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8 BAY OF PLENTY BUSINESS NEWS December 2023 SHIPPING CONTAINERS Having greater capacity in a strategic and thriving hub like Tauranga ensures customers have access to the right product at the right time to meet their needs and ensures quick and efficient deployment of shipping containers.” The new Royal Wolf site, located at 353 Taurikura Drive in the Tauriko Business Estate. Growing population and buoyant local economy drive shipping container demand Ongoing regional growth, construction and infrastructure activity, and hints of optimism as 2023 ends are key factors driving demand for shipping container products in Bay of Plenty. Shipping containers changed the way the world did business more than 60 years ago, and these big steel boxes continue to support and provide innovative solutions across a broad range of sectors. From refrigerated containers and dry storage through to dangerous goods units and portable buildings for the construction industry, local businesses are looking for the cost benefits and increased efficiencies shipping containers provide. They are using shipping containers for a wide range of purposes. Containerised offices are being used widely across many infrastructure, construction, and building projects around Bay of Plenty. Hoardings, containerised walkways that create safe pedestrian access around tight footprint construction projects, are also in constant demand. There are a range of other uses from refrigeration containers to store frozen or chilled products for supermarkets, events, and festivals, through to containers for the primary sector and manufacturing industry. Strategic advantage Royal Wolf expanded its operation in Bay of Plenty this year to meet increased demand for hire products and self-storage as the region’s population continues to grow. The new Royal Wolf site, located at 353 Taurikura Drive in the Tauriko Business Estate, has significant capacity to meet growing demand including a dedicated 24/7 self-storage facility to address the need for extra storage. Having greater capacity in a strategic and thriving hub like Tauranga ensures customers have access to the right product to meet their needs and ensures quick and efficient deployment of containers. State of the art selfstorage facility The new Bay of Plenty self-storage facility sets a new benchmark for Royal Wolf’s New Zealand and Australia operation, with 24/7 pin code access and units ranging in size from 10 to 20 feet as well as 20-foot refrigeration containers. Statistics NZ data from October 2022 shows Bay of Plenty’s population growth is driven by increases in the Western Bay of Plenty area and Tauranga city, which saw the highest population growth among all urban centres in New Zealand. While population growth has RYAN STORM, the Bay of Plenty Branch Manager for Royal Wolf, a United Rentals company that specialises in shipping containers, and Business Development Manager JESSICA CRAMB, possess both the expertise and container solutions to solve various business challenges for customers. levelled off in 2023, bringing it in line with national levels, it continues to create demand for self-storage container options for local businesses and homeowners who don’t have space to keep a shipping container, or other storage solutions, on their property. For example, a 20-foot Wolf Lock container when fully loaded holds the equivalent of a standard three bedroom home. People are storing everything from overflow products from retail outlets, through to household items where a family has run out of space at home, or they are moving house and need extra storage space for a temporary period. Wider range, greater capacity There are a greater variety of container products on the ground in Bay of Plenty than ever before to meet the increased demand from across a wide range of industries including infrastructure, government, and building and construction, through to retail, agri-business, intermodal and events. Royal Wolf also supply to community groups, local grassroots organisations, and sporting clubs with container products to support the work they do. Customers in Bay of Plenty also have greater access to Royal Wolf’s innovative container products, including the award-winning Wolf Lock Safety shipping container, exclusive to Royal Wolf and Site Hub, a fully self-contained work site solution. Powered by renewable energy, the Site Hub can be set up quickly and made operational without the need for external infrastructure. It helps to make operations more efficient and provides significant cost savings for businesses. The Tauranga site will also undertake highly specialised container modifications to meet customer’s bespoke needs. Taking local business to next level It’s key to collaborate with customers to support their needs. Royal Wolf continues to develop and supply innovative container solutions that help our customers do everything from reducing costs through to gaining a competitive advantage in their business. Royal Wolf takes a design-led approach to transforming traditional shipping containers into a diverse array of products. Much of this innovation is driven by what our customers want and need from a container. They are not only helping us to develop new products but to continuously enhance existing products. With over 28 years of experience and company operated locations throughout New Zealand and Australia, Royal Wolf is proud to be Australasia’s largest provider of shipping containers for hire and sale, along with specialised shipping container modifications. Speak to our New Zealand team at 0800 266 824 or visit www.royalwolf.co.nz to learn more.
