About us

Minutes from the first meeting of the company were taken on Sept 1st, 1923. Present were Frederick Benjamin Hall, Jack A Wainscott, Frances L Lound. It was agreed that the directors of the company F.B. Hall, J.A. Wainscott, & F.L. Lound draw as wages the sum of seven pounds each week.

The company commenced operation from rented premises in Alexandra Street, Hamilton, providing services to Hamilton and the Waikato, as well as products for the dairy industry – most notably the manufacture of large dairy cylinders. Plumbing required a different skill set to that of today’s plumbers. Water pipes were run in galvanized metal with lead basin connectors, soil and wastes in either lead or cast iron, drainage in glazed earthenware with cement joints, and excavation done with a team of drain-layers and labourers. Transport was by pushbike, hand cart or, if you were lucky, a model-T Ford truck.

FB Hall is committed to safety in the workplace and are members of Site Safe with all staff holding a current Building Construction Passport Licence.

Safety evaluation is a prerequisite for any job that may be undertaken. We have a sound system that has been audited by various main contractors and employers, and been found to be very effective.

Our site specific system is based on the Site Safe Model. We run monthly staff safety meetings which are recorded and topical. We have larger clients attend our workshop to run their own inductions and site requirements, during which our team is encouraged to provide feedback and input into all things safety related.

BWare is our app off choice , with functionality at the fingers tips of our staff and the ability to feed this directly to site contacts and main contractor offices.