RBS provides high quality dairy design-and-build services in Canterbury, and is the first to enter a dairy in this prestigious event.
Owners Nigel and Ruth Hodges have a background in the commercial building industry.
They set up RBS in 2009 to provide commercial-quality building to the rural sector.
“I found the rural building industry had very inconsistent quality and results,” Nigel says. “Coming from a commercial background I knew we could offer high-quality results every time.”
Confirmation he has achieved that came in the form of the silver award.
The awards are the pinnacle of commercial construction in New Zealand. Their aim is to recognise New Zealand’s outstanding commercial construction and the project teams that work together to create our city skylines and rural landscapes.
The award was for a 60-bail rotary dairy for Linda Hofsteede at Homestead Farm, Alford Forest.
“I knew the communication and clear decision-making would make this a successful build, even under time pressure – and it was,” Nigel says
Linda still has the original wish-list for her requirements, and at the end of the build she was able to say she got everything she wanted. Judging criteria for the awards included design, innovation, workmanship, construction and project management, with scoring done during site visits from the judges.
Working relationships, teamwork and client satisfaction were also considered In awarding silver to RBS, the judges noted “In an industry where it’s as much about the handshake as it is about the contract, the design-and-build of a 60-bail rotary-style dairy and yard was delivered by a highly collaborative team working together for the first time.”
Nigel is delighted with the team effort that produced this great result, and he says he’s proud of this dairy and all the dairies RBS builds.
“We build every dairy as if it is a show dairy.”
