WIRED June 2021 Issue 61 by fencingcontractorsnz

WIRED ISSUE 61 / JUNE 2021

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In this issue FCNZ News 7 10 12

The Board Blog

FCNZ Member Survey Results

FCNZ Board nomination period open

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Industry & Innovation 14 17 18 21 22 24

Stockade staples – durable by design

Summit’s SoloNet demonstration proves a hit at Fencing Best Practice Day Revolution Netmaster – making netting installation easy

Delfast – service that is second to none

Get more out of your post driver with a Kyne Post Driver Base

Canopy and orchard work no problem for the Revolution Xtenda HORT

Feature: Animal Enclosures

26 29 30 33

The master of the yards

Stockyard design winning over Marlborough farmers Need to control a herd of elephants? Gallagher has got it covered High-level workmanship speaks for itself

Training & Events 34 39 42 46

Fencing Contractors NZ 2021 Conference and Annual General Meeting High calibre workmanship exemplified at Best Practice Days

Speed and precision on display at the 2021 New Zealand Rural Games

Business, Safety & Environment 48 50 56 58 61

The tutor’s perspective

Showcasing the Primary Industries to the next generation

Incidents? Nobody seems to want to talk about incidents

To get ahead in 2021, you can’t just go with the flow The Next Level: Boost your bottom line with wellbeing and technology

The importance of having a rest

Our People 62 65 66

Nick Liefting: Half a century of fencing dedication Shane on the Wire A wife’s tale

Disclaimer: WIRED takes all due care in the preparation of this magazine but is not responsible or liable for any mistakes or omissions. Articles that appear in WIRED do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Fencing Contractors NZ. WIRED welcomes contributions but reserves the right to edit.

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Editor: Heather Kawan heather@fencingcontractors.co.nz 027 432 2033

Advertising & Subscriptions: Jeanette Miller admin@fencingcontractors.co.nz 021 767 759

Graphic Design: dkdesignstudio.nz

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President's Report Welcome to the latest edition of WIRED magazine. We hope you are enjoying the refreshed layout. Winter is upon us, going from working in dry hard conditions, to in some places wet and very slippery on top. Most of the country is in need of rain and the weather gives us all something to complain about, although completely out of our control. FCNZ recently held two successful Best Practice Days in the South Island; one in Benmore organised and hosted by Board Member Stephen Mee with demonstrator Simon Fuller, and one in Palmerston arranged by Nick Terry. Thank you to the team that set these events up: Stephen, Nick and his team, Simon, Mike and Noksee – a lot of work goes on behind the scenes to make these events happen and

it is very much appreciated. I’d also like to thank our Partners that make a huge effort to come and support the industry and showcase their equipment. The AGM and Conference is next on our event agenda, we are looking forward to catching up with some familiar faces and we’d love to meet some new faces, so lock it in and make your way to the Bay of Islands for a few days of fun. Remember all Board Members welcome feedback and ideas. So please don’t hesitate to get in touch. Phil

Phil Cornelius

Our Mission To increase the profile of fencing as a recognised profession and encourage a high level of workmanship through knowledge and standards. WIRED MAGAZINE

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The Board Blog The February lockdown put a halt to the Board’s planned two-day workshop and a new date was set for 30-31 March.

2021 Events Where you’ll find Fencing Contractors NZ and/or our amazing partner companies around the country in the coming months... 16-19

The Agenda contained a number of topics that are highly pressing for the Association.

National Fieldays Mystery Creek, Waikato fieldays.co.nz

AUGUST

Discussions included:

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• Continued growth of the Association’s membership, retention and associated costs of running the Association

SEPTEMBER

• Goal setting and strategizing

• Budget review for 2020/2021 and the creation of the 2021/2022 Budget

• Resourcing requirements for delivery of Association goals • Review of partnership structure

• Developing resources to create a knowledge package for third party organisations promoting the benefits of industry best practice and the use of Certified Fencers • Fencing qualifications and the NZQA career pathway, including apprenticeship scheme concepts • A review of the Certification process to help allow growth, including auditing • Conference August 2021

FCNZ 2021 AGM & Conference Bay of Islands

Security & Commercial Fencing Best Practice Day Waikato

Horticulture Fencing Best Practice Day Bay of Plenty

Best Practice Day Gisborne

Best Practice Day Hawke’s Bay

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The two-day workshop was held at Gallagher’s Head Office in Hamilton, with their facilities and hospitality much appreciated.

BEST PRACTICE DAYS

• Review of Best Practice Days: costs, topics and increased member attendance To be honest we ran short on time and there are many topics left to address.

SURVEY In February we put out an online industry survey to members and had a very good response, with 161 returns. Those who have provided their contact details with their returned form will be obtaining relevant information from the survey. It provided a number of interesting insights and helped greatly with feedback for the Association and our planning.

WIRED The Board are extremely pleased with the renewed direction of the WIRED magazine, due to the foresight and application of our Operations Manager Heather, with advertising support from Jeanette who does our administration. This issue you will see a livestock handling feature and you will see future interest articles that will expand into the commercial, residential, horticultural structures and viticulture industries that many of us are part of. Recent efforts have been made to review and reduce the cost of the WIRED, with postage itself being a large cost. WIRED MAGAZINE

Interestingly the survey supported a high preference for a printed magazine. We are also looking into distribution through other means to promote the industry.

SUPPORT ROLES With a membership of nearly 500 members and a Board that have their own businesses to contend with, the job descriptions of our support people have been reviewed. Amongst important tasks to be targeted we have identified is the need for a marketing/ communications role to work with available media sources to promote the Association and industry, plus a role which would focus on lobbying on behalf of the industry. See page 9 for details on the Marketing and Communications Manager vacancy.

CONFERENCE Donna, Heather and Debbie have been working on the Conference in the Bay of Islands which was postponed last year due to COVID. Details on the 2021 Conference programme and activities can be found on page 34. Registrations are now open via our website: www.fcanz.co.nz

The FCNZ Board was again well represented at the latest Fencing Best Practice Days in Southland and Palmerston. Stephen Mee organised and hosted the Southland day, alongside demonstrator Simon Fuller, with Stephen, Phil Cornelius and Mike Renner all in attendance at the Palmerston Best Practice Day, hosted and demonstrated by Nick Terry and his Custom Fencing crew.

The Board have been working on securing the dates for the Best Practice Days to be held in the North Island in the second half of the year.

FIELDAYS Several of the Board are planning on being at National Fieldays and present at some of our Gold Partner sites at certain times in the day. The June e-newsletter will have further details. Don’t forget to visit the Fencing Competition area run by NZFC and watch the Golden Pliers by WIREMARK® and Fieldays Silver Spades championships. ISSUE 61 / JUNE 2021

JOB VACANCY TUTOR – FENCING The role NorthTec invites applications for the role of Tutor to coordinate and assist with the delivery of the New Zealand Certificate in Fencing Levels 3 and 4. This is a fixed-term full-time position for 12 months based in Northland or another location by mutual agreement. Our ideal candidate will have a sound knowledge of the industry, strong overall fencing skills, be a Fencing Contractors NZ Certified fencer, or be prepared to work towards this accreditation. NorthTec’s fencing programme has cohorts of students spread across the country from Oamaru to Northland. Due to the vast delivery of this course, this role has a strong coordination aspect therefore excellent communication skills, and strong organisation, planning and time management skills are essential. Skills, Experience and Attributes: • Trade qualification or industry experience in Fencing, Agriculture and / or Construction is essential • Experience in teaching or training adults • Hold or be willing to obtain an adult teaching qualification • A good range of Fencing experience including electric, post and batten, techno, and timber and rails. • Passionate about Fencing and about passing your skills and knowledge onto others

• Can work well within a team and independently • Be well organised with excellent time management skills • Be competent with using computers to complete basic tasks • Be willing to greet people in Māori and pronounce Māori words properly • Have a minimum understanding of Māori culture but be active in supporting activities • A full clean Driver Licence

Staff Benefits: • On-going professional development opportunities • Nine weeks annual leave pro rata • Great work-life balance Applications for this position need to be submitted via the NorthTec Careers Website www.careers.northtec.ac.nz/home and must be received by close of business, Tuesday 6 July 2021. If you are interested in joining our organisation to teach fencing at one of our delivery sites across New Zealand, please register your interest by emailing your CV with your full contact details to the People Operations Team – Careers@northtec.ac.nz. More about NorthTec NorthTec is committed to developing Northland and its people through tertiary education. NorthTec is the region’s largest provider of tertiary education, with campuses and learning centres in Whangārei and across Northland in addition to over 60 community based delivery points. NorthTec remains the only Tertiary Education Institute (TEI) based north of Auckland that provides programmes from foundation to degree level. The region’s gentle climate, relaxed lifestyle and unbounded opportunities continue to attract people from around the world to Northland’s spectacular rural and coastal surroundings. Te Tai Tokerau Wānanga, He kuratini whakatangata, whakakaha hāpori hoki He kuratini e taea ai koe te ako i ngā āhuatanga e whai mahi ai

Communications & Marketing Manager Vacancy Fencing Contractors NZ is an industry organisation that supports and benefits the fencing industry of New Zealand. During the past 10 years the Association has established a solid foundation and steadily grown membership year on year to our current level of over 400 rural, residential, commercial, civil, security, horticulture and viticulture fencing contracting firms. Total membership exceeds 500 members and continues to grow. We have an exciting opportunity for a Communications & Marketing Manager to support Fencing Contractors NZ and its governing Board, through the promotion of Fencing Contractors NZ to our membership, the wider NZ fencing industry and to central and local Government, Environmental Agencies and local Iwi. Working closely with the Operations Manager, the Communications & Marketing Manager will work on all aspects of marketing and communications, to drive brand awareness, member engagement and business growth. The primary responsibility for the Communications & Marketing Manager will be writing and producing content for member communications, our quarterly magazine WIRED, and a range of other external publications. Equally as important will be the content management and digital marketing on our website, Facebook, and Instagram pages. Liaison with the external media and providing press releases on topical issues will round out this role.

THE ROLE • Enhance the engagement of all stakeholders including members, corporate partners, affiliates and local government • Identify new opportunities to increase the positive profile of Fencing Contractors NZ • Develop and maintain a database of contacts

• Hunt, source and write content for collateral (excellent grammar/spelling/structure) • Uncover stories, gather testimonials and possible PR opportunities

• Execute marketing initiatives and campaigns for Fencing Contractors NZ • Assist in event planning, promotion and delivery • Manage social media channels

• Conduct market research and present findings

• Manage projects from inception through to delivery and review The ideal candidate will:

• Have a sound knowledge of the NZ fencing industry

• Have excellent writing and editorial and oral communication skills • A good working knowledge of Microsoft suite of programmes

• Experience in the management of website and social media content

• Have excellent time management skills with an ability to be organised and work to deadlines • Demonstrate excellent organisational skills and attention to detail

• Be able to work collaboratively within a diverse team and to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders • Have the right to work in New Zealand

This is a part time position (10-15 hours per week) and is expected to be carried out from the individual’s own home, from any location in New Zealand. Remuneration will be based on the experience of the successful applicant. All applications should be submitted via: seek.co.nz/job/52341543

How many years has your business been operating?

Member

Survey Results

30+ years

11%

The results were enlightening for the Board and Operations team – many of the survey responses were referred to during our latest strategy session and helped the Board identify areas for development and review. We’ve shared a few of the results here, with those members who participated in the survey to receive full results in due course. We have taken on board your suggestions, critique and compliments and will endeavour to use the information gained to bring Members better events and member services and develop our communications for delivery to a wider fencing audience. We hope to make the survey an annual occurrence. This will not only allow us to make year-on-year comparisons, but also ensure that the Association is working towards a future that benefits you, the Members.

