public to enjoy.

“It’s a great feeling to look back at a project when it is finished and know we have created an experience which will be enjoyed by thousands for years and years to come,” says Paul.

The self-taught builder enjoys the creative elements and problem-solving that comes with cutting tracks across often extreme terrain such as the now completed 10km Paekakariki Escarpment Track he built straddling the steep cliff faces of the hills towering above the main trunk line between Paekakariki and Pukerua Bay attests.

“The sheer logistics of working a long way away from access points was the first hurdle we needed to overcome.

“It demanded a huge amount of forward planning in terms of materials and getting them on sites.

“It’s a long way to walk out if you run out of building products,” says Paul.

The Paekakariki Escarpment track is the

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Due to so much of it literally being cut in to the edge of the hill overlooking the sea the build was physically demanding.

The track opened in April 9th and includes approximately 1500 steps, eight pedestrian bridges and two swing bridges.

In the four hours or so it takes walkers to complete the trail they have ascended from seal level to 220 metres.

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Recently it constructed ‘4 Degrees’, a multi-use walking and mountain biking track for the Greater Wellington Regional Council.

Valley Landscape also constructed a major walk track at Percy’s Reserve for Hutt City Council.

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Looking to the future Paul, Denise and the team have their sites set firmly on specialising more and more in constructing walkways and mountain bike tracks.

“Tracks, trails and structures is our new catch phrase for the work we increasingly intend to focus on.”

Paul says it has been great working with Te Araroa Trust who have the awesome job of constructing the national walkway which is already world-ranked.

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HORTICULTURE » Willowford Alma Alta Orchard

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New varieties make all the difference Karen Phelps

Jazz is a cross of Braeburn and Royal Gala varieties with high flesh pressure generating crunch, high brix sugar levels giving a full flavour and natural resistance to disease.

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It was only the second year that Phil and Kirsty Greer had taken over Hastings-based Willowford Alma Alta Orchard and the global apple market crashed.

The couple found themselves caught up in a market of oversupply and knew they had two options – sell up or find another way. They then came across the new ENZA Jazz variety being developed in Havelock North.

“Once we’d seen it and tasted we knew we had to grow it. We’ve had some hard years - seven years of losses waiting for the crop to come to fruition - but we had to back it and wait until we had enough production to make things work.

“We’ve always known this apple was a winner,” says Phil.

Jazz is now exported all around the world and in high demand.

Around 60-70% of the orchard’s crops are the Jazz variety and this year Willowford Alma Alta will produce 55,000 cartons of the fruit.

Jazz is a cross of Braeburn and Royal Gala varieties with high flesh pressure generating crunch, high brix sugar levels giving a full flavour and natural resistance to disease.

Phil cites other advantages as high tonnage per hectare (up to 100 tonnes per hectare compared with the 50 tonnes averaged by other New Zealand varieties), excellent export pack outs (90% of the fruit grown is suitable for exportation) and taste.

Before Jazz, the apples the Greers were growing were commodity varieties.

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HORTICULTURE » Willowford Alma Alta Orchard

The Envy variety, above, is becoming the new phenomenon of the apple world; right, Phil and Kirsty Greer, enjoying the challenge of developing their orchard. commercial plantings made at the orchard in 2009.

Pitched as a follow up to Jazz, the variety is bigger and redder but still with good crunch, brix and taste. Phil says Envy is becoming the new phenomenon of the apple world.

Envy was also developed using natural plantbreeding methods, crossing Braeburn with Royal Gala apples. The variety is grown in the Chelan Valley in Washington State and Hawke’s Bay as well as Chile.

Switching to ENZA varieties has undoubtedly been profitable for the Greers’ business – this year Jazz is expected to fetch around $30 a case and Envy a staggering $50, making Envy the highest paying apple in New Zealand this year.

“UK and Asia – the biggest apple markets – are fighting over them. In my lifetime I’ve never seen anything like this.

“All our new plantings will be Envy.”

Phil studied horticulture at University and worked on orchards. This led him to buy his first piece of land in Taradale when he was 24 years old.

“Once we’d seen it and tasted we knew we had to grow it.”

He planted 10 acres of apples by hand.

This was later sold to fund the purchase of Willowford Alma Alta, which he had previously managed for the former owners.

When he and Kirsty met by the side of a rugby field it was a match (excuse the pun) made in heaven as she had come from a farming and orcharding family. Together they continue to build Willowford Alma Alta with more land still available for planting - they plan to plant 10 acres of Envy, 5000 trees, over the next couple of years.

The orchard currently produces 100,000 cartons of fruit annually at 18 kilograms per carton.

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New varieties a winner • from page 7 Willowford Alma Alta is operated by Phil and Kirsty and two other full-time staff, but ideally the couple would like to employ six.

During the busy season they use seasonal workers for the intensive Jazz picking with their main help coming from overseas backpackers who visit New Zealand on 12 month work visas and stay in tents and caravans around the orchard blocks.

Phil says that the orchard industry presents good career opportunities for young people so it’s a shame that few are attracted to full time roles in the industry.

It’s something that the Greers are seeking to change to promote the careers available right up to top level.

As part of the ENZA group of selected growers their role includes promoting the industry and the varieties they are growing.

ENZA is part of Turners & Growers, which works with Plant and Food Research and other entities to create new varieties of produce.

Turners & Growers has a network of over 41,000sqm of storage facilities around the globe and, in New Zealand, a fleet of 55 trucks that deliver produce from the grower to the pack-house and then out around the country.

Every year Turners & Growers ship over 20,000 refrigerated containers full of product worldwide.

Both Phil and Kirsty see huge demand for their ENZA products going forward: “We’ve only just scratched the surface of the market. Jazz grown in New Zealand is still under two million cartons per year,” says Phil.

“As a comparison Washington State produces 150 million cartons each year. I believe that Jazz and Envy are the two best varieties in the world right now. New Zealand is seen as being clean and green and the rest of the world loves our product.”

Around 60-70% of the Willowford Alma Alta Orchard’s crops are the Jazz variety and this year Willowford Alma Alta will produce 55,000 cartons of the fruit.

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RECREATION » Ruapehu Lifts

August 2016 Business Central

New express lift for Whakapapa Sue Russell Skiers, snowboarders and day-trippers keen on enjoying all the delights Mt Ruapehu’s Whakapapa ski-field has to offer this season will be treated to a brand new offering in the form of a new express chairlift.

The 700 metre lift, which came in to operation at the start of July, will carry passengers from bottom to top in 2 ½ minutes, offering more comfort during the journey and an easier load and unload at the two terminal stations.

Ruapehu Alpine Lifts (RAL) chief executive, Dave Mazey - who is soon to retire from the role - says that planning for the new lift, as with all significant facility upgrades on the mountain, began many years ago.

However, he says the resource consent issues were somewhat simplified given the new four person lift, tracks over the same footprint as one of the two lifts it has replaced.

“It certainly made the approval processes easier.

“The impact building the new lift has had on the terrain below is minimal given its towers have been constructed in the same position as those belonging to the old lift.”

The lift stations are designed to slow chair speed down significantly allowing for more comfort, safety and ease for those hopping on and alighting the lift.

Dave says every effort has been made to ensure passenger comfort with padded seats and foot rests.

He says the seats on the new lift are also heavier meaning the lift will be less affected by the wind so it will be able to operate on more days throughout the season.

Work on installing the lift, manufactured by American aerial transporting company LeitnerPoma, began in February.

Historically as many as 180,000 people visit Mt Ruapehu in any given ski season and of that number about 150,000 or so will ride the lifts.

“It has been great to see this significant project realised before I step down from the role of CEO,” says Dave who has been with the company for 30 years.

He says having worked through and

The lift stations are designed to slow chair speed down significantly allowing for more comfort, safety and ease for those hopping on and alighting the lift.

acquired a further license allowing it to operate at Whakapapa for up to the next 60 years, RAL will now turn its attention to realising a long-term programme of routine upgrade and replacement of the other lifts it has operating on Mt Ruapaheu, including those at the Turoa field on the mountain’s southern slopes.

“It is quite an exceptional environment we have the privilege to operate in and we have always given priority to how sensitive and unique this pristine environment is.”

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The 700 metre chairlift, which came in to operation at the start of July, will carry passengers from bottom to top in 2½ minutes.

“With certainty of longevity at Whakapapa we are now turning out attention to the future relicensing of our Turoa operation so that we can commit to long-term replacement of equipment,” says Dave.”

With eight lifts and other infrastructure and with each facility having a life-span of 30 – 45 years the ability to plan well ahead for their replacement is vital and key to that is securing Turoa’s license.

When Dave speaks of the mountain it is with an understanding and regard for the special place New Zealand’s first national park has to New Zealanders, to local Iwi and to the many thousands who visit from overseas.

“It is quite an exceptional environment we have the privilege to operate in and we have always given priority to how sensitive and unique this pristine environment is.

“It’s a question of stewardship of the

mountain to ensure it remains this way now and for future generations to come.”

While Dave is preparing for retirement from the position of CEO he has agreed to take up a consultancy role for RAL as it embarks on short to medium-term development of new infrastructure at both facilities.

This will include the building of three new lifts at Whakapapa - a quad chairlift to replace the Waterfall T Bar, a gondola ride out of the base

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area, and an express chairlift at Knoll Ridge to replace the Valley and Knoll Ridge T Bars - a new café at Turoa and increased snow-making capability.

“We are looking forward to a time of upgrade and improvement in the facilities and services offered. I’m proud of our company’s record in what it has achieved in making this beautiful environment accessible to all who wish to enjoy it.”

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PRODUCTION » Kingsmeade Artisan Cheese

Sheep’s milk cheese proves popular Sue Russell Janet and Miles King’s love affair with their beautiful East Friesian ewes led them nearly 20 years ago to establish a boutique business creating artisan cheeses using their milk.

It seemed destined that the couple, who live and farm on a 30 acre block on the outskirts of Masterton, would become sheep milk cheesemakers, given that at the same time they bought their land, milking sheep genetics were first being introduced in New Zealand.

Following a programme of using artificial insemination, their flock numbers soon grew from 80 to 200 ewes, leading Miles to set about building a milking shed with the vision of turning that milk into high quality sheep milk cheese.

However their initial attempts were unsuccessful.

“Fortunately we developed a friendship with another cheese maker who taught Miles the basics of making cheese and then Miles set about evolving his own cheese making methods using milk from our flock,” Janet says.

Once the processes were mastered the enterprising couple decided to gradually expand and eventually market the range of specialised cheeses they produce.

In true cottage-industry style fifteen years ago they opened a small retail shop to distribute their cheeses from their registered factory.

Today they make a range of 14 specialised cheese for local and national consumption.

East Friesian sheep have had a long history of being the breed of choice for milking in Europe.

“They carry wonderful qualities that make them ideal for milking,” Janet explains.

“They are very fertile, intelligent and friendly.

Every afternoon during the milking season the ewes come running to Miles’ voice and can’t wait to go into the shed.”

Having grown their business and their reputation on the quality and range of cheeses they consistently produce has now led to collaboration with Ag Research through Massey University where extensive research into the

East Friesian sheep have had a long history of being the breed of choice for milking in Europe.

properties of the cheese made from sheep milk is being undertaken.

The shop now acts as the chief distribution centre for Kingsmeade’s thriving on-line order business, keeping Janet and the packing staff busy.

“It is also a place where locals can drop in and purchase directly.

“We have evolved a side-line, producing gift baskets which include our cheese and a gift and that is proving popular.”

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“They are very fertile, intelligent and friendly. Every afternoon during the milking season the ewes come running to Miles’ voice and can’t wait to go into the shed.”

One market Kingsmeade Artisan Cheese supplies is those suffering from lactose intolerance making cow milk and milk products difficult to digest. janet says that sheep milk contains about 30% more energy than cow or goat milk, double the protein and more ‘good’ fats, while carrying twice as much Vitamin C and many other minerals.

“In these days of prevalent iron deficiencies due to life-style, eating habits and stress sheep milk also provides higher levels of folic acid.”

The milking season extends from early August to early April and Janet says it’s a joy to see them bounding toward the milking shed when they hear Miles’ voice.

“While they are being milked it gives Miles a chance to inspect each animal and they are also given a cup of special dry food which provides additional nutrients from those they receive from the pasture. We take very very good care of our flock who all receive regular veterinary inspections.”

As a result of Miles’ passion towards the science of breeding genetics the Kingsmeade ewe bloodline is now highly sought after because of the animal’s inherent health.

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Small player still holding its own Kelly Deeks Ninety years after Fredrick Charles Rush Munro created his first 100% natural premium ice cream, New Zealand’s oldest ice cream maker Rush Munro’s is still impressing and delighting Kiwi consumers and judges alike with its range of iconic flavours.

Fredrick emigrated from England to Auckland in 1926 and originally started a sweet shop, before being coaxed down to the Hawke’s Bay in search of premium natural ingredients.

“Hawke’s Bay was known as the fruit bowl of New Zealand,” says Rush Munro’s marketing and business development coordinator Olivia Glazebrook.

“He set up shop in central Hastings selling toffee and sweets, and eventually ice cream until 1931, when his premises was destroyed in the earthquake.”

He provided his goods to those in need during the earthquake relief operation, and his premises was one of the first in Hastings to be rebuilt, this time in Heretaunga Street, where the company still operates today. He built a rose garden out the front of his shop to create the perfect environment for customers to sit and enjoy their ice creams, surrounded by beautiful roses, trees, and fish ponds, and this is still enjoyed by customers today.

Olivia says Rush Munro’s popularity has continued to be spurred by the memories of the experiences customers had in the early days, of coming down to the shop with their pocket money, parking their bike, buying their favourite ice cream and watching the fish swim in the pond.

Rush Munro’s has stuck to its heritage and maintained its values over the past 90 years, and is competing well against some very large companies with just four staff in the Hastings factory consistently producing gold medal winning ice creams.

All Rush Munro’s ice creams are 100% natural, just like they were when Fredrick first started.

