50 | Dunedin: Naylor Love - Dunedin “Forward work is looking fantastic, I think it’s fair to say that Dunedin is very close to starting some significant economic growth largely on the back of the new hospital and the health and education precinct around that.” to page 52 Long-term commitment drives success Russell Fredric REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Naylor Love Dunedin’s contribution to the local economy and urban landscape, often through completing projects of enduring significance, has been long and successful. The company has been involved in numerous prominent construction and restoration projects across a variety of sectors through many economic cycles and continues to do so, but director Jason Tutty says the forecasted local construction boom will be historic. “Forward work is looking fantastic, I think it’s fair to say that Dunedin is very close to starting some significant economic growth largely on the back of the new hospital and the health and education precinct around that.” “The pipeline of works in the next five to 10 years is strong, probably the biggest boom since the gold rush.” Naylor Love started as two independent building companies in Dunedin in 1910, WH Naylor and Love Brothers Construction, which, for more than six decades before amalgamating, played a major part in the development of southern New Zealand. As a testament to the quality of this work, many of these early buildings are still standing today and the company continues to make its mark in Dunedin and throughout New Zealand. Jason attributes much of Naylor Love’s longevity to a “people before projects” culture with this ethos being reflected in its ongoing investment in the company’s staff which, locally, numbers 100. “Without the people you don’t have the projects.” The company’s commitment includes collaborating closely with Otago Polytechnic and being a “big supporter” of its apprenticeship training schemes. About six apprentices are employed each year, while other training options such as quantity surveying is also available along with in-house leadership training. Naylor Love’s investment in people goes beyond its staff. “We are still a family business and as such our culture reflects family values and giving back to the community. A lot of that comes from some of the social and broader outcomes as part of our projects. In particular we’ve done some really cool stuff on school projects lately and have been engaged with school communities.”
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