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21-30 years

1-3 years

25%

11-20 years

In February we circulated a survey to our Members, with questions covering all aspects of a fencing contractor’s business – from the types of work undertaken, pay rates, charge-outs, labour supply, insurances, business planning, and their engagement with Fencing Contractors NZ. We’d like to thank the 161 Members who took the time to respond to the survey, particularly those who shared their thoughts and suggestions on the various subjects. We were very pleased with the response rate – it was clear that many of our Members were keen to have a say.

Less than 12 mths

28%

4-10 years

24%

Do you have staff? No

24% 76%

Yes 0%

10%

20%

35%

40%

55%

60%

70%

80%

Total number of staff employed (includes full time, part time, sub-contractors and casual staff) 20+ staff 15-20 staff 10-15 staff 8-10 staff 5-7 staff 3-4 staff 1-2 staff 0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

As a business owner, do you work on the fence line? No Yes 0%

10% 20% 35% 40% 55% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

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Do you supply materials?

Do you charge for travel? 40%

70%

35%

60%

62%

50%

37%

36%

30% 25%

40%

27%

20%

30%

15%

28%

10%

10% 5%

10%

Never or very rarely

Client generally supplies

Supply for majority of contracts

Do you have Trade Terms and Conditions?

70%

60%

40%

30%

20%

10%

10% Yes

Yes p/hr

52%

48%

40%

30%

Yes p/km

50%

49.6%

50.4%

Are you looking to hire more staff this year?

70%

50%

FCNZ News

20%

Yes

Types of work undertaken by FCNZ members 96% 70%

58%

2% 98%

Yes 0%

10%

20%

35%

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40%

55%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

12%

Track work & Board walks

11%

Associated works

Decking

Equestrian & Horse studs

Retaining walls

Bridges

Do you read the quarterly WIRED magazine? No

17%

(ground works, culverts)

21%

Horticulture developments

Roading

Civil

Industrial & Security

Residential

Rural

11% Viticulture developments

22%

11%

41%

34%

Forestry

27%

Do you consider there is a worker shortage in the industry? No

13% 87%

Yes 0%

10%

20%

35%

40%

55%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

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The Executive Board of Fencing Contractors NZ (FCNZ) would like to advise members that nominations for the Executive Board for the 2021/2022 year are now open. The nomination period will run until Friday 30 July. The Executive Board of FCNZ has a critical role to play in lifting the profile of the Association and the standard of fencing and fencing contractors in New Zealand. Being on the Board offers an attractive opportunity to grow personally and professionally. You’ll develop skills and gain irreplaceable experience while having the chance to drive and influence the decisions and direction of the Association. As part of the team, you’ll be happy to commit for two years to make improvements for the industry and our members. You’ll not only be aware of the ins and outs of the industry, you’ll be passionate about making it better for professional fencers. Being reasonably tech-savvy is a plus, as much of the Board’s work is carried out online. You’ll need to be happy to commit to contributing to

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regular meetings, attending events and showcasing best practice. This year sees the implementation of the Association’s ‘retirement by rotation’ policy, whereby one-third of our elected directors will retire at the AGM, and may offer themselves for re-election. FCNZ is therefore seeking nominations to fill two Executive Board positions. These positions have a tenure of two years.

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Board nomination period open THE APPLICATION PROCESS Nominations for the Executive Board need to be completed online (www.fcanz. co.nz/board-nominations-2021) and submitted by Friday 30 July. Both the Nominee and the Proposer must be paid up members of FCNZ. FCNZ is seeking nominations to fill two Executive Board positions. These positions have a tenure of two years. The Executive Board of FCNZ has a maximum of seven elected directors and, in the event that the Association receives more nominations than there are positions available, a Board Election will be held with the AGM (5 August) whereby the members in attendance will elect the two nominees they wish to represent them on the Board. If you have any questions regarding the nomination process, or the role of a Board member, please get in touch with Heather Kawan (027 432 2033) or FCNZ President Phil Cornelius (027 274 4188).

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Stockade staples TRUSTED – durable by design PERFORMANCE Stockade staples deliver superior durability on the fence line. This is no accident. It is how they were designed. Stockade’s investment into creating a truly superior staple runs in tandem with its premium cordless tool development, and forms part of a total system to deliver superior, consistent results on the fence line.

STRONG AND DURABLE North Island territory manager and

former contractor Mike Billinghurst says there is no comparison. “Hammer-driven staples and power-driven staples are not the same. Stockade power-driven staples will not chip and go in straighter than hammering. They don’t need adjusting, they hold strong and won’t pull out.” “Above all else, Stockade staples, designed by New Zealand engineers, are strong, durable and long lasting.” Graeme Young is one of the engineers who was on the forefront of developing Stockade’s 3.15mm batten staples more than two decades ago. “We wanted to help farmers and contractors tackle battening. Every step of the way, we listened to farmers and fencing contractors to develop a stateof-the-art stapler tool and make our staples even better. We talked extensively to farmers and contractors about staples. Issues with chipping, rusting out, holding power. Then we set out to find ways to improve the performance of the staple. It started from there.”

DEVELOPMENT The Stockade challenge was to create a staple that met the needs of farming, contracting, horticulture and viticulture systems. Fortunately, New Zealand provided the perfect rugged testing ground to develop this superior staple: a staple which would hold firm for the lifetime of the fence, both from a corrosion and a withdrawal standpoint, a staple which could tolerate temperature

extremes, animal movement and heavy crop loads. Creating this perfect staple was a considered and rigorous process. Clever engineering. “We designed and trialled a number of iterations over years: different coatings and leg designs. Ultimately, we were in pursuit of increased durability. Every farmer would expect their fence to stand up for at least 30 years, so should their staple.” To deliver this, Stockade created a heavier coat containing 90% zinc and 10% aluminum providing superior corrosion resistance over standard hot-dipped galvanized staples – and a stronger, RETAIL longer hold in battens. PARTNER

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Ultimately, we were in pursuit of increased durability. Every farmer would expect their fence to stand up for at least 30 years, so should their staple

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to make sure our staple has the right coating, right tensile strength, right depth of drive, no damage to the staple crown when it is driven in, specially-shaped driver blades. All those things need to be correct.” “Everything we learnt in developing the most durable batten staple, we have applied to the Stockade 4mm post staples, offering a superior post and batten stapling system.”

QUALITY Not all staples are created equal and there are no long-term savings from using inferior-quality staples. So, when you want a staple to hold the strain and last the distance, look for the consistent quality, strength, and the engineered ingenuity of Stockade staples. Article supplied by:

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Hassle-free tool fits Gallagher insulators A new attachment for the Stockade ST400i Cordless Fence Post Stapler will make fitting Gallagher insulators quick and easy. Launched in New Zealand this month, the attachment fits onto the head of the ST400i. It comes in two variants, catering for both Gallagher’s pinlock and claw insulators. Once the attachment is fitted to the gun, a Gallagher insulator can be slipped into the attachment’s grooves and slid onto the fencing wire. The insulator is then lined up on the post, held in place, and the gun is used to fire in a staple to secure the pinlock or claw insulator - first in the bottom and then over the top. Gallagher Animal Management Product Manager Graham Johns says the attachment makes fixing insulators more efficient for fencing contractors, who are using hundreds if not thousands for each job.

“Using the Gallagher insulator attachment, a good fencing contractor could get two or three insulators done in the time it would take them to do one without using the attachment.”

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Summit’s SoloNet demonstration proves a hit at Fencing Best Practice Day Tom Hill (Lower South Island Territory Manager, Summit Steel & Wire) attended an engaging session with Fencing Contractors NZ (FCNZ) on the 14th April in Palmerston, which demonstrates best practice fencing techniques showcased in a range of practical demonstrations throughout the day.

A key event which occurred during the day was a demonstration of the SoloNet. As the fencing roll was tied off at the start of the fence line, this began the SoloNet demo. For this demonstration, a 500m roll of X™fence® 8/90 was used. At 11:40am, the SoloNet began rolling out the fence line, and by 12:00pm, 100m of the 500m roll had been rolled out, tied off, strained and stapled.

The event consisted of approximately 30 fencing contractors, and Tom noticed that they were all extremely impressed with the SoloNet demonstration. The efficiency and ease of rolling out fencing rolls was a key discussion point throughout the day afterwards. At Summit Steel & Wire, we are very excited about the SoloNet being used on more farms around New Zealand.

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Fencing Best Practice Days provide a great opportunity for fencing contractors to learn new skills, see the latest fencing gear and to meet like-minded fencing contractors in their region Fencing contractors watch the SoloNet in action at the Palmerston Fencing Best Practice Day.

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Revolution Netmaster – making netting installation easy We (White Fencing) don’t do a lot of netting up our way, but in saying that we offer deer netting as a type of security fence and have a reasonably sized ongoing project of deer exclusion. While we have a vertical netting trailer that we tow long to roll off the netting, we were looking at improving systems and putting through more metres, while being able to strain up and staple off in the process. The Revolution Netmaster is designed to take care of these applications, The Netmaster offers an efficient fast installation of all types of netting offering improved systems, allowing you and your team a much easier process of putting up netting.

The Revolution Netmaster will be onsite at Fieldays – site C52, or view on video on our Revolution Facebook page or on You Tube. For further information and pricing please contact us on 0800 957 868. Article supplied by:

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Features include: • Self loading

• Side dispensing

• Hydraulically clamps and strains/tensions from the tractor/skid steer seat

• Cam lock clamping system • Will take standard height (900mm H) or deer height (1500/1900mm H) rolls

• Takes two x 500 metre rolls • Sandblasted 2 pac paint

• Overall unloaded weight 350kg

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Having worked with their products for over ten years, there is no doubt in his mind that when it comes to productivity on the fence line that he wants a Delfast Stapler in his hand. 'It's not just the reliability of the product that is important to us. But if something goes wrong, we know that the support team at Delfast is there to help. It's not just that they will fix the problem, they have a passion for coming up with solutions that we might not have thought of, and that makes the difference to my team and me.' With the confidence in the product and the support, the benefit is the trust that the tools will deliver. Currently using all Delfast rural products, reliability is critical to Johns productivity. John has been fencing in the Whanganui region since the late 70’s. Completing all types of farm fencing, hill country and forestry fencing, stockyard design and build, residential and commercial. "By using Delfast's Staplers, we know that productivity will be high and at the end that makes the job more efficient for the customer and more profitable for us." The whole Delfast team know that our reputation is why customers come back time after time, and they stick around. Many of our customers are long-standing as they know that we are right there with them when they are on a project. WIRED MAGAZINE

John and his team don't have time to mess around when it comes to their tools. Being able to phone at any time and speak to one of the Delfast technicians means they can stay on the job and get the help they need. This attitude is the platform we have used to build our client base. The agricultural industry is the backbone of New Zealand. With New Zealand's varied climates' unique challenges, supporting the industries at our country's core has been our family's focus for generations. Delfast was started in 1992 by brothers Andrew and Ian, and the family legacy of "sheer hard work" has remained our commitment ever since.

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Few brands take their customer relationships as seriously as the team at Delfast, according to John Blake of Blake Fencing.

