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Proudly Building & Renovating Modern & Luxury Homes.

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Following a farming background in rural South Canterbury, Lance entered the building industry at the age of 17.

His 25 plus years’ experience has seen him working extensively throughout the USA, North America, the UK and Europe and of course New Zealand – predominantly in Canterbury.

He believes that communication is the key ingredient to a successful building project. It is imperative that you, as the client, can discuss the challenging issues with your builder and resolve any issues clearly and transparently.

To be the “Best We Can” comes with constant improvement, innovation and understanding clearly our “why”.

For Lance and the team, our WHY is the challenge to always be looking for ways to improve and develop our systems operationally with an extreme focus on you, our customer.

We have the experience to help you from the start, working with you on your concept, advising you of the cost of your project, work with you to achieve your goals in line with that budget and delivering you a high-quality new build or renovation that we are all proud of.

That’s what working with Irving Builders promises to deliver.

Core Values

1.Problem-solving builders

Our proven and tested onsite Systems and Checklists minimize the potential for risk throughout the Building Process. However, challenges do arise from time to time, and we have plans and systems in place to mitigate these risks so that your project is done in a timely, professional, and high-quality finish.

2. Safety is an attitude, not a response  

As Members of the NZ Institute of Safety Management, we pride ourselves on approaching the project in the safest way possible. We use Industry Tested measures to ensure the entire project exceeds the standards set by our industry, giving you the ability to trust that your project will run smoothly and safely, so your family can be involved in the process.

3. Do a job once, do it right

With over (need to ask how much) experience in the entire team, we are able to deliver your completed project at a level you can only define as excellent. Our checklists, systems, and skill in the team will give you the confidence that the job will be done correctly, the first time.

4. We not I

Family values are important to us, and this is seen in everything we do. We work as a coherent group, making our ability to deliver your dream project that much better. The “We” Incorporates you as a part of our team, and by working together, we can help build your project to a higher level than you would have ever thought possible. We don’t accept mediocrity

5. We don’t accept mediocrity

Our vision to be the go-to Building Company in the Canterbury Region cannot come to fruition If we do not hold ourselves to the highest of standards. Our Guarantee to you is that we will not accept anything less than excellence.

Mission and Vision

Our primary goal is to have a recognised brand in the wider Canterbury area for Service and Technical Ability. We believe that being great simply isn’t good enough and we want to be the best in our field and to set the standards for others to follow, raising the bar every year through constant improvement and innovation, and to do that, we need your help.

Awards and recognition

2021
Registered Master Builders
Regional Category Winner - House of the Year
2021
Registered Master Builders
Gold Award - House of the Year
2021
Registered Master Builders
Bronze Award - House of the Year
2021
Registered Master Builders
Bronze Award - House of the Year

Testimonials

The work undertaken was extremely complex as the house required underpinning and connecting into the retaining wall that was built. The first hurdle was creating access to the site and Irving Builders had to build a track in before the work could be started. Very pleased with the whole project and how the project was run. Great that the project stayed ahead of schedule and in fact, finished a week early.

Alex Eason

Thanks for a great job and being willing to work around all our needs. To have a company that can show adaptivity and compassion while on the worksite is truly appreciated… Definitely be recommending!

Sally Ching

We first met Lance and Matt after we were recommended them by a previous client of theirs. After having the opportunity to see the quality of their work, we had no hesitation engaging them as our builders.

Throughout the whole process of working with our earthquake insurance claim, the team at Irving builders were patient and consistent with both parties to achieve a good and fair outcome for everyone. There were numerous issues with the repair that the insurance company contested for which we were generously supported by the Irving team. They helped us to avoid anything but a repair strategy that would be of a high standard.

The quality of the finish has been fantastic and the amount of touch up work required was minimal. Since finishing the job and passing the defects period, Irving Builders has never left any further queries or concerns unattended to.

We elected to do a second project with Irving Builders after purchasing the section in front of us and building a tennis court and pavilion building on a steep slope with many challenges. Due to our relationship achieved in the first stage of earthquake repairs, we were confident to sign up on a new contract managed by ourselves in conjunction with Irving Builders. Right to the finish date, the ability to work together to achieve our vision was never too hard. They always had a solution and clearly put a lot of extra time and effort into getting it just right for us.

Together we designed the stairs and gates that link the 2 sites, and we are thrilled with the architectural feature they are; a credit to their ingenuity skills. Lance and Matt have been a pleasure to deal with throughout the process and we have no hesitation with recommending them to future clients. Thanks for making our building experience a positive one.

Andrew and Rhonda