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Record construction boom tipped Chris Hutching Construction analyst BIS Shrapnel is predicting a construction boom bigger than anything seen before in New Zealand. The Canterbury rebuild and rebound in the Auckland housing sector is expected to help drive the building sector to a new peak by year ending March 2016. Remediation on leaky buildings will add to the momentum of the Auckland housing sector and Canterbury rebuild. BIS Shrapnel says building consent values are forecast to reach a new record high in 2016 to more than $10 billion. The level of activity would be more than historically high levels recorded over 2004-2008.

“We expect Auckland to experience strong growth in residential construction over most of the next five years,” says BIS Shrapnel senior project manager, Adeline Wong. The number of dwelling consents in Auckland is expected to increase from 4760 in 2012/13 to 6350 in 2013/14 and then to around 10,000 by 2017/18. Wong said building activity should be supported by a number of factors. “Relatively low levels of new residential building in recent years have left a housing shortage, although 2013 Census data indicates this may be less than previously thought,” said Wong. “Population growth including through immigration, firm economic growth, and relatively low – but rising – interest rates should also support the demand for residential dwellings. Over the next five years, BIS Shrapnel expects

the New Zealand housing market to be underpinned by reasonably strong net overseas immigration and mostly favourable economic growth. Dwelling activity over the outlook period will also be boosted by strong activity in alterations and additions to dwellings, and this will drive total dwelling authorisation value to record highs – resulting in an annual average of NZ$5.85 billion in constant terms. Christchurch reconstruction will provide a major boost to the non-residential building sector over the next five years. BIS Shrapnel also expects a pick-up in new building and refurbishment activity in the warehouse, factory and office building sectors in the North Island as leasing activity gathers pace in response to domestic and global economic growth over the next two to three years.

Annual average commercial and industrial building authorisations are forecast to reach an estimated NZ$2.39 billion in constant terms – or 14 percent higher than the level during the 2004-2008 boom years. “The non-residential building sector over the next five years may get an extra lift from potentially wider earthquake strengthening work in office buildings and schools in Wellington in particular,” says Wong. “However, there is also a downside risk to our forecasts in that the timing and scale of Christchurch reconstruction, and also seismic work in Wellington ,may not be as expected. “Some owners of quake-damaged and earthquake-risk properties may not commit to redevelopment in the short term, which would affect the overall outlook.”

Restoration funding plan welcomed A funding plan to restore three historic wooden viaducts in the Waitutu area is great news and recognition of important ground work to date, Venture Southland group manager enterprise and strategic projects Steve Canny said. Four giant timber viaducts built nearly a century ago in the rugged Waitutu Forest on the south coast of the Fiordland National Park are to be restored in an agreement between the Department of Conservation, the Southland District Council and the Port Craig Viaducts Trust. Canny, who is also the Trust’s secretary, said the partnership approach provided a sensible and logical way forward which would assist in efforts to leverage future funding. The funding deal will see costs will shared one third each between the Government, the council and community. Canny said Venture Southland had supported the work of the Port Craig Viaducts Trust which had persevered with a maintenance programme for the three viaducts throughout past two decades. Venture Southland had assisted the Trust in planning for the structural stability investigations which needed to be done on the viaducts ahead of repair and restoration work, he said. The current work required to repair and restore the viaducts is expected to cost $480,000, with each party committed to a $160,000 share for the next financial year of 2014/15.

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In the spirit of Burt Munro...... Racers in action in the Wyndham Street Race held as part of the recent Burt Munro Challenge in Southland. Inspired by the motorcycle legend who broke two land speed world records on his home-built Indian motorcycle, the annual event continues to grow in profile, both nationally and internationally. More than 2000 motorcyclists attended the Challenge Rally with a record 530 competitors taking part in the racing events. Time Magazine rated the challenge “one of five festive events you don’t want to miss” for its exciting motorcycle racing, great entertainment and famous southern hospitality. As well as the social side, competitors can also participate in six disciplines over five days. See story page 24.

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Chief executive at the Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce Peter Townsend says it was a “real thrill” to be appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to business and the community in the New Year’s Honours. “The far-reaching impact of this award has been amazing. I’ve received in excess of 250 pieces of written communication from everyone from the Governor General, Prime Minister and cabinet ministers, to people I haven’t been in contact with for 40 years. “It’s been phenomenal and is something I would have never anticipated. “It really shows the importance of the award throughout New Zealand.” Townsend says a significant part of the award is related to the role that he and the Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce have played in post-earthquake Christchurch. “Although I’ve led the Chamber, this award is reflective on the good work of everyone associated with the organisation in Christchurch. It is an accolade for all of us, but someone has to accept the honour, and in this case, it is me.” He says the Chamber of Commerce, has been a “pivotal business support agency” since the earthquakes, and together with other agencies in the city has been a “safe pair of hands” to assist business survival, which has been “quite extraordinary” given the circumstances. Townsend has also been a prominent voice in the city’s rebuild, and helped set up Recover Canterbury which supported around 7000 local businesses and kept millions in Canterbury in the earthquake recovery phase. At 65 years old, Townsend is at a stage of life where many would consider retirement. He agrees he may have been thinking the same in the predisaster environment. However that for the next few years at least he will remain “totally occupied and preoccupied with what needs to be done in Christchurch.”

Queenstown visitor numbers at record high Chris Hutching

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.... this award is reflective on the good work of everyone associated with the organisation...” Townsend continues to hold several corporate directorships including being a board member of New Zealand Trade and Enterprise and the MSI Innovation Board. He is also a board member of Pegasus Health Ltd and the Air Force Museum Trust; is the Honorary Consul for Chile for the South Island; and is a Fellow of the Institute of Directors and Institute of Management. He says he is looking forward to accepting the award on behalf of the CECC, Canterbury business community, and his family at an investiture in Wellington on March 20th. “It is a real privilege and great honour. It should be a good day.”

Queenstown enjoyed a boost in guest nights last year, hitting a record high. Guest numbers for 2013 rose 8.4% to 2,756,149, with every month recording an increase over the prior year. International guest nights were up 10.1% to 1,807,837 accounting for 65.6% of all guest nights in the Queenstown area. Domestic guest nights were up 5.2% to 948,312 making up 34.4% of total guest nights for the same period. The largest percentage increase, by accommodation type, came from the motel sector up 12.9%, with the hotel sector also up 9.4% on 2012. The average length of stay also rose from 2.55 nights to 2.59 nights. Destination Queenstown chief executive Graham Budd says the result is satisfying and the challenge now is to continue the momentum in 2014. Statistics New Zealand’s latest Commercial Accommodation Monitor figures for December 2013 show mixed results. But the measure giving most heart to accommodation providers is the unadjusted occupancy rate, excluding holiday parks, which rose 2.3% to 52.8% in December 2013 compared with December 2012. The occupancy rate rose for all four accommodation types in December 2013 compared with December 2012 - hotels increased 0.7%, motels increased 2.7%, backpacker accommodation increased 3.7%, and holiday parks increased 0.5%. The overall number of guest nights in December 2013, showed mixed movements. New Zealand guest nights dipped 0.2 %, following a rise of 1.7 % in November. North Island guest nights rose 0.4 %, and South Island guest nights fell 1.2 %. Domestic guest nights fell 0.8 %, and international guest nights rose 0.5 %. International guest nights rose 0.5 % in December 2013, following a rise of 5 % in November. The trend for international guest nights was previously declining but is now showing signs of a turnaround. Unadjusted international guest nights rose 4.5 % in December 2013 compared with December 2012.

Corporate manslaughter under the spotlight Hugh de Lacy The absence of a corporate manslaughter charge for New Zealand prosecutors to use in the wake of industrial accidents is again coming under the spotlight. Following the Pike River Mine disaster, the lack of such a judicial option has been unwittingly highlighted by the appointment of Scotsman Tony Forster as chief executive Extractives of Worksafe NZ’s High Hazards Unit. Forster was appointed last year to oversee the implementation of changes to the Health and Safety in Employment Act in the wake of the Pike River tragedy, in which 29 miners died in November 2010. Before taking up his new role in February last year, Forster was Her Majesty’s Principal Inspector of Mines for the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, and as such had a lead investigatory role alongside the British police into the Gleision Colliery accident in Wales that occurred just ten months after Pike River. Four miners died in the Gleision accident in September 2011 when the mineshaft they were working in flooded after explosives were detonated. It was the worst mining accident in Wales in 30 years. Forster’s role in the investigation contributed to the laying of four corporate manslaughter charges against MNS Mining Ltd, and for of manslaughter by gross negligence against mine manager Malcolm Fyfield.

Tony Forster Their trials begin on March 24 and were expected to last eight weeks, with Forster giving evidence at them some time around Easter. The British response to Gleision contrasts with the New Zealand response to Pike River, where the company, its mine manager and the Department of Labour (now part of the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment, MBIE) appear to have got off scot free despite a Royal Commission of Inquiry detailing long-running major health and safety mismanagement.

Asked if the failure to hold anyone accountable for the Pike River deaths was because New Zealand lacks a corporate manslaughter law, Forster declined to comment, in part because the Gleision matter is sub judice, but also because as a nonNew Zealander and a recent arrival in this country he said it was not his place to tell New Zealand lawmakers what laws they should make. Mining company Pike River Coal was charged and convicted on health and safety failings, but was unable to pay the $760,000 fine or $3.41 million in reparations levied against it because it was in receivership. Charges were also lodged against Pike River’s mine manager, Peter Whittall, but were withdrawn in a courtroom deal that saw Whittall’s insurer pay the victims’ families the $3.41m in reparations. The only other party successfully charged over Pike River tragedy was an Australian company, Valley Longwall International Drilling Pty, which lost three employees in the accident, and was fined $46,800 for health and safety failings. The High Hazards Unit (HHU), to which Forster was appointed as Chief Inspector Extractives, was formed by the MBIE after the Pike River disaster to manage low possibility/high consequence health and safety issues, and has been retained since the passage of the commission of inquiry’s recommendations into law as the Health and Safety in Employment (Pike River Recommendations) Act. Quarrying and alluvial mining regulations under the Act are expected to be written between 2015 and 2017.

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Tait platform gains global traction Jo Bailey Tait Communications is winning significant global contracts for its latest digital mobile radio (DMR) platform for the utilities sector, which has already been successfully rolled out with a local firm. Chief marketing officer James Kyd says Tait has secured a major North American deal that will see the system installed across more than 20 sites. “We believe this is the start of a long and exciting story for Tait and our global customer network.” With utilities staff often working in remote locations or during severe weather conditions, a reliable digital mobile radio solution is critical. Locally, the new DMR platform is being used by EA Networks, an Ashburton-based lines company servicing 17,000 customers, which has proved a good final testing ground for the technology as it moves into export markets, says Kyd. “The platform has proved to be really robust, particularly through the windstorms endured in Mid Canterbury over the last few months,” he says. “The improved voice, data and location services of the technology have increased worker communications, safety and efficiency.” Tait has also commenced early pilots of a new application area for the utilities sector called GridLink. This system puts communication elements into power lines, enabling utilities companies to monitor the health of the electricity grid, respond to any issues more quickly, and even prevent incidents if monitored results are outside normal parameters. “We’ve just completed a GridLink pilot in Central Europe with another already underway in Europe. These technologies were showcased at a large trade show in the United States in February and there are lots of exciting opportunities ahead.” The global utilities market is part of a core group of industries now serviced by Tait, says Kyd. “In the last seven or eight years we’ve narrowed our focus to customers in mainly critical infrastructure industries such as utilities; public safety or emergency services; transport, and the mining, oil and gas sectors - which all require mission critical communications and sophisticated systems.” This has allowed Tait to deepen its understanding of customers’ communications challenges and improve the value it can deliver, he says. “Supplying high quality equipment is the easy bit. What our customers appreciate is the way we can assist them to bring together a whole solution that works in their environment. “These sectors operate 24/7, usually in challenging operational conditions that require complex, reliable communications systems. The solutions we deliver are supporting peoples’ safety and lives, so they have to work.” Although its equipment and products are still important, they are not Tait’s “absolute focus” as the company evolves from a radio equipment manufacturer to a service and solutions-based company offering a total communications package, says Kyd. “We’ve been able to build on the seeds sown back in the late 1960’s when Sir Angus Tait founded the company, and leverage this knowledge and skill with a broader service offering for a smaller set of key customers.

Tait Communications is building new offices as part of a high-tech industry campus it is developing in Christchurch.

What our customers appreciate is the way we can assist them to bring together a whole solution that works in their environment.” “Our ability to manage as well as support our systems is a big area of opportunity for the company.” Tait has developed service network operating centres in Christchurch and North America, giving it the ability to support clients in their local zones, providing around the clock monitoring of their networks and the long term responsibility for managing their systems. “We are already winning some early deals in this market which has huge growth potential.” Building enhanced solutions that leverage the core platforms is a continuing focus, he says. “We try to add value to our base communication systems to provide targeted solutions to our customers, enabling them to be more efficient and keep people safer.” One of the company’s innovative new applications is Tait BioLink, a physiological monitoring device that has been developed in conjunction with Auckland firm Zephyr IT to enhance the safety and wellbeing of people working in potentially stressful conditions, such as firefighters, police officers, or miners. “This device can pick up everything from the person’s core temperature and heartbeat, to their speed of movement. It can also trigger an alarm if the person lies down.”

Kyd says the Canterbury earthquakes presented challenges for Tait, but also gave the company a unique insight into operating in a disaster zone. “When we talk to our customers who are preparing for mission critical communications or facing potential disaster events, we can say we have first-hand knowledge of what this is like. Most of our competitors can’t say the same.” Tait Communications is now one of New Zealand’s largest exporters and one of the world’s leading suppliers of a complete range of mobile radio equipment, with its products in use in 160 countries. Key customers range from the São Paulo police force in Brazil; to police forces in Maine, California and Washington, and utilities companies in Massachusetts, Washington and North Dakota. Tait also recently announced it will work with a UK partner, Petards Group, to provide 5000 secure digital portable radios for the Royal Air Force (RAF). The company has offices in New Zealand, Australia, the US and UK, with around 70% of its 800-plus employees based at its global head office in Christchurch. By the end of the year, up to 450 members of the Christchurch team will move into a new purpose-built, 7000sqm building, part of a campus Tait plans to develop on its 11ha site on Wairakei Road for New Zealand’s high-tech industry.

