Dave and Gill Hoskin of Ashhurst Engineering and Construction decided to give their 40 staff a post-Covid boost.
The couple bought four bikes to donate to charities from Steve Pedley at Crank It Cycles, and held a build a bike for a child team-building exercise.
Two bikes went to Barnardos, one to Tytus Hayes-Aalderink of Kidney Kids and one was presented to Awahou School that will auction its bike as a fundraiser.
"We felt the team needed something, so we decided building a bike would be a great team-building exercise," said Gill.
The company flew three staff from their Christchurch yard for the exercise for a day of teams sports, build-a-bike and then dinner at a restaurant in Palmerston North.