Woodworks Southern purchased Naylor Love joinery on the 1st of July 2001. It retained all the existing factory and management staff, agreeing to retain all staff privileges, long service leave etc.

MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE CAPABILITIES
Woodworks Southern Ltd, due to its long history in the industry has all the necessary systems, machinery and a stable workforce in place to undertake any type of work. We pride ourselves on completing all our contracts on time and on being ‘right first time’. Our subcontractors, eg; spray painters, lino layers, metalwork manufacturers are all well established reputable Dunedin companies with whom we have had many years of dealings.

TECHNICAL CAPACITY
The Office. In the office we employ 4 staff. We have an office manager responsible for reception, payroll, and creditor/debtor invoices. We employ 3 quantity surveyor/project managers responsible for pricing contracts, then seeing them through to completion. Our contract managers come from a joinery trade background and have been directly responsible for running contracts for more than 4 years.

The office has 6 networked computers, one at each workstation, and we run a comprehensive business computer package called Finbuild. This package allows us to look up instant up to date, comprehensive information on every one of our contracts at any time. It provides us with an extensive breakdown of every item involved in the job and is linked fully with the payroll, debtor and creditor modules of the package. It allows us at any time to monitor progress versus budget. costs to date and time to completion.

PERFORMANCE AND EXPERIENCE
Woodworks Southern has an annual turnover of around $4.5 million, the majority of which is made up of contracts in the $150,000.00 plus bracket. We have worked with the majority commercial building contractors in Otago and Central Otago as well as with Arrow International and Octa Associates.

Past and Present contracts include;
St James Theatre Fitout Dunedin, Wall facades, entry facades, reception and ticketing counters, borrowed lights, balustrades, stairs and acoustic doors. Client was Naylor Love Construction, David Low Project Manager Ph 03 474-1153. Consultant was Walker Co Partnership Architects Parnell Auckland.

Hard Rock Café and Morrisons Irish Pub Queenstown. Client was Arrow International Qst. Peter Chisholm Project Manager Ph 03 442-8443.

Dunedin City Council Halls of Residence, Interior doors, firedoors, kitchens, vanity units, wardrobe units, stairs etc. Client was Lund South Construction. Russell Lund Ph 03 477-5912, Architects; Mason and Wales Dunedin, Steven Loach ph 03 477-1096.

St Moritz Novotel Queenstown, Furniture, doors, firedoors, reception counters, bar joinery, apartment kitchens and luggage units. Client, Naylor Love Central, Justin Calder Manager Ph 03 442-2889.

Gardens Park Royal Queenstown, Furniture, doors, firedoors, apartment fitouts, reception and Maitre-D units. Client, Queenstown Project Management. Wayne Foley Ph 025 864-244.

Southern Cross Hotel Dunedin, Joinery, doors and furniture fitout. Client Amalgamated Builders Ltd Dunedin, contact Richard Johnson Ph 03 474-1392. Consultants; Octa Associates Dunedin,

Dunedin City Hotel Client: Scenic Circle; Furniture, doors, wardrobes, firedoors, reception counters, bar joinery, apartment kitchens and luggage units. Contract Value $1.1 million

Fernhill Apartments, 36 Apartments, luxury 3 bedroom units.

Pounamu Apartments currently under construction 68 Apartments.

Kent Street Apartments, five luxury $2M apartments.

Speights Theme Bars – throughout New Zealand Ongoing.

Bluepeaks Lodge Total refurbishment over last 5 years.

Monty’s Bars Queenstown and Dunedin, Complete bar fitouts. Client Barry Ellis Ph (03) 441-1255

Various Luxury Residences, including luxury homes at Millbrook Resort. Client Alistair Saville Ph (0274) 320762