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Issue 144. September / October 2018 LOCAL BUSINESS IS OUR BUSINESS Intelligent Environments Punching well above its weight Stronger together www.rosebankbusiness.co.nz www.rosebankbusiness.co.nz ISSUE 144 1
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[ CONTENTS ]
IN THIS ISSUE
4 RBA PERSPECTIVE
RBA CEO, Mike Gibson
6 RBA Chair, Bernard McCrea
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7 RBA EVENTS
8 ROSEBANK ADVOCATES
10 RBA NEWS
Babich Wines - Being sustainable
and creating organic wines.
12 Intelligent Environments - Punching
well above its weight
14 Juice from Jules
15 RBA MEMBER PROFILES
Miada West
16 Advanced for Ford & Holden
SIMBA NZ
17 Automation Central Ltd
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18 McDonald’s West Auckland
19 Haven Advisers
20 Wilddog Creations
22 BUSINESS NUTS & BOLTS
5 steps to shape up for summer
23 Succession - the importance of
planning ahead.
Cover: Rebecca, Nikki and Paul Harris - Intelligent Environments
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RBA Perspective
mistakes! They were UNFORCED ERRORS and the kind that
Unforced Errors. may now reflect on the Labour Party’s potential majority in the
(Not Mistakes) House and Jacinda’s leadership. They are the very mechanisms
that no leader in Politics, Business large or small needs or
Sporting teams need. Their impact can be devastating and yet
the solution is simple, understand the brief and follow it, and
above all else “Front your problems boldly with Honesty as the
Mike Gibson, driver”.
RBA CEO
On the sporting front last weekend two UNFORCED ERRORS
by the All Blacks (well-read intercepts of wildly flung passes)
This is an issue we see in our everyday lives and two elements had the AB’s down 14 nil in 12 minutes, again no big deal, but
absolutely amaze me a) how quickly we dismiss them b) how we it cost them the game and will have given their opposition much
instinctively turn them from Errors in to Mistakes (That make it confidence as they head home to play in Pretoria. Be very very
seem less damaging). Most recently in a political sense we have careful one would suggest.
seen two classics. While on the AB’s one could also suggest that the Sonny Bill’s
Clare Curran (then the Minister of Broadcasting) and her debacle high tackle in the second test against last year’s British Irish
over her clandestine meeting or meetings with former Radio Lions was the most expensive UNFORCED ERROR of its kind,
NZ Boss Carol Hirschfeld in the first instance. This is where the unlucky? Don’t think so! He’s a big tall player and needed to
protocols about having private appointments with Broadcasting adapt his body position in tackles i.e. away from the head long
/ Communication HOD’s and other closely aligned personnel are before this series started, the downside for coach Hansen was
strictly regulated when a Broadcasting budget is about to be set it created the opportunity for a drawn series and gave his critics
/ approved and legislated. Some Curran supporters will plead some cannon fodder about his future.
it was a mistake, don’t be fooled! It was a clandestine move to The parallel with Jacinda’s leadership is striking, neither need
seek a heads up with Hirshfeld on the composition of the likely these elements of uncertainty that could ultimately undermine
$52 Million spend and how the “new Radio NZ” would look like. their leadership and future and trust me, they will be working
Ministers of the Crown are expected to publicly diarise every overtime to avoid any future lapses, just as we all should.
meeting, this was totally outside of Broadcasting Parliamentary
protocols. Avoiding UNFORCED ERRORS is a compulsory management
tool for all.
The second leg of her unforced error quinella was her February
meeting with entrepreneur Derek Handley over his possible Cheers, Mike Gibson, RBA CEO,
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say, but the requirements of a minister in sensitive areas and
vital appointments such as this demand that such appointments Save these dates:
be discussed. Curran failed to disclose in a response to a 3.10.2018 Ignite Workshop
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RBA Perspective
these war room stories from years ago where a business, that
Operational had a major government contract on its books, announced in a
resilience. meeting that the contract was being terminated and it was now
being tendered to the whole market.
What the business found that they could sustain things for 2-3
months, through running off current contracts etc. Then the
Bernie McCrea, team worked out what they needed to do, which was to start
RBA Chairman building up a pipeline of alternative revenue streams for such an
event. When the event actually happened 12 months later, they
had already done the planning!
