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Why The Thorne Group?

 1. Global Expertise

 2. Family owned and operated

 3. Local knowledge

 4. Excellent Reputation

 5. Innovative

 6. Utilise latest technology

 7. Quality control

 8. Good financial management.

 9. Big projects or small, we are the experts in all areas of building

10. Master Builders Guarantee


11. Delivered on time

12. Our commitment to design

1.  Global Expertise

Most of our key team members have extensive overseas experience in building and project and financial management and have worked for some of the most successful companies in the world. 

We believe this gives us an advantage in the local industry because we appreciate the importance of good governance, transparency and client service. You will experience these practices first hand, with our project management, quality control and attention to detail.
 
2.  Successfully Family Owned and Operated

The Thorne Group is a family owned business, now with the second generation directing the company.  Every home we build carries our family name. Therefore, we ensure your home exemplifies our integrity and building expertise.  

Everyone at the Thorne Group brings unique skills to the company. We work well together, and have an open and honest approach with each other, ensuring excellent project management and communication with clients.

 

All of our senior management team is aware of our clients building requirements and status of the projects, to ensure the client can contact anyone in the team and get the information they require.

 

Most importantly building is more than a job for us; it’s a family passion. 

 

3. Local Knowledge

 

We have over 20 years in land subdivision development having developed over 300 sites.     Over the years, due to our experience in this area we have accumulated extensive knowledge of the geotechnical landscape in the Bay of Plenty area.   We can therefore provide you with invaluable information with purchasing a section in the area and assist you with interpreting geotechnical reports.

 

4.  Excellent Reputation

 

We encourage you to speak to our clients, or review our client testimonials pages.    We have been lucky enough to work with great clients, some of whom are happy to show you through their homes if it is relevant to the scale, specification or style of what you are wanting to achieve.  This will enable you to talk to them (out of earshot from us!) about their experience with The Thorne Group before, during and after the construction process.

 

5.  Innovative

 

No two homes are alike and with building designs and materials constantly evolving and improving, we are always willing to try new ways or new products to deliver the best result.

 

We ensure new techniques; technology and materials have been thoroughly tested before applying them to any building project we put our name to, with quality and durability always at the forefront of our mind.

 

Whether it means using international products adapted to our local conditions, sourcing the best eco-friendly solutions wherever practical or using new building techniques to improve an end result we are happy to be as innovative as your design.

 

6.  Utilise technology

 

From the outset of developing your plans through to project management, we have access to, and the capability to utilise the latest technologies.   This includes regular detailed updates of the construction programme, client login on our website and 3D imaging (if provided by the architect).  This is invaluable for planning stages and throughout the construction process itself.  It is much easier to make decisions when you can ‘walk-through’ your home via 3D imaging. 

 

7. Quality Control

 

Our ‘triple check’ quality control processes provides peace of mind that work is been checked and re-checked to ensure excellent finishing is achieved.     

 

We have our own ‘in-house’ building team, each of whom has been carefully selected over the years.  All our sub-contractors have a proven track record and are expertise in their respective areas, ensuring quality control and excellent finishing for long lasting results.

 

As part of your contract price we also include inspections well after the construction process has been completed. 

 

Our craftsmanship and expertise is evident in every project.

 

8. Good financial management

 

We appreciate the importance of good governance, transparency and client service. You will experience these practices first hand, with our excellent accounting practices.  This is essential to eliminate a stressful experience with unexpected surprises. 

 

9. Big projects or small, we are the experts in all areas of building

Big projects or small, we are the experts in all areas of building, from multi-million dollar projects to working on first home budgets.      Experience gained from developing affordable house and land packages to building ‘high end’ luxury homes, ensures we achieve exceptional value for money at all levels of budgets that is passed directly to our clients.   

 

10 Our master builders guarantee

 

As a Registered Master Builder we offer a 10-year guarantee. Whilst it is good to secure a guarantee in writing we go one step further and truly believe in what we build by offering and undertaking a detailed post construction review. Our reputation is our family name; therefore we don’t put any limit on our relationship, and expect clients to feel free to call us about anything, any time after the construction of their home.

11.Delivered on-time 

We provide a detailed project timeline for each job.  You will receive a copy of this at the beginning of the project and we will go through this with you at regular intervals during the construction process.  We are committed to adhering to the scheduled move in date, whilst ensuring we don’t compromise quality of construction along the way.

 

12. Our commitment to design Our Integrated Design System – our proprietary design & build tool

 

We are design and build specialists. We have developed a proprietary building design system we are offering to potential clients who are in the preliminary stages of designing a house.

 

The integrated Design System (I.D.S) was developed by The Thorne Group and is an online system that covers lifestyle and practical ways you live, and live in your home. The system enables us to collate an extremely specific brief for the architect that captures every element of your proposed home.

 

This system allows the clients desires and needs to be thoroughly integrated into the design of a house, long before a pen is put to paper, and finances committed to a project. It is provide a tool for our clients to make the most complicated decisions in a simple and easy to follow format.  

 

I.D.S is a product of our expertise in interior design, project management and building both cost efficient and luxurious homes.

 
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