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Supporting the smooth operation of our facilities

Understanding all the nooks and crannies of our large and at times complex campus is no easy task, but it’s one that Julian Dendle draws on each day to support the maintenance of our facilities here at Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Canterbury and Te Tai o Poutini West Coast.

Our only draughtsman supporting both regions, Julian’s main focus is maintaining and creating drawings to help our trade staff and contractors locate and maintain building services. Following a secondment in the late 90s and early 2000s, Julian joined the Maintenance and Engineering team again in 2014. Known for quietly but efficiently delivering what’s needed, Facilities and Engineering Manager Terry Walker says he’s often impressed at the ‘record time’ that Julian delivers his work.

“Julian not only knows our campus ‘inside out’, (which is no mean feat with our ongoing changes) but has a genuine interest and care for our campus developments and the improvements they can deliver for us all.”

With Julian’s accurate plans, specialist software and skills he’s often called on by the Operations team to produce drawings outside the normal maintenance definition.

Some of the more unusual requests have been to: › calculate the distance orderlies would have to push patients to relocate the wards to Waipapa › create access route plans for VIPs › develop building entry point plans for Police during Mosque attack lockdown. › support major incident zone plans › and develop a Waipapa flood barrier location plan Keep up the good work Julian and we’re grateful for what you do!

Draughtsman Julian Dendle

Some of the drawings Julian has produced