Waikato Business News April/May 2019
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Rodney Stirling<br />
Rodney Stirling<br />
KINGSBEER CONSTRUCTION - BURNSCO<br />
WAIKATO BUSINESS NEWS <strong>April</strong>/<strong>May</strong> <strong>2019</strong><br />
41<br />
The team at IC Scaffolding are pleased to be the preferred<br />
contractor for Kingsbeer Construction and the<br />
new Burnsco build<br />
EXPERT CONCRETE GRINDING, POLISHING & SEALANTS / COATINGS FOR FLOORS & WALLS<br />
sive feasibility study of the<br />
six regions we were offered<br />
by Lockwood, we established<br />
that <strong>Waikato</strong> would hands<br />
down be the most successful<br />
option for us to move to<br />
for our next step with Lockwood.”<br />
Considerate<br />
&<br />
Professional<br />
She remembers it being a<br />
very challenging time as they<br />
were working extremely hard,<br />
while juggling raising a very<br />
young family and the ups and<br />
downs of a recession. But they<br />
were confident business would<br />
be strong, and within one year<br />
they went from being No 32 in<br />
the Lockwood Homes franchisee<br />
ranking, to No 2.<br />
From there, the business<br />
took off. They were very busy<br />
at work and at home with their<br />
three kids - they needed more<br />
staff, more builders and it was<br />
becoming very successful.<br />
But after 10 years, it was time<br />
to make a decision, and they<br />
decided it was time to sell,<br />
is Consistent, Reliable,<br />
team Our<br />
to focus on a simpler life and<br />
their family and just build one<br />
or two spec homes a year. It<br />
was early 2007, and they went<br />
straight into the global recession.<br />
“It was brutal,” adds Paul.<br />
“<strong>Business</strong> was drying up and<br />
building companies were<br />
going under.”<br />
So Sue went and got a job<br />
while Paul joined forces with<br />
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IC SCAFFOLDING is a growing scaffold company, with a progressive culture, that is<br />
fully committed to workplace Health and Safety with a strict policy regarding drugs<br />
and alcohol. We are deadline focused, have up to date safety equipment – including<br />
retractable lanyards. We have ticketed scaffolder’s and use a combination of Tube and<br />
clip and genuine Layher system.<br />
Based in Hamilton, we are scaffolding specialist highly experienced in the residential,<br />
commercial and industrial sectors for all you Propping, Shore loading and scaffolding<br />
needs with no job too big or small.<br />
IC Scaffolding are full members of SARNZ, Site Safe and Site Wise and have Project<br />
and Liability insurances in place.<br />
Office: (07) 853 5344<br />
Certified Contractor<br />
HTC<br />
Superfloor<br />
TM<br />
www.icscaffolding.co.nz<br />
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Considerate &<br />
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HTC<br />
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Certified Contractor<br />
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EXPERT Rodney CONCRETE and the team GRINDING, are proud to POLISHING be associated & SEALANTS with Kingsbeer / COATINGS Construction FOR on FLOORS the Burnsco & WALLS build.<br />
EXPERT CONCRETE GRINDING, POLISHING & SEALANTS / COATINGS FOR FLOORS & WALLS<br />
EXPERT CONCRETE GRINDING, POLISHING SEALANTS COATINGS FOR FLOORS WALLS<br />
Rodney Stirling<br />
Rodney Stirling<br />
www.thepolishedconcretecompany.co.nz<br />
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