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Construction Workshop

Architecture firm · Christchurch Centre, Christchurch

What your customers see when they look for you, and where that puts you among 252 Christchurch architects.

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Checked12 October 2026
Your marketChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
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Construction Workshop

Architecture firm · Christchurch Centre, Christchurch

Where you stand#142of 252 architects
Overall health4.4/10across the eight areas
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What AI tells people about you

Construction Workshop is an architectural practice based in Christchurch Central City that focuses on BIM-led design coordination. They describe themselves as independent BIM managers who work collaboratively as part of project teams to deliver projects on time, on budget and to high-quality standards. They also highlight bespoke BIM management systems and multiple offices across three time zones for faster delivery.

Construction Workshop is an architectural practice based in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, that focuses on integrating design and construction through Building Information Modelling (BIM). They describe themselves as independent and say their greatest strength is being able to coordinate design, construction and the property supply chain.

They state leadership in using BIM and offer independent BIM management and advisory services. The website notes bespoke BIM management systems and an emphasis on providing objective, best-for-client solutions. Their work aims to deliver projects on time, on budget and to high quality, while helping create solutions that sympathise with the surrounding environment.

Customers tend to experience a friendly, collaborative approach: Construction Workshop says it works as part of teams and that collaboration is central to how projects are delivered. The review snapshot shows consistently high ratings, which aligns with descriptions of reliable project delivery. The practice also highlights having four offices in three time zones, a setup they say helps get tasks done quickly.

What distinguishes Construction Workshop locally is its stated independence as a BIM advisor and manager, combined with a focus on integrating BIM across the design, construction and property supply chain. Their claim of bespoke management systems and a multi-office model positions them as a firm focused on coordination and pragmatic delivery in Christchurch and beyond.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Construction Workshop shows strong control over its Google Business Listing with a verified claim, a visible phone number and a website link, supporting customer contact efficiency. The health score is 7.4 out of 10, indicating generally good listing health with room to grow, particularly in photos and description depth.

Strengths

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    Open statusYour listing shows the business as trading, so customers see accurate availability and Google treats the listing as live.
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    ClaimedYour listing is claimed, so you control what it says, you can reply to reviews, and edits suggested by the public come to you first.
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    NameYour business name is showing on the listing, so a customer searching for you by name finds you, and everything else on the listing hangs off it.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Photos on the listingYou have no photos on your listing, or close to none, so a customer scrolling past sees a blank where every other business shows their work.
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    Description lengthYour description gives a reader less than half the listings here do, so someone reading yours and then a competitor's gets less to go on from you.
  • 3
    Category fitYour category set covers less of this market than half the field, so there are jobs being searched for near you that your listing is not eligible to appear in.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
6.3Good
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5.0 ★★★★★ (1)
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From the business

We are leaders in using BIM to integrate and coordinate the design, construction, and property supply chain. We take a friendly and collaborative approach to our work. We work as part of teams to deliver projects on time, on budget, and to the highest quality. We help create innovative solutions that sympathise with the surrounding environment.

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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

The Construction Workshop shows a healthy Google review profile, with a strong star rating and growing review count. The overall health score is 4.7 out of 10, indicating room for improvement in engagement and balance between rating quality and volume. The strongest completed achievement is a top-10% star rating, signalling high customer satisfaction.

Strengths

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    Star ratingYour rating is among the highest in this market and it does its own selling - a customer sees it before they read anything else.

Top three opportunities

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    Review confidenceRating and review volume together sit well behind this market, which means a customer comparing you has both halves of the picture reading thin.
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    Response rateNone of your reviews have a reply, which means a customer reading them sees your happiest and your angriest customers with nothing from you in between.
  • 3
    Review countYour review count sits well below what buyers here are used to seeing, which means a customer comparing options side by side reads you as the less proven choice.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing all of them.
5.5Room to grow
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1How far your rating and your review count together can be trusted
Google reviewsChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #115 for your Google reviews
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Where you show up on the map

The overall health score for Maps Search Performance is very low, at 0.2 out of 10, indicating limited visibility on Google Maps. The business shows some presence in broader maps queries, but overall visibility remains weak. The top keyword rankings include "building designer in selwyn district east" and "building designer in westmorland," suggesting focus areas for improvement.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

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    Maps visibility across the city groupYou appear in a handful of Maps searches across the suburbs around you, far fewer than most businesses here.
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    Maps visibility in your own suburbWe are not seeing you in Maps searches in your own suburb, which is the search a customer standing a street away actually makes.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
0.3Room to grow
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1Seen in 2 searches across Christchurch, top three in none
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Map positionsChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #244 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Citations and social presence shows a below-average health score of 3.7 out of 10, indicating limited visibility. The strongest current asset is the Instagram profile with very high trust, while the LinkedIn Company listing supports reach. Key opportunities focus on establishing active profiles and directory listings across Facebook, TikTok, Neighbourly, Yellow Directory, and Yellow Profile to improve discoverability and trust.

