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department for five years at
Curtin University and has spent considerable
time as their acting head
of the school of built environment.
Before joining Curtin, Monty had roles
in built environment at Salford University
and the United Kingdom.”
Hawkins executive general manager
Gary Walker says, “Our industry
thrives when we all work together
collaboratively. This new School will
allow professionals to come together
and share their experience, so that
students can gain an in-depth understanding
of how the built environment
is created and the interdependence
of the various disciplines. At Hawkins,
we believe ongoing learning and development
is essential for construction
professionals. This new school
will be a key part of that education
process.”
Massey Vice-Chancellor Professor
Jan Thomas says the opening reflects
Massey’s ethos of providing
innovative responses to the needs of
New Zealand as a young and growing
nation. “Growth in an industry
requires many partners to support
and foster innovation,” Professor
Thomas says. “Massey’s strength
in this area has allowed it to not only
produce graduates who are ready
to hit the ground and add value, but
also research that leads the way in
solving the issues that the industry
is facing now or may face in the future.”
The opening was held last night at
the Generator on Wynard Quarter,
Auckland.
This joint commitment between
the construction industry and
its clients was now coming
into shape and focused on the
core problems rather than the
symptoms. The accord should
now be extended to the relationship
between local government
and contractors, in addition to
head contractors and subcontractors,
he says.
“We need to rise to the challenge
of doing things differently. We
are looking forward to working
with Government and industry
partners on the detail of the
commitments, as well as a clear
and defined plan for the accord to
be implemented.”
Rather than being a ‘quick fix’,
the Accord showed a high-level
understanding of the need for
real change. Mr Silcock says it
was would complement the
creation of the New Zealand
Infrastructure Commission, with
the New Zealand Infrastructure
Commission/Te Waihanga Bill
currently under consultation.
He says it was hopeful new
initiatives and entities such as
the Accord and Commission
would create a more positive
environment for New Zealand’s
construction sector.
Of prime importance were
increasing certainty around the
pipeline of work and overcoming
the issues of risk attribution and
workforce shortages that had
long undermined the health of the
construction industry.
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