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Tony Faulks –Central Otago kid to emerging mogul
Otago valleys, hills and mountains. Essentially, Tony follows in the footsteps of his great grandfather, John Faulks, who emigrated from the British Isles, and set to taming the Central Otago landscape. To n y l e a r n e d h i s passion for the work process from the generations of Faulks, and has imparted it into the current business. It now has extensive work, from earthworks and landscaping and section development, to demolition and construction, road damage containment and rectification, underground infrastructure and haulage, all the way to civil engineering. Much of this derives from farming the land following clearance of the bush, and aligning tracks and roads, along with bordering ditches, bridges and varied construction
It is a long way from two sheep stations and flax and sawmilling at the head of Lake Wanaka, playing a large part in the development of Central Otago in the 19th century, to machinery, construction and earthworks operations, but that is the progression made by Tony Faulks, a son of the central region. Starting at 17 in Queenstown, Tony Faulks is now managing director of Faulks Investments a modern company which, at its core, is not all that far removed from the toil of breaking in the Central
JCL Asphalt partnering with Faulks Enterprises Driveways • Tennis Courts Car Parks • Subdivisions
0800 JCL NOW 30 - BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS - SUMMER 2015
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