Strengths

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    Instagram ProfileWe found your Instagram Profile page, and the trail between you and it is unambiguous - it is linked from something you own, or it dominates a search for your name.
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    LinkedIn CompanyWe can see your LinkedIn Company listing (https://linkedin.com/company/construction-workshop) found via: Google search results.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Having a Facebook page at allWe could not find an active Facebook Profile page for your business, so anyone who goes there to check your hours, read your posts or send a message lands on nothing.
  • 2
    Tiktok ProfileWe could not find an active TikTok account for your business, so anyone who looks for you there finds nothing.
  • 3
    Yellow ProfileWe could not find an active Yellow Profile listing for your business, which means anyone checking you there finds nothing and moves on to whoever is listed.
18 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 5 of them.
3.3Room to grow
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FacebookNo account found1
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YellowNo listing found3
LinkedInNo listing found✓
Listings and socialChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #170 for listings and social
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05Facebook pageMarketbase business report

Your Facebook page

Strengths

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Top opportunity

  • 1
    Facebook pageCriticalWe could not find an active Facebook Profile page for your business, so anyone who goes there to check your hours, read your posts or send a message lands on nothing. Shown at a typical score for this market.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 1 of them.
3.0Room to grow
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Facebook pageChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #176 for your Facebook page
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Your website

Construction Workshop's on-page SEO health is below average, at 3.5 out of 10. The site shows some strengths, including a valid favicon, HTTPS content, no frames, an SEO-friendly URL, and a compact page size. Key concerns are the missing meta description, absence of an H1 tag, render-blocking resources, and suboptimal title tag length that could trim or expand content for clarity.

Strengths

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    Domain HealthYour site answers cleanly over a secure connection, so a customer clicking through from Google lands where they expect with nothing in the way.
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    Domain UniquenessYour web address is yours alone, so everything your site earns - links, mentions, search standing - accumulates under your name and stays with the business.
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    FaviconThe tab your site opens in carries your own icon, so a customer with a dozen tabs going can find their way back to you by sight.

Top three opportunities

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    Meta descriptionYour pages carry no summary line of your own, so the two lines under your name in search results are whatever Google decides best fits the search.
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    On-page scoreSeveral checks on your home page fail at once, and a visitor meets all of them in the first few seconds: a slow open, no clear heading, nothing under your name in search that says what you do.
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    Separate sites linking to youFewer separate websites link to you than half the businesses here, which means when someone searches for what you do, the businesses with a longer list of vouchers are the ones on the page they actually read.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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How people find you on Google

Construction Workshop shows a below-average overall health for website traffic, scoring 3.8/10. The main takeaways are that paid traffic is not yet measurable and paid spend is unclear, while organic traffic shows modest strength and room for SEO refinement. Focus should be on targeted paid experiments and maintaining organic momentum.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    What that traffic is worthThe search visitors reaching your site are worth less than most businesses here, which means the work coming in arrives through word of mouth and repeat customers rather than through people searching for what you do.
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    What you spend on adsWe can see no paid search activity for your site, which in most local markets is the norm rather than a gap.
  • 3
    Monthly search visitsYour site draws fewer visitors from search than most businesses here, so most people looking for what you do are landing somewhere else.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing 3 of them.
4.1Room to grow
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31About 10 visits a month from search, across 5 searches
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You are #149 for Google search and traffic
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08Opening hoursMarketbase business report

Your hours against demand

Construction Workshop's hours partially match local demand: midday openings on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday align with lunchtime search peaks, but the practice is closed for several high-demand weekend midday slots. Total weekly open hours are 40 with 65 missed high-demand hours, producing a mid-range temporal fit. There is no evidence of open hours during low-demand periods, so the main opportunity is shifting some weekend coverage to capture searches.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

  • 1
    Hours aligned with demandYour hours line up with demand worse than nearly every business here, which means a good share of your open time passes with nobody looking for what you do.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
9.2Strong
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Construction Workshop
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Hours 1
Monday8:30am-5pm
Tuesday8:30am-5pm
Wednesday8:30am-5pm
Thursday8:30am-5pm
Friday8:30am-5pm
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
Opening hoursChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #22 for opening hours
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01Google listing3 opportunities

02Reviews3 opportunities

03Map positions2 opportunities

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page1 opportunity

06Your website3 opportunities

07Google search and traffic3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#142of 252 Christchurch architects
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Christchurch architectsOverall · 252 businesses
You are #142 overall
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