For the second year running, MAKO has partnered with Massey University and its School of Built Environment in Auckland, to offer the next generation of construction professionals the chance to win the MAKO Future Leaders Scholarship!
The scholarship aims to not only provide financial support to students but to also give them the chance to experience working in a commercial construction business, helping them obtain the 600 hours of work experience needed to fulfil program requirements.
In its inaugural year, there were two-winners, Jason Lin and Brooklyn Bonham, who shared their experiences with the Massey students the other week to launch the scholarship this year. We look forward to meeting with this year’s candidates and announcing the winners in due course!
News
12 May 2023
MAKO and Massey University Future Leaders Scholarship
17 Apr 2023
The Club House
The scaffolding is down on the exterior of the Club House as we now look to continue progressing internal services. The Pool House continues to take shape with internal services also progressing as well. Will be awesome to see this place shape up and get some water in that pool!
10 Mar 2023
International Women's Day
In celebration of International Women’s Day on 8 March 2023, the women of Matvin Group and MAKO Commercial held a team lunch to show our appreciation to the wonderful women we have on our teams.
A huge shoutout to all these exceptional women across all facets of our business that help drive our workplace forward. We are proud to have so many talented women who help innovate, lead and make meaningful impacts in our workplace!
A huge shoutout to all these exceptional women across all facets of our business that help drive our workplace forward. We are proud to have so many talented women who help innovate, lead and make meaningful impacts in our workplace!
28 Feb 2023
Rodney Specialist Centre
Bit of a click from the other side of the Rodney Specialist Centre this time! With the structure and façade essentially complete, one of the last major ticket items remains the carpark ramp. With foundations complete and blockwork advancing, MAKO were able to progress with the first stage of concrete ribs and timber infill for the ramp structure. Awesome to see all parts of this project coming together!
21 Feb 2023
Nikau Apartments
Here's an awesome shot of the Nikau Apartments at The Botanic here! With the slab levels all topped out, the team has been hard at work raising the final panels and framing for the roof structure. Half of it is on now, so only the final half to go until our roof shout!
26 Jan 2023
Club House and Pool House
The Club House and Pool House continues to tick along at The Botanic! The cassette roofing system has now been placed across the top of both buildings allowing the team to progress towards the final finish for the roof level. Structurally, works are complete, and our team of chippies are going hard on internal framing to keep this stunning stage moving!
19 Jan 2023
Rodney Centre Back Into Full Swing
Things have been all go at the Rodney Specialist Centre as the team returns for another exciting year! With install of the very first façade panels commencing at the end of 2022, the team picked up where they left off and a lot more structural glazing can be found wrapping around this building now. You might also notice that the rooftop carpark slab is fully complete too! This structure is really starting to look like a building now!
21 Dec 2022
Christmas Cheer
With the festive season underway and 2022 coming to an end, our team is looking forward to a well-deserved break!
From the wider Matvin and MAKO family, we wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
From the wider Matvin and MAKO family, we wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
19 Dec 2022
Running for Hope
On 11 February 2023 our Group Chief Executive Officer, Ryan Keogh, is taking on the bucket list challenge of completing the Coast-to-Coast Longest Day Multisport Race. Ryan is striving for this event to be much more than just a physical and mental challenge for himself. That is why he is fundraising for I AM HOPE (Gumboot Friday) which is Mike King’s charity that is committed to making a difference to Youth Mental Health in New Zealand.
To kick start the fund-raising Ryan has personally pledged $1,000 towards his ambitious goal of raising $10,000. Any amount helps, big or small and he thanks anyone in advance for a couple of $$ that can be spared to put towards this worthy cause.
Please feel free to pass and/or forward this onto anyone who you think would like to help raise funds for the cause!
Please click here to donate!
To kick start the fund-raising Ryan has personally pledged $1,000 towards his ambitious goal of raising $10,000. Any amount helps, big or small and he thanks anyone in advance for a couple of $$ that can be spared to put towards this worthy cause.
