While involved in social work in Christchurch, Sully couldn't get South Auckland off his mind. He had a heart for the youth of South Auckland and in a way he never left. After only a few years in Christchurch, circumstances brought Sully and his family back to Otara. It was here that Sully started with a group of young guys and taught them to weld. From pieces of scrap metal that Sully put together a gym of DIY weightlifting machines. Soon his garage and driveway was full of weightlifting machines and a constant stream of aspiring weightlifters were keeping the equipment in use. It was time to expand.