SUMMER 2020 - COVERING THE IT REQUIREMENTS OF TARANAKI AND BEYOND - Taranaki Chamber of Commerce
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COVERING THE IT
REQUIREMENTS
OF TARANAKI
AND BEYOND.
SUMMER 2020
FROM THE CEO
KIA ORA TE WH NAU!
Arun Chaudhari
CEO
Soaring Above
Greetings, Chamber Family! the Cloud
Christmas is almost here, and we are one of the few nations in the world during the lockdown by advising them regularly of financial and
who will most probably celebrate it as we always did. Retail spending will professional assistance available through various means. Speaking to OurCloud, formerly Naki Cloud, has come a
rise at this time, which will be warmly welcomed by businesses. every single member also helped us build a stronger relationship with long way in a short time. The IT company only
each one.
While domestic spend is likely to increase within New Zealand in the started eight years ago, but in recent years has
summer holidays, it is largely the same money going around within Several regular events inevitably had to be postponed. Notably, the
our national economy. To bring in new money, our business focus has WITT Top Shop Awards were replaced by WITT Love Your Local,
flourished under the entrepreneurial style of
to be on exports. The recently announced Regional Comprehensive which became a hugely successful online initiative to promote local general manager, Eddie Daly.
Economic Partnership (RCEP) includes the Association of South East businesses around our maunga. Although the Business Showcase
Asian Nations (ASEAN) plus its six free trade agreement partners was postponed by a couple of months, it featured a similar number
China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand. This free trade of exhibitors as in previous years. The Young Enterprise Scheme
agreement should encourage Taranaki’s exporters and potential (YES) programme was successfully completed and the TSB Business “We are now a total one-stop living in many places in Australia advised Head Office in Auckland,
exporters to grow new markets. Excellence Awards run by the Chamber were a resounding success. shop,’’ he declared with some and New Zealand, I must say resulting in a loop back to the
pride. “We provide internet, there is something special about South Island hotel, “all within
So far, New Zealand has been exemplary in controlling the spread 2020 went quickly from response to recovery to rebuild mode. In
mobile plans, managed services, the people and the place. The milliseconds!” says Eddie.
of Covid-19. Nonetheless, we cannot be complacent. The situation 2021, the Chamber will continue on rebuilding, with a focus on:
lay fibre (we’ve got our own Taranaki Chamber of Commerce is One success of note was
could change any time, sending our lives into a tailspin at a moment’s
• reducing unemployment, mainly through the Chamber Hub initiative technicians), support all the a good example. They have great overcoming the challenge of
notice. However, proper compliance with the Ministry of Health’s
Microsoft products including people and we were happy to be providing automatic wake-up calls
guidelines will help us contain the dreaded virus. • working collaboratively with stakeholders in line with our
Office 365 and provide full IT a sponsor of the new Bell Block to guests in hotels.
regional strategy
2020, as the year of the pandemic, has been a trying one. We lived a services for our customers. hub for the Chamber.’’ “We designed, wrote and
veritable Groundhog Day in April and May, when the lockdown made • growing and connecting Taranaki businesses “Previously the gap in our Eddie says Covid-19 presented implemented software that
each day tediously changeless. But we’ve survived the worst, and as the service was in mobiles, but challenges for OurCloud, but ensures the guest gets a call at
And as we enter a new year with new hope, let us look forward to a
year has whizzed by, the hours fell short to do all that we had planned to! now we can offer plans that are there was also some positives to the requested time, but if the
rewarding 2021, and also look out for those who have not been so
competitive with anyone and with come out of it. guest doesn’t pick up, the system
Amongst the most rewarding aspects of 2020 for the Taranaki lucky. Kia kaha Taranaki!
less onerous terms. On top of that, “On a day-to-day basis we will automatically ring you again
Chamber was to be able to help our members and local businesses
Arohanui we offer fully-supported monthly receive between 30-35 calls; then 5 minutes later, and if the guest
packages. Our model is simple: lockdown came and we went to still hasn’t picked up after a third
we very much offer bespoke 180 calls for the day. Everyone time, the system calls reception
WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS solutions. You won’t hear us say now wanted to work from home. and tells them the room number,
• ABB • Stumble Inn • Legal Plus • Scottie’s Freelance Services ‘no, we can’t do it’. We can do the The beauty of our phone system the lack of response and the need
• Ara Ake • Eat a Rainbow • Leighs Construction • Shining Peak Brewing lot and it’s all on one account. is that customers can just pick to check.’’
