Waikato Business News April/May 2019
Waikato Business News has for a quarter of a century been the voice of the region’s business community, a business community with a very real commitment to innovation and an ethos of co-operation.
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KINGSBEER CONSTRUCTION - BURNSCO<br />
WAIKATO BUSINESS NEWS <strong>April</strong>/<strong>May</strong> <strong>2019</strong><br />
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Kingsbeer Construction<br />
- 30 years and still<br />
going strong<br />
What a milestone it is, to be celebrating 30<br />
years in the New Zealand building industry.<br />
Through the ups and<br />
downs of the business,<br />
Paul and Sue Kingsbeer<br />
are still going strong,<br />
and credit their success to<br />
constantly growing and<br />
We ended up back<br />
where we were 12<br />
years ago, very busy<br />
and overworking. So<br />
we’re going to focus<br />
on the commercial<br />
side of the building<br />
industry.<br />
evolving to meet the<br />
ever-changing needs of the<br />
market.<br />
The couple own Kingsbeer<br />
Construction Ltd in Hamilton,<br />
and have been building residential<br />
homes, commercial<br />
buildings and developments<br />
for more than 30 years.<br />
They also celebrated 30<br />
years of marriage this year,<br />
and believe their business has<br />
been so successful over the<br />
years due to how hard they<br />
work, how compatible they<br />
are together and how they’ve<br />
learned to run a business, both<br />
from a young age.<br />
“We started in business so<br />
young, we were just 21 and 25,<br />
and we didn’t know how to be<br />
in business, so we learnt it all<br />
simultaneously together,” Sue<br />
Kingsbeer said.<br />
“If you want longevity, you<br />
can’t keep doing what you’ve<br />
always been doing. Even<br />
though it might have been a<br />
brilliant formula at the time,<br />
you have to always be open to<br />
change.”<br />
The couple is widely recognised<br />
for their work building<br />
Lockwood homes, and<br />
were the No 1 franchisee in<br />
New Zealand, winning multiple<br />
awards, including Best<br />
Showhome, Best Building<br />
Systems, Operations Management,<br />
General Excellence and<br />
After Sales Service.<br />
They also own KBuilt,<br />
building residential homes,<br />
and Steel Shed Systems that<br />
provide a range from commercial<br />
and industrial buildings<br />
to retail outlets, factories,<br />
rural business buildings and<br />
more. And most recently, they<br />
have started Kingsbeer Properties<br />
Ltd, developing commercial<br />
properties, including<br />
their latest build, Burnsco in<br />
Continued on page 40<br />
Scott Linton and Paul Kingsbeer.<br />
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