Recycled Done Right
Our Story
Good materials deserve a
The people, the workshop and the 25-year belief behind Revive Building Recyclers.
Recycled Done Right
Our Story
Good materials deserve a
The people, the workshop and the 25-year belief behind Revive Building Recyclers.
Stockists of Tradco
Experience the Treasure Trove
of Reclaimed Building Materials
Explore one of New Zealand's most unique collections of recycled building products,
from native timber and doors to windows, mouldings, kitchens, and architectural treasures.
Every visit reveals something different.
It Started With A
Simple Idea.
Carl Sargent came from a building background and reached a point where he wanted to do something that mattered more. Starting Revive felt less like a career change and more like a calling.
Today he spends his days doing what he loves most, helping people chase down that impossible-to-find item and giving good building materials another life instead of watching them get dumped.
Carl's story
It started with a simple idea.
Carl Sargent came from a building background and reached a point where he wanted to do something that mattered more. Starting Revive felt less like a career change and more like a calling.
Today he spends his days doing what he loves most, helping people chase down that impossible-to-find item and giving good building materials another life instead of watching them get dumped.
"Really, I just enjoy helping people find that hard-to-get thing, and saving good material from the skip."
- Carl Sargent, Founder
The Owner
Built on trade knowledge, not guesswork.
Carl Sargent has spent more than 25 years in the building trade, and that experience is the difference. Matching a hundred-year-old profile, knowing which timber suits which job, spotting the boards worth saving from the ones that are not, this is the kind of know-how you cannot fake.
It is also why people come to Revive with the hard problems. The moulding nobody else can match. The native timber you cannot buy new. The kitchen full of quality fittings that should not end up in a skip. We solve those, every week.
From Deconstruction to Restoration,
We Do It All
Unlike traditional salvage yards, Revive Building Recyclers offers a complete building recycling solution. We carefully recover materials through deconstruction, restore and remachine reclaimed timber, replicate heritage profiles, and make these products available through our retail shop and online store.
Recycled Done Right.
Drag the slider to see what reclaimed materials and a careful rebuild can do. Real spaces, brought back to life.
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Inspiration for Your Next Project
Discover how reclaimed materials can bring warmth, history, and timeless character into your home or creative project.
Why we do this
Too much good material ends up in landfill.
Timber, doors, windows and fixtures with decades of life left in them get dumped every day. At the same time, renovators and heritage-home owners cannot find the character materials they need anywhere.
Revive sits in the middle of that gap. We rescue what is being thrown away and put it back into the hands of people who will use it well.
Why we do this
Too much good material ends up in landfill.
Timber, doors, windows and fixtures with decades of life left in them get dumped every day. At the same time, renovators and heritage-home owners cannot find the character materials they need anywhere. Revive sits in the middle of that gap. We rescue what is being thrown away and put it back into the hands of people who will use it well.
Our mission
Reuse, recreate, re-imagine.
To reuse, recreate and re-imagine recycled building products, and to machine timber that gives old character a second life. We want renovating with reclaimed materials to be the easy, obvious choice.
Our mission
Reuse, recreate,
re-imagine.
To reuse, recreate and re-imagine recycled building products, and to machine timber that gives old character a second life. We want renovating with reclaimed materials to be the easy, obvious choice.
Our Vision
The complete recycler's loop.
To become New Zealand's number-one building recycler, handling the full cycle from deconstruction, to selling reclaimed products, to re-machining timber. Done properly, start to finish.
Our Vision
The complete recycler's loop.
To become New Zealand's number-one building recycler, handling the full cycle from deconstruction, to selling reclaimed products, to re-machining timber. Done properly, start to finish.
How Revive works
Rescue. Restore. Recreate. Re-home.
01
Rescue
We buy and recover quality materials from demolitions, renovations and the public.
02
Restore
We clean, sort and prepare materials for their next life.
03
Recreate
Our machine shop cuts custom timber profiles to match what no longer exists.
04
Re-home
We sell reclaimed materials and custom pieces in the yard, online and nationwide.
How Revive works
Rescue. Restore. Recreate. Re-home.
01
Rescue
We buy and recover quality materials from demolitions, renovations and the public.
02
Restore
We clean, sort and prepare materials for their next life.
03
Recreate
Our machine shop cuts custom timber profiles to match what no longer exists.
04
Re-home
We sell reclaimed materials and custom pieces in the yard, online and nationwide.
Sustainability
Reuse is the whole point.
We are not green as an add-on. Choosing reclaimed over new diverts waste from landfill, avoids the carbon cost of new manufacturing, and protects New Zealand's rare native timber for the homes that need it most.
Sustainability
Reuse is the whole point.
We are not green as an add-on. Choosing reclaimed over new diverts waste from landfill, avoids the carbon cost of new manufacturing, and protects New Zealand's rare native timber for the homes that need it most.
Meet the Team of Revive
Real tradespeople with a real eye for what is worth saving. When you call Revive, you are talking to someone who
has matched it, machined it or rescued it before.
Carl
Owner
Wade
Timber Machinist
Sarah
Shop Sales
Reiko
Yard & Delivery
Mason
Online Sales Guru
Meet the Team of Professionals
Real tradespeople with a real eye for what is worth saving.
When you call Revive, you are talking to someone who
has matched it, machined it or rescued it before.
Sofia Young
Head of Marketing
Emma Johnson
Project Manager
Ava Thompson
Operations Coordinator
Liam Carter
Creative Director
Noah Mitchell
Marketing Specialist
Chadrack
Director of the Company
Mak VieSAinte
Founder
Osiris Balonga
Lead Front-End
Jacques
Product Owner
Riche Makso
CTO - Product Designer
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Meet the Team of Revive
Real tradespeople with a real eye for what is worth saving.
When you call Revive, you are talking to someone who
has matched it, machined it or rescued it before.
Carl
Owner
Wade
Timber Machinist
Sarah
Shop Sales
Reiko
Yard & Delivery
Mason
Online Sales Guru
Come And Get Revived.
Visit the shop or get in touch. We are always happy to help track something down.
New Zealand's building material revival specialists. Rescued, restored, repurposed.
EXPLORE
VISIT US
26 Tarahua Road, Vogeltown,
New Plymouth, Taranaki
Tue–Fri 8am–5pm
Sat 9am–12pm
CONNECT
Copyright 2026. Revive Building Recyclers.
All Rights Reserved.
Come And Get Revived.
Visit the shop or get in touch. We are always happy to help track something down.
New Zealand's building material revival specialists. Rescued, restored, repurposed.
Copyright 2026. Revive Building Recyclers. All Rights Reserved.
EXPLORE
VISIT US
26 Tarahua Road, Vogeltown,
New Plymouth, Taranaki
Tue–Fri 8am–5pm
Sat 9am–12pm
CONNECT