Waikato Business News December Recap 2020

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CAMBRIDGE PROPERTY MARKET BOOMING THE STORY THEN October - Cambridge’s popularity as a place to live and invest has scarcely been dented by Covid-19, and the property market is booming post-lockdown. That was the message given to the audience at a Cambridge Chamber of Commerce Leaders Lunch held at Henley Hotel on 29 September. Like the other presenters, Antanas Procuta, principal architect of PAUA Architects, has seen a surprisingly buoyant market in the past two or three months. He said during lockdown he soaked up as much as he could from the experts, including economists and health specialists, and is applying that to the firm’s response. HUKANUI ENVIROCLASSROOM “When Covid-19 happened I was determined that we weren’t going to lay anyone off. Keeping the hope going, that was really important,” he said. tects as business development manager. “We’re very delighted and proud to have Phil joining us after Labour Weekend.” When it comes to planning, he said he is looking 18 to 24 months ahead. He also stressed the importance of marketing. “If you take your eye off marketing, your business suffers.” But in the last two months, he said things have changed remarkably. “I think people have been saying ‘if we do nothing, nothing’s going to happen’ so we’ve seen a lot of activation, a lot of people have been coming to us saying ‘right, we want to be doing these things’.” He also told the audience that Cambridge Chamber chair Phil Mackay, who has a background in hospitality, was to join PAUA Archi- KITCHEN CLASSROOM The event concluded with a presentation to Procuta, marking his 25 year involvement with the Chamber. THE STORY SINCE PAUA Architects is delighted that the Hukanui Primary School ‘Garden to Table’ Enviroclassroom has won a Learning Environments New Zealand (LENZ) Award. PAUA Architects worked with the students of the school’s enviro-elective and their teacher, Michelle White, to develop a brief and a design for the new building, called the ‘Living Room Kitchen’. The award citation reads: “This project reveals the worth in pursuing solid student engagement throughout an entire design, research and build phase. The breadth and depth of student involvement is comprehensive, valuable and not tokenistic. The outcome is a showpiece of the Enviroschools principles, and clearly meets the holistic approach of the school’s philosophy whilst ensuring a high level of educational value. The project is an excellent example of innovation, including waste reduction, water conservation, ventilation, lighting, and heating solutions, all integrated into the educational value of the design.” The ‘Garden to Table’ kitchen classroom provides students of Hukanui Primary School a learning space for preparation, cooking, and sharing of food grown by the students. The kitchen classroom complements the ‘Living Room’, constructed in 2009 as a dedicated space for the Enviroschools elective. The kitchen classroom provides six kitchen workstations for groups of students to prepare produce grown in the fruit and vegetable gardens adjacent. The students participated in both the design and construction of the kitchen classroom. An existing freestanding pizza oven was incorporated in the design of the kitchen. Existing rakau ti kouka/cabbage trees were retained and will become part of perimeter gardens. The exposed macrocarpa trusses provide for a generous interior space with colour scheme selected by the students. The resilient non-slip flooring, complete with glitter flake, appealed to the design team and children alike. Rainwater is collected for use in the garden and kitchen waste water is disposed of on site. Louvres at both high and low levels provide for passive ventilation, assisted by mechanical extraction as required. Learning Environments New Zealand promotes quality design of learning spaces and professional development amongst a community of educators, designers and decision-makers. QUALITY STRUCTURE PERFORMANCE CONSTRUCT RESIDENTIAL 18 WAIKATO BUSINESS NEWS - RECAP December 2020
The 25 year edition of Waikato Business News 1995 - 2020 • PUBLISHED BY DP MEDIA LTD Out Now www.dpmedia.co.nz www.wbn.co.nz Is now a good time to sell? Yes! Smart Connection Technology SOLD Waikato · Established 20yrs+; impressive sales & prots · Highly experienced team of staff & contractors · Large project & forward work orders · Excellent vendor assistance included in sale · 98 expressions of interest Peddle Your Own Way $165,000 Hamilton · Electric bike revolution is here · B2C importing & distribution · Highly effective marketing strategy · Scalable, fun reliable products $800,000 linkbusiness.co.nz/BPW00911 Rick Johnson 021 991 485 rick.johnson@linkbusiness.co.nz Managed Beauty Business $520,000 SOLD Hamilton · Enjoy lifestyle, independence & good returns · Owner earning $200K+ in 2020FY · Well established, fantastic reputation · Jump in full time or continue to manage · 27 expressions of interest linkbusiness.co.nz/WK00096 Alanah Eagle 021 606 345 alanah.eagle@linkbusiness.co.nz Portable Cabins $3,500,000 Waikato · Marketing/sales/operational skills? · Well-established & highly protable · Knowledgeable staff · Vendor will provide a solid transition The demand for businesses to buy is still strong. SOLD · 26 expressions of interest linkbusiness.co.nz/WK00113 Andrew Whyte 022 097 0065 andrew.whyte@linkbusiness.co.nz SOLD · 32 expressions of interest linkbusiness.co.nz/WK00026 Rick Johnson 021 991 485 rick.johnson@linkbusiness.co.nz What the last couple of months has told us is that a few months of bad trading is unlikely to affect your sale price. LINK offer no-obligation business appraisals to understand how your business would present to the market and what may be required to prepare your business for sale. If selling your business is on the radar now or in the near future, call us today for a condential chat. Winning Auto Service Centre $195,000 SOLD Waikato · Very well positioned, lots of trafc · Long successful history · Solid team with plenty of experience · Reliable and consistent revenue · 25 expressions of interest linkbusiness.co.nz/BPW01084 Therese Bailey 021 707 641 therese.bailey@linkbusiness.co.nz Be Your Own Boss Make $$ $445,000 SOLD Waikato · “Paint-by-numbers” simplicity · Low over heads and fantastic systems · Over $200K cash surplus to 2 working owners · Orders busier than ever since opening in level 3 · 28 expressions of interest linkbusiness.co.nz/WK00090 Alanah Eagle 021 606 345 alanah.eagle@linkbusiness.co.nz Largest Building Wash Company $85,000 SOLD Waikato · Successful franchise in wider Cambridge area · House, commercial, roof, concrete, rural · Mix of regular clients & one off cleans · Raft of good equipment and systems · 12 expressions of interest linkbusiness.co.nz/WK00085 Reuben Haddon-Silby 021 133 0624 reuben.haddonsilby@linkbusiness.co.nz FMCG. Money Grows on Trees $425,000 SOLD Waikato · B2B supply and distribution business · Great turnover and prots · Good plant and equipment · New lease or relocate · 31 expressions of interest linkbusiness.co.nz/WK00029 Andrew Whyte 022 097 0065 andrew.whyte@linkbusiness.co.nz All LINK NZ ofces are licensed REAA08 22 Naylor Street Hamilton 0800 225 999 LINKBUSINESS.CO.NZ WAIKATO BUSINESS NEWS - RECAP December 2020 19
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