Our yarn, the story of Continuous Group

Continuous Spouting Auckland opens its doors for the very first time

Originally called The Spouting Specialists Ltd, Richard and Liz Mabin start operating from a single car garage in Gillies Ave. Their one machine is towed by a 1965 Hillman Super Minx station wagon and they make it work with the help of Colin Warn, their first installer.

Continuous Spouting expands into the Waikato

David Fish opens up operations in the Waikato, with his area soon encompassing the Bay of Plenty.

South Island opens for business

Hec McQuarrie establishes Canterbury Continuous Spouting in Christchurch and begins building a strong reputation for honest, quality workmanship.

A New Zealand first

Continuous designs and commissions the manufacture of the very first fully portable quarter-round (Quartz) machines in NZ.

Continuous spreads to the west of the North Island and the top of the South Island

Opportunity arises for Hamish Fraser to start up Continuous Spouting in the Taranaki / Palmerston North region. Pete Hoare opens up the top of the South from Nelson.

Continuous Spouting Wellington opens its doors and operations expand into Otago

Ewan Matheson opens the doors of Continuous Spouting Wellington. Hec further grows the South Island business into Otago, managing it remotely from Christchurch.

Continuous covers the North Island

Continuous Spouting Northland is started up by Brendan Shaw, based initially in Waipu, moving in time to Whangarei, covering the whole northern region. Darrell & Brendon Back join the Continuous team in the Taranaki region and Mark & Kim Innes take over the Waikato / BOP area from Dave Mariner.

South Island spreads

Canterbury Continuous Spouting further expand operations to include offices in Ashburton and Cromwell.

More world firsts and Hawke's Bay opens

Following the success of the 125mm half-round machine, Continuous designs and commissions the first portable 150mm half-round machine in the world, alongside the first Colorcote 80mm downpipe machine with diecast bends. At the same time Dugald Hamilton grows his business to encompass the Hawke's Bay region as well as Gisborne.

Otago Continuous Spouting launched

Otago is run independently from Canterbury. In the hands of local people and resources, it quickly expands its operations into Central Otago.

Fascia goes south...

Continuous introduce ColorSteel fascia to the South Island market. As with the first fascia machines, these are mobile, producing a bevelled 140mm profile.

Another advancement in innovation

Auckland manufacture New Zealand's first 65mm & 100mm roll-formed downpipe machines.

New owners in Northland

Colin & Bevan Warn take over the Northland region from Brendan Shaw. Remember Colin Warn, our very first installer? Bevan is still with us today contracting in the Auckland region.

Innovation spreads south

With the popularity of coloured downpipes, Canterbury build a second downpipe machine offering both 65 and 80mm diameter.

Continuous keep growing

180mm in-house fascia machines introduced to the market as another option for the construction industry.

Premises for South Island operations built, and a new face for Wellington

Hec takes back the reins of Otago Continuous Spouting and builds the 'mothership' for all South Island operations - large offices and warehousing in the IZONE subdivision in Rolleston, Christchurch. Scott Johnston takes over Continuous Wellington and steadily grows his market share to include the Wairarapa and Palmerston North regions.

Another notch in Auckland's belt

Auckland offer 140 and 180mm fascia panel.

A new Northland

Roger Talbot first joined us as a 16-year-old schoolboy - his journey has taken him from first training grounds in Auckland, to first installer with Continuous Guttering UK, then all the way home again where he and his wife Karen own and successfully manage the entire Northland region.

Canterbury and Otago Continuous become one

For the first time since its foundations, Canterbury and Otago Continuous Spouting become one company under the umbrella of Canterbury Continuous, cementing a firm foundation for all South Island operations (excluding the top of the South).

Continuous Group founded

With the success of all our New Zealand companies entrenched in more than two decades of experience, the Continuous Group is formed. This new 'mother company' enables our people to operate and market themselves as a national brand and continue to thrive as leaders in the industry.

A change for CWBOP

Mark & Kim Innes hand over the reins of Continuous Waikato and Bay of Plenty to Alison Cary & Tony Crookston. Operating out of Cambridge, Alison and Tony put to good use their years of experience installing and managing in this industry.

Continuous go global

As business booms in New Zealand, the Continuous Group take their search to the United Kingdom for great people to join us. Our participation at the Working International Expos in Dublin & Manchester, alongside the likes of the Fletcher Group and Fulton Hogan, further validates our great group of companies.

Aluminium replaces steel

Continuous convert our entire spouting and downpipe bracket range from galvanised steel to aluminium. The longevity of aluminium ensures our customers receive the ultimate product for our island nation.

CG enters Hawke's Bay and Wellington

Roofworkz Wellington and Rooftech Hawke's Bay join with Continuous Group, bringing over 50 years' experience to our national team and enhancing our nationwide service.

CG sets up bracket and component manufacture

After years of outsourcing our bracket and component manufacturing, Continuous Group Manufacturing is formed. Multi-server machinery is purchased, installed and now produces locally made product for all of our licensees.

CG welcomes Matt & Aaron

With years of experience in the construction industry, Matt Dalton and Aaron Hall purchase the Waikato and Bay of Plenty areas, winning most improved licensee in their first year and fulfilling the glorious mullet tradition of 1995.

Nationwide deal with Selleys

More innovation from Continuous with a nationwide deal with Selleys premium silicones, providing the best UV warranty in the market - another product that meets the CG ethos: tested quality products last the distance.

New licensee for Taranaki & Whanganui / Manawatu

A new licensee is signed for the Taranaki and Whanganui / Manawatu areas. Geoff Milligan (former installer for Continuous Auckland) and Julia Milligan (former marketing manager for Continuous Group) get some skin in the game and are loving the new challenges.

Continuous celebrate their 30th year in business

In 1991, Continuous Spouting began with two blokes committed to providing a better rainwater system for New Zealand's homes. 30 years later, the industry we've pioneered has flourished. The vast majority of all new homes built now include a continuous metal spouting system. We continue to set the standard with new innovations, to deliver better, longer-lasting rainwater systems. 30 years in, we're still New Zealand's benchmark for quality rainwater systems.

South Island continues to be in great hands

After 30 years, owner Ian (Hec) McQuarrie sells his business. Hec was involved in every aspect and continues to work at Continuous Group head office today. The new owner, Pete Cox, started with Continuous as an installer and then as owner of our Southland licensed area. His knowledge, from the coalface to managing a CG license, made him the perfect fit to continue Hec's legacy and build on the success of the greater South Island region.

More innovation from Continuous Group

With NZ's largest range of spouting profiles, our customers and specifiers wanted even more. Introducing the Halo 200 spouting - the outstanding design of our Halo half-round profile, in our largest capacity to take on any weather. A favourite for high-end residential builds with large roof coverage, its larger size copes with additional water capture while its stunning aesthetics complement almost any house design.

'Plus 1' joins the family

Quartz Plus 185mm. Kiwis love our Quartz spouting profile - in 2024 we installed 221,946 metres to Kiwi homes, baches and sheds. We decided to give it a big brother (or sister) and named it Quartz Plus: the same popular shape but 52% bigger water capacity.

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