Since its establishment a few years ago, Steel-it Framing, located on Paraparaumu Beach, has continued to strengthen.
The company is one of the finalists of the Electra Business and Innovation Awards and was founded in March 2017 by Gordon Barratt and Trevor Moss.
Temporary workers are also brought where they are needed, for example, the most recent job involved 27 employees at multiple sites.
Steel-it Framing uses Axxis steel from New Zealand Steel in Auckland to create its own custom steel products for residential and commercial buildings.
In the tidy workplace of Magrath Ave 11, a group of diligent teams produce various products.
There is also an impressive machine called the Roll Forming Machine, nicknamed “Iron Lady”.
Trevor said: “The word of mouth…due to more and more additional advantages, more and more people are starting to build with steel.”
Cost-effective, time-saving, lightweight, will not warp or twist, non-flammable, durable, with minimal waste, the list is endless.
There are three companies working under the same umbrella-customers first go to LGSC, which is the design company, then the manufacturer Steel-it, and then add value to the product by providing insulation materials. This is the unique product made by Steel-it , Called R plate, can prevent heat loss.
Several key factors for business success: maintaining high quality and consistency of products.
Their forward-looking workload is growing rapidly and they may recruit more employees, so the prospects are bright.