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December 19, 2024

The Law Association of New Zealand’s Deed of Lease which contains significant amendments.

Last month saw the release of the Seventh Edition of The Law Association of New Zealand’s Deed of Lease (previously known as ADLS) which contains significant […]
February 1, 2023

Predicting future cost through historical cost analysis

Having your data available in the correct format can help you with better rough cost predictions for the future. In our line of work there is […]
November 4, 2022

How a survey of a building complex discovered issues and failings related to cladding panels constructed of aerated concrete.

The design and engineering stages of a building can often be overwhelming, with the variety of options available to engineers, designers and builders. We are constantly […]
December 3, 2021

Hampton Jones supports the Kapiti Foodbank

Hampton Jones is proud to be providing pro bono Quantity Surveying services to the Kapiti Foodbank as they move to their new location. To assist them, […]
November 25, 2021

Property Council Property Industry Award Win

We’re very proud to see that another of our projects with Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities has been recognised at the Property Council New Zealand […]
November 12, 2021

Hampton Jones Project Spotlight: The Carlin Hotel

We’re excited that The Carlin Hotel in Queenstown is nearing completion; with the Level 6 penthouse suite, terrace and restaurant kitchen complete. The exterior cladding is […]
November 4, 2021

Putting safety first with BIMSafe

Hampton Jones Director Simon O’Brien is part of the BIMSafe NZ Advisory and Steering Group and recently attended the BIMSafe launch event held in Christchurch. The […]
August 31, 2021

Presenting Safety in Design to New Zealand’s Facilities Managers

Our Managing Director Brian Jones spoke at the FMANZ – Facilities Management Association of New Zealand FM Summit 2021 in July. Brian presented alongside Louise Hunt […]
August 6, 2021

Key project in Queenstown for Hampton Jones

Hampton Jones is currently providing Engineer to the Contract, Project Management and Quantity Surveying services to The Carlin Queenstown; a six-star luxury boutique hotel opening in […]
July 17, 2021

Corporate Volunteering at West Auckland Riding for the Disabled

Some of the Hampton Jones Auckland team volunteered their time at West Auckland RDA (WARDA) recently planting trees, weeding, pruning, and clearing rubbish.  WARDA is a […]
June 18, 2021

Hampton Jones appoints Jacqui Millar as General Manager

Hampton Jones is thrilled to announce the appointment of Jacqui Millar in the newly created role of General Manager. Jacqui will join Directors Brian Jones, Matt […]
June 3, 2021

Are there risks to neighbouring properties during demolition or construction?

During building demolition or construction, it’s important to prepare a Schedule of Condition for any nearby properties that may be affected by the work.  Once the […]
April 13, 2021

Corporate Volunteering for Conservation Volunteers NZ and Sport Wellington

The Hampton Jones team in Wellington recently spent their Saturday taking part in a ‘tree releasing’ activity on Mount Victoria.
March 18, 2021

Welcoming Hawkes Bay-based Project Manager Lynda Jermyn to the team

Hampton Jones is pleased to welcome Lynda Jermyn to the team. Lynda is a Project Manager based in the Hawkes Bay who will be working closely with […]
March 16, 2021

Corporate Volunteering at the Packe Street Community Garden

Following on from their efforts with Habitat for Humanity last year, some of our Christchurch team recently volunteered their time at the Packe Street Community Garden. […]
March 4, 2021

Q&A with Quantity Surveyor Dan Wu

Dan Wu is a Quantity Surveyor, based in our North Shore office.  Originally from China, Dan has been with the Hampton Jones team for 5 years. […]
February 23, 2021

How a drone survey can help during border closures

Hampton Jones is currently working with an international client who is unable to visit their development in New Zealand due to border closures. We're helping them with this problem by regularly recording drone footage so they can see the progress of construction works on site.
February 4, 2021

Q&A with Associate Director & Senior Quantity Surveyor Jeremy Blake

Jeremy Blake is an Associate Director and Senior Quantity Surveyor, based in our North Shore office.  Jeremy has been with Hampton Jones for 9 years and […]
January 28, 2021

Hampton Jones Welcomes Rowan Robinson

Hampton Jones is proud to welcome Rowan Robinson to the team as Associate Director and national Quantity Surveying Manager.  Rowan joins us from Fletcher Construction where […]
January 20, 2021

Congratulating Simon O’Brien on his recent appointment as Director

Hampton Jones is delighted to announce that Simon O’Brien has been appointed as a Director to work alongside current Directors Brian Jones and Matt Earley. Simon […]
September 24, 2020

Do you have an Earthquake Prone Building?

Have you received a letter from Council identifying your building as an Earthquake Prone Building (EPB) or asking you to provide an Engineering Assessment? What does […]
August 19, 2020

Can you access your building during COVID?

Have you thought about how you can access your building when you can’t get there in person? In these uncertain times of COVID alert level changes, […]
August 12, 2020

Do You Need A Chartered Structural Engineer?

The Hampton Jones Structural Engineering team just got two more!  Both Irwin Imhoff and team manager Sanjay Patel have recently received their Chartered Engineer status (CPEng) […]
June 3, 2020

Q&A with Associate Director & Building Surveyor Jason Brooks

How many years have you been building surveying? Nearly twenty five years, including my time studying a Building Surveying Degree and working towards my RICS Chartership. […]
May 28, 2020

Sub-leasing your office space? What you need to know

Flexible work environments and collaborative workspaces have been around for some time and many leading companies have implemented a ‘hot desk’ and ‘work anywhere’ approach. However, […]
May 19, 2020

How can I save money on building maintenance?

Now more than ever, we’re finding that our clients with building assets need certainty to accurately plan for building maintenance and repairs, so they don’t get […]
May 14, 2020

What does COVID-19 mean for my office space?

The top 3 things to consider if you’re thinking about downsizing your space. COVID-19 has presented many challenges for all of us.  A major issue that […]
April 23, 2020

The Positive Side of Covid-19

During this challenging moment in history, Hampton Jones has been taking some time to work on our sustainability action plan and look for the positive side […]
April 7, 2020

Building Condition Survey for The University of Auckland

This is a project we completed recently – here is the Hampton Jones team undertaking a Building Condition Survey for the University of Auckland across their entire property portfolio of 113 buildings. The client was seeking to […]
March 20, 2020

Hampton Jones COVID-19 Response

Hampton Jones has put measures in place to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. These measures represent current best practice and are similar to those being put […]