Evans Building Group: Talkin’ Innovation

Increased cost of living, shortage of trades and price of materials across the board, means builders need to find innovative ways to keep job sites moving. Reducing trades and the time they spend onsite seems like a no brainer, right? Well, in some circumstances it kinda is.

We sat down and spoke with Dan Evans from Evans Building Group about his business, his move to Bowens as his preferred building supplier and his experiences with our innovative specialists and product range.

Can you highlight any innovative products you’ve used recently that has made your work easier?

Something I’ve never really had too much to do with was innovation and new products. When I was working for other people, I wasn’t amongst the architects and the detailers. I would just install what was put in front of me. It wasn’t until Damo and Phil introduced us to some of their innovative products, that I really thought about new ways of doing things.

I went to site the other day with Andrew and Damo to look at these new PVC windows from the Click-In System and I was like “that is incredible.” I walked away from that just mind blown with what people are doing. It’s a game changer. I showed a client the video I took of it and he was blown away too.

What prompted your move across to Bowens?

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Click IN System™ used on window frame at Werribee project.

To be honest, it came at the perfect time. I’d been very loyal to a couple of suppliers, purely because that’s where my old boss shopped. Then they started getting really busy and were put under a lot of pressure and they started turning over staff. I lost a couple of reps to other companies, and I just wasn’t really feeling the love there for a bit.

There was a point where we had an order and the truck had to travel half an hour up the highway to supply timber to us and that was an issue for them. I kind of got my back up there and cracked it with them a little bit. Then you guys came along, and it was just so easy.

How would you describe your experience with Damien and sort of the products he could offer?

It’s pretty easy with Damo. He got us on board, made everyone feel comfy and he was good with the guys. To be honest, it made no difference for me where I was getting the structural timber from, but it was all these other products that you had and the support. If I had a question for anything, Andrew, Damo and Phil, would just come out. Then slowly, as the relationship grew, I just started becoming very loyal to Bowens. So, it was combination of relationships and the innovation side of it that got me over the line.

At Bowens, we’re constantly on the lookout for new products that improve the way you build. We offer a range of innovative products such as wedi®, GAF Roofing, Durabar, Spantec™ and Click-IN Systems to help you reduce the number of trades and time spent onsite. Contact our Product Innovation & Business Development Manager, Andrew Healey, at [email protected] for more information and to rethink the building process.