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Time for big-picture thinking

By Adrienne Miller 1 December 2020, Build 181

Organisations need to embed sustainable thinking at all levels of their business. This requires understanding of what it truly is and the opportunities it offers, says Adrienne Miller, General Manager New Zealand at the Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia (ISCA).

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Refining industry training

By Warwick Quinn 1 February 2021, Build 182

Warwick Quinn, Deputy Chief Executive, Employer Journey and Experience, Te Pukenga has a new role in industry training. He describes how the new inclusive system functions differently from the previous one.

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Backing local manufacturing

By Nick Collins 1 December 2021, Build 187

Nick Collins, outgoing Chief Executive, Metals New Zealand, says with COVID-19 revealing the fragility of supply chains and as the shift to a low-emission economy gathers pace, the government should back and incentivise local product procurement.

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We need apprentices

By Warwick Quinn 1 February 2017, Build 158

Taking on an apprentice is good business, not simply another expense. It’s not an easy message to sell at a time when the building industry’s business model is to contract work out to the most competitive subbie, says Warwick Quinn, Chief Executive, BCITO.

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