Kia Ora , 

This is not some chant for the next rugby game, or a cry for help, although it might be for many employers.

It is, however a reminder that the Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce, or our partners and members, can help with your talent needs. We have a number of options that might be of support for you and your business.

Education to Employment – we support your connection to future talent in our 14 secondary schools across the Hutt Valley. Amanda Walters can support you in identifying rangatahi that could be your next superstar employee. This can include giving them some experience whilst they are still in school to help them build their skills and for you to see their potential, attitude and fit for your team. 

Engineering Talent – working with some schools across the Hutt Valley, we support connections between students and employers to provide engineering work experience that is connected to relevant student learning. This programme has recently seen the establishment of the Naenae Engineering Academy. As an employer, you get to help some local rangatahi and see future talent for your business. 

Summer of Engineering – if you could support a graduate working through their university study, then Summer of Engineering might be for you. This programme helps you access engineering interns or graduates.

Come and hear more about the Summer of Engineering programme at our event on 13th June. You can read more below and sign up here.

We also have a partner and member that provide excellent recruitment services in our region. I am sure they would be able to help you and your businesses.

1.    Our partner, Equip Recruitment, has a great team based here in the Hutt Valley, ready to help.
2.    Our members in the recruitment space include Sarah Wilson Recruitment

Have a great Kings Birthday Weekend.

Connect to your next generation of engineering talent

Summer of Engineering has keen, capable tertiary students and graduates who are highly motivated to kick-start their careers with you. 

Come and hear how current students and new graduates can benefit your business. These students can deliver new ideas and fresh perspectives to your organisation. You may not need to wait till summer, with some of our students available to help you now!

 
Who are the students?
Students and recent graduates from tertiary institutions across Aotearoa, New Zealand, from first-year students to PhD level and up to two years after completing their study. The engineering students include the following areas of study:
•    Mechanical engineering
•    Electrical and electronic engineering
•    Mechatronics (a combination of mechanical and electrical engineering)
•    Computer systems and software engineering
•    Chemical and process engineering

 
Why engage with Summer of Engineering?
You’ll be doing your bit to grow and retain our local talent pipeline while our interns provide immediate benefits to your manufacturing, engineering or tech business.
 
Garry Peek from Peek Robotics, will share insights into how they're growing their team and business with quality engineering interns.

Drinks and Nibbles will be provided by WellingtonNZ.

When – Tuesday 13th June.
Time – 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm.
Where - Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce, L3, 15 Daly Street, Lower Hutt.
    

Don’t delay in registering for this event today. 

In this edition of the Hutt Valley Business Weekly:

• RiverLink Updates

• RiverLink Early Works - House Removals Pharazyn & Marsden Streets

• Regional News

• Experience the future of manufacturing by immersing yourself in the Virtual Nautech Smart Factory Tour; on 14^th June.

• Industry4 Demonstration Network Factory Tour – Myriad Engineering; 14^th June 1:30pm – 3:30pn

• Featured Events

• Sebel Hotel Opening, Lower Hutt | Exclusive Business Tours

• How to prevent your business from being Cyber Attacked

• Business After Five with Smarketing Lab |  Breath New Ideas Into Your Business

• Plus many more

• More Events & Workshops

• The Business Growth Accelerator Introduction Workshop

• Get Your Meetings Off The Ground and Make Your Meetings Fly: Meaningful Meetings

• Plus many more 

• Past Events: A Celebration and Appreciation

• 79th Annual General Meeting 2023 (AGM23)

• Member Offers 

• 2degrees

• Commercial Deals for Chamber Members – Check them out

• SME & Entrepreneur Growth Conference comes to Wellington!

• Partner with IYM and sponsor a student to attend IYM Residential 2023!

• Employment Opportunities

• Are You Hiring?

RIVERLINK UPDATES

RiverLink Early Works - House Removals Pharazyn & Marsden Streets

Between the 7th of  June until  July 2023, Brittons House Movers will be removing and relocating some buildings in Pharazyn and Marsden streets. 
This is part of RiverLink - a transformational set of projects for Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai (Lower Hutt), combining transport improvements, flood protection works and city centre revitalisation. These works will help prepare the land and create space for future development as we work towards revitalising the Lower Hutt city centre. 

Regional Updates

Help Upper Hutt City Council improve Upper Hutt’s transport network.

Upper Hutt City Council are working on a strategy to continue developing Upper Hutt’s transport network. This includes the roading network, freight, active transport, public transport, accessibility, and resilience.  This work will show how Upper Hutt’s transport network should continue developing so that people can stay connected, moving between places, activities, and goods and services.  But they can’t do it alone. They need your help to understand better what is and isn’t working well so they know what to focus on. 