Brendon Quinn of EA Networks “There are a couple of things driving this development. First, our teams are currently dispersed across five buildings which is not ideal for a modern technology company. “Secondly, as part of Tait’s commitment to Canterbury, it is our vision to extend the hub to other high-tech companies, creating a campus structure to foster a new collaborative style of business and attract top talent from around the globe,” says Kyd. Tait’s dedication to the Canterbury region also extends to education. The company is a founding member of NZi3 - the wireless research centre at University of Canterbury, for which it will provide $1.5 million funding over the next three years.

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Tackling the problem of base erosion There has been a lot of coverage in the media recently about big multinationals not paying their fair share of tax. Companies such as Amazon, Google and Starbucks have even been summoned to appear before Parliamentary committees in the UK to explain why they have paid little or no tax there. The term that is being used is BEPS, which stands for “base erosion and profit shifting”. Base erosion refers to the erosion of a countries’ tax base. Each country decides what it will and won’t tax and at what rates, for instance most countries tax capital gains but New Zealand doesn’t. This is referred to as the tax base of a country. Profit shifting is the ability for a multinational company to move profits to low or no tax countries using mechanisms such as transfer pricing. Transfer pricing is a set of rules that determines what the arm’s length price for a transaction should be (such as the interest rate on a loan or the sale of product from a manufacturer to a retailer). A lot of what transfer pricing is about is determining who bears the risk and therefore should earn the profits. For instance, while a multinational may sell goods into New Zealand, they may never own these goods and as such bear little risk. Transfer pricing rules would allow only a low profit to be earned in New Zealand, whereas the

Multinational companies can largely decide where these profits are located – and often choose to do so in low’ or no tax countries.”

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offshore group company that owns the goods would need to earn a higher profit to compensate it for the risk taken. Multinational companies can largely decide where these profits are located – and often choose to do so in low’ or no tax countries. This leaves countries like New Zealand with a very small part of global profits and as such not much tax. This is base erosion in action. In response to this there are proposed new rules which will result in increased information sharing between tax authorities. The idea behind this information sharing is to limit the ability of multinationals to move profits to low or no tax countries. Information shared would include the size of their operations, the profits earned, taxes paid, and where those taxes are paid. Multinationals would be forced to provide detailed information on their worldwide group in every country in which they operate. Any such rules would have the potential to increase the tax compliance costs for multinationals considerably. In addition the rules could have perverse outcomes for New Zealand – and may even result in less tax collected here rather than more. Aggressive foreign tax authorities may use the country-by-country information to gain a detailed understanding of where and how the multinationals are paying and not paying tax. This would enable them to claim more of the global tax take at the expense of countries such as New Zealand. Such a trend is already beginning to emerge in Australia.

Australia has greatly increased the amount of information multinationals are required to prepare and disclose with their tax return. This information is used by the Australian Taxation Office to determine which multinationals its investigation team will focus on. If foreign countries use the information gathered in an aggressive way, multinationals doing business in New Zealand may face more audit activity offshore. To manage the risk of dealing with complex and drawn out audits in foreign countries these companies may leave more profit offshore to be taxed there instead of New Zealand. This will result in less tax being paid in New Zealand. Unfortunately the potential for unintended

adverse consequences does not stop there. In response Inland Revenue could be forced to clamp down and potentially adopt extreme views when applying the current law to prevent erosion of New Zealand’s tax base. The New Zealand public may lose confidence in the tax system if no action is taken and multinationals are seen as not paying their fair share of tax here. So while BEPS is a real concern for countries like New Zealand, it is critical that the cure is not worse than the disease. The solution is not simple and straightforward and needs to be thought through very carefully.

CSP celebrates 50 years CSP Coatings has just marked 50 years in business with new private owners keen to take the company forward into its next half century. The business is one of the largest and oldest galvanizing specialists in New Zealand, with sizeable operations based in both Christchurch and Auckland. Four new shareholders purchased CSP Coating Systems from Fletchers following a management buy-out around six months ago giving the company a real local ownership. The firm’s South Island director Gavin Visser says he and the other three directors have spent the last few months introducing new systems and infrastructure and these are now in place. “We are now turning our attention to marketing the business and looking at ways to improve our operations and service capabilities.” “We are determined to maintain our position as New Zealand’s foremost steel protection specialists. “Over the decades our team has successfully worked on numerous high-profile projects throughout New Zealand. “Our focus is to leverage off this solid platform and continue to achieve the highest standards in every aspect of our operations.” Consistent with the commitment to the business, a new galvanizing bath was installed at the Christchurch site just before Christmas, and is the largest in the South Island, says Visser. “The new bath will allow us to work more efficiently and provide greater versatility to service individual customer needs. “We will continue to invest into additional plant to ensure our customers are provided with greater options when it comes to their steel protection needs.” The core staff including production supervisors and branch management teams has remained with the company under its new ownership.

At Christchurch, where Visser is based, there is a high calibre team within the business, he says. “From the plant through to management, we have a high level of experienced and professional staff. “This level of experience allows us to share and fine tune our best practices with designers and specifiers to ensure the best possible results. Importantly, our team has a strong health, safety and environmental culture, which is vital to them, and the industry.” Visser says a big part of CSP Coating’s client process is helping them understand how to present their products in a “galv ready” state. “If we get involved at the design stage, we can advise our clients of the requirements to galvanize and prepare their steel products. “This helps to ensure a cost-effective and quality galvanized outcome. “Our team can also advise which steel protection treatment will perform best in any given environment.” This expertise is vital to ensure all clients receive the most effective galvanizing solutions to match their respective needs. “We have worked on all sorts in the last few months, from trailers, stairs, lighting poles to custom-made fencing, balustrades, snow ploughs and even a steel reindeer just before Christmas. There is such a wide variety.” CSP constantly tests its galvanizing process to maintain quality and to ensure it meets customers’ pre-determined specifications. With its service offering already extended under the new ownership, Visser says the directors are continuing to look at new innovations. “It’s good to have some new eyes in the business to challenge the norm. In a competitive market we have to keep up with the latest technology and continue to train our staff if we are to remain as industry leaders.”

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CHCH REBUILD » Adecco Personnel

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Need for workers covers all sectors Jo Bailey The demand for workers is “across the board” in Christchurch’s post-earthquake environment, says Teresa Moore, Area Manager Southern of Adecco Personnel. “We’re seeing demand for staff across a wide range of sectors, from labourers through to highly skilled engineers and office professionals,” says Ms Moore. “We are likely to see an upsurge in activity in the manufacturing sector to support the rebuild with spinoffs also experienced in the transport and logistics sectors. “The public and private commercial office sector is also expected to grow to support rebuild projects.” As manufacturing and production increases and the rebuild gets into full swing Ms Moore says the demand could flow on to the rest of industry in the South Island, as supply chains become pressured to provide materials in a time responsive manner. “We will start to see greater pressure on outlying regions in the South Island as projects begin to absorb critical, technical, skilled and unskilled people.” Adecco is the world’s largest HR solutions provider and has operated in New Zealand since 1961. Its range of services include temporary and permanent recruitment, flexible workforce management, master and managed vendor models, career transition, outsourcing and unbundled services. “Through our specialist business lines, we deliver outcomes regardless of the nature of the role across office, industrial and professional recruitment disciplines.” Moore says the earthquakes have changed the way Adecco does business in Canterbury, with it taking a “more strategic and planned approach to the sourcing, selection and placement of talent”. “We have taken our time to really understand the current market and how the earthquakes have affected our clients and their staff. “It is rewarding to support the wider rebuilding phase and positively assist our clients to get their

Adecco is the world’s largest HR solutions provider and has operated in New Zealand since 1961. operations back on track.” She says Adecco has “always been strong” in the blue collar and construction sectors. “With our global reach into 60 countries and International Mobility programme we have been able to tap into a talented pipeline of candidates from all over the world.

“We’ve already brought in staff from a diverse range of countries including the UK, Ireland, Spain and the Philippines.” In the current climate, she says employers are seeking stability in their workforce, engagement, retention and flexibility. “There are some real challenges facing Canterbury employers, such as tapping into skilled talent, the uncertainty of the rebuild and timing of major projects being commenced.” Health and safety is another key issue facing local companies, she says. “Occupational health and safety is a critical business element for Adecco and our clients. We are a major signatory to the Canterbury Rebuild Safety Charter and strive to reduce workplace harm by being proactive and constantly placing safety first.” In the South Island Adecco is also strongly focused on the Otago region, says Ms Moore. “We have a great team at our Dunedin Branch which has operated for 10 years and is a market leader in the region. “The last couple of years have been tough for Dunedin as it has struggled with closures, redundancies and downsizing.

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Firm enjoys commercial upswing Jo Bailey Christchurch builder John McMillan is pleased to see more commercial projects coming on stream. “Our current portfolio is currently half residential and half commercial jobs, but it hasn’t been this way for some time,” he says. Construction of a 1700sqm, three-floor building on a high profile site opposite the Christchurch Casino is the latest commercial project for his company John McMillan Building Services. “It’s our biggest job at the moment, with two floors of office space upstairs and restaurant space on the ground floor.” The building will house the popular Yamagen restaurant, formerly in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, as well as Aroy Thai restaurant and a cafe. “The roof will be finished shortly and we expect the building to be completed in July. Then we will start fit-out works of the core areas and some of the tenancies,” he says. McMillan did his building apprenticeship straight out of school in Christchurch in the early 1990s and has specialised in both residential and commercial construction projects since he founded the company in 2002. The firm has employed around eight staff since its earliest days in business, he says. “We’ve stayed about the same all the way through. When the commercial market went quiet during the recession we moved full time into the housing market to keep the team busy. It’s not so easy to achieve this with a bigger team.” A couple of years ago, the company built several townhouses in the Linden Grove development at Middleton, some that McMillan developed himself, and some for other developers. “With a busy workload we don’t have time to do any more of our own developments at present. “On the residential side of the business most of our current workload is completing over-cap insurance projects, which often require substantial rebuilding and repair of people’s earthquakedamaged homes.” An example is the recent repair and renovation of a large home in Merivale that required a new garage, total re-levelling, and removal of almost all its old interior linings. “This was about as big a renovation as you could get. Some of our other jobs involve simply lifting the house, re-levelling the foundation and doing minor repairs and painting but they all have their challenges.” McMillan says the company usually has “two or three” of these sorts of projects on the go at any one time. “We haven’t got into the smaller earthquake repair jobs, and are not focused on the new home market at the moment.” With the increase in momentum in the commercial sector, McMillan is pricing several potential jobs and is happy with the company’s current workload. “We’ve got as much work as we can handle in the short term. Although there is definitely potential for growth, I believe it’s more efficient and easier to maintain quality by operating with the same core staff and bringing temporary workers in when we need them.”

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Construction of this 1700sqm, three-floor building is the latest commercial project for John McMillan Building Services.

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CHCH REBUILD » Taunton Engineering

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Taunton well set for rebuild role Kelly Deeks Christchurch’s Taunton Engineering is now operating out of a larger premises, enabling the company to ‘get serious’ about providing structural steel fabrication and installation services to the rebuild of Canterbury. With the company’s experienced and knowledgeable staff doubling since 2011, and the demand from the rebuild requiring Taunton Engineering to increase its capacity, it moved to a new building in Charles Luney Industrial Park on Maces Road, Bromley, in November last year. Taunton Engineering has additional resources available from its group, including Taymac (fans, boilers, tanks and pollutions control) Vortex Engineering (design and build) Airtight Solutions (ducting and ventilation) and Taymac Stainless (stainless steel fabrication and installation). “We’re gearing up for the rebuild with a focus on new portal frame buildings and retro-fits,” says Taunton Engineering manager Todd Hartley. “Our skills in structural strengthening and retro fitting have increased with the knowledge and training gained on projects we have been involved in since the earthquake recovery began, and our staff all have a wealth of experience. “We are well prepared to take on a variety of structural steel projects, with a lot of investment into our new premises, new plant and machinery, and new people.” Taunton Engineering’s skilled workshop team includes fabricators, certified welders, fitters, sheet metal workers, and machinists. The workshop team is complemented by qualified site engineers with various Site Safe certifications. “Our staff are the ones that get it done,” Hartley says. “They go the extra mile every day to make sure we meet all these deadlines, our customers are happy, and we’re doing everything we can to make sure we satisfy their needs. Our customers always

Taunton Engineering moved to their new building in Charles Luney Industrial Park on Maces Road, Bromley, in November last year. come back, and that’s a big one for us.” The new workshop will give Taunton Engineering the ability to be a part of some major rebuild projects. The company already had the skills, and now it has the capacity to keep up with the demand created by the rebuild.

Taunton Engineering has already worked on some major rebuild projects, including fabricating several structural columns for the new AMI Stadium. “Tight timeframe jobs are no problem with the workshop’s increased capacity, such as the new player facilities at Rugby Park and the structural framework at Kaiapoi Aquatic Centre.” Taunton Engineering set itself a benchmark last year with its work on the new Tait Communications building on Wooldridge Road, one of the most architecturally complex projects happening at the time. “This building has two large wings connected by a massive atrium with elaborate curves and design,” Hartley says. “This project is a real testament to not only our workshop, but site installation capability.” Taunton Engineering’s work on the project involved the installation of Ringfeder friction springs, an earthquake dampening spring that absorbs ground movement, which is a first for Canterbury. With that project now coming to a successful conclusion, Taunton Engineering is now working on the rebuild of Rangiora’s historic Town Hall.

