Dave started his construction history in the usual way, with an apprenticeship in carpentry which eventually led to working on his own in his own business. The company grew to the size it is today.

Dave is married to Pam, and his interests include water sports, boating, fishing, Motocross, gardening and supporting sporting activities his two active daughters participate in.

After qualifying with a Diploma in Construction Management, Danny pursued his career by working in medium to large tilt panel commercial construction. He thoroughly enjoyed the outdoor challenge of environmental clean up projects of major contaminated sites to re-mediate for development. 

He maintains his passion for the outdoors by scuba diving, hunting and is in a local rugby team.

Dave's wife,Pam, started her accounting career at an early age at the National Bank in Oamaru. Her bubbly personality is infectious and is attributable to Whyte Construction's  friendly reputation. As  office manager, Pam is responsible for daily operations of the office as well as maintaining the office systems, filing systems, scheduling, policies and procedures. She is highly proficient with current computer systems including spreadsheets and word processing programs.

While kept busy with attending to the sporting needs of two lovely daughters, Pam also finds time to pursue her sewing, craft and cooking interests.

Wendy joined Whyte Construction with a family background in manufacturing furniture.  Wendy enjoyed a 5 year opportunity working as clerk for an Australian furniture company, but originating from North Canterbury prefers the convenience of living in Christchurch where Wendy pursues her art & craft interests.

An avid animal admirer, Wendy sits alongside resident mascot  Millie, the Whytes golden retriever, and had no objections when Socks the newly introduced kitten also spent her early days in the warmth of the office.

Dave's older brother Ken carries a B.Sc., Certificate in Carpentry and also Advanced Trade Certificate. Kenny brings with him a wealth of knowledge gained from living abroad and working in the Pacific Islands, Phillipines and also France. Eager to share his trade skills, Kenny currently tutors part time at tertiary level in Christchurch and found teaching SIT and CPIT to be a most valuable experience.

Kenny has a passion for outdoor persuits such as kayaking, climbing, tramping and mountain bike riding.  He is community minded and enjoys music,travel, reading and makes time for gardening.

With an extensive background in business management Rick’s skills in Housing Management & Development, Facilities Maintenance Management, Project Management and Sales & Marketing are well suited to Whyte Construction and the current construction market in Christchurch.

With an enduring passion for classic cars, Rick participates in classic car racing as well as enjoying the great outdoors on the mountain bike.

Gary completed an apprenticeship in Carpentry and Joinery in Christchurch.
He has worked on a variety of housing and light commercial projects in Canterbury.

Gary then moved to Japan after the Kobe earthquake, he was involved in building new homes over a six year period.

He then came back to New Zealand 2001, and has been involved in the construction of many light commercial tilt slab complexes throughout Canterbury and Marlborough.

Outside interests include boating, fishing, diving and of course rugby.

Heath has been in the building industry for 19 years. He has experience in high end architectural homes, shop fitting, office fit outs, joinery installation and alteration renovation.

Heath spent five years in London working on £1million alterations, three years doing shop fitout in Melbourne including: Vodafone, Dick Smith, Pumpkin Patch, Fossil and many others.

Heath is married and has two little girls, they all enjoy the camping outdoors lifestyle.

Gerald worked as a Legal Executive for over 23 years in all fields of conveyancing; company/commercial law; Trust and Trustee law; estates; immigration and office administration/management. In 2003 Gerald moved away from his lefal career to set up his own company assisting immigrant and visitors to NZ with a consultancy service, support and ESOL tuition.

Gerald has strong communication skills; sound management and administrative skills, as well as, the ability foster professional relationships with clients, colleagues and others.

Started out in banking, progressed through various occupations including travelling salesman, started and owned several business’s including importing, dry cleaners, building, plastering and recently had two years working on a drill rig in Western Australia.

Neal completed his Cert IV in OHS through TAFE in Australia and have Cert II in Exploration Drilling.
Neal has been with Whyte Construction Limited for 6 months doing retrieval work in the CBD and have recently been doing the OHS and QA role along with running teams in the Red Zone.

Interests: Sport, play Football (soccer), touch rugby, golf, water ski-ing

Simon got involved in the building industry via the normal channels completing his apprenticeship with Advanced trade certificate. He is an LBP and holds his Site 3 licence enabling the management of all types of residential and commercial construction.

Simon ran his own company in Auckland for a number of years and shifted home to Christchurch to work for us 5 years ago.

He enjoys a good cup of coffee, mountain biking, skiing and is an admirer of fine architecture.

Chris joined Whyte’s mid-2009 and has a wealth of building knowledge gained from 27 years in the industry. He has worked on both residential and commercial projects across New Zealand and various countries around the world.

When he’s not working, Chris enjoys spending time with his family, keeping up to date with the rugby and pursuing travel interests.

Chris came to NZ with a degree in Commercial Management and Quantity Surveying ten years ago on a two year contract ! Since then Chris has used these skills across a wide range of projects from shopping centre redevelopments to bank fit outs, always working for the best outcome of his Client and Company by keeping a tight control on scope change and design creep.

When not distracted by work, Chris enjoys architecture, travel, rugby, and cricket.