Edge Construction 2010 Ltd is owned by Peter Campbell and Karl Poole, the only difference between the new company and its predecessor being the absence of its founder, Mr Campbell said.
"Karl worked for Ewan for 13 years. He did his apprenticeship at Blanket Bay and after he finished ... he became one of Ewan's foremen. He was Ewan's leading guy.
"Karl ... had already come to an agreement with Ewan that he would be taking some ownership [in the business] and then Ewan died in March last year."
Edge Construction Ltd was owned and operated by Mr Edgerton and his wife, Sue, for more than 30 years.
Mr Edgerton prided himself on quality and became widely recognised in the Wakatipu as one of the best contractors, responsible for buildings such as Blanket Bay Lodge, Amisfield Winery, and more recently the Church St building in Queenstown's CBD.
Mr Campbell, a born and bred Wellingtonian, moved to the resort four years ago as project manager for the redevelopment of the Novotel Queenstown Lakeside and the Mountaineer development.
Mr Campbell, who is also a qualified builder, owns Triple Star Management Ltd, a project and construction management business.
At the time of Mr Edgerton's death, Edge Construction was due to start a project at Glenorchy for Auckland developer Tom Tusher's Wyuna Preserve private subdivision, comprising a clubhouse, boat-shed and a substantial show home.
"I had the project management job out there [at Glenorchy] and I'd been asked to contract Edge Construction to do the build.
"It was only three weeks to a month after that Ewan died."
Mr Tusher decided to buy the plant and equipment from Edge Construction and engage the team on individual contracts to complete the project.
The construction was now nearing completion, so Mr Campbell and Mr Poole, along with Darryl Hoskin, who also has a shareholding, decided to buy the equipment back and resurrect the company.
"It's important to differentiate that this is Edge Construction 2010 Ltd. It's a separate company, but we're using the same name.
"We're doing the same stuff, supplying the same services, it's the same team.
"The only change is that Edge is no longer here.
"We're trying to make the market aware that Edge Construction is still in existence in a slightly different capacity, but the same guys."
The men also had the approval of Mrs Edgerton.
"Sue has given us her blessing to continue the name. She's not having anything to do with the business, but we've run everything past her and she's given us her blessing."
The company, a registered master builder, had 10 staff - a mix of qualified builders and apprentices - and was also in the process of meeting new requirements for the Department of Building and Housing.