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CHCH REBUILD » Fine Tip Paint and Paper / HQ Construction

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Bringing experience to Local emphasis the Christchurch rebuild bringing results Kelly Deeks

Arriving in Christchurch from Dunedin in 2011, trade-certified painter and decorator Brandon Kinghorn was determined to put his training and high quality standards to good use in the city’s over-burdened painting and decorating industry. “At the beginning of the rebuild I heard there were a lot of cowboys in the painting and decorating industry, and with the experience I’ve gained over the years, I thought I could get my own thing going and teach people in the same way that I was trained,” he says. “The people that work for me are either fully qualified, or working towards their qualifications with apprenticeships or skills recognition based courses.” Kinghorn is a third-generation painter and has grown up learning the trade. He set up Fine Tip Paint and Paper in Christchurch in 2011 and set about completing emergency repairs, then moved on to insurance work and opt out work, and, as the rebuild of Canterbury progresses, he is now getting into new builds. Fine Tip Paint and Paper mainly contracts to long-standing Christchurch family business Dyer Decorating, and also subcontracts to Terranota and DC Building. Kinghorn says those companies and their already established reputations for high quality work, helps Fine Tip Paint and Paper to work smarter and harder in order to reflect their standards. Fine Tip Paint and Paper now has eight staff, and Kinghorn says it has been a hard road finding the perfect trades people. “We’ve gone through quite a lot of staff trying to find the right team members,” he says. “A lot of people will talk a big game but then don’t show up or have a bad work ethic. “I’ve got a reputation I want to build and maintain, and I know I’m held accountable for everything the company does, and that people will recognise what we do.” When he finds the right team members, Kinghorn keeps them by treating them well and teaching them what they need to know. He relies on his team just as they rely on him to keep the work in front of them. He maintains quality and control on all projects undertaken by Fine Tip Paint and Paper by deploying small and intricate teams with a crossover of abilities so all skill sets are covered on all jobs. Fine Tip Paint and Paper’s services include painting, wallpapering, plastering, and spraying, and the company is always looking for ways to increase

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Jo Bailey “Choose local” is the advice from Christchurch builder Huntley Quinn when selecting a construction firm for any building project. “There are a lot of new contractors in town who don’t have the history of operating in the region, or the contacts and relationships that local firms do. “If people are building a new home they want to be assured their builder is going to be around in five years time.” Quinn’s warning comes on the back of the experience of his own company, HQ Construction, after being “bitten” by outside contractors who didn’t provide the quality of service and workmanship he required.

This has prompted him to shift the company’s focus back to its roots in new home construction, and consolidate around its current staff levels and longstanding group of loyal sub-contractors, he says. “We have a good client base, with most of our work coming through repeat business and referrals. I’m happy to consolidate and fine-tune the operation without expanding it too dramatically in order to maintain quality. “Our clients expect a combination of innovative design, precision construction and attention to detail which is something we work hard to deliver.” HQ Construction specialises in one-off architectural builds. However it takes on projects across all budget ranges, he says. “We don’t traditionally market to the bulk housing arena, but do build smaller homes too.”

Fine Tip Paint and Paper is recognised for the quality of its work. its skills and move into niche markets. It has recently moved into texture coatings with EliteWall solid panel fencing, which requires a different method of application than standard painting. That expertise is in high demand with few in the industry capable of achieving the required application. Kinghorn has proven his vision over the past three years, as an out-of-towner who has managed to grow his new business in a fickle market where competition is fierce. He aims to continue to build a reputation for high quality workmanship and stake a place in the market for more private work in the future.

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Last year the company constructed a couple of substantial architectural homes and during the process developed “solid relationships with the owners of these new homes,” says Quinn. One of the projects was a 440sqm fivebedroom plus study residence in Papanui, designed by Bryce Monk of Monk Architecture. Heritage metal tray exterior cladding was used as a feature on the cedar-clad home, to achieve a unique look that is becoming “quite popular”. Quinn says the company has some other exciting residential projects lined up for 2014, with tenders going in for up to eight new builds and some smaller developments in new subdivisions coming up. HQ Construction also has vast experience in the commercial fit-out sector, having completed numerous high profile retail and hospitality projects, such as Fiddlesticks, The Cashmere Club, Fox and Ferret, The Rock Shop and Marion McKellow Jewellery. The company recently completed the fit-out of Champion Freight’s new offices and has several commercial repair projects “on the horizon”. Quinn, who is a Registered Master Builder and Licensed Building Practitioner, personally oversees every project, coordinating HQ Construction’s 12 site staff and external trades. “We offer a full package from the earliest design stages to handing over the keys. “ Otherwise clients can simply select the appropriate suite of services from us to meet their needs.” Flexibility is a key attribute of the company, he says. “We tailor our approach to each client as we understand that no one-size-fits-all. “Some clients prefer to be more hands-on while others would rather defer all the decisions to their architect.” “We have a good solid team and a great company culture that is about creating the right experience for our clients. We don’t look upon our work as simply building houses - it’s all about building relationships.”

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CHCH REBUILD » Affordable Concrete and Paving

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Local expertise helps rebuild effort Kelly Deeks

Cory Grant ran an Affordable Concrete and Paving branch on the Gold Coast for 10 years, before coming back to Christchurch after the earthquakes to help out with the huge demand in Canterbury for earthquake repairs.

Christchurch family business Affordable Concrete and Paving is proud to be doing its bit to rebuild Canterbury – one slab of concrete at a time. As a born-and-bred Canterbury family, the Grants understand what a stressful and frustrating experience the rebuild is for home owners, and take care to minimise the disruption their work has to the lives of their clients, as they work towards making their homes beautiful again. Affordable Concrete and Paving has been specialising in residential and commercial concreting and paving for more than 20 years, . The company was established by John Grant, who has more than 40 years of experience in building, concrete construction, and decorative concrete. John was later joined in the business by his sons Scott and Cory, who have both grown up with concreting. Scott has extensive experience in decorative concrete. Cory’s background is in civil, commercial, and residential concrete construction. Cory ran a branch of Affordable Concrete and Paving on the Gold Coast for 10 years, before coming back to Christchurch after the earthquakes to help out with the huge demand in Canterbury for earthquake repairs. The Affordable Concrete and Paving team has grown with the workload over the past three years, from a team of six to now about 30 staff. Cory Grant says when expanding the team, he and his father and brother looked locally for new staff. “Everyone in the company is from Christchurch, bar two or three people,” he says. “We’ve now got guys we’ve grown up with and guys we’ve gone to school with working here.

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Affordable Concrete and Paving has been specialising in residential and commercial concreting for more than 40 years. “They are very hard-working and loyal, and we always get feedback from our clients saying they have been so good to deal with. Most people would kill for some of the staff we have!” Affordable Concrete and Paving is currently heavily involved in completing non-EQC repairs for Christchurch residents, through a number of insurance companies. It provides a wide range of services for this repair and remedial work, including the removal and reinstatement of driveways. Another key area for the company is new builds, and it is the main driveway provider for several building companies, both local and national, and large and small, pouring hundreds of driveways every year. The increase in workload over the past three years has been facilitated by Affordable Concrete and Paving’s long-standing relationship with Allied Concrete, which John has been working with since the 1980’s. While the spike in demand for building materials has some contractors are waiting for weeks to get the materials they need, Affordable Concrete and Paving has had no trouble sourcing concrete.

“We couldn’t pour the concrete we do if it wasn’t for having that relationship established years ago,” John says. He says Affordable Concrete and Paving keeps as much work as possible in-house, as it is vital to keep the finish on its concrete products high quality and consistent. “We’re passionate about concreting and paving finishes, impeccable quality, and as the name says, affordable prices,” he says. Although the company has been focused on non-EQC earthquake repair work recently, it still as ever provides a full range of services, solutions, and finishes for residential, civil, and commercial projects, including resurfacing, paving, steps and stairs, decorative finishes, demolition, excavation, and earthmoving.

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As its name suggests Canterbury-owned Concrete Crack Repairers specialises in all aspects of concrete repair, restoring the original structural integrity to floor slabs, ring foundations and precast panels. Concrete Crack Repairers managing director Toby Buxton is a former builder with more than 10 years experience on commercial and residential projects. When building work in Christchurch stalled following the February 2011 earthquake, Buxton decided to utilise his skills in concrete repair work, and Concrete Crack Repairers was born. Today he runs the company with one office staff member and eight highly experienced applicators. The company is committed to efficiently providing the highest quality repairs with guaranteed workmanship, while taking all possible steps to minimise disruption to each specific environment. Concrete Crack Repairers has completed more than 500 commercial and residential repairs in Canterbury since the destructive earthquakes began in 2010. The company is skilled at working with engineers, loss adjusters, project managers and building owners alike. Buxton says that more and more organisations are referring to specialists to take care of their concrete repair requirements. Specialist services that the company provides include high pressure epoxy resin injection to cracked pre-cast panels and floor slabs, structural mortar patch repairs to broken or spalled concrete, panel joint sealant, pressure grouting, application of floor levelling compound, and garage floor epoxy painting.

with a minimum of disruption to our clients, and in a considerate and respectful manner.” The company use a variety of products from Ramset, Hilti, Sika, Helifix, and Concrete Plus depending on the specific job requirement. The company has gained and maintained accreditation as approved applicators of these products. Concrete Crack Repairers offers a noobligation quotation service, and repairs are often able to be completed more economically and time-efficiently than most owners think. With five fully-stocked vehicles on the road, six days a week Canterbury-wide, Concrete Crack Repairers can often complete a job within a week, and in many residential cases can have the repairs completed within about three half-day visits. “We carry out repairs with a minimum of disruption to our clients, and in a considerate and respectful manner,” Buxton says. “We use a dust-free drying system that eliminates nearly 95% of dust, and our tidy and polite staff leave our clients’ properties clean, tidy, and structurally restored.”

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BUILDING » Unity Construction

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Stylish homes targetting over 60’s Karen Phelps Christchurch building company Unity Construction is working with a team of local architects on the development of a new style of over-60s type residential properties, which it believes will meet the future needs of the city. “As the baby boomer generation ages there is going to be growing demand from people nearing retirement age who are looking for a home that is fresh, new and easy to maintain but who want something a bit different from your typical over-60s type property. “These homes we are developing won’t be for everyone’s taste or budget but we are confident that for a certain pocket of the market they will be an exciting alternative,” says company director Richard Keown. Keown thought of the concept which he is developing with architects CoLab, when he was searching for a smaller home for his mother but was unable to find anything suitable. “The old are getting younger,” he says. “They don’t want to live in ugly units after selling their nice home to downsize. “This development will also cater to companies looking to buy properties for their workers to live in as well as people outside of Christchurch looking for an inner city pad.”

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Unity Construction is working with a team of architects on the development of a new style of over-60s residential properties. Unity Construction is involved in a variety of projects in Christchurch from renovations to new builds, opt out work, insurance repairs and the Fletcher EQR home repair programme. Keown says he is finding more people are nominating the company as their preferred contractor, which he thinks is the result of the team’s professionalism and the high emphasis the company places on respect for peoples’ properties. “When we go in to do an earthquake repair we are dealing with people who - like all of us in Canterbury - have been through some pretty stressful times. “We recognise that and we try to do everything we can to make it a positive experience for the homeowner and their neighbours. “The number of referrals shows that our approach is working and is appreciated.” Unity Construction was started by Keown, a joiner and qualified builder, in 2009. The company cut its teeth on architectural renovations in upmarket suburbs of Christchurch and has expanded exponentially since the earthquakes as it helps the city to rebuild. Keown says that getting more qualified staff is his biggest hindrance to growth.

Unity Construction currently employs a team of 14 staff. Recognising it is an employees’ market in Christchurch at present Keown has sought to retain his highly qualified staff through initiatives such as the company’s Golden Hammer Trophy. “We have a competition every four months where we take a day for staff training in the morning and then, in the afternoon, we have a competition for some kind of activity such as clay bird shooting or a personal trainer testing everyone’s fitness. “The winner gets the Golden Hammer trophy with their name engraved on it. It’s a great way to keep everyone up-to-date and keep them fresh.” Keown thinks beginning his career as a joiner has given him a keen eye for detail, which means he sets very high standards for his company and his people. “When you make a piece of furniture you are very conscious that nothing can be hidden. It is all on display.

.... we try to do everything we can to make it a positive experience for the homeowner and their neighbours.” ‘When we build or renovate houses, there is a lot of our work that we know is unlikely to ever be seen as it might be contained within a wall or under a floor but as far as I’m concerned, that means nothing. “At Unity we treat every piece of work the same. For example, our guys get a lot of professional satisfaction from doing a nice piece of underfloor work.”

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BUILDING » H&R Garlick Ltd

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Leading Christchurch building firm H&R Garlick Builders has specialised in building on hill sites around the region for many years.

Firm revels in hillside challenges Jo Bailey

The complexity of building on Christchurch hill sites has increased since the earthquakes, adding critical early steps to the building process, says Richard Garlick, who with wife Dianna owns H&R Garlick Ltd. “It is vital that reinstatement of hillside land is completed properly before people rebuild on their sites,” says Richard. “This starts with obtaining proper geotechnical reports and implementing engineering solutions that have been designed to meet the needs of the site,” he says.

“If jobs have to be stopped because the land wasn’t properly prepared it adds unnecessary time delays and costs to the client.” H&R Garlick Builders has specialised in hill sites for many years, building mainly top end homes priced in the one to three million dollar bracket. “Our expertise is in the tricky sites,” says Richard. “They are always a challenge but are also oneoffs, which is what we like doing,” he says. The award-winning company has its own team of experts to ensure that all the projects are properly scoped and quantity surveyed, with access to key geotechnical, engineering and

drilling specialists who help to “get the job done right the first time”. “We have to be confident the right solutions are being implemented to bring the property back to where it needs to be, but with safeguards in place for the future.” H&R Garlick Builders even has its own insurance advocate on the team, who can guide clients through the insurance process and negotiate with insurance agencies on their behalf. “It is very important people receive what they are entitled to under their insurance policies to protect their future investment, but this is not always the case. “Our insurance adviser is doing a great job of

helping clients achieve the right outcome.” Good communication, from the earliest preplanning stage is at the heart of H&R Garlick’s business, says Richard. “It’s important to have the right people around the table at various stages of the project to ensure a successful outcome, particularly for high end projects on the hill. “We are very much focused on open lines of communication between our team, the client, architect and every subcontractor involved to make sure everyone is clear about schedules and the delivery of the project.”

