New Directors appointed

Gary and Dave are pleased to announce new directors on the board of Maltbys effective April 2020. They welcome Matt Wilton and Phillip McCamish as full directors who bring their own significant expertise to Maltbys. Maltbys have over 90 years in the industry delivering expert construction cost advice and management.

Matt Wilton

Matt Wilton has over 25 years’ experience across a wide range of health, social housing, education, seismic, civic, industrial, infrastructure, office and residential projects. This includes holding project-based roles, senior management positions and during the last 12 years a regional general management position for one of New Zealand largest main contractors.

He has worked as consultant, client and main contractor, both in NZ and the UK, and accordingly has a comprehensive understanding of the broader industry and the various key drivers and suitable procurement, strategic risk management and delivery solutions.

Matt’s focus, passion for teamwork and strong interpersonal skills encourage good disciplines and strong relationships to achieve the best outcomes for clients and their wider teams. Matt is delighted to join Maltbys and will be based in the Wellington Office with fellow Director David Morriss (his first boss more than 25 years ago), Associate Director Bernard Chapman and the Team, delivering consistent high-quality cost management advice and services.

He will also work across New Zealand with Auckland Directors Gary Townsend, Phillip McCamish & Associate Director Phil Molineux and Team, in the Waikato/Bay of Plenty with Regional Manager Geoff Hayr and our Team in Queenstown with a focus on business development.

Matt had completed a National Diploma in Construction and a Bachelor of Construction (majoring in Quantity Surveying).

Phillip McCamish

Phillip McCamish has a wealth of experience and has worked at Maltbys for 15 years. He joined the business after seven years in various roles with one of New Zealand’s leading construction companies.

He is a member of the NZIQS having completed a National Diploma in Quantity Surveying and a Bachelor of Construction at Unitec.

Phillip’s dedication to Maltbys has seen him recently being promoted to Director level from Associate Director.

With a plethora of expertise in the industry, it has seen him complete a vast number of projects in all sectors, many challenging and unique. These have included projects in education, residential, commercial, public buildings, and retirement villages.

Maltbys is delighted to announce Phillip’s promotion and look forward to working with you on the many developments underway and in the planning.

The market is still getting busy as reported in the latest media release from NZ Statistics

"Building activity growth continues – Media release

4 June 2015

Building activity was worth almost $3.9 billion in the March 2015 quarter, up nearly 10 percent on the March 2014 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.

"Overall, the value of both residential and non-residential building work increased," business indicators manager Neil Kelly said. "Residential building work increased mainly in Auckland and Canterbury, but non-residential building work chiefly increased in the South Island."

Lift in residential building activity volume

After removing price changes and seasonal variations, the volume of residential building activity increased 2.6 percent in the March 2015 quarter.

The trend for residential building activity has grown by two-thirds since the low point in the September 2011 quarter. However the current level is 6.7 percent lower than the series peak more than 10 years ago in the June 2004 quarter.

The volume of all building activity rose by 1.0 percent, including a 1.2 percent fall in non-residential work."

Insurance: Is your home fully covered?

(Report NZHerald by Lane Nichols - see link for full article dated 30/9/14)

"Nearly one in three Kiwi homes could be under-insured, putting thousands of homeowners at financial risk should their single biggest asset be destroyed.

Based on international comparisons, the NZ Bankers' Association says up to 30 per cent of New Zealand homes are likely to lack sufficient cover should they need to be rebuilt after a "catastrophic event".

Industry experts say the figure could be as high as 85 per cent, with many high-spec properties and Auckland character homes facing a potential shortfall of hundreds of thousands of dollars. ..... "

Should you have any queries or require further information on how to obtain a rebuild estimate for insurance purposes please CONTACT US and we will be happy to assist.

No excuse for varying insurance valuations, say quantity surveyors

(reproduced from NZIQS Press Release 2 October 2014)

The New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors says there is no excuse for homeowners to receive property insurance valuations that vary widely.

Registered quantity surveyor and president of the New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors, Julian Mace, says the Institute has adopted a standardised approach to providing property insurance valuations and ensuring they are accurate.

“We developed this in conjunction with the insurance industry specifically to ensure homeowners got accurate data and could rely on the insurance valuations provided by registered quantity surveyors,” he said.

Mr Mace said the variations in many insurance valuations could be attributable to the people providing them not being skilled quantity surveyors whose speciality, training and qualifications are in construction measurement and assessing building costs.

“A valuer is often giving you a market valuation, whereas a quantity surveyor looks at the actual cost of rebuilding and replacing all the external items such as pathways and fences on a property.

“A market valuation and a build cost are two very different things.”

Mr Mace said the difference is even more pronounced when comparing an architecturally designed house with one built by a group housing franchise. He said a second factor in the wildly varying insurance valuations is the allowance made for ‘escalation’.

“That’s a complicated issue which requires a detailed knowledge and understanding of what drives building costs and how those costs might change over the period of the insurance or, more importantly, in the often lengthy period before a rebuild can take place.

“That wait can sometimes be two or so years and building costs will change, sometimes dramatically in that time, as new technologies are implemented or new building materials and standards take effect. “To be safe, homeowners should have their insurance valuation reviewed every year to allow for escalation, and re-done completely if they have renovated.”

Mr Mace said homeowners seeking insurance valuations can have confidence that a registered quantity surveyor who is a member of the New Zealand Institute Quantity Surveyors has a strict code of ethics and quality assurance criteria by which they must abide." [end of release]

Should you have any queries or require further information on how to obtain a rebuild estimate for insurance purposes please contact us and we will be happy to assist.

NZIQS Media release on home insurance rebuild cost estimates by Quantity Surveyors Tuesday, 27 August 2013, 10:57 am
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