Property developer Antony Gough received the Kirk Roberts Consulting Engineers Award for Service at the Property Council’s inaugural South Island regional awards in Christchurch.
Gough is the managing director of Hereford Holdings Ltd, and is best known for creating Christchurch’s famous “The Strip”. He is also one of the family shareholders in Gough Group; the Christchurch-based truck and heavy equipment distributor and dealer.
Since the Canterbury earthquakes, the usually colourfully clothed property developer has been a supporter of Christchurch’s rebuild.
He is the Central City Business Association chairman and has been instrumental in establishing the Re: Start container mall in Cashel Street.
Gough began a $140 million redevelopment project centred on his former Oxford Terrace precinct in 2013. As a major CBD rebuild project, it is to transform the site into a hub of retailers, hospitality providers, office space, and car-parking by 2017.
The Property Council Southern Excellence Awards recognised seven category winners at the Air Force Museum.
South Island Branch President Jo McDonald says Property Council is delighted to celebrate the people in the industry.
“The South Island branch takes great pleasure in congratulating all of our award winners who’ve contributed so much in the way of time, expertise and experience to our industry,” says McDonald.
“It is through the and passion and commitment of these individuals and teams that we continue our progress towards full recovery since the earthquakes,” she says.
A posthumous Prendos Property Industry Associate of the Year award went to Bob Robertson from Infinity Investment Group, who passed away unexpectedly last year.
Robertson and his wife founded the Infinity Investment Group in 1999 and built a highly successful company within 15 years.
Robertson’s emphasis on building communities while creating attractive, profitable and sustainable developments will ensure he is remembered as one of the Southern men who made a real difference.
