NZ CONSTRUCTION ALLIANCE LIMITED COMPANY PROFILE
October 2021 | nzca.net.nz
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CONTENTS National Coverage, Local Delivery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Our Purpose, Our Values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Our Regional Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Our Delivery Model. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Working in Partnership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 NZCA Sustainability Model. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Health & Safety Policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Cover Photo | Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, Whakatāne Campus | NZCA Partner, Foster Construction
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NATIONAL COVERAGE LOCAL DELIVERY
Established in 2018, the New Zealand Construction Alliance (NZCA) is a partnership of culturally aligned regional construction companies, providing nationwide construction coverage through local delivery. With over 650 years’ collective directors experience, each partner in the alliance is a standout performer in their respective region with a proven track record in commercial construction. Collectively, our nationwide team provides a diverse network of construction experts that work together to deliver outstanding construction projects across New Zealand at a local level. NZCA was born out of the challenges faced within the New Zealand construction industry, with the well-documented struggle of construction companies delivering a national service in a sustainable manner. NZCA provides a solution to this problem through our “National Coverage, Local Delivery”, offering national coverage through the regional partners and their strong, trusted relationships with experienced local subcontractors and supply chains. Through the alliance, NZCA directly employs over 1,000 staff including our own carpentry and labour teams, and have a strong commitment to the growth, development and training of our staff and apprentices. With our unique structure delivering national projects locally, we have the ability to make a wider socio-economic impact as a tangible industry lead for real regional growth and development by utilising our local teams, suppliers and sub trades. With a combined annual turnover of over $1 billion, the alliance partners not only benefit from the additional national project work, but also by being part of a trusting, culturally aligned, collaborative organisation that creates opportunities to learn, share and grow from each other, resulting in a steadfast national collective offering and team.
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FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES • Shareholders work within the company (no absent owners). • Employment of site workforce. • Commitment to apprenticeships and training. • Commitment to local construction through industry membership either through Registered Master Builders Association or NZ Certified Builders Ltd. • Commitment to social, economic and environmental sustainability.
NZCA AT A GLANCE
2018 Year established
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$
billion + combined turnover
1000+ 235+ employees apprentices
650
+
years of combined director’s experience
All
16 regions of NZ covered
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OUR PURPOSE OUR VALUES
NZCA operates with a purpose of “National Coverage, Local Delivery”
National Coverage speaks to the established network we have built to deliver outstanding commercial construction projects of all sizes and complexity, that run across the length and breadth of New Zealand.
Local Delivery speaks to how we work with the regional partners’ trusted and experienced local subcontractors and supply chains to deliver the project, provide backup and ongoing support.
This network of regional commercial construction companies was hand-picked by NZCA founding partners after extensive research on which companies would be the best fit for the NZCA model. The strong leadership, values and track-record of these companies, alongside their commitment to working together to deliver high-quality projects on-time and onbudget, has resulted in a seamless national solution to commercial construction and maintenance.
Every partner in the alliance has an established, trusted and reliable regional based supply chain, giving us absolute confidence we can deliver to a high standard and in-turn significantly reduce project risk. Long after the project is completed, our local partner is there to support and guarantee their ongoing work without hesitation or delay. NZCA partners have proven track records for treating their trade staff as part of the team; always ensuring they are treated well and paid on time. This results in a high level of service and commitment from our local supply chain, making sure we deliver on-time quality projects within budget, ultimately delivering the best possible experience to our clients.
Our values provide a pathway to how we operate. These values are:
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People First – NZCA partners emphatically agree that our greatest assets are our people. Engrained in our culture is the dedication to our team’s mental and physical health, safety and wellbeing, and our commitment to continuous growth through training, development and support.
One Team – Covering 16 regions with one national team. All our partners work as one nationwide team to deliver outstanding results - we have strong foundations through a collective partnership.
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 Trusting Relationships – Building and maintaining genuine, strong relationships with all stakeholders is a fundamental part of delivering national projects at a local level.
National Coverage Local Delivery
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OUR REGIONAL 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 locally. We come together supported by proven national processes and systems, management and reporting, and the commitment to deliver on time, on budget and high-quality projects every time.
Our regional partners are Trigg Construction Ltd Northland Kalmar Construction Ltd Auckland Region Foster Construction Group Ltd Waikato/Bay of Plenty Clelands Construction Ltd Taranaki Alexander Construction Ltd Hawke’s Bay Maycroft Construction Ltd Manawatu/Wellington Region Scott Construction Ltd Nelson/Marlborough/West Coast Amalgamated Builders Ltd Canterbury/Otago/Southland
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OUR DELIVERY MODEL
Our unique delivery model reduces risk, increases productivity, and streamlines communication with reduced touchpoints. You will have a dedicated national Project Director - your one point of contact that coordinates, communicates and manages the national delivery of your project, from beginning to end. Key responsibilities of the National Project Director are to: • 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 high-quality outcomes.
LOCAL PROJECT DELIVERY TEAM
OUR REGIONAL PARTNER
QUANTITY SURVEYOR
PROJECT MANAGER
LABOUR
SITE MANAGER
SUPPLIERS
PROJECT DELIVERY
NZCA PROJECT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
CLIENT
OH&S Acuite Reporting | Aconex Project Management | Lentunes Financial Reporting
• Understand client specifications, reporting requirements and maintain communication with transparency and efficiency.
