Waikato Business News April/May 2023

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30 CRAIGS INVESTMENT PARTNERS WAIKATO BUSINESS NEWS, APRIL/MAY 2023 Craigs Investment Partners open office at Union Square COMMERCIAL SPECIALISTS Design build capable Collaborative approach Strong local relationships DOMESTIC AND COMMERCIAL MAINTENANCE • Gasfitting service and install • Programmed maintenance contracts • Roof and gutter assessment and repair • IPQ for backflow test and survey F.B. HALL & Co. Ltd Since 1923 A preferred and trusted supplier. Proud to be the plumber of choice for Craigs Investment Partners fitout. 07 847 4780 service@fbhall.co.nz 50 Greenwood St, Hamilton www.fbhall.co.nz 24 HOURS FROM PAGE 28 continue to gain a stronger emphasis as companies increasingly embrace the triple bottom line – especially when they can see real benefits through improved employee engagement and client satisfaction.” For Craigs’ Investment Adviser Laura Thomas, the move has been invigorating. “Walking into the office felt like my third ‘first day’ at Craigs,” says Thomas, who was employed as an assistant and then associate, before leaving to further her financial management career in the UK, and then returning in 2021 to become an adviser. “We are loving having more space to host events and grow the business. We have already hosted a Young Professionals event and will welcome Chamber members for an event in June. The office is warm and inviting, and extremely user-friendly with client and employee carparking, and plenty of meeting spaces all equipped with screen technology for video calls. “Craigs has been a supportive place to work, providing training and promotion opportunities, and leaving the door open for me to return after my travel. As an investment adviser you can have a big impact in your client’s lives. I am supported by our research and administrative teams to give my clients the best chance of success. The new office space feels like another string in the bow for our client offering. “Craigs has grown quickly, and we have needed to embrace new systems and technology to accommodate that growth, but at our heart we are a grassroots company with deep ties to our community. I think our new office reflects that.” Sustainable choices Architects are seeing a higher awareness and desire for sustainable outcomes, says Adolph, as companies like Craigs look to reduce the environmental impacts of their operations. “In the Craigs office, we have favoured materials with green certification, some achieving a full lifecycle cradle-to-cradle loop. Lighting is on tighter zone circuits, utilising daylight harvesting and occupancy sensors for reduced energy consumption. There are a number of timbers in play in the office, celebrating the natural environment while providing a higher carbon sink than more highly processed materials,” he says. Local connections Jigsaw’s concept referenced local iconic bridge structures and materials into the design language. “With their strong relationship to the Waikato River, the industrial form of these bridges represents a sense of connection and opportunity for the region. Abstracting these for material and geometry design language provided the perfect analogy for Craigs’ connection to Hamilton and the greater Waikato,” says Adolph. The Craigs’ Hamilton branch services clients as far as Pukekohe, Raglan, Coromandel and Taumarunui. The local references continue in the lunchroom, where a commissioned artwork by Ben Bartels, the brother of Craigs Investment Adviser Nick Bartels, is on display. The mural is a celebration of the Waikato, featuring hot air balloons, the Fairfield Bridge, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the Raglan surf break, Hobbiton, and more. The reception area features a topographical map of New Zealand made by Jonty McCool, son of retired adviser Johnny McCool. Made from totora, the map identifies Craigs’ 19 offices throughout the county and will be installed in each office over time. Adolph says the reception area is the part of the space that excites him the most. “The combination of materials and spatial configuration are really successful. This is a space with strong textured surfaces and spatial layering, resulting in in a depth of experience which would not have been achieved with a generic design response.” The nature of investing Another notable artwork commissioned for the office is a bull and bear feature across staff lockers, representing the cyclical nature of investment with a rising ‘bull market’ and a falling ‘bear market’. Framed newspaper clippings further tell the story of market ups and downs over time – major floats and market corrections – where Craigs’ advice was sought by local journalists. Anderson says the installations are a nod to the company’s history and influence, and provide reassurance through current market conditions. “Market corrections are a normal part of the investment cycle. It helps for our clients to know that their adviser will have navigated periods like this before, probably more than once. That reassurance can help investors stay the course to realise their objectives in the long-term.”
WAIKATO BUSINESS NEWS, APRIL/MAY 2023 31 The eighth Cohort of the Community and Enterprise Leadership Foundation’s(CELF’s) Elevate Leadership Class 2023 commenced their CELF Leadership journey at the Hidden Lake Hotel, Cambridge. Harry Wilson – Ngati Kororki Kahukura joined us to welcome the Class, drawing attention to Lake Te Koo Utu, the leadership of King Taawhiao and the importance of place. Back row: Cam Corkill (BNZ), Abdullah Hussanni (HMS Trust), Steve Parker (WEL Networks), Harry Wilson (Ngati Koroki Kahukura), Greg Carstens (HCC), Tom Jackson (Prolife), Anna King (Braemar), Toby Cunnliffe-Steel (RIDE NZ) Middle row: Prof. Brad Jackson (UoW), Heidi Gleesen (True Colours), Carmen Jacobsen (NZ Police), Kate Shaw (ConnexU), Jenni Falconer (Emergency Consult), Johann Roozenburg (APL), Megan Austen (Golden Homes), Tamsin Webb – HCC Front row: Will Loughrin (NZ Police), Avan Polo (Lifesaving NZ), Hugo Parcell (Power Farming), Tania Pointon (SEED), Joanne Turner (Hamilton Christian Night Shelter), Tracey Olivier (CliftonStrengths), Tania Witheford (CELF) www.celf.org.nz 22 Naylor Street Hamilton 0800 546 528 LINKBUSINESS.CO.NZ $5b+ worth of businesses successfully sold 30,000+ owners have trusted LINK to sell their businesses 4,000+ businesses for sale internationally 250k+ active buyers on our databases $2b+ of businesses listed on our global websites 300+ LINK business brokers worldwide Confidentiality is key: 95% of the businesses we sell are confidential sales. Ask How >> Source: LINK data as at time of printing All LINK NZ offices are licensed REAA 2008
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