The Connect Group
Best People, Best Results.
For 20+ years, Connect has been the specialist team behind some of Canterbury’s biggest builds, and plenty of jobs you’ll never hear about. Big enough to trust on a landmark project. Down to earth enough to call for a repair.
Our story
Christchurch roots. South Island scale.
Connect started in 2004 doing specialist concrete work properly, and built a reputation for turning up, communicating and getting the niche scopes right. Two decades on, we’re the team tier-one contractors call when the parts of a build that have to be right need a specialist who’ll own them.
We’ve grown across six specialist trades and worked on some of the region’s landmark projects, without losing the down-to-earth way of working that got us here. It’s a “we”, not a “me”. The work speaks, the team delivers, and the next job is the one that matters most.
Two decades, in short
- 2004: Founded in Christchurch as a specialist concrete and protection contractor.
- 20+ years protecting South Island assets, big and small.
- 5000+ projects delivered across New Zealand.
- Six specialist trades, one integrated and accountable team.
- From $2,000 repairs to multi-million-dollar stadium components.
Our through-line
Big-project capability.
Down-to-earth delivery.
Every job holds that tension: large enough to trust on a tier-one tender, human enough to call for a one-day repair. Real people. Serious capability. Specialist work done properly.
How we work
Brought in early. Done properly. Sorted if anything comes up.
The way we work is the product. Professional, proactive, helpful, positive and reliable, these are the things we don’t compromise on.
Early involvement
Get us in before problems get expensive. Early input on method and sequencing saves time, money and headaches downstream.
Integrated specialist teams
One team that moves between concrete, fire, seismic, membrane and coatings without losing a beat, so you coordinate one crew, not six.
Accountability
We commit, we communicate, and if something comes up we sort it. No defensiveness, no runaround, just the job done to standard.
Safety & quality
Specialist work is only finished when it’s signed off.
We bring full safety accreditation and quality documentation to every scope, the proof tier-one teams and asset owners need on file.
- SiteSafe Passport
- SiteWise Certified
- Confined Space & Gas Detection
- First Aid
- EWP / Working at Heights
- Damstra Qualified
Proud members of FPANZ (Fire Protection Association NZ), Site Safe, Amotai and the Business Leaders’ Health & Safety Forum. CONFIRM still current.
Our people
Real people. Serious capability.
Skilled, straight-up people who take pride in doing the job properly, across the trades, on the tools, behind the wheel.
We’re a team, not a name on the door. You’ll meet the specialists who actually do the work, the people who turn up, take ownership and stand behind what they build. That’s the part you can’t fake, and it’s the part that keeps the contractors who can’t afford to get it wrong coming back.
Connect is led by an experienced senior team and supported by specialists across every trade we offer. We’ll introduce the right people for your project when you call.
Best people, best results, on every job.
From a landmark build to a one-day repair, call the team and we’ll point you to the right specialists.