NATIONAL COVERAGE LOCAL DELIVERY
NZ Construction Alliance (NZCA) is a partnership of commercial construction companies that work together to deliver nationwide construction projects.
Our eight regional partners have been operating for an average of 57 years and are committed to the alliance via a shareholder’s agreement that aligns them to the values and fundamental principles of the network
The scale and experience of NZCA creates an opportunity to leverage the talent and skills from across the alliance . The sharing of knowledge and utilisation of resources within the network ensures continuous improvement and better delivery across Aotearoa
With our robust operational processes, we have delivered over 100 projects directly with NZ Construction Alliance contracts, and many more through our partners . We specialise in delivering programmes-of-work, one-off projects, and connecting clients to our partners with the support of the wider network
The formation of the NZ Construction Alliance has created a unique proposition that ensures clients get consistency of outcomes across the country delivered by locals in each community
How we started
The NZ Construction Alliance was formed in response to a client who was impressed with the delivery of a major project, and subsequently asked for it to be replicated in other major cities across New Zealand . Our founding directors declined this invitation because working in different regions is not in the best interests of our people, is generally less efficient, and ultimately the project cannot be delivered as well .
While we were unable to fulfil this client request, it was clear that clients wanted a better offering for national projects, and our search began to find the best locally owned and operated construction companies that share our values of teamwork, strong communities, long-term trusting relationships, and putting people first .
The result is a highly successful partnership of 8 culturally aligned construction businesses, all owned and operated within their local region, while being connected to the knowledge base and the support of a national organisation .
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
• Shareholders work within the company (no absent owners)
• Employment of own site workforce .
• Commitment to apprenticeships and training
• Commitment to a professional industry organisation (Registered Master Builders or NZ Certified Builders) .
• Commitment to social, economic and environmental sustainability .
• Commitment to the local community
NZCA AT A GLANCE
400 years of combined
2018 regions
1$ 1000+ employees apprentices 160+ + 16 All
Year established of NZ covered
+
combined turnover
billion director’s experience
OUR VALUES
Our values provide a pathway to how we operate. These values are:
PEOPLE FIRST
NZCA partners emphatically agree that our greatest assets are our people . Ingrained in our culture is the dedication to our team’s mental and physical health, safety and wellbeing . We are committed to continuous growth through training, development and support
WORKING TOGETHER
Covering New Zealand with one national team, our partners work together to deliver outstanding results . We have strong foundations through collaboration in the collective partnership
SHARING KNOWLEDGE
Sharing knowledge and utilising resources within the network is ingrained in our ethos . This empowers continuous improvement and consistency, which is integral to the success of the NZ Construction Alliance
GREATER COMMUNITIES
We are local people and local businesses creating regional growth and development, resulting in a positive impact on our communities and beyond All NZCA partners have a strong commitment to being involved in their communities .
STRONG RELATIONSHIPS
Building and maintaining genuine, strong relationships with all stakeholders is a fundamental value which ensures mutual success over the long term .
National Coverage Local Delivery
OUR PARTNERS
We’ve got New Zealand covered.
NZCA is a partnership of leading regional commercial construction companies reaching the length and breadth of New Zealand, working together to seamlessly deliver national projects with local teams . We come together supported by national processes and systems and the commitment to deliver highquality projects on time and on budget
Trigg Construction Ltd - Northland Partner
Trigg has been operating in the Northland region for over 25 years and continue to provide innovative commercial construction solutions
Trigg have strong relationships with a team of local suppliers and subcontractors that can respond quickly and provide great value for money with high quality delivery
Kalmar Construction Ltd - Auckland Partner
Since 2001, Kalmar Construction have worked across the commercial, industrial, civic, residential and design build sectors, offering a complete start to finish service .
Their expert team value an integrated approach providing practical knowledge to achieve the highest quality results within realistic budget and time constraints .
Foster Group Ltd - Waikato/Bay of Plenty Partner
Foster Construction was established in 1973 and has since been delivering some of the most prominent public and private commercial construction projects in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty
Fosters have involvement in all aspects of the property cycle including development, construction and maintenance, which helps provide a sustainable business model and delivers the projects on-time and within budget .