Please feel free to pass and/or forward this onto anyone who you think would like to help raise funds for the cause!
Please click here to donate!
18 Nov 2022
Roof Shout
Great shot of the Nikau Apartments here as we close in on installing the roof! With the top level of this building having a stepped design, the carpentry team is currently going hard on framing the lower roof level before they make their way over to the upper roof. Not long until the team has their roof shout!
11 Oct 2022
Rodney Specialist Centre Update
Another big moment on site at the Rodney Specialist Centre last week! The first of the Level 1 Precast Panels have been placed and the buildings prominence is really starting to show!
In addition to this, the final slab pour for the Level 1 Post Tensioned slab was also completed today, marking a major milestone for the team. With the formwork now going up for the first zone on Level 2, things are moving up another level here at the Rodney Specialist Centre!
In addition to this, the final slab pour for the Level 1 Post Tensioned slab was also completed today, marking a major milestone for the team. With the formwork now going up for the first zone on Level 2, things are moving up another level here at the Rodney Specialist Centre!
30 Sep 2022
Mates in Construction
With the Mates in Construction Fly the Flag week occurring a few weeks ago, MAKO saw this as a good opportunity to continue to convey the message around suicide prevention.
We recently held our General Awareness Training which is a site-wide workshop ran by field officers from Mates. The purpose of this training is to introduce workers to the nature of the problem and provide practical guidance as to how they can assist with suicide prevention. A valuable session attended by all, with an important message to take home at the end of the day.
We recently held our General Awareness Training which is a site-wide workshop ran by field officers from Mates. The purpose of this training is to introduce workers to the nature of the problem and provide practical guidance as to how they can assist with suicide prevention. A valuable session attended by all, with an important message to take home at the end of the day.
21 Sep 2022
The Botanic Eastern Villas
The Eastern Villas at The Botanic are really starting to shape up!
The single level villas are ticking along, with roof and cladding installations being well progressed with the team now also getting onto constructing the decks! The two-level villas are also shaping up, with more panels being lifted along with the first mid-floors being raised.
Great to see another part of The Botanic progress!
The single level villas are ticking along, with roof and cladding installations being well progressed with the team now also getting onto constructing the decks! The two-level villas are also shaping up, with more panels being lifted along with the first mid-floors being raised.
Great to see another part of The Botanic progress!
08 Aug 2022
Nikau Apartments
Great birds eye view shot of the Nikau Apartments at The Botanic here! Awesome seeing formwork start going up for the Level Three suspended slab! With the “zoning” strategy adopted to the build sequence, MAKO is able to raise the structure in one zone while continuing bring up the other zones in a sequence!
26 Jul 2022
Rodney Specialist Centre Update
Another milestone week on site at The Rodney Specialist Centre for MAKO! Last week marked the first of the Ground Slab Pours as we move into the thick of it on site. With the first zone poured earlier in the week, the Blackmore and Robinson team have also begun erecting formwork to prepare for the Level 1 Pour! Great stuff from Grant Read and Co!
12 Jul 2022
A New Milestone
Another stage at The Botanic well underway! With the Temporary Clubhouse in use by The Botanic’s pioneering residents, we now have the Clubhouse and Pool house Facility in our sights! Excavations have been long completed, with MAKO also having shotcreted the pool and lifted multiple site manufactured precast panels. Once complete, this facility will provide a pool, spa, sauna, wellness room, residents lounge, café style dining area and BBQ facilities. Another exciting stage for the MAKO team to tackle!
27 Jun 2022
Rodney Specialist Centre Moving Ahead
It was a big week on site at The Rodney Specialist Centre for MAKO, over the past month the team on site have been busy pouring panels amongst all the other action on site, and last week it all came to fruition! With concerns around procurement of panels during the pre-construction phase of the project, our Senior Site Manager, Grant Read, proposed manufacturing panels on site, and now, all self manufactured panels for The Rodney Specialist Centre have been poured and lifted! This is a huge effort from the team and it is great to see the structure taking shape!