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When we are working with John and his Canterbu Timber & Hardw team, we want them to know that we are just as committed to them as they are to their customers, with a working relationship like that, we know we can trust that all parties get the best outcome no matter which of our products they are using. If you are looking to have the Delfast team by your side on your next project, visit us at www.delfast.com

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From the beginning, we've worked hard to create relationships with our product users and a reputation of providing every Delfast user with the best service for their products.

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By using Delfast’s Staplers, we know that productivity will be high and at the end that makes the job more efficient for the customer and more profitable for us

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Get more out of your post driver with a Kyne Post Driver Base The Kyne Equipment range of Post Driver Bases is the latest and greatest in Fencing efficiency and flexibility today!

the tractor. With four models available, to

Kyne Equipment made one of the first rotating post driver bases designed to fit an existing post driver on a system popular with many fencing operators in New Zealand.

Our popular model the 125 Post Driver

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All our bases use a hydraulic ram to rotate the post driver making it super easy and simple with nothing to go wrong, giving you complete control in any direction, the Kyne 180 Post Driver Base has 600mm of travel in and out at any point of rotation.

Kyne Ramarota models offer 180 Base, 125 Super Duty, Rear Shift, and the Compact 125 Base.

Base is the most compact unit available for fencing contractors who want to be

With hydraulic legs at the front of the base, you can lift the post rammer off the ground when moving it into the right position, avoiding any scraping on the ground.

able to side mount and rear mount with

very little extra added weight to their unit. We run this in a Compact and a Super

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fenceline. This base is very compact and

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sits very close to the tractor keeping the weight forward as much as possible.

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All our Post Driver Bases come with spade and hand rammer holders and an all-weather plastic toolbox. Made to fit any post rammer, new or used, the unit is supplied with all hydraulic hoses and control banks ready to fit up your post rammer. ROTATION

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It will arrive at your door ready to fit onto your post driver including all the hydraulics needed. Too Easy! Do you want to increase your output with more efficiency and flexibility?

Ranging from a rotation of 125 Degrees to 180 degrees with up to 600mm travel in and out, these bases are proven to save you hours every week. Position your post driver with ease (less tractor movements) Do you actually need a new post driver?

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Canopy and orchard work no problem for the Revolution Xtenda HORT The Revolution Xtenda HORT is a specialised unit for working under existing kiwifruit canopy and orchards designed for pulling out broken posts and redriving new posts. Keeping with the Revolution theme of creating balance in the design the Revolution Xtenda HORT model is designed to fit onto modified smaller skidsteers that can get under existing canopies to carry out pulling out damaged posts and driving in new replacements. It will also carry out deadman/anchors and raker work. Modifying their fully hydraulic Xtenda

mast (which they designed in 2004), Revolution shortened the mast, placed the bottom hammer pulleys onto an extended drop-down arm to allow for

700mm mast extension, while keeping the hammer drop function intact. The top pully section is guarded so wires and vines do not foul with the rope. The original mast option remains available for those who want to carry out general farm fencing as well to allow for taller strainer work. There is a heavy-duty post cap which can be easily removed for finishing off deadman and will drive below ground for subterrain work. Using the previous “SM” sideshift section with replaceable antiwear pads, Revolution used 600mm of sideshift. Adding a Hi-jack support leg for support directly under the mast, this allows above ground support for driving 2.7m high posts or strainers.

The valve bank tower is independently mounted and can be moved onto three mounting locations. The standard position is available to be mounted near the mast as per normal operations, positions 2 and 3 are on the opposite end of the sideshift base for protecting the valve bank and creating clearance when working amongst vines. The Xtenda HORT can be laid forward when moving under the canopy. By angulating the plate forward the Xtenda HORT can be lowered in front

of the skidsteer to below 1500mm off ground level without compromising the operational safety of the units.

STABILITY With a weight of under 1000kgs with the skid steer plate and a 300kg hammer the Xtenda HORT tucks up for easy travel both on the skidsteer or on a

Tony White demonstrates the Xtenda HORTs capabilities

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It’s a small post driver with a big heart, able to perform all duties from specialised horticulture replacement work to full scale fencing contracts

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trailer. The Xtenda HORT is extremely stable in its operations and has been hard mounted to the skid steer plate as part of the post driver base so there are no weak attachment points. With mast angle adjustment of 57 degrees of mast side angle while utlising the head plate forward /aft tilt angle of the skidsteer, eliminating the requirement for a top link. The Xtenda HORT is also fully capable of being used on general fence lines, inline posting and strainers up to No.1 2.7m with its foot on the ground.

NO COMPROMISES Revolution’s well renowned technology, balance, compactness combined with extension, antiwear pads, paint finish and ease of usage are all in this unit – it is a reflection of Revolution’s forethought and mandate of no compromises in operations. Comments Tony White “It’s a small post driver with a big heart, able to perform all duties from specialised horticulture replacement work to full scale fencing contracts. I was as excited as the contractors we recently demonstrated to in the Bay of Plenty as to its capabilities.” Revolution has a video on their facebook page or You Tube. The Xtenda HORT will be onsite at the Fieldays – Site C52. For further information please contact 0800 957 033. Article supplied by:

Key features

• Fully hydraulic extending/compacting Xtenda mast. • 600mm base sideshift.

• Able to lay forward and travel with mast laid foward to around 1500mm from ground level. • Weighs under 1000kgs with the skid steer plate and a 300kg hammer.

• Heavy-duty post cap which can be easily removed for finishing off deadman and drives below ground.

• Has been hard mounted to the skid steer plate as part of the post driver base so there are no weak attachment points. • Mast angle adjustment of 57 degrees of mast side angle while utlising the head plate forward/aft tilt angle of the skidsteer, eliminating the requirement for a top link. • Hi-jack support leg for support directly under the mast, this allows above ground support for up to 3 metre high posts or strainers.

• Valve bank tower is independently mounted and can be moved onto three mounting locations. • Replaceable anti-wear pads and no greasing. • Sandblasted 2 pac paint system.

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There are those who have a well earnt reputation, whose clients will wait on your availability and book you in for next year as you are moving on from this year’s contract.

There are those who are recognized for certain aspects of our industry and excel. And there are those who work quietly away, with a wealth of knowledge that we as an industry should be wanting to learn from. John Millar is one such fencer. To be honest a brief article such as this one does not begin to do justice to the intrinsic years of knowledge that John has, but here is an insight into his background.

REPUTATION John’s located down in the Wairarapa, not sure if John has ever had to advertise and he certainly has clients who will wait for their turn on the calendar. One of John’s strengths, other than years on the fence line and years’ operating bulldozers on some pretty mean country, is his stockyards. He lives in an area with large stock units and has developed a reputation for building them.

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Building gates with cover behind

Angled raceway

John, like many of you is self-taught, his father Snow was a farm manager and John would help with the stockwork and ride a horse out after school to help contractors. A shearer as well, when he left school he spent time shearing in the works in Norway and the UK. Going out on his own at about 18 years old with a A55 ute, spade and mate posthole borer John went on to work 50/50 with Harry Cottle, usually fencing after the spring lamb shearing had finished. In the 1970s John got his first bulldozer (a Bristol Tauras) and put in fence lines and posted with a Donald’s post driver, during this time work had built up and John was lucky enough to have Colin Eastwood work with him for over 20 years. Having owned 4 bulldozers (still owns 2), John has also acquired a JCB, liking the independent hydraulic oil like a bulldozer. John has built numerous cattle and sheep yards over the years, the largest sheep being at Pukeatua Station for 9,000 sheep with a holding pen roof cover of 100m x 80m. Cattle yards around the 300-400 head are some of his larger sets.

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DESIGN John designs from scratch. He has developed a feel for it over the years, watched how the animals move, especially watching animals being drafted, how people were working, what works, what does not. Cattle yards are simpler than sheep. Get to know the measurements required and expand the size requirements from there. Many of John’s clients leave the design completely up to him or go off yards he has built previously that they have seen. John usually starts with figuring the site out and prioritising the load out area. He has a high regard for putting truckies in the right place and working from there. He likes to put a gate at the top of the race and an outside catwalk as part of a loading policy for the Driver access when loading the truck and for their safety. Ramp heights have changed over the years with today’s trucks having airbags so looking at 1 metre maximum. John likes to blank the race out with rubber panels, ensuring truckies cannot walk up above the cattle as it’s now illegal. As importantly blanking out the race encourages the cattle to look ahead and stop their feet going through the sides.

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Another aspect is do not face races towards the building, for drafting races in outside yards do not face them towards the morning sun, especially for sheep who react to shadows and bright light.

John designs from scratch. He has developed a feel for it over the years, watched how the animals move, especially watching animals being drafted, how people were working, what works, what does not.

The pictures of the older yards (overleaf) are of a set built five years ago in Alfredton. They are set up with features like spring loaded walk-through man gates, bifolding gates around the scales, rollers to help with sheep movements in the neck of the race, helps stop them wedging there, enabling one to pull back on the roller. The race leading up to the scales has one free swinging gate so they can pin it to the outside. The walls in the ISSUE 61 / JUNE 2021

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Alfredton yards

race also pivot off the top and can be

pinned at the bottom in different space positions to accommodate stock size. There’s attention to working aspects

that many of us have no concept of, that have been thoroughly thought out and developed over the years.

Johns’ gates are made by Tower Gates

in Carterton. John places sighter rails on

Changes in yard design over the years reflect changes in the stock themselves. Cattle tend to be quieter and yard size smaller than they used to be, they used to have huge holding pens.

both cattle and sheep gates, with sheep gates getting 4 rails. The top rail of the

sheep gates wants to be right up against the top pipe, so dogs jumping over the

gate do not get their leg caught up and

break it. The gate at the end of the race is now vertical barred so sheep do not get their legs caught up when they hit it.

TRENDS John notes the trend of steel becoming more widely used, but is generally not a fan of steel yards, feels wood is kinder on the stock and the noise created by the hole or slat left in the steel after

galvanizing is not conducive to either stock or man.

Changes in yard design over the years

reflect changes in the stock themselves. Cattle tend to be quieter and yard size

smaller than they used to be, they used to have huge holding pens. Height has

reduced as well with heights ranging from 1500 to 1800mm.

Years ago, when wool prices were high

sheep were bred along the lines of being ‘wool blind’, so yard height was 800mm,

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but with today’s cleaner faced sheep the height is 1000mm and 1100mm on the outside. Woolsheds have become smaller with more covered roofs over sheep yards, allowing the same number of sheep as the shearing sheds with pens under the woolsheds. The set of unfinished yards in the photos – are for 4,000 head of sheep, the station buys in 10-11,000 store lambs per year. It has a covered roof area 39 x 20 metres, and over 50 gates in the yards. John built these almost single handedly, including the roof cover, with some short periods of help from the client’s son Matthew who was on farm from overseas. Peter the landowner and Tim McKay

helped to drill the holes for the pole work. Using the Tractor with a safety crate on the front end loader John and Matthew got the roof up and did the concreting themselves. John also installed the Weighing crate, dipping area, dagging machine/ handler. John has helped many young fencers get a head start in the industry. However it is a sad fact of our industry that this caliber of fencer in recent years has had problems finding reliable workers, with the wider concern is that the learning path from a fencer such as this might well get lost to the industry. Debbie White

Vertical bars at the end of the race prevent the sheeps legs getting caught up

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Stockyard design winning over Marlborough farmers

“Sliding gates in the race are safer and

easier to close. A steel pivot gate in the forcing pen and all swinging gates swung to suit the flow of the cattle. The gates have to work well.”