Clelands Construction Ltd - Taranaki Partner
Since 1916, Clelands have been strongly committed to providing their customers with the highest level of service in the building and construction markets . Building and maintaining relationships with customers is at the heart of Clelands’ business, and their planning and management style is consultative and systematic Clelands are the largest and most experienced construction team in Taranaki
Alexander Construction - Hawke’s Bay Partner
Founded in 1947, Alexander Construction is built on a proud history of quality workmanship and innovation along with a strong commitment to clients and building partners . They have played a major role in shaping the commercial construction industry in Hawke’s Bay over the past 7 decades and continue to produce quality buildings on time and on budget
Maycroft Construction Ltd - Wellington/Manawatu Partner
The foundation of Maycroft Construction is their great buildings, great people, and great relationships Establised in 1954, they have a long history of commercial construction projects, sustaining trust with their clients, communities and construction teams, and investing in the wellbeing and development of their team
Maycroft provides a range of construction services including preconstruction, seismic strengthening, new builds, refurbishments, fit-outs, and joinery across the central and lower North Island
Scott Construction Ltd - Nelson/Marlborough/West Coast Partner
With a team of over 100 highly skilled people across Nelson, Marlborough and Central Otago, Scott Construction is an award-winning building company that can provide maintenance, building and alteration services for large and small industrial plants and commercial buildings across industries .
They pride themselves on delivering quality builds with a track record of high professional performance
Amalgamated Builders Ltd - Canterbury/Otago/Southland Partner
Amalgamated Builders Limited (ABL) has operated in the South Island since 1972 During this time ABL has been engaged by many clients and managed over 2000 projects, growing to become one of the South Island’s largest and most successful builders
ABL projects are characterized by the strength of client relationships, a strong team based on a cooperative and ‘outside the box’ approach to challenges combined with a passion to succeed .
HOW WE OPERATE
We have a client centric approach and will ensure that we provide the best solution for our customers. This may be through contracting directly, providing account management, or simply introducing our team while operating in the background to ensure that best practice is transferred across the NZ Construction Alliance.
ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT:
NZ Construction Alliance can work with national and multi-region clients to ensure their needs are met, while learnings, processes, and requirements specific to the client are shared from one project to the next through clear communication protocols .
CONTRACT DIRECTLY:
NZ Construction Alliance contracts directly with clients to simplify the contracting process, de-risk projects, manage programmes of works, support multi-region maintenance requirements, and provide solutions to complex projects Any complexity is managed by your one point of contact in the team .
INTRODUCE PARTNERS AND REFER PROJECTS:
Our network has the ability to support projects throughout the country If preferred we can simply make an introduction, while providing comfort that our construction partner is aligned to our values and fundamental principles
BEST PRACTICE:
We facilitate best practice, continuous improvement, knowledge sharing and teamwork across our partners, through formal training and support networks within and outside of the alliance .
“OuroverallexperiencewithNZCAwasamazing!Ouronepointofcontactwassuper responsive,actedquicklyandmadesuretheworkwasdoneright. TheworkdonebyNZCAwas completedtoahighstandard,withqualitymaterialsandprofessionalismatalltimes. Iwould stronglyrecommendchoosingNZCAandwouldabsolutelylovetoworkwiththemagain We weresuperhappywiththefinalresultandcan’twaittoseehowourworkingrelationshipcan continueinthefuture.”
DELIVERY MODEL
When engaging with NZ Construction Alliance directly, you get one point of contact that coordinates, communicates and manages the national delivery of your project, from beginning to end.
The NZCA Project Manager will:
• Understand client specifications, reporting requirements and maintain communication with transparency and efficiency
• Coordinate NZCA’s response to ensure we meet your requirements from a time, quality, and cost perspective
• Maintain the strong existing partnership with the regional partners to ensure consistent and high-quality outcomes
ON-SITE DELIVERY
FEEDBACK LOOP LEARNINGS AND BEST PRACTISE
Projects will be delivered via our partners under a super-sub agreement ensuring that they fully comply with the contractual terms required by the client Our partners are the owners of NZCA, and have committed to our fundamental principles via a shareholders agreement, with performance governed by the CEO and NZCA Board This unique delivery model reduces risk, increases productivity, streamlines communication, and ensures that our clients are prioritised and supported .
Client NZCA Project Manager NZCA CEO & Board Oversight NZCA PARTNERSSERVICES AND AWARDS
NZ Construction Alliance partners offer a full range of construction services, including:
• New build construction
• Design & build
• Engineering
• Commercial fit-outs and refurbishments
• Maintenance
Programme of Works / Master Services Agreement (MSA’s)
• Development
• Seismic strengthening
• Joinery
We specialise in programmes of work delivered under a Master Services Agreement, where we can drive efficiency and quality by combining multiple construction projects under one contract Our model allows us to deliver these projects anywhere across New Zealand, while creating feedback loops to ensure that we are continuously improving on each project and interaction with our clients
Awards and Accolades
The NZ Construction Alliance partners have received a number of prestigious awards over the past few years, including (but not limited to):
Scott Construction
• Olive Estate Carriage Houses - Regional Category Winner & Gold Award at Master Builders House of the Year Awards 2021 .
