“The construction industry has long been very contractual and adversarial. Because we trust them as our partners, and work with them time and again, we’re confident that they are always working tirelessly on our behalf with their own suppliers to mitigate any price increases.”īen says having everyone inhouse also cuts through a lot of irritating red tape. We have strong long-term relationships with all of our subcontractors. This, in turn, provides assurance to our construction partners that they can rely on us to continue to provide a consistent flow of work.

“We have real visibility into all of the projects Ockham has on the horizon. Project director Ben Gibbens agrees that having early access to project designs is integral to Ockham Construction’s success, particularly during a time of global supply chain issues. This is particularly important for Ockham as all of our designs are stunning, extraordinary and detailed.” Making great buildings. And, of course, we benefit hugely from the quick response to any of our design queries. “Our in-house architectural team benefit from having a construction team there who can provide expert cost and buildability advice throughout the design development, which makes for a much smoother and less risky construction phase. We can go from the land acquisition and design concept phase through to the construction phase in a very streamlined way. “There’s a huge advantage to being a genuinely vertically integrated development, design and construction business,” says Will, CEO of Ockham Residential. Not ones to rest on their laurels, the team – which has expanded to 30 fulltime staff – is currently hard at work on a further 331 apartments on track to be finished in 2023 (The Greenhouse in Ponsonby and Onehunga's Manaaki).

Under the expert management of Will Deihl and Ben Gibbens, Ockham Construction has completed 448 stunning apartments – 119 across three buildings at Tuatahi 32 at Modal 95 at Kokihi 32 apartments at Star Newton 14 at Koa Flats 117 at Aroha and 39 at El Aalto. To achieve that, we need to have an exceptional construction team making sure every aspect of the building is perfect from the ground up. Here at Ockham, we’re committed to creating beautiful, thoughtful and long-lasting buildings.

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