What I’ve been thinking about recently is operation resilience. It
is many things to many people, but I see it as a business that The people who participate in the war rooms don’t need to be
can sustain a number of shocks, without, a) materially effecting your everyday management direct reports, but could actually
the bottom line in the short-term, and b) emerge into the future, be a smaller “Hit Team”. This will give them an ownership
confident in your financials. perspective that they didn’t have before. You can also rotate
these events, so it isn’t management leading all of the thinking.
In a sporting sense it’s similar to a yellow card where you have
to go one person down a few weeks and then you ask, what if Under the Companies Act, you are not allowed to operate
there was another yellow card event? Alternatively, how long will recklessly so you do require some alternative/contingency plans
your business survive if it has a red card for something? to be set up. Issues such as; losing a key account, changing
government policies, banks changing terms, suppliers tendering
Much of why you receive a yellow card is from things that can
contracts, goods getting stranded at a port, a competitor
be planned for, e.g. when the exchange rate drops you can buy
making a similar product, someone hacking your computer
forex cover, if interest rates go up, you can take a fixed rate loan
systems are plannable events.
etc. But what planning have you done if you lose a key player
or, if you want to pull the pin on a key account that will hurt you Remember, your biggest strength is your biggest weakness. So,
short-term? set up a war room and see how far your operational plans can
go in unchartered waters.
One of the best ways to plan for this is to create a ‘war room’.
What you do is call in your trusted people and suddenly Bernard McCrea, RBA Chairman,
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our children and their children. “But this should be based on
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policies that would damage the economy and unnecessarily
drive up costs for Kiwi households. New Zealander’s want to
play our part in a global effort and it is important that we are
ambitious. But it is also important that our ambition moves at
a pace that doesn’t leave our communities and businesses
behind.”
“As the true costs of the transition to a low carbon economy
coalesce for communities, whether that be through higher food
costs, increased petrol prices, or a slowing of the economy
we should not lose sight of the fact that our country makes
up less than one-fifth of one per cent of global emissions. We
also need to act in step with the rest of the world so that our
exporters aren’t unfairly disadvantaged. The consequences for
our economy, jobs and the environment are too serious if we fail
to respond to climate change responsibly.”
A key proposal being forwarded by the Government is the Zero
Carbon Bill, which will put a new target in legislation that sets
a long-term goal for reducing emissions. The Bill will create a
Climate Commission to help the country meet this long term
Talking Climate Change with MPs goal. It will also put in place plans to respond to the growing
impacts of climate change.
Todd Muller and Alfred Ngaro
“We are working with the Government to make meaningful
Members of the Rosebank Business Association took the
bi-partisan progress on climate change” said Todd Muller.
opportunity to meet with MPs Todd Muller and Alfred Ngaro to
“National wants an independent, non-political Climate Change
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Commission established so we have a framework through
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According to NIWA, New Zealand has warmed by almost a waste management and agriculture emissions.
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As noted by RBA Member Steve Bullock from Rheem, hot
While there is almost daily news of the effects of climate
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the effects of climate change are also being felt very close to
climate change choices people make when they are purchasing
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products”.
events, usually in autumn, year after year. In 2018, houses
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swells wreaked havoc. Power was out for weeks across areas “We have to live up to our clean green image”.
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National is committed to ensuring that we have a sustainable focused on business.
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the use of chemical fertilisers, pesticides, fungicides and herbicides.
Vineyard Managers are to find alternative ways to work with nature
to maintain vineyards and increase the biodiversity to create
ecosystems. In the winery, organic wines must use natural and
certified products such as certified yeast and fresh animal products
during the winemaking process. So, it doesn’t necessarily mean
the wine is vegan. Additives which may be added during the fining
process - such as fresh organic egg whites, natural gelatine and
organic milk, are employed in the production of our Family Estates
Organic range.