• City Fringe House - Gold Award at Master Builders House of the Year Awards, 2021
Foster Construction
• Selwyn Street Student Accommodation - Gold Award at NZ Commercial Project Awards, 2022
• Profile Group Hautapu HQ project - Winner of two Excellence and Best in Category Awards at NZ Property Industry Awards, 2022
Maycroft Construction
• Old St Pauls Cathedral - Category Winner & Gold Award at NZ Commercial Project Awards, 2021 .
• Wellington College New Memorial Hall - Winner of $500k - $1 5m category at the Steel Construction NZ (SCNZ) Excellence in Steel Awards, 2019
Trigg Construction
• Hundertwasser Art Centre with Wairau Māori Art Gallery - Special & Gold Award at NZ Commercial Project Awards, 2022
Amalgamated Buliders Limited
• Rakiura Museum Te Puka o Te Waka in Stewart Island - Gold Award at NZ Commercial Project Awards, 2022
Kalmar Construction
• FABRIC Apartments Stage 1 - Finalist for Projects Over $75m at New Zealand Building Industry Awards 2021
• University of Auckland Rec Centre - Projects Under $3m – Finalist, New Zealand Building Industry Awards, 2021
“Ehara tāku toa I te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini”
“My strength is not mine alone, it comes from the collective”
PROJECTS
NZ Construction Alliance has a diverse portfolio of completed and current construction projects, demonstrating the expertise and experience of the partners within the alliance. These projects extend across many sectors, including commercial, industrial, multi-unit residential, retail, hospitality, leisure, education, aged care, heritage and more
Government
Project: Service Centre’s of the Future Project (SCF)
Client: Ministry of Social Development
Location: Nationwide
Date: 2020-2023
Value: $30m
Details: Refurbishment and fit-out of 120 sites across New Zealand
Multi-unit residential
NZCA Partner: Kalmar Construction
Client: Kāinga Ora
Project: St George’s Rd Housing Project
Location: 92-104 St George’s Road, Auckland
Date: August 2020
Value: $28 5m
Details: Construction of 72 residential units across 3 buildings of 5 and 6 floors in concrete and steel structure and a brick façade
Retail
NZCA Partner: Maycroft Construction
Client: FoodStuffs North Island
Project: New World Feilding
Date: June 2018
Value: $10m
Details: 2900m2 supermarket on a greenfield site, along with a 7000m2 customer carpark and access roads
Industrial & Commercial
NZCA Partner: Foster Construction
Project: APL Hautapu, Waikato
Date: 2021
Value: $65m
Details: The approach of this 47,000m2 building required stringent product selection and sophisticated waste management to reach the sustainability goals The latest technologies in environmental design were used, including hybrid mechanical services, electronic LED lighting and climate-based daylight modelling
Retirement/Aged Care
NZCA Partner: Scott Construction
Client: Integrity Care Group
Project: Olive Estate Lifestyle Village, Richmond, Nelson
Date: 2014-2024
Value: Various work packages ranging $2 5-$10m (Total contracted = $49m)
Details: Siver award at New Zealand Commercial Projects Awards, 2021
Infrastructure
NZCA Partner: Clelands Construction
Project: New Plymouth Airport
Completed: 2020
Details: A unique, spacious and modern airport terminal building incorporating design elements influenced by Puketapu Hāpu. This project won gold at the Public Architecture and Hospitality awards at the Western Architecture Awards
Art & Culture
NZCA PartnerTrigg Construction
Project: Hundertwasser Art Centre
Location: Whangarei CBD
Date: 2020
Details: There are many unique elements to this architectural masterpiece, the building hosts the largest afforested roof in the Southern Hemisphere with 800 cubic metres of engineer-designed soil, 150 trees and 3,000 plants This building won a Special and Gold Award at the 2022 NZ Commercial Project Awards
Heritage & Refurbishment
NZCA Partner: Amalgamated Builders Limited
Client: Ministry of Justice
Project: Dunedin Law Courts Restoration Project
Date: 2017
Value: $12m
Details: Substantial restoration interventions completed with high conservation standards Concrete, steel, leadlight windows created strong foundations for this iconic historic building
SUSTAINABILITY
The NZ Construction Alliance supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s). These are intertwined with the tikanga Māori values of Manakitanga (social), Ōhanga (economic), and Kaitiakitanga (environmental) to ensure that they are relevent to the sustainable construction of buildings in Aotearoa.
Our policy is targeted to ensure that we are contributing to these global goals that have broader outcomes for the whole community .