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Taking on hillside challenges • from page 13 Richard Garlick is known for his eye for detail and creativity, and likes to provide input at the earliest design stages of a project. He rebuilds vintage cars “out of nothing”, a finesse that translates to the homes he builds. “I like to look at plans at the earliest stages and come up with innovative suggestions,” Richard says. In addition to building homes on the hill, the company is involved in new builds on the flat, and is working on several large earthquake repair projects. It also takes on a small amount of Fletcher’s earthquake repair work that comes in largely by word of mouth. “Most of our work is new high-end builds on the hills, or big repair projects that come to us directly from the client, or their insurer.” H&R Garlick Builders has more than tripled in size since the earthquakes, and is still growing. “We have a really big team but the growth hasn’t got out of hand because we have good systems in place to manage it.” The company is still looking for more good builders and foreman, with the Garlicks “a bit picky” about who they take on, he says. “We look for people who are honest, with the experience and knowledge to provide the level of quality our clients trust and have confidence in.”

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BUILDING » H&R Garlick Ltd

Business South / March 2014

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BUILDING » Fitzgerald Construction

Business South / March 2014

The Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology’s new Applied Technology building will house trades and maritime programmes on the Nelson campus.

New NMIT facility sets standard Kelly Deeks Nelson’s Fitzgerald Construction has excelled in the build of the new Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT) Applied Technology building. The $7.8 million project - due for completion early this year - is the latest in a long line of successful projects for the company which was established by Stephen Fitzgerald in 1997. Fiztgerald says the company’s successes are underpinned up by “meticulous planning and organisation”. A qualified carpenter, Fitzgerald has worked in the building industry since 1983, and has gained a

wide knowledge and understanding of the industry combined with a total commitment to quality. His skills and aptitude were soon recognised and resulted in a rapid migration through the ranks from tradesman to foreman and contracts manager. Fitzgerald Construction has grown rapidly and over the years has completed a broad range of projects including residential dwellings, commercial developments, shop fit-out work, and renovations, additions, and alterations in both the residential and commercial sectors. With a complement of 24 trained and qualified staff, the Fitzgerald Construction team consists of quantity surveyors, engineers, architects and trades subcontractors.

The project has progressed very well and despite the usual delays for building consent processing and weather constraints....”

It is the ability to coordinate and manage this diverse assemblage of expertise from all elements of the building industry that ensures Fitzgerald Construction can manage construction projects to be completed on time. Fitzgerald says that before the company was considered to be invited to tender for the NMIT

project, it had to prove its experience over a range of criteria. These includied its capability in precast concrete construction of three levels, experience with seismic strengthening and asbestos removal, and its ability to programme and complete works while NMIT maintained its normal operations.

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Construction of the new NMIT Applied Technology facility has gone according to schedule, with the building set to be completed early this year.

“We were easily able to satisfy these requirements and subsequently invited to tender for the project, which we were awarded in January last year,” Fitzgerald says. “The project has progressed very well and despite the usual delays for building consent processing and weather constraints, it will be finished by the completion date. No small task for a project of this size.” The new, three-storey building will house NMIT’s trades and maritime programmes on the Nelson campus. Located on Hardy Street, in front of the current trades building, the new building has been designed by architects Irving Smith Jack. It contains specialist and generic modern teaching spaces, especially catering for engineering and marine-based trades. Some of the key features of the new Applied Technology facility include greater workshop floor area and increased teaching spaces, engine simulation areas, improved welding layout with a redesigned ventilation system, and improved automotive bay heights.

With a local economy founded on skilled and practical areas such as maritime and building trades, the new facility will help to provide skilled tradespeople to drive those industries into the future, as well as boosting the skills available in the South Island to cope with the rebuild of Christchurch. The new facility will also enable NMIT to expand its provision into higher areas of engineering such as diploma and degree levels, improved technology for maritime courses and heavy engineering. Fitzgerald says the excellent relationship that exists between Fitzgerald Construction and its subcontractors has ensured seamless merging of all trades to ensure the best quality and on-time build for the contract principals.

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BUILDING » Mustard Construction

Business South / March 2014

Restoration specialist taps new opportunities Kelly Deeks Design-and-build and restoration specialist Mustard Construction brings more than 30 years of building industry experience to Dunedin. The company also runs its own joinery workshop which produces custom designed kitchens, bathrooms, hardwood flooring, and all wooden joinery requirements for projects large and small. Mustard Construction holds LBP licenses in design, site, and carpentry, so is able to carry out the entire process of a new build or restoration, from start to finish including the design, the site and project management, and the construction. Plans and building consent applications, and resource consent applications if necessary, are all prepared and submitted to council by Mustard Construction on its clients’ behalf. Mustard Construction managing director David Bircham trained and worked in Scotland, the UK, and Europe before moving out to New Zealand about eight years ago. He had been building about 25 new homes every year in the UK, as well as completing restoration work for local bodies on old, historic buildings, and renovation work on private homes. His business took a sideways step on his arrival in New Zealand, as he says here there wasn’t the opportunity to build 25 new homes every year, without going to work for a franchise building company.

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I mixed new home building and with my experience in restoration work....” “So I mixed new home building and with my experience in restoration work, and now we are building character homes,” he says. “We love old buildings, but it is not always possible to save them, so at Mustard Construction we build new versions which have all the character and authenticity of the period, but with the construction techniques and comforts of the 21st century.” Bircham says Mustard Construction had a good beginning in Dunedin, and eventually the team got up to seven full-time staff. Then the effects of the global recession came to Dunedin, and the business downsized to Bircham and his full-time joiner only. “We put our heads down and kept going,” he says. “We rebuilt our website and did some advertising, and word of mouth started getting around about the quality of our work and the type of work we were doing.” Bircham managed to build the business back up and he now employs two full-time qualified builders, an apprentice builder, a full-time joiner, and a parttime painter, as well as regular subcontractors. The new homes and restorations market is looking good in Dunedin for Mustard Construction this year, with 23 jobs appraised and nine won in the first two weeks of the year. Upcoming construction projects include the design and build of a new home for a family from Christchurch and a new public toilet block, while the workshop will be busy turning out a line of library bookcases and a set of doors for an old Centre Bush church undergoing a conversion into a home. There are also a few window restoration jobs on the books, and this is another area Mustard Construction specialises in, manufacturing its own sashes in the workshop. Bircham says that most of his clients completing renovation projects are very particular about the look of their properties, casting the budget aside in favour of achieving an authentic result with a sympathetic approach to the fabric and style of the building, and its surroundings.

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BUILDING » JDN Builders

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JDN ready for commercial boom Jo Bailey Longstanding Christchurch painting and decorating firm Jeff Dermott Painting and Decorating is now part of the JD Group, established following the addition of a sister company, JDN Builders Ltd around a year ago. Owner Darrell Dermott says the two companies run autonomously, working on standalone projects, but combining skills on others. “Now that we’re builders as well as painters we can complete projects from start to finish, not just the finish. “We have a bit more control over the jobs and can minimise some of the delays that may occur when waiting for other contractors.” The Canterbury earthquakes were the major catalyst for the change of business structure, he says. “As an EQR Accredited contractor we started getting into project management of jobs, so it made sense to have our own building teams to enable us to do the whole job.” The companies continue to offer the “full package” for EQR repairs and rebuilds, and can also help clients wanting to opt out of the scheme. JDN Builders also takes on a range of other projects including new home construction, alterations and light commercial work. It has already developed house and land packages on two sections in Halswell which sold quickly, and has more under development for the Prestons subdivision. “We currently have six builders on the JDN team but I can see this increasing to eight or 10 reasonably quickly. “We have a few new homes to build for clients this year and other projects starting to work their way through the system.” The commercial market is the “big focus” for Jeff Dermott Painting and Decorating, which employs around 60 painters. “Over the years we have worked with most of the major commercial construction companies such as Fletcher Construction, Hanham & Philp, Hawkins, Higgs Builders, Luneys and many more.” The company also provides painting and decorating services for light commercial buildings, government housing and architectural homes, including regional and national Master Builders House of the Year winners with Clive Barrington Construction. Crack injection concrete repair is another specialist service offered by the company. Jeff Dermott Ltd was founded by Dermott’s parents, Jeff and Sandra in 1968. During the 1980s commercial building boom in Christchurch, the company completed several high profile buildings, including the Park Royal (later the Crowne Plaza), and Durham Towers (Copthorne, Durham Street), neither of which survived the earthquakes. Now the company is gearing up for the next big commercial boom in the city.

JDN Builders takes on a range of other projects including new home construction, alterations and light commercial work. “It is going to be a pretty busy year as a lot more commercial projects finally get underway. We are just waiting to get the green light on a couple of big jobs.” Jeff Dermott retired from the 45-year-old company around five years ago, but is “stoked” to see how it is progressing.

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Overall, Dermott is “very happy” with the new structure of the company. “The establishment of the JD Group brand with two strong, subsidiary companies has given us a solid platform from which to continue to provide quality building, painting and decorating services to the Canterbury market.”

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BUILDING » Clarke Construction

Business South / March 2014

Clarke Construction won the National Renovation of the Year award in the 2011 Master Builders Awards for the revamp of this 100-year-old villa in Old Renwick Road.

Quality paramount for winning firm Jo Bailey The quality craftsmanship produced by Blenheim firm Clarke Construction has been consistently rewarded at Master Builders House of the Year Awards. The company won a regional Gold Award for a high-end Marlborough home in 2012 following its first, and most successful year in the competition in 2011, when it picked up Marlborough House of the Year for an ‘Inner Circle’ home, and Renovation of the Year for the revamp of a 100-year-old villa in Old Renwick Road. This project went on to win the National Supreme Award for Renovation of the Year, where the judges congratulated owner Ant

Clarke and his team for a “superb bit of work” combining “sympathetic craftsmanship with exquisite attention to detail”. Clarke was thrilled to win the awards, which gives clients assurance they are dealing with a team that consistently builds to the highest standards, he says. “The awards definitely help. However we like to keep things pretty quiet, and just tick away doing our own thing. Producing quality on every project is the key to it for us.” Clarke Construction has built several highend architectural homes in the Marlborough region but is far from limited to this market. “Christchurch builder Clive Barrington told me years ago never to turn down the smaller jobs, which is advice I’ve always followed. “One minute you can be building a deck for

The awards definitely help. However we like to keep things pretty quiet, and just tick away doing our own thing. Producing quality on every project is the key to it for us.” someone and next thing you’re building their new home.” In addition to new residential, renovation, and smaller building projects, the company specialise in the light commercial sector, with projects in 2013 including an office redevelopment for a winery; and an accommodation block to house vineyard staff. “The wine industry is expanding again,

which tends to drive quite a bit of the building work in the region. “We have several other smaller commercial jobs underway in this market and in November, finished a large architectural house for a winemaker.” The company also has just completed its own subdivision with innovative house-andland packages.

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Clarke Construction has built several high-end architectural homes in the Marlborough region.

The latest development on a “beautiful site” in Severne Street had mountain and rural views, and featured five sections ranging from 2000 to 4000 square metres. “All the sections have sold and we’ve picked up two or three builds out of the five so are really pleased.” Clarke Construction is also developing three architecturally designed retirement homes that will provide an alternative to rest home care for people who want to continue living independently, he says. “The plans are just being drawn up for these homes and we’ve already sold two. “We’ve thought about the future needs of the owners, with features including disability access and the ability to house a live-in carer if required.” Clarke was raised on a farm in the Awatere Valley, but he says that on the advice of his father, headed to Christchurch at the age of 17 to get a trade.

He qualified as a builder and joiner under CS Luney. Later he spent several years running construction crews in London and Dublin before returning to Christchurch to start his own company in 2002. He and wife Sarah (who manages the office) moved their home and business back to Marlborough in 2007 where they now employ eight carpenters and two administration staff, and bring up their three children. Clarke says the company has another busy year ahead. “We’ve already got some interesting projects lined up. “I’m picking it will be a good one.” Clarke Construction 03 577 7258 www.clarkeconstruction.co.nz

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SOUTHLAND » Villa Veneer

Business South / March 2014

Product giving new twist to brick Jo Bailey A chance conversation on a Southland building site has led to the production of an innovative new exterior cladding system that will be launched in ITM stores nationwide this year. The product, a patented brick system called Villa Veneer™, is laid like traditional brick but is angled on the brick face to simulate the clean shadow lines of weatherboard. It is the brainchild of builder Barry Smith and bricklayer John Ivanov, who were “thinking out loud” about the potential to put a twist on traditional brick cladding systems while working together on a brick and weatherboard house near Lochiel around five years ago.

“It seemed like a simple idea, but like a lot of things that are invented we thought someone else must have thought of it if it was that easy,” says Smith. The pair sought patents for the concept, expecting someone would already be sitting on the intellectual property. But to their surprise the applications came back clear for both New Zealand, and internationally. “We made some moulds from Customwood to create the first bricks and laid a small wall with them in a woolshed. “We asked people what they thought and after getting a lot of positive feedback decided to take the next step.” Venture Southland helped with some funding for research and development, and the pair received

People enjoy having the visual look of weatherboard with the advantages of the zero maintenance, durability and cost effectiveness of brick.” two year’s business mentoring from Business Mentors New Zealand. Keith Millar of Alexandra-based masonry block and brick manufacturer Viblock signed up as Villa Veneer’s South Island manufacturer, with Bowers taking care of the North Island market. Smith and Ivanov looked to America for the design and manufacture of their brick moulds which were “quite costly”, he says.

“That’s when we started putting some serious money towards the project and knew we would have to commit. “But by that stage we knew it was going to work.” Smith and Ivanov also designed and patented a metal bracket or “horizontal weep-hole vent” for the Villa Veneer system that is manufactured by Calder Stewart.