“We source local ingredients where possible,” Olivia says. “Our chocolate chips come from local boutique chocolatier Silky Oak, our Manuka honey comes from Arataki, and we get our coffee beans from Bay Espresso.”

There are iconic and original flavours which are really enjoyed by the public, such as Malted

Rush Munro’s consistently features in the New Zealand Ice Cream Awards.

Milk and Rum and Raisin, and some limited edition flavours such as Tropic Delight which could be reinstated later this year to celebrate Rush Munro’s 90th birthday.

Rush Munro’s consistently features in the New Zealand Ice Cream Awards, and this year took out silver awards for its salted caramel, vanilla, vanilla bean, double choc chip, maple walnut, passionfruit, and another silver in the open creative category for its brown bread ice cream, developed by Olivia.

“They all came around to it!” she says.

“It has caramelised nuggets of Vogels bread with cinnamon.

“We have that as a limited edition this year, as well as peanut butter flavour. We’re always thinking about product development and making new flavours when possible.”

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“We’ve come up against the big boys and at the

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EDUCATION » Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki

August 2016 Business Central

Demand driving WITT expansion Karen Phelps Huge growth in interest in hospitality courses has led to a significant expansion of facilities at the Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki (WITT).

The Government-owned tertiary education institution has added a second kitchen with modern equipment, spacious changing area, walk in chiller and freezer, cleaning storage area, dry storage area, barista room and staff offices. WITT faculty leader for trades, Angela Ferguson, says the new facility has also enabled cooking and hospitality staff to be based in one location on campus increasing efficiencies. The design of the new facility was undertaken by Designgroup Stapleton Elliott in conjunction with WITT hospitality staff.

“We’ve been operating with one kitchen for many years and demand for courses from both local and international students meant we were teaching seven days a week and late into the evening. There was also no room for growth in terms of being able to offer new programmes,” explains Angela.

She attributes the huge increase in interest in hospitality partly to the popularity of television programmes such as My Kitchen Rules and MasterChef, which has glamourised the profession and brought it into the public eye. The new facility will also allow WITT to offer a series of night classes to the public including a popular coffee appreciation course. Angela says this has been one of the other benefits of the new facility – the opportunity for WITT to open its doors to the community.

“It is also giving secondary school students the opportunity to see what career pathways are availabale to them.”

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The expansion of facilities at WITT has enabled cooking and hospitality staff to be based in one location.

BCE has proven track record in hospitality When it comes to catering, food service and hospitality equipment it all boils down to three things: space, requirements and budget. This is where the expertise of Wellington-based supplier BCE Catering Equipment Ltd really comes to the fore.

The company offers the reliable on-going wholesale supply of catering, foodservice and hospitality equipment to the greater Wellington region and lower North Island.

The 100% New Zealand owned business was founded with a vision to provide the hospitality sector with exceptional service and quality products.

Owned by Neil and Siobhan Thomson the couple brings vast industry experience to their clientele with Neil having cooked in commercial kitchens, worked behind the bar and in sales for over 20 years. He says having hands on experience makes a real difference: “Having used equipment myself I know what works and what doesn’t. That knowledge makes a real difference when we advise our customers,” he says.

BCE can supply everything from teaspoons to a full commercial kitchen fit out for clients including restaurants, bars, cafes and educational institutions.

A recent project was the fit out of the Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki (WITT). BCE liaised with the institute to select the right equipment to suit the needs of students and teachers, supplying a commercial kitchen fitout including Blue Seal cooking appliances, Convotherm steam oven, Starline dishwashers, KitchenAid mixers and Robot Coupe food processors as well as refrigeration and a full range of

pots and pans. Neil says sturdy long-lasting equipment was the focus to meet WITTs needs.

The company also provided shelving manufactured to order through Novalok.

Other projects completed by BCE include the kitchen fitout for Whitebait, Spruce Goose, Egmont Street Eatery in Wellington and Reading Cinemas Auckland and Dunedin.

The company supplies customers throughout New Zealand such as Mojo coffee, Wishbone and Hell Pizza. Other polytech clients include Whitireia New Zealand and UCOL where BCE supplies cooking equipment but also Chef Works uniforms and knife kits.

BCE works closely with New Zealand manufactured products as well as the best international products available. Neil says that BCE aims to service the needs of its clients long-term. The company can also offer valuable advice on design and layout of kitchens.

“We take great satisfaction in being involved with a project from the ground up, helping the client to achieve their vision,” explains Neil.

With offices and warehouse on the Kapiti Coast, BCE has experienced reps covering Wellington and the Wairarapa through to Taranaki.

However the company’s customer base is spread throughout the country.

“BCE’s vision is still as strong today as it was when they started,” says Neil.

“Combine this with the experience and knowledge of the industry that we offer and our customers have got a team they can count on.”

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Hospitality courses meet demand • from page 14 “We have a number of new initiatives coming up that will work in with secondary and tertiary career pathways,” says Angela.

Another new course being offered is a level 3 baking programme, something Angela says was heavily requested in the past but the institute simply didn’t have the capacity.

The first level 3 baking programme is due to start in July. The new kitchen will be revealed in a more public forum when WITT hosts the Taranaki Region Hospitality Competitions organised by the New Zealand Chefs Association.

Angela, who is the president and executive of the Taranaki branch of the association, says students from the institute have been successful at a number of national competitions.

For example, last year students from WITT were named the supreme winners at the prestigious Nestlé Toque d’Or. Angela says having an additional kitchen at WITT will give students more opportunities to practice for such competitions.

WITT is the primary government funded tertiary institution in Taranaki and offers courses from certificate to degree level across a wide range of areas, including business, nursing, hospitality, Maori, humanities, media, art, electrical,

engineering, automotive, welding, carpentry, architecture, computing, fitness, hairdressing, beauty therapy, make-up artistry, early childhood education, social sciences and agriculture.

WITT’s main campus is in New Plymouth and there is a newly opened campus in Hawera, which is offering a food and beverage course and a cafe operated by students.

Angela says that WITT focuses its courses particularly on vocational outcomes so that graduates are able to enter the workforce successfully or to advance their careers through further education or training.

“Our small size means that we are able to focus on the needs of our students and provide highquality tuition in a smaller class environment.

“We also work very closely with industry to ensure that our students get real industry experiences and are able to learn from this on– job training. WITT also provides real life training experiences.

“For example at New Plymouth we have an on-site cafe called The Garage Café, open five days a week and operated by students. At New Plymouth students also run a restaurant called Impressions from one of the training kitchens. We have just had a degustation dinner held by senior students which was very popular.”

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Angela says that the institute will continue to expand its offering with an eye to current trends including increased demand and expectations for higher quality food driven by television programmes resulting in more educated consumers.

“New Zealand’s popularity as an international tourist destination is also expected to continue, creating a growing demand for accommodation and

food and beverage services. Hospitality is one of the top industries to be in right now.

“The new kitchen will give us the capacity to cater to more students, offer more courses and plan for future growth.

“We will continue to liaise with industry and the community so we can meet demand and expectations.”

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BUILDING » Lifestyle Building and Construction

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Firm builds a reputation for quality Kelly Deeks New Plymouth’s Lifestyle Building and Construction, with distinctive design values and quality craftsmanship, has made a name for itself building award winning custom homes and commercial structures throughout Taranaki.

The company has also gained a reputation for high quality residential precast concrete construction, and is currently completing another such project with the build of a three storey precast concrete and steel home by the sea in New Plymouth.

The 320sqm home designed by Gibbons Architects is being built on a sandy section, so an already technical build has required even more forward thinking from the Lifestyle Building and Construction team.

“We have done a lot of work in that area so we know the ground conditions we’re working with,” says managing director Scott Siffleet.

“We’ve really got to think about how we’re going to do something before we do it. And when you’ve got a crane on site lifting concrete panels, you’ve got to make sure everything is ready for it.”

Originally starting as a two man team in partnership in 2010, Lifestyle Building and Construction has grown to become one of Taranaki’s preferred builders for high end homes, renovations, and commercial and industrial buildings.

The business is now solely run by Scott, a licensed and qualified Registered Master Builder who has been off the tools for the past eight years.

He continues to build on his proven track record in project and team management, negotiation, and sales and marketing, having overseen a range of construction projects throughout his career.

Scott is the one responsible for overseeing the site management on all Lifestyle Building and Construction projects. He is the client’s main point of contact, and works closely with them to ensure they get the outcome they want.

Scott runs a construction team of seven builders, including two foremen and a dedicated small jobs team, to ensure all clients are looked after no matter the size of their job.

“We’re really proud of the work we do,” Scott says.

“Our team are experienced and skilled professionals who are dedicated to creating functional, individual, and beautiful spaces. Our cutting edge designs challenge traditional modern floor plans, while maintaining functional areas for today’s lifestyles.”

All designs involve qualified architects or architectural designers, and focus on the specific needs of each client.

“We appreciate the individuality of our clients and work with them the design the building of their dreams, listening and involving them throughout the process to ensure they get the building that enhances their lifestyle.”

He says modern homes, renovations, and commercial buildings require more than good builders, they also require a network of skilled subcontractors.

“We have access to the best skills and labour around,” he says.

“We project manage the job and take care of all the requirements from concept sketch to final design, council consents, construction, and final handover. We aim to make the whole building experience enjoyable.”

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BUILDING» A Sparks Builders / G.J. Gardner Manawatu

August 2016 Business Central

G.J. Gardner on a roll in Manawatu Karen Phelps

A Sparks Builders prides itself on its quality workmanship.

Ash’s team goes the extra mile Kelly Deeks A Sparks Builders has been providing the Wellington region with premium construction services for 34 years. Team work has been a significant contributing factor to the company’s success, with regular use of the same staff, subcontractors, and suppliers, many of whom for more than 20 years.

A great relationship has been established and the team go the extra mile to ensure clients enjoy the building process.

Founding director Ash Sparks says the most challenging project the company has ever completed was recently revisited for a renovation.

A few years ago A Sparks Builders won a contract with a developer to build a five-storey, twoapartment building on top of Mt Victoria.

An almost vertical site, the logistics were challenging. Materials had to be craned up from the street below, and craned down from the street above. “We got three quarters of the way through it when a chap came along and bought both the apartments,” Ash says.

“We spent the next three weeks inside demolishing and converting it into one house.”

The huge high-end home had some very interesting features to build, including a roof top garage complete with turntable, and two storeys of structural glass on the front, encasing the stairwell and looking out on Wellington harbour.

A Sparks Builders recently went back to renovate for the same client, stripping out and replacing the kitchen and bathrooms, changing the

glass balustrades down the stairs, and installing 17.5mm thick structural glass on the balconies.

The company also hung very expensive imported wallpaper, and in one section of the house had to pull out a set of stairs on a cantilever system and install a scaffold to run the wallpaper down a 5m drop behind the stairs.

A Sparks Builders also tackles the smaller jobs, and is currently completing a refurbishment on a small office, and another interesting extension on a precast concrete panel house.

“The new panels are like a double panel with fibreglass insulation in between, and we had to get all the electrical hot points, internal and external light positions, and a vacuum ducting system inside the panels,” Ash says.

“We’ve got to put the new panels up before we take the old ones away. It’s taken a lot of work prior to getting these panels in place to get everything positioned right, as we only have one crack at it.”

Ash says he believes in providing optimum efficiency and cost management to deliver the best value he can to all projects. An example is the process he uses to complete leaky home remediation work.

“The way we do these means our clients can stay in the home, as we do a side or half a side at a time,” he says. “We take all the cladding off and get it sealed up straight away, as long as the roofing and structure are ok, rather than use an engineered plastic cover, which comes at a very high cost.

“Our process may take a bit longer, but paying $5,000 or so for extra labour or $50,000 for the cover, it doesn’t really equate.”

With property demand in Manawatu increasing, Trevor Low, one of the owners of G.J. Gardner Homes Manawatu/Horowhenua franchise, has a new showhome open in Pacific Drive, Palmerston North, along side a range of house and land packages aimed at home buyers. It is an adaption of the “Salinger” design from the family range of G.J. Gardner floor plans.

Opening in May, the new showhome reflects the needs of family/professional couples in the area. Featuring stack bonded brick and Linea Weatherboard it gives an up-market look for a great price, says Trevor.

The franchise is offering a range of house and land packages in Pacific Drive averaging $480,000$600,000. (Price indication only. Some conditions may apply.) G.J. Gardner Manawatu/Horowhenua also has a showhome at MacDonald Heights, Feilding, which opened in February.

The 167sqm three bedroom home is based on the their Apollo 142 plan, which comes from the new modern design Space Smart™ range recently released by G.J. Gardner.

Trevor says the home makes intelligent use of space and showcases innovative products.

It’s an example of one of the franchise’s very affordable homes aimed at first home buyers. G.J. Gardner Manawatu/Horowhenua is undertaking the subdivision at MacDonald Heights in conjunction with a local developer and has sold many of the house and land packages being offered.

A third have been sold under the KiwiSaver HomeStart grant, says Trevor.

This can give first home buyers who have contributed to KiwiSaver for three years access to $2000 per year of membership in the scheme, up to a maximum of $10,000 for five years for each

member, for building or purchasing a new home, or for purchasing land to build a new home on.

Planning is underway to release stage two of the development to the market comprising 35 sections.

“We have focused on developing house and land packages for first home buyers, which suit government and bank requirements. Provincial areas combined with KiwiSaver can provide first home buyers with the ability to purchase their first home,” he says.

The Manawatu office opened in Palmerston North in May 2007 and Trevor, and business partner Duncan Palmer of Palmer and Low Construction Ltd, purchased the franchise in 2011.

Both had started out on wages, working for the previous owners, collectively offering clients over 25 years experience in the building industry.

Both are proud to be locals through and through.

Duncan has a very strong family background both on a personal and professional level in Levin.

Trevor’s links are in the Feilding and Palmerston North area, with strong ties to the farming sector through farm family ownership and retail contacts.

G.J. Gardner Homes Manawatu/Horowhenua covers a large area including Foxton, Foxton Beach, Ashhurst, Bunnythorpe, Feilding, Palmerston North, Levin and Apiti. Trevor says they are focused on building to very high standards by using the G.J. Gardner system combined with the nationwide buying power it offers while delivering at a local level with the use of local sub-contractors.

