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Use eInvoicing for faster payments and improved cash flow
Posted by Suzie Hart · March 26, 2024 1:04 PM · 1 reaction
New Zealand businesses are moving to eInvoicing – and now’s the time to get on board.
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Navigating the tough financial climate
Posted by Suzie Hart · March 26, 2024 12:20 PM · 1 reaction
The New Zealand economy is officially in recession and we know many of our members are doing it tough, particularly small to medium businesses. Here are our top seven tips for navigating the current financial climate.
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ACE members shine at 2024 Client Choice Awards
Posted by Suzie Hart · March 20, 2024 3:38 PM · 1 reaction
We’re a proud partner of the 2024 Client Choice Awards, which recognise best practice in the professional services sector in Australia and New Zealand – and the results are out!
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Urgent need to unlock Three Waters funding and certainty
Posted by Suzie Hart · March 18, 2024 10:15 AM · 1 reaction
Two thirds of respondents in a Three Waters survey have had contracts either paused, deferred or cancelled in the past six months.
The survey, conducted by Water New Zealand and ACE New Zealand, across the membership of the two organisations, represents almost 100 contractors, consultancies, suppliers and councils.
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Bringing te ao Māori to client projects
Posted by Sarah Fahy · March 11, 2024 9:14 AM · 2 reactions
In 2006, when Wharehuia Dixon (Ngāti Awa) joined Beca as a graduate civil engineer, the company didn’t have a strong connection to te ao Māori. He was one of a handful of Māori within one of Asia Pacific’s largest independent advisory, design and engineering consultancies. Wharehuia says the industry can be a lonely place for Māori and Pacific engineers, and notes that many young Māori and Pacific children grow up having no idea what engineering means.
Fast forward to 2024 and the environment is changing. Beca’s New Zealand cultural origins have become much clearer within the last seven years, following a challenge to the company to better reflect its roots as a business founded in Aotearoa by Wharehuia, Genevieve Doube (Ngāi Tahu) and John Blyth (Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi). This challenge led to the inception of Te Ahi Tūtata in 2022 (Beca’s Māori business team) and a role within the company for Wharehuia that is grounded in te ao Māori.
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Stantec says ACE Award recognised outstanding project delivery
Posted by Sarah Fahy · March 08, 2024 2:32 PM · 2 reactions
Merit ACE Award winner Stantec views the ACE Awards as New Zealand's premiere engineering awards for consultants. We talk to ANZ Sector Leader, Transportation Delivery Nick Gluyas about how last year's win was fantastic recognition for going the extra mile in project delivery.
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International fraud in the immigration sector – current risks and how to manage them
Posted by Sarah Fahy · March 07, 2024 10:20 AM · 1 reaction
International fraud is increasing in the immigration sector with the latest issues affecting both employers and migrant employees. We asked Immigration Director – New Zealand Arno Nothnagel of Absolute Immigration to tell us about the fraudulent activity they are seeing and what businesses should do if targeted.
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ACE Awards boost market credibility says Frame Group
Posted by Sarah Fahy · March 01, 2024 10:51 AM · 1 reaction
Winning Silver and Sustainability ACE Awards had multiple positive spinoffs for Frame Group. Managing Director Jonathan Pringle tells us how the company’s success at last year’s awards helped attract new team members, created team pride and inspired them to enter further awards, and benefitted market credibility for the small, specialist business.
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Temporary Traffic Management changes - have your say
Posted by Suzie Hart · February 28, 2024 9:29 AM · 1 reaction
If you're working in Temporary Traffic Management (TTM) you'll be aware of some important changes with the move to a risk-based approach to TTM which replaces the Code of Practice for Temporary Traffic Management (CoPTTM).
These are important changes and professional services firms have a role in supporting the industry during the transition period.
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Gold ACE Award shows size no barrier says Index Engineering
Posted by Sarah Fahy · February 28, 2024 9:17 AM · 3 reactions
With entries now open for the 2024 ACE Awards, Gold award winner Index Engineering encourages other SMEs to enter saying last year's win was a huge achievement and great endorsement of its work. Business Manager Ingrid Snyman shares her thoughts about why the awards are worth entering.