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Villa Veneer comes in a range of eight colours and finishes.

The vent is laid in the first row of bricks to provide a cleaner look and to maintain airflow. Smith says between 70 and 90 vents are used on each home. Awareness of Villa Veneer is still relatively low but will be boosted by its presence throughout the ITM chain. “Most of our sales until now have been through word of mouth and our Villa Veneer website. “However the feedback from homeowners and others including builders, bricklayers and property valuers who have worked with or seen the product has been overwhelmingly positive.” Villa Veneer can be used as a feature wall or to clad an entire home and comes in a range of eight colours and finishes. “People enjoy having the visual look of weatherboard with the advantages of the zero maintenance, durability and cost effectiveness of brick. The brick cavity gives users peace of mind.”

Villa Veneer won the Southland Regional 2012 ANZ Flying Start Business Plan Competition, which was a “great exercise”, says Smith. “We learned a lot just from filling out the forms. I’d recommend the process to anyone, even if you don’t place, as it makes you sit down and really think about what you’re doing in your business.” Smith says the steady growth of the company has set it up to produce large volumes of product for the ITM network without compromising quality. Once the product has been launched with ITM they plan to take a roadshow around the country to meet with suppliers and bricklayers. “It’s been an interesting ride and pretty cool to see where that first small design has taken us.”

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SOUTHLAND » Burt Munro Challenge

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International acclaim for iconic event Jo Bailey Southland’s biggest annual event, the Burt Munro Challenge, continues to grow in profile, both nationally and internationally, says Venture Southland event manager, Jade Gillies. “It is now one of New Zealand’s major motorsport events, with more than 2000 motorcyclists attending the Challenge Rally and a record 530 competitors taking part in the racing events, up 10 percent on the previous year.” Time Magazine rated the November challenge ‘one of five festive events you don’t want to miss in 2013’ for its exciting motorcycle racing, great entertainment and famous southern hospitality. “It was fantastic to see the event put under the international spotlight. An estimated 25,000 spectators enjoyed the action, with an increase in overseas visitors, particularly from Australia where we have really pushed our promotion of the event.” Competitors participated in up to six disciplines over five days, including the Bluff Hill climb, a beach race, Wyndham street race, and supercross event near Winton. Several of the races were national championship events attracting top riders. “The challenge is unique, with so many disciplines in a nice little package. There is nothing else like it in the Southern Hemisphere.” In addition to the racing, the Munro family awards a special trophy to one competitor at the event who most embodies the ingenuity, drive and passion of Burt Munro, the Southland motorcycle legend who broke two land speed world records on his home-built Indian motorcycle.

“It is a highly sought after trophy. Burt’s son John Munro comes to the event each year, and chooses the winner, usually with the help of other family members.” In 2013 the trophy went to Australian double amputee Alan Kempster, who lost his right limbs in a crash several years ago. “It was remarkable to see Alan back on the bike and racing. People were so impressed with his attitude and determination. He was a very deserving winner,” says Gillies. The hub for the 2013 Burt Munro Challenge was the rally site at Sandy Point which can cater for up to 2000 campers. “We had a massive marquee with a bar and stage. Two live bands performed each night. There was a real festival atmosphere.” The results of a survey into the economic impact of the event should be released soon and is expected to show millions pouring into the local economy. Businesses from throughout Southland have benefited, with many hotels and motels booked out, bars and restaurants full, and “the retail tills ringing”, says Gillies. “Many of the retailers have said it was their biggest few days trading of the year - even bigger than Christmas.” The weather doesn’t always play its part, with

competitors contending with sun, hail and gale force winds during last year’s event. “In some ways it’s all part of the experience. People expect it, come prepared and it doesn’t seem to dampen their spirits at all.” The inaugural Burt Munro Challenge was held in 2006, on the back of the success of ‘The World’s Fastest Indian’, the inspirational movie about Munro’s life. “The producers of the movie approached Mayor Tim Shadbolt to propose holding an annual beach race in honour of Burt Munro. “The idea was taken up by Wayne Affleck, then chairman of Venture Southland, who provided the link between local government and the region’s motorcycle clubs. It has grown from there.”

Southland Motorcycle Club runs the racing events, with Venture Southland providing support with marketing and promotions, administration, registrations, and maintaining the rally’s website. Other organisations such as the Bluff and Wyndham promotions groups and the region’s speedway clubs are also involved. “A huge community effort goes into running this event, with a large number of volunteers involved,” says Gillies who spends around half his annual workload supporting the Burt Munro Challenge. Planning for the 2014 event, to be held November 27-30 is already underway, with registrations open from July 1. “It doesn’t really stop. We had our first meeting in early February and are pretty much straight back into it.”

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SOUTHLAND » Ride Forever Motorcycle Training

Rider training suitable for all levels Jo Bailey Motorcyclists of all skill levels can benefit from rider training, says Canterbury based instructor Dan Ornsby. “Even if someone has been riding all their life there is always room for improvement.” Ornsby has been a motorcycle instructor for five years, teaching everyone from complete novices, through to experienced riders seeking specialist skills. Since 2012, his company, Dan Ornsby Motorcycle Training has been contracted to deliver Ride Forever training through ACC. Ride Forever is a national Rider Training programme with Ornsby’s company delivering the courses between Kaikoura and Invercargill. As the name suggests, Ride Forever provides knowledge and training to allow motorcyclists to “carry on riding, and enjoying it, way into the future”. The programme also aligns directly with NZTA’s Competency Based Training and Assessment (CBTA) which comes into effect from 1 March this year. CBTA will be offered as an option to motorcyclists over and above completing their restricted and full license test through the AA, and can fast-track the license process in a similar way that Defensive Driving courses work for motor vehicles. Groups of up to six riders participate in Ride Forever training which is structured in three levels. The Bronze course is aimed at entry level riders and is also beneficial for rider wishing to prepare for the new CBTA license assessment; the Silver course is aimed at intermediate level riders and is designed to assist restricted riders through the CBTA process to gain their full license, as well as offering returning riders the opportunity to brush up on their skills; and the Gold course provides more advanced training that can be tailored to specific

Providing training for return riders is another big part of Dan Ornsby Motorcycle Training’s business. riding styles such as cruiser, sport bike, adventure riding and more. Dan Ornsby Motorcycle Training also conducts basic motorcycle handling tests which are the precursor to a learner license. Providing training for return riders is another big part of its business, he says. “We see a lot of middle aged riders with rusty skills, who have hardly ridden since they commuted to school or work on a 50cc bike as a teenager. Many have bought their dream bike such as a

Harley, but are intimidated by the machine and don’t feel safe. With training we can help them regain skills and confidence and get full enjoyment from their bike.” Several prominent members of the big motorcycle clubs, such as HOG and Ulysses have trained with Ornsby and encouraged other members to follow suit. ”Peoples’ mindset has definitely changed over recent years or so, with long-term riders more receptive to attending courses.”

Ornsby started riding at the age of 10, and has an extensive background riding on and off-road and racing in different disciplines. “My passion is track racing and I enjoy competing at events such as the Mountain Thunder at Methven and Burt Munro Challenge in Southland. “Ride Forever was represented at most of the events at the Burt Munro Challenge and had a big marquee at the rally site. It was great to be able to talk directly to the riders about training opportunities.”

SOUTHLAND » Jason Barlow Building

Business South / March 2014

Experience combined with passion Jo Bailey Award-winning Southland builder Jason Barlow expects to increase the time he spends on the overall management of his company, JMB Building (trading as Jason Barlow Building) this year. “It’s hard to work on site everyday and manage the projects as well,” Barlow says. “I plan to stay on the tools about half the week, but take on some extra staff and spend a bit more time in the office and working with the clients.” Barlow says having a “really good team” of three quality builders gives him the confidence to spend time on ‘detail’ and with clients. “Often you think nobody can do the job as good as you, but in reality with the right training and on-site support productivity can be increased and standards kept high. “Staff training is an essential part of the building industry and our business. A good thing about being fussy is that the team picks up the same habits.” He says this approach is critical given the company’s reputation as a quality Southland builder. “We often work with expensive materials such as oak, granite and glass so it’s important to work with people who have the same respect for these materials that I do.” Barlow has been building for more than 20 years and started his own company in 1997. His wife Natalie handles all the company’s accounts. The couple are currently working on a website for the firm that will be launched within the next few months. Although Barlow enjoys the challenge of complex building projects, he says the company works right across the building spectrum, with every project “treated the same”. “We work on a variety of projects all over Southland and have even built a few holiday homes at Queenstown for Southland people.” In 2012 the company was a Gold and Regional Category winner in the $450,000 to $600,000 section at the Master Builders House of the Year Awards for a stunning-five bedroom home at Waiumu, near Gore. “Some of the tricky parts of the house really added to its overall look. “The owner sourced hardwood beams from a bridge in Mataura that we used to build an exposed truss frame at the front entrance of the house. The steel plates bolting it together were left to go rusty for an aged effect.” Beyond the front door was an American ash staircase with a balustrade made from twisted, blackened steel, which led to a games room and loft area above the garage. Other interesting features of the home include fully tiled bathrooms, a mud room, and large kitchen with a secret door into a scullery that leads to a hallway down to the garage.

In 2012 Jason Barlow Building was a Gold and Regional Category winner in the $450,000 to $600,000 section at the Master Builders House of the Year Awards for a stunning-five bedroom home at Waiumu, near Gore. Last year Jason Barlow Building finished “another beautiful, big home” that Barlow says he intends to enter in the Master Builders Awards this year. Materials in the architecturally designed fourbedroom home include cedar, concrete, and oak floors, with expansive outdoor living areas including an outdoor room and fireplace providing seamless living for the owners. Jason Barlow Building has also recently completed an impressive bathroom renovation that design company, My Designs, plans to enter in the Bathroom of the Year Awards. This year the company has some large alternations projects coming up, as well as the prospect of new homes says Barlow.

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SOUTHLAND » Wilson & Keen Contracting

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Making their mark on Southland Karen Phelps With a track record of 48 years in business, Southland’s Wilson Keen Contracting has more than left its mark on the region. “We’ve helped construct kilometres and kilometres of road in Southland,” says managing director, Greg Keen. “Pretty much everywhere I drive around the region I think – we’ve done that one.” Initially trading as D.J. Wilson Ltd, the company was established in 1965 by Greg’s father in law, David Wilson. Known as ‘Digger Dave’, Wilson started the now Winton-based company with a single tractor digger and proceeded to build up a business largely based around farm drainage and civil work. Greg worked for Dave for 13 years before he and his wife Rachelle purchased the company in 2004. The couple have since expanded the company services and invested heavily in plant taking the company from one full time staff member to 13 casual and full time employees’. Earthworks, roading and agricultural contracting remain the staple of the business. The company regularly contracts to SouthRoads for New Zealand Transport Authority and local council roading projects. Other clients include The Roading Company, Central Western Roading and Fulton Hogan. Greg Keen puts the company’s longevity down to quality of workmanship, something that is often commented on by clients. “We’ve completed many farm dairy effluent ponds for Opus International Consultants. They commented that our work was the some of the best they’d had constructed. “Likewise the pond liners who worked on a job we did for RD Agritech said it was one of the best ponds they’ve ever worked on. We take pride in perfectionism in our workmanship.” The company has strict quality controls in place to ensure each job is produced to the highest standard possible. Management system provide a framework for readily available information and the resources necessary to support the company’s operations, understanding the needs of the industry and customers and design and development of services to meet market requirements. “Each project is broken down into stages and each one signed off by our project manager and either engineers or the client. “Selection and training of staff and contractors to maintain high standards is vital as is continuous

Earthworks, roading and agricultural contracting remain the staple of Wilson & Keen Contracting’s business. quality inspection and testing practices to ensure regulatory compliance.” he says. “We monitor our clients’ level of satisfaction after completion of work and have a commitment to continuous improvement.” Wilson Keen Contracting has business affiliations with the New Zealand Contractors Federation, Transit New Zealand, New Zealand Institute of Highway Technology and Site Safe. Greg Keen says the company thrives on challenge. For example it completed the earthworks for the slow vehicle bay up the Josephville Hill on the way to Lumsden which saw the company relocate a live fibre optic cable, rock-breaking and winch a digger over the side of the hill face to complete slip rehabilitation work.

The family has a passion for the business. “People ask where we are based; we are based where our diggers are out completing jobs. “At the moment we have diggers in Nightcaps, Kapuka, Riversdale and Glencoe doing contracts.”

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SOUTHLAND » Gore Landscape Supplies / HJK Management

Business South / March 2014

Timber, firewood help HJK Management business to prosper smooths the path Jo Bailey David Udy of Gore Landscape Supplies has a ready supply of milled landscape grade timber, plus a range of quality firewood to offer the broader South Island market, he says. “The market in Gore is fairly limited given its size. “However I am able to send bulk orders of milled timber including sleepers and our kitset planter box range to Christchurch quite economically. “I already have a timber buyer there but have the capacity to partner with a second in this market,” Udy says. Gore Landscape Supplies also offers a range of quality firewood – mainly macrocarpa, old man pine, douglas fir and bluegum. “We couldn’t go much further afield than Dunedin or Queenstown with the firewood, but there is definitely an opportunity for us to supply a firewood merchant in these cities at a pretty realistic wholesale rate.” Udy knows plenty about handling wood. He worked in the forestry industry for 20 years before he and wife Philippa took over Gore Landscape Supplies around 18 month ago. “With rising costs and margins being squeezed in forestry it was a good time to get out.” Going into business hasn’t been without its challenges however. Unbeknown to the Udys the previous owner had run the business down, and it has taken them a while to raise its reputation again. “We’ve turned things around quite a bit but it was pretty hard in the first year. “The garden supplies side of the business has lost a bit of ground but we’re making that up with the milled timber and firewood.” The turnover is now fairly evenly split between the three arms to the business.

