Jane has a Diploma in Interior Design and also has over 25 years experience in the building and renovation sector in Africa, Scotland and Australia. She operates the Design Centre and focuses on interior design, proposals and all aspects of customer liaison. Her job is to get you the right information to base decisions on, identify all the small details of your project and communicate them to everyone involved. She will ensure your renovation is not only functional, but aesthetically stunning!

Gerald has over 25 years experience in the building and renovation sector in Africa, Scotland and Australia. As the owner, builder and project manager, Gerald ensures a personalised service with attention to detail. His wealth of knowledge, honest approach, high expectations of quality workmanship and consideration to his clients are second to none. As a qualified builder, Gerald will guide you through your renovation from concept drawings to stylish finishes. Having the role of "steering the ship" he makes things happen!

Darryl Fredericks began his career in the building industry as an apprentice cabinet maker, he then went on to become a qualified carpenter and a qualified builder. Darryl has over 30 years’ experience in the building industry, including extensive experience in all types of renovations and extensions. He has worked as a site supervisor for several large building companies before starting his own building company.
Darryl has been living and working in the Sandgate area for 12 years, he enjoys the quiet village atmosphere, friendly people and the beautiful old homes. In his spare time Darryl enjoys fishing, camping and spending time with his family.
“My favourite part about working in the building industry is transforming old homes into their owners dream home and working with like-minded people.”
- Darryl Fredericks

Ray has over 11 years’ experience in the building and construction industry. He started his career as a qualified wall & floor tiler. Ray realised his passion for building through renovating his own home & friend’s homes, and has since pursued his interest in building.

“I felt that I was really enjoying learning new things, doing new tasks and seeing the finished product with high end quality” said Ray.

Ray prides himself in taking care of clients and providing them with high quality renovations, from concept to completion. His extensive experience in tiling enables him to assist clients with different tiling solutions for all types of renovations & extensions.

Ray, his partner and his two children have been living and working in the Brisbane area for a number of years. They are members of the Korean Presbyterian Church and in his spare time Ray enjoys singing on stage as a member of the choir and musical acting.

Darrel has over 35 years’ experience in the building and construction industry. He is a qualified residential design draftsman with a certificate IV in Building and Diploma of building. Darrel has worked in a variety of different roles within the construction industry including carpentry, site supervisor, high school teacher & head of department industrial technology and training & assessing.
He has a particular interest for the concept and design phase of the renovation process.
Darrel and his family have been living in the Logan/Beaudesert area for the past 20 years. He loves the Logan/Beaudesert area for its diverse range of lifestyles & diverse landscape ranging from city scape to rainforest.
“My favourite thing about the building and construction industry is working closely with the client on their renovation journey- from concept to completion.” – Darrel Biss

Sedat started his career in the import/export trade and quickly moved to a management position in one of the best trade companies in Europe 20 years ago. When he moved to Australia 15 years ago, he shifted his focus to construction and researching quality building products.
He has since become a tradesman and a registered builder with over 24 years’ experience in the construction industry. Throughout his career Sedat has worked on a variety of projects including: residential homes, investment properties, high-end homes, prestigious commercial sites (Myer Emporium Melbourne), St Vincent Hospitals, high rise apartments and shopping centre/shop fitouts.
As a keen property investor himself, Sedat has a passion for constructing quality renovations and extensions that will increase the value of his clients home.

Director
Murray has been living and working in the Sherwood area for the past 45 years. He has lots of experience in the building and construction industry. For the past 10 years he has predominately been working on home renovations, new homes, and townhouse construction. Prior to that he owned and operated a gravel supply business for 35 years.
Murray prides himself on providing his clients with exceptional customer service and quality renovations.

Ben has over 20 years’ experience in the building and construction industry. He finished at the top of his class at TAFE and was awarded the only job on offer to graduates.
After subcontracting for a few years Ben moved onto site supervising a variety of building and construction projects. Ben’s wealth of experience led him to obtain his builders licence and complete his Diploma.
Ben has been running his own company for some time now, specialising in new home construction and renovations.
“I have great pride in my work, so my favourite part about working in the building industry is being able to see the end result and what we have been able to create.” – Ben Smyth

Elcid is a qualified builder, site supervisor and Professional Civil Engineer/Project Engineer with over 24 years’ experience in the construction industry. He has worked as a Project Engineer, a Structure Designer for residential and commercial buildings, and as a site supervisor on many construction projects.
Elcid loves creating and designing new spaces for his clients based on their needs, lifestyle, and future requirements. He enjoys all aspects of project management and guiding his clients from their initial enquiry to the completion of their renovation project.

Vinay Gandhi has 30 years of building experience. His "can do" approach has opened the doors to jobs large and small. Vinay is not afraid of difficult and challenging projects, his eye for detail, personal pride in each job stands out. Vinay is a "Master" in transferring the Clients passion to his team of tradesmen and you can expect that little extra quality and service that comes with the team at Carindale.

