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26 WAIKATO BUSINESS NEWS October/November 2016 Open day draws good crowds Owl Farm’s first public open day on October 15 drew about 600 people despite wet weather. Farm demonstration manager Doug Dibley said miserable conditions around 10am to midday probably put some people off, but he was happy with the turnout. Own Farm, located at St Peter’s Cambridge is the only North Island Demonstration Dairy farm and is a product of a joint venture between the school and Lincoln University. The open day is an opportunity to engage with the public and provides educational opportunities for adults and children alike. Mr Dibley said the open day at the farm would become an annual event. 2. 1. 1. A bit of mud didn’t bother visitors to Owl Farm’s first public open day. 2. Maureen Cameron and Brian Robinson with Fonterra driver Mike Courtney. 3. DairyNZ’s Rosie the cow with DairyNZ external engagement manager Phillipa Adam and Jack Sharpe. 4. Farm manager Tom Buckley with wife Kelli and their children Phoebe, six, and Sophie, four. 5. Children enjoy activities at the Ballance Agri- Nutrients tent. 3. 4. 5. LODGERENTALS.CO.NZ Contemporary NZ art works for hire in workplaces & private homes. FrEE consultation & installation Consultancy services available. NOBODY KNOWS HAMILTON LIKE US Portfolio Art Hire Janet Knighton P 021 059 0028 E art.hire@xtra.co.nz
PPS Industries’ success and growth in a competitive and demanding market can be attributed to a few crucial factors, according to company general manager, John Davidson. John has been with the company for more than 20 years, a longevity he shares with several other staff and this is one of the reasons, he says the company has developed into the market leader it is today. “We have been very lucky with our staff,” said John. “We have some who have been with the company for well over 20 years and even though in the last 8 – 10 years we have seen a lot of the younger ones go to Australia, the average term of our staff is about 10 ½ years. This is a real strength,” he said. “And with the company’s strategic decision, when it was founded in 1974, to diversify over the years from its core business of servicing the electroplating industry it has meant that PPS Industries has been in a good position to cope with the evolutions the company has embraced.In the early days there was something like <strong>WBN</strong> Quarter Page Horizontal “While we still support the 100mm high x 260mm wide 119 electroplating businesses, now there are only 20. P.P.S. P P P S WAIKATO BUSINESS NEWS October/November 2016 27 NZ urged to adopt a compassionate work index A leading New Zealand human resources expert, Chris Till says New Zealand companies and organisations should adopt a United Kingdom compassionate work index model to improve working lives for Kiwis. Mr Till, the Human Resources Institute of New Zealand chief executive, says the compassionate index gets people to think what they are at work for, rather than just to make money. The index was created by the Roffey Park Institute which is internationally recognised for developing innovative learning approaches that enable people to achieve their full potential at work and in their wider lives. “There is a lot more work to be done in terms of understanding compassion in the workplace and its related topic areas of self-compassion and organisational compassion,” he says. “At Roffey Park they have made a start that will help support those people in the workplace who are convinced that more caring, more generous and more P P.P.S. P.P.S. Industri Industries Limited METAL FINISHING SPEC Industries S METAL FINISHING Limited SPECIALISTS ABRASIVES-POLISHING-PLATING-ENGINEERING SUPPLIES METAL FINISHING SPECIALISTS ABRASIVES-POLISHING-PLATING PPS Industries a proud to be associated with Stainless Kitchens. ABRASIVES-POLISHING-PLATING-ENGINEERING FREEPHONE 0800 657 894 FREEFAXSUPPLIES 0800 454 445 AUCKLAND - HAMILTON - TAURANGA - HASTINGS - PALMERSTON NORTH - NELSON - CHRISTCHURCH - DUNEDIN PPS Industries a proud to be associated w FREEPHONE 0800 657 894 FREEFA electroplating industry, we’ve diversified to embrace ser- S vicing the general engineering industry and this side has really grown,” said John. PPS Industries Ltd manufactures a range of chemicals and products for the metal finishing industry. It also imports and distributes abrasive products, polishing buffs, compounds, chemicals, welding consumables, power tools and finishing products. 