With 10 builds currently underway around Levin alone, the franchise is also opening a showhome in Ohau in late October, which will cater to the lifestyle market.

“Our number of builds has doubled in three years. We know we can only grow as fast as our team and we are fortunate to have a really good team around us. It’s certainly exciting to be part of the renewed growth of this region.”

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BUILDING » Livingstone Building - CHT Highfield

August 2016 Business Central

A culture of building excellence Karen Phelps The construction of a new 60-bed rest home in Hamilton for CHT Highfield is earmarked for completion at the beginning of March 2017.

Livingstone Building NZ started the project on 18th April and has already completed the earthworks and drainage.

The concrete floors were finished by the end of June, earlier than originally scheduled to take advantage of favourable weather, says Livingstone Building project Manager Stave Faull.

Framing has started so the roof can be constructed next. At the peak of the project Steve expects there to be around 40-50 workers on the site.

Once completed the single level building will comprise 2396sqm spread over five wings. The project also includes an internal courtyard and patios off some of the rooms as well as associated car parking.

Based in Hamilton, Livingstone Building NZ was founded over 60 years ago and works on construction projects within the Waikato, Taranaki, Auckland and Bay of Plenty regions, as well as on a national scale.

The company undertakes a range of projects servicing the residential, commercial, industrial, educational, healthcare and rural markets.

Livingstone Building also operates a maintenance division, which services both the residential and commercial markets.

The company employs almost 200 staff and has branches in Hamilton, New Plymouth, Auckland, Te Awamutu and in Papamoa.

Steve says the company’s key point of difference is that managing director, Peter Clarke, and fellow directors, David and Mike Livingstone, taking an active role in the day-to-day management and operation of the company.

Steve says that the culture of building excellence established by the directors permeates the company both internally and externally. As a good example of this he points to the company’s internal development programme.

“The programme coaches and mentors staff to ensure they understand the company’s building philosophy.

“Long before the first nail goes in, our staff understand our commitment and our focus to excellence.

“We are a family company and underlying family values such as trust, reliability and commitment flow through our business from start to finish,” he says.

An emphasis on building excellence can also be seen in the qualifications the business has achieved.

Livingstone Building NZ has Enviro-Mark Platinum Certification and is Green Star accredited.

The company is also a member of the Registered Master Builders Association of New Zealand as being accredited Licensed Building Practitioners.

Livingstone Building NZ has completed a number of prominent projects over the years, most recently, Kinloch Lodge, Avantidrome (completed ahead of time and under budget), Cambridge Veterinary Services building and the Ebbett Audi and Ebbett Volkswagen Building in Hamilton East, which was a national and gold category winner in the retail category of the 2016 Commercial Project Awards

as well as a Merit Award Winner at the Property Council New Zealand Rider Levett Bucknall Property Industry Awards 2016.

Steve says that it is the Livingstone team’s passion for delivering innovative, high-quality projects on time and to budget that has been a major factor in the company’s longevity and success.

“Everyone in the team, from apprentices through to directors, understands and is committed to focusing on our clients’ requirements and doing what it takes to consistently deliver top quality projects.

“We have established our excellent reputation by completing projects on time, on budget and

to a very high standard. It is this work ethic and commitment to excellence that has been the foundation of the long standing relationships we have established.”

He says this focus is coupled with ensuring customer satisfaction is always the prime objective of every project that the company undertakes.

“We believe in sharing the vision of our clients.

“We take pride in transforming this vision into a design, implementation and construction programme.

“With each project we build not only structures but also enduring relationships. Our craftsmanship builds our client’s aspirations into facilities we can all be proud of. ”

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BUILDING » Jennian Homes Taranaki / Matrix Homes

August 2016 Business Central

Jennian Taranaki puts Matrix Homes its customers first has the solution Kelly Deeks Jennian Homes turns 34 years old this year and during this time has built thousands of homes across the country.

Jennian Homes Taranaki has been evolving with the local marketplace since 2010, when the franchise was purchased by Dilip and Leisa Patel.

Dilip has more than 24 years of building industry experience, which all started in New Plymouth, a qualified architectural designer and Leisa is a chartered accountant.

“In the past 10 to 15 years the industry has seen more changes than ever before,” says Dilip.

“Our ever changing lifestyles, technology, and changes to building regulations have had considerable impact on the way we build and live in our homes.

“Most recently we have seen land values ever increasing; people looking to build their own homes are now more than ever requiring more cost effectiveness out of their house build, with considerably less left to build with after they have spent much of their budget on their section,” says Dilip.

The couple recognise building a new home is likely to be a journey of self-discovery for their clients, and as such, they believe the experience should be an entirely positive one, so they strive to achieve that for every client.

The Patels were drawn to what Jennian Homes had to offer as a New Zealand owned business which has been operating successfully for the past 33 years.

Dilip says he and Leisa’s business has to change alongside the market in order to be able to offer the most of what people are wanting.

“Land prices are rising, the cost of materials is rising, and all the new health and safety

requirements are also contributing to a rising cost of building, but people’s budgets aren’t necessarily growing,” he says.

“That is what we have to work with, and we can offer a wide range of proven plans we can build very cost effectively. People can use them as a starting point and use the ideas for us to design the house they want.”

Jennian Homes has forged solid relationships with supply partners over the past 33 years, the majority of which are New Zealand companies, and as a national business gets fantastic buying power with these suppliers.

Dilip says Jennian Homes structures its business around the client.

“Our strategy has always been client-centric,” he says.

“There is a big focus on customer service, so we can deliver a superior home and a superior customer experience.

“Most of the issues in the building industry are around communication, and so that’s where we try to excel.

“There are always issues coming up in building projects, it’s how they’re resolved that makes a project successful, and the key to that is communication.”

Jennian Homes uses special customer relationship management software which helps franchisees to interact with their clients, and vice versa.

Clients get to see their project happening in real time through their own portal on the internet.

Jennian Homes Taranaki now has a new show home open to view at 2 Pebble Beach Court, The Links, open Monday to Friday and weekends 12 to 3.

A family friendly home with open plan living and indoor outdoor flow, it has a homely feel and a New Zealand appeal.

Kelly Deeks Low-cost building company Matrix Homes has a solution to New Zealand’s accommodation crisis that could add an apartment block a fortnight to our stock, by redesigning the traditional build process and drastically reducing both the cost and time it takes to build.

Matrix Homes was established in 2014 by Wellington entrepreneur Sean Murrie and designer Graeme Farr, who re-engineering the whole build process from the ground up, made a quantum leap forward in affordability and quality, and is now building modular accommodation at two thirds the cost of traditional building methods.

Matrix Homes are not built on-site, but under cover in a factory at Trentham, Upper Hutt. This enables work to continue irrespective of the weather.

Cost-savings are achieved through greater efficiencies - economy of scale in sourcing building materials, standardised modular construction, and no down time.

Matrix Homes can handle a big workload, with Sean and Graeme initially aiming for 1000 houses a year with the factory running at full production.

But with councils taking so long to issue consents, a bottle-neck occurs.

Sean and Graeme haven’t been quiet about it, nor have they been deterred.

They have found an excellent alternative to houses in the high rise market, with multi-storey buildings needing signed off by nice, quick, available engineers, rather than councils.

“The Herald said Auckland needs 66,000 more apartments in the next 10 years, and we went to

the 2016 New Zealand Hotel Industry Conference where we found out the industry needs another 10,000 rooms by 2025 and has no idea how they’re going to get them.

“Not having them will certainly hurt this tourism boom, particularly in Auckland, Queenstown, Wellington, Christchurch, and Rotorua.”

As the building process is modular, and modules easily transported to anywhere in New Zealand on the back of a truck and on the Cook Strait ferries, Matrix Homes is all set up to provide for the high rise market on a national level.

“Each steel-frame module is an apartment or a hotel room which we build then fit out,” Sean says.

“It’s on skates on the floor and moves along from stage to stage.

“No-one is working at height, there aren’t so many different people tripping over each other, and we can get it really precise, like within 2mm.

“All we need on site is a concrete base and we just start stacking modules on. It’s very quick.

We’ll be able to take a bare site to 60 apartments near on finished in two weeks.”

Matrix Homes is designing its first apartment scheme and Sean and Graeme believe the multi storey market will be the key to realising their production dreams to really contribute to solving the accommodation crisis in New Zealand.

Matrix Homes are built quite appropriately in the former General Motors factory, with a similar mode of production going on inside.

“Our way of building is like an assembly line, we just happen to be building houses rather than cars,” Sean says. “ With Matrix Homes you get factory quality control and eliminate ad hoc on-site improvisation.”

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BUILDING » Morris and Bailey

August 2016 Business Central

This Dannevirke veterinary clinic, constructed by local company Morris and Bailey, has been recognised by the New Zealand Institute of Architects.

Vet clinic firm’s latest showpiece Karen Phelps A highly distinctive veterinary clinic in Dannevirke constructed by locally based company Morris and Bailey has just been recognised in the Western Architecture awards run by the New Zealand Institute of Architects.

Greg Veale, general manager and director of Morris and Bailey, says that the most complicated part of the construction, designed by Dalgleish Architects, was the unique folded soffit on the facade, which presented many unusual angles.

“It was certainly not a straightforward build but we had a very experienced foreman on the job. This project demonstrates that no matter how technically difficult Morris and Bailey can deliver the result that both the architect and client require,” says Greg.

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“This project demonstrates that no matter how technically difficult, Morris and Bailey can deliver the result that both the architect and client require.”

Manawatu and Hawke’s Bay districts. The company was founded in 1969 and is today owned by a group of directors whose backgrounds are in building and quantity surveying. The company currently employs 18 staff and prides itself on constructing high quality projects within the commercial, civil and residential markets.

Services include bridging and civil construction, precast concrete structures, commercial and retail buildings, medical and educational facilities, industrial buildings, residential buildings, fitouts

and refurbishment and farm buildings and bridges.

Over the years Morris and Bailey has been involved in a number of award winning projects in the region including the KiwiRail replacement bridge in Feilding, Speight’s Ale House in Palmerston North, Kopane bridge replacement in Palmerston North, Southern Star Abbey monastery and residential house, 24 Ruahine Street in Dannevirke. The company was also involved with the construction of wind farms at Te Apiti, Tararua and Makara.

Greg says that it is the company’s staff that

enables Morris and Bailey to complete challenging projects yet still deliver a high quality result every time.

“We have many long serving staff. This brings a lot of experience to projects. For example our managing director has been with the company since it started and our foreman, who turns 64 this year, has worked for Morris and Bailey his whole career. This kind of skill gives us a real advantage,” he explains.

Morris and Bailey employs its own carpenters and civil workers on staff. Greg says this enables the company to maintain high levels of quality control and ensure timely completion of projects.

The company is also a site approved application for Sika concrete additives which means it can control the whole process from manufacture of concrete to installation, once again ensuring very high

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The Speights Ale House in Palmerston North is one of a number of award winning projects completed by Morris and Bailey Ltd, while the Weber School project (below) was a challenging build for the firm as it remained operational during construction of a classroom block and outdoor sport courts. levels of quality. The company is a member of the Crane Association of New Zealand, New Zealand Contractors Federation and Site Safe.

Projects recently completed by the company include three bridges for Broadspectrum in Manukau, Foxton and Napier and a new 280sqm classroom block and outdoor sport courts for Weber School.

Greg says that the Weber School project was challenging, as the school remained operational during the build meaning comprehensive project scheduling in collaboration with the school to ensure the least hassle for teachers and students.

At present the company is working on a dog pound for Taurua District Council. Precast concrete panels have been manufactured in the Morris

and Bailey yard and the project is expected to be completed by August. The company is also completing a number of educational projects as well as seismic strengthening work on both educational and commercial buildings.

“We pride ourselves on having a longstanding record of completing projects that meet our customers’ needs in all areas. Work is not only

completed on time and budget, but all the quality standards are met, along with personal attention to ensure excellent services are provided. Our philosophy is to work with clients to achieve the real intent of the contract and meet both the specified and unspecified needs. Our overall reputation is for high standards of workmanship and developing sound solutions for clients.”

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BUILDING » Hawkins Construction / Chow:Hill Architects

August 2016 Business Central

Collaboration key in award winner Karen Phelps

The office building for FMG Insurance in Hamilton is described as `visionary’ by judges, winning a commercial award at the 2016 Waikato and Bay of Plenty Architecture awards

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A project described as ‘visionary’ by judges has taken out a commercial award at the 2016 Waikato and Bay of Plenty Architecture Awards.

The office building for insurance company FMG, designed by Chow:Hill Architects, was praised for its ability to make uplifting contributions to the surrounding environment.

FMG, which specializes in providing farming insurance and advice for the rural community, had outgrown its present facilities.

Chow:Hill worked with building owner Wallace Development Company Ltd to formulate a concept for FMG based on their design objectives. Sam Thomas, from Chow:Hill says that FMG’s brief required a building that aligned with the company’s brand and reflected rural New Zealand.

The new building is split over two levels providing a modern work environment for staff with enough space for future growth. Workstations are housed on the ground floor along with associated breakout spaces and flexible meeting areas. Further meeting spaces, boardroom, and staff area are located on the upper level with the two levels connected by a feature double height entrance lobby.

Natural materials, to reflect the rural nature of the business, were a key focus of the design. These include cedar slats, and natural honed concrete panels used alongside traditional precast concrete panels, structural steel and glass. A second driver was the focus on building performance. Measures such as solar shading for thermal gain and to reduce glare, double glazing and a heat recovery system have been integrated to create a high performance building with reduced running costs.

Constructed by Hawkins Construction, existing buildings on the site had to firstly be demolished.

Coupled with the fact that the project was located in Victoria Street, the main street of Hamilton, this presented logistical challenges to the construction team in terms of both traffic and surrounding buildings.