PROTECTION Marlborough based contractor Mike Renner and his team have built a number of stockyards around the region and he’s found a winning design that’s proved popular.

POPULAR DESIGN “There was one design that Greenwood had that has proven popular here in Marlborough, and we’ve done about six of them now. We’ve obviously tweaked it a little bit (for different properties).” The yard consists of five wooden rails batten screwed to good size strainers and steel gates.

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You’re working with animals in close proximity and you’ve got to have yards that suit people and animals

“You’ve got to tweak the design for the likes of terrain, truck access, and adding on to the existing yards.” The number of stock units put through the yards was also a factor in the size of the design.

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Improvements were always being made, such as rounding the yards rather than square, “which means they flow better”, he said. Having a bit of a background in stockmanship had helped Mike with design options. “You’ve got to think about what direction do the stock come in to the yards – ideally the stock run better up hill. Truck access is vital if you want to keep the truckies happy.”

SAFETY Safety was also a big factor in designing yards. “You’re working with animals in close proximity and you’ve got to have yards that suit people and animals. This includes cat walks. “They are vital in and around the forcing pen and race so you can handle cattle from the safety of the cat walk.” Crushes and handlers, side gates and a vet gate were good options to include for the client’s safety. Snap lock latches that open easily were also a good option as they allow anyone working in the yards out quickly, he said.

Shelters like a roof over the crush and trees planted in or around the yards for human and animals was also important, particularly on hot days, like those experienced in Canterbury and throughout the country this January.

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The number of timber stockyards being built has dropped over recent years, but get the right design and it’ll be in hot demand.

There are fewer stockyards being built around the country, which Mike reckons could be down to a change of land use to things such as vineyards, for example. There are also full steel yards on the market that the farmer can “pretty much build themselves”, however these come at an increased cost. Full steel yards were more expensive for the materials but there were less costs associated in labor, he said. Mike reckons word-of-mouth is the best way to bring in more cattle yards to build. “The biggest word-of-mouth would be truckies, stock agents and the farmers themselves.” They spread the word if there’s cattle yard that particularly accessible, flow well and well laid out. “You get a lot of clients that have been to see cattle at another yard and say ‘Gee, those yards are great’.” Rosa Watson

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Need to control a herd of elephants? Gallagher has got it covered From creating elephant corridors in Sri Lanka to monkey control in Saudi Arabia or keeping bears out of huts in inner Mongolia, Gallagher electric fencing is being used in novel ways all over the globe. While New Zealand farmers trust Gallagher electric fences to safely contain their stock in our green pastures, around the world the same Gallagher fences are being used to exclude exotic animals from villages and homes, keeping both the animals and local residents safe. Gallagher Business Development Manager, Animal Management, Owen Boyes says along with the well-known animal containment applications, animal exclusion has become a growing part of Gallagher’s business. In Japan more than 50 per cent of Gallagher’s business is directed towards providing electric fencing to keep wild deer and pigs out of farmers’ crops. While in countries like Saudi Arabia there is an increasing market for electric fencing to

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keep camels contained and monkeys out of homes. “Our business is effectively made up of two halves. The animal containment side that everyone knows about, and animal exclusion which is typically about keeping wild animals out,” says Owen.

SAFE PASSAGE In Sri Lanka Gallagher electric fencing has been used to create hundreds of kilometres of elephant corridors, to provide a safe passage for the migrating herds around villages in the Sri Lankan bush. “The elephants often end up encountering the villages as they migrate, and they make a huge mess of the crops and they are difficult to move on. The

electric fences keep both the crops and the villagers safe,” says Owen.

TEMPORARY SOLUTIONS In Saudi Arabia Gallagher has been

supplying temporary electric fencing to

help manage camels in the Saudi desert. “Camel owners hold these camels out

in the desert on a temporary basis. We developed a solution for them to put

electrics around the temporary holding pens for the camels,” says Owen.

The business has expanded and now

sees Gallagher electric fences being used on the top of walls surrounding Saudi

Arabian homes to keep monkeys out. “Monkeys in the cities are a real problem, getting into people’s yards. They’re

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Our business is effectively made up of two halves. The animal containment side that everyone knows about, and animal exclusion which is typically about keeping wild animals out

“They leave the huts vacant once the snow arrives but then the bears come, so they put up temporary electric fencing so the bears can’t break in and create a mess looking for food,” says Owen.

SAFARI PARKS Gallagher fences are also being used in safari parks in Vietnam where local contractors have fenced off parts of the parks to keep animal groups separate and provide a safe route for people to drive through in their vehicles.

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Temporary electric fencing helping manage camels in the Saudi desert

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Our customers know they can trust the Gallagher electric fence systems they use,” says Owen.

“People want safe and reliable animal control whether it’s for containment or exclusion and there is really no difference whether that’s an elephant in Sri Lanka or a dairy cow in the Waikato.

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Dan Douglass (Dan Douglass Fencing) has been fencing for the past decade, covering the South Canterbury and Mackenzie Country. His clientele are predominantly dry stock, sheep and deer farmers. Dan’s cattle yards have received an enthusiastic response on Facebook, with a high-level of workmanship being evident. The photographed set accompanying this article was built just down the road from Dan’s house, big enough for 400 head on what is not that large a farm. The client liked a set built over 20 years ago and Dan replicated the basic design with improvements.

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appreciated wooden tray along the top rail for holding supplies. Dan leaves the catwalk to one of the last items he builds as it allows shorter timber lengths to be utilised. Dan uses local earthwork companies – normally who the farmer uses – to carry out the site prep and put down a good base. This set had shingle plus 150mm lime chip. Dan supplies materials on most of his contracts and the timber and posts for these yards were supplied by Point Timber and Hardware, who Dan finds are good to work with and whose pricing allows for some margin to the client while still providing a fair deal. Using 2.7 m 200 SED ‘cattle’ yard posts, the yard height was 1600mm, with 150 x 50mm screwed rail.

Gates were made by a local engineering firm Agriboss Engineering. Concreting Dan does himself. The crush is a Te Pari cattlemaster.

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High-level workmanship speaks for itself

Dan recently built another set of yards with a steel ramp; he sees this as a viable cost and build option. When first talking with clients he discusses the choice of steel or timber, and finds the majority chooses timber, one of the factors being noise. Debbie White

Stockwork when younger helped to establish what layouts worked well and the angles required in raceways “what worked and what didn’t”. Normally Dan starts with a basic design that he draws up after talking with the client to see what they are seeking. But during the build process Dan is adaptable and open to changes, on this set he changed the angles to suit and also built a wide catwalk with a much

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The way we define leadership is changing. Findings from the O.C. Tanner Institute’s 2020 Global Culture Report proclaims that...

...‘traditional leadership is dead.Today’s leaders must learn to mentor, inspire and connect people to things that matter’.* The fencing industry is traditional in

its nature – fence construction and the materials used to build fences are basically the same now as they were 50 years ago. How then, does a fencing business owner in 2021 balance the traditional trade of building fences with a constantly changing commercial, regulatory and technological environment, in order to ensure his or her business’s longevity? The answer? Good leadership.

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Fencing’ will investigate how fencing contractors can become better leaders; reaping the reward of an engaged and motivated team and being able to confidently step away from the fence line to focus on building a stronger business.

informative workshop sessions tailored for the fencing industry and have the opportunity to look at industry product and service offerings. Conference offers Fencing Contractors NZ Members and Partners a chance to reacquaint themselves with old friends and colleagues and network with new ones while discovering a new part of our beautiful country.

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LEADERSHIP IN FENCING Conference Workshops Leadership 101

Nailing Your Quotes to Optimise Your Profit

This interactive session will focus on understanding and adapting different leadership styles to get the best out of yourself and your team.

Are you busier than you’ve ever been, but not seeing the results in your bottom line? Are you working 16 hours a day, six days a week, just to keep the cogs turning? Does your revenue include enough of a buffer to ride out unexpected bills? Or does the very thought send you into a cold sweat?

Sue uses the VARK guide to learning processes to help individuals understand themselves, their partners, their employees, and their customers. Delegates can expect to come away from this session with the skills to encourage, engage with, lead and motivate their teams.

Pete Gregory and Graeme Bratty, both business mentors from the Northland region, will join us to discuss how members should be costing their jobs to ensure they are covering their business costs, while still making a decent living and not working themselves into an early grave.

Sue Pickering Sue is the Founder & Director of Develop Ltd, helping leaders, managers and businesses be the best they can be. After 25 years of executive and senior roles in the horticulture industry Sue founded Develop Ltd: a niche professional development practice that focuses on leadership and management development for time-crunched / big-dream businesses, leaders and managers. Sue facilitates the Federated Farmers ‘Leadership 101’ course and is strongly connected across the agribusiness industry and been a long-term champion for developing the industry and its people – achieving the best from people, fostering high performance and healthy organisations. She has spearheaded and delivered several groundbreaking initiatives from scratch, including the HortNZ Leadership Programme and Young Grower of the Year. Sue takes a “big picture” and analytical approach, aims for pragmatic solutions and has a strong focus on the so-called “soft skills”. Key themes throughout her career have been delivering on promise, strong working relationships and mutually beneficial partnership.

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Members will engage in practical exercises which highlight the importance of risk management and profit delivery when running a small/medium business.

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Pete Gregory

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Pete has wide variety of commercial experience across 40 years – including running his own Fencing Contracting business. Pete “retired” from fencing to join his wife at her company WashBar in 2012 as Business Development Director before they sold the company in 2018 and Pete took an early retirement. Over the last 3 years Pete has become actively involved in mentoring young entrepreneurs as part of the Young Enterprise Scheme and has recently been coaxed back to work – joining the team at Hotprintz in a business development role.

Graeme has had wide and varied commercial experience over the last 30 years culminating in being Chief Financial Officer for a large well known Northland company.

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This interactive session will examine the appropriate consideration business owners need to apply to their jobs to cover the costs for machinery upkeep, maintenance and replacement; vehicle costs; capital costs; employee training; health & safety processes and other key business expenses, as well as delivering a profit.

Now a business coach, Graeme seeks to guide and assist small and medium sized business owners with financial matters that they may struggle with, enabling them to better understand their own commercial requirements. Graeme has a passion for business, and an even bigger passion for seeing people succeed.

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and Annual General Meeting Wednesday 4 - Saturday 7 August

Conference Programme Wednesday 4 August

Friday 7 August

Arrive and check in to the Copthorne Hotel and Resort Bay of Islands anytime after 2pm. Registration for the Conference will be open from 3.30pm, then join the Board and Operations team for a cruise across the harbour to Russell, where we'll enjoy a Mix and Mingle evening at the famous Duke of Marlborough Hotel. NB: this dinner is not included in your Conference package.

Friday will see the largest Fencing Trade & Best Practice Day in the history of the Association, held at the Waimate Showgrounds. This will be open to the public and will showcase the best products, services and equipment available to the fencing and farming communities, including tools, machinery, vehicles, clothing and personal protection equipment.

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Thursday 5 August GOLD PARTNERS A bright and early start to Conference 2021, with the Annual General Meeting kicking off at 8.30am, before we delve into the Leadership in Fencing workshops for the day.

First up, an engaging and enlightening session on Leadership 101 with Sue Pickering, followed by an insightful session with local business mentors Pete Gregory and Graeme Bratty on RETAIL PARTNER Nailing Your Quotes to Optimise Your Profit. Thursday afternoon will see a social outing to local points of interest.

