The family behind it
Southern Cross is Craig and Mere Hollis and the small crew who have worked beside them for years. Eighteen years on, still the same faces on your site.
Who you will deal with
No layers, no call centres. You meet the people who price the job and run the site, and you keep the same number the whole way through.
Craig Hollis
Founder and lead builder
Started Southern Cross in 2008. Still on the tools most weeks.
Mere Hollis
Co-founder and client care
Your contract, your questions and your Friday phone call.
Tama Reweti
Project manager
One name and one number for your whole build, on site daily.
years family-run in the Waikato
homes and renos a year
Master Build guarantee
day to call you back on a quote
Year structural guarantee on every home
Independent Master Build cover, arranged before we lift a hammer.
A fixed-price contract
The price we sign is the price you pay. Any change is quoted in writing first.
One project manager
One name and one mobile number from day one. No call centres.
Licensed and inspected
Licensed Building Practitioners on site, every stage council-inspected and signed off.
We come back
A maintenance visit after you settle in, to put right anything on your list.
What clients say
“They gave us a price, a start date and a finish date, then hit all three. Every question got answered the same day.”
“Five of us lived in the house while they rebuilt the back of it. The site was swept and safe every single night.”
“Second home we have built with Craig and Mere. Same crew, same tidy site, same honest price.”
Build with a family firm?
One free site visit, then a straight answer on cost and timing. You talk to a builder, not a salesperson.
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