Articles in ‘People in Business’

When you renovate or build with Lance, Jana and the Hutton Builders team you will not be disappointed. The company was set up in 2010 with the vision to deliver top quality building and the very best project experience for every client. Since then, they have delivered on that promise time and time again whether renovating a bathroom or kitchen, remodelling an entire house interior or building a high end architecturally designed home. The recent…

The first thing you notice about the new Papakura Flooring Xtra showroom, is how much more there is to see and how much room there is to see it! Spanning an impressive 350sm, the showroom at 20 Elliot Street, is designed to fully showcase the extensive range of flooring options chosen by local owners Trish and Richard Wickett. “We have always wanted a space big enough to house the many different options there are, to give our customers the best…

When Gary Wright started his apprenticeship at the family business Wrights Jewellers in 1971, both the main street and life in Pukekohe looked very different to when his Grandfather first opened the shop in 1912. The population of the town was around 6,940, there were 129 businesses, and Australian Niel Allen beat Frank Matich by four-tenths of a second to capture the New Zealand Grand Prix held at the racetrack on January 9th. Now, 49 years…

Jason Tabrum is not afraid of hard work, and is well known for putting in the hard yards to gain exceptional results for his clients. Jason is in his 9th year of selling real estate and has built a reputation for being the agent that delivers in any market and delivers the best. “I've seen seen the market at its high, when things just sold before being listed and it was imperative not to jump for the first offer and I’ve also sold successfully…

COVID-19 brought us unprecedented restrictions to our regular routines - LOCKDOWN used to be only a prison term! But Fiona from Baker’s shoes and More looks back reflectively on what has been a difficult few months. “Closing the doors on the eve of Wednesday 25th March was incredibly sad and stressful, even though we and I am sure many others, enjoyed staying at homes with our families in our ‘Bubbles’. The doors were shut, but there were…

The recent campaign to shop and buy local is nothing new to Navigation Homes co-owners Nathan Hall and Ryan Keegan. One of the things they are most proud of is the employment of local people in every facet of their business, from all the staff they employ in the office, through to the highly skilled and experienced contractors they use on site. Navigation Homes are proud to call their team local. Navigation Homes was founded in the Franklin…

Knowing that customers were the main focus for any of Stroud Homes customers was perhaps the deciding factor for local builder Mike Wilson when he was deciding whether to take over the franchise in the area. “I’ve been building for over 16 years, and I have always given every job the very best I can to make sure that the customer is kept happy, so Stroud Homes total focus on the customer and their whole model and philosophy build around that…

For interested homeowners now represents a good time to explore your options around selling. The lockdown period has forced people to examine their current living arrangements and given people time to reflect. Buyer activity has been forceful, and I don’t feel we will experience a true winter market this year round if anything a delayed one. Since level 2 buyers have come out in full force! We are finding a lot of properties are selling with…

When John and Liz van Winden moved into the large, purpose built New Zealand Home Loans building in Manukau Road earlier in February of this year, they would never have dreamed that by the end of the following month, that new office would be shut due to nationwide lockdown, as the result of a global COVID-19 pandemic and that everyone on the office would be working from home. “It’s somewhat surreal, and hard to imagine for any New Zealander…

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