Returning to the Copthorne at approximately 3.30pm, you’ll have a bit of downtime to rest, relax and get glammedRETAIL up ahead PARTNER of the RETAIL PARTNER night’s festivities. Guys, dust off your dinner jackets, and ladies, break out your party frocks. After enjoying the Bayonet Happy Hour, we’ll celebrate a successful Conference with a fabulous Gala Dinner, featuring the band JPG. Bring your dancing shoes and be ready for a boogie.

Saturday 8 August

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One last catch up in the morning for prize draws and member feedback before Conference closes at 11am. Members can make their way home, or are welcome to stay on and explore the GOLD PARTNERS beauty and heritage of the Bay of Islands.

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On our return to the Copthorne, we’ll enjoy the Stockade Happy Hour, before sitting down to a charity auction dinner, which will SILVER PARTNERS raise money for the Northland Rescue Helicopters (Northland GOLD PARTNERS Emergency Services Trust).

C T H Canterbury Timber & Hardware

The day’s programme will include competitions and product demonstrations. Members will be transported to and from the Trade and Best Practice Day via coach.

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General Conference Sponsors

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LEADERSHIP IN FENCING Location Known as the gateway to sandy beaches, with beautiful boating and some of the best fishing and diving in New Zealand, Paihia and the surrounding Bay of Islands region offers delegates the chance to enjoy a multitude of activities and sights.

Paihia – ‘the Jewel of the Bay of Islands’.

Conference 2021 will be based at the Copthorne Hotel and Resort Bay of Islands. Situated just north of Paihia, within the historic Waitangi National Trust Reserve and featuring a lagoon style swimming pool, cascading rock pools and stunning views of the Bay, this contemporary hotel showcases the natural beauty of the Far North.

Room type Standard Garden View Room $132.00 sgl $152.00 dbl Superior Harbour View Room $162.00 sgl $182.00 dbl Superior Plus Water View Room $187.00 sgl $207.00 dbl Accommodation can be booked now via www.millenniumhotels.com • Select dates

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Registration Registration for Conference 2021 is available now through the Fencing Contractors NZ website www.fcanz.co.nz. We are delighted to offer attendees an Earlybird rate of $375pp* (incl GST) until 20 June 2021, so book now to secure your place. Your registration includes: • AGM and Conference welcome pack

Getting there & away

• Ferry to and from the Duke of Marlborough, Russell

Paihia is only 20 minutes from Kerikeri airport, with 4 flights arriving each day.

• AGM/Conference morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea

To book your flights go to www.airnewzealand.co.nz

• Thursday activities

• Flight arrival times – Kerikeri Wednesday 4 August 9.30am, 2.35pm, 5.15pm, 8.25pm

• Fencing Trade & Best Practice day

• Flight departure times – Kerikeri Saturday 7 August 6.40am, 9.55am, 12.40pm, 3.00pm Sunday 8 August 9.55am, 12.40pm, 3.00pm, 5.40pm

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Checking the work out on the fence line is an important part of the process and attention to detail is what lacks sometimes. Think about what you are doing and before you sign off from a job check the line to make sure you haven’t missed anything, staples set right, figure 8s tied off etc. Nothing worse than having a post out of line when you drive up to the gateway.

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Always set a high standard that people comment about and from time to time you get letters of thanks for a top job. It’s good for the mind and gives you a real lift when you are hard out day after day. For me it’s been awesome having 7 students entering the Fencing Competitions at Kirwee Field Days and 4 students in YFC competitions. A special mention must go to Amanda Beckham from Culverden who was the first woman to enter the Kirwee Field Day competitions. Well done, all of you. NorthTec L3 Electrics training with Lindsay White (Gallagher) at Oamaru

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Hi all, from the top of the South. The South Island Best Practice Days were held in Southland and Otago with very good turnouts. It was great to have Simon Fuller demonstrating fencing techniques, footings, gate hanging on a slope and setting netting in hill country, in Southland. Considerations from a fencers point of view – thinking about the safety of getting onto the fence line and out again without any mishaps eg: tracks, weather conditions and thinking about how you are going to tackle the fence line, marking out etc. Spending time at the start results in a top fence line.

PARTNERS It is great having our Partners in attendance at these Best Practice Days. Gold Partners Waratah (Brendon Crequer) Stockade (Warren McSkimming, Mike Billinghurst & Scott McInnes) Gallagher (Lindsay Whyte & Simon Vontunzelman)

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Summit Steel & Wire (Tom Hill) Bayonet (Dean Ormond & Marcus White) Silver Partners Beattie Insulators (Ivan Beattie) Strainrite (Donald Cornwell) Bronze Partners Delfast (Pomare King) Kinghitter (Matt Cobb) Fence Pro (Toby Currie) There is a lot of time and effort goes into running these days and it’s great to meet our Partners first hand and talk about product and who to contact when needing materials and tools for the job at hand. They are only a phone call away and they need feedback on how good their products are. If there is a problem, they can’t fix it unless they know there is a problem. Its a two-way street and if you need product for a job give them plenty of warning, materials don’t just appear out of thin air.

It was great to have FCNZ Board Members attending Best Practice Days. Thank you Steve Mee for organising the venue in and time spent setting up the site in Benmore. Thanks to Phil Cornelius and Mike Renner for being part of the Palmerston day and networking with everyone.

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and accessories, Strainrite’s new battery operated crimping tool, and Delfast, Kinghitter, Fence Pro. They were all there. Jim Smith from NorthTec gave a brief on the Level 3 training and where it’s heading for the next stage.

HEALTH & SAFETY Matt Andrews from Rural Safe kept health and safety to the forefront of both days. From Toolbox meetings at the start of the day, then checking tractors and post drivers before commencing the day’s work. Checking that there is no loose gear rolling around the cab, under the clutch or brakes. Checking your post driver’s hoses, pins, cracks, rope, pullies – making a note of anything that needs attention. Preventative maintenance saves dollars. Safe practices on the line, working as a team, record keeping is all for your own good.

TESTING We tested 5 different footing techniques and using an electronic gauge to see what held the best in the soils we were working in.

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Special thanks to Farmlands for doing an awesome job on the on site BBQ lunches at both days. Also, to Waratah and Stockade for picking up the tab for the coffee carts. It was very much appreciated.

Don’t forget to use our Partners for all your fencing needs they put a lot into the Association and without them FCNZ would not be where it is today. John Noakes

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It’s important to know the ground you are working in to get the best results for a long-lasting fence. Conclusions from the footing test: 4.5 wire and H/T wire stainless will give better results. Anglier grove nails 125mm-150mm holds better than smooth nails. Waratah and posts hold well in the soil conditions we were in. A boat foot is an excellent option and probably the cheapest dollar wise. So there is some food for thought.

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Speed and precision on display at The Ford Ranger Rural Games was timed to perfection once more this year, taking place the weekend after a week-long Level 3/Level 2 lockdown was lifted, and drawing large crowds – especially to the Future Post NZ Speed Fencing Competition, sponsored by Fencing Contractors NZ and Summit Steel & Wire. Competitors had a few more nerves this year due to the new product they were using. The conventional wooden posts have been swapped for plastic posts, which was a first in New Zealand competitions and speed fencing.

FUTURE POST INNOVATION Future Post products are a 100% Kiwi-made innovation and are made from 100% recycled plastics otherwise destined for our national landfills, currently processing around 220 tonnes per month into highly durable, solid, round and square posts. A single 125mm/1.8m

use and performance. For example, nails and staples need to be tapped and embedded first before hitting in as normal (40mm staples recommended). Chainsaw guide teeth also need to be a lot lower to cut through the plastic stay posts as some competitors found out on the day.

COMPETITION CRITERIA There were 2 heats of 5 competitors this year competing for the trophy. In the heats the competitors stood by their post hole borers waiting for the MC to say go. The sound of the post hole borers broke

First heat

breast plate being put in on the correct line and the flat of the half round facing the soil. The top 3 go through to the final. This year, the final saw Tim Garrick, Bradley Fountain and Tony Bouskill fighting it out for the trophy. In the final the competitors mortise in a stay hole in the strainer, shape the stay post to fit snug into mortise. Then dig a stay block in at the correct angle and at least 50mm below the ground level. Two wires are run and tied off at desired height and strained up to 150 gauge, then a line post is augured in the fence line and stapled to the plastic post. First heat competitors L-R: Hayden Walton, Corey Twigley, Tony Bouskill, Tim Garrick, and Jared Nicholson

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Speed and precision was required at the battening competition

the silence as competitors augered a hole in seconds. The plastic strainer went in and was rammed up plum. Competitors call time when finished. The judges look for time/speed, correct height and plum inside 10mm each way. The top five go through to the semi-final and repeat the process with a breast plate put in this time on the correct pull for the fence line. Judges look for the WIRED MAGAZINE

the 2021 New Zealand Rural Games Yet again the judges look for: • Speed/time

• Mortise neat with no gaps around stay • Stay shaped square and with a planned surface

• Stay block put in correct depth and in line

• Wire knots tidy and in correct position • Wire strained up to tension

• Post level and plum to wires and correct height

to top wire and worked their way down the batten doing every second wire the same side and angle, once they got to the bottom the side and angle changed and

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away the silverware for a fifth year in a row and winning a 50” LG flat screen TV worth $1400 for his efforts. Tim Garrick was second, with Bradley Fountain third. Congratulations to all who took part in another thrillingly noisy event.

Jared Nicholson, winner of the Stockade Battening Competition

Stockade also ran a competition for those who didn’t make the final of the Speed Fencing Competition, putting 3 battens up the fastest with their ST-315i staple gun.

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Jarod Nicholson won the Battening competition and went home with a brand new Stockade ST-315i staple gun. Congratulations to all who competed and a big thank you to Future Post, Fencing Contractors NZ and Summit Steel & Wire for sponsoring the event, and to the NZ Fencing Competitions team for organising the event and judging. Mike Renner

Tony Bouskill once again proved he is the man to beat at Speed Fencing, taking

Speed and precision was the key things the judges were looking for. Staple placing on the batten had to be alternated from side to side and put on an angle. There were nine wires to staple up and most competitors started on the second

they worked their way back up the batten. Batten square was used to get their level to the wires and height of the batten.

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Working with Future Posts was a new challenge for competitors

Tony Bouskill in winning form

A fifth Speed Fencing Trophy for Tony Bouskill

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Showcasing the Primary Industries to the next generation

Hunta Gledhill with his new Leatherman Sidekick multitool

The Fencing Contractors NZ team were delighted to participate in the inaugural Westpac Agri Futures event in March, which was held as part of the 2021 Rural Games programme.

on their technique but everyone who

The Agri Futures morning was created to promote Primary Industry careers to year 12 and 13 students from around the region and included sites from the NZ Shearing Contractors Association, the Southern North Island Forestry Association, the New Zealand Arboriculture Association, the Ministry for Primary Industries and various training institutes.

Board member Mike Renner was joined

Practice was key, ahead of the

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competition, which saw 60 teams of

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by Certified Fencers Mike Billinghurst and time to spend the morning encouraging

500+ kids to have a go at wire tying on a practice rig, which Mike Billinghurst had

created specifically for teaching purposes. It was fantastic to see many of the region’s Ag-studies kids demonstrating a solid

basic skill set. Others needed some work

had a go enjoyed the opportunity to get their hands on some wire and get some practice in.

afternoon’s Clash of the Colleges

senior and junior students compete in

teams of four across 30 modules of all

things primary-industry related, including three fencing modules. The kids were

required to do everything from milking a

cow and plant washdown to wool classing and body condition scoring, as well as

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Promoting the fencing industry to more young adults

Mike Billinghurst assists with wire tying at the Westpac Agri Futures noring

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The fencing modules saw the teams

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wire-tying, attaching an insulator to a fence and were scored on their use of

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technique and whether the end result was fit for purpose. Our thanks again to Mike, Mike, and Craig who were also joined by

Nick Leifting as the judging panel for the fencing modules.

