Food Magazine May 2015 | Page 39

CONSTRUCTION
. committed time frame ,” the G . J . Gardner website reads . “ The formula was such a success that G . J . Gardner Homes grew to be Queensland ’ s largest home builder and in 1995 Greg decided to franchise the business with locally owned offices using the same proven formula to build quality homes right across Australia .” In 1997 , a key franchisee inquired about opening a G . J .
Gardner franchise in New Zealand , officially opening the door for what would become the country ’ s number one residential building group .
G . J . Gardner Homes in New Zealand “ We started [ in New Zealand ] as a business that hadn ’ t operated in this market — we had no brand recognition , no base , nothing ,” said
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