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Waikato Business News August/September 2016

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32 WAIKATO BUSINESS NEWS <strong>August</strong>/<strong>September</strong> <strong>2016</strong><br />

HR MANAGEMENT AND RECRUITMENT<br />

IT RECRUITMENT<br />

SPECIALISTS<br />

Demand spurs Burton<br />

and Associates’ move<br />

to Innovation Park<br />

IT Industry Experience<br />

Locally Owned<br />

Local Knowledge<br />

National Reach<br />

p. 07 827 8982<br />

m. 021 888 048<br />

phil@burtonandassociates.co.nz<br />

www.burtonandassociates.co.nz<br />

<strong>Waikato</strong> Innovation Park<br />

9 melody Lane Hamilton<br />

80100<br />

With growing demand from clients and<br />

candidates, Burton and Associates,<br />

<strong>Waikato</strong>’s only locally owned and<br />

operated IT recruitment specialist, has<br />

recently moved into offices at the <strong>Waikato</strong><br />

Innovation Park.<br />

In addition to its recruitment<br />

work, Burton and<br />

Associates also convenes<br />

Phil Burton and Jessica McAleer<br />

the <strong>Waikato</strong> IT Managers’<br />

Forum and is involved in<br />

two initiatives that focus<br />

on developing <strong>Waikato</strong> as a<br />

centre of technology excellence.<br />

Managing director<br />

Phil Burton had been looking<br />

for appropriate office<br />

space for some time and is<br />

positive about the benefits.<br />

“Innovation Park is a<br />

great technology community<br />

and that fits perfectly<br />

with our core business of<br />

IT recruitment and also<br />

places us close to a number<br />

of significant <strong>Waikato</strong><br />

technology companies,”<br />

says Phil.<br />

Jessica McAleer who<br />

recently joined Burton and<br />

Associates is enjoying the<br />

community environment at<br />

<strong>Waikato</strong> Innovation Park<br />

and has noted that clients<br />

and candidates enjoy the<br />

atmosphere at the new offices.<br />

“It is an exciting time for<br />

us as a company and it is<br />

great to be working alongside<br />

other great local tech<br />

companies,” says Jessica.<br />

IT candidates seeking<br />

work and clients looking for<br />

the best possible IT staff<br />

can find more information<br />

on Burton and Associates<br />

at www.burtonandassociates.co.nz<br />

and at <strong>Waikato</strong><br />

Innovation Park.<br />

What’s new at<br />

Asset Recruitment…?<br />

Asset Recruitment is a passionate and dedicated team of professionals who<br />

have a strong commitment to delivering outstanding results. We work with<br />

you to understand your business, and guide you seamlessly towards the<br />

best possible recruitment results.<br />

Today, we are Hamilton’s leading recruitment company servicing <strong>Waikato</strong><br />

with a reputation for sourcing exceptional talent.<br />

We have been given the opportunity to partner with Southern Cross Health<br />

Society to assist them with their recruitment needs throughout the <strong>Waikato</strong><br />

region. Southern Cross Health Society is a not-for-profit and New Zealand’s<br />

leading health insurer.<br />

Asset Recruitment is excited about this<br />

new business partnership and look<br />

forward to working alongside the team<br />

at Southern Cross Health Society.<br />

Health & Safety<br />

Here at Asset we are committed to health & safety. Since the implementation<br />

of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA) in April, there has been a<br />

lot of talk about companies needing to review and update their H&S systems<br />

and processes to comply with new legislation.<br />

Our Industrial and H&S Consultant Toni Harris, is not only extremely<br />

knowledgeable but also very passionate about health and safety. Combining<br />

Toni’s passion and skills, we have now introduced H&S Consultancy to our<br />

areas of expertise.<br />

Toni is currently assisting a number of our clients with implementing H&S<br />

‘best practice’ into their workplace. Our aim is to help ensure our clients are<br />

compliant with the new legislation and have the right systems and processes<br />

in place in the event of an incident/accident occurring in the workplace. It<br />

is all about ensuring everyone (employers and employees) understand their<br />

responsibility in the event of an incident.<br />

We are very excited about this new step for Asset Recruitment as we are<br />

always looking for ways to add value with the services we provide our clients.<br />

If you feel your H&S systems and processes need attention and are<br />

unsure about where to begin contact Toni Harris on 07 839 3685 or<br />

email toni@assetrec.co.nz.<br />

Toni can help make informed choices to protect your business and<br />

employees.<br />

Temporary | Permanent | Executive | Industrial<br />

07 839 3685 | www.assetrec.co.nz

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