About Us | Ryan & Murray

Our Story

Back in 1996, two young family men were swinging hammers side by side, building small emergency homes across West Auckland. From this humble beginning, just two men and a dog, a company was born. Today, Ryan & Murray Ltd offers commercial and residential construction solutions throughout New Zealand and the South Pacific.

Recent years have seen the company expand its labour-only service to high volume residential developments and to carpentry projects of major scale. In the 2023 calendar year the company built over 240 new residential developments and a new south Auckland school development. Ryan & Murray Ltd brings old-school construction values and skills at scale.

We cherish our clients and take pride in bringing their visions to life. As we continue to shape the future, we invite you to be part of our journey.

Meet the Team

Relationship Manager, CEO

Bill Ryan

Recognising the importance of relationships with our customers, company founder Bill has primary responsibility for relationship management guiding our customers from first enquiry to handover and beyond.

"We know that offering excellence in craftsmanship at a compelling price is insufficient for success. Rather, we strive to build enduring relationships with our customers, clients and suppliers predicated on excellence at every stage of the build process, be it at prebuild planning, design and consent, or build execution and maintenance programming. We want to be their ‘top of mind’ choice for the next or future projects."

In his spare time Bill likes to fish and consequently can relate many stories of dubious authenticity.

QS and Project Delivery Manager

Colin Murray

Colin takes the reigns for project delivery. He brings an old school, no-nonsense approach to construction, setting a pace and a methodology that navigates a project away from risk and maximises efficiency and quality.

Colin is living proof that good planning and a steady tempo best drives a project to a successful completion and that shortcuts, inevitably, are not.

Colin, like the project tempos he sets is also in constant motion, walking everywhere as fast as he can while checking and reviewing works or issuing instructions. This brings a respectful yet cheeky smile to the guys on site. "Do it once and do it right".

Administration & Payroll Manager

Shirley Ryan

Shirley keeps a careful eye and steady hand our office administration functions and maintains a close relationship with the staff and their families.

Our staff, suppliers and customers are assured by and benefit from the constancy and dependability she brings to her role. Shirley's cool unruffled manner keeps the wheels turning behind the scene. Our staff know they can rely on her wisdom and discretion.

H & S Manager

Dominique Murray

Dominique has the unenviable role of managing the company’s health and safety compliance on site and fulfilling the companies contractual obligations around H&S. Keeping our staff and the public safe on our sites is a never-ending process.

With a staff of over 90 men Dominique’s vigilance and relentless pursuit of safety has without help us avoid serious incidents. She is fiercely protective of the people under her care and does not hesitate for an instant in laying down the law, with a "My way or the highway" approach to H&S compliance.

Next Generation R&M

LBP, Senior Site Foreman

Matt Ryan

LBP, Senior Site Foreman

Nick Murray

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Our Story

Meet the Team

Next Generation R&M

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