Case Studies

As a growing business, we understand what issues are important to you. This section presents case studies that show how some of our clients have already tackled these issues and how we've helped them become really CLEVER. Drawing from the resources of our dedicated Private Client Services team and our global firm, we also provide you with links to other web sites and sources of information, to help you work through the issues in relation to your own business.

Albany Toyota
If there are two words in the business vocabulary which generate more fear and trepidation than any others they are quite possibly ‘tax audit’. This is not necessarily because people know that they have something to hide, but more often a fear of what they don’t know. Taxation is complex. People worry that the tax department won’t see things the same way they do, or that they’ll turn up something that’s been overlooked, or that they simply won’t be able to provide the IRD with the information they require.

Armstrong Downes
Wellington construction company, Armstrong Downes has grown rapidly since Murray Armstrong and Fintan Downes set up business with four employees in 1992. Turnover doubled each year for the first five years and they now employ 40 key management and construction staff.

Bluewater Hotel
In 1974 Napier butcher Rodney Green sought the advice of a local accountant, and so began a professional relationship with the firm that has lasted over 30 years. Rodney explains why the relationship with PwC has endured over such a long period of time: PwC has played an important part in every business I’ve been involved in, but it’s not just about financial advice. I’d say the real reason that it’s lasted so long is our rapport with PwC people.

Contract Coatings
Contract Coatings Ltd. is one of Auckland’s largest surface coatings companies. Established in 1985 as a partnership between current owner and Managing Director Peter Heaphy and Graham Illich, the business grew rapidly through the peak of the 80’s boom.

ITL Technologies
When ITL Technologies Ltd Managing Director Paul Cheetham, left the Post Office in 1986 to set up his own fledgling telephone and computer cabling company, there were some aspects of the old government department culture he was glad to escape. But there were other aspects, such as the close-knit staff and sociable atmosphere, that he was determined to carry with him into his new business.

Noise Control Services Limited
Noise Control Services Limited Managing Director Paul Rayner knows a lot about noise and how to keep it down, but he’s not the man to call when your neighbours get rowdy. “We get a lot of calls from people who look up noise control in the phone book and think we’re the guys who go around shutting down noisy parties,” he laughs. “We get people ringing up on a Monday morning wanting their stereos back.”

Treble Cone Investments - A successful combination
The TCI success story can be attributed to a combination of passionate owners and staff, together with strong financial controls. The early focus on due diligence and in-depth pre-purchase analysis; recognition of the importance of comparing detailed budgets against monthly reporting; and a structured approach to capital expenditure and future investment decisions.