Hawkins Construction senior site manager Lance Strawbridge says that, as on every project undertaken by Hawkins Construction, health and safety was a major focus. Measures, such as installing a gantry walkway on the footpath to provide safe passage for the public, were undertaken.

He says the project presented no major challenges as Hawkins Construction undertakes a variety of commercial projects including fit outs, refurbishments, education projects, healthcare facilities, commercial projects and community infrastructure including art galleries, event centres and stadiums. Construction on the FMG building commenced in March 2015 and was completed

by November with a team of 40-50 working on site at the project peak. Lance says the timeframe was tight for the project and the high quality result reflects the ability of Hawkins Construction to deliver projects on time, on budget and to the highest standard.

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The FMG building is split over two levels, providing a modern work environment for staff and includes solar shading and natural materials, like cedar slats, to reflect the rural nature of the business. is also an essential philosophy of Chow:Hill, says Sam. “Collaborative design involved our clients in a seamless process. For our clients and ourselves collaboration means we listen, design and succeed together,� he says.

In order to collaborate more successfully and focus more keenly on the client’s needs Hawkins Construction made the decision to employ Think Research to put the client at the centre of the building strategy and process. “This helped Hawkins to find out exactly what the client expectations were for the project so we could then deliver them. It is a more comprehensive process than normal and the result was that we could focus even more sharply on the things that were important to the client,� explains Lance. “For example we found out how they wanted the reporting back to them undertaken so we could deliver the right information to them at the right time throughout the project. We also sent out regular newsletters to the surrounding neighbouring businesses so they were aware of any disruptive tasks coming up on the project and inform them of who to contact if they were concerned in any way.�

The result was a building which made a positive contribution to both the surrounding environment and the general community, says Sam. He says the project is a good example of Chow:Hill’s focus on what it terms ‘place-making’. “Place-making results in physical environments that express the uniqueness of a particular place and community,� explains Sam. “We believe that place-making is an opportunity to contribute positively to human environments.

The FMG building offers a sharp contrast to the buildings in its immediate context due to nature of the materials used, which has had a significant effect on the exposure and of the building, which has worked very well for FMG as a tenant.

Achieving this without the use of purposefully bold design is a positive for the tenant, developer and wider streetscape.�

Lance says building better communities is also a focus for Hawkins Construction. “Building better communities is what unites Hawkins internally and externally with our partners and clients. By aligning ourselves with our clients needs we believe we will create the best delivery outcomes for them and the community.�

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August 2016 Business Central

BUILDING » Redican Allwood Construction

Newton project reaches stage two Karen Phelps

Stage one of the Cerca Newtown development in Wellington involved the construction of 34 upmarket townhouses. Redican Allwood Construction is undertaking the project for BEW Holdings.

Stage one of Cerca Newtown has been completed and work is commencing on stage two of the project. Redican Allwood Construction is undertaking the construction for BEW Holdings and has completed the 34 townhouses in stage one and is now commencing the nine townhouses that comprise stage two of the development.

The development is spread over a site on Mansfield Street as well as holdings on Princess Terrace. Stage one of the project involved demolition of old earthquake risk buildings at 291 Mansfield Street, which took place in October last year. Earthworks and construction started in November and was completed in June 2016.

The homes in the development are upmarket designs and include three bedrooms plus outdoor living area and car parking. All the units in stage one sold prior to construction works commencing.

Based in Waikanae, Redican Allwood Construction was started in 1986. Present owners Calum and Angie Finlayson purchased the company in 2006 after Calum had previously worked in the business as managing director.

Calum is responsible for the financial performance of the business and negotiation of new tenders while Angie looks after the day-to-day administration and HR processes.

The company employs around 50 staff plus subcontractors and labour only contractors.

Redican Allwood Construction undertakes a range of residential and commercial construction activities from programmed and emergency maintenance through to major commercial construction projects.

Angie says much of the company’s work is negotiated contracts due to the strong relationships Redican Allwood Construction has established with clients.

The company has completed a number of projects that have contributed to the flavour of the region including Masina Apartments, Torrens Terrace Revolucion Apartments, Detroit

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Apartments, Crofton Downs townhouses, New World supermarket in Waikanae, Newlands College sports pavilion, a new entrance lobby and renovations to Khandallah Town Hall, Waikanae Water Treatment Plant and the giraffe house at Wellington Zoo. “We have built up close relationships with a number of developers and we have a dedicated client base. They know they’ll get a high quality product, on time and on budget.

“Our innovation and project management skills are well recognised within the industry making us the preferred contractor for many projects,” says Angie.

It is the company’s drive to constantly improve that has been a key factor in its success over the years, she says.

“Redican Allwood Construction follows a strict process of consultation and review to ensure that the project continues to meet the client’s expectations and requirements from first meeting until long after hand-off. For example, after a project

is completed we meet with the client to discuss the project and identify areas for improvement for future projects. We are not afraid to learn from what we do well and from our mistakes. It’s about honest and open communication at all levels,” she says.

Identifying areas for improvement also extends to staff. The company supports the employment and training of apprentices and is an equal opportunity employer with a focus on encouraging staff to give ideas and feedback.

Employees are encouraged to up-skill and advance through the company into management positions.

“The art of finishing a project within time constraints and budget requirements, no matter how large the job or how many problems are thrown our way, is something Redican Allwood Construction has perfected.

“It’s about working as a team to harness our collective strengths for the benefit of the client and their project. Our clients are our source of future projects and are our main priority.”

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The first stage of the Cerca Newtown development was completed in June with all the units sold prior to construction. The new townhouses include three bedrooms plus outdoor living area and parking.

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BUILDING » ICL Construction - Francis Douglas Memorial

August 2016 Business Central

Complex projects all in a day’s work Karen Phelps Completing the structural strengthening and complete refurbishment of the Francis Douglas Memorial College Block A required skill, determination and thinking outside the square, says Cole Wenmoth, one of the two directors of ICL Construction, the company responsible for the construction.

The project was completed in two stages. Stage one involved gutting the top floor of the three-storey building back to base structure, removing internal walls, floors, ceilings, roof and windows. Structural steel bracing was installed within the walls and roof with new internal walls built to meet a new layout designed by BSM Group Architects of Wanganui.

Double glazed aluminium joinery was installed as well as a new hot water radiator heating and boiler system, which was connected to the boiler located within another block at the school. This part of the project also involved completing the new fitout and installation of external louvres, by Insol, to the exterior of the block.

Stage two involved similar works on the first and ground floor, including the complete fitout of offices and ablution areas to both levels. Cole says that this is the part of the project that was the most challenging as it included removal of the ground floor structure and removal of asbestos located beneath. Heavy structural steel was installed in the building to support the weight of concrete floors.

Four metre deep piles were drilled to support a concrete reinforced ground beam with a steel reinforced cage, which was installed below the ground floor structure, to support the structural steel structure above that beam. Cole says due to space constraints it was a challenging exercise to bring the structural steel and usual drilling equipment into the building. Instead, specialised equipment was used to drill the holes and the cages were prefabricated in two sections.

The bottom piece was dropped into the hole followed by the top piece and then the two pieces were tied together. Cole credits the skills of structural steel contractor Taranaki Engineering and Turn Key Civil in finding a way to get the job done using a series of pulley, winch and jacking

Structural strengthening of the Francis Douglas Memorial College Block A required skill, determination and thinking outside the square. equipment to lift the structural steel and reinforcing into place.

During the project it was discovered all the concrete floors had sagged over the past decades so more structural steel than was previously anticipated had to be installed. Cole says this was problematic as the project already had

a tight timeframe - the project was started in November 2015 and finished in April 2016 - so ICL Construction increased resources to ensure the project was still completed on time.

“This project clearly demonstrates that we can undertake significant heavy workloads and increase resources and materials as required even when a number of changes and challenges confront us throughout a project,” says Cole.

ICL Construction is owned by Cole Wenmoth and Sammy-Jo O’Neale. Cole brings seven years experience as a qualified quantity surveyor and construction manager and is also a qualified architectural designer. He is a member of Architectural Designers New Zealand, New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors, the Certified Builders Association of New Zealand and a Licensed Building Practitioner.

Sammy-Jo takes on the administration side of the business, looking after important aspects such as health and safety and legislation changes.

Cole had previously worked for BSM Group Architects as an architectural draftsperson for nine years. He says that this gave him a good inside understanding of the firm and its expectations on the Francis Douglas Memorial College project.

Cole says that ICL Construction is always looking for products and building methodologies to create efficiencies and cost savings for clients.

For example, ICL Construction is the local agent for the Box Living building system and Nirvana insulated precast concrete panels. Box Living is

a modular house design system built to specific dimensions that are often increments of standard building materials meaning less waste and cost saving for homeowners. Cole says that Box Living buildings can and have been used for residential or commercial applications.

Nirvana is used specifically for residential projects and Cole says the product provides a range of benefits including cost effectiveness, speed of construction, thermal and acoustic benefits.

He says it is just part of the company’s focus on providing a cost effective efficient service utilizing the latest products and technology available.

Cole says construction in the Taranaki region is strong. ICL Construction is currently working on a significant retail development in the Valley Mega Centre and building a multimillion-dollar office complex in the middle of New Plymouth for the Ministry of Social Development.

The company started the two-storey office complex project in March by demolishing existing buildings on the site and the project is expected to take 15 months to complete. Located on three main roads with extensive precast concrete work (being completed by ICL Construction in house) to install, the project will no doubt be logistically challenging, he says.

“But it’s all in a day’s work for us. We’re used to undertaking complex, challenging projects, which is why our clients keep coming back to us. Our focus is to keep on doing what we do and keep doing it well.”

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BUILDING » ICL Construction - Stratford Library

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Work brings much needed upgrades Karen Phelps Stratford Library is undergoing a $1 million redevelopment that will see that facility significantly upgraded over the coming months.

Designed by Boon Goldsmith Bhaskar Brebner Team Architects Limited, construction work on the upgrade is being undertaken by New Plymouth firm ICL Construction.

The project was won in a competitive tender and Cole Wenmoth, one of the directors of ICL Construction, says that his company had the edge as it has the ability to manufacture precast concrete componentry in-house. Construction started in January.

Cole says that as part of the redevelopment the wall facing Miranda Street will be knocked down and a new glass and steel wall built closer to the street. This will create significantly more floor space inside the building, will allow more natural light inside and people outside will also be able to view the activities inside the building.

The building will also undergo earthquake strengthening and have services such as the HVAC system upgraded. Local subcontractors have been utilized for the project, a preference of ICL Construction to support local businesses where possible.

Cole says he anticipates the project will continue to progress smoothly with the completion earmarked for the end of July with around 15-20

As part of the $1 million redevelopment of the Stratford Library by ICL Construction, the building will undergo earthquake strengthening. staff and subcontractors expected on site at the peak of the project: “We’re pretty experienced builders and there was nothing unusual in this project. It demonstrates we can complete a project on time, on budget as well as incorporate additional works and increase our resources to suit as we have a large pool of resources to call on. We have good relationships with all of our subcontractors and prioritise good communication throughout the project.

“This ensures projects run smoothly for the benefit of the client, Stratford District Council, and the architect. It is certainly a high profile project,

being located right in the middle of Stratford. It’s nice to work on projects such as this that really do benefit the public.”

ICL Construction had its beginnings in 1990.

Cole, who had been working for the company for five years as a quantity surveyor, purchased it earlier this year with his partner Sammy-Jo O’Neale. ICL Construction employs 40 staff on the tools and six in the office. The company primarily specialises in commercial construction but also undertakes residential, rural, oil and gas, industrial, fitout, maintenance and civil works contracts.

Cole says that ICL Construction is the only

building company in New Plymouth with the ability to manufacture precast concrete panels, beams, flooring systems and other precast componentry in-house. The company also owns a full range of equipment to get the job done including diggers, trucks, scissor lifts, knuckle booms, cranes, props etc. He says these factors make the company cost efficient, as well as giving the ability to control timing and quality of projects.

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Culture, history, celebrated Karen Phelps Elements reflecting the cultural and historical context within which Parininihi ki Waitotara (PKW) emerged has been a key aspect of the Maori Incorporation’s new building in Taranaki.

Designed by New Plymouth based Elliott Architects, the premises were constructed by local firm ICL Construction. Building work for the project was started mid-2015 and completed in February this year ready for the official opening on March 17th, which was attended by representatives from various iwi around Taranaki, kaumatua, shareholders, local business people as well as mayor Andrew Judd and council officials.

PKW owns 20,000 hectares of dairy land as well as a range of business interests including dairy farming, crayfish, forestry and commercial property. It is in the business of innovative, sustainable farm management.

The new PKW building has been constructed over two levels and features an open plan design with breakout rooms at the sides, independent offices, reception area, toilets and kitchen facilities.

A distinctive design feature of the building, says Cole Wenmoth, one of the directors of ICL

A distinctive feature of the new PKW building in New Plymouth (top) is the panelled wall running alongside a feature staircase (below left). The timber represents the stories and ancestors of Taranaki iwi.

Construction, is a panelled wall running alongside a feature staircase.

The timber represents the stories and the ancestors of the people, reflecting at the base of the staircase how they were in control of their

own land and destiny. Further up the staircase the timber starts to fragment representing colonisation and the loss of control of land as well as conflict fighting for it. Further on it becomes solid again to represent how PKW has taken back ownership and management of the land and is using it to help their people again.

Situated in the middle of the New Plymouth CBD on Leach Street, the site contained an existing building which ICL Construction gutted leaving just the structural steel frame and half the roof. The company utilised the site’s associated car park for storage and access. Scaffolding was installed over the footpath when work was undertaken on the front of the building. At peak the company had around 25 staff and contractors on site.

Cole says that one of the key challenges of the construction was the oval atrium in the centre of the building going from ground floor to roof ending in a glazed skylight. The atrium functions to bring light into the centre of the building to make for a comfortable and pleasant workspace

complementing outside louvres, which not only add to the building frontage but also control light.

“It was certainly challenging ensuring this part of the build aligned with the floors in the lower levels. The oval had to be extremely precise and the structural steel and floor had to support it in the correct place. We started at the top and worked our way down,” he explains.

