Location & contact

Karsten Pedersen - Manager/Director

Karsten joined the ABL team in 1988 from a consultant quantity surveying office. After two years in Dunedin (during which time the Dunedin branch of ABL was established) Karsten shifted to Invercargill to complete his Quantity Surveying studies and then subsequently moved to Queenstown in 1993.He left ABL in 1999 and spent time as a contracts manager for Southroads (an H W Richardson Group...read more

Richard Wiersma - Construction Manager

Richard joined ABL in 2001 as a General Foreman following his return from the UK where he had been working for the previous decade.Richard gained substantial experience in the UK working on multi-million dollar projects including the construction of an indoor skiing centre. Here in Queenstown, he has been General Foreman on several significant projects including: BP Connect Frankton AJ...read more

Brett Squire - Quantity Surveyor

Brett joined the ABL team in 2004 from a local Fijian construction company, where he worked as a Quantity Surveyor / Project Manager. Prior to this, Brett worked at Hawkins Construction Ltd in the Waikato as a Senior Quantity Surveyor / Project Manager, where he worked on a wide variety of construction projects from Dairy Factory Civil type works, to high end housing. Brett has a proven track...read more

Andrew Chand - Quantity Surveyor

Andrew joined Amalgamated Builders Ltd from Fiji in October 2006 as a Quantity Surveyor/Estimator. Andrew gained substantial experience in the Fiji Islands working on multi million dollar projects including the construction of a Five Star Resort. He was also Estimator/Project Administrator on several significant projects including: New Fiji Customs Building Lautoka Teachers Training...read more

Roger Kennedy - Foreman

A quality finish, every time. That’s what you can expect of Roger Kennedy, whose initial joinery training makes him especially well-suited for projects where those final touches are paramount.Since joining ABL in 1993, Roger’s skills have been put to use on many major area projects including: Swiss Igloo Thompson Street Apartments Hallenstein Street Apartments Chico's and...read more

Geoff De Vries - Foreman

Although a relative newcomer, having joined ABL in 2003, Geoff brings a wealth of experience to the team. Some of the major project’s Geoff’s been involved with include: Garden Court Motel, Queenstown - Stage 2 Spencer House Retail Building, Wanaka (3,000m2 Shopping Mall) Wanaka New World Supermarket Extensions Whare Kea Lodge Upgrade Belvedere Apartments, Wanaka  Hurd...read more

Peter Albon - Foreman

Peter has been employed with Amalgamated Builders Limited since January 2003. Projects successfully completed for us in that time include Alterations to Westpac Bank Queenstown Extensions to Wakatipu Ski Club House at Butel Park Le Spa – Sofitel ASB Bank Remarkables Park Copthorne Hotel Refurbishment Reserve North Carpentry Peter started as a Cabinet maker for DA Lewis in...read more

Steve Bates - Foreman

Steve has been employed by Amalgamated Builders Ltd since 2006. Steves previous project experience Includes:   Library Classroom Extension at Wakatipu High School   Fernhill House Refurbishment   Patterson Pitts Office Fitout   Kingsgate Terraces Hotel Refurbishment – Stage 1 and 2   Department of Conservation Pakituhi Hut Lake Hawea  ...read more

Bruce Thomson - Foreman

Bruce has been employed by Amalgamated Builders Ltd since March 2009. Bruce's previous project experience includes: Smillie Residence Queenstown Hill Kawarau Falls Hotel Mt Aspiring Hotel Wanaka Prior to joining ABL Bruce worked for himself for 6 years after working for Edge Construction. Bruce is committed to getting the job done on time with a high quality finish.read more

Paul Young - Foreman

Paul has been employed by Amalgamated Builders Ltd since September 2007. Paul's previous project experience includes: Miller Residence Arthurs Point Heritage Hotel Conference Centre Kawarau Falls Hotel Fishbone Bar and Grill Fitout Arrowtown Preschool Prior to joining ABL, Paul worked for himself building residential projects in the Queenstown area. Paul is committed to getting the...read more