Elim Church

Elim Church

The existing hall to Elim Church looked dated and tired, the blank street façade isolating the centre from the community they served. Offices and meeting rooms were in separate buildings whilst the preschool sat tucked away at the back of the site with low visual presence. Difficult car access, limited parking and confused drop off points compounded the issue.

Seadragon Development

Seadragon Development

Seadragon is one of the largest producers and exporters of refined fish oils, Omega-2 (also known as Squalene) and soon to be Omega-3 in Australasia. The new processing facility was completed in August 2016.

Motueka Mitre 10

Motueka Mitre 10

Coman Construction was engaged by Wakatu Incorporation to undertake the significant building extensions to the existing Motueka Mitre 10 store.

The project included the construction of a tilt slab, slab on grade 900 sq.m extension to the eastern side of the existing store, a 1,000 sq.m tilt slab, slab on grade extension…

GOT IT COVERED

GOT IT COVERED

Coman Construction was engaged by the owners of Nelson-based event planning business, Got It Covered.

The structure is comprised of pre-cast panel, slab on grade with metal roof and wall cladding..  The polished concrete floor, the clean lines of the mezzanine and LVL air stair gives the interior a sleek, sophisticated, yet inviting ambience.

Port Nelson Workshop & Storage Shed

Port Nelson Workshop & Storage Shed

Coman Construction was engaged by Port Nelson Limited to construct a Workshop Building and Storage Shed. The 1,359 sq.m Workshop Building structure includes 485 sq.m of office, amenities, storage areas and a maintenance workshop. The height of the underside of the Maintenance Workshop roof Structure is over 15 metres…

Network Tasman

Network Tasman

The brief for the new two storey Community Health Centre included a desire to use and display the local industries’ advancements in LVL and engineered timber construction.

The design integrates traditional post and beam principles with the structural and visual strength of the LVL timber structure to create a bright, welcoming building for tenants and Clients alike…

Animates

Animates

This Design and Build development was completed in March 2014.

Building occupant – Animates New Zealand Ltd provided a comprehensive design specification detailing their build requirements for the proposed new build at 1 Elms Street…

Pics Peanut Butter Factory

Pics Peanut Butter Factory

This Design and Build development was completed February 2014.

This project was carried out for Pic Picot of Picot Productions Ltd (Better known as “Pics” Peanut Butter) and he indicated the need to expand his current business operation with more warehousing and office space…

Gough CAT Building

Gough CAT Building

This facility covers 1920 sq.m and is split between a retail / office area and a heavy industrial workshop.  The retail office area has a two storey section, whilst the workshop has 12m high walls.

This building and associated site works were completed in a very compressed time frame.  The Coman Construction team successfully prepared and monitored a strict construction programme to achieve the completion date required.

Fawden Development

Fawden Development

Coman Construction successfully completed this negotiated project with Arthouse Architecture and a Private Developer at 28 Oxford Street, Richmond…

Westport Cultural Hub – Coaltown Museum

Westport Cultural Hub – Coaltown Museum

Construction of Coaltown Museum involved the remodel and relocation of this iconic museum into a central site as a civic hub on Palmerston Street (Main Street) Westport.  The intention of the remodel and relocation was to improve the level of information and services provided to visitors…

Nelson College Commerce Teaching Block

Nelson College Commerce Teaching Block

The site for the new teaching block at Nelson College was on a sloping hill site which generally consisted of fill and was geotechnically challenging.   An innovative light weight timber construction was proposed as it has benefits in reducing foundation requirements due to the light mass building.

Henley School – Maitai Satellite Unit

Henley School – Maitai Satellite Unit

The Maitai Satellite Unit is a purpose built facility for children with learning difficulties.  The building accommodates the most up to date philosophies and practices in its design.  It has a modern look with multiple surface finishes…

Tahunanui School Pool

Tahunanui School Pool

Tahunanui School Board of Trustees decided to invest in an upgrade of the school pool.  The contract involved removing the existing pool and construction of the structural floor and walls along with surrounding landscaping and fencing.  A new liner, pump and filter equipment were then installed…

St Joseph’s School Hall and Admin Centre

St Joseph’s School Hall and Admin Centre

This job involved the demolition of the old school hall built in the 1930’s.  The new build incorporated a full sized rebuild of the hall, additions including dual administration areas, large scale offices, meeting rooms…

Nelson Intermediate Seismic Upgrade

Nelson Intermediate Seismic Upgrade

This complex project required us to insert 30 steel columns and 70 connecting beams into an existing two-storey timber building.  The columns were up to 8.5m in length and sat on new concrete foundation beams that had to be dug and poured inside the building…

NMDHB Oral Health

NMDHB Oral Health

We were engaged as the Main Contractor for the delivery of both the three Chair Nayland and four Chair Henley Clinics as part of a district wide modernisation of Oral Health delivery.  Coman Construction carried out the contract work within the specified construction period and to the satisfaction of the Project Manager…