• Ate Fortyone • ESSENCE Beauty & Massage • Livingstone Building • Skin on Forty-Five “Best of all, we offer 24/7 up their work phone and plug It was just one small, but
• Bach on Breakwater Café • Fast Fox • MODN Living • Splendor Gear support and it’s a person picking in at home and it works. As innovative addition to the hotel’s
& Restaurant • Fisher Taranaki Aluminium • New Wave Ultrasound • Taranaki Women’s Health up the phone, even better, it’s a we were deemed an essential services which has meant no
• Bees-r-us Window and Doors • Nicola Douglas Acupuncture • The Collaboration
Taranaki person!’’ service during lockdown we just more problems from missed
• ChemDry Taranaki • Fortius Group • Pet Essentials New Plymouth • Tucker Media
• Yonder HQ Eddie joined the company continued working, with the wake-up calls!
• David Patten, Barrister • General Compression • Property Brokers New Plymouth
• Zen & Stone three-and-a-half years ago and exception of some onsite projects. OurCloud does a lot of auditing
• Dreams Beauty Therapy • Goodwill Law • RCP
the growth of the business has “We have just finished of systems and will only be too
• Drive It • Intent Group • RiskNZ
been exponential since he was implementing all the technology happy to apply their expertise to
appointed general manager, for the Green School, and re- your environment.
although he modestly prefers instigated the networks at OurCloud is a typically proud
TARANAKI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
to share the credit with the McKechnies after the fire. That Taranaki company these days.
Chamber House, 42 Egmont Street, PO Box 2, New Plymouth 4340 I PH: +64 6 759 9080 I FAX: +64 6 759 9145 I www.taranakichamber.co.nz
OurCloud team. was a big job but it’s now back up Owned and operated locally, all
CEO BARA & EVENTS COORDINATOR Cameron Twigley – BTW Company There is no doubt though that and running better than ever.’’ of the profits stay here and the
Arun Chaudhari Michelle Brennan David Leuthart - Timberco OurCloud is also making its company is a generous supporter
the significant shift in attitude he
ceo@taranakichamber.co.nz I 027 279 5161 michelle@taranakichamber.co.nz I 021 710 950 Gaylene Findlay – BDO Taranaki
Shane Devlin – Graphix instilled has been a huge factor. mark nationally. One recent of many good causes.
PARTNERSHIP MANAGER ADMINISTRATOR
Maura Young Julia Collins Hayden Wano – Tui Ora He does acknowledge that the example was redesigning a real-
maura@taranakichamber.co.nz I 021 284 0062 julia@taranakichamber.co.nz Campbell Third – TSB extra emphasis he placed on time communication system for a
Deborah Tawa – Beach Street Motel Apartments
MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR YOUNG ENTERPRISE SCHEME COORDINATOR Miaana Patene – Govett Quilliam
providing the best service ethos New Zealand-wide hotel chain.
Andréa Styles Katja Eager Grace Wesolowska – GW Consulting Ltd possibly created a new ‘can-do’ “Originally, we were asked how
astyles@taranakichamber.co.nz I 021 778 621 katja@taranakichamber.co.nz I 021 170 2477
EDITOR culture. to upgrade the phone solution
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR EMPLOYMENT PROJECT COORDINATOR Gordon Brown - Get it write! “We now have 15 staff here and in a South Island location. The
Rosie George Brad Kisby | 021 471 320 www.writingservicesltd.co.nz
rosie@taranakichamber.co.nz the intentions are to grow even system talked to OurCloud Tier 3
ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT DESIGN & PRINT
EVENTS COORDINATOR Kirsty Gudopp more. I love Taranaki and after Datacentre in Taranaki and then
Graphix I www.graphix.co.nz
Jessica Parker CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS
jessica@taranakichamber.co.nz I 021 821 262 Chair – Daniel Fleming TO ADVERTISE IN THIS MAGAZINE
King and Queen Hotel Suites Contact: admin@taranakichamber.co.nz
Visit ourcloud.nz to find out more.
