Business Central April 2025

| 45 MCL Construction Ltd The four-level Customs Quay apartments, offices and hospitality development in Ahuriri was a three-year, $50 million project that will be yet another enduring legacy on the town’s urban landscape for MCL. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Committed to quality Eric Wiig Ltd is a business synonymous with painting and specialist coatings in Hawkes Bay for more than 75 years. A member of Master Painters New Zealand, Bondlast Contractors Federation, Floor NZ and the Waterproof Membrane Association, the company continues to pave the way in the industry across a wide variety of sectors. “We take pride in delivering top quality service and results for all of our projects”, company director Matt Wiig says. In addition to painting and decorating, Eric Wiig Ltd are specialists in waterproo ing, industrial looring, and protective coatings. This can involve anything from the re-paint of an art deco building in Napier’s CBD to installing heavy duty non-slip winery loors and painting school swimming pools. In order to achieve the high standard of work produced, Eric Wiig Ltd places great value on its sta . “Recruitment can be challenging given the specialist nature of our work, but we invest in in-house training to mentor new talent and support developing career pathways.” Matt says. “We carry sta levels of approximately 50 on the tools, with another half a dozen in the o ice. We have six apprentices studying at the moment, four of which are female, each showing great promise.” This commitment to training and quality has underpinned Eric Wiig Ltd’s ability to win many signi icant contracts. As a subcontractor to MCL for the Customs Quay Ahuriri apartment and commercial development, Eric Wiig Ltd was involved in the project from the very start. “This was approximately a three year project for us. We were on-site at the very beginning, installing the underground waterproo ing right through until the inal coat of paint.” Eric Wiig Ltd’s work comprised several specialised processes: below grade tanking/waterproo ing, sand and cement screeds, torch-on membranes, loor coatings, hot-applied bitumen-based waterproo ing, protective coatings, as well as conventional painting. “This was a signi icant project for us and it was great to be involved with another longstanding business such as MCL. We work with MCL often and like to support Hawkes Bay contractors working on Hawkes Bay projects”. During the past ive years, Eric Wiig Ltd has won more than a dozen Master Painters awards. Most recently the company won the 2024 Resin Flooring Project of the Year award at the Bondlast Contractors Federation conference. “It’s good to see the hard work paying o .” “Our specialist coatings background allows us to solve some pretty unique problems for our clients, and we enjoy a challenge”. Industry leaders and innovators in Painting, Industrial Flooring and Waterproofing. Painting & Decorating • Award Winning Master Painters • Painting Hawkes Bay since 1948 • Interior & Exterior • Residential & Commercial • Paper Hanging • Timber Staining • Texture Repairs Waterproofing • Residential, Commercial, Civil • Roofs, Decks & Below Grade Tanking • Liquid Membranes • Sealants • Hot Melt Bitumen Protective Coatings • Protective Finishes • Intumescent Coatings • Safety Floor Markings • Fibreglass Laminates • Swimming Pools Industrial Flooring • Sureshield • Degadur • Epoxy Coatings • Polyutherane / Cement Toppings • Decorative Flake • Workshop Floors Family owned and operated in the Hawkes Bay for over 50 years. 4/18 Thorn Place Onekawa, Napier www.ericwiig.co.nz 06 8433445

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