June 15-21 was Men’s Health Week 2020. Registered Master Builders Association president Darrell Trigg says you look after your vehicles and site equipment — what about yourself?
I’m writing this article from my dining room on Day 10 of the Alert Level 4 lockdown — as we are adjusting to the new norm for the immediate future, and wondering what the long-term outlook will be for our businesses and the industry as a whole.
At the end of last year, we moved into our new Head Office at 16 Marsden Bay Drive, Marsden Point, on the mouth of the Whangarei harbour. As well as needing larger premises to accommodate our rapidly expanding operation, our new base also puts us at the heart of development in the region.
MD of Trigg Construction, Darrell became a Director of NZ Registered Master Builders Association (RMBA) in 2014 and was elected National President in 2018. As current President, he’s been part of some key strategic industry projects, including the development of the Government’s Construction Accord and Transformation Plan.
The night of Friday 6 March was the awards gala for the 2020 Bream Bay Sports Awards. Trigg Construction is proud to support the awards as naming rights sponsor for the third year. The awards celebrate and promote the value of sport, and acknowledge the sporting achievements of residents in the local Bream Bay community.
Kia Kaha Northland is a campaign for Northlanders to “Back the Big Five” and give their support to five major projects that will connect Northland to Auckland and the world, and transform the regional and national economies.
We recently completed construction of two 4000sqm world-class bulk stores at Marsden Point. The project was designed and built in just 32 weeks – and the Trigg team were able to get the client in to start their fit-out three weeks ahead of schedule.
Marsden Point based commercial construction company Trigg is not a builder but rather a construction partner, says director Darrell Trigg.
“We aim to assist clients from the start of their project to the finish. Early contractor involvement and working with the team from day one speeds up the project, solves problems early and means we can all work together from the outset for the best end result.
Work on the Hundertwasser Art Centre with Wairau Māori Art Gallery is well underway, and it’s exciting to see the walls go up on one of New Zealand’s most challenging and complex commercial builds. Trigg Construction is the main contractor for the project, and MD Darrell Trigg says, “It’s an amazing thing to be part of as everything is bespoke, no two details are allowed to be the same, and every window in the building is a different shape and size, but I’m proud to say that the Trigg team are once again proving up to the challenge”.
As of 1 October this year, the Government has ditched its ‘‘lowest price’’ procurement model for construction contracts. The new guidelines –mandatory for 130 government agencies – set out a broader set of considerations for multi-million dollar government contracts which consider the financial health of the construction company, the health and safety of workers and the environmental health of the building. We think this approach will drive far better outcomes for everyone – the Government, industry and the taxpayer.
Unit 4, 16 Marsden Bay Drive
One Tree Point
Northland