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Upskill yourself
or your team
Bite-sized, part-time and full-time study options.
You can upskill with one course or a full programme.
Choose from over 100 stand-alone courses, and over 65
degrees, diplomas and certificates.
CHOOSE THE RIGHT COURSE FOR YOU: MARCELS, FROM BELGIUM TO TARANAKI
• Accounting • Health Care Assistant*
• Administration • Horticulture
IT COULD BE DESCRIBED AS A easier and step back from the day-to- since year dot, and along the way we’ve
• Agriculture • Hospitality Management NEW LOVE AFFAIR THAT STARTED MORE day running of the business. Livewire had a great opportunity to grow and
• Art & Design • Human Resource Management THAN 20 YEARS AGO IN GERMANY Natalie Inns, who was steeped in the develop our people.
• Automotive • Information Technology AND CONTINUES TO THIS DAY corporate world of Auckland, was
Perhaps not surprisingly, Ingrid says she
• Beauty Therapy • Leadership & Management* IN TARANAKI. MARCEL NAENEN, appointed CEO of the business. Ingrid
couldn’t be happier with the way Natalie
• Business Information Systems • Maanaki Marae A CLEVER BELGIAN INVENTOR is still a director and shareholder, while
is running the business. “It was hard at
HAD PERFECTED THE ULTIMATE Marcel returned to Belgium where most
• Business & Management • Make-up & Skincare first though. It took me a while to get
COMMERCIAL CREPE-MAKING of his family still live.
• Civil Engineering • Mechanical Engineering used to it. Ingrid recalls the early days
MACHINE AND WAS DISPLAYING IT
Natalie puts the story neatly into clearly.
• Computing & IT • Nursing AT AN INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR
context. “This is a family business and
• Construction (Carpentry) • Operations & Production IN DUSSELDORF. Marcel and I didn’t know anything about
the legacy from Belgium that Marcel
• Construction Management Management New Zealand, Noel wanted to know if
Marcel’s wife Ingrid Vercammen was and Ingrid brought with them through
• Pest Operations we could make pancakes, but Marcel
• Cookery / Chef Skills assisting when a visiting baker from their crepes and pancakes, remains the
and I just looked at each other ‘what are
• English Language • Plumbing, Drainlaying & faraway Manaia in New Zealand called core of the business. Every day we strive
Gasfitting pancakes?’. We’d never heard of them,’’
• Engineering (Diploma) Noel Yarrow stopped to chat. He was on to really live our mission of ‘Pancakes
she laughs.
• Project Management the lookout for new products to add to Make Life Happier!’ The quality of the
• Engineering (Degree) NEW Ingrid says Noel told them they should
• Supply Chain Management NEW his range and was interested.Marcel and products has never been compromised,
• Engineering (Trade) Ingrid were looking for a change in life nor will it.’’ Few would argue with that. set up business in Taranaki, but Manaia,
• Te Reo Māori*
• Fitness (Exercise)* and wanted to move out of Europe. They where he was based, was too small and
During the last three years, the
• Food & Beverage Service *Also available in were travelling to Sydney to demonstrate we should look at New Plymouth.
company’s growth has been exponential.
(Barista)* South Taranaki. his machine to Woolworths. Naturally
“We had 30% growth last year and the They did and the two of them bought the
• Forestry Harvesting Noel suggested they should set up in
same the year before that. Now (after land at Corbett Rd where the company
• Foundation Studies* New Zealand instead. The rest, as they
Covid) we are looking at 20%.’’ That is still situated, got themselves an
say, was history.
• Hairdressing* success means staff numbers have gone accountant and a lawyer and returned
Within 12 months, Marcel and Ingrid up by 35%. In three years. home to Belgium to sell up.
set up Van Dyck’s Fine Foods in their
“Covid’s been hard because we have They soon led the market in New
present location on Corbett Rd in Bell
a very high percentage of food service Zealand in introducing gluten-free
Block. That was 20 years ago and they
customers and many of them were hard crepes, the only ones producing them all
continue to sell their products like . . .
hit. So we had to accelerate our retail those years ago.
hotcakes!
strategy. That meant increasing sales
Ingrid has no regrets about the shift to
Three years ago Ingrid and Marcel and distribution to supermarkets in New
the other side of the world. “I love it
decided it was time to take things Zealand and Australia and we focused
here, why would I go back? Look what’s
really strongly on that, which helped,’’
happening over in Europe with Covid.
explains Natalie.
