The Douglas family
The Team
Our team at Douglas are a talented bunch of in-house fabricators and problem-solvers with many years of experience. We’re a diverse group, with a great mix of skill sets, age groups and backgrounds. It’s this diversity that helps us see things from different angles and come up with creative and innovative solutions.
As a team we are all about supporting each other and working to constantly improve things for the benefit of everyone. We also highly value the work of organisations like NZ Women in Trades who help to make trade careers viable for women and employers.
Bringing through the next generation and sharing our trade is very important to our ethos too, and several of our apprentices have competed and won the ATA NZ Apprentice of the Year.
We’re proud of everyone in our team and are excited as we grow towards the future.
Pete and Suzanne, Owners
Douglas began a new chapter in 2018, with new owners Pete and Suzanne coming on board to continue the legacy of innovation, craftsmanship and creating customised solutions to perfectly fit our customers’ needs.
Alongside the Douglas business, Central Hawke’s Bay locals Pete and Suzanne are raising their young family and making the most of the rural outdoor lifestyle in the Hawke’s Bay.
If you’d like to get in touch, they are happy to receive your email:
Adam Greville
In 2023 Workshop Manager Adam Greville bought into the business. We are excited to have enabled this pathway for Adam and his family and to be readying Douglas for the next generation.
Values
At Douglas, we believe in training great people and building careers. From apprentice fabricators to installers, our warehouse and logistics team right through to office and showroom staff, we want our people to develop and grow.
We also strive to be responsible corporate citizens and to always exceed the expectations of our customers, staff, and the wider community.
We’re doing our bit to give back. Right now, that means things like sending our shade off-cuts to relief efforts in the Pacific, as well as supporting several Hawke’s Bay community initiatives including:
Valley D’Vine Fundraiser 2024
Lindisfarne Gala 2024
Mentee Sponsor 2024 & 2025
Flemmington Mud Run
Waipawa Musical & Dramatic Club
In previous years we have done things like donating an awning and protective COVID screening to Nourished for Nil, our Discount + Donate campaign which raised nearly $14k for two of our local lockdown heroes, NZ Red Cross and Nourished for Nil, and donating and commissioning two of our used industrial sewing machines to our Hawke’s Bay Red Cross Curtain Bank. We also have helped Sustainable Hawke’s Bay with donations of our work and a fundraising to help them move to their new premises.
In 2022 we embarked on a sustainability journey and continue to learn and grow in this space.
Careers at Douglas
Want to work with us?
We’re always keen to hear from people with the right attitude. If you’re interested in working at Douglas, please get in touch with Adam Greville, Workshop Manager. Phone (06) 878 6300 or email adam@douglasinnovation.nz
Check out our recruitment video and hear what our team have to say:
