We speak to Jeff Vivian, Managing Director of Vivian Construction, a new company who’s just broken into the New Zealand market, and has prioritised quality from the start.
Tell us about Vivian Construction
“Vivian construction is only a year old, so we’re a young company that’s looking to do things extremely well through simplifying our systems. There is so much complexity in the industry, and we’re trying to do things in a more modern way.”
“We’re focused on projects in the 3-10 million range, and providing a more boutique service as a construction company. We love to use tech to provide site managers with the best tools to do their jobs productively, reducing their time walking back and forth from the site office to the site.”
You prioritised quality from the start, tell me why?
“We used CONQA from day 1, on our very first project which was a bathroom refurb at Cityfitness in Westgate, and now CONQA is a point of difference for our business. We’re able to show our clients a live project, and how Quality Assurance (QA) is working on a project at any given time.”
How has CONQA helped your business?
“As a business owner, CONQA has become invaluable. It is a great risk-mitigation tool for our company, we have a lesser chance of long term liability when we use it. Clients get assurance that we’re doing things correctly and accurately, because we’re able to show them what we are checking and recording. If something has failed, we’ve caught it, and fixed it. QA is something we have to do, and now it’s a thing our clients love to see.”
“The guys on site probably save 10 hours each a week, because scanning and uploading paperwork is costly.”
“The reports are a big benefit, and having the consultant and trade contractor be able to plug in what’s important for them and set deliverables is great.”
“CONQA also helps with sequencing and reducing rework, because the trades are able to see if an area is ready for them before they start.”
What do you see as being some of the big trends in the construction industry at the moment?
There is a lot of rework in the industry at the moment, with a lot of new people to the industry. Because of the amount of work out there, companies are forced to grow very quickly, with lots of staff being taken on without much training or support to deliver.
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