While fencing clearly wasn’t for everyone, we were pleased to take down the details of several students who showed real

promise and were keen to undertake

some work experience. We are hoping to match these young adults with Fencing

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some work experience, please get in heather@fencingcontractors.co.nz or phone 0274322033.

Our thanks go to Farmlands, Stockade,

Waratah, Gallagher, WIREMARK®, Summit

Steel & Wire, Bayonet and NorthTec for all supporting our drive to encourage more students into fencing, by contributing to an epic goody bag.

Special thanks also to Summit Steel &

Wire for donating a Leatherman Multi-tool prize for our ‘Guess the Staples in the jar’ competition, won by Palmerston North Boys High student Hunta Gledhill.

Contractor members in the Manawatu

It was a successful day and we look

work experience for a day or two. These

Future events.

region who would be willing to offer

forward to participating in further Agri

As part of our drive to promote fencing as a career choice and get young

adults involved in the industry, Fencing Contractors will be an exhibitor at the

Marlborough Careers Evening to be held in Blenheim on Monday 21 June 2021. These events provide an opportunity

for parents, students and members of

the public to meet and discuss courses and potential careers, offering an

open forum to discuss options in an

environment where questions can be asked and answered freely. It is also

an opportunity for those who have left school to find out about opportunities to up-skill or retrain.

We’re keen to participate in more of

these events across the country, so if

you know of any that are taking place at colleges near you, please get in touch

by emailing admin@fencingcontractors.

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Students competing at the Clash of the Colleges Competition

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Incidents? Nobody seems to want to talk about incidents When we go out on site and hold meetings, one of the items that we will ask or talk to people about is ‘have you had any incidents?’ The reason why we ask this is not because we want to catch you out. We want to find out about the incidents so we can try and prevent them from happening again. Generally, the people we have talked to about their incident have learnt from the experience and put things in place to prevent it from happening again, but it is always important to make sure that we are doing the right things.

INCIDENTS If we make talking about incidents and near misses normal, then there is less chance that people will be hurt by them again.

It is really important to talk about an incident that has happened, whether they are one of those moments where you really got a fright (near-miss) and something really bad could have happened or even when there is a situation where a person or some plant has got damaged.

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If we make talking about incidents and near misses normal, then there is less chance that people will be hurt by them again

The reason being is that if you talk about it, others at least know what has happened and it may help if they find themselves in a similar position. Or, they may see someone getting into a similar position and be able to offer some advice to avoid an incident happening.

DISCUSSIONS It is even better if you document the discussion around the incident or complete an incident form.

This is important because it shows evidence of situations in the past that you’ve talked about and done the right things to avoid them happening again. In

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If you do have the task of documenting an incident, these are the key things that you want to think about. • Make sure that you record the date and the time of the incident

• Record the time that the person involved in the incident started work • Record who was involved

• Document exactly what happened with enough detail to ensure that all the facts are recorded

• Document any injuries and any plant damage • Document what was done at the

time: did you administer first aid, did you contact the landowner, did you contact WorkSafe?

You should think about what you could have done better, such as leaving the trailer at the top of the hill rather than driving the ute and trailer down the hill. Also think about what was done well, such as ensuring that people knew where you were going and how long you were going to be there, or simply ensuring that the insurance was paid up. Next, think about what caused the incident

It is not simply “I/They shouldn’t have done it...”

• Think about communication – would it have helped if somebody had been acting as a spotter, did you talk about the task and make it clear what the risks were? • Think about the hazards – did you identify all the potential risks and did you put appropriate controls in place?

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• Think about the environment – did it have an impact on what happened? Ie: going from hot and dry conditions to having a sudden downpour of rain, making things slippery and difficult?

• Think about the plant and machinery – was the gear that you were using wellmaintained, well looked after? Had it been checked before you started that day? Was it the right tool to be using for that job? • Think about training and supervision – was the person involved in the incident experienced and trained in the job or should they have been under supervision? Should somebody have been keeping a check on them while they did that job?

• Think about the behaviour – was the person that was involved distracted or rushing to get the job done? Had they ignored usual procedures? By reviewing all of these items, you will have a better idea what has happened to cause the incident, you will have some ideas of what you can do to prevent it from happening again. Ensure you implement these ideas and communicate them to the team.

• Think about your procedures – is it something that you normally do, and the way you would normally do it, or was it this one time you did it differently? WIRED MAGAZINE

It is important to reiterate that the reason for documenting and reviewing an incident by talking about it is to do what we can to prevent it from happening again – it is not to blame or make fun of someone. So make sure that you do talk about incidents, it will help reduce the number of incidents that people have.

What do you need to notify to WorkSafe? A notifiable event is any of the following events that arise from work: • a death

• a notifiable illness or injury or • a notifiable incident.

Only serious events are intended to be notified. These trigger requirements to preserve the site, notify the regulator and keep records. The notifiable incident, illness, injury or death must arise out of the conduct of the business or undertaking. It could be due to the condition of the work site, the way the work activity is organised, or the way equipment or substances are used. What is a notifiable illness or injury?

These are specified serious work-related illnesses or injuries. All injuries or illnesses that require (or would usually require) a person to be admitted to hospital for immediate treatment are notifiable.

Admitted to a hospital means being admitted to hospital as an inpatient for any length of time – it doesn’t include being taken to the hospital for out-patient treatment by a hospital’s Emergency Department, or for corrective surgery at a later time, such as straightening a broken nose. Notifiable Injuries and illnesses include: • Amputation

• Serious head injury • Serious eye injury

• Serious burn – needing intensive or critical care • Skin separation – degloving or scalping (Not grazes or gravel rash) • Spinal Injury

• Loss of bodily function – loss of consciousness, electric shock Serious lacerations – serious deep cuts and tears requiring multiple stitches

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the future the more you document about the incident and put processes in place to avoid it from happening again, the more likely it is that another incident can be seen as purely an accident because you are doing everything that is reasonably practicable to avoid the situation.

• Exposure to substances that require medical treatment • Infections and illnesses from microorganisms (Leptospirosis, Staff infections)

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What is a notifiable incident?

A notifiable incident is an unplanned

or uncontrolled incident in relation to a

workplace that exposes the health and

safety of workers or others to a serious

risk arising from immediate or imminent exposure to:

• a substance escaping, spilling, or leaking

• an implosion, explosion or fire • gas or steam escaping

• a pressurised substance escaping • electric shock (from anything that could cause a lethal shock, for

example it would not include shocks due to static electricity, from extra low voltage equipment or from defibrillators used for medical reasons)

• the fall or release from height of any plant, substance, or thing

• damage to or collapse, overturning,

failing or malfunctioning of any plant that is required to be authorised for use under regulations

• the collapse or partial collapse of a structure

• the collapse or failure of an excavation or any shoring supporting an

Notifiable incidents do not include controlled activities that form part of the business or undertaking (eg the controlled release of water from a dam). OK, well done if you made it this far!

That’s a lot of different things that need to be notified to WorkSafe, but there is no need for concern.

Also, you can give Rural Safe a call on 0800 577 233, and there is a lot of help available on the WorkSafe website: www.worksafe.govt.nz Deb | RuralSafe | ruralsafe.co.nz

You should also contact your health and safety advisor and they will help clarify what needs to be notified.

excavation

• the inrush of water, mud, or gas in workings in an underground excavation or tunnel

• the interruption of the main system of ventilation in an underground excavation or tunnel

• a collision between two vessels, a

vessel capsize, or the inrush of water into a vessel

• any other incident declared in

regulation to be a notifiable incident, for example those listed in:

– Regulation 6 of the Health and Safety At Work (Asbestos) Regulations 2016

– Schedule 5 of the Health and

Safety At Work (Mining Operations and Quarrying Operations) Regulations 2016

– Regulation 33 of the Health and Safety At Work (Major Hazard Facilities) Regulations 2016 – Regulation 70 of the Health

and Safety at Work (Petroleum

Proud to support Fencing Contractors Nationwide Your health and Safety management system is a living document that needs to change and grow with your business. When was the last time you reviewed them to ensure they are appropriate? Remember, we are happy to answer any queries you may have. There are no silly questions.

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To get ahead in 2021, you can’t just go with the flow Going with the flow will only get you so far. If you really want to get ahead – and build a business that will thrive long term – that requires another level of thinking.

HERE’S WHY PROBLEM 1 Tradies are “busy” but is it “good busy”? We are seeing high demand right now which is better than scratching around for the next job. But being busy brings another set of problems. Problems like more mistakes, your team getting burned out, staff leaving, too many re-dos on jobs, upset customers, or disappearing margins. You might be working big hours, missing out on family time, feeling overwhelmed, and neglecting your health. If you are experiencing this kind of busy, that’s not the good kind.

are going up, it’s harder to get some supplies. Job scheduling is one big headache you’re never really free from. Not to mention COVID and lockdowns could pop up again anytime. Predictability is hard to find these days. However the more you can control and anticipate – the less exposed you’ll be – and the more opportunities will be available. Here are some time-honoured principles that will help you keep your business moving forward and ahead of the competition regardless of what happens next.

PROBLEM 2 Uncertainty is the new norm. Nothing is guaranteed. If 2020 taught us anything, it’s that we don’t always know what’s around the corner.

Sure, things are good here in NZ. But you’re also probably noticing that prices

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Inside the engine of your business, there are a lot of moving parts, and oil is what keeps all the parts running smoothly and not seizing up. Less friction, less stress, less harm.

Think of oil as the cash flowing through your day to day business. You need to have enough at all times. If you’ve ever been a little short to pay wages (and most tradies have at some point) you know how stressful it can be. Problem is, when you’re taking on more and more work, cashflow gets a little harder to control – with a lot more cash coming in and cash going out.

The risk is you can easily run out of

cash to keep operating. This is a huge

reason why tradie businesses get into

trouble.

Make time each week to check

cashflow. Good cashflow makes it

easier to handle surprises like clients not paying on time, unexpected

cost blowouts on jobs, delays, and

mistakes.

While things are good you should also be putting money aside every month

in a separate account as a cash buffer. This gives you options others won’t

have, and the ability to move quickly

to take advantage of opportunities to

1. Is there enough oil in the engine? Check oil regularly

If the price of building a successful business is your family then that price is far too high. And let’s not forget: busy is only good if you can keep the extra profit.

grow. Like buying more gear to meet demand and bringing on new team

members and being able to pay them top rates.

2. Put supporting players in the game

Have you checked out that doco on Netflix “The Last Dance”? It shows the journey of Michael Jordan and

the Bulls winning a stunning six NBA

championships.

Michael Jordan is a superstar. One

of the greatest of all time. But In the early years his team couldn’t win a

championship until they had the right supporting players, Scottie Pippen, Steve Kerr, Dennis Rodman, Toni Kukoc...

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• Your leadership skills and how to keep your team strong and on the same page.

While things are good you should also be putting money aside every month in a separate account as a cash buffer

the right guidance and support from

you?

How strong is your bench, do you

have the right advisors to bring into

• Learning how to say no instead of over-committing yourself.

Because you can’t work fifteen hours a day and be okay. Life is too short.

