Business Central October 2022

28 | Fencing to control wallabies A flagship contract Kenai won this year is a large-scale design and build fencing project to control wallaby on State Highway 5 near Waipa and Whakarewarewa. from page 26 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Kenai Talent ID is the Bay of Plenty’s specialist recruitment and human resource consultancy. Whether you are looking for a temp to cover a short-term project, or you are looking for that “perfect” person to join your team, Talent ID has the expertise to exceed your expectations. We are pleased to partner with Kenai for their recruitment needs through this exciting project, adding value and enabling their business to grow with key talent. 021 2222 015 • nick@probuildcivil.com Probuild Civil are pleased to be associated with Kenai, and we look forward to working closely with them again in the future. Concrete | Site Works | Landscaping HAURAKI & SONS CONTRACTING We move the earth for you www.haurakiandsons.co.nz Portable Buildings • Portable Site O ices • Lunch Rooms • Gatehouses & Security Sheds Toilet Blocks • Factory &Warehouse • Classrooms Complexes • Cabins & Sleepouts NEED A QUALITY BUILDING AT A SHARP PRICE?, GIVE US A CALL Get in touch TODAY... We look forward to helping you! 0800 780 900 sales@castlepb.co.nz www.castlepb.co.nz PORTABLE BUILDINGS This was followed by six years with Watercare in Auckland as a project manager. “I think that set quite a good platform in terms of systems and the size of projects and organisational experience in the context of a corporate view on the contracting side of water, waste water and service delivery.” When it comes to health and safety, not surprisingly Caleb is acutely aware of what it is like for someone to go to work and never return home, consequently Kenai rates highly in this area and has a robust contractor prequalification process. “It’s not just a ticking the boxes exercise.” Kenai’s Health and safety systems have been reviewed and scored with a 92% over an above the Health and Safety at Work Act (2015) and ASNZ 4801 requirements. The company is also a member of Tōtika which aims to create a fair and equitable scheme with the objective that suppliers only need to pre-qualify once, instead of duplicating for each new client. Kenai provides a broad range of civil construction contractor services which includes general civil construction, bulk earthworks and geotechnical solutions, drainage and pipe works, land development, small wastewater treatment and small water supply, rehabilitation of natural environments and pond and wetland devleopments among others. Its design and specialist management solutions include three waters planning, management, surveillance and quality assurance, operational management, land management advisory and carbon assessement. The business currently employs six staff who each bring their own specialised skills to the business. A flagship contract Kenai won this year is a large-scale design and build fencing project to control wallaby on State Highway 5 near Waipa and Whakarewarewa. Known as progressive containment, the overall project involves stopping the further spread of wallabies by finding and eradicating all satellite populations outside the defined containment area, and controlling wallabies within the containment buffer zone. “There’s a lot of moving parts in it so there’s a lot of land owner engagement with iwi,

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