Steel Construction
Building diversity in NZ’s steel industry
Read more about SCNZ diversity and sustainability focuses: 1. The bilingual Building Diversity in the Steel Industry article (Te Whakatipu Kanorau I Te Ahumahi Mait) can be downloaded from the SCNZ website:
In an industry first, Steel Construction NZ (SCNZ) has demonstrated its commitment to diversity and inclusion by publishing its Building Diversity in the Steel Industry article in English and te reo Māori. SCNZ is the voice for New Zealand’s structural steel industry. It works to promote the benefits of steel solutions in construction, the value the industry contributes to local communities and the high-value career opportunities that it offers. The industry organisation’s bilingual publication tells the story of D&H Steel Construction’s apprenticeship programme, which embraces diversity and equal opportunity. “D&H Steel has long prided itself on its commitment to family, equal opportunity and diversity,” D&H Steel Construction managing director, Wayne Carson says.
D&H Steel benefits from a structured approach to bringing new blood into the business while also enabling it to help futureproof the industry and make a difference in the community.
www.scnz.org/case-study-10-dhsteel-nga-umanga-mahi-i-te-maitaicareers-in-steel. 2. SCNZ’s Sustainability Policy can be viewed on its website: www.scnz.org/sustainability-policy. Apprentice Angela Adams.
Fast facts about the steel industry • 127 structural steel fabrication companies nationwide
“While we are proud to bring this story to life in both of New Zealand's official languages, English and te reo Māori, the real story is about our industry’s commitment to encouraging diversity and equality in the structural steel workplace,” SCNZ general manager, Darren O’Riley says.
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“D&H Steel is one of many businesses in our industry exemplifying this ethos.”
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“We have a strong track record of supporting young people from diverse backgrounds to grow, develop and achieve their goals through hard work and focus.”
SCNZ has recently developed a Sustainability Policy, which includes a pledge to implement the Aotearoa Steel Industry Transformation Agenda.
Partnerships with organisations like Māori and Pasifika Trades Training, Unitec and Gateway offer a good fit with the Auckland-based structural steel contractor.
It identifies best-practice requirements to guide the industry towards future success, and highlights what an effective transformation should look like.
Current annual capacity estimated at 120,000 tonnes; approximately 100,000 tonnes was produced in the past 12 months
• Today, structural steel’s market share is more than 50 percent nationwide In Christchurch, due to the material’s proven seismic performance, steel has grown its share of the multi-level construction market to almost 80 percent, up from virtually nil prior to the Canterbury earthquakes
• 69 percent of structural steel contractors employ an average of four apprentices.
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