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On a lot that is still being formed, the entrance, the hardstand, the truck turning circle and the staff car park are all being set out in the same few weeks. Group One New Zealand designs, manufactures and installs commercial gates in Rolleston, and marks out and equips the yard and car park behind them, so all of that can come off one drawing. The crew runs out from our Islington base in Christchurch, and Sydney Chappell started the New Zealand company in 2026. Phone us on 027 424 0600 or email info@groupone.co.nz, 7am to 3pm Monday to Friday. We come out, look at the site and talk the solution through before anything is quoted or built.
Set the entrance out before the seal cures
Rolleston is a Selwyn town in Canterbury where a good share of the commercial work is greenfield rather than replacement, at the IZONE Southern Business Hub and around it. That changes the order the decisions get made in.
Retrofitting a gate to a finished site means working around a kerb line, a sealed apron and bay markings set out by someone who was not thinking about a nine metre opening. On a lot still being formed, the gate opening, the vehicle approach, the bay layout and the wheel stop positions are one conversation. Agree them before the seal cures and nobody has to core a bollard through a fresh slab or grind off bays that sit in the swept path of a truck.
What we set out on the same visit:
- The gate opening, and the approach and standing space in front of it
- Car park bays, aisles, arrows and hatching
- Internal traffic lanes, walkthrough lanes and forklift paths
- Storage and loading zones marked on the yard or the warehouse floor
- Bollards, wheel stops, speed humps and convex safety mirrors
- Safety and palisade fencing running into the gate posts
One crew, one mobilisation, one set of drawings, and the route from the street through the gate to the parking bay designed as a single movement. Our vision is to create safer, more efficient parking environments for both drivers and pedestrians, which is easiest to deliver on a site nobody has poured yet.
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Industries We Serve
We proudly serve clients across a range of sectors, including:
Hospitals
Aviation Surfaces
Schools
Sporting Surfaces
Factory Safety Lines
Body Corporate
Which gate the opening takes
The configuration follows site facts, not style. Clear opening span comes first, then side room for a track run, then leaf weight, then duty cycle, then what has to fit through.
A sliding gate on a track wants a clear run alongside the opening. A cantilever free-spans it with nothing crossing the ground, which suits a wide industrial entrance where trucks and forklifts cross the threshold all day. Single and double swing gates need room to arc. A bi-fold works on a tight frontage. A boom or barrier arm handles a staff car park where you are managing vehicles rather than securing a yard.
Then the vehicles. A van and a ute with a trailer sets one clear width. A forklift crossing between two buildings, a stock truck or a container unit on a trailer sets another, and the widest thing that will ever come through is what you design for.
Automation and access control
Motors are sized to leaf weight and to how many times a day the gate cycles. On a distribution or contractor yard that number is high, and a motor chosen for a quiet entrance will not last.
Access control is where a commercial site differs from a house. Keypads, remotes, intercoms, card and fob readers, access controllers and remote locks can be mixed so staff, contractors and after-hours deliveries each get in a different way. Safety devices are standard. Where mains power has not reached the gate position yet, which happens often enough on a new lot, solar runs it. We also retrofit motors, controllers and hardware to a gate you already own, and our safety devices and alternative opening methods allow automatic gates on sloped ground as well as flat-level.
Materials, finish and what the wind asks for
Our range of materials covers wood, steel, aluminium and stainless steel. Steel holds a wide span without flex, aluminium keeps a high-cycle leaf light, and stainless goes where fixings have to keep their finish. Steel is hot-dip galvanised and then powder coated.
Summers here bring hot dry north-westerly winds off the Southern Alps, and a solid leaf on an open new lot has nothing standing in front of it. Post size and footing depth are set for the leaf and the exposure, not to a standard hole, and the frequent overnight winter frosts are the other reason those footings go deep. Larger commercial motors are available for heavier custom leaves.
All our gates are 100% New Zealand made and installed, by the same team, which is where the saving sits.
Selwyn District Council, and the 2 metre line
Selwyn District Council advises that any fence more than 2 metres tall will require a building consent and may require a resource consent. Building consent is specifically required for fences or walls higher than 2.5 metres. Commercial gates often sit above 2 metres, so this is a real question rather than a formality.
