Waikato Business News May/June 2023
Waikato Business News has for a quarter of a century been the voice of the region’s business community, a business community with a very real commitment to innovation and an ethos of co-operation.
Waikato Business News has for a quarter of a century been the voice of the region’s business community, a business community with a very real commitment to innovation and an ethos of co-operation.
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“It means a lot to<br />
our entire team to be<br />
recognised for excellence<br />
— because it takes a team<br />
to deliver on a project of<br />
this scale... the awards<br />
recognise collaboration<br />
and teamwork in<br />
delivering excellence.”<br />
Nigel Sun, Fosters CEO<br />
Fosters were both proud and humbled to receive the<br />
National Category Winner, Gold and the Sustainability<br />
Award at the prestigious New Zealand Commercial<br />
Project Awards last month. The awards, recognising<br />
excellence, outstanding workmanship, and innovation,<br />
were given for Profile Group’s APL headquarters at<br />
Hautapu.<br />
Fosters CEO Nigel Sun said that the team knew,<br />
from the very start, that this was going to be a great<br />
project. “Having worked alongside the Profile Group for<br />
many years, we know them to be outstanding clients<br />
who set excellent standards. We recognised that the<br />
APL Hautapu project would enable us to be part of<br />
something special, and it was”.<br />
“It means a lot to our entire team to be recognised<br />
for excellence – because it takes a team to deliver<br />
on a project of this scale” Nigel continues. “From the<br />
architects to our subcontractors, carpenters to roofers<br />
and the support team behind them all, the awards<br />
recognise collaboration and teamwork in delivering<br />
excellence.”<br />
The Sustainability Award was especially meaningful;<br />
Fosters have worked hard to lead the industry in<br />
sustainable practise. APL Hautapu, a 5-star Green Star<br />
build, is an outstanding example of what can be done.<br />
Fosters Sustainability Adviser on the APL project, Jael<br />
Clausen, says that the Sustainability Award is another<br />
example of collaborative effort.<br />
“A Green Star build takes a real commitment to thinking<br />
outside of the square. Without the buy-in of everyone<br />
on this project – subcontractors, suppliers, APL, and our<br />
own team – we couldn’t have done it.”<br />
Up to 2,000 individuals worked on this project.<br />
Delivering excellence, outstanding workmanship, and<br />
innovation – making it a success - takes a great team.<br />
FOSTERS.CO.NZ 07 849 3849