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February 2021 Rich Rigging Heavy Lifters Before Now John Bailey and Stephen Bambury exhibition The Rosebank LOCAL BUSINESS IS OUR BUSINESS Business Challenge Stronger together www.rosebankbusiness.co.nz www.rosebankbusiness.co.nz ISSUE 171 1 ALL OVER Current Listings For Sale or Lease ForLease Lease For Lease Artist impression 20 Kawakawa Place, Westgate 35 Jomac Place, Avondale 5 Northside Drive, Westgate Floor area: 359sqm Floor area: 2,285sqm Floor area: 669sqm bayleys.co.nz/1689257 Industrial bayleys.co.nz/1687351 Industrial bayleys.co.nz/1689960 Industrial For Lease For Lease For Lease 6B Carr Road, Mt Roskill 3/4 Laurenson Road, Hobsonvile 204 Swanson Road, Hobsonville Floor area: 1,289sqm Floor area: 348sqm Floor area: 857sqm bayleys.co.nz/1691335 Industrial bayleys.co.nz/1690599 Industrial bayleys.co.nz/1691594 Industrial Recent Deals SOLD SOLD SOLD 18-20 Keeling Road, Henderson 27C Waipareira Avenue, Henderson 7-9 Portage Road, New Lynn Sunil Bhana 021 938 660 [email protected] Sam Raines 021 0286 6812 [email protected] Mark Preston 027 393 9286 [email protected] Stuart Bode 027 493 6223 [email protected] BAYLEYS REAL ESTATE LTD, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008 For the best results, work with the best real estate agency. Industrial Agency Large Commercial & Industrial 0800 BAYLEYS Team of the Year NZ Agency of the Year bayleys.co.nz 2020, 2018 & 2017 2020, 2019 & 2018 In This Issue ALL OVER 4 FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE 4 RBA CEO, Mike Gibson 6 ROSEBANK ADVOCATES 8 ROSEBANK EVENTS 10 RBA NEWS Current Listings 10 Rich Rigging - Heavy Lifters 12 PM visit recognises Mulcahy’s commitment to apprentice development For Sale or Lease ForLease Lease For Lease 14 Recipe: Coconut Sugar Brownie by Fran Mazza 15 Stephen Bambury and John Bailey: Before Now Artist impression 18 The Remarkable Ryders 20 Kawakawa Place, Westgate 35 Jomac Place, Avondale 5 Northside Drive, Westgate 20 Rosebank Business Challenge Floor area: 359sqm Floor area: 2,285sqm Floor area: 669sqm bayleys.co.nz/1689257 Industrial bayleys.co.nz/1687351 Industrial bayleys.co.nz/1689960 Industrial 22 Every step towards Zero Waste is a Step Up by André Hendriks For Lease For Lease For Lease 24 Kims Corner 26 New RBA Member Profiles 28 BUSINESS NUTS & BOLTS 28 Trends for 2021 6B Carr Road, Mt Roskill 3/4 Laurenson Road, Hobsonvile 204 Swanson Road, Hobsonville 29 New Accreditation Rules Floor area: 1,289sqm Floor area: 348sqm Floor area: 857sqm 30 The new year is a great time for a “HR health check” bayleys.co.nz/1691335 Industrial bayleys.co.nz/1690599 Industrial bayleys.co.nz/1691594 Industrial 31 How to reach your business goals in 2021 Recent Deals Cover: Murray Rich, Owner of Rich Rigging SOLD SOLD SOLD With thanks to our partners ... 18-20 Keeling Road, Henderson 27C Waipareira Avenue, Henderson 7-9 Portage Road, New Lynn Sunil Bhana 021 938 660 [email protected] Sam Raines 021 0286 6812 [email protected] Mark Preston 027 393 9286 [email protected] Stuart Bode 027 493 6223 [email protected] EDITORIAL AND ROSEBANK BUSINESS ASSOCIATION BAYLEYS REAL ESTATE LTD, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008 ADVERTISING ENQUIRIES: 18 Jomac Place, Rosebank. www.rosebankbusiness.co.nz Phil Clode, PO Box 151190, New Lynn, 0640, Auckland GM Business Development Phone: 09 820 0551 www.facebook.com/rosebankbusiness Mobile: 027 448 7009 E: [email protected] For the best results, work with the best real estate agency. E: [email protected] The Rosebank Roundabout is published by the Rosebank Business Association Inc. Copies are distributed free to approximately 1200+ businesses and in the Rosebank and other West Auckland districts. Editorial included in this publication reflects the opinions of the contributing authors and does not necessarily represent the views of the RBA. Industrial Agency Large Commercial & Industrial 0800 BAYLEYS Team of the Year NZ Agency of the Year bayleys.co.nz www.rosebankbusiness.co.nz ISSUE 171 3 2020, 2018 & 2017 2020, 2019 & 2018 From My Perspective RBA CEO Mike Gibson gives his perspective Mike Gibson, experienced so many murmurs around business uncertainty, job losses or fiscal RBA CEO difficulties for all across the board for every strata of the work force. We seem to think we have dodged a with no expectation of