09 Jun 2022
Award Nominees
Awesome to see our Silverdale Office Pods project nominated for the New Zealand Building Industry Awards! Congratulations to all nominees and finalists, especially our very own Matthew Ellingham for his involvement in this project!
18 May 2022
Annual Retreat 2022
Two weeks ago, we held our Annual MAKO and Matvin Retreat in Mount Maunganui. The retreats' purpose is to allow both the MAKO Commercial and Matvin Group teams to come together and review current business plans and upcoming developments, review our business processes and look at ways in which we can add value to our people, projects and wider organisation. The couple of days away from the office and site also presents a great opportunity for the whole team to get together and catch up outside of the day to day busy working environment.
30 Apr 2022
The Botanic Nikau Apartments
Great shot of the Nikau Apartments at The Botanic here! Progress on the structure being made as Dominion Constructors Ltd has completed the ground floor slab and is now looking to move onto raising the structure to the first floor. Awesome seeing this apartment building ticking along!
21 Apr 2022
Silverdale Office Pods Project
This boutique development from our parent company Matvin Group, comprises seven Office Pods which provide a new standard of office space in Silverdale. As a temporary solution to the site, MAKO was instructed to construct seven relocatable buildings which have been purpose designed for multiple uses and environments including residential and coastal areas. These stunning pods are now home to Signature Homes, Ray White, The Planning Collective and Hall Surveying. Awesome to see this boutique business hub come to life!
20 Apr 2022
Rodney Specialist Centre
Another project ticking along for MAKO! Awesome to see things on site at the Rodney Specialist Centre moving with some pace!
Led by our Senior Site Manager, Grant Read, the MAKO team has completed excavations, and temporary retaining, and are now beginning to pour panels and wrap up the building foundations! Stay tuned for progress updates on this one, it will be a great one to keep an eye on!
Led by our Senior Site Manager, Grant Read, the MAKO team has completed excavations, and temporary retaining, and are now beginning to pour panels and wrap up the building foundations! Stay tuned for progress updates on this one, it will be a great one to keep an eye on!
14 Apr 2022
Mates in Construction
We are proud to announce that MAKO has partnered with MATES in Construction NZ! Being in an industry where Construction workers are at more than twice the risk of dying by suicide compared to the rest of the workforce, it is important the industry comes together to tackle this issue front on and take the matter very seriously. MATES in construction is an amazing organisation that has truly helped the industry in New Zealand recognise the issue and has significantly raised awareness on how we can help as a community. Great photo of some MAKO mates down at our Botanic Retirement Village Silverdale site!
04 Apr 2022
MAKO Future Leaders Cup
A huge congratulations to the two winners of the MAKO Future Leaders Cup, Brooklyn Bonham and Jason Lin!
MAKO has partnered with Massey University in Auckland to launch a brand-new scholarship program through its School of Built Environment. The scholarship aims to not only provide financial support to students in their final year but also to give them the chance to experience working in a commercial construction business, helping them gain valuable industry insight as well as obtaining their 600 hours work experience to fulfil their program requirements.
In the Inaugural year, Massey University opened applications to students in their final year and then worked to identify a list of candidates that demonstrated attributes of a future leader in the construction industry. This includes those students who convey strong leadership qualities, communication skills, a strong willingness to learn and a collaborative attitude.
In the end, MAKO interviewed 4 candidates and found two winners!
Once again, a big congratulations and a huge welcome to our Quantity Surveying Cadets Brooklyn and Jason, the first ever winners of the MAKO Future Leaders Cup!
MAKO has partnered with Massey University in Auckland to launch a brand-new scholarship program through its School of Built Environment. The scholarship aims to not only provide financial support to students in their final year but also to give them the chance to experience working in a commercial construction business, helping them gain valuable industry insight as well as obtaining their 600 hours work experience to fulfil their program requirements.