“It’s good having that spread as we are kept busy when the gardening market goes quiet in the winter. “Spring is our busiest time when the milling kicks in and the gardening side of things takes off again.” The company sells a range of bulk and bagged landscaping products including bark, top soil, woodchips, pea straw, coal, white gravel, and its “magic” garden mix, a mixture of super dirt with peat and mushroom compost. “We’ve achieved fantastic results with this product in our own garden. “The plants grow like anything and the fruit and vegetables that are grown in it taste good too.” Most of Gore Landscape Supplies’ firewood is sourced from farm shelter belts, with Udy using his own 25 tonne digger to fell and clear them. “We also buy logs in when required and have a block of land where we cut it all up. “The firewood is all stored on concrete to reduce moisture and the potential for dirt and rubbish to be introduced into the pile.” A portable milling machine is used to mill the mainly macrocarpa timber used for landscape purposes. “We sell a small amount of milled sleepers and kitset planter boxes from the yard but most of it is sold further afield,” he says. The Udys haven’t taken on any staff just yet, with the size of the business currently manageable between the two of them. “After a challenging start we are happy with how things are going and are keen to grow our client base both in Gore, and further afield.”

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Jo Bailey In the current regulatory environment it makes sense to engage a professional project manager to help smooth the building process, says Southland consultant and engineer Hamish Kidd of Invercargill firm, HJK Management Ltd. “It can require specialist knowledge to work through the consent and regulatory process,” says Kidd. “I hear of people getting bad advice or trying to manage their projects themselves and ending up with quite significant and costly changes halfway through. “Engaging a professional consultant takes the hassle out of the process and gets it right first time.” An experienced engineer, Kidd grew up in Southland and returned to the province in 2011 after having started HJK Management in 2004 in Wellington. Prior to that he had a long stint working for the Mainzeal and Multiplex construction contractors in Auckland and Wellington where he was design manager for “large” and multi-storey structures. “These roles taught me the importance of getting things right at the front end,” he says. He started HJK Management to assist clients in Wellington and the lower South Island and has since worked as a consultant and project manager on a wide range of projects in the construction, seismic strengthening, civil, roading, rail, rural,

my engineering background with overall project management experience is an advantage....” municipal, and educational sectors. He can take projects from concept to completion on behalf of his clients, including project planning and feasibility; development planning and management; as well as design, project and procurement management. “The ability to combine my engineering background with overall project management experience is an advantage, particularly from a seismic design performance perspective, or when reading or critiquing designs and drawings on behalf of clients.” One of the fundamental questions he helps clients answer is whether their idea is feasible to implement, and if so, what is the best way to go about it? He can also help clients determine how to add value to their property, source resources including materials and manpower, and answer perhaps the

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SOUTHLAND » HJK Management

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HJK Management has been engaged in a wide variety of projects in Southland, including, above, an industrial process plant at Rio Tinto Alcan’s Tiwai smelter.

most important question of all - how much will it cost? Kidd expects to be involved in more seismic strengthening projects in Southland as the region’s stock of older buildings are brought up to code. “Some business owners are getting assessments done and finding they need to rebuild a significant part of their building, while others decide to refresh their properties when the strengthening work is being completed. We can help with all these projects.” Kidd’s relationship with KiwiRail in Wellington has led to HJK Management project managing several construction and infrastructure projects for the rail company in Southland. These jobs have led to his involvement in other rail-orientated projects, including the construction of Mainfreight’s new 4000sqm warehouse and 350sqm offices on a large site at the Invercargill railway yard. “I was engaged by an Auckland engineering firm to provide QA and management services to this project and am currently back at this site, providing site supervision and QA for the replacement of some hard stand and roading on behalf of Beca Consultants.” The rural market is another growing part of HJK Management’s portfolio. “I have consulted and managed the design and construction of several farm dairy projects, with particular expertise in farm dairy effluent projects involving pond storage and effluent irrigation to land.

“I can take the hassle out of these processes for farmers so they can get on with what they do best.” For the education sector, Kidd has managed small building projects in several Southland schools on behalf of their Boards of Trustees mainly ablutions upgrades, workshop, lab and classroom upgrades, water supply projects and fire alarm systems. When he was based in Wellington, Kidd did a lot of work for Porirua City Council and is currently building relationships with Southland territorial authorities. He has already worked on the Invercargill CBD upgrade for a Christchurch-based urban design and landscape consultant and hopes that other local territorial authority commissions can stem from that to grow this part of the business. Kidd agrees 2011 was a tough time to enter the small local market as a “total newcomer” but says perception of HJK Management is slowly growing in the region. “The market here is definitely picking up with a lot of projects that were deferred during the recession starting to come on stream. “I’m looking forward to an increasing workload in 2014.”

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SOUTHLAND » Balcrom Engineered Concrete Solutions

Business South / March 2014

Extending concrete’s possibilities Karen Phelps Concrete may be functional but it can also be a design feature. Balcrom Engineered Concrete Solutions offers a range of upmarket architectural products that can transform a building or home, says company director Phillip Bates. The company’s range of pre-cast solutions can be coloured or mixed with different aggregates for a unique finish or poured into special moulds to give different effects, for example mimicking wood panelling or brickwork. The concrete can also be moulded into different shapes as seen on the Highlands National Motorsport Museum in Cromwell.

The company completed a series of panels in the shape of a mountain range shape along the top to give a distinctive look to the building. Another popular option is to incorporate insulation into the actual panels. This creates a warm building and negates the need to line it with gib board. “The only limit is people’s imagination,” says Bates. “The product can give a really wide range of unique looks and finishes as well as being robust and long wearing.” Balcrom Engineered Concrete Solutions operates from two locations. Its Cromwell yard produces a range of architectural panel and pre-stressed flooring products, which include pre-cast panels, flat slab and rib and infill.

The only limit is people’s imagination. The product can give a really wide range of unique looks and finishes as well as being robust and long wearing.” The Balclutha site produces a wide range of products which enable both yards to complement each other. Products include outdoor furniture, stairs, pavers, bridge beams, flat slab double tees, concrete barriers, architectural panels, bird baths and dog bowls Balcrom Engineered Concrete Solutions also

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Balcrom Engineered Concrete’s range of pre-cast solutions can be coloured or mixed with different aggregates for a unique finish or poured into special moulds to give different effects.

Balcrom Engineered Concrete Solutions has a long history. The Balclutha yard was one of the original Fulton Hogan owned sites in the region. The Cromwell yard was originally built as a Ministry of Works site during the building of the Clyde Dam. Phillip Bates took over the company in 2013 bringing over 30 years of experience in construction and manufacturing. He says that he is looking to drive the business forward, in particular promoting the possibilities of the company’s products to architects and to the dairy industry as farmers seek to meet tightening regulations regarding effluent run off into waterways. Balcrom Engineered Concrete Solutions is currently developing two new products specifically targeted to meet this need – pre-cast effluent ponds and silage bins. The products will be available in kitset form to reduce costs for farmers. Balcrom Engineered Concrete Solutions is presently trialling the products and plans to release them to the general market in 2015.

The products will complement the range of solutions already being offered to the rural sector by Balcrom Engineered Concrete Solutions. These include water and feeder troughs, fence posts and salt block holders, and they are mainly distributed through CRT Group meaning customers may purchase product using their CRT card. Balcrom Engineered Concrete Solutions employs 25 staff and works for most of the large construction companies including Calder Stewart, Breens, Fulton Hogan, Naylor Love and Amalgamated Builders Limited. “We specialise in one-on-one contact with our customers,” says Bates. “Combined with continuing to be innovative in how we manufacture to create efficient, cost effective products to meet our customers’ expectations.” Balcrom Engineered Concrete Solutions 03 445 3246, 03 418 2880 www.balcrom.co.nz

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SOUTHLAND » Ground Source

Business South / March 2014

System sources heat from the ground Karen Phelps Ground Source New Zealand offers energyefficient, environmentally friendly heating and cooling solutions for the commercial and residential markets. Gary Summers of Ground Source New Zealand says the innovative Ground Source system - which has the potential for huge cost savings - is based on tapping into the stored energy of the “greatest solar collector in existence - the earth”. “By harnessing the energy captured in the earth – by a process called geoexchange - we can design, supply and install a system to meet the heating or cooling requirements of almost any commercial, industrial or domestic building by using the latest technology from WaterFurnace. “The energy can either be pulled from the ground or discharged into it and then transferred back to the building when needed,” says Summers. “The system can also remove heat from one area of a building and transfer it to another,” he says. “It’s not uncommon for a commercial building to need to warm one area while cooling another, for example reducing the temperature in a computer room while warming the entrance lobby or cooling a house while heating a swimming pool. “By simply transferring this heat – rather than having to generate heat using electricity - we can simultaneously both heat and cool. “This can create substantial savings on expensive heating and cooling bills.” Summers says that in order to do this the design of the ground source system, especially the ground loop (pipe system), is critical. To help achieve this Summers works closely with GeoExchange Australia, which has been involved in the ground source industry in Australia for more than 25 years. “This gives us access to one of the most experienced, specialised ground source systems designers in the Southern Hemisphere. “We need to get this right or the system will not get the results the client deserves and may not even work efficiently at all.

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The design of the loop pipe system is critical to the success of Ground Source’s geoexchange. Summers says that a Ground Source system will provide the lowest life cycle operating cost for a commercial installation. “The US Department of Commerce and the Environmental Protection Agency have found that typically ground source systems result in 50% to 70% higher heating efficiencies than other heating systems and 20% to 40% higher cooling efficiencies.” “Although the concept is relatively new for the New Zealand market, public private partnerships and building owner operators in Australia are already using geoexchange systems and benefiting from lowest running and maintenance costs.” Summers, a qualified electrician, says he first became interested in the concept when looking for an energy-efficient system for his own home. He has received specialised training in the US and Australia in geoexchange heating and cooling systems and now works with both his own contractors or those that the client selects. He says there is growing interest in New Zealand in geoexchange systems.

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Diploma offers opportunity Southern Institute of Technology’s Postgraduate Diploma in Business Enterprise has literally changed the business landscape of Invercargill, says Andrei Robertson from Southern Institute of Technology. “A number of new businesses have sprung up and been started by students once they’ve completed the course, including Asian food stores and Ground Source, an environmentally friendly heating and cooling company,” he says. The course, which encourages the spirit of entrepreneurship as well as providing the practical skills for students to start their own business, takes place over 18 months. Robertson says the course programme has been designed to meet the needs of graduates who wish to start their own business as well as those who want to learn about entrepreneurship, innovation and business enterprise management in an existing business. “Students in the programme will not only be focused on creating new business ventures, but will also have a willingness and commitment to learn about new enterprise creation and development from theoretical and research based perspectives,” explains Robertson. The course covers six months of modules covering entrepreneurship and innovation, communication technology, marketing, human resource management, financing and research methodology. The next 12 months of the course is dedicated to a research dissertation which provides students with the opportunity to select a topic of choice centred on any innovative business product, service, venture or facility, for which they develop an initial scoping study that is subsequently developed into a comprehensive, research based business or strategic plan.

The course really opens up your eyes to opportunities outside a normal nine to five job.” Robertson has just completed the course himself and says the skills he gained have proved invaluable. “I’ve completed the course over the past two years while working full time at SIT. I now want to get more industry experience behind me before starting my own business. “The course really opens up your eyes to opportunities outside a normal nine to five job. It’s about encouraging entrepreneurial spirit and creating opportunities.” He points to an example of a couple of the course students who were working part time in a local supermarket at night stocking shelves. “They used the knowledge they were gaining in the course to see an opportunity outside the square, in this case that there might be a market for a certain type of flour used in Indian cooking. “The supermarket decided to trial the product and it sold out within a day. “The students were then sent to Auckland to talk to suppliers and were eventually headhunted by one supplier who offered them the role of regional South Island manager for the company.” Southern Institute of Technology’s zero fees scheme applies to the Postgraduate Diploma in Business Enterprise. For more information: 0800 4 0 FEES or visit www.sit.ac.nz

SOUTHLAND » Malcolm Officer Sheetmetal

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Firm enjoys tackling a challenge Jo Bailey Southland stainless and alloy firm Malcolm Officer Sheetmetal is not afraid to tackle the more challenging projects, says manager Dion Clarkson. “If someone comes to us with an issue, we’re not a company that says, come back when you have it worked out. “We work alongside our clients to help solve their problems and tailor the most appropriate and cost-effective solution to their needs.”

Clarkson says the firm has designed and built many prototypes for clients over the years. “One example is the ergonomic book trolley we produced for the Mataura library. It is capable of holding a 130kg load and responds to the changing weight using a smart spring. “The trolley puts an end to the librarians having to bend and stretch into deep book bins.” Although making prototypes is an interesting part of its portfolio, most of the Invercargill firm’s work is in stainless steel and aluminium fabrication, with the primary food sector its biggest market, he says.

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We work alongside our clients to help solve their problems and tailor the most appropriate and costeffective solution to their needs.” “We manufacture a lot of processing equipment, guarding and components for large industrial food processors and manufacturers, including Sanfords, Alliance Freezing Works, and the big dairy and baking companies. “Quality of materials and workmanship is paramount when it comes to servicing any client in the food sector,” he says. The firm also specialise in making quality custom kitchens for commercial and industrial

food preparation and manufacture, and since it was founded in 1980 by the late Malcolm Officer, has manufactured and installed industrial and commercial ducting for central heating and product transport systems for clients throughout Southland. Clarkson says Malcolm Officer Sheetmetal carries out predominantly custom work, so “no two days are the same” for its team of five tradesmen on the floor.

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Most of Malcolm Officer Sheetmetal’s work is in stainless steel and aluminium fabrication with the primary food sector its biggest market.