receiving any return Covid bullet by being perched at 23 other than “what a great boss we have”. degrees in the Southern Ocean. My Let’s consider those in Rosebank in message is “start saving your pennies,” the export / Import sector. Rosebank your bank may be thankful you did. businesses move annually over 60,000 On a lighter note, dare I say, you will have 40-foot equivalent containers in and out of your chance to come to the RBA annual Rosebank each year, or specifically 1200 Reserve Bank visit from Deputy Governor each week. Geoff Bascand to be held in Rosebank Based on local intelligence, the average (venue to be confirmed) on March 25th, increase in cost, including demurrage, 2021. This will be an integral part of a storage of goods, relocation of goods, Rosebank first with the introduction of Who is being new Ports of Auckland fees, lost sales, a wellbeing based business showcase lost production capacity is more than titled “Money Works and How.” This is a held to ransom? many thousands of dollars. Now just must see for all employers and employees imagine the plight when these same interested in “Money Works and How” businesses are forced to absorb the and the more interesting aspects of sick leave payment equivalent of one the financial services industry covering: employee’s annual wage or salary. Insurance Services, Business Loans, Home Mortgages and Home financial Additionally, factor in an annual Auckland matters including Household Budgeting. Not any specific category of business Council Rate increase of at least 5%, or size of business, it’s all businesses, and an unknown annual Watercare rate Watch for breaking news on naming irrespective of size. Let’s start with those increase. rights, promotional booth opportunities who employ 35 FTE’s or more. In 2021 and of course - Lunch with Deputy Are you recording how much more time former highway robber Dick Turpin Governor Geoff Bascand. employees are taking to travel to work in the guise of the minister in charge and back and what a debilitating effect of allocation of sick leave, has held to Why in Rosebank? Because we care this has on staff morale? ransom all businesses employing 35 or and we can do it by being Stronger more employees and decided to give I sincerely hope that politicians from both Together. them each annually another 10 days sick Central and Local Government have Cheers and best wishes, leave. Accumulatively that is the equivalent holidayed well, for in my more than 50 Mike Gibson. of employing one person full time annually, years of being a taxpayer I have never KEEP IT SIMPLE – PRACTICAL IMMIGRATION ADVICE FOR EMPLOYERS Do you want to recruit candidates from outside of New Zealand to work in your business? 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Talk to Spark Business Hub Waitakere today about your IT solutions or email [email protected] FIND YOUR BUSINESS EDGE 0800 BUSINESS www.rosebankbusiness.co.nz ISSUE 171 5 Rosebank Advocates With Dr Grant Hewison, specialising in local government consultancy and legal services The ‘Auckland Freight It then sets out the 6 desired outcomes for freight movement: Plan’ (a) productivity - the importance of freight movement results in its movement being efficient; (b) Competitiveness - the full The Auckland freight plan, produced supply chain is cost effective and reliable; (c) safety and security by Auckland Transport, identifies - removing risk in moving freight; (d) sustainability - freight the critical challenges for freight moves to a more environmentally friendly set of technologies; (e) movement in Auckland (desired acceptance - the needs of freight are considered in the planning outcomes and an action plan to system; and (f) smart freight - being innovative and customer achieve those outcomes). focused. https://at.govt.nz/about-us/ To get to these outcomes, an action plan has been developed transport-plans-strategies/ with Auckland Transport’s partners and stakeholders with actions auckland-freight-plan/ grouped around the following areas: (a) building freight knowledge - to have informed decision making; (b) stronger relationships – to Dr Grant Hewison Background build a more cohesive approach and better behaviour; (c) smarter As Auckland’s population continues to grow, freight movement - to identify areas of concern on the network so too does the demand for goods and services.