Business Central September 2021

| 87 Anthem Homes Anthem Homes is founded on the principles of building quality homes, optimally designed for the section and buildability and with the client at the heart of the journey. BUILDING Well equipped to service the greater Waikato commercial and residential construction industry Mitre 10 TRADE Hamilton is one of the country’s biggest and fastest growing trade suppliers. Operating branches in Te Rapa and Ruakura, Mitre 10 Trade also has co-ownership of its Waikato Frame and Truss plant. Trade and Commercial General Manager Bryan King says Hamilton’s construction market is busy, and will get busier due to region’s progressive developments. “It’s a funny old time in the building sector at the moment. There are supply chain pressures with lead times often blown out in many aspects of a construction project. But we can comfortably say we are in a great space with good supply built from key relationships that go back many years. That really demonstrates the strength of a cooperative business.” Mitre 10 Trade provides support through all aspects of a build and, complemented by Mitre 10 Mega retail store, becomes the one stop shop for its customers. Bryan says the experienced trade team works closely with customers to ind e iciencies, fully supporting them through their construction projects. “We’re not just a supplier though, we tailor our range, services and solutions to help our partners do business better. That includes stocking a massive range, o ering unbeatable prices and providing services to keep customers on time and on budget” Bryan believes the success of a good partner is great communication, collaboration and the ability to understand how each other’s businesses work. “This is something we’ve established over many years with Anthem Homes. Their partnership with us allows the design and build company to work closely and directly with Waikato Frame and Truss detailers, working out how a particular design will be built, and basing pricing around that.” Mitre 10 TRADE also o ers its trade customers the Trade Hub online tool to help streamline their businesses. Developed by Mitre 10, Trade Hub is an easy way to estimate, order, and keep records all on the same programme. “About 80% of my customers are using it and enjoying the ease of pricing and securing orders to be picked up from store or delivered to site, and the bene its of having all that information at their ingertips.” Further to Support Trade hub, the inclusion now of Smartmate Charge allows trade customers to transact across any store in the country providing ease of service while still holding the relationship and pricing structures with its home store. Much more than a supplier