The team behind 300,000+ installs

Roger & Karen Talbot

Born and raised in Auckland, Roger began his life with Continuous as a 16-year-old schoolboy earning some extra money in the school holidays, joining us full time in April 1994. After five or so years, and with a lot of experience up his sleeve, he took time out to live and work in England with his wife Karen, working as a chippy as well as assisting with the set-up of Continuous Guttering UK. On their return to New Zealand, Roger and Karen joined Colin Warn at Continuous Northland and in time set up Barracuda Ceiling Battens and Northland Spouting Specialists.

By 2009 their team strength and passion for the industry saw them in a position to buy out Colin, and today Northland Continuous Spouting have tripled their market share and are the trusted rainwater specialists in both the domestic and group-housing markets.

Richard Mabin

Richard Mabin was born and educated in Nelson before attending Lincoln College in Canterbury for two years. After completing a Diploma in Agriculture and Farm Management he travelled overseas for four years, eventually returning to Hawke's Bay in 1989 with his English fiancee, Liz, to establish a Chemwash franchise. They became interested in the continuous spouting concept and moved to Auckland in 1991 to set up a business specialising in continuous spouting with just one 125/150mm Knudson gutter machine and one installer, operating from a single car garage in Gillies Ave (this first machine was towed by a 1965 Hillman Super Minx station-wagon).

Since then, Continuous Spouting Auckland has grown from strength to strength, and Richard takes great pride not only in becoming a national market leader through the Continuous Group, but also in being an intrinsic part of market product innovation over the years.

Matt Dalton & Aaron Hall

Matt Dalton and Aaron Hall, owners of Continuous Waikato & Bay of Plenty Ltd, purchased the business in early 2018 and have been taking it from strength to strength ever since, with proof of their hard work resulting in winning the 'Most Improved Licensee' at the annual Continuous Group conference. Matt, originally from Auckland, started his career in the roofing industry (where he and Aaron first met), which later led on to installing fascia and spouting after gaining employment as a contractor with Continuous Waikato & Bay of Plenty.

It was here that Matt and Aaron started working together again as a lean, mean fascia-installing team and saw the potential for the business to grow. Their complementary skills and vast product knowledge within the renovation and construction industries provide a great service to builders and homeowners throughout the entire Waikato and Bay of Plenty regions.

Geoff & Julia Milligan

Born and raised in Zimbabwe, Geoff and Julia looked to move to New Zealand in 2001 with their very young family when they realised the political situation there was becoming untenable. When Richard Mabin offered Geoff the opportunity to contract to Continuous Spouting in Auckland, he gratefully grabbed it, and so began their journey with a company that supports and invests in their people. With a background in sales and heavy farm machinery, Geoff enjoyed the people contact and challenge of learning new skills installing spouting and downpipes. Once the children started school, Julia joined the Continuous team in the office, working for 10 years mostly in marketing and administration.

Over the years they have embraced life in New Zealand, particularly enjoying camping and the outdoors, and have now seized the opportunity to grow the Continuous brand into the Manawatu and Taranaki.

Michael Christophers

After moving around much of the North Island during his childhood, Mike's family finally settled in Gisborne in 1989 where sunshine, cricket and rugby soon became the norm for him. After school Mike took to the building industry until a random chance to do continuous spouting as a contractor with Dugald Hamilton arose. Ten years and thousands of metres later, 2012 brought new opportunity to step up and buy the business with a view to continuing the growth. Mike takes great pride in now being the preferred group-building supplier for the region, and he and his partner Nicole, along with their young children, enjoy the lifestyle of the East Coast.

Mark Lawson

Mark was born and raised in Napier and, upon leaving school, completed his carpentry apprenticeship to become a qualified builder. After his OE to Australia, he settled in the Hawke's Bay, becoming a roofing contractor for Carters in 1990. A short break from the industry saw Mark start up Rooftech Hawke's Bay in 2002, which has fast become one of the largest roofing companies in the region.

Mark and his team have a reputation for providing an excellent standard of workmanship and service, so joining the Continuous Group in June 2016 meant a perfect fit into a great brand.

Paul & Cath Engel and Tim Jones

Some people fall into the trades. Paul walked in with his eyes wide open, with 20 years of roofing industry experience already behind him running his own roofing company. Paul and Catherine joined the Continuous family in 2017 and have grown this business to what it is today.

Tim joined Paul and Catherine in 2005 at Engel Roofing and spent five years working as a fixer before pursuing opportunities elsewhere. He later returned to Wellington Continuous Spouting in 2020, and over the years has progressed through a variety of roles including fixer, sales representative and operations manager. His leadership and commitment have been instrumental in implementing the systems and processes that have helped elevate the company to where it is today.

Peter Cox

Prior to joining Continuous Group, Pete enjoyed a rich assortment of experience in civil engineering, farming and agricultural contracting. Pete represents the true essence of Continuous Group, starting as a specialist installer of our products, managing the Southland territory, and now General Manager of the Nelson, Marlborough, Canterbury, Otago, Westland and Southland regions under the banner 'Continuous Spouting South'.

The retirement of two of our founding members (Ian McQuarrie and Peter Hoare), combined with Pete's vast experience within Continuous Group, makes him the perfect candidate for what is one of our most successful regions in New Zealand. In Pete's words: 'It is a privilege to continue the fantastic service in all the South Island regions over the last 34 years. We will continue to build on this great platform to stay the first choice for fascia and rainwater systems for the foreseeable future.'

Erin Harding

Erin joined the Continuous family in 2011, stepping into the team just after the Christchurch earthquakes. She got her start in the scheduling office, but as her expertise deepened and her natural knack for leadership emerged, her role steadily evolved. Today she brings that sharp, organised energy to her work, ensuring our South Island operations run like a well-oiled machine from Nelson all the way down to Invercargill.

Within the industry, Erin is a self-proclaimed 'spouting nerd'. While others might admire the South Island scenery through a car window, Erin is busy scouting the rooflines, always ready to drop a business card in a letterbox to ensure a home is well protected. Outside of work, her pace has shifted from high-intensity competitive netball to the rewarding chaos of life with her small, growing family, and she brings that same competitive spirit to everything she does for Continuous Group South Island.