I’m in the right place.’’
“We’ve retained a lot of The love affair continues. Taranaki has
our people who been good for Van Dyck Fine Foods and
Book a free career chat online have been Taranaki is much the better for having
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TARANAKI INSTRUMENT SERVICES RICHARD KROGH
IT WAS A NIGHT TO REMEMBER 2020 MAYORAL AWARD RECIPIENT
TARANAKI MAYORAL AWARD FOR BUSINESS
EXCELLENCE WINNER – RICHARD KROGH
SUPREME BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARD (TSB) WINNER - TARANAKI INSTRUMENT SERVICES
IT WILL BE A GOOD QUIZ QUESTION surprised. “It’s been a team effort. In my based in the Far North.
FOR YEARS TO COME: WHAT DO TOM time as a manager at Powerco I surrounded
As a director and chairman he has sought to
CRUISE AND RICHARD KROGH HAVE myself with really good people. At
THE DEVON HOTEL BALLROOM our bank manager and our accountant and receiving awards all night, Terry had his build a strong governance and management
IN COMMON? THE ANSWER: BOTH governance level it is really about working
HAS SELDOM LOOKED BETTER. really, our staff, without all of them this own take on that. team to maximise the value of the
ARE RECIPIENTS OF THE TARANAKI for the stakeholders.
MORE THAN 300 PEOPLE PACKED wouldn’t have been achievable. “We are companies for all stakeholders.
“I’d like to say Covid has been fantastic MAYORAL AWARD.
INTO IT ON SATURDAY THE 14TH one team, so let’s celebrate the night,’’ he “I feel very privileged to get this award. It’s a
for us. We have had staff subsidies, a More recently, he has worked with a
OF NOVEMBER FOR THE 2020 TSB said. They did, and in style. Tom earned his prestigious Mayoral Award long time since I last was given an award, I
$30,000 interest free loan, $5,000 from number of others in the region to advocate
TARANAKI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE in 2003, when he starred in The Last think it was for fifth form metalwork at Boys’
The jovial mood of the evening was set by Venture Taranaki . . . we’ve never had for Taranaki at a central governance level to
BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS. Samurai film, which was a box office hit High!’’
comedian Mark Hadlow and he frequently it so good. Of course I’m very sorry for ensure that Taranaki continues to maximise
AND WHAT A NIGHT IT WAS. world-wide. It was filmed exclusively in
had the audience roaring with laughter. people who have lost their jobs, if they Here is Phil Nixon’s speech: its economic potential, for the region, and
Taranaki and Tom and the film’s producer
It will forever be etched in the mind of the He started by giving a real-life example come and see me I’ll give them some. also for New Zealand.
Paula Wagner shared the award. Since then Our recipient commenced his career in
directors and staff of Taranaki Instrument of how not to avoid the potential health a long list of luminaries have received the Taranaki as a General Manager for Powerco He is an electrical engineer, a chartered
”I’ve been in the industry for 40 years
Services [TIS], who was the big winner of and safety obstacles coming on to the award and Richard Krogh is the latest to join in 2000, later taking up the role of Chief member of Engineering New Zealand and
and I know no one succeeds in business
the night. As well as winning the Supreme stage by falling flat on his face. He was one of the world’s most exclusive clubs. Executive of the company between 2005 is a chartered member of the Institute of
unless they’ve got good staff and
Award, TIS scooped the pool by winning the perfect combination of formality and and 2011. He was involved with the Directors.
