Peter de Gouw (Director)
Pete has been building in Canterbury since 1977 and to this day remains passionate about the industry. Despite keeping a low profile, Home Trends Builders have been awarded a number of Registered Master Builders‘House of the Year’ awards, including winning a National Category award in 2021.
He attributes the success of his medium-sized building company to his dedication to following any job through from start to finish and delivering a quality product on time as promised.
Peter is a Licensed Building Practitioner with both Site 1 and 2 licences and is experienced in running small to large jobs. He also has a NZCB and a NZCHS.
Elaine de Gouw (Administration Support Manager)
Elaine has been associated with Home Trends Builders since 2009 and her background in event co-ordination and client liaison compliment the human resource and public face of the company.
Elaine’s thoroughness and efficiency is appreciated by our clients. Elaine is also responsible for our social media, interior design and social club events.
Lonnae Harris (Office Manager)
Lonnae has been with the company since 2002 and efficiently manages all aspects of the busy office. Along with handling debtors, creditors and payroll, she also ensures all Health and Safety requirements are met by the whole team.
Lonnae is a highly valued member of the HTB team.
Paul Barlow (Palmy) (Site Foreman)
Palmy re-joined the HTB family in 2021 after returning from the North Island and travelling overseas. We are delighted to have Palmy back on the team, bringing with him 11 years of building experience, as well as his excellent humour, enthusiasm, and diligent work ethic. He has taken on the Site Foreman role with much enthusiasm and has run both multi-unit and stand-alone developments with great efficiency.
Palmy is also a Licensed Building Practitioner.
Clem Duval (Site Foreman)
Clem has been with HTB since 2017 and is now an experienced Site Foreman. He brings with him over 7 years’ experience in the NZ Defence Force having worked in Antarctica, Niue, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and the Cook Islands constructing new facilities and providing humanitarian assistance. Clem excels in both new builds and alterations. He is an award-winning Licensed Building Practitioner, bringing home 3 Gold awards in the 2020 and 2021 CRMBA House of The Year competitions and 2 Top 100 Awards for his builds in Merivale.