Babich Wines Babich Wines has made big strides in how we maintain organic
and sustainable practices. In 1987 we made our first investment
Being sustainable and creating organic in our Hawke’s Bay vineyard, Fernhill, and it was New Zealand’s
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continue and expand our sustainability ideology and raise the bar
Our long-standing success is built on the hard work and passion of
further in developing a fully certified organic vineyard.. We worked
our founder Josip Babich and his sons Peter and Joe. This ethos
hard on creating our certified organic Headwaters vineyard in
continues today with the third generation, David and Andre Babich
the Marlborough region. In 2009, an initial five hectares on our
leading the family business.
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Whether it is growing your own vegetables, or eating free farmed,
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A player lines up for a shot on goal during a “Fish Heads” - Department of Fisheries, formerly
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point for hitting the board flanking the goal. Davies Cup for Outstanding Sportsmanship.
New local football league starting With a slightly different format to association football, its
unique rules are designed to encourage participation and good
this summer sportsmanship. People of all skill levels are encouraged to play.
SUB Football is coming to Avondale this summer, with a A fast paced, high scoring game, teams are awarded 3 points
new competition starting just off Rosebank Rd, at Riversdale for a goal and 1 point for a board that flanks either side of the
Reserve on Wednesday nights. A popular game for corporate goal. Mixed teams must have a minimum of 3 women on the
teams and groups of friends alike, SUB Football has provided field, and no pushing or forced contact is allowed.
competitions around Auckland for more than 20 years. Since its inception, SUB Football has attracted many workplace
teams, as a positive form of team building and socialising after
work. Ben, team manager from Wattie’s, says “We’ve been
enjoying SUB Football (and several post-match beverages each
week) for about 12 years. We’ve always found it great for team-
building across different areas of our business, and conducted
in a friendly and social atmosphere.”
As well as the competition at Riversdale Reserve, SUB Football
will be at the Auckland Domain, and Seymour Park, and hosts
competitions for mixed, mens, womens, and Over 35 mens
teams this summer. Registrations close on the 12th of October,
with the first game on the 24th of October. For more details,
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Intelligent
Environments
Punching well above its weight
Driving along Rosebank Rd it’s easy to miss “We assist companies to incorporate That cleverness began in 2007, from Nikki
number 438a. It’s not a glitzy, look-at-me energy-saving initiatives into their buildings, and husband Paul’s home garage in Conifer
place from the outside, but the designing a lot of the places we work on are green Grove, Takanini. While sales manager for
and innovation that goes on inside most star buildings.” Clipsal Integrated Systems, Paul saw a hole
certainly is. in the market for a company specialising in
These include projects such as the ASB’s
creating integrated and intelligent control
Intelligent Environments Ltd (IEL) is headquarters on Auckland’s waterfront,
systems.
responsible for some really smart buildings the Wynyard Quarter Innovation Project
in Auckland, and around the country. For with tenancies Warren & Mahoney, Mott “Paul’s skills are in technical sales, and
a business employing 12 people - three of MacDonald, GridAKL/ATEED, Davanti his ability to understand what a customer
them from the Harris family - it punches, in & Online Republic, with the Wellington requires, and to come up with a practical
a phrase beloved by boxing scribes, well team completing the new control tower solution. My previous corporate experience
above its weight. and multi-storey carpark at Wellington enabled me to look at the big picture to
International Airport. drive our strategic direction and oversee the
Nikki Harris, co-founder and general
financial management of the business.”
manager, says an intelligent environment, is IEL specialise in providing technology
“one that responds, almost intuitively, to the solutions that integrate the various Nikki worked at FranklinCovey (brain child
needs of those using the space”. building systems such as lighting, HVAC, of Dr Stephen R. Covey of “The Seven
and audio visual, and then provide easy, Habits of Highly Effective People fame) and
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Then there’s the third family member. “Not long after starting we ‘head-hunted’
our daughter, Rebecca. She was a project manager in the telecommunications
industry, doing very well and successful in her own right.
“She had different skill sets, ones that we needed. Rebecca had been on
maternity leave and was returning to the workforce. To be honest, at the time
we probably couldn’t afford her, but at the same time we couldn’t afford to lose
her.
“We consider her the technical wizard of the family. She oversees the design
and pricing of the various technical solutions and the implementation of the
appropriate technology - nowadays with a team of engineers to back her up.”