In the Inaugural year, Massey University opened applications to students in their final year and then worked to identify a list of candidates that demonstrated attributes of a future leader in the construction industry. This includes those students who convey strong leadership qualities, communication skills, a strong willingness to learn and a collaborative attitude.
In the end, MAKO interviewed 4 candidates and found two winners!
Once again, a big congratulations and a huge welcome to our Quantity Surveying Cadets Brooklyn and Jason, the first ever winners of the MAKO Future Leaders Cup!
30 Mar 2022
The Nikau Apartments
The Nikau Apartments are starting to take shape down at The Botanic! The first of the basement wall panels have started to be placed, shaping up the bottom level of the structure. Great to see these apartments progress, they will look amazing next to the stunning villas next door!
08 Mar 2022
Wishing a Happy International Women's Day to all the wonderful women in our team!
Today we celebrate all the brilliant women of the Matvin Group team. We strive to promote gender equality and build the representation of women in our industry. A big thanks to all the Matvin & MAKO ladies contributing to the success of our business!
02 Mar 2022
The Botanic Villas
Another milestone moment for the team at The Botanic last week, although this time, its for the next stage of villas! The site team, led by our Site Manager Hayden Johnstone, landed the first precast panels for the stage, marking the commencement of raising the structure for the next 43 villas! Exciting times ahead as MAKO progresses multiple stages at The Botanic.
21 Feb 2022
Nikau Apartments
Last Friday the team had bit of a milestone moment at the Nikau Apartments as they achieved their first ground beam pour of 200m3. A productive result coming from a huge team effort! We are looking forward to an exciting and challenging time ahead to construct The Botanic's first apartment building!
11 Feb 2022
Tower Crane
The Tower Crane has risen at The Botanic! This marks a major milestone for this project as MAKO looks to make a start on bringing up the structure for the first apartment building! For those driving around Silverdale, keep an eye out for the MAKO crane!
21 Dec 2021
Project Update: The Botanic
It’s action time at The Botanic at the moment! In the past week, a couple of major milestones were achieved by the team! The walkway bridge connecting the eastern and western segments of the site is now in place and the crane base for the Nikau Apartments has been installed, getting the team ready to start construction in Q1 2022! Awesome to see the team achieve these milestones as the year comes to a close!
09 Dec 2021
MAKO & Matvin Team Day
Last Friday, MAKO Commercial and Matvin Group had a team day out to celebrate the move to the traffic light system and to give everyone an opportunity to kick back and get together as one after a long period apart. The team enjoyed an awesome day out on the golf course and Waiheke Island! Feels great to have everyone back together!
06 Dec 2021
Massey University Future Leaders Scholarship 2022
MAKO Commercial have partnered with Massey University in Auckland to launch the MAKO Future Leaders Scholarship 2022. We are pleased to be able to provide the next generation of leaders a chance to gain exposure to the construction and property industry! We strongly believe in providing the next generation of leaders an opportunity to gain industry exposure and we could not be any prouder to be a part of this. Check out the video below of our very own Ryan Le Poidevin who graduated from Massey University in 2020 and is now an Associate Quantity Surveyor working on The Botanic Retirement Village in Silverdale! For the full video of our CEO, Ryan Keogh, explaining the future leaders programme, please hit the link below!
02 Dec 2021
Project Update: The Botanic
Fair bit of action going on at The Botanic Silverdale! With the first few blocks of villas all handed over to the client, the team on site has been making some serious progress with the remainder of the villas, with civil works progressing along with external and internal finishes. Enabling works for construction of the Nikau Apartments are also well underway and construction is expected to begin in Q1 2022! Awesome to see how this this place is turning out and we can't wait to show you the next update on this site!
