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 […]
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 […]
Fendalton Flair: Dwell Homes
Specialising in bespoke new builds, Dwell Homes is an architectural design and build company committed to delivering excellence in every project, each of which is architecturally designed and comprehensively project managed by Director Bryan Doull. The new Dwell showhome in Fendalton merges contemporary design innovation and environmental sustainability, while maintaining the emphasis on […]
A lifeline for heritage: Stockman Group
Shaun Stockman was born in Lyttelton and grew up in Cass Bay. His passion and interest in heritage buildings and property investment began at age 24 when he purchased his first residential investment property, a small historic cottage in Strickland Street. Now he is in the process of restoring the first ever historic […]
Expanding your living spaces: Stratco
Now is the perfect time to prepare for the long, hot days of summer and more outdoor living. The expert team at Stratco has the skills to help you create a space that can be enjoyed throughout the year, with its own range of unique verandas and louvres – from design to installation. […]
Retaining Character: G.I. Builders
Transforming character homes into homes suitable for 21st century lifestyles takes both building expertise and empathy for the features of the original house. “It actually takes what I call a building brain,” says Grant Irving of G.I. Builders Ltd. “That’s something you develop over years of experience in doing a variety of work […]
A four-fold favourite: DJ Hewitt Builders
Great things come out of a trusting two-way client relationship – Daryl and Tara of DJ Hewitt Builders, and Griff and Maree Lash of Estuary Veterinary Clinic, are testament. Originally neighbours two decades ago, ‘take one’ was in 2002 when Daryl built a mezzanine floor for the Ferrymead-based clinic’s 21-cage cattery. ‘Take two’ […]