Origin Residential has a long history manufacturing and installing premium aluminium windows and doors.
Origin is the dedicated residential division of Wight Aluminium. Previously known as Origin Windows, Wight Aluminium purchased the business in 2017, adding a Waikato operating base to complement its already significant manufacturing operation in Whanganui and design and project management base in Auckland.
In 2018 Origin moved to its new, purpose built premises on Arthur Porter Drive, which features a modern, well-appointed Origin Residential showroom alongside the Wight Aluminium factory.
Our People
Getting great outcomes for our clients is at the heart of what we do.
With some of the best and most experienced minds in the business, our dedicated residential team are experts in finding optimal solutions for your building project.
Mark Ritchie
General Manager, Waikato
Mark Ritchie
General Manager, Waikato
With a unique combination of trade, construction and general management knowledge gained over four decades in the construction sector, Mark has extensive experience managing relationships with builders and lead contractors, sub trades, and clients and places a high value on ensuring quality product and project delivery, and a seamless experience for Origin Residential clients.
Nick Carter
Regional Sales Manager
Nick Carter
Regional Sales Manager
Nick has 15 years construction industry experience, with the last ten years in the glass and aluminium industry. Nick is a GANZ Advisor, and has an extensive knowledge and understanding of glass performance and technical solutions. Nick is passionate about the transformational qualities that aluminium joinery and glass choices can have on a building project, balancing aesthetic, structural and functional performance. Windows bring buildings to life – they bring the outside world in, while keeping the elements at bay.
Annette Jowsey
Residential Manager
Annette Jowsey
Residential Manager
Annette has 25 years’ experience supplying aluminium windows and doors for residential construction projects. Annette is a licenced building practitioner and architectural designer, and works closely with some of the leading residential builders and architects in the region. With a passion for residential design, Annette has a depth of knowledge in delivering window and door solutions that balance building practicalities and constraints with home owner and architects visions for creating fantastic living spaces.
Ngatai Eketone
Customer Relationships
Ngatai Eketone
Customer Relationships
Ngatai has worked exclusively in the aluminium joinery industry, completing an apprenticeship in the early 2000’s, then running his own window installation business, operating in Waikato, BOP and Auckland for ten years before joining Origin to lead Customer Services in mid 2018. Ngatai’s depth of experience liaising between window manufacturer and project builder means he has the technical knowledge to get the job done, well. With a passion for quality and an experienced eye for detail, Ngatai is passionate about ensuring top quality outcomes for Origin customers.
Matt Parker
Estimator
Matt Parker
Estimator
Matt has 13 years’ experience working in the aluminium joinery industry, initially starting out in manufacturing and working through the product production cycle to move into his current role as a project estimator. Through his manufacturing background, Matt has a deep product knowledge and an intricate working knowledge of the technical composition and functionality of aluminium windows and doors.