Edgy + sophisticated space: Stockman Group
Office space in Christchurch central is changing. These days we are seeing a move towards shared office spaces and the benefits that it brings to incubators, entrepreneurs and small businesses. Stockman Group has taken advantage of this opportunity and brings you its newest project at 38 Southwark Street, due to be ready late-2018. […]
Built to Last: Otautahi Builders
For Matt Quinn, Otautahi Builders is a labour of love. After years of experience as builder and designer, he decided to go it alone and founded the company. With his hand-picked tightly knit team and a growing list of satisfied customers throughout Canterbury, Matt and his team are well worth looking into for […]
Cementing a Solid Reputation: Concrete Brothers
Concrete Brothers Ltd has cemented a solid reputation as everyone’s favourite concrete specialists. Founders Ben and Louis, despite not actually being brothers, have spent more than a decade developing a process of prepping, placing, cutting, washing and sealing, which will deliver you the best result for your next concrete project and at a competitive price. […]
Bespoke Beauty: M O Brown Builders
Every new home M O Brown Builders creates is bespoke, using traditional, old-school values of quality workmanship. It’s no surprise this well-respected company received three golds in the Master Builders House of the Year 2018 for Canterbury. To earn a gold, a build must achieve more than 90 percent above industry standard, comprising of 65 […]
Raising the Standard: David Reid Homes
You have taken the plunge and decided to build your dream home. Naturally you want to have complete confidence in the right business capable of turning that dream into a reality. That’s why popular favourite David Reid Homes should be top of your list. According to Sales and Design Consultant, Chloe Brewer, the […]
Stopped in their Tracks: National Kitchen and Bathroom Associations
Canterbury’s own Ingrid Geldof has made the province proud again by bringing home nine awards from the National Kitchen and Bathroom Associations (NKBA) awards presentation. Ever modest about her achievements, Ingrid quietly admits it is the highest number of awards ever won by a designer in a year. You can see how her […]
Tai Tapu’s Best-Kept Secret: The Ardrossan subdivision
The Ardrossan subdivision is located in the beautiful township of Tai Tapu with its meandering Halswell River, mature oaks, silver birch and beech trees, the historic stone church and library, all with a back drop of the sweeping Port Hills. As the developers, John and Grania Ryan, have sold the first two stages […]
Transforming the housing model: Chaptr
Post-quake, after a 28-year career in banking, John Brophy swapped his suits for high-vis, bought a scaffolding company and became immersed in the building industry, giving himself a whole new perspective on home finance. Recognising the inefficiencies in the home building process and smarter ways to build new homes, he decided to something […]
Flash Fencing: Rock Solid Fencing
Few people know and appreciate a quality fence quite like Rock Solid Fencing Ltd. After fencing for nearly a decade as employees, the team decided to give it a crack themselves, to great success. The business started at the end of 2011 in the aftermath of the earthquakes that rocked our city and, since then, […]
Up your kitchen game: NC Design
If you’re building a new home or renovating your existing property and a new kitchen is on the menu, then Nicky Claridge of NC Design is your perfect design partner. With more than 20 years’ experience in the kitchen and bathroom industry, Nicky knows this game inside and out and goes the extra […]