The project also included fit out of a new HVAC system and services such as IT, security, fire, phones etc. Cole says that this aspect requires precise installation and coordination. He credits the architects’ concise documentation as a key factor in ensuring both this aspect of the project and the oval atrium proceeded smoothly.

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August 2016 Business Central

Views key at Newlands subdivision Karen Phelps Penny Homes has just released a new 48 lot subdivision in Newlands, Wellington called The Lookout.

Linking Domett Street to Glanmire Road in Newlands, the subdivision offers section sizes in the subdivision range from 450sqm to over 1000sqm. To fast track the building process Penny Homes is offering pre-designed Land and Home packages starting at around $650,000 for an approximately 170sqm three-bedroom double garage two-storey home.

Penny Homes managing director John Penny says that one of the main features of the subdivision is the outstanding views.

“To the right are city views of Wellington, in the front Matiu Island and to the left the Hutt Valley. We have designed the subdivision to protect the views of all. We’ve been inundated with interest,” he says.

Located just 12 minutes from the CBD, all the homes in The Lookout have been specifically designed by Penny Homes and JT Design Architecture for Wellington wind zones in terms of glazing and cladding.

The design of the homes is contemporary with a mix of gable, mono pitch and low slung hip roof lines to give diversity to the development.

With house and land packages up to over $1 million there are also some specific sites set aside for design and build.

Penny Homes is a family-owned and operated company founded in the Central North Island in 1998 by John and Kellie Penny. Today the company has offices in Auckland, Christchurch, Taupo and Wellington. The company’s services encompass creating unique land and home packages as well as residential design and build, re-development sites, commercial projects and multi-unit developments.

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BUILDING » Penny Homes

August 2016 Business Central

Penny Homes has built over 400 homes at its Brentwood subdivisionin Taupo with the latest release of sites sold out in just three weeks.

Accolades galore for Penny Homes • from page 34 Penny Homes has been a member of the Registered Master Builders Association of New Zealand for 15 years.

The company has experienced a great deal of success at the House of the Year awards, which is testament to the high levels of quality the company strives to achieve, says John.

The company’s success is backed up by the many accolades it has collected both regionally and nationally including many gold awards and a national title for the new homes category $350,000 – $450,000 a few years ago.

The company has attended a number of national finals.

“The awards are a reflection of the quality workmanship delivered by our company as well as the excellent design, functionality and style of the homes we build.

“Gold awards are awarded only to New Zealand Registered Master Builders whose entries are judged to be at least 80% above industry standard.

“Here at Penny Homes we hold a strong commitment to building only quality homes and are honoured to have this recognized.”

John says that Penny Homes has a firm growth strategy set around the country and with significant land holdings in Wellington, Taupo and Auckland ready to be developed.

It will continue to bring affordable, high quality product to the market including at its Brentwood subdivision in Taupo.

The company has already built over 400 homes in the subdivision and the latest release of sites sold out in just three weeks.

The subdivision includes a range of apartments, villas, medium density homes and a pre-retirement village comprising 27 units.

Penny Homes has a new showhome under construction at Brentwood, which John says will demonstrate new ideas and materials reflecting the high quality of the subdivision.

The 235sqm four-bedroom home will showcase the latest products and open around the end of October.

“Here at Penny Homes we hold a strong commitment to building only quality homes and are honoured to have this recognized.”

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Quality, affordable homes guaranteed Karen Phelps Quality NZ Homes was started to provide Kiwis with a better building experience, says company owner Stu Adams.

“We pride ourselves on building quality homes that are affordable and with the New Zealand family in mind. Rather than customers being passed from a sales team to a project manager etc I personally deal with every client we have. Our clients are never just a number,” he explains.

Stu, an electrician by trade, says he always wanted to be a builder like his father was. After owning his own electrical company, he started Quality NZ Homes in 2008. The company focuses on new home builds, specialising in design and build projects.

Due to a subsidiary company owned by Stu, Prime Designs, Quality NZ Homes can take clients seamlessly from design to finished home. Prime Designs also offers an office where clients can view large samples of products for their home.

“At Quality NZ Homes, we understand that the perfect home is one that is unique to our customer and their family - not just something off the shelf.

“We offer a wealth of experience, from the initial concept to the finished product providing a service from start to finish with an atmosphere of trust, open and honest communication and transparency,” he says.

Building in the Wellington region, Stu says the primary challenge is the availability of land. Through a network of associates, Quality NZ Homes is able to access sites for clients.

Stu says a major focus is to price products as economically as possible to make home ownership easier in the present market conditions. He says being able to undertake every aspect of the build in-house provides economies for clients.

The company utilises a network of hand-picked builders and tradespeople to ensure the quality of each build is top-notch.

Quality NZ Homes prides itself on building quality homes that are affordable and with the New Zealand family in mind.

This is another factor that enables the company to offer very competitively priced product, says Stu. The focus on quality also extends to the products used.

“We understand the New Zealand climate and therefore we only use trusted traditional products that are renewable and dependable. All our homes are fully insulated to keep our clients cosy in the winter and cooler in the summer months,” he says.

Quality NZ Homes undertakes a variety of buildings from starter homes to high end.

Homes cater to the client’s budget and the full build contracts are inclusive so there are no hidden extras on completion, explains Stu. Clients can come with their own land or purchase a house and land package.

The company presently has house and land packages available in Wallaceville in Upper Hutt in a

900 section development. Section sizes range from 550sqm to 650sqm. The sites are flat and house and land packages including a three bedroom home start at around $550,000.

The company also has four sites available in Rimutaka in Upper Hutt. Sites are around 556sqm and turn key packages include a four-bedroom home, furnished and with landscaping completed.

Quality NZ Homes is also working with the developer of Point 360 in Newlands.

The company has around 20 sites listed for sale at present and is in the process of building 14 homes in the development. Stu says he is very focused on the reasons he started the business in the first place: High levels of quality in all aspects and the personal touch.

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BUILDING» Craig Ryan Builders

August 2016 Business Central

Craig’s firm continuing to grow Sue Russell While Craig Ryan Builders based in Hamilton has been in existence for a decade, the owner’s building experience stems back to undertaking an apprenticeship at Wintec when he first left school.

According to Craig though, with his father a plumber, it feels as though he has always been around building sites.

“I used to tag along with Dad on his jobs so I’ve always been around building projects,” Craig says.

In the past five years the company has grown massively to the point now where Craig is boss to 14 chippies including two apprentices.

The busy builder whose company offers a wide range of building services to clients including complete new home builds, alterations and additions, decks, fencing and outdoor structures, retaining walls through to light commercial to name just a few, says he always intended to evolve capacity.

“It took a long time to nurture and build relationships with suppliers, sub-trades and get your name around town but over time I gradually moved up the clientele.”

Craig Ryan Builders also offers project management and labour-only contracts.

During his four year apprenticeship Craig worked for a couple of builders which, looking back, he feels gave him a good grounding and range of work and the confidence to move out on his own.

In late 2014 the company completed a ‘very different’ project in the form of an expansive Truck Wash building in Hamilton’s Crawford Street.

Craig says the project was more complex than it looks with very precise concrete pad falls to allow for effective drainage of what is effectively a truck ‘washing machine’.

Another work in progress project saw the company undertake significant extensions at Hamilton Workingmen’s Club. It is the diversity of work Craig says that makes for a dynamic working environment for his team.

“I put a lot of store in being a good boss and taking care of my team. At any one time we can

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As for the future Craig says he’s satisfied with the size of the company though he is always open

to taking on more staff should work demand extra hands in a couple of years time.

“It is critical that new employees fit in to the culture and can work alongside each other well.

The Hamilton building scene is booming at present so I am very optimistic that the current demand for quality builders will only increase in time.”

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Bach-inspired bach calls the tune Karen Phelps A bach, which took inspiration from J.S Bach’s Oboe Concerto, has taken out the Housing Award at the 2016 Waikato–Bay of Plenty New Zealand Institute of Architect Awards.

Designed by Crosson Architects for an opera singer and her husband, the home is located on a headland in Raglan near to the inlet.

Ken Crosson, the director of the practice with over 30 years international architecture experience, says he sought to abstractly reference the rhythm, pitch and dynamics of the Bach piece, which is a favourite of the clients, in the cladding and lining elements of the distinctive home.

“The exterior is wrapped in vertical battens laid out to the rhythmic structure of a selected phrase of the concerto,” he says The interior linings appear at first glance to be ‘hit-and-miss’ vertical battens, but the apparently random texture reflects the pitch and rhythm of the same phrase – the singer can ‘read’ the texture and sing the notes of the theme,” he explains.

Composed of two rectangular forms that wrap around a central sheltered courtyard, the house includes a family wing for the couple with bedrooms over the living space and a double height music room, connected by a gallery to a separate guest wing with three double bedrooms.

Ken says the clients requested comfortable but bach-style living with natural, low-maintenance materials throughout and the warmth of timber.

Natural cedar was selected, allowed to weather on the exterior and oiled on the interior, to maintain the natural warmth and colour.

Within the home Ken says that he included elements to satisfy a musician’s need for colour and texture such as a rough shuttered concrete fireplace contrasting with the warmth of polished floors and rugs, timber ceiling panelling, paintwork and the central focus of a gleaming grand piano.

Crosson Architects is an Auckland based architectural practice that works throughout the country.

As a member of Designgroup New Zealand, the company is able to undertake large-scale projects by drawing on a range of resources and expertise from partnering practices. Projects include residential, commercial, institutional, master planning and urban design developments.

The Raglan bach took inspiration from J.S Bach’s Oboe Concerto - “the exterior is wrapped in vertical battens laid out to the rhythmic structure of a selected phrase of the concerto.”

“At the completion of each project the aim is to have achieved a building that is beyond the client’s expectations,” says ken.

“We believe good design will produce sustainable, functional and dramatic spaces and buildings that have an enduring quality over time.”

He says each project is treated as unique and points of difference and opportunities identified to give a distinctive result.

“The end result is not a preconceived idea but a combination of the client’s requirements and desires, a response to the site and the budget.

Critical consideration is given to the project’s specific environmental and historical context, and to the appropriate use of materials and construction methods,” he explains.

Crosson Architects also took out New Zealand Institute of Architects regional awards for their project Nohoroa, a family home which reflects the ruggedness of the Wellington landscape, and an award for the refurbishment of a significant landmark heritage building – the Orange Coronation Hall on Auckland’s Newton Road – which is part of a new mixed-use development.

Projects the company is currently undertaking include the new Methven library and museum.

“We believe good design will produce sustainable, functional and dramatic spaces and buildings that have an enduring quality over time.”

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BUILDING » Custom Construction

August 2016 Business Central

Firm offers the complete package Karen Phelps Since Custom Construction opened the first independent builders show room in Taranaki several years ago customers in the region have had access to experts in design, estimating, quantity surveying, project management, construction techniques and interior design all under one roof.

Company directors Nathan and Karen Mumby say the show room gives customers the opportunity to see the complete package offered by Custom Construction.

“In our show room customers have access to everything required for their project,” says Karen.

“No matter if they want to build a new house, renovate or undertake a commercial project they have access to a full team and can come into the showroom to make client selections,” she says.

“We know from our clients’ feedback the show room provides real assurance that their project is in the right hands. It’s just part of being the most professional independent building company in Taranaki.”

The Mumbys started Custom Construction in 2009 after having worked in the building industry for over a decade.

The company has now grown to a team of 30 and undertakes new homes, renovations and commercial projects.

Custom Construction belongs to Registered Master Builders, is a Licensed Building Practitioner and members of the New Zealand Green Building Council.

The company is also the sole Approved Gold Installer for Metrapanel in Taranaki, an alternative construction system that the Mumbys say has improved conventional building methods in terms of speed of construction, cost savings and durability.

The product has a proven 25 year track record in both residential and commercial construction and fits in well with Custom Construction’s aim to provide clients with robust, durable and energy efficient buildings, says Karen. The modular system, which can be manufactured off-site, will also allow Custom Construction to offer transportable homes in the near future.

Karen says that Custom Construction’s professional approach often results in considerable added value for clients, such as a recent project at Opunake that transformed from a renovation into a new home build.

Custom Construction has now grown to a team of 30 and undertakes new homes, renovations and commercial projects.

“When we met the client and discussed what she wanted to achieve we realised she was better to build a new home and keep the existing home as a rental property, which would become an asset for their dairy farm,” explains Nathan.

Custom Construction completed the initial design for the 499sqm home, which comprises four bedrooms, double garage, swimming pool and a 150sqm workshop.

The home is clad in zincalume, corrugated iron and cedar, resulting in a modern look. The aim was to create a home which also integrates with the landscape. For example the chimney is clad in imitation local volcanic rock and large boulders from the site were integrated into the landscaping.

Nathan says the client was an integral part of the process, working hand-in-hand with the Custom

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The company has also been busy with commercial projects. Recently completed by the company was the renovation of Marbles Buffet restaurant in The Devon Hotel and the temporary Jetstar terminal in New Plymouth.

Custom Construction delivered the Jetstar project in a two-month timeframe over the

Christmas period finishing the project a week before the due date.

“No matter what the project we’re committed to providing our customers with the best building experience they can have,” says Karen.

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BUILDING » Studio Pacific / McMillan and Lockwood

Massey heritage building restored Karen Phelps The Sir Geoffrey Peren Building project involved a number of architectural, structural and heritage related challenges, says senior designer Jonathan Fraser from Studio Pacific Architecture, the company commissioned to oversee the upgrade, seismic strengthening and interior refurbishment.

Located on Massey University’s Turitea Campus, Palmerston North, the original building was designed by the firm of Roy A. Lippincott in the Spanish Mission style and opened in 1931.

Jonathan says that the building’s interior had been substantially altered over time resulting in a ‘rabbit warren’ of spaces and corridors.

The auditorium had also been altered to become a lecture theatre, with full proscenium arch stage and raked seating.

Listed as Category 1 by Heritage New Zealand and in the Palmerston North City Council District Plan, the first part of the project was to strip the interior back to the original structure, a process, which had to be undertaken with extreme care to preserve the stability and integrity of the building, says Jonathan.

