Back in the early 2000s, when Sameer Kumar was working away on his own cars in a single garage, he could never have imagined that his passion would transform into a highly respected business. A lot has changed in the years since, and now Lower Hutt–based Forged Development is well and truly on the map.
It’s been a never-ending story of progression, determination, and hard work that has seen the business become what it is today. From the early days of the single garage, Sameer wasn’t tying himself to a single aspect of work, but spread himself across both audio and mechanical facets. Sameer’s reputation for creating quality audio installs, along with his reputation for researching the latest products and best techniques soon saw him shoulder tapped for a full-time job as an audio installer. Of course, the garage was still used for his own stuff after hours, and that too soon began to expand from his own cars to those of family and friends. Then, it moved
