48 | T T Virginia Wright New purpose-built workshop open The office component of their newly built premises in Rolleston showcases the sort of innovative use of materials that can be achieved. CS Roofing Canterbury REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT It’s 15 years since Nathan and Jenny Maxwell took the opportunity to set up their company CS Roofing Canterbury. Nathan was managing the roofing department for a large construction company in Canterbury when they decided to stop that side of their business, so CS Roofing Canterbury stepped in to fill the gap. They’ve been growing ever since and with more than double the people working for them as they had when they began, they’ve just moved into a new purpose-built workshop 500 metres from their former premises in Rolleston. They’ve also expanded what they have to offer. In 2020 they established a second company True Fold with one of their Project Managers, Ken Balvers. He was the driving force behind bringing the manufacture of flashings and rainwater products in house thus gaining control over a critical part of their supply chain. “We had the machine made to order in Australia and it’s run by two sheetmetal workers in the factory who are a highly skilled, very respected team,” says Jenny who is also the company Health & Safety Manager. While CS Roofing Canterbury is True Fold’s primary customer, it has grown its own customer base so that it now forms around 40% of their combined workload. CS Roofing Canterbury is sustaining well in the current tough environment thanks to a detailed business analysis and subsequent decisions made in 2022. “We’re predominantly in the tender market, 80% commercial and 20% high end architectural, so we’re making sure we’ve got the work going forward by tendering for the jobs that are the right size for our capabilities,” says Jenny. After 15 years in the business, and with both Nathan’s depth of experience in the roofing industry and his skills as a quantity surveyor sitting behind their quotes, they can be relied on to deliver what they say they will and for a price which accurately reflects the work to be done. With a client list that includes all the big names in commercial construction through Canterbury their work can be seen on buildings as diverse as the Hoyts theater, Sir Richard Hadlee Sports Centre, St. Margarets Presbyterian Church and the Hope Church Rolleston which recently won an award at the “We’re enjoying everyone being able to spread out and hope to increase our customer base now that we have the extra functionality to provide a greater variety of flashings and rainwater goods.” Roofing Associations conference . The office component of their newly built premises in Rolleston showcases the sort of innovative use of materials that can be achieved (in this case angle seam wall cladding) when creative design and technical expertise come together with skilled builders. “The cladding on the office has been completed by our architectural installers Dustan Van Biljon and Codie Mendoza. “They used materials folded by True Fold which consisted of a mix of straight and triangular trays on the walls, and a zinc feature wall out the front. Aesthetically it’s a very different look in the way the materials have been used and it looks stunning,” says Jenny. The new premises has plenty of room for their 30 strong team with the office providing a great space for its management team of 10. “We’re enjoying everyone being able to spread out and hope to increase our customer base now that we have the extra functionality to provide a greater variety of flashings and rainwater goods,” says Jenny. With the new office showcasing what they can do in the architectural space, the new purpose-built factory accommodates their current machinery as well as the machinery on order. CS Roofing Canterbury and True Fold will extend what have to offer, whether for commercial or high-end residential builds. Having worked successfully with CS Roofing on many projects together, we are very proud to have been selected to work with them on their own new premises. We wish Nathan, Jenny, Ken and the team the very best in their new building. CS Roofing IlamHealth CIAL - Mighty Ape Ngai Tahu - HEB
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