Donovan Group Wins Three Northland Business Awards
It was a big night for Donovan Group at the 2026 Northland Business Excellence Awards, with our team taking home three awards, including the prestigious Supreme Award.
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Innovation based on experience: developing the DonoBrace system
DonoBrace is an innovative product backed by the credibility of Donovan Group. It was developed based on industry experience and with expert engineering. DonoBrace is a reflection of Donovan Group’s drive towards innovation and efficiency.
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The 2023 Coresteel Award Winners
Every year, the Coresteel Buildings network gathers from around the country to celebrate the Coresteel Annual Awards. There are several category awards and the winners are judged on a range of criteria throughout the year. We’re proud to announce the winners of the 2023 Coresteel Annual Awards are:
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The 2023 KiwiSpan Award Winners
Donovan Group is on par with Australia’s industry leaders DonoBrace has been endorsed by Shearform. Donovan Group and Shearform are excited to be going into partnership together
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Jono Ridler Swims 80km to Protect the Hauraki Gulf
Open water endurance swimmer Jono Ridler completed a record-breaking 80km and 33-hour swim from Aotea Great Barrier Island to Campbell's Bay on Auckland's North Shore on April 25th.
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MODNframe Seeks Share of Light-Commercial and Housing Market
Donovan Group has taken aim at the market for light-gauge framing for housing and smaller-scale commercial buildings. Its latest business unit, MODNframe is already a major disrupter of the traditional timber-frame approach – but one element of the business will be key.
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The People Behind the Product: Chatting with DonoBrace Expert John Lawson
John Lawson joined Donovan Group with a passion for enabling better efficiencies within the construction industry. As part of the DonoBrace development team, John worked extensively with customers to ensure that the product was not only a clever piece of engineering, but was also simpler to use, design and install.
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Our Journey With Monash
Creating steel buildings structures with up to 40% less embodied carbon is a phenomenal achievement, and one that Donovan Group is proud to own. We talked with Director Gavin Tonnet to understand more about how Donovan Group has worked with Building 4.0 and Monash University to verify this figure, the carbon journey so far, and his huge optimism for the future.
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North America Tour Gives Insight Ahead of Export Launch
Being from a small country lends Donovan Group an important advantage in the American construction industry: its products are developed and refined in what is possibly the perfect prototype market, right here in New Zealand.
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Our KiwiSpan Network’s Best Performers are Recognised
For most of the year the Donovan Group team is getting on with the mahi: The hard work involved in technical development, manufacturing, design, marketing and sales – and all the myriad aspects of business operations.
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Warren Dingle - the Customer’s Champion
Warren Dingle is National Sales Manager for Modern Building Product – the arm of Donovan Group selling New Zealand designed construction products direct to industry. A one-man powerhouse of customer service excellence.
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Real Life Stories: Fraser Haldane Brings Wealth of Experience to Key Ops Role
Donovan Group has welcomed a highly experienced new General Manager - NZ Operations, Fraser Haldane, to its team supporting the company ahead of a period of substantial growth across the teams involved in design, manufacturing, and distribution.
