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May 30, 2019
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What is an Engineer to the Contract – and do you need one?

What is an Engineer to the Contract (ETTC)? Regional Director Simon O’Brien writes, the role of the Engineer to the Contract is an interesting one; under clause 6.2.1 […]
January 24, 2019
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Q&A with Regional Director & Chartered Building Surveyor Simon O’Brien

Simon O’Brien is Hampton Jones’ Regional Director and a Chartered Building Surveyor who heads up the team in our Christchurch office. As a Chartered Building Surveyor […]
August 30, 2018

Announcing New Promotions at Hampton Jones!

Hampton Jones is thrilled to announce promotions for a number of our valuable team members across the country! These promotions acknowledge the hard work, passion and […]
August 6, 2018

Q&A with James Green attending CIOB Members’ Forum in Toronto 2018

Last month, James Green (Hampton Jones’ Chartered Quantity Surveyor) attended The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) Members Forum 2018 in Toronto, Canada. This is an annual […]
May 3, 2018

Do you manage, own or lease a building? You need a 3D building scan

Construction has traditionally been slow to take up technological advances and is well known for being fractured and antiquated. However, now experts are speculating that the […]
March 5, 2018

Quantity Surveying hub on the North Shore

Did you know that Hampton Jones has opened an office on Auckland’s North Shore? Our Albany location is our fourth in New Zealand, and was created […]
September 18, 2017

Experiencing Passive House Design firsthand – ultra-low energy buildings

Some of our Design team recently visited the Pro Clima Hub in Penrose, Auckland. The Hub is a one-of-a-kind facility showcasing advanced building systems for healthy, […]
August 1, 2017

Buying Commercial Property? – Key aspects to look out for

With the rising number of new or relatively new commercial properties coming to market in recent times, we thought it would be prudent to touch upon […]
July 11, 2017

Hampton Jones Christchurch; bigger and with a better view

Our Christchurch team are on the move! Having outgrown their current space on Victoria Street, the team will be moving to the newly named Hampton Jones […]
July 3, 2017

Hampton Jones do Green Star Performance ratings now too!

Hampton Jones can provide you with Green Star Performance assessments. We’re excited about this because Performance is all about improving existing buildings – which is our […]
May 19, 2017

The next generation of construction leaders? – Unitec EE2E Pathways Programme

Hampton Jones had the pleasure of hosting groups of students from the Unitec EE2E Pathways Programme. These Year 12 students from a number of Auckland schools […]
April 27, 2017

Securing of masonry parapets and facades – why is this happening?

Did you know that building owners in Wellington, Marlborough and Hurunui until 2018 to secure all street-facing unreinforced masonry (URM) parapets and facades? Given the squeeze […]
March 17, 2017

Bealey Lodge wins the Engineering Innovation Prize at the Timber Design Awards

The All Stars Inn on Bealey Ave in Christchurch was awarded the highly-coveted Engineering Innovation prize at the Timber Design Awards. Hampton Jones are very proud […]
October 14, 2016

We need affordable housing in Auckland, not cheap housing

Earlier in the week, Bill English signaled plans for government intervention into the Auckland housing market. It appears the plan is for the government to become […]
June 2, 2016

Second Successive RICS Awards Win for the Building Surveying Team

We are incredibly proud and excited to have been awarded the RICS Building Surveying Team of the Year for the second successive year! We entered 3 […]
October 6, 2015

Affording Auckland – Addressing the city’s housing crisis by 2030

Last week (1 October 2015) saw the release of Auckland Council’s report ‘Housing Supply, Choice, and Affordability’. It’s no surprise to see report author, Chief Economist […]
September 4, 2015

Celebrating in style – Hampton Jones 10 year anniversary!

Hampton Jones kicked off the next decade with a bang when we held the first of three client events celebrating our new brand with a new […]
August 14, 2015
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MOE Building Improvement Programme – starring Simon O’Brien

Our very own Simon O’Brien stars in the Ministry of Education’s latest video on the weather-tightness work we are involved in for the Building Improvement Programme. […]
August 14, 2015

Hampton Jones Provides TDD Reports for Auckland’s Largest Property Deal

GIC engaged Hampton Jones to perform Technical Due Diligence Reports for Auckland’s Largest Property Deal with a total worth of over $2.1 billion. Hampton Jones was […]
August 14, 2015

Hampton Jones wins Building Surveying Team of the Year

We have won Building Surveying Team of the Year at the 2015 RICS Awards! The Hampton Jones Property Consultancy (HJPC) won for its engagement with GIC, […]