The Council’s Fencing Guide also sets specific rules in Living Z areas and in the Lowes Road ODP area in Rolleston for the sides of properties facing road or reserve boundaries. A gate on a road boundary is the case most likely to trigger a district plan rule independently of building consent, and boundary obligations with a neighbour come from the Fencing Act 1978. Our equipment and installations are built to meet local requirements, but confirm the current position with Selwyn District Council before work starts.
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Client Testimonials
5.0 Stars / 21 + reviews
The team from Group One were exceptional.
They arrived on time, did a fantastic job and made our childcare centre carpark look like new . Thankyou
Prompt and efficient service.
Very professional and experienced. Syd always answers his phone otherwise calls you back. Highly recommended.
Highly recommended.
Competitive price, quality work and even helped me put up the customer parking signs. Went above and beyond. Thanks very much, Syd and Blake.
Great job and no complaints!
Wonderful to work with and helping us get our line marking completed. Would definitely use again and refer to others.
Highly Recommend Group 1 Linemarking!
We recently hired Group 1 Linemarking for a few of our residential strata projects, and the results exceeded our expectations. The team was punctual, professional, and clearly experienced. The line marking was crisp, precise, and done exactly to spec. Communication throughout the process was smooth, and they were flexible with scheduling, which made things a lot easier on our end. If you need reliable, high-quality line marking services, I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Group 1. Great job!
Working with Syd and his team is always a pleasure
The quality of work is always to a high standard. The Group One team is always professional, they apply a high standard for safety ensuring their SWMS is tailored for the job and their equipment is serviced and well maintained. I highly recommend Group One and if you use them you won’t be disappointed.
What the quote is built from
Bespoke pricing, after a site visit. What moves it:
- Clear opening span and the configuration chosen
- Leaf weight, material and finish
- How level the ground is, and the groundwork the footings or a track run need
- Motor duty rating
- Mains power at the gate, or solar
- How deep the access control specification goes
- Access for the install crew
- Whether the car park and yard works are done in the same visit
Putting Group One New Zealand on the build programme
A single supplier for the entrance and for everything painted and bolted down behind it is one trade to slot into a build rather than four, which is the practical reason to settle it early. Sydney Chappell started Group One New Zealand in 2026, and it is a small team, so you know you’ll get the very best. As the company puts it: “Although Group 1 Line Marking has just started here in New Zealand, as a group we have been operating in Australia for almost 25 years.” Every gate the team builds comes with a comprehensive warranty and a full after-sales service, and we guarantee all the work we do. New Zealand Business Number 9429053752833. There is more on our page.
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Ring us at the right point in the build
There is a window on every new site where a gate costs the least to get right: after the crossing and the building position are fixed, before the yard is sealed and marked. Miss it and the gate still goes in, just with more concrete cutting than anyone wanted.
Phone us on 027 424 0600 or email info@groupone.co.nz, 7am to 3pm Monday to Friday. Bring the site plan if you have one. Group One New Zealand, Unit 1, 37 Foremans Road, Islington, Christchurch 8042.
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Areas We Serve
- Commercial Gates Amberley
- Commercial Gates Ashburton
- Commercial Gates Christchurch
- Commercial Gates Darfield
- Commercial Gates Kaiapoi
- Commercial Gates Methven
- Commercial Gates Rangiora
- Commercial Gates Rolleston
- Commercial Gates Timaru
Other Services Available in Rolleston
- Automatic Gates Rolleston
- Bollards Rolleston
- Convex Safety Mirrors Rolleston
- Custom Gates Rolleston
- Driveway Gates Rolleston
- Gate Access Systems Rolleston
- Industrial Gates Rolleston
- Line Marking Rolleston
- Safety and Palisade Fencing Rolleston
- Security Gates Rolleston
- Speed Humps Rolleston
- Wheel Stops Rolleston
Questions from new Rolleston sites
Our lot is still being formed. When should we be talking to you?
Once the building footprint and the crossing position are settled. That is early enough to place the gate against the turning circle, and to have the bays, bollards and wheel stops drawn to agree with it.
Do we need a consent for a commercial gate?
Selwyn asks for a building consent above 2 metres, and possibly a resource consent as well. Confirm your own case with the Council, because the road boundary rules differ by area.
How do you price a gate on a lot that is not finished?
Quoted per site. Span, leaf weight, ground conditions, motor duty, power or solar and the access control specification all move it, which is why we come out before we price it.
Can you automate a gate already on site?
Yes. We supply the parts, hardware, access controllers and remote locks for pre-existing gates, so a sound leaf and sound posts do not have to be replaced.
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