Canterbury Insurance Repairs and Construction Specialists

Need a building company you can trust to carry out quality insurance repairs to your home or light commercial property in Christchurch or anywhere in Canterbury?

Bates Build Canterbury is your reliable choice for insurance repairs and rebuilds. We work closely with leading insurance providers such as Vero, AMP, AA Insurance, and Tower Insurance to deliver timely, high-quality repairs across the region.

With over 35 years of experience in the building industry and a strong focus on insurance work, we understand the stress that can come with property damage. Whether your home has been affected by fire, flood, storm, earthquake, impact, or any other insured event, we’re here to help you recover quickly and with minimal hassle.

Our team of qualified and experienced tradespeople are committed to restoring your property to its original, or better, condition, always working to Master Builder standards. We handle everything from minor fixes, like repairing damaged fences or cladding, through to major structural repairs and complete rebuilds.

We pride ourselves on clear and consistent communication, so you’re always kept in the loop throughout your insurance repair journey. Our project managers ensure everything runs smoothly, from assessments and scoping to completion and final handover.

No matter the size or scope of the job, Bates Build Canterbury has the experience, skills, and dedication to get the job done right, first time.

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Testimonials

Bates Build Ltd was contracted by our Insurance Company to assess and establish a time frame & strategy to rebuild our fire damaged motel block.

We have to compliment the Company on the high standard of work achieved by Bates Build staff and the sub-contractors engaged by Bates Build. They always conducted themselves in a professional manner and the communication between all parties was excellent.

The rebuild was completed on time and to a very high standard, with everyone being very approachable to any questions/queries we had.

Bates Build Ltd took much of the stress out of the whole rebuild process.

We would have no hesitation in recommending Bates Build for any type of Insurance related building.

Bill & Jill Langley

Owner - Operators

The overall result was outstanding, not least because the central core of the building was erected in 1899! We continue to receive many favorable comments from those who followed our story from beginning to end. We are the grateful beneficiaries of Bates Building’s high standards of workmanship, their excellent working relationships with the sub-trades, and eventual completion of the task within the scheduled timeframe. Their staff assigned to our project also went out of their way on many occasions to assist us, making it a pleasure to work with them.

Without hesitation, Bates’ would be our “go-to” firm should we require building work to be undertaken at any time in the future.”

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Murray Winn

Very good efficient service. All men were friendly, informative and worked efficently and professional.
Thank you very much

Deanna Adamson

Vero Client

All builders were professional. The work done looks great.
Thank you

Madlen Shaw

Vero Client

Many thanks for the wonderful job for the repairs at our property.  The guys were amazing and I can’t thank you enough for such a professional, friendly and very tidy job.
I will thoroughly recommend you guys and will be contacting our insurance company to give them the thumbs up for such great customer service and job completed.
Many thanks

Virginia England

Vero Client

Job was done effectively and professionally. I would highly recommend Bates Build Canterbury, electrician and painter to anyone. Personnel were kind and always left area/hallway clean after each job was done.

Rachelle Venter

AA Insurance Client

Extremely impressed and grateful for the quality service I received from Bates Build.
The communication throughout the whole process was excellent and I am thrilled with the finished product.

Siobhan Keating

AA Insurance Client

High Quality workmanship and excellent communication
Thank you so much!

Jason Field

Vero Client

The contract was well run and I am very pleased with the result. Tradesmen on site were great to deal with and did a good job. Communication during the contract has been excellent. The afterhours response to the water leak issue was greatly appreciated.

Tim Hughes

Vero Client

Big Thanks to Stephen and his Team.
Amazing job done replacing Bay Window, very impressive eye to detail and professional.  Everything just fell into place, with good organizational skills.
Thank you again

Sharon Buck

Vero Client

Stephen was a pleasure to deal with, His communication was excellent and always timely.
He was consistently helpful & knowledgable. The contractors Stephen uses are also top notch
and the job has been completed to a very high standard. I can’t recommend Stephen & Bates Build highly enough.
Thank you

Kate Watson

Vero Client

We were really happy with your service from start to finish.
Communication was amazing.
Your group of tradespeople were really competent and the work was of a high standard.
Finishing ahead of schedule helped us avoid a Christmas rush.

Kevin Searle

Vero Client