Business South March 2016
DEVELOPMENT» Grace Builders - Lady Wigram Retirement Village
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Wigram village a major project for company • from page 22 “This was a challenging project, as there were residents to consider during the building works, and we had to keep the sprinklers and other services functioning at all times.” A significant extension to Brookhaven, originally built in the 1980s was another large project for Golden Healthcare, converting the facility in Ferry Road to a 90-bed combination rest home and dementia wing plus nine villas. Grace Builders also provides hard landscaping services for these projects, and carries out regular, ongoing maintenance works at most of the sites. Working alongside the elderly, particularly those with dementia is one of the more sensitive aspects of Grace Builders’ work, says Tony. “People with dementia can be easily upset, and don’t always like change. “We liaise closely with the rest home managers and staff to ensure there is minimal disruption throughout any building works.” Tony and his brother Graham founded Grace Builders in 1993. “I had been working in Australia for large commercial construction companies building large inner-city high rise office and apartment buildings and big industrial complexes. Graham served his apprenticeship with Higgs Construction, building schools, banks, and those sorts of projects.” Although commercial projects are a large focus of Grace Builders, the firm also constructs residential homes, says Tony.
Grace Builders has worked on numerous projects for John Tooby and Golden Healthcare Group. “We’ve built some fairly big houses for various clients and in 2010 won the Supreme House of the Year award for the Canterbury region. It was the first time we had entered the awards so it was pretty mind blowing to win six awards.” In addition to constructing Lady Wigram
Retirement Village, the company currently has a couple of new homes under construction and is building a church in St Albans. Tony says as a Christian company, Grace Builders has guiding principles of honesty and integrity in all its business dealings.
“All our staff and clients understand this is the foundational platform from which we operate on’ says tony. “That’s why we enjoy what we do. Our team love coming to work and producing the goods for our valued clients.”
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PLACEMAKERS CHRISTCHURCH SOUTH IS PROUD TO HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF SERVICING GRACE BUILDERS FROM BOTH OUR ANTIGUA STREET AND SHANDS ROAD SITES AND ARE EXCITED TO BE INVOLVED IN THE LADY WIGRAM VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT.
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