Jason finished his carpentry apprenticeship in London in 1989 and is now a fully qualified builder. Jason’s career has spanned throughout the UK specialising in all aspects of residential and commercial building.

In 2007 Jason and his wife Jackie and family migrated to Australia where he set up his own building company in the Ashgrove area. Jason has a huge passion and a wealth of knowledge of the local Ashgrove and The Gap area.

Jason’s favourite thing about working in the building industry is the sense of achievement, being able to build structures and/or utilise space from people’s original ideas that enhance their quality of life.

Jason and his family live in the area where there children attend the local schools. Jason is also involved heavily in the local community coaching football at The Gap Gators Football Club, New Age Football Club and at Marist College Ashgrove.

Jackie has worked in the building industry for over 15 years. She was brought up in the building industry in London UK, her father was a builder, so she was exposed to various elements of the business.

Jackie brings a wealth of knowledge to the business with her degree with honours in Business & Information Technology. Since moving to Australia in 2007 she has been working alongside her husband Jason in building their business.

Jackie is the first point of contact, working in the Design Centre she takes care of the administration work behind the scenes. She works closely with each client to determine their individual needs & wants from their renovations and helps turn their dreams into reality.

Sonal works predominately behind the scenes at Smith & Sons Carindale to ensure each project is running to budget and the office systems are operating efficiently. She also assists and supports clients while Vinay is out onsite.

Maryam is the office manager for Smith & Sons Newmarket, she has over three years’ experience in the building and construction industry. Her background is in fire safety engineering which involves evaluating and working on the safety of buildings from a fire safety perspective.
Maryam’s role as office manager involves customer service and taking care of the administration work behind the scenes. She works closely with her husband Elcid, to ensure each project runs smoothly from an administration perspective.

Office Manager
Michelle joins the Smith & Sons team after a career within the Hospitality Industry. She has over 25 years’ experience initially as a patisserie chef before restudying Hotel Management and working in high end hotels in Europe. After migrating to Australia in 2000, Michelle spent some time working in Health Retreat Management.
Michelle’s extensive experience in customer service, administration and business management is invaluable to our team. Her passion for delivering high quality customer service and her attention to detail, ensures each of our projects run smoothly from an administrative perspective.

Rhonda has prior experience working in the health industry. Her transition from the health industry to the building industry was smooth and easy, as caring for and helping people is something she really enjoys. Helping clients with the entire renovation process from concept to completion is something Rhonda finds both exciting and rewarding. Being able to provide clients with a comprehensive and complete service from the initial concept plans through to landscaping at the finish, means clients can rest assured Smith & Sons have everything covered.
As office manager for Smith & Sons Sandgate, Rhonda is the first point of contact for our clients. She meets our client’s onsite, discusses plans and ideas for their renovations, engages our draftsperson and follows up with progress calls and meetings to ensure expectations and budgets are met. Rhonda also works closely with Darryl to ensure each project runs smoothly from an administrative perspective.
“My favourite part about working in the building industry is the before and after, I absolutely love the process- it’s amazing what a little bit of design, plan and construct can achieve. We are passionate about delivering a fantastic renovation on time and within budget that exceeds our client’s expectations. Having people come in as prospective clients and leave as friends who drop in for a coffee when they’re passing our office is extremely rewarding.” – Rhonda Fredericks

Director/Office Manager
Cathy takes care of all the administration work behind the scenes for Smith & Sons Sherwood. This includes bookkeeping, data entry, and management of project documentation and forms. She is the first point of contact for our clients, assists with product selections and design ideas as well as working closely with Murray and Clint to ensure all projects run smoothly from an administration perspective.

Jasmin has been working in the building industry for the past 5 years alongside her husband Ben. In this time, they have designed and built several spec homes of their own as well as renovations.
As office manager for Smith & Sons Holland Park Jasmin takes care of all the administration work behind the scenes. This includes bookkeeping, data entry, and management of project documentation and forms. She works closely with Ben to ensure all projects run smoothly from an administration perspective.
Jasmin loves seeing the transformations in all their renovations and making sure that they have met all the expectations and needs of their clients.

Project Manager/Builder
Clint has been working in the building industry for the past 15 years. He started his career as a bricklayer and then progressed to site management where he built a range of dwellings from single homes to multi-storey units.
Clint is dedicated to delivering clients with high quality building projects that use innovative ideas to achieve the client’s goals within their budget.

Carpenter
Brett has over 30 years’ experience in the building industry. He is a qualified carpenter and open building supervisor. Brett’s role with Smith & Sons includes working onsite in all aspects of carpentry and ensuring there is nothing but quality workmanship on all of our projects.