Victory School Hall and Community Centre

Victory School Hall and Community Centre

This multipurpose facility was built to cater for the school’s needs and act as a hub for the Victory area community – home to Nelson’s most diverse multicultural population…

Waimea College Gymnasium Extension

Waimea College Gymnasium Extension

This extension to the existing gymnasium nearly trebled the size of the playing courts.  In addition, the facility was brought into the modern age with an attractive façade and entrance, which led to a function room, mezzanine viewing…

Mapua Waterfront Park

Mapua Waterfront Park

As part of the remediation of the contaminated former Fruitgrowers Chemical site, a new Waterfront Park has been developed by the TDC.  The Waterfront Park incorporates hard and soft landscaping with concrete seating, timber boardwalks and a small platform over the water…

Saxton Soccer Pavilion

Saxton Soccer Pavilion

The Saxton Soccer Pavilion is a 600 sq.m multi purpose sports facility.  It features reinforced concrete block wall construction with a 24m wide timber truss roof.  The exterior, four change rooms and four utility rooms are permanent and hardwearing with plywood ceilings and painted blockwork…

Nelson North Sewage Treatment Plant

Nelson North Sewage Treatment Plant

Coman Construction carried out the concrete and carpentry works for the new insitu poured tanks.  These 4.0m high structures were a 1.2 million litre Clarifier (20.0m diameter) and 700,000 litre Trickling Filter (15.0m diameter).  Associated foundations and chambers were also formed and poured on site…

265 Queen St Commercial Development

265 Queen St Commercial Development

This new two storey retail development has tilt panel walls, concrete beam and interspan floors.  Coman Construction managed the constricted site with public access and traffic management issues…

Oxford Street Development

Oxford Street Development

This building was designed to cater for multiple tenants.  The ground floor incorporates a café at one end and two extensive open plan offices at the other.  Upstairs is home to an accounting firm and is spacious throughout…

Moutere Hills Community Centre

Moutere Hills Community Centre

A modern 1120 sq.m multi use facility with car parking and playing courts.  The building is composite construction with concrete pillars and steel rafters.  It has multiple cladding types with carefully detailed junctions…

The Headingly Centre

The Headingly Centre

The Headingly Centre is set to lead the way in providing the Tasman Community with a centrally located, state-of-the-art performance Centre and conference venue that will meet the needs of the greater…

Luxury Upper Moutere Lodge

Luxury Upper Moutere Lodge

This Upper Moutere Lodge is internationally acclaimed and undoubtedly one of the most luxurious and well-appointed resorts in New Zealand.  Coman Construction was awarded the $7.0M main contract and given a strict 12 month construction programme…

Trafalgar Centre – Southern Extension

Trafalgar Centre – Southern Extension

This curved stadium extension is one of the most complex construction projects to be carried out in the Nelson region to date.  As Main Contractor, we were required to keep the busy sports and function facility operating for the client during the build…

Hynds Facility

Hynds Facility

Coman Construction led the design and construction of this new facility for Hynds.  The building and incorporates storage, retail and office areas covering 450 sq.m.  The entire 5000 sq.m yard is sealed and fenced…

Dayman Motors Complex

Dayman Motors Complex

On this busy central city site Coman Construction built a brand new complex for an established vehicle dealership.  The site features a new service station, vehicle showroom and a workshop with a concrete roof top carpark…

Tasman Glass Factory Extension

Tasman Glass Factory Extension

Coman Construction was engaged right from the design stages of this new factory.  The extension covers 2540 sq.m of new building footprint.  It is a predominantly Tilt panel and portal construction but also has a large timber frame…

Four Seasons Home and Leisure Building

Four Seasons Home and Leisure Building

This new warehouse and office complex covers 2800 sq.m.  The shell consists of Tilt panel, timber frame and portal construction.  The back of the building caters for wholesale distribution whilst the front…

Peter Baker Transport

Peter Baker Transport

This purpose built facility was designed specifically to meet the requirements of the PBT Group.  The industrial building’s structure was predominately constructed from pre-cast concrete panel and structural steel portal frame to meet the hard wearing, high traffic needs of the freight transport operation…

Freeman Roofing Factory

Freeman Roofing Factory

Coman Construction was awarded the contract to build this new purpose built factory for Nelson’s largest roofing fabrication company.  The building covers 2100 sq.m.  The factory is tilt panel and portal…

Pak N Save

Pak N Save

The Richmond Mall Extension contract brief noted requirement for the Main Contractor to keep Nelson’s largest retail shopping centre operational and unaffected by construction activity for the contract duration.  The anchor tenant, Pak n Save also required the contractor to maintain their continual access into the market from the carpark for the duration of the construction period, to ensure trading levels were maintained.