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Hot demand for mobile service Richard Loader Creating bespoke handrails and balustrades with all the design characteristics of sophisticated form and function is what Ben Batchelor and his team does best at Christchurch’s Handrail Solutions. The business was formed three years ago when Ben, the managing director, recognised a need for a mobile service providing a quick, professional service to residential and commercial customers. “With a background in stainless fabrication and installation I had a network of business contacts in the stainless and general fabrication field,” says Ben. “I told them my per metre price for a handrail— stainless, powder-coated, colour-steel or timber. Next thing I started getting phone calls and more phone calls. It all just fell into place.” Agility and mobility remains a real point of difference for this innovative Christchurch business that is in hot demand throughout the city. With a fleet of three modern vehicles on the road kitted out with welders, polishers, drills, brackets, specialised measuring equipment, glass fittings and safety equipment, they are a one-stop-travelling workshop. “We fabricate, weld, polish all on site, and then of course install. We’re in, we’re out and we’re gone – sometimes all on the same day that we do the quote,” says Ben. A key strength for the business is that Ben and his team of specialist’s—Ryan, Jeremy and Jessie— are all friends as well as workmates.
“We’re in, we’re out and we’re gone – sometimes all on the same day that we do the quote.” “We are totally in synch with each other,” says Ben. “We know exactly what we are doing and can anticipate each other’s needs without talking.” He says that they attract work because they’re fast, efficient, produce high quality work and, most importantly, get the job done when the customer needs it. “When a builder needs that handrail, balustrade, fence or any other bespoke fabrication to finish a job for council compliance we guarantee we can do it whether it’s tomorrow or in two weeks time.” While specialising in handrails and balustrades, Hand Rail Solutions will work with builders, designers, glass companies and the homeowner to tailor a fabrication solution that meets their needs—be it a flashing, stairwell, bracket or fire place surround. Ben says no job is too big or too small. “It’s important to us to work with the customer to find a solution that fits within their budget but still meets the design needs.” The extensive handrailing inside Rolleston High School, the stunning Deloites Building and the CORE Engineering building at Canterbury University are recent example of large commercial jobs.
Handrail Solutions works with builders, designers, glass companies and the homeowner to tailor a fabrication solution that meets their needs.
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