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Keep up to date on what’s happening at Refresh Renovations in our media gallery of news articles and press releases.

Company Overview

Refresh Renovations is changing the way the world renovates and offering a new way for homeowners wanting to transform their homes. From bathroom makeovers to kitchen upgrades, full home renovations to garage conversions, the Refresh team is working with homeowners in New Zealand, Australia, England, Scotland and North America to create homes that meet the needs of their inhabitants.

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Here at Refresh, our people are doing great things. From New Zealand and Australia to England, Scotland and North America, our team are making home renovations an enjoyable experience for clients and creating successful businesses themselves. Keep up to date on Refresh news around the globe.

August 11, 2024

Miriam Bell: The global reach of an NZ home renovation company

Aucklander Jon Bridge is not a builder, but the company he co-founded to tackle inefficiencies in the home renovation sector is now one of the biggest of its type in the world.

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October 20, 2023

Jill Abrahamsen: Refresh Renovations: Franchisee Satisfaction Soars

Refresh Renovations brings all of that and more with its home updating franchise. “We provide a low-stress remodeling experience, from a bathroom face-lift to a whole home remodel,” says Matthew Pelham, franchise operations manager.

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January 23, 2023

Jill Abrahamsen: Exhibiting at Local Home Shows Pays Off

The New Zealand-based home renovation franchise leveraged local home shows and had a unique business model that made sense to him.

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August 4, 2021

Joanna Davis: What do I have to spend on a bathroom renovation?

Dated vanity unit? Ugly lino from the 80s? Yellowing plastic toilet seat? It’s time for a bathroom renovation.

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August 20, 2020

Three things your contractors want you to know before you start renovating

When it comes to renovating, the devil really is all in the details. Most renovation projects run into unexpected problems, delays, and budget blow-outs.

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January 8, 2018

Refresh Renovations: The franchise opportunity

Founders Chris Caiger, Jon Bridge and Barry Bloomfield established a business strategy and marketing specialist called Traffic in 2001. Traffic quickly became the leading business growth specialist in the New Zealand building industry.

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August 19, 2024

Suits vs tradies: secrets of a home renovation franchise

A group of marketers is reinventing the fast-growing renovation sector by bringing business nous and a fixed price model into an industry dominated by one-man contractors.

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Refresh Renovation Directors
August 19, 2024

Refresh Renovations plans to expand to the US Renovating the reno market

A New Zealand home renovations company is aiming to challenge issues in the renovation market.

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Jon Bridge
August 19, 2024

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August 19, 2024

Becoming a Franchise Owner

Franchise journal has gone global, its grow time.

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July 18, 2024

The home renovation franchise specialist that’s homing in on offshore markets

Refresh Renovations occupies a unique spot in New Zealand’s franchise sector, and now it’s looking to achieve a bold new objective – to spread its wings into offshore markets.

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July 18, 2024

Glenn Baker: The home renovation franchise specialist that’s homing in on offshore markets

It’s no secret that the residential renovations sector has traditionally been rife with budget blowouts and disputes. In New Zealand it’s a problem Refresh Renovations has been successfully solving since 2009, and now the company is exporting its unique home renovation franchise business model to overseas markets.

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August 11, 2024

Miriam Bell: The global reach of an NZ home renovation company

Aucklander Jon Bridge is not a builder, but the company he co-founded to tackle inefficiencies in the home renovation sector is now one of the biggest of its type in the world.

Read article
October 20, 2023

Jill Abrahamsen: Refresh Renovations: Franchisee Satisfaction Soars

Refresh Renovations brings all of that and more with its home updating franchise. “We provide a low-stress remodeling experience, from a bathroom face-lift to a whole home remodel,” says Matthew Pelham, franchise operations manager.

Read article
January 23, 2023

Jill Abrahamsen: Exhibiting at Local Home Shows Pays Off

The New Zealand-based home renovation franchise leveraged local home shows and had a unique business model that made sense to him.

Read article
August 4, 2021

Joanna Davis: What do I have to spend on a bathroom renovation?

Dated vanity unit? Ugly lino from the 80s? Yellowing plastic toilet seat? It’s time for a bathroom renovation.

Read article
August 20, 2020

Three things your contractors want you to know before you start renovating

When it comes to renovating, the devil really is all in the details. Most renovation projects run into unexpected problems, delays, and budget blow-outs.

Read article
January 8, 2018

Refresh Renovations: The franchise opportunity

Founders Chris Caiger, Jon Bridge and Barry Bloomfield established a business strategy and marketing specialist called Traffic in 2001. Traffic quickly became the leading business growth specialist in the New Zealand building industry.

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July 4, 2024

Refresh Renovations taps Auckland PR agency Impact PR to support global growth

The New Zealand-based company, which has over 170 franchised operations across North America, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand, has grown to become one of the largest full- service renovation brands in the world.

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September 6, 2014

The Kiwi Dream with Refresh Renovations Episode 1

Episode 1 tackles the master bedroom and the landscaping. However, the team is faced with challenges along the way when they find out that the floor boards have rotted, the old clay pipes throughout the property are blocked and need replacing and complaints to council force the landscaping part of the project to be halted. Despite these hurdles, the team is able to produce a stunning main bedroom with en suite -- making the most of the spectacular views.

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August 24, 2024

The man trying to fix New Zealand’s ‘stale and broken’ renovations sector

Jon Bridge and his team at Refresh Renovations are on a mission to improve what he describes as New Zealand’s ‘stale and broken’ renovations sector

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Jon Bridge

New and Existing
Press Releases

Have you heard the latest? Yes, our team just keeps on delivering successful renovation projects and doing great things for homeowners wanting to create their dream home. Don’t miss the latest news from Refresh Renovations.

Introducing Bronson Arter and Amber Osborne, our new Rodney Renovation Consultants!

We are pleased to welcome Bronson Arter and Amber Osborne, our newest Rodney Renovation Consultants!

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Kiwi Home Renovation Company Now One of the World’s Largest

A New Zealand home renovation company, established by building industry consultants to address systemic inefficiencies in the sector, has grown to become one of the largest of its kind in the world.

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