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.

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.

Before joining Donovan Group, Kerry McCollum worked on engineering projects in the USA, Australia, and many areas around the world. With a mind for detail and engineering excellence, Kerry supported the DonoBrace team in developing the high capacity tension-only rod bracing system.

Efficiency means nothing if a product isn’t also predictable and up to code. DonoBrace has undergone rigorous independent testing to ensure that it performs to the same high standard – every time.

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.

Driven by autonomy, variety, and a sense of ownership? So is Simon, Coresteel Buildings Commercial Manager, who has worked with the business since 2019 and made the most of every opportunity.

Efficiency in design and manufacturing can go hand-in-hand with environmental sustainability. You just have to have the right mindset. In the quest for creating better buildings and a more efficient business, Donovan Group has landed on a solution that creates buildings with a remarkable 40% less embodied carbon.

At Donovan Group, our vision for DonoBrace is to offer a bracing system that maximises material efficiency while standardising the process of planning, fabrication and installation.

In a recent interview Director Kyle Donovan said that resilience and persistence are two characteristics of the more than 50-year old family business.

Living and working where we do, we can’t help but want to give back to the natural world around us.

Building on part one of our Tension Bracing series, we’re diving a bit deeper into our conversation on how tension bracing works – both for buildings and the people creating them.

Sometimes remembering where you come from is key to understanding where you are going. Director Kyle Donovan reflects on Donovan Group’s history so far, lessons from his father, and forecasts growth ahead as the company seeks to replicate its