What QFC stands for

Quality work.
Personal touch.
Experience and knowledge.
Simply, getting it right the first time.

Queenstown Concrete Flooring (QCF) is built on the knowledge and experience of master concreter Mana Skipper. With 30 years' experience across New Zealand and Australia, Mana, as construction manager, personally works on every job. He puts his reputation on the line each time.

"QCF only does concrete. We do it every day and we take pride in that," Mana says.

Successful connections

Because of QCF's dedicated focus, it has the connections and relationships that come from long-term trust.
Many local construction firms will only use Mana's handpicked team, which includes fully qualified builders, expert concrete placers and experienced labourers. Further, because QCF is always prepared, knows the the system and has rapport with regulations staff and inspectors, approvals and paperwork go through smoothly and promptly.

The little things matter

Mana's ethos is simple: He doesn't take risks, he doesn't take chances.
"Concrete is a funny thing, getting it right is an art and a science," he says. "You have to be detail-minded, because once it is set it is hard to go back and change it. We use laser measurement to get it perfect."

Fundamental approach

Foundations affect the entire structure they support. It is why Mana is dedicated to doing a quality job.

"It'll take a few years for sloppy work to be shown, but it will show. It can go horribly wrong quite easily," he says. "Then you have to do it all again. It could even cost more than what you paid the first time."
Cutting corners is just not acceptable. Mana says there have been several times when a builder has not followed best practice
preparing a site.
"I have said, 'I am not going to pour this'. They might say 'once it is covered in concrete no one will ever know'.
But, no, I simply won't do it."

Straight-up advice

QCF knows that no concreting product can match all the conflicting demands of a build. That's why Mana likes to get in early.
"I want to be there at the beginning of the built so I can bring in my experience. At the end of the day, I am responsible for it," he says. "I believe that customers should get what is fair."

Building business

The Queenstown-Southern Lakes region is booming: 20,000 new residents are projected to arrive over the next 20 years. Everyone will need a place to live. Many new players will rush to enter the market – so local experience will matter even more.

"There's quite a few builders that I do regular work for," Mana says. "Concrete can be complicated, so one thing is we pride ourselves on being easy to deal with. "People have said they like us because we know what we are doing, who we are working with and that we are user friendly. That's important."

You might ask why. "Well, it's just important to me that my clients get the best possible results," Mana says.

"I know how problems come up. I've seen it all before and I know how to prevent them. That's what experience is really all about."