One hundred Gold Reserve National Finalists representing the best of more than 650 entrants in 20 regional competitions have been announced in the Registered Master Builders 2008 House of the Year and RMB Commercial Project Awards in association with PlaceMakers.
Registered Master Builders Federation acting chief executive Chris Preston says 2008 has been another impressive year for the competition, which has received a large number of high-quality entries.
Gold Reserve National Finalists are:
PlaceMakers Renovation $250,000 – $ 500,000
McKenzie Builders Ltd, for a property in Waikuku Beach, North Canterbury
Peter Vossen Builders Ltd, Matamata
C J Ryan Ltd Miramar, Wellington
PlaceMakers Renovation over $ 500,000
Richard Wilcock Builder Ltd, Sandspit, Warkworth
Bonham Builders and Management Ltd, Castor Bay, Auckland
Holah Homes, Beerescourt, Hamilton
New Homes $250,000 – $350,000
Horncastle Homes for two properties in Lincoln and in Avonside, Christchurch
Stonewood Homes Ltd, Merivale, Christchurch
Cavalier Homes Marlborough, Springlands, Blenheim
Endeavour Homes, Stoke, Nelson
Alpine Homes NZ Ltd, Pisa North, Cromwell
Harwood Homes NZ Ltd, Papamoa Beach, Tauranga
Key Homes Tauranga Ltd, Bethlehem, Tauranga
Steve Fox Builders Ltd, Whareroa, Taupo
Stonewood Homes Hamilton Ltd, St James, Hamilton
Pinnacle Building Ltd, Te Awamutu
New Homes $350,000 – $450,000
Gateway Homes Ltd, Howick, Auckland
Stonewood Homes, Merivale, Christchurch
Ruben Homes NZ Ltd, St Albans, Christchurch
Real Builders Ltd, Brooklands, Christchurch
Jennian Homes Gisborne, Okitu, Gisborne
Endeavour Homes (Blenheim) Ltd, Blenheim
Inhaus Ltd, Little Kaiteriteri, Nelson
Glencoe Construction Ltd, Tihiotonga, Rotorua
Coastline Homes, Papamoa, Tauranga
Kuriger Builders Tauranga Ltd, Papamoa, Tauranga
David Reid Homes (BOP) Ltd, Papamoa, Tauranga
Terry Clegg Builders Ltd, Bell Block, New Plymouth
Hassall Homes Ltd, Hawera
Jennian Homes Waikato Ltd, Hamilton
Stonewood Homes Tauranga Ltd, Matamata
New Homes $450,000 – $650,000
The House Company (Rodney) Ltd, Warkworth (also a national finalist in sustainable homes $500,000 – $1million)
Jennian Homes Northland Ltd, Glenbervie, Whangarei
Benchmark Homes, Harewood, Christchurch
Real Builders Ltd, Prebbleton, Christchurch
Homeworx Design and Build Ltd, Taradale, Napier
Urbo Homes, Te Ngae, Rotorua
G Jakes Construction Ltd, Hamilton (also a national finalist in Meridian Sustainable Homes $500,000 – $1million)
S & J Mackay Builders Ltd, Waikanae New Homes $650,000 – $1 million
Nautica Homes Ltd, Omaha, Auckland
Rod Percival Builders Ltd, Whangapoua, Coromandel (also a national finalist in Meridian Sustainable Homes $500,000 – $1 million)
Coromandel Peninsula Construction Ltd, Whenuakite (Cooks Beach), Coromandel
Lindesay Construction Ltd, Paroa Bay, Russell
Jim the Builder Ltd, Papanui, Christchurch
Metzger Builders Ltd, Papanui, Christchurch
Shaw Builders Ltd, Omanu, Mt Maunganui
Murray Pedersen Builders Ltd, Papamoa, Tauranga
Terry Clegg Builders Ltd, Oakura, New Plymouth
John Fretwell Builders Ltd, Ohope Beach
Prestige Homes Ltd, Hamilton East
John S Macdonald Builders Ltd, Hamilton
New Homes over $1 million
Richard Wilcock Builder Ltd, Omaha, Auckland
P W Design and Build Ltd, Taupaki, Auckland
Nautica Homes Ltd, Matakana, North Auckland
Rod Percival Builders Ltd, Hahei, Coromandel
Design Construction Ltd, Broadoaks, Christchurch (also a national finalist in Sustainable Homes over $1 million)
Wilson Building Ltd, Albury, Fairlie
Shaw Builders Ltd, Mt Maunganui
John S Macdonald Builders Ltd, Horsham Downs, Hamilton
