68 | Top traffic management solutions TruGroup has prioritised working hard to develop the right team culture. T T from page 66 MANUFACTURING TruGroup “Once engaged, we develop a tailored plan for traffic management, provide the people to execute the work, along with a full range of equipment, including road cones. We also do the auditing and monitoring of work to ensure it’s going to plan and being undertaken correctly. “We prioritise safety and flow, because when both of these are achieved, the benefits are exponential: no delayed work programmes or missed milestones, decreased risk and associated costs, and happy people.” TruGroup also provides its own in-house traffic management training, both for its own staff, and the staff of other providers, to ensure they are up with the latest rules and regulations. “Across the three traffic management sites we have fifty staff ranging from trainees through to highly skilled site management traffic specialists. “These people are in a highly public and very responsible role, with thousands, sometimes tens of thousands of people going past them every day. We select people for their positive attitude — we can train for the rest.” Preferring to employ inexperienced staff and train them from scratch, team members can progress to become a mentor, and assessor, traffic management planner and then move further into the business including health and safety, sales and administration roles. “We refer to it as a career pathway,” says Duncan. There are now plans to expand traffic management services further around the South Island within the next couple of years. As the business has expanded, TruGroup has prioritised working hard to develop the right team culture, resulting in an enhanced sense of group ownership and pride in the brand across both business areas. “Almost 100% of our recruitment is from referrals by existing staff who praise the company, which is a fantastic affirmation of how people see the business. “We’ve worked hard to integrate the two facets of the business through tool box meetings, continually telling the story, and talking about opportunities. “We have people who have made it through to supervisor and management roles, starting from the entry level.” 07 846 2084 info@berniefama.co.nz YOUR FIRST CHOICE FOR ALL PANEL & PAINT REPAIRS Fleet Camera Solution Provider Since 2006 0800 888 324 sales@viewtech.co.nz Monitors, Recorders, Cameras, Software Another ISUZU built by TRU Group.
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