Hard work is good. But when it gets out of balance, that’s when you’re going to struggle to show up like you need to. Burnout will send your business backwards, and you should have a plan to avoid it.

the game when you need them?

From the accountant to your debt

collector?

What about the coach? Do you have

a Phil Jackson who can show you the winning plays – or are you trying to work it out on your own?

3. Conduct temperature checks

In this environment, staying in control is the key to a healthy business. The most effective way to do this is to

take regular temperature checks. It’s like this: The doctor uses

5. Watch the signs. Stay ahead. Stay flexible

temperature as an indication that you’re unwell. If you have a fever,

it’s a sign something needs further

investigation.

In a tradie business there are

important indicators to check the

temperature of the business. Like

sales, gross margins, profit, cashbook

balance (way more reliable than your bank balance), work booked ahead...

to name a few.

Keep checking your business to

make sure it’s in good shape and

fighting fit to take advantage of the opportunities – not sick and slow to move.

4. To have a better business, make a

One star can’t do everything. You need the best team to win the game.

With the right team you can handle the extra workload, maximise the opportunities, and deal with whatever pressure comes your way. Staff are the backbone of your operations. You need them to be performing at their best, be reliable, accountable.

So is your team meeting their full potential? Do they have all the training

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better you

A business is always a reflection of the business owner/s. Their strengths and weaknesses, the way they think, good

or bad, the business will magnify it.

So the better you are, the better your business is.

Sometimes people need accountability to work on a few hot button issues that would relieve pressure, and to become the best version of themself as a

business owner.

Great things to work on with your

Tradies are some of the hardest working people around.

This sometimes means they are so busy working that they miss the bigger picture.

Some signs are obvious like another lockdown. Others are more subtle like a market that seems to be changing, or clients that are asking for different things.

If we’re not paying attention we’ll miss the signs and get caught by surprise with things we didn’t see coming.

As business owners we can’t afford to wing it. This is your livelihood, and you have a lot of people relying on you to do it well. So be alert and watching for signs all the time. It won’t mean you get it right every time, but will help you stay control so that you can make the strategic moves. If you are busy and growing, it’s even more important to find time for highlevel thinking. Even 10 minutes a day can make a big difference. If the captain is in the engine room, instead of where he should be, steering the ship, the chances of crashing are higher.

If you need a mentor to show you how to avoid the rocks then book a time and lets chat: www.nextleveltradie.co.nz/ nextstep

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and skills they need? Are they getting

• Getting a better handle on managing your time.

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coach would be:

• Your mindset and accountability to keep your eye on the prize.

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The Next Level Boost your bottom line with wellbeing and technology Going with the flow will only get you so far. If you really want to get ahead – and build a business that will thrive long term – that requires another level of thinking.

Nearly half of all small business owners work six or seven days to keep their business running. What’s more, 88% of them miss out on family time because they’re distracted by the business. But it doesn’t have to be this way. The New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) shows investing in staff wellbeing initiatives can have up to a 12:1 return on investment. And using technology to run your business is key to increasing efficiency and profitability. Improve productivity and get back control over your time. Find out how to take your business to the next level.

the costs and impacts of getting help for staff who need it. It’s expensive to have unhappy, distracted employees. According to the NZIER, poor wellbeing negatively affects a person’s decisionmaking and productivity for an average of 13 weeks a year. That’s three months!

Improved focus and better decisionmaking leads to higher productivity during the workday. Feeling happy and like you belong can be a driver for upskilling and remaining part of the team. Here are some easy, practical ways you can make a real difference to your work culture and start to see the financial benefits of creating a wellbeing-focused workplace.

Happier, healthier employees are more productive and profitable than their burned out, unhappy teammates. And this flows on to your business – healthy people, healthy bottom line.

HOW STAFF WELLBEING CAN IMPROVE YOUR BOTTOM LINE If you’re ignoring wellbeing, you’re missing out on money.

New figures from the NZIER have found for every single dollar you spend on staff wellbeing, you will earn an average of $5 back on your investment within a year – money that is otherwise lost to poor productivity. In fact, this return on investment can go as high as 12:1 – or $12 back for every dollar spent on wellbeing. Creating a wellbeing culture that supports the physical and mental health of your team goes a long way to reducing

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The Check In

The Check In (www.xero.com/nz/ resources/the-check-in) has five steps to create a wellbeing-focused workplace with an estimated average return of 8.5:1 – or $8.50 for every dollar invested. From encouraging open conversations within your team, to making it part of the culture to ask for help, it’s time to normalise not being okay. Simple things like getting together as a team to celebrate success or having oneon-one conversations with employees about their lives help shift the culture towards being more open and inclusive. Business.govt.nz

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment have a wealth of resources available online to help small business owners succeed. Managing mental health in the workplace (www.business.govt.nz/ news/managing-mental-health-in-theworkplace) is one such resource. XAP

All Xero NZ customers on a Starter, Standard or Premium plan have access to the Xero Assistance Programme (www.xero.com/nz/about/social-andenvironmental-impact/businesssupport). This provides free, confidential counselling, support and resources to employers, employees and their families. You don’t have to have all the answers. There are professionals who can help.

UNLOCKING PRODUCTIVITY THROUGH CLOUD TECHNOLOGY Before COVID-19, NZIER found a 20% uptake in cloud technology would add up to $6.2 billion in GDP for New Zealand’s economy. Let that sink in. An additional $6.2 billion circulating around our economy, simply from embracing new technology. And this is an achievable goal for most small businesses.

Lockdown proved Kiwis are able to rapidly change how they operate and many were successful at embracing new technology. Now, it’s about applying cloud tools to other parts of your business. How technology can earn you more money

Streamlining operations can strip out time wasted on admin-heavy tasks, making sure all your time at work is being put towards something profitable. Remember, time is money. Think of the difference between a local retailer using an e-commerce platform like Shopify to diversify their sales, compared to one only selling in a physical store. Or contractors who can quote and invoice on a job from their phones versus those who need to create, print and deliver invoices physically. There’s a wealth of cloud services out there that can help all sorts of businesses become more profitable.

HERE’S WHAT TO DO IN 2021 Find useful apps

Rather than spending hours managing inventory, rosters and supply chains, technology can take the hassle – and the human error – out of these processes. See below for some great suggestions. Find someone to help you get set up

Setting up new tools for your business can be daunting. App integrators are experts in recommending and setting up the right software and apps for businesses based on their individual needs. No business is too small to engage with these consultants and it’s a worthwhile investment that will save you time and money in the long run. Talk to your accountant

Work with your accountant to take stock of the year that was and create a plan for the next 12 months. They can help set goals and implement changes, and guide you on new developments in accounting tech like e-invoicing and open banking.

SECTOR STARTERS Here are some great tools you can use to take your business to the next level in 2021.

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• Stripe – stripe.com A complete payments platform that makes it easy to accept debit and credit card payments for online invoices sent from Xero. • GoCardless – gocardless.com Automatically collect pre-authorised payments straight from your customer’s bank account whenever an invoice is due. Made for recurring payments, it puts you in control of your cash flow. • Hubdoc – hubdoc.com Hubdoc reduces data entry by accurately capturing information from bills and receipts and publishing it to Xero; making it easy to match transactions to the Xero bank feed. • HubSpot – hubspot.com A simple CRM that makes it easy to track every detail of your business relationships and manage your entire sales pipeline. Trade apps

• Tradify – tradifyhq.com The complete job management solution for tradies and contractors. Easy to learn, simple to use, handles quoting, invoicing, job scheduling and tracking, timesheets and more. • Fergus – fergus.com Job management software for growing trades businesses. Manage job scheduling, quoting and invoicing, timesheets and financial reporting in one system. • SimPRO – simprogroup.com/nz End-to-end business management system for trade service, maintenance and project contractors. With features for office and field, simPRO gives you everything you need to manage operations. The Next Level is not only good for your people, it’s good for your business. For more information, visit xero.com/nz/ resources/the-next-level Article supplied by:

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HERE’S WHAT TO DO IN 2021

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The importance of having a rest “

Working 7 days a week doesn’t make you as efficient as less days and being totally focused. Everyone is different but be careful you don’t burn out

I don’t know where the time goes but for me it seems to be racing.

creates plenty of discussion. There should be heaps more power going through the farming community now.

as a team. It’s important to have time out and rest, it’s good for your health and wellbeing.

I spent a bit of time down the West Cost at Whataroa late last year re-fencing a runoff for farming friends from years gone by. With all seasons of weather, but very enjoyable community and awesome back drop of the mountains to work under every day.

I have just returned from showcasing best practice fencing with Waratah and Gallagher in Ikamatua on the West Coast, for another Tasman Agriculture Rural Ltd event. A great turnout with 70 people attending, who got plenty of fencing tips and increased their product knowledge

Working 7 days a week doesn’t make you as efficient as working less days and being totally focused. Everyone is different but be careful you don’t burn out.

While in Whataroa I had a fencing demonstration day for Tasman Agriculture Rural Ltd with Gallagher, Waratah and Beattie Insulators. A very successful event showing best practice and using the right materials fit for purpose. Galvanised Waratahs, Blue wire, and of course electrics which always

So it’s been a hectic start to the year, as I’m sure it’s been for many of our members. But I want to remind you to enjoy what you are doing, have fun, work

The places we work in – on the fence line in Whataroa

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All loaded up for Stewart Island and time away from the fence line

I’m going bush for a break on Stewart Island, and for me is like the last frontier with friends and acquaintances. Take care and we’ll see you in June at Fieldays. John Noakes

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for the best gear for long lasting fences. Glen Atkin and his team did a great job of putting the day on with an awesome BBQ lunch and plenty of networking going on.

Book time out way ahead otherwise it doesn’t happen.

Time out, Stewart Island. Just been fed off the land and the sea

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Nick Liefting

Half a century of fencing dedication

If you’ve had anything to do with competitive fencing in New Zealand, chances are you’ll know the name Nick Liefting. For nearly half a century, he has competed in and organised competitions around the country. His lifetime of dedication was recognised recently when he won the Lifetime Legacy Award at the Norwood New Zealand Rural Sports Awards. His impressive record includes being a two-time Silver Pliers winner, four-time Silver Spades winner, fastest singles final (three hours and five minutes), and fastest qualifying heats time (1 hour and 8 minutes). He was first off the line in the singles final 28 times, and made the singles finals 36 times and doubles finals 35 times.

“It wasn’t good practice he was doing for sure... a part of me would probably recommend it because it’s too easy now with post driver. “You’ve still got to do it from time to time, although it’s nowhere near as good as a post driver.” That was around 45 years ago.

“

People were training for it – and I probably started that. We had our own training camp. We would actually do the competition fence and then pull it down

“I carried on and got myself a post driver.”

HOW IT ALL STARTED The father of six – four of his own and two foster children – says he found himself in the industry “more by accident than anything else”. He grew up in the Pukekohe area and was working with a local shearer who also was also a fencer. These were the days when there was no post driver and they dug the posts in by hand. It was tough going but great for developing skills, he says.

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Liefting family

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The early days – 1982

“People were training for it – and I probably started that. We had our own training camp. We would actually do the competition fence and then pull it down.” He trained at the gym daily, and had a nutritionist prepare a programme for him.

PASSION, COMRADERIE & MENTORSHIP Forty years after that first Fieldays event, he had his last run at the competition, having never missed a year.

“It’s the old story... you can’t just bowl up and expect to do well. You’ve got to be prepared for it. It became in the category of a high-level sport.