December 2023 BAY OF PLENTY BUSINESS NEWS 9 ARCHITECT – URBAN DESIGN Design Engine Architects A blue-sky vision for the Tauranga of tomorrow 2 3 MARK WASSUNG, Architect Accepting “more of the same” in Tauranga’s urban design spaces at such a crucial time in the city’s development history is furthest from the mind of Design Engine Architects directors Mark and Abigail Wassung. After seven years based in Tauranga having moved over the hill from Hamilton, they are excited about what Tauranga city could become in the coming decade, and the role Design Engine can play in shaping that future. Mark envisions Tauranga and Hamilton as one city in the next 10 years, connected by high-speed rail with passenger train stations through a new Kaimai Tunnel that is multimodal ie. for trains, trucks, cars and cyclists/pedestrians, connected to Tauranga Connect multimodal transport network with buses, trains, ferries and cycle routes, plus two new four lane bridges high enough to allow ferries under, to replace the existing Turret Road bridge and Maungatapu bridge to enable better flow across the roading network. “As a company we have always looked outside the usual boundaries of conventional design, we are more about the ‘what if’ rather than the ‘what is’, and never has 1 1. The New Consult 365 Papamoa Clinic medical centre open 24/7. 2. Tauranga “Kupenga,” a cable car transport network. 3. High-End Residential Beach House. 4. Modular, prefabricated smart solar bus shelters design. the city been better poised to benefit from this sort of thinking,” says Mark. Design Engine’s portfolio of work spans the Bay of Plenty and Waikato, comfortably encompassing a range of projects as varied as a thermal and mineral water resort, transport hub, ocean terminal, train station, a medical centre, eco housing subdivision, 10,000 m2 super workshop/solar farm and a multi-generation family beach home. The ease of working between different design functions and regions is matched to Design Engine incorporating many of the leading-edge concepts and technology into their building designs. The new Papamoa Consult 365 Clinic medical centre open 24/7 with 8-minute wait times, highlights Design Engine’s emphasis upon place and people in its design. Drawing strongly off its seaside locale, the centre’s design touchpoints have captured the beach that plays such a big part in the lives of so many of its patients. Flowing wave forms, islands, trees, and green walls are visual cues for patients and visitors to enhance movement through the clinic, while a shell shaped area defines the reception area and waiting zones are defined by beach shaped flowing form areas. “This is a prototype design that we can see being applied elsewhere in the Bay of Plenty, it is a visually appealing, bold, colourful design that provides a calming, comfortable and safe sanctuary.” In the nuts-and-bolts reality of building construction, Design Engine is increasingly incorporating cutting-edge materials that turn buildings into smart, eco-friendly, energy efficient structures. Materials like paper thin solar cells, hydro ceramics and bio-based building products are enabling clients to sensitively integrate their buildings with their environment, minimising carbon footprints, and optimising energy efficiency. Design Engine took many of these modern materials and incorporated them into their bright solution for new city bus shelters in Tauranga. The prefabricated smart solar bus shelters design takes a modular, relocatable approach to the structure, with a solar powered unit to light up signs, timetables, and security cameras. Design Engine has also designed a small 20-seat electric bus that provides fast, frequent, reliable, and affordable transport. Often the smartest and most commercially sensible move when seeking a more modern facility is to adapt an existing building, upgrading it to meet the environmental, economic and community expectations that go with modern design. Design Engine has the skills to capture an old building’s strengths to leverage it into a new lease on life. “Adaptive reuse” can help reduce the waste generated through demolition and see an old building re-purposed and back into a new life cycle far quicker than opting for the expense and time taken in building a new one. Design Engine’s DNA has blue sky thinking unapologetically embedded within it. This goes beyond just the buildings they have worked with clients on, to include a number of proposals promoting alternative means of travel reducing reliance upon private cars, options that stretch beyond the usual definitions of “public transport.” This has included the Tauranga “Kupenga,” a cable car transport network running across the harbour to Bayfair, and up to downtown Mount Maunganui. Kupenga would remove dozens of vehicles off the road and provide a unique public transport solution for the city. “We see huge opportunities for intensification of living in the Tauranga city area in coming years. This obviously includes the Cameron Road area, but could also include the Maungatapu Peninsula, with its unparalleled views and proximity to the city, it just all has to be linked up better.” Taking the latest in design technology and materials, creating buildings that respect the people and the environment they exist for and within, means Design Engine is poised to play a crucial part in shaping the Tauranga of tomorrow, creating a liveable city for all the generations choosing it as their home. 4 CULTURAL CENTRE CONNECTIVITY | SUSTAINABILITY COLLABORATION | SYNERGY DESIGN ENGINE is a Tauranga based group of architects, urbanists, and inventors working on transformational projects throughout Aotearoa. We can assist you with concept designs and ideas that can prepare you and your business to achieve maximum sustainable growth, future proofing and creating an environment that people want to live, work and play in. We want to be associated with companies that are making positive change. COMMERCIAL | TOURISM CULTURAL | INFRASTRUCTURE MEDICAL | 3D PRINTING DESIGNER HOMES www.designengine.co.nz CONTACT MARK WASSUNG 021 138 3739 mark@designengine.co.nz
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