support.’’ Top Taranaki businessman Richard Krogh
several other categories, including the humour. numerous acquisitions that saw Powerco
Health and Safety, Service and Large It was a speech only Terry could have got was a popular choice for the Taranaki
He wasn’t the only one to have the grow to the second largely electricity and gas
Business Excellence awards. away with, especially with the occasional Mayoral Award at the TSB Taranaki About the Taranaki Mayoral Award
audience laughing. Perhaps not distribution business in New Zealand, where
naughty word, but then only Terry would Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence First awarded in 2002, it is supported
General manager Chris Watson had to unexpectedly, the Hospitality Excellence it is still largely based in New Plymouth.
be wearing his full-length tuxedo with Awards. by all four councils in the region; New
make the long walk to the stage every category winner was Nice Hotel, which Since leaving Powerco, he has worked at a
tails – and jeans. The three Mayors, Neil Holdom (NP), Neil Plymouth, Stratford and South Taranaki
time TIS was announced as the winner. meant the irrepressible Mine Host Terry governance level within Taranaki and further
He started pretty much every acceptance After the awards were finished, many Volzke (Stratford), and Phil Nixon (STDC) District Councils and the Taranaki
Parkes was let loose with the microphone. afield. Presently he is the chair of Port
speech by admitting he was more danced the night away to the stylish along with TRC chairman David MacLeod Regional Council. The award recognises
He impressed by giving a fluent mihi in te Taranaki, chair of PKW Farms, and a director
surprised than the last time. As the night sounds of Neil Penno from Taranaki were unanimous in their choice of Richard sustained leadership and contribution
reo “how’d you like that?’ he asked, to be of First Gas Limited group of companies,
wore on, the celebrations from the TIS Sound Hire’s band “Easy’. It was that sort as the winner for 2020. On the night Phil, as to Taranaki by a leader in the business
met by spontaneous applause. which include Rockgas and Ahuroa gas
tables understandably got louder. of night. chairman of the forum, made a speech in community. Their leadership creates
Until Terry’s appearance on stage, storage.
which clue after clue was woven through his growth and opportunities for all Taranaki
Chris said there was one word to describe Covid-19 was invariably mentioned as words as to who the identity could be, only He was acting Chief Executive of Firstgas businesses and promotes Taranaki as
how he felt: ‘shocked’. “I’ll be totally an ongoing challenge for many in the to give the name right at the end. during its formation. He is also chair of Top a region with outstanding capabilities –
honest, I didn’t expect this. I must thank business community, by those giving and Energy and Ngwaha Generation which are like no other!
For his part, Richard seemed genuine
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CATEGORY A CATEGORY C
Environmental Excellence Award (NPDC)
Winner – IncaFé Organic Coffee
Large Business Excellence Award (OMV) Medium Business Excellence Award (Velocite) Business Continuity Excellence Award (TEMO)
Winner – Taranaki Instrument Services Winner – Safe Business Solutions Winner – Coronation Lodge Rest Home
Brand and Marketing Excellence Award (tgm)
Winner – The HTL Group
Health and Safety
Excellence Award
(Port Taranaki)
Winner – Taranaki
Instrument Services
Innovation Excellence Award (Massey University)
Small Business Excellence Award (Venture Taranaki) Winner – Job Hop
Winner – Wai Comply Ltd
CATEGORY B
Employer of Choice Excellence Award (STDC)
Winner – Safe Business Solutions
Manufacturing or Engineering Excellence Award (WITT) Technology Excellence Award (OurCloud)
Winner – Whitaker Civil Engineering Winner – New Wave Ultrasound Hospitality Excellence Award (PIHMS) Not for Profit Excellence Award (The Wheelhouse)
Winner – Nice Hotel Winner – Central Taranaki Blue Light
Service Excellence Award (Legal Solutions)
Winner – Taranaki Instrument Services
2020 TSB TARANAKI
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
BUSINESS EXCELLENCE
AWARDS.
Trades Excellence Award (G.J.Gardner Homes) New and Emerging Business Excellence Award (MSD)
Winner – NP Auto Electrical Winner – New Wave Ultrasound
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OUR SINCERE THANKS TO OUR VALUED PARTNER AND SPONSORS
PRINCIPAL PARTNER
CATEGORY SPONSORS
Thank you
Safe Business Solutions (SBS) is humbled to have won both the 2020 TSB Taranaki Chamber
of Commerce Employer of Choice and Medium Business Excellence Awards. 2020 has been
a challenging year and like many small to medium sized businesses we had to adapt to a new
operating environment. While SBS is proud of what we accomplished this year, we would be
remiss if we did not thank those that made it possible.