After Conifer Grove, they moved briefly to premises in New Lynn, and then into
the Rosebank Road commercial area about seven years ago. “We chose this
location deliberately. We do a lot of work at the airport, on the North Shore and
in the central city.
“This location is really handy for us to go to all those places very quickly,
particularly since the opening of the tunnel.”
Starting a company, and growing it from its initial family roots, involves “a huge
growth curve,” says Nikki. Since moving to Rosebank Road they have grown
from the family group of three, to its current team of 12. The strong family values
that grounded the business in its first few years, are still very evident in today’s
wider and more diverse team. “Individually everyone is amazing, but it’s as a
team that our combined skills create awesome results.”
“Our business is about innovation and we have always been extremely open
to learning. The Rosebank Business Association has been a big help to us
and other businesses like ours, with useful courses/seminars, and other
opportunities to assist SMEs.”
But the work that Intelligent Environments does is by no means limited to Commercial Bay
small and medium concerns. It has provided lighting control systems for Air
New Zealand lounges in Palmerston, Dunedin, Tauranga and Hamilton, for the Nikki sums up the company’s ethos: “In today’s throw-
Four Points by Sheraton in the CBD, control systems for lighting and ‘nets’ at away society, we aim to encourage people to seek
Papakura’s Bruce Pulman sports centre, and numerous projects at and close to robust systems that will stand the test of time: ones
Auckland Airport such as AIAL, Novotel, Sistema, Coca Cola and more. that are supported, can be maintained, and changed or
added to as requirements change.
Currently the company is working on two major projects: the new 7-star Park
Hyatt under construction in Wynyard Quarter and the 40 storey Commercial Bay “Throw-away is bad for the world. The construction
Precinct. Both buildings require control of a huge number of DALI ballasts and industry constantly asks ‘What can we buy for the
control/monitoring of the emergency lighting system. cheapest possible price?’ With control systems, mostly
they are just looking for a product that will last the 12
Another interesting new project, is the delivery of a unique microphone solution month warranty period, they are not considering the
for the teaching spaces at Wellpark College. Gone are the days of traditional cost of replacement.
audio cabling connecting microphones to computers using them to video
conference and record, this system is merely network infrastructure. “Of course, we still have to compete and what we are
offering will rarely look like the cheapest at the time, but
“Clients come to us for innovative solutions that can meet their current and if you look at cost over length of life, then it probably
future needs.” is.”
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beach in Turkey and the Greek Island Lesvos. One of the
The 2018 Westpac Auckland Business Awards - North - West
highlights was visiting Gallipoli and Anzac Cove - very moving to
are in full swing for businesses entering who are looking to profile their
the Australians and kiwis who lost their lives there.
achievements and learn from benchmarking themselves against other
local businesses.
With the recent announcement of the finalists it was exciting to see our
local business community make it as finalists. Congratulations go to:
Foundation One - Finalists in Best Emerging Business.
Glidepath - Finalists in Excellence in Innovation
We wish them well in the next stage of the judging process which will
determine who will reign as category and Supreme Business award
winners, to be announced at the awards gala dinner on the 3rd October
2018.
Lone Pine Cemetery
Lone Pine Cemetery. Early in the battles a solitary pine tree
stood out on the plateau and became known as lone pine.
So, what is the juice in our local business community?
Husband and Wife Team David and Jo Joyce purchased NZ
Marquee Events in October 2017. Coming from a background
of general management in the corporate environment, they
seized the opportunity to do something totally different. They
have a great team that is striving to be one of Auckland’s top
marquee hire company’s. They know what it takes to put on a
high-end event and will work closely with you from start to finish. The Foundation One team
From smaller intimate events and garden parties to the largest
On my final note - I thought I would share the rousing words
David and Jo Joyce of Michael Barnett, CEO Chamber of Commerce who ended the
Awards finalists presentation with these rousing words which resonates
with the West Spirit:
• Associate with firms and people who are positive - it will change
your attitude to life.
• Associate with people who are innovative - it will make you think.
• Associate with people who share your strengths - it will make you
stronger.
• And mix with Julie Stevens
people who enjoy RBA Membership Manager
success - it will give Phone: 021 940664
you people to celebrate julie@rosebankbusiness.co.nz
with.
