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Versatility brings firm steady growth Karen Phelps Billings Construction Ltd has expanded from a staff of three to eight in the last 12 months, with company director Ryan Billings saying the fact that the company offers a wide variety of services has assisted growth. Ryan Billings started the company eight years ago, despite the fact that he had not previously worked in the building industry. However building runs in the family though – his father Ivan and brother Elliot run Billings Builders which subcontracts to Ryan’s company on the bigger projects. Another brother Nathan is a qualified architect and offers assistance with the design process. Ryan started Billings Construction when Waikato Shed Company was looking for someone to which it could contract its building works. He seized the opportunity to put his project management skills to good use and quickly secured the contract, employed carpenters and started organising projects. Billings is quick to point out that his staff are the company’s number one asset. “We simply couldn’t do what we do without our team,” he says. Staff now offer skills in roller and sectional doors, aluminium joinery, carpentry and concrete work. Billings Construction works mainly in the greater Waikato area, and undertakes a wide variety of services including preparing and laying concrete, supply and installation of long run roofing, sectional and roller door installation
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and maintenance, steel shed construction and residential housing. The company also completes labour-only contracts. “We will basically take on anything anyone brings to us as we have such a wide range of skills in our team,” he says. “This has included building chicken sheds, a veterinary clinic at Morrinsville and steel sheds up to 35 metres clear span.” Billings Construction uses HazardCo health and safety systems to ensure a safe workplace at all times. Billings says he operates a “no return” policy: “While of course we will go back to fix anything that goes wrong we aim for this to never be an issue in the first place. “We aim to complete the job to such a high standard that we never need to return to site.” The company is a real family affair. Wife Lidewij does administration and the couple’s children Keeley, 17, Lia, 15 and Tait, 12, all help out cleaning vans and sorting tools in the weekends. “The main thing I want clients to know is that the boss takes an active role in managing each project. I’m always at the coal face meeting customers. “The focus is on building a strong company to set ourselves up for the future and we do that by offering a good service at a fair price.”
Billings Construction offers a wide variety of services.
Billings Construction
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