“We also do quite a bit of architectural stainless work for structural and decorative purposes, including handrails, bollards, entrances and facades. “The recycling and rubbish bins in the Queenstown CBD were manufactured by us.” Malcolm Officer Sheetmetal carries out alloy boat work for a few clients, including tourism operator Real Journeys. It also deals direct with the public, mainly for automotive work such as custom-built canopies and toolboxes for utes and trucks, and alloy rim repairs. “We are one of the few repairers of scuffed and damaged alloy wheel rims in Invercargill, having provided this service since 1995. “In 2012 we invested in a specialist machine which has made the job easier and allows us to pass further cost-saving and quality benefits onto our customers.” Clarkson says business confidence in Southland is growing and the firm has gone from “strength to strength” since the middle of last year. “A lot of new items are coming through that people had priced earlier last year but have only now decided to go ahead with.” He says the company, owned by Alfred Wilson, of Wilson Brothers, is mindful of continuing the legacy of its founder Malcolm Officer, a Southland “character” who passed away in 1993. “Malcolm was an innovator who was always coming up with new ideas.

“We still have a miniature monster truck in the yard that he built on a quad bike frame. “We’ve taken people for rides in it at the speedway - the kids love it. ‘It’s important to keep that little bit of history alive and live up to his reputation.’

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CONTRACTING » Done-Rite Contracting

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Done-Rite - thriving on diversity Karen Phelps Hauling around rocks for a Lord of the Rings film set, completing earthworks for upmarket developments or transporting jet boats into Milford Sound is all in a day’s work for Done-Rite Contracting. The company has established its reputation by completing a diverse range of projects in the lower South Island. Based in Glenorchy, Done-Rite Contracting had its beginnings in a jet boat racing team, which paired company directors Rod and Toni Wright with a business partner. The company’s first project in 2005 was development of a subdivision in Glenorchy where the parties shared the cost of purchasing the company’s first digger. Two years later Toni bought out the business partner and she and Rod took the helm. It proved a good match as she had previously been operating her own gardening and maintenance business. Her experience in this area has expanded the company’s services into landscaping, maintenance and even a weed spraying contract for Otago Regional Council. The company has been established on a long history in the local area with Rod having lived and worked as a contractor in the region for more than 30 years. He worked on the Scheelite mines for the late Darryll McGregor and mined gold in the local rivers with heavy machinery. Rod’s expertise and knowledge of local ground and substrates has marked Done-Rite Contracting apart from the competition. “A lot of people do use us because of our experience,” says Rod. “The reason we have been successful is because of our experienced staff.” Done-Rite Contracting offers an eclectic array of services, something the pair put down to operating in a small town with diverse needs. Their company offers general earthworks, property maintenance, landscaping, general cartage and gravel and soil supply. Done-Rite Contracting also has some on-going contracts. They are on-call 24/7 for Downer EDI, which has the road maintenance contract for the region. “As soon as we get snow, flood or a tree comes down Done-Rite Contracting is the first on the scene to get the road open again,” explains Rod. The company has just completed earthworks, a hydro scheme, dams, stacked stone walls, landscaping, foundation work and underground services in a two year project for Aroha Health Retreat in Glenorchy.

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Done-Rite Contracting has also completed earthworks and site preparation for the Wyuna Preserve sub-division and is presently working at the Remarkables Park on contract to Andrew Haulage. The company has also transported 12 tonnes of timber into Gunn’s Camp and flown into remote Martins Bay to build a new lodge. But perhaps the company’s most exciting project has been contracting to the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit productions. Done-Rite Contracting carted hay bales, rocks, planted trees and formed tracks for the film sets. The rural sector is also a major customer for Done-Rite Contracting. Its services to this industry include root raking, track maintenance, trenching, stock dam construction and whatever

else the farmer might need a hand with. Word of mouth remains the company’s most common form of advertising. “A lot of people do use us because of our experience,” says Rod. “The reason we have been successful is because of our experienced staff. Our three fulltime staff have more than 100 years of combined

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CONTRACTING » Reefton Crane Hire

Business South / March 2014

Positive signs for Coast economy Jo Bailey It’s no secret the West Coast economy has taken a battering from the recession, disaster and retrenchment. However some positivity is starting to return to the local market, says Peter Jopson who owns Reefton Crane Hire with wife Doreen. “This year has started well compared to last year which was very inconsistent. “Things seem a bit more positive with people getting projects underway that have been on the back burner for a while. ‘We’re seeing this in the agricultural sector, where the strong dairy payout is encouraging farmers to start thinking about new underpasses or bridges on their farms.” Jopson says the diversity of services offered by Reefton Crane Hire has helped the 12-year-old company through most of the market’s “ups and downs”. As the name suggests, crane hire is a big part of the business. However it still accounts for less than half its overall turnover, with bridge building and smaller construction projects including piling and foundations making up around 35 to 40 percent, and heavy haulage between 15 and 20 percent of the business. “We started off as a straight crane hire firm but have diversified into the other areas to meet demand and keep the team busy when the craneage side is a bit quieter. “My background is in civil construction, transport and craneage so it made sense to introduce these services to meet demand, and to enable us to offer a complete package.” Using its fleet of cranes and Hiab trucks, Reefton Crane Hire provides craneage and heavy haulage services to a range of sectors including mining, agricultural and forestry. “We move a lot of big gear around for mining companies on the Coast. “We have also provided lifting services for shutdowns at the Reefton and Stockton mines.” Although the West Coast is its main focus, the company offers cartage of large specialist items such as heavy equipment, containers and even houses, nationwide. “We recently purchased a house removal transporter to assist with a growing number of house removals throughout the South Island,” he says. On the construction side, Reefton Crane Hire is currently building a six span rail bridge north of Westport for Kiwirail, after recently finishing a 64 metre four-span private bridge. “We do some quite big ones and also build a lot of smaller bridges for farmers and councils. “We use our own, fully-engineered bridging system, and have a pre-fabrication yard, enabling

Reefton Crane Hire offers cartage of large specialist items such as heavy equipment, containers and even houses, nationwide. us to manufacture all the concrete components for the jobs. We also make the stressed concrete beams in this yard.” As general manager, Peter Jopson says most of his time is spent pricing work, looking at tenders and making sure the jobs are completed satisfactorily, with “Doreen keeping an eye on the office.” The Jopsons employ a full time QA and health and safety person to assist contract consulting engineers with tenders and compliance. They currently have 22 staff on the team, but could do with a few more, he says. “We normally run at about 28 to 30 staff. It is just a matter of finding the qualified and skilled people which can be quite challenging in the current market.”

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CONTRACTING » Smart Lift

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New rules bring rise in demand for height work Jo Bailey New regulations around health and safety for the construction sector have resulted in a growing demand for mobile elevating work platforms (MEWP), says Hazel Guy, who founded Dunedin firm Smart Lift with husband Paul in 2007. “Companies have realised they can’t ignore the law and are looking at alternative ways to lift their personnel who are working at heights, to ensure compliance and improve safety on site.” Smart Lift introduced the first spider-tracked MEWP to the Otago market in 2011 and now has three in its fleet. These lightweight machines can be used for a wide range of applications including construction, painting, gutter cleaning, roof repairs and heritage building repairs, strengthening work and assessments, she says. “The spider legs and tracks on the machines enable them to run across any indoor or uneven outdoor surface without causing damage, unlike alternative machines which are heavier and less agile. “The mobile elevating work platforms are also compact enough to fit easily through doors,” she say. “We’ve used them inside numerous buildings with expansive, high ceilings and open spaces such as malls, gymnasiums and museums.” The MEWPS are the most recent addition to the fleet at Smart Lift, which is the only company in New Zealand to specialise in spider cranes, small to medium sized city cranes and glass lifting equipment. “Paul was a crane operator for around five years before identifying a gap in this market. “Operating small- to medium-sized machines is more cost-effective for the clients as we can get them on and off-site with little disruption to vehicles or the public, reducing the traffic management issues and costs that can be associated with larger cranes.” Smart Lift also carries a range of specialty lifting equipment including telescopic material handlers, manual cranes and glass trollies. The company’s skilled team operates the crane fleet.

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Companies have realised they can’t ignore the law and are looking at alternative ways to lift their personnel who are working at heights, to ensure compliance and improve safety on site.” However clients have the option of operating the MEWPs or manual equipment themselves if they have a trained, competent operator. Mrs Guy says ‘no’ is not in her husband’s vocabulary when it comes to meeting their clients’ needs. “If we don’t have the equipment to do the job, Paul will either source it or design and build something himself. “This is how our Smartone Manual Crane came about. “He designed it to lift and move glass panelling for a walkway in a new mall in Dunedin.” Smart Lift’s broad client base ranges from local individuals to international corporates. The company services a growing range of sectors including building maintenance and inspection, construction and demolition, heavy machinery repair, glazing and roofing, ship building, and plant maintenance. “We are very happy with how the business is going. “We have stuck with our business concept and it is definitely working”.

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CONTRACTING » Greg Winn Contracting Limited

Business South / March 2014

Demand for services brings steady growth Kelly Deeks Nelson’s Greg Winn Contracting Limited has been in the game since 2002, when Greg, a qualified engineer, gave up working in the logging industry to take his love of machinery to the next level and start his own contracting business. Initially he operated as a one-man-band with a small amount of gear, but enough to get him started within the industry. With a focus on doing a quality job, repeat business and referrals the business soon grew into the residential, commercial, and civil sectors. Greg Winn Contracting now employs a team of 12, including digger operators, truck drivers, retaining wall builder and a mechanic. The company’s fleet of plant and machinery has increased alongside the staff, and Greg now operates a range of machines from a little baby 750kg digger, through to a 25-tonne digger. The company completes earthworks and associated site works such as foundations, carparks, retaining walls, driveways, and earthworks landscaping for the residential and commercial sectors. It is also still working in the agricultural sector, on local farms and vineyards. Drilling, concrete breaking, tree and stump removal and aggregate supplies also complement the business.

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Greg Winn Contracting is also available for demolition projects, and has completed these since day one. The introduction of new building codes after the Christchurch earthquakes - which has deemed some buildings in Nelson uneconomical to bring up to code - has brought an increase in the company’s commercial demolition work. Residential demolition work has also increased following the devastating Tasman floods and slips in December 2011. The company aims to recycle as much of the demolished building materials as possible. Greg Winn Contracting has recently been involved in some major Tasman construction projects. It completed the earthworks and site works for the construction of the Cawthron Institute’s new high technology laboratories at its Halifax Street campus in Nelson. The Cawthron Institute is New Zealand’s largest independent research institute, specialising in environmental, food, and aquaculture research. The new facility on Halifax Street provides nearly 400sqm of high specification laboratory space, office space, meetings rooms and staff facilities. The two-storey building is set 10 metres back from the street boundary, and includes significant landscaping at the front along the Halifax Street frontage. Greg Winn Contracting also completed the earthworks and site works for the construction of the Applied Technology building at Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT). “We are excited about the current economic climate and are looking forward to opportunities in the future,” says Greg.

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CONTRACTING » Container Waste Ltd

Business South / March 2014

Rebuild results in busy workload Jo Bailey The Christchurch rebuild has guaranteed a busy workload for local firm, Container Waste Ltd. Owner Darryn Harris says the independent commercial and domestic waste specialist has grown around 50 percent in the last couple of years due to the increasing demand for its services. “Before the earthquakes we had two truck-andtrailer units transporting waste into Kate Valley landfill and one skip truck. “By the end of the first quarter this year we will have four truck-and-trailer units and three skip trucks on the road.” Three of the four truck-and-trailer units will be HPMV (high productivity motor vehicles), capable of carting 50 tonnes. “We’ve embraced the use of these vehicles to be more productive as they give us the ability to cart another 5 tonne payload. “Kate Valley landfill was one of the first places to introduce a dedicated route for HPMV trucks, which further increases efficiencies.” The Christchurch firm is an expert in carting “special waste” to landfill such as asbestos, industrial chemical waste that has been neutralised and converted to sludge, and out-of date food and beverages. “Special waste is the bulk of what we cart to landfill. If it looks bad, smells bad, or is bad, we can deal with it,” says Harris. Container Waste has a range of bins and containers specifically designed for the various types of special waste, which it delivers to clients’ sites. Once loaded, the company collects the bins and transports them to landfill. It provides a similar service for general waste haulage, and also hires skips of various sizes to both residential and commercial customers. “The commercial sector accounts for around 80 percent of the skip business, servicing mainly Canterbury builders and construction companies. “We actively work with our customers to add value to their business and have crane-rated skips in two sizes for the more difficult jobs.” The skip waste is delivered to transfer stations but ultimately ends up at landfill, he says. “There is nowhere to recycle this sort of material at the moment which is a bit of a shame. We had our own recycling company for a while but it wasn’t viable to continue. ” Harris has worked in the waste industry for 20 years. He was operations manager at San-i-pak before buying a half share in Container Waste around four years ago from Paul Whitehead, who at the time owned both companies. In April 2011, Harris took full ownership of Container Waste.

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“Paul has been really supportive and is still a customer of Container Waste. We talk at least once a week.” As an independently-owned company, Harris says “old fashioned values” are important. “We’re all about providing great, hassle-free service to our customers. “To do that we have invested in high quality vehicles and equipment and hire only experienced, professional drivers. “We have a great team of guys, who I believe are among some of the best around at the moment.” He will take on another couple of drivers once the company takes possession of the two new trucks arriving in the next few months, and there are other “exciting expansion plans” in the pipeline. “Things are going well at the moment and we’re continuing to expand to meet the market. “The next five to 10 years should be pretty exciting.”

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PRODUCTION » Heartland Potato Chips

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Heartland Potato Chips “paddock to packet” ethos has also captured the imagination of the buying public and made the big manufacturers take notice.

‘Paddock to Packet’ ethos pays off Jo Bailey A South Canterbury family has proved it is possible to compete with large corporate manufacturers on the supermarket shelves, with the right product, a great back story and clever marketing campaign. Raymond and Adrienne Bowan, their son James, and daughters Charlotte and Kate are the people behind the popular Heartland Potato Chips brand which is growing year-on-year in the New Zealand market. The large-scale Orari potato farmers took possession of the old Bluebird potato chip factory in Washdyke in 2009 and by October 2010 had

launched their first chips to the market. The growth of the business since then has been remarkable. Heartland chips are now stocked in New World, Pak’n’Save and Countdown supermarkets throughout New Zealand as well as a host of smaller outlets nationwide. “We’ve enjoyed steady growth, particularly over the last couple of years, and have gradually increased production to meet demand,” says Raymond Bowan. “Our factory now runs full-time five days a week, and we’ve added more staff to the manufacturing team.” The company launched two new innovations last October - the introduction of barbecue

There’s nothing better than getting a letter from a child with a gluten intolerance who says they can now eat chips with their brothers and sisters.” flavoured chips; and the release of new 40g bags across its three biggest selling flavours - southern salt, salt and vinegar and sour cream and chives. “Sales of the smaller bags are starting to tick away in some of the New World stores and smaller dairies,” says Bowan. “We’re taking this market one step at a time

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Ray and Adrienne Bowan were named South Island Farmers of the Year in 2011.