Helping Business Succeed
Every day you make decisions based on what’s good
for your business. Our membership helps you do that.
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Miada West representative teams and more recently the personal touch with our customers. It
he has had a career in Europe playing is all about providing a more customizable
Under new ownership, New professional American Football. Following a experience to suit all ages and levels of
Premises and a Rebrand career ending injury he became a strength fitness” says BJ and Ruth.
and conditioning coach in the UK. Fast
The Miada West gym training facility has The sessions provided focus on functional
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Advanced for Ford & Holden
Preparing the next generation
Advanced for Ford & Holden is a specialist Auto Dismantler and
Parts Supplier. Their goal is to provide good quality parts for Ford
& Holden owners, that are delivered on time and provide a positive
experience while doing so.
They have been in the business of dismantling Ford & Holden
vehicles for over 40 years and have built up an extensive knowledge
of vehicle parts . “When you deal with us you’re not just buying a
vehicle part, it’s much more than that; we are providing you with our
expertise.”
Len Wrennall opened the Avondale operation 43 years ago and what
has made the business a success is his recognition of the constantly
changing business environment and bringing in expertise as well as SIMBA NZ
continuously upskilling to enable the business to stay at the forefront
of the industry. The other key to their success is their team of 27 From humble beginnings to building a
which includes staff who have on average 7-8 years’ service. global passion in linen
The Simba story started over 4 decades ago from humble
beginnings. The founder Anil Somaia, was an immigrant to
Australia looking for a better life for his family. In his earliest
days, he started selling linen from the back of his car to
laundries in Melbourne. Anil knew the power of exceptional
customer service and the power of delivering to a promise,
the guiding principles of the business today.
SIMBA delivers a unique and pain free textile stock
management solution to their customer base that consists
of laundries, hotels, the DHB’s and aged care facilities.
They supply a range of linen, towels, surgical textiles and
corporate apparel to their clientele in NZ and Australia.
In addition, their global buying strength guarantees
the best value for their customers. With offices in eight
The Advanced for Ford & Holden team
countries globally, they are positioned to source the best in
His son, Jared Wrennall started in the business on the ground level commercial linen and towels.
when fresh out of school in 2000 and has progressed through the
SIMBA Global entered the NZ market in 2015 with the
ranks to management. Jared is preparing to take over the reins
purchase of Commercial Textiles, which is the name they
from his father to run the business operation. “I have a passion for
traded under originally. In 2016 Tytex NZ and in 2017
business and continuing the family legacy in the automotive industry.
Texco NZ (both were based in Rosebank) were also
Going forward, we want to put solid foundations around our people
purchased and in 2017, SIMBA Global amalgamated the NZ
and systems in order to expand our market in the automotive
businesses into one company, SIMBA New Zealand, located
industry. It is critical for our success to embrace training and
at 412 Rosebank Road. They are the largest textile importer
upskilling to enable the business go to the next level,” says Jared.
in the Southern Hemisphere.
Jared was a recent recipient of the Future Proof your Business
“We have gone through the transition of bringing the three
Award. The objective of this award is to upskill business owners
businesses together under one umbrella and our processes
and managers to support their business growth. He was awarded a
and systems are in place. We are now ready and poised for
Finance and Accounting course with the EMA.
growth to deliver on the vison for NZ, which is to provide
Other changes that have been made is the major renovation of their tailored solutions for our customers through high quality
premises in Honan Place which includes the new dispatch area, textiles and unparalleled customer service. The dedicated
as well as offices and call centre for their staff and the customer team of 13 are committed to deliver on our vison of growing
counter area. This provides a modern and fresh environment which the NZ business to being a market leader” says the NZ
is improving efficiencies and comfort for their team and customers. General Manager Chris Brown.
Advanced for Ford & Holden
11 Honan Place, Rosebank Simba New Zealand
Phone: 09 09 829 0629 412 Rosebank Rd, Rosebank
Email: sales@advancedparts.co.nz Phone: 09 820 5302
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McDonald’s West
Auckland
New ownership with a
passion for excellence
Sitendra and Kavita Singh are the new
owners of McDonald’s West Auckland,
which consists of the New Lynn, Lynn
Mall, Kelston and West City stores.
