54 | Fresh take on new communities BG Contracting has worked hard on becoming a subdivision specialist. T from page 52 BG Contracting Ltd - 40th Anniversary CONTRACTING This approach has had some positive impacts on what we can do, which helps with our competitive edge and getting the job done quicker.” Stephan first got involved with BG Contracting as a consultant surveyor, back in 1997 when BG Contracting would subcontract Taggart Earthmoving and Christchurch Ready Mix Concrete to provide earthworks and roading package to the subdivisions in Rangiora. In 1998, Stephan appointed BG Contracting to do the whole package in Milesbrook Close, an 18 lot subdivision in Rangiora, and BG’s ended up winning the Contractor of the Year award for it. It was a small project by today’s standards, but it became the launching pad for larger scale projects such as Northwood, Gainsborough, Ocean Ridge in Kaikoura, Northbrook Waters, and Peninsular Bay in Wanaka. “The quality is always there.” Stephan says BG Contracting has worked hard on becoming a subdivision specialist. “It has taken us many years to gain expertise in the many disciplines required in subdivision work. “We’ve done a lot of civil infrastructure work all over the place, and as we’ve worked alongside some of the other operators, we’ve been recognised as leaders in the subdivision space. Subdivisions are an art form of coordination. It takes a fair bit of flexibility and team work to actually deliver subdivisions in a timely fashion. “With all of the delays and demand for sections, we have had to learn to optimise our programme of works to concentrate resource on the critical work items. “We are very careful not to over commit and let down our clients, and we genuinely want to make them proud.” BG Contracting’s most loyal Client is Hughes Developments, creator of the master planned residential communities of Northwood, Hampton Grange, Gainsborough, and most recently Faringdon at Rolleston. “We talk about building towns, and Faringdon is an example of where a client has taken the bridles off us, given us large stages, sometimes three or four at a time, and let us get some momentum up. The market has responded with confidence.” Now celebrating 40 years in business, Stephan says he always had the greatest respect for Blue and Gavin’s approach to business, and their family approach to their staff. “It’s a privilege to lead a company that has got a legacy, a company that has built half of townships and some of the most successful communities in Canterbury. “Most of what we do gets buried underground, but BG’s has found its place in the Canterbury contracting market, and is playing its part in solving the housing crisis that will stand the test of time.” Proud to help locals like BG Contracting stay on firm ground www.centralmachinehire.co.nz SOUTH ISLAND WIDE SERVICE: Depots In Dunedin, Christchurch, Cromwell & Wanaka CENTRAL MACHINE HIRE ARE PLEASED TO SUPPORT BG CONTRACTING. Congratulations on reaching 40 years of business. On site mobile crushing and screening with modern tracked machines • Deliveries available from our Aylesbury Quarry of AP20, AP40, AP65, boulders, sand, dust & premix. 03 3181198 admin@southernscreenworks.co.nz 50 Bealey Rd, RD1, Aylesbury www.southernscreenworks.co.nz
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