Business South August 2020

54 | Volume 29 | Issue 4 businesssouth 40 Prince Albert Road, Dunedin www.serviceman.co.nz 03 455 3333 FREE QUOTES for new work 7 DAY EMERGENCY CALLOUT THINKING ELECTRICIAN? • Sleep easy in Safety • Rapid & Reliable • On time every time • Tidy clean up • Safety Certified • National buying power You are Protected by the Master Electricians GUARANTEE Electrical Inspections Domestic & Commercial House Rewiring Kitchens & Bathrooms Switchboard Upgrades Heating, Lighting, Ventilation 3 3 3 3 3 New Home Wiring 3 3 RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL PEST CONTROL DUNEDIN, OTAGO & SOUTHLAND SINCE 1979 Ph: 03 4880277 office@pestgone.nz www.pestgone.nz “Call the Best to Kill that Pest” Pest Management & Fumigation Specialists Local - Professional - Affordable Call Now For Free Quotes and Advice Your Ceiling and Underfloor Specialists 027 - 915 - 3158 Jaimie.Wadsworth@gmail.com Proud to support LJ Hooker - Dunedin PROPERTY » LJ Hooker Dunedin • to page 56 Leading the way in Dunedin real estate LJ Hooker is one of the largest real estate businesses in Australasia; inset Dunedin agency owner, Wayne Graham. Russell Fredric L J Hooker Dunedin is highly resourced to ensure a successful property transaction for both sellers and buyers in addition to astute management of investment properties. The franchise is owned by Wayne Graham who has 35 years experience in real estate, 26 of those years have been as owner of LJ Hooker Dunedin. His own time in the profession follows in the wake of a much larger legacy. LJ Hooker, the founder of the company started his real estate business in 1928, opening the first LJ Hooker Limited office in the Sydney suburb of Maroubra. During the 1950s, LJ rapidly expanded his busi- ness to create a vast empire, which covered every aspect of real estate Today, LJ Hooker Limited is one of the largest real estate agency franchise systems in Australa- sia with 700 franchises across Australia and New Zealand and a growing platform in Asia. During Wayne’s time he also has seen many changes in a profession which has readily adopted advances technology and business structure. “In recent times the move to digital technology and social media has been significant,” Wayne says. “It’s more mobile, it’s more user friendly. The speed at which things are done has increased a lot.” LJ Hooker Dunedin comprises 20 sales agents and five property managers, pointing to the scale and capability of the business in a socially and geographically diverse city and environs.