Our first THANK YOU must go to our outstanding SBS team. Their ability to adapt while continuing
to service our customers at the highest level was the key to our success. Their integrity,
professional knowledge and dedication to customer service is what makes us SBS.
Our second THANK YOU is to our customers. Their continued trust in our Health and Safety,
Human Resource Consulting and Recruitment expertise make coming to work each day a pleasure
for us. We know our customers have choices and are proud that they have chosen SBS as their
business partner.
Our final THANK YOU is to New Zealand and especially the Taranaki community. In a year that we
had to band together in a way that we have never done before, we rose to the challenge. SBS is
proud to be a Taranaki-based business with clients New Zealand wide.
EVENT PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS
HEALTH | SAFETY | HR | RECRUITMENT
www.safebusiness.co.nz
Freephone: 0508 424 723
Pantone 116 C
TGMJ008637
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Livingstone Building is now in its eighth
year of operation in Taranaki, which is
more than enough time to have served its
apprenticeship and be accepted as the
truly Taranaki company it is.
COMMITTED TO TARANAKI BUILDING
EXCELLENCE Livingstone's built the new, and
Talking to Blake, a few things quickly highly successful rooftop bar at
become clear. “One thing that’s The Good Home, New Plymouth.
imprinted in all of us is building
excellence. What that means to us
is getting the best results for our THE FUTURE expressed a desire to return. “The company
employees, our community and clients. “There’s a huge amount of construction wanted to support my goal, we just needed
That’s a mantra we live by and breathe going on in Taranaki for the next three the substance of a contract, so when it
every day. “The majority of our work is years at least, so there’s plenty of came our way I was told if I went back
in the commercial sector but we don’t challenges and plenty of opportunities,’’ home and could develop the opportunities
pigeon-hole ourselves. We happily do says Blake. Confirmed projects in the further, they’d set up a branch there.’’ The
residential because we are a diverse region include the Yarrow Stadium rest, as they say, was history.
company with diverse skills in our staff. rebuild, the Taranaki Base Hospital “It was a classic case of the mentoring
That striving for excellence is not done extension, the community pools in and coaching they provided. I wasn’t left
in isolation. Hand in hand are the family Stratford, the community library in out to dry, I had plenty of support and
values that come with the business. Hawera to name just a few. That’s just was allowed to develop as a person. “I
“Livingstone offered the support and had one reason why Livingstone Building has look back on the last eight years and
the foundations in place when I started always invested in youth. now, with 32 staff, an office, a strong
with them 12 years ago. One of the things “We believe in carrying apprentices and presence in Taranaki, and a sustainable
that really attracted me was the fact it we always have four of five in our Taranaki business model, we’ve achieved more
was owned and operated by the family. team. “They are all recruited locally, through than I ever would have thought possible.
“They really support, coach and mentor the various secondary schools we have
their people starting in the industry. It also “Now I mentor the staff and manage
relationships with throughout the region. projects and make sure I manage
provides opportunities for staff to grow We support them with our own company
and develop. “You are always encouraged those all-important relationships. I also
in-house Training and Technical Advisor. “We communicate a lot with Hamilton and let
to grow as individuals and that is still very offer a full service, from design to build and
much the case today.’’ them know how they can support us.
management services. We’ve got a lot of
experience and our own Quantity Surveying Blake Morgan (L)
The Livingstone's Taranaki team consists of Project Managers, Quantity Surveyors, carpenters and local Apprentices. THEIR CLIENTS team and site managers. “Even If a client has Regional Manager,
Livingstone Building has an impressive an idea scribbled on a piece of paper we’re New Plymouth.
list of Taranaki clients and projects. happy to develop their idea right through to
EVERYONE IN NEW ZEALAND IS brings us neatly to Livingstone Building having the support and expertise of our Stratford’s Maryann Residential Care the finished product.