Sitendra studied for a mechanical
engineering degree at the University of
Auckland, and worked as an engineer
for a multinational company specialising
in the food, pharmaceutical and dairy
sector, while Kavita worked in Quality
Assurance in a pharmaceutical company.
Auckland has always been home for the Sitendra Singh, Vika Misa, Sachin Kaintura and Lelava Tanuvasa
family. The couple are family focused
Quality, Service, Cleanliness and Value for their use, although we would be
having two children, a son and a
for our customers. We want to have not extremely grateful if a small donation
daugther, Pranay and Demira.
just a good business but a great one and could be made to the Ronald McDonald’s
After being a shareholder/director of an support our talented team of 200 staff House Charities (RMHC). Donation boxes
engineering company for many years, who are critical to our success,” says are placed at the front counter areas.
Sitendra wanted a change from the Sitendra. Both these stores offer McDelivery via
corporate environment to a family and UBER Eats for your added convenience.
privately-owned business, so took the The New Lynn and Kelston stores are
open 24/7 with a Drive Through, and The Lynn Mall and West City stores are
opportunity to purchase the Masterton
are equipped with a full McCafe and conveniently located within the Lynn Mall
McDonald’s franchise. After 7 years
play place for young children. These and Henderson City Mall respectively.
running the Masterton operation, the
restaurants offer free Wifi and have The stores are open for late nights on
opportunity came up to purchase
meeting and party rooms available. Thursdays and Fridays. The Lynn Mall store
McDonald’s West Auckland. “Auckland
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has always been home for us, so we are
excited to be back and embracing our use in advance and there is no charge
local west community,” says Sitendra.
Stores are located at:
We asked what the company vision is
1 Memorial Dr New Lynn.
going forward? “We have family values
which are reflected in the business Lynnmall City, Great North Rd.
whilst maintaining the highest levels Cnr Great North Rd & West Coast Rd, Kelston.
of professionalism. In addition, we will West City Shopping Centre Catherine St, Henderson.
remain focused on the key pillars of
Servicing anD supporting the Rosebank Community
for over 38 years.
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Haven Advisers working with people to achieve their and medical, house and contents and
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Wilddog Creations The Wild Dogs of Africa are an
endangered species that are so
A journey from an unique in their markings that no two
engineer to a wood dogs have the same markings (like
carver unique fingerprints) much like my
carvings. Hence WildDOG Creations
Local business owner, Hilton Johnson
was born.
shares his journey from engineer to
wood carver. The latest of my craft projects has
been a replica scaled pioneer ox-
A few years ago, my wife and I took
wagon made from African Teak. It
a sabbatical break from the rat race
is 1/10th the size and complete
and travelled back to South Africa, the
with working brake system and
land of my birth. I hadn’t been back
storage boxes. There is something
to Africa for 13 years and it turned into
so satisfying working creatively
an adventure with many twists.
with wood.You can see more of
One day whilst sitting outside our my work on my Facebook Page
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Army Knife and began whittling a hiltonswilddogcreations/
piece of pine 4x2 that I had picked up
On my return to New Zealand I
from the lodgings building site. I was
partnered with my son Ryan and
just passing the time with no particular
started a new business in Avondale
plan for the piece of wood. Without
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5 steps to shape up for summer MEN: 2 cupped handfuls
WOMEN: 1 cupped handful
1. Set a goal Always pick unprocessed, low sugar sources
Before you start, you need to set a goal and you need to
know why you want to achieve this goal. Your “why” is your
DRINK 2-3L OF WATER PER DAY
motivation. Your goal must be specific to your ‘why’, have a time
frame and be measurable. It is also important to ensure your
4. Move more
goal is realistic.
In addition to cleaning up your eating habits, decreasing
your sedentary behaviours plays a major part in your health
2. Get support and fitness journey. We recommend getting a minimum of
Embarking on any health and fitness journey requires support.
8,000-10,000 steps in per day to increase your daily energy
It requires support from those who can influence you the
expenditure. This equates to about 30+ minutes of walking/
most. It requires support from you family, your friends, your
moving per day. If possible, get into the gym at least 3 x week
work colleagues and anyone else that is close to you. Let your
to do some resistance training.
support network know about your goal and your plan to achieve
this goal.