Our Sustainability Model
UN Sustainable Development Goals
NZ Construction Alliance Policy
• We educate and empower our employees to take care of their physical and mental health, with internal support from our leading health & safety team that encourage reporting of all incidents and near misses
• We also provide support on psychological safety with helpline support and external organisations such as Mates in Construction
• NZ Construction Alliance fosters equal opportunities in the workplace for all, including training for unconscious bias, and actively encouraging and supporting under-represented groups in the industry
• By hiring locals, supporting regional supply chains, and keeping our businesses locally owned and operated, we ensure that communities benefit directly from our work
• We work with Amotai to access Māori and Pacific supply chains, train our teams to eliminate bias and have a zero-tolerance policy to discrimination
• To fairly remunerate employees through paying the living wage, and provide training and apprenticeship opportunities throughout NZ We support employee’s growth and development through ensuring they can be involved in many different types of projects in the industry .
• We aim to build better communities and to support regional economic growth .
• Invest in and experiment with innovative building materials, processes and technology to ensure that we continue to evolve and improve the construction industry in NZ
• We support infrastructure initiatives that improve the lives of New Zealanders .
• We support local communities through investment, sponsorship, donations and support for local initiatives
• By remaining locally owned and operated, and utilising local supply chains, we ensure that construction investment remains in the communities where it is intended
• We exist to build better communities
• To work with renewable energy suppliers wherever practical to deliver lower-cost sustainable energy in Aotearoa .
• To re-use and recycle materials to ensure they don’t end up in landfills, and encourage sustainable building practices – including minimising waste
• NZ Construction Alliance is committed to being carbon neutral with a Toitu certification We are actively working with our partners to reduce CO2 emissions aligned with science-based targets
NZCA HEALTH & SAFETY POLICY
Protection of people, our environment and assets are key to our success. The provision, maintenance and continuous improvement of a safe and healthy work environment is one of the company’s prime responsibilities.
It is our policy that each of our employees shall be provided with a safe and healthy place to work To achieve this policy, NZCA is committed to complying with all relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice and safe operating procedures and to making every practicable effort in the area of injury prevention, hazard identification and control, health monitoring and health promotion
NZCA partners all have established health and safety systems available for review that demonstrate compliance with current legislation. Each company employs dedicated full‐time Health and Safety Managers, and we work towards best practice daily Health and Safety is reported online through Acuite which provides full transparency to both NZCA head office and the client
We operate to CHASNZ Covid19 guidelines (www chasnz org/ covid19); further H&S detail can be provided as requested
New Zealand Construction Alliance Ltd is committed to:
• Conducting our business in a safe, responsible and sustainable manner
• Complying with all relevant legal and statutory legislation, regulations, codes of practice and safe operating procedures
• Preventing serious harm incidents at our worksites
• Actively encouraging the accurate and timely reporting of all accidents, incidents or near misses
• Minimising and mitigating any adverse effects of our activities on the environment
• Preventing pollution, using energy efficiently and progressively reducing energy consumption in line with reviewed targets
• Continually improving our health, safety and environmental performance, by establishing objectives and targets, carrying out regular audits
• Implementing a waste management programme to reduce quantities of waste and where possible reuse or recycle
• Promoting environmentally responsible partnerships with the wider community
• Supporting the mental and physical wellbeing of all staff
Our Regional Partners are accountable to:
• Lead by example, monitor and review the HSE management system and provide the necessary resources and uphold HSE accountabilities
• Hold regular board and foreman meetings where HSE performance is reviewed and discussed and support is shown for corrective actions put in place to prevent recurrence of incidents
• Ensure the accurate and timely reporting and recording of all injuries and incidents .
• Ensure processes are in place at a business level that integrates HSE performance into business activities to ensure compliance with policy
• Meet our obligations under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA)
• Ensure employees are educated, trained and aware of and committed to the improved health, safety and environmental performance of the company
• Encourage worker consultation and participation in all matters regarding health and safety
• Provide a rehabilitation policy plan that supports the safe and early return to work of injured employees
Regional Partners Employees are accountable to:
• Actively participate in HSE programmes and comply with all relevant HSE legislation to protect their own safety and the safety of their co-workers, subcontractors and visitors and minimise their impact on the environment
• Observe all safe work procedures, rules and instructions
• Ensure the accurate and timely reporting of all injuries, incidents and near hits when they occur .
• Take an active role in the company’s treatment and rehabilitation plan, to ensure an early and durable return to work
• Consult with management on the issues in the workplace which affect their health, safety or the environment This would be via a worker engagement, participation and representation committee
• Actively participate in workplace training to comply with relevant legislation
• Prevent pollution, minimise waste and where possible reuse or recycle, report environmental incidents in line with approved policies and procedures
Darrell Trigg Director Leonard Gardner DirectorProtection of people, our environment and assets are fundamental to our business and are key to our success.