34 | Westland: Jeff Evans Ltd Long-running firm a true champion Kelly Deeks Jeff Evans - 34 years of getting things done on the Coast. “With the annual plant testing of all dairy sheds now mandatory, it is important to note we currently have two registered plant testers in our team and are training a third this year.” REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Plumbing, drainlaying, gasfitting, and rural services firm Jeff Evans brings an expansive range of products and services and professional, friendly advice to domestic, commercial, industrial, and rural clientele, built up over the past 34 years of successful operation on the West Coast. Working from Hokitika and Greymouth, Jeff Evans runs dedicated, designated teams with the knowledge and skills to complete plumbing, drainlaying, gasfitting, light engineering, rural projects, and dairy shed maintenance to the highest standards. The team offers help with all types of products and services from new bathroom fixtures, home heating, hot water systems, and spa pools right through to design for new effluent systems, repairing or replacing dairy sheds, designing, and building new homes and business premises, and much more. Jeff and Moreen Evans invest heavily back into their business, in particular their staff which currently comprises a team of 25 including a qualified IQP for backflow prevention, two staff fully certified in plumbing, drainlaying, and gasfitting, a further five licensed plumbers, and three trade qualified engineers working in the rural division. In addition, four apprentices are working towards their plumbing and gasfitting qualifications at Jeff Evans. Jeff Evans rural division, run by Ross Coleman, expanded with the acquisition of local business Coast Pumps and Dairy to include dairy shed maintenance, rebuilds and new builds, as well as domestic and commercial pump applications and a wide range of engineering services “With the annual plant testing of all dairy sheds now mandatory, it is important to note we currently have two registered plant testers in our team and are training a third this year,” Jeff says. “Our registered plant testers can provide onsite reports regarding the condition of your shed and any matters that may need attention.” The local agent for Grundfos and DAB, Jeff Evans is constantly up-skilling and training on new pump models and applications. The Hokitika workshop is fully equipped with pump test benches for repairing and testing pumps, and most other brands of pumps and parts can be sourced on request. Jeff Evans runs a designated team of residential plumbers, gasfitters, and drainlayers who work on new builds and renovation projects with on-site consultations for all residential requirements from drainage to central heating. For the commercial and industrial sectors, under Craig Fearn with 27 years of experience, Jeff Evans offers direct to client or subcontract services for new builds, remedial works, repairs and maintenance, and preventative maintenance services. Jeff Evans has dealt in spa pools for about 20 years and provides a wide variety of spa pools through the Hotspring brand and spa accessories from its centrally located showroom on Tancred Street, Hokitika, where clients can see, touch, and even test a pool. With the expert advice that comes from two decades in the business, Jeff Evans can talk spa pool clients through all aspects of spa ownership, from installation and maintenance to selling or trading up. Jeff says while the business currently has a steady work load, the West Coast itself is really looking forward to the return of international tourism. “We are in a prime position here to see some of the beneficial impact of visitors from Australia,” he says. “We are half an hour from the glaciers and half an hour from Punakaiki. Our West Coast Wilderness Trail saw a huge amount of domestic tourism over the summer.”
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