Waikato Business News August/September 2016
Waikato Business News has for a quarter of a century been the voice of the region’s business community, a business community with a very real commitment to innovation and an ethos of co-operation.
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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