Business North May 2021

| 37 DEVELOPMENT Safari Group One-stop facade solutions Locally owned New Zealand company Allwin Façade is continuously developing and nurturing relationships with repeat clients. Having substantial design and engineering capabilities, the team at Allwin Façade engage with clients on their projects at an early stage. Allwin Façade is dedicated to being with clients every step of the way, producing initial concepts through the design engineering process, o ering construction solutions to advance individually tailored façade solutions and ensuring successful project delivery and compliance with the New Zealand building code. Allwin Façade provides one-stop facade solutions and innovation o ering a full range of products (windows and doors for residential and commercial buildings, curtain walls, frameless glazing and spider itting systems, aluminium rain screen cladding, terra cotta tiles, solar cladding, high thermal performance windows, doors and curtain walls, light commercial products, external solar shading ixed and operable louvres, glass balustrading, glazed canopies, glass partitioning and automatic sliding doors), in the design and build of engineered architectural envelopes, with services ranging from living complexes to high rising commercial buildings. In its 25th anniversary year, Allwin Façade would like to convey its utmost congratulations to long-term client the Safari team and express its gratitude and appreciation of working with such a successful company. With a collaborative approach on each project, Allwin Façade have completed several projects throughout New Zealand with Safari with further projects in various stages of design, manufacture and installation. Despite the disruptions of 2020 by o ering a well-managed supply chain, coupled with the skills, capability and lexibility of a professional company, Allwin Façade, has completed the lastest Safari project three months ahead of the anticipated completion date. Allwin Façade is a practical provider for complete engineered building envelopes. With an unrelenting drive and focus, it works together with developers and consultants, generating fresh ideas and value engineering solutions to achieve economical and practical solutions for every situation. 100% New Zealand owned and operated, Elephant Plasterboard takes pride in providing quality plasterboard and design solutions for the New Zealand building industry. With a comprehensive range of high-quality plasterboard, Elephant Plasterboard o ers innovative bracing, ire, acoustic and wet area system solutions. Products are designed for New Zealand conditions to suit all residential and commercial applications. Company owner Kevin van Hest says that over 30 years of expertise in the plasterboard industry means customers bene it from a great deal of experience and technical know-how in the Elephant Plasterboard team along with proven technical innovation. Elephant Plasterboard combines strength with style so it’s no surprise then that Safari Group chose Elephant Plasterboard for its Ramada hotels in Victoria Street, Manukau and Newmarket, Auckland and in Taranaki Street, Wellington, amongst other projects. Kevin says that the full range of Elephant products were utilised in the project. Elephant Standard plasterboard was used for general internal walls and ceiling linings. Elephant MultiSmart, which is the company’s very high density, multi-functional interior lining, provided solutions for bracing, noise control and ire-resistant applications. Elephant Over 30 Years Of Innovation, Integrity and Expertise FireSmart was used for extra ire-resistant internal linings and Elephant AquaSmart, a moisture resistant core plasterboard was the ideal lining choice for wet areas such as bathrooms and laundries. Kevin says that special design aspects were catered for by the in-house Elephant Plasterboard team. “We responded quickly to any design requirements and, once the project commenced, worked with the installation teams and got any additional unforeseen products needed to the site quickly to ensure the project lowed smoothly.” He says the Elephant Plasterboard team responded to any technical enquiries rapidly and the project was inished on time and on budget. He praises Safari Group for its focus on investing in the best quality materials to provide the best inished end product for clients. “For example, the ire rating requirement for the project was only 30 minutes but the systems Safari Group chose gave 90 minutes along with higher noise control performance. This provides a better, safer and more comfortable experience for the occupants. Safari Group are a great client - easy to talk to and work with to get the best result.” The full range of Elephant Plasterboard is available nationwide through building supply outlets.