This also revealed structural elements such as weak concrete and variation in levels and vertical accuracy.

A central component of the project was undertaking structural strengthening to 80% NBS. This involved insertion of steel bracing (K braces), ground anchors, ground beams, and the removal of internal brickwork, all requiring substantial intervention to the building’s original fabric.

Rob Pedersen, general manager of McMillan and Lockwood Central Region says that getting the steel bracing into the building was a major challenge.

The company came up with an alternative methodology.

A hole was cut in each floor and the roof opened up then the assembled bracing units were craned down through the full height of the building.

“Initially this part of the project was due to be inserted in pieces and put in position using largely manual labour.

“We offered this alternative at the time of tender, to crane in the bracing units, largely intact, through the roof complemented by a comprehensive propping methodology.

“It’s about looking for innovative solutions which in this case saved the client time and reduced overall project costs,” he explains.

The project also involved a comprehensive upgrade of the 5700sqm interior spaces to meet modern teaching standards and requirements while reintroducing aspects of the original design intent.

It includes offices, new flexible lecture and tutorial rooms, computer labs and specialised teaching spaces for particular departments such as a drama suite, a media laboratory and a function centre.

Jonathan says that interior circulation and wayfinding have also been improved. The project also included the restoration of the auditorium.

Other key heritage spaces and fabric were restored, sprinklers and mechanical services integrated, and the original spatial layouts reestablished as far as possible.

External works involved reroofing in part, roof tile repairs and replacement, paint removal, solid plaster repairs and repainting.

Studio Pacific’s heritage architect Lianne Cox, who worked on the project throughout, says finding people with the skills to replicate original elements in the building was another challenge.

“For example the plaster work was an important heritage feature and a very specialized task. In terms of fibrous plaster ceilings for example there are only a handful of contractors in the country with the skills and capacity to do this.

“The ceiling contractors ended up coming up with a gib system to replicate the fibrous plaster form. Gib doesn’t lend itself easily to this kind of detailing but they managed to replicate the coffered beams and panels.

“Because perforated acoustic ceiling panels were used it gave the building a subtle modern dynamic.

“To give some idea of the innovation this aspect of the project involved, to replicate the decorative fibrous plaster work in the auditorium an old photograph of the building was blown up, put into a 3D modelling programme and a CNC machine then used to cut a mould from which a fibrous plaster panel was manufactured.”

The project was completed in November last year and has recently been recognized at the 2016 New Zealand Institute of Architecture Western Architecture Awards taking out the heritage and colour awards.

Rob cites the team approach as being an integral factor in the success of the project.

“There was a great team approach from everyone involved. Because it was a challenging project a collaborative approach with open and frank communication was essential to achieve the common goal.”

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BUILDING » Studio Pacific - Fletcher Construction

August 2016 Business Central

Recognition for War Memorial work Karen Phelps It was a project of national cultural and spiritual significance and now work completed at the National War Memorial in Wellington has taken out the 2016 New Zealand Institute of Architects award in the heritage category for the Wellington region.

Undertaken by Studio Pacific Architecture, the award winning work involved seismic strengthening as well as repairs and refurbishment.

The National War Memorial, which commemorates all New Zealanders who have served and given their lives in wars and conflicts throughout the world, is made up of three buildings: the Carillon tower, opened in 1932; the Museum and Art Gallery, opened in 1936; and the Hall of Memories, designed in 1932 and completed in 1964. The National War Memorial is a Category 1 historic place on the Heritage New Zealand List.

Studio Pacific has been involved with the National War Memorial in work dating from 2002 with the refurbishment of the National War Memorial forecourt including providing a setting for the newly created Tomb of the Unknown Warrior.

The recent work on the National War Memorial, as recognised in the 2016 New Zealand Institute of Architects award, included the 2012 Carillon seismic strengthening and access upgrade as well as a seismic strengthening to the Hall of Memories completed last year.

Studio Pacific’s heritage architect Lianne Cox says that a major part of the Carillon upgrade included inserting perforated floors and steptype ladders to allow better access to the carillon instrument and the interior walls of the Carillon tower for easier maintenance and improved safety.

A hard wearing resin grid flooring product typically used on oil rigs was selected as the belfries are open to the exterior and exposed to salty winds. She says that the access improvements allowed the structural strengthening work to be completed with minimal scaffolding and gave easy access for localised concrete repairs.

With work undertaken up to 50 metres from the ground, access for materials presented one of the main project challenges: “Fletcher Construction brought the steel in by crane to a mid level balcony.

Even within the Carillon, the spaces are tight, and there was a constant need to protect the complex

Work completed at the National War Memorial in Wellington has taken out the 2016 New Zealand Institute of Architects award in the heritage category for the Wellington region.

74 bell carillon instrument. This part of the project also included work to other building elements such as the removal and repair of steel windows, insitu repairs to the copper roof and stonework, and a new coat of plaster to the entire upper tower.”

The Hall of Memories strengthening, designed

by Dunning Thornton Consultants, took the building from 20-25% NBS to as near as possible to 100%.

Lianne says that integrating the new work with the existing design required careful understanding of the existing building and consultation initially with Ian Bowman, the Ministry of Culture and Heritage’s consultant, and then with both Heritage New Zealand and Wellington City Council. A strong brief requirement was to maintain the integrity of the original Gummer and Ford design of the interior.

“Because of this and because the existing

finishes did not lend themselves to removal and reinstallation, the decision was made to do very little strengthening work inside, with the majority taking place on the exterior of the building.

“Even here, most of the strengthening is below ground, with the new glazed side roofs being the only visible external change. Change to the outside of heritage buildings is not the normal approach and required careful consideration of the impact.

“The proof of success of this work is that people walking by or visiting the building are unlikely to be aware of the strengthening work that has taken place,” she explains.

This part of the project also involved fixing of internal concealed brick walls and restraint of the two freestanding Commonwealth Columns. Bitumen was the original water proofing system used on the underground part of the project and Guild trained asphalt experts from the UK completed this part of the project. Other specialist trades included stonemasons and European trained copper experts to complete various details of the building.

Fletcher Construction site manager Brent

Henderson says that from a construction perspective the tight time frame for the build (it had to be completed so the National War Memorial precinct could be used on ANZAC Day) was the main challenge combined with the inherent complexities of working on a heritage building.

“At the start of the project we got the whole team together and the curator walked us around the site so everybody could gain an understanding of the heritage nature of the project. This was key as it got real buy in from everyone on site as they understood the importance of the building and the significance of the job,” says Brent who has extensive previous experience in heritage projects.

“The structural work was quite intensive and an archaeologist was involved in overseeing the work.

We undertook as much preliminary work as we could before the project commenced.

“For example we did test samples on stone – drilling it then taking the powder, mixing it and putting it back in the hole to ensure it wasn’t noticeable. Things like this really helped to speed the project up.”

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Variety the spice of life for Chris Karen Phelps A new stage of Tasman Village has been released offering 12 new sites to the market.

A number of sites have been pre-sold with construction due to start at the end of July, says Chris Lingard Construction owner Chris Lingard whose company is completing builds in the development.

Covenants protect the integrity of the design of the development and Chris is currently offering design and build packages with the stylish units in brick with a concrete tile roof, double glazing and high quality fitouts.

The interiors of the units can be customised to suit individual client needs.

Chris says that by offering clients construction services as well as cabinetry his firm aims to offer customers high-quality, turnkey service.

“By completing nearly everything in-house we not only offer customers one point of contact for the project but it also enables us to keep quality levels high and control timing ensuring the project will be completed to deadline and budget,” he explains.

Chris is a local through and through. He completed his carpentry and joinery apprenticeship in Morrinsville.

He then worked as a labour only contractor in the region for seven years before forming his company in 1980.

The cabinetry manufacturing division called Innovant Cabinetry was started in 2004 to utilise his personal skills in joinery for the benefit of his clients.

It offers a state-of-the-art CNC machine and design software plus a joinery showroom.

The proudly small and locally owned building company based in Morrinsville has now been working in the construction industry for over 30 years and in that time the company has completed

The award-winning project involved gutting then refurbishing a home to replicate an historic style, which showcased the company’s joinery capabilities. a wide range of building and design projects from small alterations and repairs to kindergarten and office refurbishments to building brand new homes.

Chris Lingard Construction’s services include new home builds (design and build or from clients’

own plans), additions and alterations, new kitchens, landscaping and light commercial projects.

The joinery division services include kitchen and vanities, kitchen hardware and accessories, interior door pre-hanging, residential and commercial cabinetry and installations, interior cabinetry, laminate and solid tops.

Chris says that with all jobs the company undertakes it aims to provide a professional service with attention to detail and work finished to a very high standard.

The company is registered Master Builders and members of Hazardco with licensed building practitioners in the team of seven staff.

The company works within approximately a 30-kilometre radius of Morrinsville.

As testament to the high levels of quality the company achieves Chris Lingard Construction has won a number of awards in the House of the Year competition.

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For example in 2014 the company took out a prestigious gold award for the Waikato Region in the Builder’s Own Home category.

The project involved gutting then refurbishing a home to replicate an historic style, which really showcased the joinery capabilities of the company, thinks Chris.

Sash windows were rebuilt from scratch and recycled materials were used in the project where possible including joinery and Matai flooring.

“It was a very satisfying win and a tribute to our staff.

“As we train most of our own staff we were particularly pleased by the high level of workmanship they achieved,” says Chris.

“We’ve been here for a long time and we’re well known locally for the personal service we give combined with the high level of quality we always provide to our clients.”

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Urban Group has the solutions Karen Phelps As every project is different Urban Group works closely with clients to come up with an aluminium fencing solution to meet their needs, says company sales representative Ferguson Stewart.

From its purpose-built fabrication plant in Levin, Urban Group supply a full range of aluminium fabrication including fencing, gates, balustrades, louvres and structures.

The company offers a complete service from design to engineering, fabrication and powder coating right through to installation.

With an in-house powder coating plant, the company has full control over quality and leadtimes meaning that clients can rely on timely delivery even with demanding lead-times, says Ferguson.

Urban Group manufactures products predominately in aluminium as it is lightweight yet durable making it easy to transport and install. The powder coated finish ensures the product will not rust or corrode, he says.

Ferguson says that Urban Group prefer to become involved in projects right from the outset to offer advice early on for the benefit of the client.

The company undertakes fencing projects nationwide for a variety of clients including construction companies, architects, property developers and home group builders.

A fencing and balustrade project recently completed for Ryman Healthcare’s Pukekohe development is a good example of what the company can achieve when presented with a challenge, he says.

Ryman Pukekohe required a balustrade system to comply with F4 of the New Zealand

“Urban Group boasts a well-coordinated team who work through the customer’s requirements with them, asking the right questions and seeking ways to maximize the value of the project.” building code. As the only options on the market were expensive and did not suit the application Urban Group developed a raking balustrade that followed the contours of the retaining wall.

By project completion they would have supplied and installed three kilometres of balustrade.

“This balustrade was a fraction of the cost of any other bespoke solution and not only looks great but protects the residents from falling, keeping them safe.

Ryman project managers and designers are now using this same solution for other villages around New Zealand.”

Another project demonstrating the scope of the company was supplying and installing one kilometre of fencing at Mahia Peninsula, a site that regularly experiences extreme weather conditions with winds frequently in excess of 100km/h.

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Tackling the 'weird and wonderful' A close relationship developed with Urban Group has seen CIR Building Services Ltd busy installing Urban Groups’ range of products on projects in the Wellington region such as the new Ryman Healthcare in Petone and Boulcott Suites furnished apartment building in Te Aro. “We’ve experienced strong growth in a short amount of time and that’s been because we have focused on meeting the needs of our clients, and delivering their projects on time and on budget,” explains CIR Building Services Ltd director, Rick Whyte.

Although he only started CIR Building Services Ltd in 2011, the company already counts amongst its client base industry heavy weights such as Hawkins Construction, Naylor Love and Fletcher Construction. Based in Lower Hutt, CIR Building Services Ltd, with Rick at the helm, offers clients over two decades of experience. The company builds in Wellington through to Kapiti, but will also go further afield depending on the project.

CIR Building Services undertakes new home builds from the clients’ own plans or it can offer a full design and build service; seismic strengthening, foundations and concrete tilt panel erection and commercial builds. The company is a member of the Certified Builders Association of New Zealand and a Licensed Building Practitioner.

Rick says the company has established its reputation on completing the unusual jobs: “We do the projects that the typical builder would class as weird and wonderful but for us, this is normal.”

For example at present the company is building a new 300 square metre two storey home in Korokoro. Large trusses measuring four metres high and 10 metres long had to be craned into place.

Another distinctive project was a fit out and seismic strengthening project at HP House in Wellington, completed for Fletcher Construction. A 45 degree pitch roof had to be rebuilt on the building meaning that CIR Building Services staff had to work in harnesses, 14 stories in the air battling Wellington’s typically windy weather. Internal walls were demolished and staff assisted a subcontractor with the structural steel for the refit.

CIR Building Services is presently working on another seismic strengthening project for Gibson Sheat Lawyers in Lower Hutt as well as concrete work for a large church project in Petone. The company employs 15 staff.

“We’re a young crew and up for a challenge,” says Rick.

“We do anything from concrete work to finishings such as hanging doors, skirtings and architraves. Our staff are all young, enthusiastic and willing to learn. That’s a big plus for our clients as we can train them in our high standards and expectations.”

He says family values are at the heart of the successful business: “We look after our staff and encourage them to speak up and voice their ideas as well as give us feedback. It’s important we continually improve our offering to our clients. We treat our staff as individuals and that in turn spreads over into offering our clients a very personal service.”

CIR Building Services is just about to start work on a new car park building at Wellington airport for Urban Group. The project, which involves installing an aluminum facade on the building, is expected to take 12 months.

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A fencing and balustrade project recently completed for Ryman Healthcare’s Pukekohe development is a good example of what the company can achieve when presented with a challenge.