WELL AWARE OF THE HUGE EFFECT Taranaki. company.’’ Home and Hospital was the first of
many. The most recent was the new “We’ve done a lot of work in the oil and
COVID-19 HAS HELD ON US ALL. EVEN
Taranaki Regional manager Blake Morgan Livingstone Building has grown to have McDonald’s at Bell Block. gas sector as well and there is still a lot
THOUGH WE HAVE DONE SO MUCH
is a Taranaki man through and through and branches in Waikato, Bay of Plenty of work there. In my opinion, construction
BETTER THAN MOST COUNTRIES IN Incidentally, Livingstone has a close
he’s proud of the business he runs. “We and Auckland, as well as Taranaki. is one of the best industries anyone can
THE WORLD, THE IMPACT ON MANY association with the fast food giant and
know some people think of us as outsiders, The catalyst for the establishment of a work in because there is so much growth
BUSINESSES HAS BEEN DEVASTATING. since 1993 it has built approximately 80
because Livingstone was founded in Te Taranaki branch came in 2013 when it and so many opportunities.’’
SADLY, SOME CLOSED THEIR DOORS per cent of all new McDonald’s stores in “They’ve been only too happy to do
Awamutu, but that was 70 years ago. won the contract to build the Maryanne
FOREVER. THEY COULDN’T SURVIVE the country. that. They’ve got 70 years of history and
“We are a local business that’s been here Rest Home in Stratford, explains Blake. BLAKE’S STORY
THE LOCKDOWN AND DOWNTURN IN experience which we can tap into and
for eight years now. We hire local people Others clients include Fonterra, “I’ve been with the company for 10 years
BUSINESS, DESPITE GENEROUS WAGE “I was working in Hamilton at the time, that is one big reason why we’ve been
from the local community and we actively the Ministry of Education, St John now. After leaving New Plymouth Boys
SUBSIDIES HANDED OUT BY THE there was one other employee and me so successful here. “I do what I say I’m
support those Taranaki communities. Ambulance, Marinoto Rest Home in High School I did a national diploma in
GOVERNMENT. who both wanted to be back working in going to do. If anyone, whether they be a
“We’ve been here since 2013 and we’re Taranaki and that’s how we came to be Inglewood, Spotswood College and New construction and quantity surveying at
One of the upshots of that has been potential client, contractor or someone
no outsiders. All of our 32 staff were where we are today. “So the two of us, Plymouth Girls’ High School to name just the Waikato Institute of Technology. “I
the subsequent “Buy Local” campaign wanting a job, they are welcome to
hired in Taranaki and live in Taranaki. shifted back ‘home’ and were living and a few. “One of the foundations for our spent the first four years of my career
which the Taranaki Chamber of contact me directly,’’ says Blake.
We also established a permanent office working here. Stratford was delivered success lies in our relationship with our with Livingstone Building in Hamilton. I’m
Commerce is championing. It makes clients. So much of our ongoing business happily married with two children, and
at 447 Devon Street East in Strandon. on time and within budget and was
sense. It is something the Taranaki is based on having ongoing relationships the family values the company has were CONTACT: BLAKE MORGAN
We’re here to stay,’’ he says. completed in 48 weeks. “Along the way
business community has long valued, that work for everyone. The amount of very similar to mine. Regional Manager
we picked up a carpenter, Matt Sturmer,
but in recent months the concept has That passion comes from deep down and work became so much, that in 2015 Livingstone Building
who was from Stratford, and he is still “When the company was contacted by
grown exponentially, with the three for good reason. “I went to New Plymouth Livingstone Building established the
with us now, as a project manager.’’ architect Bill Jackson to see if we were (021) 681 015
district councils in the region also urging Boys’ High School as a boarder. I married office in Devon St. Before that we would
Taranaki businesses to support each a Taranaki woman and our children go to The company has invested heavily in the interested in tendering for the Maryanne blakem@lbl.co.nz
just be site based depending on where Rest Home job in Stratford, the company
other. It means people are more aware school here. “Our team understands the region since it moved here, not only in we were working. 447 Devon St East,
than ever of just who is local – which region. We’re all committed to the region terms of staff, vehicles, machinery but also immediately thought of me, because they
New Plymouth 4312
but we also have the added advantage of in its office premises in New Plymouth. knew I was from Taranaki and I had often
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pftaranaki@trc.govt.nz
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schools.Register
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