| 89 T T Kelly Deeks Staggering growth for building company BUCO has grown by providing all aspects of building, construction, and maintenance, from the small jobs to the big commercial projects. BUCO Building and Construction BUILDING After only three years in business, BUCO Building and Construction is already one of the only local construction firms with a workforce large enough to take on some of the larger commercial and community development work in Tauranga. Starting up BUCO in boom time 2020, Liam Hesp and Colin Potgieter structured their business to meet market demand and have grown it to a staggering 89 builders across commercial, residential, and maintenance divisions. “We’ve structured our business very differently and we do labour only on large commercial projects for tier two contractors,” Liam says. “They do the project management while we do the work on site.” BUCO has grown by providing all aspects of building, construction, and maintenance, from the small jobs to the big commercial projects. The company aims to be easy, fresh, and to deliver the product its clients require the most cost effective and efficient way possible. “We have many projects and buildings that currently stand in the Bay of Plenty region, and we would love to add your project to our list!” Prior to 2020, Liam and Colin had both been working for Liam’s dad Justin at Jarrah Construction but when Covid hit, Justin decided it was time to wind up. Liam and Colin inherited a couple of clients and four builders, including Justin, and immediately went shopping for more clients. “In our first year we got up to 25 guys, but then we started having problems getting labour from New Zealand. “I found a reputable recruitment agency, AIS, and went over to the Philippines. In the past 12 months we have brought back 32 Filipinos to join our crew and they are great workers.” BUCO has built up its maintenance division and completes repair and maintenance services for residential property management companies as well as building maintenance in the commercial sector. Residential building includes new homes and renovations and while this market is currently slower than it was when BUCO started out, Liam and Colin are still able to keep nearly 90 guys busy on other projects. Liam says getting so big so quickly was pretty daunting but he and Colin had experience of a large team from their time at Jarrah Construction, which at peak employed up to 90 builders. “My job for the past three years has been bringing in new clients and new staff, as well as building up our current team to achieve results, and keeping our current clients satisfied” Liam says. “Now we have a great team of builders and lots of loyal clients, so we’re now working on our systems, our quality control, and upskilling our guys. “We’ve moved guys up from being builders to foremen, and we’ve put numerous guys through site managers courses. “We don’t know what’s going to happen with this workload in the next 12 months, so we want to be ready for anything.” Proud to be associated with BUCO Building and Construction COMMERCIAL · INDUSTRIAL · AUTOMATION · SERVICE Phone (07) 578 0050 Unit 1, 43 Koromiko St, Judea, Tauranga Providing plumbing and drainage maintenance services to the greater Tauranga area for over 14 years. PrimePlumbing GREAT SERVICE. QUALITY WORK. TRUSTED TEAM Plumbing Repairs Home Renovations Drainage Work Shower Installations Roof / Spouting Repairs Hot Water Cylinder upgrades Contact Paul 027 280 3443 | millersfamily@xtra.co.nz When you’re looking for a painter who can be relied upon for a top quality job, PRM Painting Contractors Ltd are your choice. With over 30 years experience, PRM Painting Contractors Ltd handle everything from interior & exterior painting, new homes, repaints, alterations and re-clads to leaky homes, texture repairs, rooves, daycare centres and commercials, big or small. Proudly supporting BUCO Building & Construction
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