“Our sales manager Brian Kirby still has the overview of this side of the business however and has been instrumental in its growth.” The company has received good feedback from one of its latest marketing initiatives – the sponsorship of promising South Canterbury rally driver Hayden Paddon. “The sponsorship has given us a bit more exposure and we’ve had lots of good feedback, even from the supermarkets,” he says. Heartland’s “old fashioned” wave-cut chips come in six flavours. The snacks have no trans-fats or hydrogenated fats and are the only gluten free potato chips sold by a mainstream brand. “It’s great to be able to provide a costeffective gluten-free option for people and is a real selling point. “There’s nothing better than getting a letter from a child with a gluten intolerance who says they can now eat chips with their brothers and sisters.” The company’s “paddock to packet” ethos has also captured the imagination of the buying public and made the big manufacturers sit up and take notice. “We grow all of the potatoes used in the chip production ourselves at Fallgate Farms. “People are more interested in where their food comes from these days and the chips have excellent traceability.” Heartland Potato Chips was a finalist in the South Canterbury Business Excellence Awards in

the Manufacturing and Primary Produce category in 2013 after winning the Emerging Business award in 2012. The company has won several other awards including the prestigious Innovative Marketing Award at the Potatoes New Zealand Charitable Trust Industry Awards in 201. Ray and Adrienne Bowan were named as South Island Farmers of the Year in 2011, which saw them awarded with a $15,000 travel grant from the Lincoln University Foundation. Last year, the Bowans spent the funds on two trips – the first to Singapore to investigate potential export markets; and the second to the United States where they visited the main potato growing areas outside New York, looking at current farming practices and talking to potato experts. “We picked up a lot of great ideas from the trips and definitely plan to export in the future,” says Ray. “Although we have some research and development underway our immediate focus is on growing and servicing the loyal stockists and consumers of our products. “The support for the brand in the local market has been really fantastic.”

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Business South / March 2014

New premises helping to lift profile Jo Bailey The move to spacious new facilities on a busy Riccarton site has raised the profile of Christchurch firm Interior Effects. The architectural hardware and house fittings specialists shifted its showroom, offices and storeroom to a new location at 9 Matipo Street, Riccarton in September. Director Greg Skene, who founded the company with his wife Vikki 15 years ago, has noticed a big increase in direct customer numbers since the move. “There is quite a hub of building related companies in this area, which has made us a lot more accessible to potential customers,” he says. Interior Effects works with builders, architects, interior designers, business owners and property developers on residential and commercial projects.

The public is also welcome to drop by the showroom and check out the company’s attractive displays of product which includes handles, bathroom fittings, locks, window fittings, door stops and hinges. The company also provides a mobile service with consultations, including product samples, at customer’s homes or offices if this is more convenient. “We can supply everything from a single hinge or handle through to a complete range of fittings for a high-end residential or commercial project.” Skene says fixtures and fittings add the finishing touches that make “all the difference” to a property, which is why it is vital to deal with the experts such as Interior Effects at the beginning of a project. “Our five staff are passionate about design detail. They understand what works for different applications and can tailor suitable solutions for the client’s project, design and budget.

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“Getting hardware purchases wrong can be expensive and time consuming, so it’s far better to get it right first time.” Interior Effects offers a selection of around 5,500 products from leading New Zealand and international brands. Skene says so much choice doesn’t have to be confusing for customers, as his team has the expertise to point them in the right direction and quickly narrow down the best products for their project. Door handles are the company’s biggest

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sellers. They come in a range of different materials such as solid brass, stainless steel and aluminium, with a range of finishes. “We have some exciting brands, with different functions and looks. Choosing handles really comes down to personal taste and the style of the home.” Around five years ago Interior Effects launched its own Bailey range of handles which has proved popular. “At the time we saw a gap in the market for good quality, affordable handles.

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BUILDING SUPPLIES » Interior Effects

Company adds another string to its repertoire Jo Bailey

Door handles are the company’s biggest sellers. They come in a range of different materials such as solid brass, stainless steel and aluminium, with a range of finishes.

“This range continues to be a good seller for us,” says Skene. The company also has a wide range of durable outdoor and exterior hardware such as lever handles, doorknobs and knockers, in materials ranging from chrome and satin chrome, to bronze or PVD coated polished brass. Interior Effects doesn’t install the products, but can recommend preferred tradesmen. With more than 20 years experience in the Christchurch building and interiors business, Skene has a real passion for architectural hardware. “There is such a broad range of product styles, materials, sizes, shapes and prices on the market, and we are always on the lookout for exciting new products. “We recently brought in a stunning new range from the United States which has been well received.” Skene is a joiner by trade and is “very much hands on” in the business. His handiwork is evident in the new showroom, which he has largely fitted out himself. “My joinery background has also given me a good insight into what works and what doesn’t in terms of hardware.”

He says the company is currently supplying products for a broad mix of rebuild, repair and new build projects, with most of its current work in the residential sector. “The market has really picked up in the last four months. “We are excited to be part of the city’s rebuild and adding the finishing touches to peoples’ projects.”

Horse float manufacture and repair has recently been added to the diverse portfolio of Ashburtonbased Bus & Truck Body Work Ltd. The company has made the first float under its new Mainland Horse Coaches brand and already has another on order, says Keith Johnstone, who founded the company with Julie-Ann Wederell around 10 years ago. “One of our newer employees had built horse floats at a previous job and asked if we’d be interesting in building one. “We could see a niche for a quality product that was a bit different and a step up from the standard horse float so decided to enter the market.” The company designed and made its own roof mould for the floats which feature full fibreglass sides, he says. “We also hot-dip galvanised the chassis and spent quite a bit of time developing catches that wouldn’t rattle when the float is being towed as this is one of the biggest complaints from horse owners.” Given the company’s expertise in large, heavy vehicles, Johnstone says it can build floats of any size, from single or double bay floats up to commercial horse transporters. “We’re already getting a few enquiries about larger horse trucks,” he says. Before setting up Bus & Truck Body Work, Johnstone was a panel beater and depot manager for Ritchie’s Coach Lines for around 20 years.

We do everything from painting our client’s fleet colours and designs to organising and installing any additional graphics they may require.” He says fleet painting and panel beating of buses and trucks is still the core business of the company. “We do everything from painting our client’s fleet colours and designs to organising and installing any additional graphics they may require. “We also offer a refurbishment and re-panelling service to coach builders with panels ranging from nine to 12.5 metres; and are authorised seat-belt installers, which is a service we provide mainly to the bus market.” Accident repairs and repaints is a growing part of the business, he says. “We are authorised to carry out repair work on all vehicle types. Although we do work on some cars and light commercial vehicles we prefer to concentrate mainly on the heavier vehicles when it comes to this sort of work.” • to page 46

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Business South / March 2014

Company adds new string to bow • from page 45 Bus & Truck Body Work also carries out vehicle maintenance and updating work on a range of other large vehicles, such as caravans, boats and farm machinery and motor homes. “We have completed refurbishment, repair and modifications to motor homes for clients right throughout New Zealand.” The company has a 14.5 metre heated spray booth – the largest in Mid-Canterbury, along with a smaller spray booth/bake oven. Johnstone says his team of six “highly skilled staff” produce top quality workmanship and use only the best materials including Sikkens paints that come with a five year guarantee. “Paint technology is changing and improving all the time. “We can advise clients on the best products for their job, or if a customer wants a specific product put on their vehicle we can do that too,” says Johnstone. With so much experience on the team, the company is also picking up quite of bit of restoration work for people doing up older vehicles. “It’s great for our team to have such a diverse workload. “ There is always something different to do as we usually take on whatever comes through the gate. “We’ve built up a good base of regular clients in Mid Canterbury over the last decade and are very happy with how the business has progressed.”

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Business South / March 2014

Helmet aims to make flying safer Peter Owens Apart from military aircrew and some agricultural aviation pilots, very few people flying aircraft of any type in New Zealand, wear safety headgear. There are a number of reasons for this, a major one is that most forms of safety headgear available to the New Zealand aviation industry are too heavy and tend to be too big for the confines of most flight decks or cockpits. However, this may all be about to change if young avionics company, Critical Angle Limited, has its way. The company - initially based in Gore and recently moved to Blenheim - has designed a new type of helmet for the industry. This will be in production in New Zealand within the next 12 to 18 months according to Ryan Southam, who is the chairman and a major shareholder in Critical Angle Limited. Southam and partner Tracy Dixon, have been working on the concept of a totally new safety helmet for a number of years. The couple, who are also the shareholders and directors of Critical Angle Limited, saw a serious market gap for a helmet that was suitable for general use in the aviation industry both here and overseas. Most existing safety helmets currently available are based on military designs. However Southam says his company’s design is totally different. “This is not a modified military helmet, nor is it a butchered skydive or motorsport safety helmet,” he says. “It is totally designed and manufactured to make a difference.” “I have been flying for 20-odd years,” he says. “I saw a need for a new type of helmet using modern materials and technology as we have at present.” He believes that if a helmet were available that suited pilots to wear they would be more inclined to do so. “It has to look good as well as performing well and stand up to scrutiny for safety. We believe we have done this,” he says. “It is also a very good communications platform. “Our new design incorporates the best of materials, communications, hearing and head protection available.” The new helmet and its design are still under wraps but Southam says the materials and construction methods have been tested by a company in Christchurch that tests most brands of motorcycle safety helmets and other safety helmets that come on the market in New Zealand and in several overseas countries as well. He says that the prototype samples tested by that company came through all of the exhaustive tests very well indeed. Southam says they found it difficult to find a set of specifications for safety in aviation helmets for civil aviation.

Ryan Southam: his years of flying experience have helped the development of his company’s new aviation safety helmet.

Those that do exist related to military aviation helmets but the prototype Critical Angle Limited helmet met these too, while being unalike a military safety helmet. While the target market will be the general aviation industry, Southam says he had aerobatic flying in mind when they began the design. He was particularly concerned in designing and manufacturing a helmet that would be light and close-fitting enough to be suitable for smaller cockpits. Having started in earnest about four years ago, as the project went on there was increasing interest from other spheres of aviation. These included companies and people engaged in various types of helicopter operations as well as the agricultural aviation industry in New Zealand were aware that a safety helmet was desirable in most of their activities for obvious reasons. However, pilots often objected to wearing heavy and hot safety helmets during the many hours they spend flying aircraft, particularly in the summer.

Our new helmet design incorporates the best of materials, communications, hearing and head protection available.” Southam says that a current aviation safety helmet of good quality generally weighs about 1.2 kilograms when fitted out with active noise cancelling, while his company’s helmet weighs below 1kg when similarly configured. He says that when the Critical Angle Limited helmet eventually comes into production, various parts will be manufactured to specification by a number of companies, while the final assembly and testing will be done by Critical Angle Ltd itself. Critical Angle Ltd was set up eight years ago as an aviation products designer and supplier and last year won the Southland Region of the 2013 ANZ Flying Start Business Plan Competition. Conducted by the Ministry of Business,

Innovation and Employment, the competition attracted more than 600 entries. Southam was formerly chief pilot for the Croydon Aircraft Company at Mandeville near Gore and had been employed by that company for the last 10 years. He has resigned from that position to study for an aircraft engineering qualification. While he holds a number of qualifications such as that of Commercial Pilot (fixed wing) and a Category “B” Flight Instructor, he also points out that his partner, Tracy Dixon, holds a private pilot’s licence. Not surprisingly he believes they both have a pretty good understanding of the aviation industry and safety.

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DEVELOPMENT » Landor Developments

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New commercial hub for Hurunui Karen Phelps Amberley has historically been the commercial centre for the Hurunui district, but until now it has had no major supermarket. This is all set to change with the opening of a new Countdown in May, part of a multimillion dollar retail and residential development called Brackenfields spearheaded by Landor Developments. According to Peter McClelland, director of Landor Developments, Brackenfields, which also incorporates professional services and a recreation centre, is positioned to become the commercial hub of North Canterbury. The project has been seven years in the planning. Landor Developments was started by McClelland, a former real estate agent licensee, in 2006 to provide a complete service from time of conception of the project idea to final sell down, managing the roles of various providers including engineering, surveying, construction, design and finance. The company’s expertise lies in a range of facets from feasibility studies through driving the process of rezoning and resource consents, through to overseeing the completion of construction and subsequent obtaining of titles and sale of properties. Landor Development’s first development was The Teviots, a 27 lot rural lifestyle subdivision on Amberley Beach Road. Feedback from the public, who wanted smaller plots of land, led to the development of Brackenfields and Oakfields, a residential subdivision adjoining Brackenfields. McClelland says the development process involved community meetings with local council to ascertain what the public wanted for the town for the future. Number one on the list was a supermarket. Progressive Enterprises came on board with the idea and is now the key tenant of Brackenfields. Fast food tenants have also been secured along with a number of existing business owners in the Amberley township including a pharmacy. Located at the convergence of State Highways 1, 7 and 72 Brackenfields is part of a 72-hectare master plan, which includes a medical hub, senior living facility and recreational reserve and another subdivision to the south. The development will be an open plan retail complex with covered external walkways and the ability to park cars directly outside stores. McClelland says Brackenfields will service two main markets: “It is a natural convenience stop for the large traveller market, with an average 21,000 people passing through Amberley daily. “It will also be the commercial and retail hub for residents in the immediate catchment of the Hurunui, as well as wider North Canterbury.”

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