It wasn’t long before he heard about competitive fencing and was immediately keen. He tried to register for the Golden Pliers at the national Fieldays, but entries had closed. Luckily a competitor pulled out and he took the space.

“

It’s the old story... you can’t just bowl up and expect to do well. You’ve got to be prepared for it. It became in the category of a high–level sport

INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIM In 2008 he made the finals and while he didn’t win, one of the sponsors of the world championships in Germany was tracking his work and approached him afterwards to introduce himself. “He said it was like watching poetry in motion, you were a pleasure to watch.” Receiving the Gold medal at the 2008 World Championships

He also enjoyed the camaraderie as well. “I cultivated many, many friendships, not only throughout New Zealand but all over the world.”

“I’ve always offered my services to anyone who wants any coaching or training.”

He entered both the singles and the doubles and managed to make the final of the doubles section. By his third year he made the Golden Pliers finals.

His main advice is to put the effort into what holds the most points and make sure that it’s done well.

Nick says competing had a profound impact on his fencing.

It also paid to have the equipment and systems in place for time saving, as you lose time penalty points after the first person is finished.

“That’s where I actually learnt to fence.” As the years went on, the competition became more of an “institution”, he said.

Fine tuning these systems is important, he says. As a result, he was invited to compete in the world championships in Germany. Watched on by his eldest daughter, he won the event. “That was quite a buzz. They played the national anthem and presented a Gold medal. That was another trophy for the cabinet!”

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“Basically, I’m very competitive and enjoyed the competitiveness.”

His passion has been in mentoring other young people into the industry and into competitive fencing, and has welcomed them to his training camp for coaching.

“I was the youngest ever competitor.”

Battening at the Golden Pliers Final

2010 Golden Pliers

Four years later he again competed in the worlds, this time competing for The Netherlands as a Dutch national, taking out the bronze medal. This time he was joined by another of his daughters that was living in London at the time.

He kept “racing” gear that was used only for competitions, as he knew it would not break down on him. And finally, putting your “heart and soul into it” was also key to success. Nick was known as the “fastest fencer”, which he admits meant sacrificing a bit of quality. But his fences never fell over and always topped the tension tests.

“My ambition every year was to qualify for the Golden Pliers final and to be first off the line.”

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“It’s extremely physical, not only brute force and ignorance; you’ve also got to use your head as well.”

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“After Fieldays in 2015 I said to people I’m putting a book together and it’ll be at the Field Days 2016.”

Competitions had lifted standards and

To put the book together he visited all surviving winners and carried out recorded interviews.

“A lot of the old bad habits are gone

There were 14 winners over 45 years and each chapter was a “mini autobiography” of each person.

Nick’s trophy haul from over the years

“

I’ve always offered my services to anyone who wants any coaching or training

HANGING UP THE PLIERS Since retiring from competition, he has been “busier than ever” judging and organising events. Most recently he put together and judged the South Island Field Days competition, and the speed fencing competition at Palmerston North. He was one of three judges at the 2019 world championships, and would have also judged this year had COVID not cancelled it, and is involved in two competitions in the United Kingdom. He was instrumental in putting together over recent years a competition between the winning New Zealand and UK teams, alternating locations each year. Unfortunately, due to COVID it was cancelled. A number of years ago he introduced a Fencing Hall of Fame display at the Fieldays with honours boards, photos and mementos.

AUTHOR And if all that wasn’t enough to keep him out of trouble, in 2016 he also published a book on the Golden Pliers competition.

“It was about the person’s life, how they got there and what they’ve been doing since.” He had boxes of information he had kept since competing, including score sheets and entry forms. “I had all the information, and I’m pleased I did.” The Golden Pliers book was officially launched at the 2016 competition. “I picked up the first 100 copies the night before Fieldays.”

“

After Fieldays in 2015 I said to people I’m putting a book together and it’ll be at the Field Days 2016

the quality of fencing throughout the country.

and certainly the quality of work has improved.”

FCNZ There was a lot more interaction between contractors, a lot of which was through FCNZ, which he was instrumental in founding.

“Fencing can be a very lonely job but

since FCNZ has got to where it has now, people have a lot of contact.

“It’s the sharing of ideas. That sort of stuff. The standard throughout the country has lifted.”

The introduction of the Golden Pliers

back in 1969 – the first of its kind in the world – meant Kiwis led the world.

The standard was now so high at the

competition that it was only a spirit level

and a measuring tape that could set them apart, he says.

“They look identical, which is really

encouraging. In the early years it wasn’t like that, but now it’s so close.

“People have travelled the world and

FENCING INNOVATION Nick says fencing today is not the back-breaking job it used to be, with post drivers doing the grunt work. The development of good quality batten guns had also made a huge difference. “That’s been a big development.” In the beginning he made all his own tools. “I’d weld handles on spades from secondhand shops. It’s a really good blade that you want.” Since then, the quality of products on the market had improved with input from fencing contractors.

taken the quality with them.”

Kiwis had influenced the industry in many countries, including the UK and America.

“They’ve taken pride in their work, not just slap it up. They want to do a nice job.”

To be recognised for his contribution with the legacy award was an honour.

“There are probably a lot of people out

there actually that deserve it too, but to

get recognised for what you do is quite a buzz.”

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The style of fencing hasn’t changed a lot, he says. But it has branched out a bit.

The launch of the Golden Pliers book, 2016 Fieldays

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There’s a lot of different styles of fencing because of different types of farming.”

Nick with his Lifetime Legacy Award

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Shane on the Wire When I was a lot younger than I currently am, I learnt to fly helicopters and gained my license to fly. Circumstances changed and I pulled the pin, however vowing to fly again one day in a private capacity, maybe build an experimental and just some fun with it.

One thing that always used to amaze me was the feeling that my brain had grown double in size every time I flew. It was almost euphoric, and excusing the pun, maybe a feeling of being high. Anyway, I always came back down with a very clear head. One thing about flying is it really makes you work hard, not just your brain but also all the body sensors. You literally learn to feel everything that is happening as well as concentrating on what is happening around you, as well as of course flying the aircraft. During my training there was lots of little milestones, and mistakes that you never forget and as your knowledge and ability grow and you do more stuff the milestones get bigger. One of my bigger highlights was being given clearance to fly through Auckland control zone. Normally Auckland tower won’t let newbies through because its so busy, so you have to

take the long way around via Ardmore. Shortly after gaining my private license, I took my son down to Masterton on an hour building trip. Typically, Auckland tower refused clearance on the way down, so it was Ardmore then on to Hamilton. So just imagine how elated I was when on the way back I gained clearance and got instructed to fly over the tower at 600 feet... so cool. Must have got that radio call spot on. Anyway, my son is learning to fly now. Not helicopters. The cheap skate is doing microlights. He’s been heading up to Onerahi airfield each weekend for the last 6 weeks, and like me, comes back all excited and keen to tell anyone who will listen all about it. But when he came back last Saturday and had nothing to say and was very quiet, I figured something hadn’t gone well. Either he was struggling with something or had done something stupid causing his instructor to go change his underwear... I remember back to my training, learning to hover was my biggest issue. It took 10 logged hours before I finally got it and after that, not a problem. Like most things, if you persevere, it will happen. So, after a bit of pressing, it turns out the young fella can’t land... the irony! Like the helicopter, if you can’t hover, good luck landing. And the fuel doesn’t last forever. I’m positive he will get it. It just may take some time. And they won’t let him

One thing you can’t teach is that seat of your pants feeling. It’s the same for all machines. It’s in your head but you don’t think about it. It’s time on the machine that teaches you it. Close calls teach you the limits and you feel them. For those that have accidents or have had an accident, they just didn’t know how to fly by the seat of their pants. Shane Beets co-owns Call A Farmer and builds fences in ‘Northland’.

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go solo until he can land properly. He will persevere and it will happen and he will be away. It just may take some time.

Until next time... Straight posts and tight wires. Shane Beets

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A wife’s tale Once upon a time, there was a fencer. Well, actually that isn’t quite true. Once upon a time, my husband Shaun was actually a fisherman. For twenty years he worked the ocean in charter and commercial fishing. In the five month off season though, he always went fencing with his cousins Debbie and Neil in Taupō, and soon picked up work locally in the Bay of Plenty. I flitted between washing fishy to muddy gear all year long.

Development studies at Uni, have entrepreneurs for parents; and friends who own a similar trade business – so we had information and support. We thought we knew what we were doing, but were clearly winging it.

This was alongside raising our two small, highly grubby (Fisher & Paykel and I are close friends), but gorgeous children. Oh, and studying towards my Masters degree in Social Sciences, and working part time. Life was pretty manic.

and more time at home, and more sex. “I’ll start my own fencing business!” he said. “That’ll do it”. One out of three ain’t bad. Luckily he loves banging in posts! Establishing a business when you only know how to build fences was a ride in itself, but we did it together. I was also building my own business as a professional development coach. I’d done Leadership and Organisational

I did however, acknowledge my flaws. Over time as the business grew, we hired a bookkeeper, a PA for Shaun, an employment lawyer, a business

coach, and an ops manager. I was

inching my way out of the business – one replacement at a time.

I stepped out (mostly) for about

a year, to work and write a book. Despite all the support in place,

But one day, Shaun had a major accident on the boat. An allergic reaction to his favourite seafood – kina, had nearly killed him. He got a ‘not-so-scenic’ helicopter flight from Great Barrier (where the paramedics were struggling to help him) to Auckland. I quickly got the washing off the line, folded, put it away, and drove to the hospital, not quite knowing what the future might hold. The next eight weeks were couch bound. No fish caught, no income. I was struggling to buy washing powder. The time spent horizontal allowed Shaun to reconsider his career. He missed his kids, and he felt he was missing out in general (weddings, birthdays, funerals, sex.) He wanted more freedom,

business itself, and ensured that the tea towels got washed weekly. I wanted to make sure everyone and everything was flowing.

the business took a dive, and so

did Shaun. One night after I’d done the washing and we’d had sex, he opened up. “I thought this was our dream, to work together, a husband and wife business.”

I must have missed that memo. He liked me being around, poking my nose in here, and suggesting stuff there. He appreciates my

ideas, my insights (mostly). He

loves that I’m a part of his day, his life, his dream. And so do I!

So, I stepped back in during

COVID – don’t worry, I published my book first – and it’s been a

game changer. Running a business requires not just physical support (thank you office lady) but also

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Running a business requires not just physical support (thank you office lady) but also emotional support

It really wasn’t my intention to be a large part of the business. I had my own aspirations. However, as women often do, I cared; for the team, for Shaun, for the

emotional support. The lows

can be quite low, and having a

partner right beside you, even if

it just LOOKS like they are doing

the washing, is an integral part of

success. A woman’s touch should never be underestimated.

Owning Davies Fencing has been more than just a career for us.

We’ve used it as an opportunity to come closer together. When we

are good, as a couple, everything is good and everything flows. Angelena Davies

Angelena Davies is a wife and mum who happens to have a Masters degree in Social Sciences. Alongside running Davies Fencing she is also a coach, facilitator and author helping children and adults to access “flow” so their lives are easier and more fun.

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Articles inside

Nick Liefting: Half a century of fencing dedication

The importance of having a rest

To get ahead in 2021, you can’t just go with the flow

Showcasing the Primary Industries to the next generation

High calibre workmanship exemplified at Best Practice Days

Speed and precision on display at the 2021 New Zealand Rural Games

High-level workmanship speaks for itself

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Stockyard design winning over Marlborough farmers

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