About Greenroofs Ltd

Greenroofs Ltd (formerly known as BHC (NZ) Ltd) was established by Guy Marriner and Will Thorne in 2005.

Guy has a degree in Horticulture from The Royal College of Agriculture and has four years work experience for BHC (UK) Ltd, a company that specialises in the installation of green roofs in the UK.

Will has a degree in Rural Resource Management and has been trialing green roofs in New Zealand since June 2003. He also runs a complimentary irrigation business based in Auckland.

Greenroofs Ltd is unique to New Zealand and offers a comprehensive, specialised green roof service, from concept design through to installation. A technical consultancy service is also available.

Greenroofs Ltd specialise in all types of green or living roofs; extensive, semi-intensive and intensive, using sedum/succulent plants, native plants and grasses, shrubs or even grass turf. For smaller green roof projects a DIY kit is now also available.

To date Greenroofs Ltd. have been involved with the installation of the green roofs at the University of Auckland and the award-winning roof at Waitakere Civic Centre in Henderson. The company have also supplied and installed green roofs at the University of Waikato and the NZI building in Fanshawe Street in Auckland.

At Greenroofs Ltd we are totally committed to the service and product that we provide. At a time when every one of us is affected in some form or another by climate change, we believe that the increased use of plants will be THE solution to many of the environmental issues posed by the urban environment, now and into the future.