What do a commercial kitchen specialist, a Thorndon hair salon, a career coach, a funeral home, an architect, a masonry team, a property manager, a builder and a team of electricians have in common? They are all among the latest local businesses to join the Wellington News Business Directory.
It is an eclectic group, but that is exactly what a useful local directory should be. Whether you are renovating a home, running a hospitality business, managing an investment property or considering a change in career, there is plenty of Wellington expertise to discover.
Here are nine of the newest businesses to join the directory.
CESW – Catering Equipment Services
When a dishwasher or oven stops working in a busy commercial kitchen, getting it running again can quickly become business-critical.
Catering Equipment Services specialises in the servicing and repair of commercial catering equipment, with particular expertise in commercial dishwashers and combi ovens. The company provides emergency repairs, planned maintenance and servicing, along with dishwasher warrant of fitness checks and advice around areas such as water filtration and preventative maintenance.
For Wellington hospitality businesses that rely on their equipment every day, it is the kind of specialist service worth knowing about before something goes wrong.
Political Beauty
Political Beauty is a hair salon based on Molesworth Street in Thorndon, offering a broad range of cutting, colouring and styling services.
Its services include haircuts, colouring, balayage, keratin treatments, extensions, perms and permanent straightening.
Located close to central Wellington, Political Beauty adds another locally based personal service business to the growing Wellington News Business Directory.
Authentically You
Making a career change can be exciting, but working out what you actually want to do next is often the difficult part.
Wellington-based Authentically You provides career and life coaching for people looking for greater clarity about their work, direction and personal goals.
Coach Amanda is a Career Intelligence Licensed Coach and holds certifications in Breakthrough Life Coaching and Abundance Coaching, as well as Law and Arts degrees from Victoria University of Wellington.
Her work focuses on helping clients identify what they want, understand what may be holding them back and develop a clearer path forward.
Wellington City Funerals
Wellington City Funerals is a locally owned funeral home helping families create thoughtful and personal farewells for the people they love.
The business can assist with cremation, conventional burial and natural burial, with services ranging from secular and family-led gatherings to more traditional religious funerals.
Its approach places an emphasis on creating a farewell that reflects the person who has died and the wishes of those closest to them, while also offering eco-conscious funeral options.
MJW Architecture
For Wellington architect Mark John Warren, designing a successful home is about more than how it looks. It also needs to work well for the people who live there.
MJW Architecture works on new homes and the transformation of existing houses, with a design approach that pays close attention to how spaces flow and how clients use their homes in everyday life.
The Wellington-based, multi-award-winning practice works on projects around New Zealand and has received national recognition, including a category win at the 2023 HOME Magazine Home of the Year Awards.
Hayes Masonry
From residential retaining walls to substantial commercial blockwork, Hayes Masonry specialises in brick and block laying across the Wellington region and beyond.
Its services include bricklaying, block walls, paving, concrete repairs, driveways and retaining walls, with work spanning both residential and commercial projects.
The team operates throughout Greater Wellington and also works further afield, including the Kāpiti Coast, Wairarapa, Levin and Palmerston North.
Propertyscouts Capital City
Owning a rental property is one thing. Managing tenants, inspections, maintenance, rent and compliance is another.
Propertyscouts Capital City provides full-service residential property management across Wellington, taking care of the day-to-day work involved in managing investment properties.
Business owner Dave McCarry has been a property investor since 2009 and brings experience in business ownership, residential real estate and property management.
The Wellington operation combines local ownership and knowledge with the systems and support of the wider Propertyscouts network.
CLV Construction
CLV Construction takes on residential building projects across Wellington, Kāpiti and Horowhenua, with a strong focus on renovations and extensions.
Its work also includes new builds, alterations and repairs, decking, fencing and retaining projects.
Licensed Building Practitioner Leon Viggars began his building career in 2014 and has worked across renovations, additions, high-spec new homes and light commercial construction.
He works alongside construction apprentice Callista Viggars, who entered the building industry after a decade working in marketing and communications.
Elliott Electrical
From everyday electrical repairs to renovations, new builds and commercial projects, Elliott Electrical provides electrical services across Wellington.
The locally owned team of registered electricians works across residential and commercial properties, with services including repairs and maintenance, lighting, heat pumps and central heating, EV charger installations, testing and tagging, CCTV and security systems, and data cabling.
The business brings more than 40 years of electrical industry experience to projects throughout the city.
Finding local just got easier
These nine businesses are the latest additions to the growing Wellington News Business Directory, which brings local trades, professional services and businesses together in one place for Wellington readers.
Whether you need someone to build, repair, design, manage, coach, style or help solve a problem, the directory is a good place to start.
And with more Wellington businesses continuing to join, there is an increasingly strong range of local expertise to discover.
