Waikato Business News April/May 2023

We control such a significant number of key trades,
which has proven to be worthwhile for all our clients
and suppliers.
Always looking for ways to innovate,
WCL have introduced, and continue to
add, products and services that deliver
the best possible service and results to
their loyal clients.
Most recently the team have added WCL
Ceiling Battens to their suite of services
and built a customised spray booth at
their Pukete premises.
WCL Stop the World is the Ceiling
Batten, Plasterboard Supply and
Installation and GIB Stopping side of the
business and general manager and
director Mike Young is excited about the
future for the group. “Being new to the
business is very exciting and we have
already grown and achieved so much,”
he says.
“While Mike is not family, he is as good
as having had known him for some 20
years. He is a very welcome addition to
our group and with his previous
experience from the construction
industry and police he brings a unique
skill set to the table,” Hamish says.
Having a staff of over 100 employees all
based in the Waikato allows WCL the
advantage to offer its full range of
services to their client across the region.
With providing quality work top priority,
WCL introduced the installation of the
ceiling battens to allow better control of
the complete interior envelope of the
project.
Tim Wilton and Luke Orr, joint
managing directors of Wilton
Contracting, have worked hard to
establish the business to operate at scale
and provide high quality work.
Tim, son and nephew Luke have worked
together and are proud to have recently
launched their customised spray booth
WCL Factory Coatings.
The internal spray booth measures
19-metres by six-metres and it’s one of
the biggest in-house booths in New
Zealand and the only one in the Waikato.
“We've invested the money into the right
machinery so we can save time onsite,
save in scaffolding costs and it just
makes the whole job move a lot quicker,”
Tim says.
“We can now offer factory coatings from
everything from doors through to pre
coating cladding before it heads to site
and we are prepared to scale this side of
the operation up to suit demand.”
The painting operation through to paint
touch-ups and maintenance is Tim’s role.
This is something he oversees with the
help of his two supervisors.
Tim is responsible for quality control and
day-to-day supervision of staff and
contractors, and he is always looking to
improve the painting side of the
business.
“WCL Group has a strong focus on the
future to ensure we meet market demands
and we are always looking for new
innovative ways to develop the business,”
Luke says.
WCL believe their model is far more than
just getting the job done, it’s
professionalism, presentation, client
liaison and their unique maintenance
model that sets them apart from the rest.
“We were the first ones to have a
designated touch-up team. We accept it as
part of our costs. We understand what the
builder has to do to get their product across
the line,” Tim says.
Hamish says he is now very content and
excited for the future of WCL Group with
the management structure in place, as he
now begins his retirement journey with
wife Janice, while still remaining involved
and he looks forward to watching the
business grow and develop.
WCL have gone from
strength to strength with
regards to initiative and
volume of work, they are a
well organised operation
and contribute hugely to the
industry,”
testimony from WCL’s plasterboard supplier.
PHONE: 07 849 4818
www.wclgroup.co.nz