Brewer Builders are your go-to Christchurch Builders - we offer a wide range of building services in Christchurch and the wider Canterbury region.
Brewer Builders is a locally owned and operated licensed building company based in Ferrymead, Christchurch, offering a wide range of building services across Christchurch and the wider Canterbury region. As Registered Master Builders, the team brings a structured, accountable approach to everything from new home builds to earthquake repairs.
The company was founded in 2014 by owner Liam Brewer, who brought 23 years of experience in the construction industry to the venture. Liam moved to New Zealand in 2008, where he settled, married, and raised a family. After six years working as an employee for local building companies, he set out to bring a point of difference to the construction industry in Canterbury, and Brewer Builders was born.
Brewer Builders covers a broad spread of building work: architectural design and new builds, renovations, alterations and extensions, light commercial projects, retail and shop fit-outs, investment property work, and house re-levels and earthquake repairs. On that last point, the company specifically positions itself as a TC3 Land Specialist, working with owners of on-sold properties that have missed or unrepaired earthquake damage, taking on the relevelling, repair, and renovation work needed to bring a property back on track.
For new builds, clients can browse a range of house plans as a starting point, or work directly with the company's Architectural Designers to shape something more bespoke. On the commercial side, Brewer Builders' shop fit-out work covers design and installation for stores of any size, aiming to make the finished space work cohesively with a client's brand.
The business also has a sister company, Brewer Developments, which focuses on transforming residential and light commercial sites into high-performing, visually appealing investment properties across Christchurch and Canterbury.
Brewer Builders employs its own site foreman and team of carpenters directly, which the company says gives it continuity and control across every project rather than relying solely on subcontracted labour. The core team includes Liam Brewer as Owner and Director, Josh Rielly as Construction Manager overseeing build costs and project progress, Simon Sheridan as Project Manager, along with Renee Waldron and Neive Callaghan handling office administration, marketing, and sales support.
The company describes its values as integrity, respect, transparency, quality, and teamwork, and highlights registered Master Builder status, transparent pricing, quality assurance, and full project management as reasons clients choose to work with them.
Testimonials on the Brewer Builders site span a range of project types. Michael Bell praised the team for staying on budget, on time, and communicating clearly throughout. A family, Monica, Phil and Sunny, thanked the team for the care taken across a full family home build, from retaining walls and foundations through to completion. Ashmi and Sam described a fit-out experience where Liam and the team listened closely and delivered exactly what was needed for their workspace.
Joanne and Martin Rogers had their kitchen and laundry areas converted into a combined galley kitchen, describing the team as fun, friendly, and high quality. Peter Maguire's office fit-out feedback called the process all-round excellent from quote to completion, while Colin Ashby, who found Brewer Builders through word of mouth, praised owner Liam Brewer's focus on good service even when squeezed in between larger jobs.
Brewer Builders is based at Unit 2, 954 Ferry Road, Ferrymead, Christchurch 8023. The company can be reached by phone on 021 0825 7952 or by email at [email protected], and is active on both Facebook and Instagram. Prospective clients can begin the process by filling out a consultation enquiry form via the website, kicking off what the company frames as a partnership between 'our craftsmen and your dreams.'
Whether the job is a full architectural new build, an earthquake re-level, a shop fit-out, or a smaller renovation, Brewer Builders positions itself as a single, locally accountable point of contact from initial consultation through to project completion.