Sep-Oct 2016 Issue | Business View Oceania

123 on when the development was at its peak. Now, they have selected a number of competent staff who take care of the day-to-day operations of the village. Even so, they check in a few times per week, meet with residents regularly, and try to personalize everything as much as they can. They wish to create a positive, friendly environment where people feel right at home. Building the village in a north- facing location where the sun shines almost all day was also a conscious decision on their part as they wish for the village to have a positive impact in every aspect of their residents’ lives. “It’s important to us as directors that we personalize everything. In choosing the staff that we’ve got, for example. We’ve got people that have very good people skills, who are cheerful. Furthermore, having sunshine come to your place all the time, as the houses are all built to the sun, makes people positive about life. We do everything we possibly can to create a happy atmosphere. And if there are any issues, and there are very few, we try and nullify them as quickly as possible”, explains David. The Munro and Church families wish to maintain their equal partnership going into the future and to ensure that Althorp Village is one of the best retirement villages in terms of providing a friendly atmosphere that people can call home while staying active and interacting with their neighbours. So far, they havemanaged to create a great organisation which encompasses everything that a retiree may want from such a village and the future certainly looks promising. With nearby developments taking off and integrated plans for future investments, including the instalment of fibre optics internet throughout the village, Althorp will certainly retain its popularity for years to come. Supporting Partners Guthrie Bowron guthriebowron.co.nz Belvedere Group belvederegroup.co.nz Simon’s Carpets simonscarpets.co.nz Appliance Plus applianceplus.co.nz Heirloom Kitchen s heirloomkitchens.co.nz Associated Lift associatedlifts.co.nz Staples Rodway staplesrodway.co.nz Tuaranga Plumbin g tuarangaplumbing.co.nz Tiling Image tilingimage@gmail.com Switch Electrica l switche.co.nz