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Urban Group has the solutions • from page 46 Ferguson says that the Maihia project had demanding security requirements yet with a limited budget.

“The client received proposals from other suppliers, which were all well over budget.

Urban Group came up with a cost effective solution, taking an existing stocked fencing product and modifying it to lift the level of security it provided.

Ferguson says the remote site and difficult logistics required careful planning and project management during the installation process.

Urban Group effectively managed subcontractors to have the project completed ahead of schedule.

He says that due to the success of the project the client has already asked Urban Group to complete another 300 metres of fencing on a remote island in the South Pacific.

Urban Group is a family owned company with 30 years in the industry.

Ferguson says values such as honesty, trust, teamwork, and continuous improvement have been the company’s hallmarks of success for three decades.

“We share ideas and past experiences to add value to our customers’ projects.

“Urban Group boasts a well-coordinated team who work through the customer’s requirements with them, asking the right questions and seeking ways to maximize the value of the project.

“We believe that we are only as good as our last project.

“With the majority of our work coming from long standing repeat clients, we’re proud of our track record.

“Combined with our design and manufacturing capabilities, with all processes in house, we believe that we can offer a solution that is second-to-none.”

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JOINERY » Vogue Kitchens and Appliances

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Retro look kitchen impresses judges Kelly Deeks Vogue Kitchens and Appliances has taken out three awards at this year’s New Zealand Master Joiner Awards for a retro kitchen the design of which was inspired by a bright red Smeg fridge and the American diners of the 1950s.

New Plymouth based Vogue Kitchens and Appliances won the regional award for Taranaki, best presented entry board, and best use of colour.

The new kitchen is set in a sophisticated shed which Vogue Kitchens and Appliances’ client calls his ‘toy shop’. The shed is temperature controlled, fully lined, and its floors are completely tiled.

It is also home to six fully restored hot rods. Upstairs above the toy shop is a master bedroom, lounge, and en suite, and the building also had to double as a bed and breakfast or a venue for a wedding reception.

“Our client had seen couches that resembled the rear of a 1957 Chevrolet as well as red and white diner booths while on a recent business trip in America,” says Vogue Kitchens and Appliances managing director Carl Lewis.

“This is what inspired him for the theme of his kitchen. The other governing factor was the bright red Smeg fridge he has seen on a website and fallen in love with.”

As a hot rod fanatic, the client said he wanted his kitchen to be shiny and full of bling. Lots of bling.

The kitchen’s high gloss red was colour matched to the Smeg fridge, and features aluminium edging around the formica bench tops, and stainless steel kick boards creating that hot rod bling effect the client was after.

Another outstanding feature is the glass splashback which represents downtown Las Vegas in the late 1950s.

The image was found at the University of Nevada and special permission had to be granted to use it.

The black and white check floors and vinyl seating set the scene and result in a retro-look kitchen that celebrates the style of the 1950s.

“The overall colour palette of red, white, and black is characteristic of the time, as are the many pieces of memorabilia hanging on the walls,” Carl says. “Custom neon lighting and a full sized juke box complete the snapshot of the rock and roll era.”

The kitchen was designed by certified kitchen designer and Vogue Kitchens and Appliances founder Peter Baylis. Peter is one of only two qualified and certified kitchen designers in New Plymouth.

The kitchen’s high gloss red was colour matched to the Smeg fridge, and features aluminium edging around the formica bench tops, and stainless steel kick boards creating the hot rod “bling” effect the client was after.

The CKDNZ qualification takes four years to complete, and Carl, who is a qualified joiner with 22 years’ experience, and his wife Janelle, who is a qualified graphic designer, are both working towards their CKDNZ qualifications.

Carl completed his joinery apprenticeship under Peter 20 years ago, then bought his business two years ago with Janelle.

From its factory in New Plymouth, Vogue Kitchens and Appliances has completed projects for local clients, and has been sought out from as far away as Auckland, Taupo, Twizel, and Tekapo.

With computerised machinery, Vogue Kitchens and Appliances produces precision manufacturing from its clients’ designs.

As well as manufacturing, Vogue Kitchens and Appliances prides itself on installation, and uses a vacuum cleaner as a standard part of the installation kit.

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Retro look: an outstanding feature is the glass splashback which represents downtown Las Vegas in the late 1950s, while the black and white check floor helps set the scene.

Bending the rules....

Stainless steel and sheet metal fabrication company Rivet has bent the rules as well as the steel in a recent high profile construction project others said couldn’t be done.

Rivet has always undertaken unconventional projects, believing anything is possible if you can come up with a way to do it.

Founding director Steve Scott is an electrician who started the business in 1991 with his father, a sheet metal fabricator, and brother, a builder. The combination of their backgrounds provided a solid trade base to build the business on.

Rivet was a sheet metal and HVAC/heating company, and in 2005 when Steve and his wife Mel took over the business they set about forming a new direction for the business.

“We have gone about our everyday projects, but we have also chosen to undertake work that is a little bit out there,” says Steve. “My talented team of fabricators and designers combined with my inability to actually do the work allows me to stretch typical fabrication ideas and techniques, allowing us to do these types of projects.”

Rivet had the opportunity to be involved in the build of the local Len Lye Centre, and Steve knew it was an opportunity that doesn’t come along every day.

“I knew I wanted to be part of it from the outset,” he says. “The rippling stainless steel façade was exactly the type of work I like to get involved in, especially when the industry said it couldn’t be done.”

The Len Lye Centre in New Plymouth is the first art gallery in New Zealand dedicated to a single artist. He was one of our country’s first modernist artists, and was a film maker, painter, kinetic artist, writer, and theorist.

He is credited as saying “Great art goes fifty-fifty with great architecture.”

The Len Lye Centre is devoted to his work, and the new building has created a communion between architecture and spectator.

Rivet worked on the building’s stainless steel façade, which was inspired by Len’s stainless steel kinetic art works, and the idea of creating a theatre curtain, with Len’s works performing behind.

The façade is a series of 17 curved, mirrorlike panels, 14m high and weighing a total of 32 tons.

The full-height, glazed panels draw light in during the day and reflect it back out at night.

The shiny, undulating surface provides distorted reflections of everything facing it.Rivet pressed, fabricated and installed the marine grade stainless steel to a No. 8 polished finish to achieve the highly reflective surface.

Steve says his staff really took a lot of pride in this project, and their hard work was rewarded last year when Rivet received an Excellence in Stainless Steel award at Metals Week.

“We were in with a pretty good chance with a building like that,” he says.

Being involved in the Len Lye Centre project has raised the profile of Rivet both nationally and across the globe.

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Traditional style kitchen a winner “It also takes a lot of skill when

Kelly Deeks Self-confessed joinery geek Matt Gubb has now taken his five-year old Wellington business Stylish Interiors to a new level, taking out the regional award at this year’s New Zealand Master Joiner Awards for the largest project the company has completed to date.

The kitchen that won the award was part of a full joinery package Stylish Interiors provided for the renovation of a 100-year old villa in Ngaio.

Architect Mary Daish designed a kitchen with American ash veneer and solid timber, to stay respectful to the home’s existing joinery and style, while accommodating today’s contemporary way of living.

The materials used set it apart from other kitchens in the region, as well as allowing Matt the opportunity to work with different materials and methods.

“Wellington is pretty much set on modern architecture and kitchen designs, but there are people out there who like the more traditional style of this award winning kitchen,” he says.

“I enjoyed working with the different materials and also the skill level required to manufacture it, as I had to use old school joints like dovetail and things like that.

“It also takes a lot of skill when working with veneer to do a good job at matching colour and grain.”

Matt is a perfectionist and spent a lot of late nights and extra time working on the project because he wanted it to be perfect.

“Joinery is my job, but it’s also my hobby and my passion,” he says.

“I take lots of care in everything I do and it’s got to be perfect before I’ll let it go out the door.”

As a fairly young business, Stylish Interiors wasn’t well known for completing high end projects

working with veneer to do a good job at matching colour and grain.” like this when Matt secured the job, although it did work on them. Matt says his business was still in the building phase then, but now, having taken on the project and completed it so successfully it was named best in the Wellington region, Stylish Interiors has now been exposed to more architects, and a whole range of new subtrades and customers.

“Because this was a really high end project, the recommendations have just flown in,” he says.

“People now know we can do this sort of stuff, and do it to the best standard in the Wellington region.”

Matt has been a joiner for nearly 17 years, leaving school at 16 and immediately taking up a joinery craftsman apprenticeship with a large joinery firm in the Wairarapa. After qualifying he was made 2IC for the firm, learning management skills to accompany his joinery skills.

He then went overseas and continued to grow his trade knowledge and skills, manufacturing and fitting custom cabinetry and joinery around England and Europe.

Coming home three years later, he set up a workshop in his parents’ garage, and started crafting small bits and pieces as he tried to make a name for himself.

“I dedicated my whole life to the business in the hope I could get to where I am today. We’ve now got a 400sqm premises with a show room and a full time employee in the factory, as well as my partner Sarah Russell, who is an interior architect and works alongside me.”

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The bulk of the projects Taranaki Civil Construction takes on relate to roading, subdivisions, stormwater and water reticulation along with servicing the energy, rural, commercial and transport sectors.

Core clients satisfied customers Sue Russell Twelve years ago Simon Mulligan and Shayne Bunn founded Taranaki Civil Construction based in Inglewood.

Since forming, the company has diversified its offering of services to the civil construction sector and grown steadily, seizing opportunities as they came along.

The key to their success has been developing strong working relationships with a significant group of core customers and by employing the ‘right people’ with the right skills and mindset to perform to a high level on projects of the sort Taranaki Civil Construction engages in.

As an Approved Contractor for the local councils and NZTA the bulk of the projects Taranaki Civil Construction takes on relate to

roading, subdivisions, stormwater and water reticulation along with servicing the energy, rural, commercial and transport sectors.

Simon and Shayne are proud of the exceptionally high quality of work their team produces across a multitude of disciplines.

Feedback from council clients the company undertakes projects for is very positive.

“I believe it must have been about twelve years ago when our council awarded the first roading contract to Taranaki Civil,” says South Taranaki District Council’s roading manager, Vincent Lim.

“Their workmanship on any of our roading projects is always to the highest standard and I am always glad when they have tendered and won our contract as I know I will get a great product at the end.”

Steve Bowden, Roading Asset Manager, Stratford District Council echoes similar experiences.

“During my time at New Plymouth District Council and latterly at Stratford District Council, I have been involved with many of Taranaki Civil’s projects.

“Their workmanship has been to an excellent

“I am always glad when they have tendered and won our contract as I know I will get a great product at the end.”

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standard, carried out in a timely fashion and within budget. They have proven to be one of the leading contractors based within the Taranaki region. It has been a real pleasure working with them over the last 10 years,” Steve says.

While Shayne takes care of major earth moving projects and fleet maintenance and adopts a very ‘hands-on’ approach, Simon oversees the management operation of the company.

Taranaki Civil Construction’s work extends across a wide area, north to Te Kuiti and as far south to Whanganui.

Striving to enhance performance and deliver the best possible value to customers is a constant priority and helping customers to achieve those goals has recently led to the decision to include sophisticated GPS tracking,

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GPS tracking units have been fitted to the 125 vehicle fleet at Taranaki Civil Construction, making the operation more efficient and giving a snapshot of performance at the same time.

Machine control technology a key tool • from page 53 machine guidance and control technologies across the entire fleet of vehicles and equipment, as Simon explains.

“The GPS tracking units have been installed on to all our 125 vehicles, plant and equipment using EROAD. “This allows us to manage our fleet of equipment as efficiently as possible while at the same time giving a snapshot of performance and a lot of reassurance to our customers and employees,” says Simon.

Seeing in real-time just how equipment operates around projects led Simon and Shayne to very quickly realise how efficiently some aspects of the company’s core services were operating while highlighting others where time savings and therefore overall cost savings, could be improved.

Added to this, in January Taranaki Civil introduced GPS Machine Control systems supplied by ‘Global Survey’ on their excavators, grader and bulldozer.

The system accepts project design data and in turn references the bucket or blade to the

designed height required by the operator.

“We are the first regional business in our area to have introduced Machine Control.

“Because the operator knows precisely where they are digging and blading on a site it has eliminated errors and spot checking heights.

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environment to our team and clients.”

Lately the company has also enhanced its surfacing capabilities with two bitumen sprayers with ‘gang bars’ along with a 4 metre wide asphalt paver. Incorporating all of this, Taranaki Civil now has the ability to carry out projects from earthworks through to surfacing.

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RETIREMENT » Beetham Retirement Village

August 2016 Business Central

Resort-style retirement living Karen Phelps Beetham Lifestyle Village is in the final stages of development with the release of the ultimate villas and townhouse for sale. Sales manager Graham Wake says response from the public has been extremely positive since the development was started in 2006 and he expects the final release to sell out fast.

“People have really responded strongly to the park-like setting of Beetham as well as the strong sense of community that has developed among residents,” he says.

Set over 12 hectares, Beetham Lifestyle Village is located at the end of Margaret Place in Lytton West, Gisborne. It has been formed around the concept of luxurious resort-style living for those aged 55 years on. The hub of the village is a community centre called Beetham Lodge.

Residents have the use of a variety of facilities including a heated swimming pool and spa pool, gymnasium, hobby and craft room, library, lounge and bar. There is also a dining room, pool table, coffee bar, workshop and hairdressing salon.

Outdoor facilities include a full size all-weather bowling green, putting green, croquet area, petanque court, shuffle board and a children’s playground.

When completed the village will feature approximately 165 villas and 5 town houses, plus assisted living apartments and a modern purpose built aged care facility with 42 beds called Beetham HealthCare. The final stage of the development offers 12 villas and one townhouse. Currently being offered are villas in the Kaka range, which vary from 129-142sqm and offer two double bedrooms, study, generous living/dining, two toilets, double or single garage, service courtyard with clothes line and north facing terrace.

There are also villas available in the Tui series, which range from 104-116sqm and offer two double bedrooms, open plan living/dining, some with bay window, two toilets, single garage, service courtyard with clothes line and north facing terrace.

