"We cannot rate Darren Holland and his team more highly. We embarked on a fairly major renovation of our villa with the aim of creating the home we want to live in for decades to come. Being an old villa there were a few surprises along the way. 
Darren understood that we wanted a quality product for our future but also that our pockets had limits so for us to keep our budget under control we would have to make some compromises. He was great at helping us with decisions on the non-negotiables and items we could compromise on without impacting our end product.

Darren was the absolute opposite of all the nightmare-ish builder stories you hear - he's reliable, 100% transparent and up-front, solutions and quality focused and cares about the outcome of each step in the process, not to mentioned skilled at his craft. He wasn't afraid to voice his opinion which we valued immensely. He also cottoned onto some of our likes/dislikes and always made useful suggestions and contributions throughout the process. Darren managed all the sub-contractors, except for one, and all his guys were top quality and we would use them again for maintenance jobs - in fact already have. 

I have lost count of the number of times I have recommended Darren (and his subbies) to friends. People often ask if our renovation was a nightmare and stressful and it really wasn't - Holland Construction were a huge factor in this. 

Darren and his team are hard workers who we trusted implicitly. They all had the added bonus of being genuinely nice people to have around (they would carry my wine deliveries inside for me...) and were exceptionally patient with our mad dog and five year old daughter! We wish Holland Construction the very best for the future."

Sarah and Michael - Villa renovation, Grey Lynn

"We enlisted Darren from Holland Construction and his earlier this year to complete a rather extensive renovation to our property. The renovation was certainly not straight forward. We have a 1920s bungalow and the renovation was over 2 stories, with limited site access and had considerable engineering involved.

We had two of Darren’s team, Dylan and Dan working on the project every day, with the ability to call in more of Darren’s crew if necessary. Both Dan and Dylan were very considerate and polite and friendly to our 4 year old. The project was over a 3 month period and we decided not to move out during the project. Since I was in the later stages of pregnancy, the project had a clear deadline, which was met.

At each stage Darren involved us in any decisions or changes that had not already been discussed. He communicated very well with external surveyors, engineers, council inspectors, etc and we felt at each stage of the renovation that he had our best interests at heart and his solutions were practical and cost effective.

We had great confidence in Darren and our trust was well placed. Our renovation went off without a hitch and we are very pleased with the outcome. I highly recommended Holland Construction to anyone who is looking for a technically astute, well experienced, straight up and honest builder.”

Lisa - Bungalow renovation, Kingsland

"This renovation was a constantly evolving project involving numerous changes to the original plan, however at no time did this phase Darren or his team. We found him to be extremely forthright and honest at all times, even to the extent of reminding us of our budget and often providing alternative solutions. His relationship with all of the subcontractors put us at ease as we knew we were always getting value for money without any compromise on quality. While there was only a general budget for this job, the result was better than we ever expected while surprisingly working out less expensive than we anticipated. We would have no hesitation in recommending Holland Construction to anyone contemplating any construction project."

Rex and Lyn Crowther - Extensive townhouse renovation, Takapuna Beachfront

"In deciding on a builder for our villa renovation we were impressed by the previous reports on Holland Construction at NOCOWBOYS. Our experience with Darren and his team over a 5 month project exceeded our hopes. They were honest, reliable, competent, thorough and very considerate of us owners living on site. Darren suggested and discussed options in just the right degree of detail, and we felt that he was genuinely dedicated to achieving the best results for us. We rate Holland Construction as 100% and have no hesitation in recommending them to others."

Bob - Villa renovation, Devonport

"After interviewing numerous builders, we employed Holland Construction (Darren) to undertake a major renovation of our Waterfront property in Devonport. Because Darren had previous experience as a quantity surveyor he was able to give us a very accurate estimate of the build costs as part of the quoting process, - ( something many builders struggle with ). Darren and his team worked very hard on this project putting in long hours to ensure the house was watertight prior to the Christmas shutdown - something which we highly appreciated . Because of the scale of the renovation we were required to move out of the house for several months, and it is worth noting our neighbors where also impressed with Darren and his team’s attention to detail, courteousness and work ethic. Clearly on a large project there will be unforeseen problems – Darren and his team solved these in their stride with no drama whatsoever.

Overall I feel I was extremely lucky to have enlisted Darren’s help on our project, particularly in terms of getting the project done on time (actually slightly ahead of time) and on budget. If you have the opportunity to work with Holland construction I’d grab it with both hands."

Ian - villa renovation, Devonport