"When we visited New Zealand in 2014, we fell in love and instantly made the choice to pack up our things and move over permanently," he said.
Before buying the business Mr De Villiers worked as an electrician under the former owner Ricky Lee. Mr De Villiers has owned a similar business, in South Africa, operating with solar panels, electrical services, mechanics, photovoltatic systems and heat pumps. Over the past 25 years he has worked in domestic, industrial, commerical and rural areas.
Mr De Villiers is a qualified millwright by trade which means he is skilled in "every trade but plumbing."
"One of our specialities is found in the Industrial sector.....I have gained skills to install, dismantle, repair, reassemble and moved massive machinery in factories...and making electrical drawings,
"The advantage of being a millwright is that customers don't have to deal with different trades separately....I can do all the electrical, the mechanical, the hydraulics and the pneumatics which saves time and money."