84 | RURAL SERVICES » Rural Building Solutions Ltd Period of high demand may be coming up Nigel Hodges. Sue Russell Nigel Hodges, from Darfield-based Rural Building Solutions (RBS), says last year was very busy and happily didn’t present with any challenges. “With the array of services and the years of experience we have, designing and building all manner of dairy shed, feed pad and bunker, I wasn’t surprised we were so busy. Many of our clients are repeat, having established long-term relationships over considerable years as their farming businesses have grown and changed,” Nigel says. Having said there were no challenges, Nigel’s in-tune with the industry well enough to see a looming one, given ending of the farm conversion moratorium the then Labour Government put in place five years ago over those farms which are part of the Canterbury Plains Water Scheme. “The ending of the moratorium is something our industry has known was coming but since its enactment many dairy shed builders have left the area so now we potentially have a period of high demand coming up.” When Rural South spoke with Nigel mid-January, he said his phone has been ringing red hot, from farmers in the district wishing to convert their farms from cropping or sheep/beef to dairying. Working with Nigel is a team of very experienced, skilled builders. They have acquired the learnings to work with concrete construction to a high degree of competency over decades. Nigel says he has already taken steps to expand the team, in anticipation of increased demand for dairy sheds and allied infrastructure. “I have some very talented and extremely hard-working staff who have been with me for years. They know all it takes to deliver a project to the standard our reputation is well known for, and they have a wealth of skills and knowledge to pass DVANCED BRICK AND BLOCK LTD Specialising in all your brick and block work Brick work | Block laying | All commercial & architectural work Registered Master Masons 027 228 7021 WILLIAM: E: advancedbrickandblock@yahoo.com For more information please visit www.bondor.co.nz - 0800 430 430 Bondor NZ are proud suppliers of high performance insulated panels to Rural Building Solutions Ltd Our panel products are made in NZ including insurance approved XFLAM fire resistant insulation on to new team members. We are looking to hire additional staff over the coming weeks and months – particularly carpenters and people experienced in working with concrete.”
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