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Hawke’s Bay Homes has ‘ready to go’ homes for locals
The region’s longest established offsite housing builder Hawke’s Bay Homes has pre-approved building consent designs and plans ‘ready-to-go’ as the region recovers from Cyclone Gabrielle. Hawke’s Bay Homes based on the outskirts of Hastings has the capability to build 12 houses at a time, using a tried and tested prefabrication build process that was first established by the company in...
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Russell Roads – Driving ahead into the next 50 years
With 50 years on the clock, Hawke’s Bay’s most established local civil construction business Russell Roads is driving forward to being much more than building roads and pavements. Russell Roads was started by Chris and Ken Russell in 1973 as a small local civil construction business and over the last 50 years it has helped shape roads, walkways, residential and...
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Iwi takes lead in post-flood housing
 K3 has emerged as a turnkey solution to the ever- growing housing crisis in Hawke’s Bay with its latest move establishing an offsite building facility in the Irongate Industrial zone. The offsite build facility, officially named Te Whare Tipu, currently has 22 transportable homes under construction either for local Papakāinga or for immediate flood relief housing. K3 chief executive Aayden...
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Local land experts merge to form a one stop shop consultancy
Development Nous is a growing local multi-disciplinary land consultancy following the merger with well- established Hastings businesses Shanley Surveyors and Design Phase, a leading Structural and Civil Engineering consultancy. Development Nous was set up by Principal Planner Matthew Holder and Licensed Cadastral Surveyor Karl Carew in 2016 and with strong organic growth over the last 6 years along with significant...
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Ultrasound HB – Going the extra mile leads to success
The timing of establishing a new business was far from perfect as we were all still living in a COVID19, it was brave to consider starting a new business, but the rollercoaster ride since for Ultrasound Hawke’s Bay remains rewarding. When Jody and Rohana Dawson featured in the March 2021 issue of The Profit, they were in the throes of...
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Hawke’s Bay has a new home of luxury real estate – Business Profile
Welcome to Oliver Road - a specialist estate agency focused solely on marketing and negotiating the sale of unique, high-value homes. Founded by Cam Winter in 2017, the firm has established a formidable track record and been responsible for many of the Bay of Plenty's most notable sales over the past five years. Working exclusively in the top end of...
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Vet Services clinic makeovers continue on back of growth
2022 was a big year for Vet Services, with exceptional client growth, an increase in staff and significant investment revamping the small animals area at its longest established clinic in Waipukurau as well as opening a new super clinic for Napier. Vet Services Central Hawke’s Bay clinic has had its biggest makeover in over 30 years, doubling the size of...
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The right ingredients for business success comes from adversity
Running a business can’t be as tough as losing both your parents before the age of 18 years and taking on the care of one of your younger sisters. Shaleah Lawrence has faced the toughest of times and says that although she expects challenges on her journey to creating a successful business, she has the mental toughness to go all...
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New chair at Napier Port – Blair O’Keeffe
Blair O’Keeffe has replaced Alasdair MacLeod as Napier Port chair. Alasdair was a board member since 2014 and at the helm for 8 years, playing a significant role in helping navigate the port through COVID-19 while at the same time undertaking a major new wharf project to create new shipping opportunities for local businesses. Blair, born and bred in Hawke’s...
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The 10 Biggest Mistakes of Selling a Business
Selling a business is a totally different ball game from selling real estate according to Bayleys Business Broker, Rodger Howie.   While some business sales include bricks and mortar, others present tangible value from years of hard graft, building intellectual property, trading credentials and brand value from the ground up. Business owners have strong emotional attachments to their businesses because...