R J Alderton Builders Ltd, Hamilton
Holmes Wellington Ltd, Seatoun, Wellington
Nulook Builder’s Own Home Award
Jard Construction Ltd, Stillwater, Auckland (also a national finalist in Meridian Sustainable Homes $500,000 – $1 million)
T P Builders Ltd, Birkenhead, Auckland
Metzger Builders Ltd, Hampton Grange, Belfast, Christchurch
Sugrue Construction Ltd, Redcliffs, Christchurch
Design Builders Ltd, Havelock North
Hallmark Homes, Ohope (also a national finalist in Meridian Sustainable Homes $500,000 – $1 million)
Innovative Homes Ltd, Norfolk Downs, Cambridge
James Hardie Show Home Award
Haven Anselmi Ridge Ltd, Pukekohe (also a finalist in the Meridian Sustainable Homes $500,000 – $1 million)
Inhaus Ltd, Stoke, Nelson
Ezebuild Ltd, Tasman, Nelson
David Reid Homes (Southern Lakes) Ltd, Kelvin Heights, Queenstown
Penny Homes Tauranga Ltd, The Lakes, Tauranga
Taylor Developments Ltd, Papamoa, Tauranga
Innovative Homes Ltd, Norfolk Downs, Cambridge
Holah Homes, Rototuna, Hamilton
Downey Designer Homes, for two properties in Woodridge, Hamilton
David Reid Homes (Kapiti) Ltd, Ohau Department of Building and Housing Sustainable Homes under $500,000
Future Homes New Zealand Ltd, Acacia Bay, Taupo
Robert Caldana Builder Ltd, Greymouth
Tony White Builders, St Johns Hill, Wanganui
Meridian Sustainable Homes $500,000 – $1 million
Jard Construction Ltd, Stillwater Auckland (also a finalist in the Nulook Builder’s Own Home Award)
Haven Anselmi Ridge Ltd, Pukekohe (also a finalist in the James Hardie Show Home Award)
The House Company (Rodney) Ltd, Warkworth (also a finalist in New Homes $450,000 – $650,000)
Rod Percival Builders Ltd, Whangapoua (also a finalist in New Homes $650,000 – $1million)
Carlton Richards Ltd, Upper Moutere, Nelson
Hallmark Homes, Ohope Beach (also a finalist in the Nulook Builder’s Own Home Award)
G Jakes Construction Ltd, Hamilton (also a finalist in New Homes $450,000 – $650,000)
Sustainable Homes over $1 million
Design Construction, Broadoaks, Christchurch (also a finalist in New Homes over $1million)
Haimes Building Ltd, Wharewaka Point, Taupo
QBE Insurance Retail and Business Commercial Project
Mainzeal Property and Construction Ltd, for Sovereign House, Takapuna, Auckland
Livingstone, for Money Mart, Te Rapa, Hamilton
McKee Fehl Constructors Ltd, for Conservation House, Wellington
Health Commercial Project
Pukekoke Builders Ltd, for Optik Eyecare, Pukekohe
Hawkins Construction Ltd, for WAIATARAU – Waitakere Acute Mental Health Unit, Waitakere, Auckland
Mainzeal Property and Construction Ltd, for Canterbury Charity Hospital Trust, Harewood, Christchurch
Education Commercial Project
McMillan & Lockwood PN Ltd, for Mana Tamariki, Terrace End, Palmerston North
Colmac Construction Ltd, for NZ Seventh Day Adventist Schools Assn Ltd, Bethlehem, Tauranga
McMillan & Lockwood and Naylor Love, for Wanganui UCOL Matapihi Ki te Ao, Wanganui
Pacific Steel Industrial/Utility Commercial Project
Amalgamated Builders Ltd, for Tiwai Point, New Zealand Aluminium Smelters, Awarua, Invercargill
Stanley Construction Ltd, for RAL Turoa High Noon Terminal Buildings, Mt Ruapehu, Ohakune
Wells & Wadsworth 1996 Ltd, for Main Prison Facilities, Kaitoke, Wanganui
Mainzeal Property and Construction Ltd, for Wellington Airport International Terminal Alterations, Wellington
Tourism and Leisure Commercial Project
Mainzeal Property and Construction Ltd, for Combined Clubs & Marlborough District Council Convention Centre, Blenheim
Hawkins Construction Ltd, for Te Puia, Whakarewarewa, Rotorua
Rilean Construction (South Island) Ltd, for Novotel Gardens Hotel, Queenstown
