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Delivering Housing Solutions for over 40 years.

Trusted in over 60+ South Island towns.

With over forty years of experience and a fabulous team of 29 employees, our family owned and operated business focuses on delivering exceptional customer service.  All our builds are a partnership and we work closely with our clients to ensure we get the look, budget and final delivery just right.  

At Laing, we stand for quality and ensure our customers have a great experience with us, view our client testimonials and discover how they describe the experience of partnering with us.

We are privileged to work alongside a great team of professionals who all help our customers realise their objective or turn dreams into reality.  We all look forward to speaking with you soon.

Our Leaders.

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Myles Laing

Managing Director and Business Owner

Myles is the third generation of Laings to be involved in his family business and has a total 16 years’ experience within the construction industry. 

Grant Laing

Director and Business Owner

Grant has been involved in Laing family businesses for more than 43 years with a background in civil earthworks, house relocation and transportable housing.

Jenny Henricksen

Business Manager – Finance & HR

Jenny joined the Laing team in 2012 after spending most of her career working in retail management. Jenny is responsible for managing the administration team.

Tim Pow

Building Relocation and Fleet Management

From a farming background, Tim has carved out his career in large government corporations for over 8 years managing project delivery.  He joined Laing in 2017 and is passionate about getting the best outcomes for clients and finding the right solution to fit nearly any situation.

Ashly Cant

Construction Manager – New Homes and Construction

Ash has been part of the Laing team since 2015.  With over 15 years in the construction industry, he’s completed  a variety of builds including motels, apartments, retirement units and architectural homes.

Mike McCormick

New Homes Sales Consultant

Mike is part of our sales team and has over 25 years’ experience in property management, real estate, and property investment.    He enjoys coordinating custom solutions for his clients.

David Firman

New Homes Sales Consultant

David is part of our sales team, he has over 8 years experience in new home sales.  David is passionate about helping people build their new homes and to make the process as simple and stress-free as possible

Grace Reid

Sales Consultant and Company Marketing 

Grace is a part of our sales team she has a natural flair for building and colour design having been immersed in the building industry from a young age. Enjoys finding building solutions for client’s residential and commercial projects. She’s enthusiastic and always goes the extra mile.

 

Simi Seenu

Quantity Surveyor 

Simi is apart of our Quantity Surveying team. Her role involves creating great relationships with our suppliers. She is always looking at innovative ways to make our clients dream build ideas fit with in their budget. 

Nathan Ji

Quantity Surveyor 

Nathan is apart of quantity surveying team. He has been a quantity surveyor for over 9 years, he has worked on a variety of projects including architectural homes, motels, apartments and retirement villages.  His role involves making sure our clients dream build ideas fit with in their budget, creating great relationships with our build partners.

Kimilla Drummond

Construction Administration Support

Kimilla is part of our New Home Construction team, she works closely with the builders & clients bridging the gap to ensure a high level of communication in finalizing decisions and making changes during construction, helping turn your Laing house into a home. Kimilla also manages the documentation needed from contractors & liaises with the Councils on your behalf to achieve Code of Compliance at the end of your build.

Ashlee Puckett

Operations Administration Support, Health & Safety

Ashlee is Laing’s Operations Administrator supporting the Relocation & Second hand building part of the business.

Assisting with your contract shifts and relocatable projects.

Jane van Olphen

Accounts Administrator

Jane is our Accounts Administrator. Her core role is processing creditor and debtor invoices and has quickly become the go-to admin support person for Managers.

Michelle Garrett

Receptionist / Accounts 

Michelle is our Receptionist and Accounts Administrator. 
Michelle is the smiling face when you enter the office, greeting our clients and assisting visitors.

Our Proud Journey.

40+ years of local history & Partnerships.

As a proud third generation family owned and operated business, Laing has enjoyed a wonderful past and looks forward to an even more exciting future.

Laing has developed a very successful business buying/selling a variety of relocatable buildings located throughout the South Island.

In the late 80’s we successfully tendered to purchase and relocate surplus Army Barracks from Burnham Miltary Camp and fast forward over 30 years to 2020 and we’ve built over 300 new transportable homes, carried out over 4,000 building shifts.  2019 saw us undertake the largest single removal project involving 208 building relocations from the University of Canterbury.

Our Proud History Since 1987 .

Laing Properties was formed
Laing Contractors successfully tenders to purchase, relocate & sell surplus Army Barracks at Burnham Military Camp.

Removal projects included 64 staff houses from Cromwell, further Burnham Barracks, surplus houses from Government departments and service stations redevelopments and private clients.

A monthly stock listing sheet “The Relocator” was posted to prospective purchasers.
Establishment of offices
A new relocation storage facility and offices were established at the current Location – 15 Hanworth Avenue, Sockburn, Christchurch.

September 1993 - 1000th shift occurs.
Grant and Craig purchase Laing Properties
Grant and Craig Laing purchased Laing Properties Limited and continued to buy/sell secondhand buildings and relocate classrooms, homes, and garages.
500th Secondhand sale
Art store ex Gilberthorpes School.
2000th Shift occurs
Construction of New Transportable buildings
Laing Properties commences the construction of new transportable homes, offices, and classrooms together with buy/sell secondhand buildings and building relocation.
100th New Transportable building built
Darfield Play Centre
Grant and Polly purchase all remaining shares
200th New Transportable home built
1000th Secondhand sale
House ex Regents part to Waimate.

June 2008 - 3000th shift occurs.
Myles Laing joins the company
First onsite concrete slab home built.
300th New Transportable home built
May 2016 - 4000th shift occurs.
Myles Laing becomes Shareholder/Director
First electronic/hydraulic house trailer purchased
Laings undertake the largest single removal project involving 208 building relocations from the University of Canterbury.
Grant Laing steps down from Managing Director
Myles Laing becomes Managing Director.
Laing Properties moves to Rolleston
Laing HQ is located in Rolleston’s Tawhiri industrial development and is the South Island’s largest purpose-built facility for the construction of prefabricated buildings and temporary storage of existing homes for transportation throughout the South Island.
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