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WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP
NZCA’s unique collaborative business model adds value that reaches further than our individual ability to deliver top quality national construction and maintenance programmes. Through taking a collaborative, consistent and committed approach, NZCA not only provides many benefits to the parties we engage with, but also has an ongoing positive impact on the community.
Collaboration • National coordination with local delivery through our established and trusted subcontractors and local supply chains. • We provide a single point of contact for the client which streamlines communications at all levels. This ensures the seamless delivery of quality construction and maintenance contracts throughout NZ • Our transparent and effective approach to communications makes doing business with NZCA efficient and easy. • Our unique partnership model allows us to develop depth, diversity and highly skilled staff that we as an alliance can support and grow across the network.
Commitment • Our commitment to regional NZ construction industry, to our teams and the community, unite all partners of NZCA. We are 100% committed to keeping it local, retaining profits in the regions, growing, and supporting our people and building stronger communities. • Regionally based partners equal significant reduction in travel and therefore reduced carbon footprint and environmental impact. • We are committed to gender equality, and disability and cultural inclusivity. We actively seek opportunities to create a workforce that’s diverse and inclusive, bringing experience and skills from a variety of backgrounds, enriching the depth of our teams, and supporting our broader communities. • We promote training programmes that deepen the organisational understanding of the Treaty of Waitangi, including offering the opportunity for Te Reo Māori, tikanga and Te Tiriti education.
Consistency • We offer consistency and reliability on cost, quality and management for every project delivered nationwide. • We use consistent reporting and systems across all projects at a national level. • We provide consistent health and safety performance and reporting nationwide, adopting the highest industry standards for all our projects. We use software programmes to support our teams onsite, and deliver regular consistent reporting to our project partners.
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• We recognise and respect Māori worldviews and concepts, and aim to reflect these in our organisational values. • We welcome the opportunity to directly engage with local iwi, hapū and wider communities to protect their interests in projects as appropriate.
“Ehara tāku toa I te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini” “My strength is not mine alone, it comes from the collective”
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OUR SUSTAINABILITY MODEL
NZCA’s national network and influence has the ability to go well beyond construction – the impact it can have on regional economic and social systems, while maybe not the immediate focus, cannot be underestimated. NZCA is a tangible industry leader for real regional growth and development from every level – physical buildings, growing community, upskilling regional youth, empowering locals, keeping profit in regions, growing local businesses, sharing knowledge and resources, national networks and beyond. The far reaching socioeconomic benefits of NZCA has the potential to make real positive change to the places that need it most.
NZCA has three pillars of sustainability that drive the foundations and overarching purpose of the company. These sustainability aims intertwine with Tikanga Māori values, Manakitanga (care for others), Ōhanga (financial prosperity) and Kaitiakitanga (stewardship of all our resources). Social Sustainability - Manakitanga • Providing regional companies with national projects means local people staying employed. People are important to us. • The sharing of knowledge, learnings, and people between regional partners in the network creates opportunities for local growth. • Focusing on apprentices, training and upskilling youth provides greater opportunities for people, and has a wider impact on the community. • Encouraging real diversity in the workplace with a team of over a thousand hard working dedicated people all with unique backgrounds and experiences. NZCA’s founding CEO was one of the few female leaders in the industry and we continue to champion and promote diversity within our organisation. Economic Sustainability - Ōhanga • Providing regional partners with national project opportunities they otherwise wouldn’t have had, allowing companies to grow with the increased ongoing workflow. • Sustaining local subcontractors and supply chains by providing them with continued business, keeping the local trade staff and contractors employed. • Keeping local economy thriving and by retaining profit in regions and growing local businesses.
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Environmental Sustainability - Kaitiakitanga NZCA operates at the highest level of sustainable practices in an industry known for waste. Our Site Safety and Environmental Plan (SSEP) includes our waste management practices. We ensure on-site waste management practices, minimising the amount of construction waste going to disposal in accordance with the Green Star New Zealand Man-5 Waste Management Technical Manual. We ensure at least 70% of construction waste by weight is reused and/or recycled. An exemplary standard has been set by Foster Construction Group Limited, a founding partner of NZCA, who are EnviroMark Diamond and CarbonZero certified. They provide a benchmark for all partners to aspire to and offer support to help our entire NZCA team to reach this exceptional level of certification. The following guiding principles are all key to our regional partners: • Designing infrastructure and buildings to minimise waste. • Working with preferred suppliers who have waste minimisation/environmental plans/credentials. • Arranging with suppliers a reduction in packaging or the ability to return packaging. • Using construction methods that allow for deconstruction. • Using products and materials that reduce waste and are low maintenance. • Using prefabricated materials and materials prepared offsite as much as possible. • Scheduling works to minimise time between delivery and installation. • Providing detailed plans and instructions to workers, including subcontractors on site waste minimisation targets and how these will be achieved.
MANAKITANGA
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY
NZCA
ŌHANGA
KAITIAKITANGA ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
These sustainability aims intertwine with Tikanga Māori values, Manakitanga (care for others), Ōhanga (financial prosperity) and Kaitiakitanga (stewardship of all our resources).
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NZCA HEALTH & SAFETY POLICY
The 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 which provides full transparency to both NZCA head office and the client.
NZ 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. Our 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.
Stephen Nelson Director 14
Leonard Gardner Director
Richard Johnston Director
Protection of people, our environment and assets are fundamental to our business and are key to our success.
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Contact Warren Luxton CEO warren@nzca.net.nz 020 499 9550 Allan Bradshaw National Project Director allan@nzca.net.nz 027 581 6410
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