Gary was promoted to become a Director of Maltbys in 2004 having been a Principal since returning to New Zealand in 2001. Gary has over 12 years industry experience in New Zealand with Maltbys as a professional consultant and 10 years experience in the UK mainly working for construction companies.
Gary qualified as a professional member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) in 1995 after completing a five year part time Honours degree in Quantity Surveying at Nottingham Trent University (BScH). Gary also qualified as a Member of the New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors (MNZIQS) in 2005 and is now a registered quantity surveyor (Reg. QS).
Gary’s expertise covers the full range of quantity surveying services, but specializes in Client Representation, Estimating and Cost Planning, Contractual and Procurement Advice, Risk Assessment and Management, and Lender’s Certification.
Gary has worked on a wide range of projects both in the UK and New Zealand, latterly and significantly in the Education, Residential and Commercial sectors. A sample of recent projects for which Gary has played an important role is listed below.
Outside of work, Gary is a keen road cyclist and scuba diver. He is also a keen follower of Nottingham Forest Football Club in the UK and both the England and NZ cricket teams. His main focus however is in managing his three children.
Current and recently completed projects
• Rotorua Police Station Redevelopment
• Manukau Police Station Stage 3
• Manurewa Police Station Redevelopment
• Te Wao Nui, Auckland Zoo
• Diocesan School for Girls, Carpark & Hockey Turf
• BNZ Tower Mall Retail Redevelopment
• Northern Arena Swim School, Sliverdale
• HNZC Ernie Pinches Street Redevelopment
• Papatoetoe Multisport development
• Site 14 North wharf Buildings, Wynyard Quarter
• HNZC development New North Road
• Te Rerenga Wairua, Toilet block and civils contract, Cape Reinga
• Chatham Gardens Apartments, Auckland City
• Birkenhead Library and Civic Centre
• Diocesan School for Girls Swimming Pool Building
• Summerset Retirement Villages, Manukau and Warkworth
• Kaitaia Hospital Redevelopment
• Peppertree Lifestyle Apartments, Palmerston North
• The New Zealand Centre for Conservation Medicine at Auckland Zoo
• Te Puia, Rotorua (Maori village)
• The Links apartments, Red Beach
• Diocesan School for Girls Common Room building
• Epsom Girls Grammar School D Block extension
• Orewa West Primary School
• Botany Secondary College Stage 2
• Epsom Girls Grammar School Raye Freedman Arts Centre
• Fidelity Life Assurance Company office extension and refurbishment
• Selwyn Apartments, Howick
• The Performing Arts Centre (TAPAC) at Western Springs
• Downtown Carpark Extension
Contact Details
Contact Gary on 09 303 9412 or 021 453 014, email: gtownsend@maltbys.co.nz