Shaun was born in Lyttelton and grew up at Cass Bay. He was educated in Lyttelton and in later years, Christchurch. With Shaun's passion for cars, he became a panel beater when he left school and went on to sell cars were he ended up with his own car sales company for some years. Seeking a change of direction; an opportunity arose to sell the business to the then NZ Government Stores Board.
Grant was born and educated in Christchurch. On leaving school he spent seven years travelling including three years working in the gold mining industry in Western Australia and the balance working in the UK and Europe. While in London he caught up with his brother Dean where they worked together for a while before opening up their own business.
Dean was born and grew up in Christchurch he was educated in Christchurch and England. Dean left school and worked in an office job at a building society. With a desire to do better, Dean went to take on the world and traveled to England where he caught up with brother Grant. After working in a sales job for a while Dean with brother Grant opened their own business. Dean lived in London for some time and on return with some persuasion from friend Shaun entered Real Estate. Dean is currently on the committee of the New Zealand Real Estate Institute and is a licensed real estate agent with AREINZ qualifications.