Bowdens

About

Bowdens Ltd, AKA Wayne Bowden Painters (WBP) was incorporated in 1987, before that trading as BEW Painters as early as 1980. As a young man Wayne was primarily focused on sport, particularly representative level surf lifesaving and Rugby League. In his late teens he decided he wanted to do an apprenticeship in the trades and embarked on a career in Painting and Decorating. With no education past formal education past 5th form, Wayne relied on his tenacity and entrepreneurial instincts to build the company to what it is today.

Wayne’s core business values of reliability, integrity and quality are what the company was built on and they are the fundamentals that drive us today. Ray Matthews has been second in charge at Wayne Bowden Painters since 1987 and currently plays a role in Project Management. With almost 30 years with the company Ray has been integral to its success. Wayne’s eldest son Will joined the company at the beginning of 2015 after building a 10 year career in the corporate world, including 8 years in Sales and Marketing at TVNZ.

Will has had experience in the construction industry in the past and with a young family of his own, decided to join the family business. He has since worked his way up to recently become Managing Director. Over the years the company has employed uncles, wives, sons, daughters and nephews, all involved at different stages. 11 of our employees share over 150 years of experience working for our company for over a decade. The last few years have been fantastic years of growth for our company and we have steadily been employing to meet the demands. We currently have over 30 staff and we are always on the lookout for quality people.

We are a family run business and we believe our business should be run with family values. If you want trustworthy, quality tradesman that deliver on their word or just some helpful advice, give us a call, we look forward to working with you.

Our services

Meet the team

Charlie Bowden

Vlada Stojanovikj

Testimonials

“Over our 30-year history, painting has been one of the most difficult trades to procure not only top quality and consistent workmanship but also reliable communication.It is a trade that is often overlooked in terms of the importance of getting a home looking 100% – bad painting can destroy the hard work gone before.
We have been using WBP for the last few years and it has been a breath of fresh air. Not only do they deliver on quality every time; they communicate effectively and have a useful knowledge of specialist stains, sealers, spray finishes, plaster effects, etc.
Above all, their painting staff are all polite and a pleasure to have on our sites”

Lindesay Construction

"Through our experience in working with WBP we have no hesitation in recommending Will and his team for any painting job big or small. They have a great team of professionals that you can rely on to do a quality job everytime. The communication and friendly attitude is a strength of WBP and we will continue to use them as we consider this is paramount to a great project and finish."

Create + Construct Ltd

“Macintosh Harris have worked with Will Bowden on exclusive, top end projects around Auckland. Will and his team are very professional, reliable and cost effective. We would recommend them for both residential and commercial jobs.”

Stewart Harris, Macintosh Harris

"We contacted Will at Wayne Bowden Painters to come and give a quote for a complete re-paint of a very tired run down 1940’s bungalow.Right from the start of the process it was clear this was a seriously well run company, Will was incredibly flexible and accommodating, every phone call and text was answered straight away, all appointments were kept and on time, the quote was fast and detailed and nothing was ever a problem. Pricing was great and WBP were super adaptable with timings and working around a young family to ensure minimum disruption. WBP ended up taking the job on and also managing the other trades that were in and out of the house, to ensure all trades could work in with each other and most importantly the job was completed on time. The painters were all really respectful polite professional people who were very easy to deal with. The painting was a super high standard, to come back to a full house complete re-paint and not have any problems is incredibly rare. On top of that this house had wallpapers hung also and this was also done beautifully with huge attention to detail.
I can’t recommend WBP highly enough and will use them for all my painting jobs from here on in".

Pipi Design

"Watts & Hughes Construction have worked with Wayne Bowden Painters for over 30 years. During this time they have been our preferred painting contractors particular when undertaking high quality projects, including high priced residential, retail, industrial, commercial and government type projects. Wayne Bowden Painters have always been a very professional subcontractor, completing their work to an extremely high standard. They have always resourced their projects to ensure we meet our completion dates and if necessary work extended hours with no hesitation.

They are always reliable and will return to rectify any defective work including projects completed some time ago. We would recommend Wayne Bowden Painters for any future painting projects particularly if a high quality finish is required. Please don’t hesitate to contact the writer if a verbal reference is required."

Rob Murphy, Construction Director, Watts & Hughes Construction

We contacted Wayne Bowden Painters Ltd in October 2017 to obtain a quotation for the application of a maintenance coat of wood oil on our Cedar Town House (one of an enclave of three). Our point of contact was Will Bowden who promptly provided the quotation and detailed thoroughly what processes would be followed. As there was a specified time frame for us to have the work completed, Will was happy to assist in ensuring the job was started at a time which would suit in with our plans.The Painters and the materials arrived on site as detailed. It was great to have a team of guys who
really cared about what they were doing. They were polite, cheerful, unobtrusive and meticulous in what they did. At the end of each day the site was left clean and tidy and even during the day they would ensure we were not being inconvenienced with the placement of scaffolding and other equipment that was required for the job. Regularly Mike the Foreman for Will would drop by to
ensure everything was going to plan. It was reassuring to see this standard of attention to detail. The job was completed promptly and we are very happy with the result. We have asked WBP to
provide us with a maintenance programme for the future as we want to continue our relationship with them. Although this reference only relates to our property, WBP have completed the same work for our two neighbours as all property owners were wanting the same high standards.

Robin Reid, Cedar Town House

‘We had our apartment complex painted recently’. WBP sent along a happy team of committed workers. Even out in the ‘wilting heat’ of Dec and Jan they kept their paint brushes swinging! I have only heard positive comments from all the residents. Thank you WBP, we wish you every success as you paint your way into the future’.

Mavis, Valley Terraces Apartments’ Albany.

“I first used Wayne Bowden painters approximately 20 years ago to paint the interior and exterior of our home in Remuera. Their work was of a very high standard and we were very impressed with the finished results. When we moved to Coatesville 3 years ago, I employed Wayne Bowden painters again, as I had a large amount of painting work and wanted a very professional finish, but we still had to be mindful of our budget. The job this time consisted of a full interior and exterior of our home and in addition the staining and painting of a new stable block we had built, and also various outbuildings which were painted or stained. I have always been impressed with the calibre of the painters Wayne employs. They are totally professional, punctual, careful and tidy. We are thrilled with the results and I will definitely use Wayne Bowden in the future and would highly recommend anyone wanting very professional work at a very fair rate.”

Nicki Dalton, Residential Home

“Wayne Bowden Painters first started working for us in April 2005 on St Patricks school administration block. Since then they have been quoting almost all of our work and have been successful on winning around 80% of their quotes to us. Among the contracts and still ongoing is the St Andrews retirement village which has 7 stages to date with 120 villas being successfully completed, many Foodstuffs jobs such as Pak n’ Save and New World including difficult supermarket refurbishments while the store is still open and night work being a necessity, Many design and builds such as Auckland packaging, Provet, Home direct, Jaychem and Vitaco and school extensions such as Ellerslie classroom blocks and St Joseph’s 3 level classroom block. Wayne Bowden painters are a great company to have as a subcontractor as they realize the importance of quality workmanship and making sure the program and handover dates are met.”

Paul Housham, Contracts Manager – Savory Construction

“I have recently had my 2 storey home repainted, both internally, and externally. Not only am I pleased with the final result, the communication/advice given was always very professional and friendly. I would have no hesitation in recommending or re-employing Wayne Bowden Painters for my future projects. “

Murray Palmer, Residential Home

“Excellent service. I found WBP to be reliable and thorough; a top quality job”

Eric van den Hoven, Store Manager – Pak n’ Save