Who are Ball Developments?

Geoff Ball left school at just 15 years old, eager to start building his future. He embarked on an apprenticeship with JJ Construction, a company that focused primarily on building State Houses. Through hard work, dedication, and a strong belief in the value of homeownership, Geoff rose through the ranks, establishing himself as a successful and passionate advocate for homeownership.

At the age of 17, Geoff took the step and bought his first home, a milestone that set the foundation for his unwavering commitment to homeownership.  Geoff is a firm believer that a mortgage is effectively a compulsory savings scheme.   Geoff strongly believes that people should be able to own their own home in this country.

Geoff Ball is no stranger to the West Coast.  His relationship started over 30 years ago when he purchased a block of land at Moana that resulted in a 39 section sub division called Kotuku Views overlooking Lake Brunner.  30 years on and he is over halfway through the development of Paroa Estate and Kaiata Park and Paparoa Views is well underway.

With Hagley Windows and Doors being Geoff’s main business in Christchurch, Geoff’s commitment to Hagley and the West Coast has remained a priority for him throughout his working life.

Julie is married to Geoff and is involved in the West Coast business’s as well as being a Mum.  For 2 ½ years Julie and two of their children lived in Paroa Estate and the children attended Paroa School.  The West Coast is a great place to raise a family as there is so much to do and be involved in within the community.  Paroa Estate allowed “our kids to be kids” and have the freedom that you don’t find so much in big cities anymore.

Julie enjoys family time, especially watching her children grow and develop.  She also loves seeing the progress at Paroa Estate and Kaiata Park.  She assists with the designs and selection of colours for the houses that Ball Developments have built.  Geoff and Julie spend a lot of time discussing planning ideas and concepts on the various projects that they have on the go.  She is very proud of the homes that they have completed to date.

Julie says that the best part of her job is that she gets to spend so much time with the person she loves and has flexibility to be involved as well as being a Mum to her children.

Shawn has worked in the building industry for 40 years. He started working by selling materials to builders, and Sales Management for twenty years. He has been an Owner of his own building company and worked as an Operations Manager for a Group Housing builder in Christchurch.

Shawn has known the owner of Ball Developments, Geoff Ball for 35 years. In 2024 he joined Ball Developments as their Operations Manager for West Coast developments. His love off the West Coast has grown and he is very passionate about developing sections and building warmer healthy homes in the Greymouth District.

Shawn and his wife, Sandy have been married for 40 years and have 1 daughter and 2 grandsons.

Shawn enjoys all sport especially Golf and Rugby.

Turi has worked for Geoff Ball for the past 23 years and is an integral part of all Engineering within Geoff’s businesses.  From Structural Engineering, to Art creativity, Turi’s work is spread throughout Canterbury and the West Coast.

Turi and his wife, Dee, love large breed dogs and are proud fur parents to Kevin – their 88kg Great Dane and Tatoe – their Rescue Dog.

Chriss has worked for Geoff Ball for the past 9 years within his other entities but has been a team member of Ball Developments for the past 4 years.  Her background is Accounting but has been introduced to Project development assisting Geoff and Shawn with the subdivisions.

Chriss has a love of the West Coast and enjoys exploring there whenever the opportunity arises.  With a love of the outdoors, walking and hiking are her passions.

Patrick has been a valued member of Ball Developments since joining our team in August 2022.  As Site Manager for the Residential and Commercial Sites in Kaiata and Paroa, he brings many skills with his main role being excavation and development in Kaiata Park.

Patrick is a proud Dad to his two daughters and loves having his wife, Jessa working alongside him at Kaiata Park

Jessa joined Ball Developments in September 2023 and came on board to assist our team with the excavation and development of Paparoa Views at Kaiata Park.  Married to Patrick – our Site Works Supervisor, Jessa has enjoyed working alongside her husband and loves bringing their family dog “Whisky” to work.

As well as being a full time Mum to their two girls, Jessa has adapted nicely to a work and home life balance.

She has proven to be a valued member of our West Coast team.

A conversation with Geoff in a Pub in Akaroa made the decision easy for Steve to make the shift to the West Coast.  Having been a valued member of our team for the last 3 months, Steve has adjusted to Coast life well and has been a great asset to assisting our West Coast team.

Jim has worked for Ball Developments in a Part time capacity for the last 9 years.  He takes care of all the lawn maintenance within the subdivision and assists our West Coast team where needed.

Jim and his wife enjoy adventures in their caravan exploring our beautiful country.

We are very lucky to have Jim as part of our team.