About
The builder behind the brands.
Complete Construction is an Auckland based commercial fitout builder and joinery manufacturer, working nationwide since 2003. We have built the spaces behind Alexander McQueen, Versace, Zara, Sephora, InterContinental, ASB and Comvita. More than 790 projects delivered on programme, on budget and to brand standard, with around 80% of that work carried out in live, occupied environments.
The story
Complete Construction was founded in Auckland in 2003 as a commercial fitout builder. The early work was hospitality: bars and restaurants in the city's busiest precincts, delivered fast, in live environments, without drama. That discipline became the company's signature, and the client list grew with it. SkyCity, Precinct Properties, Auckland Airport, ASB, Lion, Fisher & Paykel, the global retail brands and the international hotel operators.
The defining investment came with the joinery factory in Māngere. Subcontracted joinery is the single most common cause of fitout delays, so Complete Construction built its own manufacturing capability instead: a 2,100 m² facility running robotic CNC machinery and batch one production. Every project's joinery is now made in house, which cuts lead times by around 35% and closes 92% of defects on the factory floor rather than on site.
That same facility made Complete Construction the first joinery company in New Zealand to achieve Toitū Carbonzero certification. It runs on 100% renewable electricity, repurposes 86% of its waste, has cut energy use by 28%, and builds with FSC certified timbers and low VOC finishes.
Complete Construction is a construction company and a manufacturing company working as one. Builders, project managers and site teams on one side; designers, joiners and cabinet makers in the Māngere factory on the other. The same business carries a project from the first site visit through to final handover, which is why more than 70% of our work comes from repeat clients.
By the numbers
Complete Construction by the numbers.
- Founded in Auckland in 2003
- 790+ projects delivered
- 2,100 m² robotic joinery facility in Māngere, Auckland
- 100% of project joinery manufactured in house
- 80% of projects delivered in live, occupied environments
- 35% shorter joinery lead times than the market
- 92% of defects closed before site
- 50+ joinery units produced per week at capacity
- 100% consenting record converting international designs into NZ compliant builds
- $120m+ of commercial assets repositioned since 2003
- 70%+ of work from repeat clients
- 86% of factory waste repurposed
- 100% renewable electricity at the Māngere facility
- 28% reduction in energy use
- First joinery company in New Zealand to achieve Toitū Carbonzero certification
- Impac Prequal accredited, Site Safe member since 2005
How we work
- Trust. Clear, transparent communication at all times. More than 70% of our work comes from clients who have built with us before.
- Delivery. An integrated management system targeting zero harm, zero defects, zero delays and zero complaints.
- Innovation. Complex problems solved with new design, process and materials. Prefabricated pods at Harbour Eats saved 10,000 labour hours.
- Expertise. One team across every discipline: estimators, quantity surveyors, project managers, joiners, cabinet makers, site leads and our own maintenance crew, still servicing spaces we built years earlier.
Leadership
Who you will be working with.
- Mat HughesManaging Director Mat co founded Complete Construction in Auckland in 2003 and has led its growth into a delivery partner for complex refurbishment and upgrade work across New Zealand’s commercial property sector. He oversees project strategy and delivery, balancing design intent with operational continuity and asset protection.
- Shaun FrancoisPre Construction Manager Shaun is a qualified Quantity Surveyor specialising in refurbishment and live environment projects. He leads pre construction, including budgeting, procurement strategy and build methodology, and is who you will hear from on cost certainty, programme and early risk.
Recognition
- Best Design Awards Gold Pins: HSBC Head Office, Gerome, Miss Moonshine’s, Pilkington’s, Judges Bay, Charlie & George.
- Interior Design Awards Supreme Award: Palimpsest House. Hospitality Winner: Farina. Hospitality Award: Quinn Bar.
- NZ Architecture Awards Hospitality Award: Ahi.
- NZIOB Awards Projects $5–$10M: Commercial Bay, Harbour Eats. Commercial Project: 1 Albert Street.
- Property Council Awards Supreme Winner: UOA Rec Centre. Excellence: InterContinental Hotel, 1 Albert Street.
- RED Awards Supreme Winner: Comvita, Auckland Airport. Food & Beverage Hospitality: Farina.
Get in touch
Let’s talk.
You’ll get a straight answer on what it takes to build it.
- hello@completeconstruction.co.nz
- Head Office — Level 8, 62 Victoria Street West, Auckland CBD
- Joinery Factory — 42 Richard Pearse Drive, Māngere