Business South August 2020

74 | Volume 29 | Issue 4 businesssouth BUILDING - CHRISTCHURCH » Grace Builders Success built on honest, hard work Natalia Rietveld “We have high expectations and our staff work hard to upkeep those standards. It’s not something we have to keep checking, quality is just part of our DNA.” • to page 77 F ounded in 1993 by brothers Tony and Graham Posthuma, Grace Builders has amassed and completed a number of significant builds, from award winning homes to complete retirement villages. They say honesty and integrity has largely got their business to where it is today. “All our staff and clients understand that that is the foundational platform from which we operate on.” Whether it be commercial or residential, Grace Builders delivers what they say they will and their reputation is trusted because of that. Tony’s background is in Australia where he worked for large commercial companies building extensive inner-city high rise office and apart- ment buildings as well as big industrial complexes. Graham served his apprenticeship with Higgs Construction with projects like building schools and banks. Grace Builders covers both commercial and resi- dential work nowadays; they’re currently nearing completion of a sought after five-house develop- ment in Avonhead, but commercial work is their main focus. Having formed a strong relationship with Golden Health Care Group, Tony says their most significant project to date is the construction of Lady Wigram Retirement Village. This project allowed Grace Builders to expand their staff to now employing 26 people. The development is located on a 5.7 hectare site near the Wigram town centre and is home to 101 villas, 78 serviced apartments, 40-bed premium care home, 40-bed mind care home, and a com- munity centre known as the club house which hosts a cafe an licensed bar, billiard room, movie theatre, library, indoor swimming pool and spa, gymnasium and outdoor bowling green. MINIMA: A Lightweight Modular Panel Formwork RMD New Zealand (Christchurch) P: 03 348 9621 E: nz.enquiries@rmdkwikform.com rmdnewzealand.co.nz • Lightweight Panels. Panels are only 30kg/m so they are easily set by hand. • High Concrete Pressure. Minima is suitable for concete pressures up to 60kN/mfor single tier. • Cost-Efficiency. With its lightweight panel, it minimizes the need for cranage and skilled labour requirements. • Versatile. It has a variety of panels sizes allowing Minima to be erected into virtually any configuration.