1997 PPS “When you are up there as Industries PPS moved Industries from its a proud to be associated with Stainless Kitchens. an industry leader somebody scattered situation, spread over is always biting at your heels five buildings in Auckland to a FREEPHONE new purpose-built factory in 0800 657 894 Experts FREEFAX in the Metal 0800 Finishing 454 Industry 445 to take your position. A key strength we have is in the Hugo Johnston Drive, Penrose. amount of stock we carry. A for more than 40 years. AUCKLAND - HAMILTON - TAURANGA PALMERSTON NORTH - NELSON - CHRISTC AUCKLAND lot of companies - HAMILTON just don’t - TAURANGA - HASTINGS - have the financial capacity to PALMERSTON do so. NORTH - NELSON - CHRISTCHURCH - DUNEDIN John says the move into one base, where the company’s specialties, like its chemistry facilities and testing labs, could all work side-by-side was a turning point, setting it up to grow from strength-tostrength ever since. As general manager, John says he most enjoys getting his head around new products and up-skilling his 14 strong sales team about them. “We have really strong relationships with our suppliers overseas,” he said. “We source our products only from world industry leaders in their area and our reputation stands on the quality of product and service we provide.” As for the stainless steel fabrication industry, John ranks his company as New Key strategic decisions lead to PPS Industries’ P Psuccess Zealand’s No.1 supplier. To maintain this position requires vigilance and an interest in the constant stream of new products emerging on the market. He makes annual trips to Europe and the States meeting suppliers, seeing and talking about their new materials and products. "We’ve probably got, at any one time, about $3.5 million of stock at arm’s-length.” John says a real threat to the industry is the proliferation of companies supplying cheap products without the depth of science behind them. Companies that don’t have the overheads his company does; working on slim margins. “I think it’s got worse in the last three or four years. It’s become ridiculous and it is not uncommon for customers to return to us, having tried these cheaper substandard products,” he said. PPS Industries 09 579 1001 www.pps-industries.com compassionate organisations are not just a pipedream; that with hard work, a committed leadership and the generation of some internal corporate momentum around compassion we do indeed have the potential to make some big changes for the better. “Roffey Park’s compassionate index approach recently featured in a magazine, Global Focus. The Roffey Park index tale was precise, concise, moving and thought provokingly new. It explained that, with compassion, leaders or managers are alive to the sufferings of others. They have the personal resilience to undertake a set of compassionate acts. Managers must not judge people and they should actually do something about the suffering of those others. So it is empathy with positive action. “Research, very sadly, shows that our modern workplaces are often compassion-free zones populated with people who are constantly on the verge of burnout, where interpersonal relationships are fractious and stressful and where staff turnover is likely to be very high. “However, not all is doom and gloom. Roffey Park has written extensively on this significant challenge and has developed the compassionate workplace index which looks 10333 across five key elements that comprise compassion in the workplace: Being alive to the suffering of others; being non-judgemental; tolerating personal distress; being empathic and taking appropriate action. “Kiwis can fill out the index survey or read more about the research into the subject. There are significant business and other benefits of compassionate leadership. “They include: Proven to benefit sufferers, clients, employees and the organisation; sustains the sufferer through the grieving process and facilitates recovery; improves employee engagement and retention; enables people to experience positive emotions which boosts productivity, lowers heart rate and blood pressure and strengthens the immune system and results in positive customer service.” Mr Till says HR Institute of NZ has been in extensive contact and conversations with Roffey Park. “The institute will be working together with them to bring this into greater prominence and currency in New Zealand where, in our somewhat competitive and macho society, we think it would do much good.” FREEPHONE 0800 657 894 FREEFax 0800 454 445 AUCKLAND - HAMILTON - TAURANGA - HASTINGS - PALMERSTON NORTH - NELSON - CHRISTCHURCH - DUNEDIN In association with Waipa Funeral Home Ph: 07 827 6037 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge office@grinters.co.nz www.grinters.co.nz Proudly serving the people of the Waikato and surrounding areas with dignity and sincerity, nothing is too much to ask and you will always be number one. Our business is all about listening to our clients family needs, suggesting options, choices and creating a farewell for a loved one that fits within any budget. • A modern refreshing approach to funeral care. • 24/7 Professional care and service. • Covering the Waikato District. • Pre-paid funeral plans. • Essential Care Package from $1995. Jim Goddin NZDipFD David Espin Jan Howie
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