Kia ora and greetings, 

I trust you enjoyed a relaxing break and have returned to work optimistic for the year ahead.  

Positive news for our industry with some economists and media reporting more enquiries for renovations and new builds as interest rates reduce and consumer confidence is forecast to improve.  

We’re looking forward to another year connecting with our customers and providing technical support and services to make your life easier. You’ll see us at key industry meetings and events, including ADNZ, Master Builders, NZIOB, Certified Builders, NZIA, AWCI and NAWIC events where we’ll educate, listen, learn and celebrate our industry, people, projects and successes. 

As part of our ‘better never stops’ focus, we’ve upgraded our customer service call centre system to measure and track our calls and issue resolution and identify areas we can develop and improve. We appreciate your feedback and hearing from you, feel free to drop me a message directly if there is something we can do to improve our products or services at info@gib.co.nz. 

We continue to focus on ensuring we supply you with the best quality products and services ensuring we ‘build a better NZ together’. This month our team is launching the new GIB Curveline® product range, check it out in our latest newsletter along with updates on packaging recycling and the purpose of BRANZ Appraisals.  

I hope you enjoy the GIB® NewsBites articles, and I look forward to working with you and your teams in 2025!  

Nga Mihi | Kind Regards 
Mike Arthur 
General Manager