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hard news
In aid of local
wildlife
Englefield has announced an awareness and support campaign for one of the country’s most loved but endangered species, the Blue Duck or Whio.
The company will establish a number of initiatives aimed at educating consumers on the plight of this iconic native bird and encouraging them to contribute much needed funds for Whio protection.
Initiatives will include the creation
of a donations page on the Englefield website plus various fundraising initiatives throughout the year and in years to come.
www.englefield.co.nz
Smart House of
the Year?
New Zealand Registered Master Builders’ Auckland chapter has recognised growing interest in smart homes with the launch of a new category in the House of the Year Awards.
The new “Smart Home of the
Year” award will debut in 2020 and is sponsored by PDL by Schneider Electric.
“This exciting category provides the opportunity to showcase and celebrate some of the innovative smart home installations that are emerging in new home builds across New Zealand,” says the new sponsor.
https://houseoftheyear.co.nz/
Diary dates
• Reserve the date: 1 October 2020
is the date for the 2020 Hardware Awards; the venue will be Cordis Auckland; look out for details of new categories and the schedule soon!
• Dates for the 2020 Landscapes
of Distinction Awards and Young Landscaper of the Year Competition have now been confirmed as 14-15 August 2020 in Christchurch.
• This year’s ITM Auckland Super400 has shifted away from Pukekohe Park Raceway to Hampton Downs over April 24-26, with Anzac Day (April 25) the Saturday of the three-day event.
Movers & shakers
DAN BEECHAM IS Fletcher Building’s new Chief Information Officer. Fletcher CEO, Ross Taylor, says of the new appointee: “Dan has extensive experience leading IT strategy for large companies and aligning sizeable teams and systems to business objectives. He has a strong customer focus that will be an asset to Fletcher Building and support our businesses in harnessing technology for competitive advantage.” His previous roles include CIO at Morrisons in the UK, Chief Digital Officer at the University of New South Wales, and CIO at Woolworths Ltd.
Anna Butler, MBIE’s General Manager, Building System Performance,
is moving to
a role within
the Ministry
for Culture
& Heritage. Armed with 20+ years’ public sector experience, Anna joined MBIE in 2016 and has been central
to communicating the numerous forthcoming changes to NZ building
law and regulations. Anna’s new role
is Deputy Chief Executive of Policy & Sector Performance for the Ministry for Culture & Heritage. “It was a difficult decision to make with still lots to do to support sector transformation. However, it was a great opportunity, and one I couldn’t pass up,” she says in her last Building Performance communication with the industry.
Tricia Indo has
been appointed
as NZ Certified
Builders’ (NZCB)
Independent
Director. Trish
is, of course,
Managing
Director and
Owner-Operator of Mitre 10 MEGA Kapiti, as well as a Member of the NZ Institute of Directors and a Director on the Board of Mitre 10 New Zealand since 2016. Trish and Chairman Kevin Sceats are the two Independent Directors on
NZCB’s Board, alongside four member builders of the Association.
Toby Lawrance, Bunnings’ GM NZ for the last two and a half years (right), is relocating back to Bunnings Australia. Prior to arriving in New Zealand
in 2017, Toby was Bunnings’ State Ops Manager for South Australia, Northern Territories and Tasmania for four years and Area Manager for Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia for the three years prior. We wish Toby and his family all the very best as they return home.
Phil Parkes is
WorkSafe New
Zealand’s new
Chief Executive.
Currently
WorkSafe’s
Chief Operating
Officer, Phil leads
its Operations
Group of 300+
employees and brings to his new role extensive regulatory and leadership experiences from previous roles in local and central government in New Zealand and the UK. Before joining WorkSafe, he was GM Policy & Legal with the New Zealand Environmental Protection Authority and led the implementation of a new regulatory framework. Phil replaces Nicole Rosie, who is taking on the role of Chief Executive at the NZ Transport Agency.
Vaughan Renner has been re-elected
as the President of BusinessNZ, while Andrew Hunt, EMA President, and Andrew Leys, President of the Otago Southland Employers Association have been re-elected as BusinessNZ’s Vice-Presidents. The BusinessNZ Council members are David Welsh (Auckland), Jugdis Parbhu (Auckland), Margaret Gracie (Auckland), Sara Lunam (Tauranga), Adele Rose (Hastings), Jo Healey (Wellington), Andrew Logie (Christchurch) and Benjamin Badger (Christchurch).
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