We have a reputation for taking the difficulties out of what can sometimes be a complex process. From the get-go we will work with you to determine the best path for your project. We’re a team of 5 highly experienced individuals and are an expanding team of specialists. Our teams work locally but actively collaborate on projects throughout New Zealand and around the world. We encourage co-operation and shared knowledge and between us always find the best solution.
Meet the team
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Dave Firth
Dave is a Chartered and Registered building Surveyor, Registered Clerk of Works, Chartered Construction Manager, Licensed Designer and has a total of over 40 years construction experience in Europe and NZ including as a contractor for 20 years carrying out property repairs and additions in the UK and three years as a council building inspector and consent processing officer for the Auckland Council Reclad Team.
Nick Gaites
Nick, a graduate Manufacturing Systems Engineer, is a New Zealand Registered Building Surveyor and has over 10 years’ experience in the New Zealand Construction sector. Prior to this he was director of an Auckland residential building company which latterly specialised in leaky building remediation. Nick also has UK building experience and multi-discipline expertise with a mixture of engineering, construction, and building surveying experience.
Angus Pengelly
Angus is a qualified builder and construction manager, with over 13 years of experience in the NZ construction industry. More recently Angus has three years of experience as a building consent processing officer. The combination of hands-on experience across multiple disciplines has given Angus a unique and broad knowledge base of the NZ Building Code and construction techniques and technology in New Zealand.
Diego Ariel Zirlinger
Diego is an Argentinian Architect, graduated from University of Buenos Aires. During his studies he designed houses, schools, public museums and sports centres. He worked as an Architect assistant for a local studio for four years.
There, he developed several projects, from bars and hotels to residential buildings, where gained most of his experience.
Julieta Lucila Meyer
Julieta is an Argentinian Architect, graduated from the University of Buenos Aires in 2017. Julieta is very responsible and committed, loves to learn, and get fully involved in the projects that she participates in. Above all, she always tries to find a sustainable solution to the project, because it is in her belief that it is very important to include sustainability in construction.
Claudia Morales Mirabal
Claudia is a Chilean Architect who graduated from the University of Buenos Aires in 2018. She is methodical and disciplined in her work and eagerly accepts new challenges.
Tristan Henson
Tristan graduated from Sheffield Hallam University in the UK with honours in Building Surveying. Since moving to New Zealand in 2016 he has gained over 8 years’ experience working within the Building Control environment in both residential and commercial capacities across multiple Councils in both the North and South Islands. Prior to this, he worked in Australia within the private sector as a building certifier gaining exposure to a wide variety of construction and legislative practices.