CHRISTCHURCH REBUILD » JE Collett Builders
Business South / September 2013
“We’ve got a team of great, approachable people who have a similar drive for excellence and quality craftsmanship. “Our philosophy is to make the process as fun and stress-free for the client as possible, and to ensure their project has the wow factor.” Clients are fully involved throughout the entire building process and are presented with a portfolio of photographs by J E Collett Builders at the end of the project that details its progress. “We think it’s quite a cool concept, and can be quite handy later on if people want to do further alterations or additions, or even just hang a television set. They can reference the pictures to see what’s going on behind the walls.” Collett says his apprentices are included in all meetings with senior staff to keep them up to speed with every detail of each project. “We tell our apprentices they are not learning to be builders, they are going to end up as craftsmen, which is how I was taught when I did my apprenticeship.” The company also carefully selects its subcontractors, preferring to work with other family or owner-operator businesses. “It’s important if there is an issue that I can get the boss of the subcontracted company on the phone or on the site straight away to sort it out.”
A winning team: from left, Jonny Collett, Scott Gulliver, Matty Marfell and Josh Reedy. Absent - Dave Patterson. Collett is still on the tools as much as possible, although the overall management of the company is taking increasing amounts of his time as it grows. He says he is “super happy” with the company’s progress in just two years. “We have many years of experience and
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knowledge on the team and lots of energy which is a key to it. “The company is definitely in Canterbury for the long haul and not just the rebuild. I’ll retire doing this and between now and then, plan to leave a lasting impression on the local building market.”
027 438 3217 kiwi-kelpie@xtra.co.nz P.O.Box 160121, Hornby, Christchurch 8441
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027 488 6818 · Interior - Exterior · Painting - Wallpapering · Town - Country
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Professional on time scaffold competitive prices no job too big or small A company that looks after your property as it were their own
Proud to be with J E Collett Builders 21 Craven Street, Sockburn, Christchurch, 8042 Phone: 03 960 3781 Mobile: 021 342 976 Email: dcoulbeck@paradise.net.nz
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