Some of the villas have already been constructed and some are currently under construction and available for purchase off the plans.

Ensuring residents have space and privacy has been a focus in terms of design, says Graham.

Residents can also request some design changes to the standard plans to suit their individual requirements.

“All the villas are north facing with reasonable space between each home with landscaped gardens and lawns. They are equipped with

Set over 12 hectares Beetham Lifestyle Village in Gisborne offers resort style living for those aged 55 years and over. comprehensive television and communication systems, which include a 24-hour medical emergency call system that connects directly to the village administration and emergency call centre. Residents can also feel comfort in the fact that wherever their futures may take them, their residential and health care needs can be met at Beetham Village with our adjacent residential care facilities.”

The townhouse being offered for sale is 168 m² and is located near the Bowling Green. It includes three bedrooms and a study set over two levels along with a double garage.

Graham says there has been strong demand in the development for three-bedroom homes, as clients desire spacious living.

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No matter whether residents prefer solitude or companionship both options are always available, says Graham. Organised activities and events include bridge, mah-jong, scrabble, water aerobics, lawn bowls, indoor bowls, snooker, golf, croquet and exercise classes.

Trips are also organised both in New Zealand and overseas. Lunch is served in the Lodge twice a week with fortnightly roast meals, special occasions for residents and guests as well as a regular weekday meal delivery. With no house or garden maintenance to worry about, residents can spend their time pursuing their interests, says Graham.

Because the village is locally owned and locally operated the owners take a personal interest in the needs of the residents, says Graham. Beetham Lifestyle Village was awarded Best Continuous Care Retirement Community Plan in New Zealand 2010 and received 12th place in the Australasian Over 50’s Housing Awards in Melbourne that same year.

With close proximity to nearby facilities – it takes just 15 minutes for residents to walk to the Lytton Road shops and is only 4.5 kilometres from the city centre – everything in easy reach, says Graham.

The centre also has its own village bus for group outings and shopping excursions.

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Grant & Cooke Surveyors Ltd has been involved with Beetham Lifestyle Village from the ground up.

The company produced the first topographical site survey to determine the levels of the landscape, and the location of existing services etc at the inception of the project.

Director of the firm, Paul Ericson says it is a vital first step in the land development process.

“A digital topographical survey ensures that boundaries are correct and there are no hidden surprises uncovered later in the design process.

"It means the project can progress smoothly with no hold ups. It’s an important part of every project. If you get this right everything flows from there,” he says.

Paul, whose qualifications include BSurv, MNZIS, MCSNZ, Registered Professional Surveyor and Licensed Cadastral Surveyor, has over 30 years experience in dealing with a wide range of surveying challenges.

He joined the firm in 2002 after

joining forces with Mark Clapham and took over as sole director in 2013 so has been giving his expertise to the Beetham Village project since it started.

The firm also completed the engineering design of roading and services, and liaising with council to connect the project into the municipal infrastructure. The firm then marked out the position and height of all services, roading and housing footprints. This allows the different contractors to accurately position the housing and services on site in accord with the master plan. Grant & Cooke Surveyors Ltd also took care of the building consent applications for underground infrastructure.

When Beetham Village purchased additional land next door Grant & Cooke Surveyors Ltd undertook the resource consent application process for the subdivision of the land. Paul says due to the staffing and resources offered by Grant & Cooke Surveyors Ltd it was able to promptly respond at short notice to client requests throughout the project.

The company is one of the oldest firms in Gisborne and may well be the oldest continuous surveying practice in New Zealand. The practice was established in 1881 by George Grant who was joined by Arthur Cooke in 1913.

Paul says this long history also brings a large resource of knowledge with many of the company’s old plans, documents and field books still held in the office.

"Over the years we've been involved with most of the large land development projects in Gisborne. This historical information we hold in our office can be very useful to our clients today.”

Quality is an important focus for the firm, he stresses: "We will never compromise on the quality of our work and the end product. We strongly believe that what we produce brings real value to the project."

Services offered by the company include subdivisions, easement surveys, boundary peg location, engineering and road design, GPS

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Grant & Cooke Surveyors Ltd works throughout Eastland and past land development projects include the Sponge Bay, Wainui Park and Beach Cove subdivisions and the Eastland Port/Gisborne District Council land exchange.

The company is a member of the Consulting Surveyors of New Zealand and the New Zealand Institute of Surveyors.

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This is something our clients really benefit from when they deal with us.”

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August 2016 Business Central

HEALTH » Broadway Radiology

Spike in demand drives expansion Karen Phelps Increased demand for services has led to the significant expansion of Broadway Radiology, says company general manager and co-director Duncan Scott.

“We have grown to be the largest provider of private medical imaging services to the Manawatu and Horowhenua regions. The rapid growth in medical imaging technology means we have outgrown our present premises.

“So in order for us to continue to provide the best in medical imaging, with the latest in technology for the future, we have embarked on an exciting project to build a new practice,” he explains.

Located at 175 Grey Street, the site was originally home to the old Mercy Hospital. This was where the company initially started offering its services in the nineties.

“So in a sense we’re going back to our roots,” says Duncan.

Matt Janes, head architectural designer for pak design, says that the aim has been to create a landmark building for Palmerston North.

“Taking design cues from nature, the building has been developed from a central focal entry point under a large leaf structure to draw people inside,” he says.

Humphries Construction is undertaking the design and build contract. Stage one of the project is already underway on the 9800sqm site. The original buildings, which were unfortunately unable to be salvaged, were demolished, the site prepared and construction of the building platform is currently underway.

Stage two comprises the structural construction - structural steel and concrete panels are in place with the roof of part of the building due to be erected by the end of July.

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A graphic impression of the new Broadway Radiology building, featuring the central entry point under a large leaf structure. Located at 175 Grey Street, the site was originally home to the old Mercy Hospital.

Meeting the challenge Local company GH Engineering has undertaken the fabricating and erecting of the structural steel for the new Broadway Radiology premises in Palmerston North.

The company will supply around 76 tonnes of steel to the project, but the biggest challenge will be building the curved steel beams in the roof, says company director Gary Hobbs.

“We have drawings and have to work out how to fabricate the structure from these.

We will undertake some of the work with the help of CNC machining and some by hand,” he says.

Subcontracting to Humphries Construction, Gary says the build is on a tight time frame, which GH Engineering has to work within.

After starting in late May, the company is around half way through its part of the project having fabricated and erected the structural steel for one side of the building while presently fabricating the second stage.

He anticipates a completion date of August for the structural steel erection.

A structural engineer by trade, Gary started GH Engineering back in 2007. Based in Palmerston North the company offers a dedicated workshop and offices equipped with the latest equipment to get the job done including CNC, plasma cutting and press brake guillotines.

GH Engineering is a member of Heavy Engineering Research Association and Site Safe and employs six staff, a tight team, which Gary believes gives the company an edge.

“We’re a small team so we can offer our clients a very personal service.

“Our clients deal direct with the owner of the company – me – rather than having to go through a hierarchy, meaning a quicker and more efficient personalised service.”

Although fabricating and erecting structural steel is the mainstay of work, the company also takes on a wide variety of general engineering projects such as truck decks and irrigation pipe work to name but a few.

GH Engineering also undertakes structural strengthening projects, a service, which is increasingly in demand due to changing regulations, says Gary.

Past projects include working for Humphries Construction on the award winning Blacksheepdesign premises, which were strengthened.

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“Installation on these types of projects can be challenging.

“We have to put our heads together and come up with the right methodology for each job.

“That’s where the experience of our team really comes to the fore.

“There are often also high degrees of coordination involved as we are working in with other subcontractors and sometimes tenants are still in the buildings for the duration of the project so it’s about minimizing any disturbance.

“As with all our projects its working out how to do things smarter and more efficiently for the benefit of our clients.”

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HEALTH » Broadway Radiology

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Radiology with latest cutting-edge technology • from page 58 This will be followed by stage three, the fitout.

The resulting building will be 2100sqm of which 1600sqm will be the new Broadway Radiology premises.

A group of orthopaedic surgeons will take residence in the other part of the building.

Duncan says that this will allow Broadway Radiology to offer customers a full service from one site. The development will also include 98 car park spaces.

Broadway Radiology will be kitted out with the latest technology allowing the company to complete scans quicker and with more detailed information available making the facility one of the most modern in the country, says Duncan.

“All the equipment will be brand-new and digital offering greater efficiencies and access to patient images instantaneously. The technology will even enable us to give patients a record of their scan on a usb stick if they require.”

Broadway Radiology has a staff of 48 fulltime equivalents and in any one day provides imaging services to up to 180 referred patients including maternity ultrasound scans (both routine and specialist), MRI scans, CT scans, plain film X-Rays for City Doctors, Crest Hospital and patients referred by GPs, midwives, physiotherapists and specialists.

Duncan says that as Broadway Radiology has grown it has been able to provide employment to more specialist staff that live and contribute to the local community.

He also hopes the new facility will encourage more young radiologists and orthopaedic surgeons to the region as demand for services continues to grow.

He says that Broadway Radiology is committed to bringing radiology services to the wider community.

While much of the diagnostic work will continue to be carried out at the company’s main premises, the company also operates Central MRI, based at Palmerston North Hospital, and has x-ray units located at City Doctors, Feilding Family Health Centre and at the Horowhenua Health Centre in Levin. Broadway Radiology also has ultrasound machines, at Horowhenua and Feilding.

Stage two comprises the structural construction - structural steel and concrete panels are in place with the roof of part of the building due to be erected by the end of July.

Ultrasound staff visit there on a regular basis. The scans performed at these centres are sent electronically to Broadway Radiology for interpretation and reporting.

Duncan says that the new premises are a reflection of the company’s focus on purchasing and maintaining the latest imaging and IT equipment and ensuring staff has the qualifications and training required to provide the region with a high quality service.

“Through Broadway Radiology’s services patients are able to receive accurate and timely diagnostic information on all medical and maternity matters. Broadway Radiology’s job is to make a difference and be an integral part of maintaining the wellbeing of the community.”

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August 2016 Business Central

ENERGY » Gull Service Station - Hawera

The ‘Gull Effect’ comes to the ‘Naki Kelly Deeks The “Gull Effect” has once again come home to roost, this time in Taranaki where the independent, family owned fuel provider has opened the region’s first Gull service station in Hawera.

The New Zealand Automobile Association (AA) coined the term Gull Effect in 2013, referring to a localised fuel price drop trend amongst competitors following Gull’s introduction into a new, previously unserviced location.

Gull retail development manager Karl Mischewski says everyone benefits from the presence of Gull, even if they don’t shop there.

“Up until we opened, everyone in Hawera was paying normal retail pricing for their fuel,” Karl says.

“When Gull opened up, within a week everyone else managed to drop their prices.

“That’s the great thing for customers, even if they don’t shop at Gull. Everyone is winning because of the increased competition.

“Customers have choice and can vote with their dollar to show they haven’t been happy to be ripped off for the past 50 years.”

The Hawera site opened mid-May, and another build is on the cards for New Plymouth, Gull’s key to breaking the Taranaki market.

There are now 75 Gull sites in North Island from Kerikeri in the far north, down as far south as Masterton and Levin.

“We’ve always been New Zealand’s leading biofuel retailer,” he says.

“Gull is dreaming of a clean electric future, and we’ve recently joined forces with Mighty River Power to bring to life charging stations like the one located at our Greville Road station in Auckland. But we understand that’s not an option for everyone right now, so we continue to offer Kiwis greener fuel.”

Gull’s 98 octane, Force 10 contains a blend of 90% premium petrol and 10% bioethanol to produce a premium grade fuel, better for both cars and the environment.

Gull Force Pro is a specialty high performance fuel made from 85% bioethanol mixed with 15% premium petrol, and designed for use in flexible fuel vehicles and high performance motor racing engines. Gull Diesel Max combines Gull’s state of the art Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel with renewable biodiesel to give the perfect blend of performance, and lower carbon dioxide emissions.

“The reason we can offer these low prices is because of the way we operate,” he says.

We’re an efficient, family business, we have low overheads, and we operate on a low margin.

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“Some of our sites are manned, and some are unmanned.

“Some are supply sites, and some are attached to a Night and Day store, or a Gull store, which is independently owned and operated.”

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TRADE PAGE » Winegrowers

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NZ wine exports reach $1.5 billion high New Zealand wine exports have reached a new record high of $1.54 billion for the 2015 year, up 14% on 2014 according to New Zealand Winegrowers.

‘The new record level of wine exports is an outstanding achievement for New Zealand wine exporters and testifies to the strong global demand for our wines,’ said Philip Gregan, CEO of New Zealand Winegrowers.

New Zealand wine is exported to more than 90 countries, and is New Zealand’s 6th largest export “The past year has seen particularly strong growth into the USA, with export value up 26% to $430 million, Canada up 18% to $100 million, and the UK up 12% to $380 million.

“The lower New Zealand currency has assisted the increased returns, but underlying the growth is the very positive reputation of New Zealand wine amongst consumers and the wine trade globally.’

New Zealand wine exports reached $1 billion in 2010 and the industry has a goal of $2 billion of annual wine exports in 2020.

“Achieving the $1.5 billion record means the industry is well on track to achieving exports of $2 billion by 2020,” said Mr Gregan.

Meanwhile the 2016 New Zealand grape harvest has finished, with high quality fruit being picked across the country.

Producers benefited from excellent summer and early autumn weather in grape growing regions, enabling full ripening and flavour development.

“Going into harvest, growers and wineries were looking for a larger vintage,” said Mr Gregan.

“In the past year we have seen continued strong demand in our key export markets, which exacerbated supply constraints following the small 2015 harvest.

“With good weather through the summer expectations for the vintage were high”.

“This year’s vintage of 436,000 tonnes of grapes will be a welcome boost for markets, growers and wineries”.

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Emily, who has a background in accounting and a Masters degree in business administration, started iHOME Mortgage Broker in 2014 after previously working for another mortgage broking company. iHOME Mortgage Broker specialises in all types of mortgage broking products including business loans, residential home loans, commercial loans and refinancing.

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