| 11 Amalgamated Builders Another significant project illustrating ABL’s capabilities and collaborative approach was the Dunedin Law Courts Restoration Project, completed in 2017. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT external partnerships. The company has low staff turnover, focusing on providing a good workplace where people are valued and career advancement pathways exist. “We have a very stable workforce of around 60 on-site staff in Dunedin,” he says. This internal stability, combined with the company’s multi-trade workforce and successful apprenticeship programme, means many staff members have come up through the ranks and remained with the company for long periods.” He says the whole team places the client at the heart of everything it does. “Clients become friends by knowing us, liking us and trusting us. The longevity of the company is testament to the relationships we have formed over many years. Recent projects include the University Union Conservatory extension, delivered over the 2024/2025 Christmas break, and the recently completed Mornington Health Centre upgrade, which included extensive alterations to the building, all while keeping the centre fully operational. “Good planning, staging and communication were key to meeting expectations around timing of each part of the Mornington Health Centre project,” explains Chris, describing the approach that saw the project completed on time and on budget. A significant project for the wider company was the delivery of the $165 million Invercargill Central Project, a new inner-city block filling a 21,500sqm site and accommodating a Farmers department store, a multi-storey car park and retail precinct. A three-year project completed in 2022 and constructed during the Covid 19 pandemic, it was delivered on schedule, which was a major achievement given unprecedented constraints facing the industry over that period, says Chris. ABL Invercargill managed this project locally with supplementary management resource from the Christchurch branch. The project won a gold award, and was the Retail category winner at the New Zealand Commercial Project Awards. Current projects include the Dunedin Airport terminal enhancement and a new aviation security building, along with a few school projects Chris says ABL’s approach to workforce management mirrors its philosophy towards Excellence in Engineering Your one-stop engineering workshop • Design • Fabrication • Waterjet Cutting • Press Work • Certified Welding • CNC 5-Axis Machining • Site Maintenance • Conveyors / Machinery Manufacturing • CNC Plate Rolling • Full Machine Shop •Civil Works • Sub-divisions • Transport • Demolition • Recycling • Siteworks www.hallbros.co.nz (03) 477 1141 Ph: 03 456 3530 • Cell: 027 242 9337 • www.decoratingservicesltd.co.nz • PAINTERS • DECORATORS • WALLPAPERING • COMMERCIAL • DOMESTIC
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