05 Nov 2021
Project Update: Rodney Specialist Centre
Another one on the books for MAKO Commercial! We are proud to announce the commencement of the Rodney Specialist Centre in Silverdale. The commencement of this building marks another addition to Matvin Group's master-planned precinct in Silverdale, which has all been built by MAKO! This is a three-storey 2500m² building which is already leased to a prominent tenant. The Rodney Specialist Centre will be of great service to the local community and will be a striking addition to a rapidly growing area. Construction is expected to begin in Q1 2022.
01 Nov 2021
Project Update: Office Pods, Silverdale
We are proud to say that Mako Commercial was the team behind this stunning project! The Office Pods in Silverdale were completed back in August for our client Matvin Group. The project consists of seven architecturally designed office pods with high specification interiors. All seven office pods are also fully leased!
29 Oct 2021
Project Update: The Botanic
We are proud to announce the commencement of the Nikau Building at The Botanic Silverdale, commencement of this building marks the first of the apartment offering at The Botanic. The building itself consists of 32 luxury apartments built over five levels which blend in with The Botanic’s resort-style of living. These elegantly designed apartments will be a brilliant addition to the Village and a great challenge for the MAKO team! Bulk earthworks are underway now and construction is expected to begin in Q1 2022.
01 Sep 2021
MAKO Team
A short while before lockdown, MAKO's leadership team caught up to undertake a review of the past few months the company has had. The leadership team catches up every few months to reflect on projects and how MAKO is tracking towards its goals. It also provides a chance for the team to get together and make a social event out of it too.
22 Jul 2021
Project Update: Kumeu Central
We are extremely proud to announce the completion of Kumeu Central located at 104 Main Highway Kumeu. This development has been a rewarding one, with Anytime Fitness & Burger King occupying the front building. The rear building consists of multiple tenants across 870m² of floor space.
In total we built 1723m² of Building on 3345m² of land. The project took 18 months to complete and the end result is a great asset to the local community. Well done to all involved.
In total we built 1723m² of Building on 3345m² of land. The project took 18 months to complete and the end result is a great asset to the local community. Well done to all involved.
10 Mar 2021
Hibiscus Coast Highway variety growing rapidly
If your in the Silverdale area and looking for some great Allpress Espresso coffee, make sure you pop into the funky Container Cafe located on our site just off Painton road. Great food, awesome staff and fantastic vibes.
10 Mar 2021
Kumeu Central
It is with our greatest pleasure to announce that Burger King Kumeu and Anytime Fitness are now officially open. We couldn't be more thrilled with how this building looks and can't wait for all other tenant's to open up shop. To see who's coming to the North West Auckland region, watch this space!
10 Mar 2021
The team are busy on site at The Botanic
Our Stage 1 Villas sold out quickly and are under construction now. We can't wait to welcome our first residents.
Exciting news - you still have an opportunity to secure your spot in our resort-style retirement village, with Stage 2 launching very soon!
Can you guess what Stage 2 will bring? Keep an eye out for the announcement or come and say hello to the Sales Team to find out more (Corner of Painton Road and Hibiscus Coast Highway, Silverdale).
Exciting news - you still have an opportunity to secure your spot in our resort-style retirement village, with Stage 2 launching very soon!
Can you guess what Stage 2 will bring? Keep an eye out for the announcement or come and say hello to the Sales Team to find out more (Corner of Painton Road and Hibiscus Coast Highway, Silverdale).
10 Mar 2021
The Groves Glendene
We can't believe its been a year since we handed over the keys to the owners of 40 x residential terraced homes and apartments at The Groves development in Glendene, Auckland.
We were lucky enough to be nominated for a Property Council New Zealand award for this mixed use site which included a BestStart Childcare, Anytime Fitness Gym & many other commercial tenancies – we couldn't be more happy with how it turned out.
We were lucky enough to be nominated for a Property Council New Zealand award for this mixed use site which included a BestStart Childcare, Anytime Fitness Gym & many other commercial tenancies – we couldn't be more happy with how it turned out.