5. Be consistent
Consistency is key. Consistency comes down to four main
3. Clean up your eating habits factors. These are: having an achievable goal, finding support,
Being inconsistent with healthy eating habits will be the number
having a plan and being prepared. Steps 1 through 5 give
1 reason why you fail on a health and fitness journey. So, to
you the framework to be consistent. All you need to do is be
achieve your goal, you must clean up your eating habits. Here
prepared. So, plan to prepare your food in advance and ensure
are some simple habits that are based on improving health and
you have set time aside to decrease your sedentary behaviours.
body composition. Sticking to these habits 80-90% of the time
will help you reach your goals:
EAT EVERY 2 TO 4 HOURS
Find the meal timings that work best for you
EAT VEGETABLES AT EVERY MEAL
Cover at least a third of your plate with vegetables
EAT PROTEIN AT MOST MEALS
MEN: 2 palm size portions per meal
WOMEN: 1 palm size portion per meal
Aim to rotate your sources often
EAT A MIX OF HEALTHY FATS DAILY
ENDOMORPH: 1 portion 3-4 x day
MESOMORPH: 1 portion 2-3 x day
ECTOMORPH: 1 portion 1-2 x day
MEN: 1/2 palm WOMEN: 1 thumb
Aim for a ratio of 1:1:1 between mono, poly and saturated
Written by Phil Kingi - BSR(ExSci), PGDip(ExSci),
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Succession - the or charges to worry about if the existing liabilities stay with the
seller. However, there are other implications to consider here,
importance of including the terms of existing employees and warranties of the
planning ahead. assets you are purchasing.
If the sale is a shares sale (where the company remains in
By Janine Roberts existence and continues to trade as normal), the business
Accounting Associate at Haven itself doesn’t really change in terms of its trading abilities and
name. This type, however, can be riskier than an asset sale as
there is often a need for current tax obligations and/or liabilities
When in the throes of business planning and everyday best
to be dealt with even after the business ownership has been
practice, succession planning hardly ever crosses the mind;
transferred.
it seems too far away to think about, even if you are closer to
retirement than you’d care to admit. But it’s important to start Regardless of the sale type, the succession of a business can
thinking of what you would like your legacy to be when you’re be a huge undertaking, making it crucial to begin planning for
ready to embark on another adventure. this as early as possible. It’s also important to update your
plan every year as goals can change and potential internal
One of the most vital aspects of succession planning is not to
successors can move on. The earlier you seek advice on the
wait until the business is failing or profits are dwindling to make
best way to put a plan in place for overall succession as well as
your exit. Regardless of whether you are passing the reins along
for the anticipated tax implications, the better the outcome will
to the next generation or handpicking an external successor,
be.
you need to ensure that there is value in what you are passing
on to ensure longevity and future success. And if you’re not sure where to start, our advisers at Haven can
help set you up with a plan to make your goals come to fruition.
Aside from making sure the business is in a lucrative position
for forthcoming inheritors, planning your succession early will
also provide you with a transition period in which you can hand
over partial control whilst still being present. With this kind of
phasing, you are also able to pass on important information
from your wealth of knowledge. This kind of planning allows you
to rest assured that your legacy is in good hands.
As we know, any business has its fair share of paperwork and
processes that need to be followed in order to function, be it
internal procedures or external legal requirements. Yes, you As an Accounting Associate at Haven, Janine is
need to ensure that your own inherent knowledge is passed accustomed to working alongside an extensive number of
down, but you also need to place your successor in good stead clients, understanding and delivering customised reports
in terms of finances - the last thing you want is for them to be specific to their industries and requirements, as well as
floundering in a whirlpool of debt and taxation red tape. in ensuring their tax compliance requirements are met.
With her strong reconciliation and analytical skills, Janine
Depending on the circumstance of the sale, there will be provides valuable support to businesses in managing and
different procedures to follow. If the sale is an asset sale (the monitoring results against forecasts and budgets. Phone
sale of both tangible and intangible assets, i.e. machinery and Haven on 0800 700 699
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