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Garth Streat: The Beginning

Streat Control is a small family owned private company. Now owned by Brian Bennett, the company was established and owes its great foundations to the gentleman it is named after, Garth Streat.

Garth’s first enterprise began in 1964 when as a young man he was invited to take over a tiny, very old electrical contracting business consisting of 3 elderly electricians who cycled around Christchurch from one job to the next. Garth’s first vehicle was a “Rabbit” moped which transported Garth, along with his basic toolbox on the back carrier, around the city. The journey from those early days through to the very enterprising and successful ‘Streat Group’ is an extremely interesting and inspiring tale but it is Garth’s story – we hope one day he’ll put pen to paper and share that story.

For the moment Garth and his wife, Gloria, are enjoying retirement which means, of course, more commercial projects but also rather more opportunity to spend time with family, to enjoy their passion for opera, reading and travel - and skiing too, for Garth! Still as industrious and productive as ever, we wish Garth and Gloria many more wonderful ‘retirement’ years ahead.