Construction

Fosters offers a full range of commercial construction services in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty.

From pre-construction to design and build, smaller-scale buildings, seismic strengthening and specialist fitouts to tenders, both our office-based and site-based teams are specialists in the construction process.

Our aim is to provide a great construction experience – for all stakeholders

We engage with clients from concept to completion; ensuring that the entire process is open and transparent.
We like to take on complex projects that challenge our people so that their knowledge and skills can be increased.
We deliver operational excellence through an ongoing commitment to innovation and continual improvement.

And the quality of our construction is such that it meets or exceeds the expectations of the end user.

We’re proud to have several repeat clients

We’ve worked with the likes of APL, Ebbett and Deloittes for 50+ years – we see this as testament to the quality of our people, our work and the strong relationships we’re famous for developing during construction projects.

There are three ways we typically deliver construction projects:

Design & Build

Design & build projects are easier for us to manage efficiently – there’s one entity, one contract and one unified flow of work from initial concept through completion.

It means we can collaborate on outcomes, add value with experience, manage costs and negate risks by managing the entire project process.

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Early Contractor Involvement (ECI)

ECI enables us to be involved in the design process. It ensures better planning at the outset, unity and collaboration through the process, mitigation of risks and cost-efficiencies through the project.

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Tender (traditional build) Process

Our partnerships with key consultants, combined with our highly experienced delivery teams, ensures highly successful outcomes on tender projects.

Key benefits to our clients include strong support from Fosters' well-established supply chain, creating cost-efficiencies, plus ECI and Building Information Modelling to mitigate project risk.

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Meet our team

Adam Findlay

GM Construction (Waikato)

Adam is responsible for leading Foster Construction in the Waikato. Joining Fosters in 2003, as an apprentice, Adam has accumulated significant knowledge and experience in all facets of commercial construction.
Progressing quickly through the ranks, in 2017 he was appointed the construction manager for Foster Construction Waikato. During this time, he has built a high performing construction team capable of delivering projects small or large.
Adam is a natural leader, quick thinker, and a hard worker with high standards of quality and excellence which he applies to every project he oversees. His background, industry connections, and leadership abilities makes him the right person for leading our Waikato operation.

Tim Strawbridge

GM Construction (BOP)

Tim is responsible for leading Foster construction in the Bay of Plenty. Having joined the company in 2002, as a quantity surveyor, Tim has been involved in several of Fosters iconic projects. More recently, as commercial manager, he was responsible for the financial management of Foster Construction projects. Also, he managed and mentored our large team of quantity surveyors.
In 2018, Tim led our expansion into the Bay of Plenty. Having overall responsibility and accountability for the Bayfair expansion project. This project enabled us to establish Foster Construction BOP.
Tim has a huge depth of industry knowledge and experience. He is results-driven and has an ability to find solutions under the most challenging of circumstances. Well respected within the industry, Tim is the ideal person for leading our BOP operation.

Nick Bird

Commercial Manager

An excellent mentor and manager, Nick takes an inclusive team-based approach to construction with all parties with the firm belief that mentorship and education are the keys to a high performing construction industry.

His strengths are quantity surveying, design and project management.

Nick came to New Zealand from the United Kingdom in 2008, bringing with him extensive commercial construction experience. He joined Fosters in 2013.

Alastair Druett

Tender Manager (Waikato)

Alastair has more than 25 years of construction industry experience - a career defined by his ability to manage complex projects with precision and attention to detail. He's known for his focused, passionate, and driven approach, always prepared to go the extra mile to see a job through.

With his strong emphasis on building and maintaining relationships, along with a can-do attitude and commitment to quality, Alastair is a valued member of any project team at Fosters.

Leon Nielsen

Tender Manager (BOP)

Leon's attributes of honesty, respect, accuracy and positivity permeate every project he works on.
He joined the Fosters team in 2007 as a junior quantity surveyor and completed his diploma while working for the group. He then moved overseas and worked in the UK before returning to New Zealand, gaining further experience in commercial construction.
In 2018 Leon re-joined Fosters in the Bay of Plenty as part of the Bayfair Redevelopment project. His commercial construction experience and unflappable, no-nonsense approach added much value to the project, which was Fosters’ first large undertaking in the Bay of Plenty and has led to a much greater regional presence.

Jake McDell

Commercial Manager (BOP)

Jake possesses a natural ability to communicate with others and defuse high pressure situations. A relationship-builder and solutions finder, he’s skilled at managing expectations. Jake graduated with a Bachelor of Construction in 2013. While studying, he commenced a cadet ship with Stanley Group, where he progressed to senior quantity surveyor by 2018.

He then moved to Canada, where he was employed by Brookfield Engineering as a project manager specialising in product development and prefab design. He worked as a QS on an apartment tower in Vancouver before returning to New Zealand and joining Fosters in 2021.

Ryan Tesselaar

Construction Manager (BOP)

A natural leader and an extremely hard worker, Ryan has high standards of quality and excellence and applies these strengths to every project he oversees. He is optimistic and motivational and identifies the bigger picture when planning project strategies.

Ryan joined the Fosters team as an Apprentice in 2012. In a relatively short period of time, he has experienced a meteoric rise from Apprentice to Construction Manager, a reflection of his talent, passion, and leadership capabilities.