They have already had some engagement to discuss issues and opportunities around transport in Upper Hutt, and now they would love to get your feedback on the vision, the focus areas, the challenges we’re facing, and the outcomes they want to achieve to see if they have hit the mark or missed anything at this early stage. 

Your feedback is important. 

Upper Hutt City Council think what happens with transport in Upper Hutt in the future is important, and they want to give you or your organisation an opportunity to help shape and inform the development of this future.    

How to share your feedback 

Sharing your feedback is quick and easy.  Head to their engagement platform to read through the three information sheets and then fill out a short feedback form. 

Go to https://letskorero.upperhuttcity.com/transport. Feedback is open until 18 June. 

Experience the future of manufacturing by immersing yourself in the Virtual Nautech Smart Factory Tour; on 14^th June.

Come to gain a truer understanding of Industry 4.0 and its implications for manufacturers!

Back in 2019, Nautech used to capture all the data, record in spreadsheets, analyse it all and review it at the end of the month – well, in the current age, that is too late.   You need to know now!  The whole Industry4 makes you realise the importance of connectivity from your ERP system to the factory floor, monitoring, displaying, and analysing it in real-time.

The virtual Smart Factory tour of Nautech is a unique experience of a highly advanced factory in NZ with a high level of industry4 integration across their entire business.  This is an eye-opening experience for manufacturing leaders and their teams to understand how integrating systems and technology will allow agility and rapid decision-making. 

This is a FREE-to-attend event, and we encourage you to bring your team along to collaborate and share ideas while networking with other manufacturers.

Post-tour – You’ll have access to the ‘Digital Twin Capture’ of Nautech for two weeks. A great opportunity to explore specific areas in more depth and guide other team members through the experience.

When: 14th June 2023
Time: 8.30am – 11:30am
Where: Callaghan Innovation, Gracefield Innovation Centre, 69 Gracefield Road, Lower Hutt                                                    

Industry4 Demonstration Network Factory Tour – Myriad Engineering; 14^th June

Myriad Engineering is a precision engineering organisation that looks inwards to streamline internal processes, and they have never looked back.

This is a great opportunity to look around a company with a tight-knit culture and history who are looking to continuously improve by leveraging technology solutions. With good examples of automation with Robotic welding, the use of Tablets & QR codes to collect key information on the shop floor and novel ways of communicating the production schedule, there are some interesting technologies to explore.

Numbers are limited to 18 participants.

When: 14th June 2023
Time: 1.30 pm – 3.30 pm
Where: Myriad Engineering Limited,168 Gracefield Road, Seaview, Lower Hutt                                                 

Partner & Member News 

Trying new things to support your team

Local business and Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce Platinum Partner PFK Kendons have a great focus on their many clients across the Hutt Valley and wider Wellington region. They also have a passion for their team and trying new things.

That’s why they are taking a bold step towards better work-life balance by trying a 4.5-day workweek. Yes, you heard that right! For the next few months, their offices will close at 12:30 pm every Friday.

You can read more about why they are trying this here

20 years of success for UPS Power Solutions 

Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce member UPS Power Solutions is New Zealand’s leading provider of power quality solutions. They have been supporting businesses across NZ that rely on power to keep their business going no matter what for 20 years.

Recently UPS Sales Director, Graham Blackmore was nominated for a New Zealand Defence Industry award at the Minister of Defence Awards of Excellence presentation held in Wellington at the Grand Hall, Parliament, earlier in May.

Congrats on your nomination Graham, and congrats to UPS Power Solutions for 20 years of excellence.

Featured Events

More Events & Workshops

Past Events: A Celebration and Appreciation

79th Annual General Meeting 2023 (AGM23)

Thank you to everyone who joined us at the 79th Annual General Meeting of the Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce! During the meeting, we elected and re-elected board members who will play a crucial role in shaping the future of the Chamber. We also approved the financial statements, ensuring transparency and accountability in our operations.

We would like to express our gratitude to each and every one of you who attended the AGM. Thank you for taking the time to join us and make a difference. We hope to see you again at future events and continue working together to foster a thriving business community in the Hutt Valley region.

Member Offers

2degrees Chamber of Commerce Offer 

As a Chamber member, you’ll get 4 months free and 10% off for the life of your plan when you sign up for a 36-month Fibre plan

Chat to one of the 2degrees team or visit 2degrees.nz/NZChamber

Commercial Deals for Chamber Members – Check them out

Chamber Members can receive exclusive access to Commercial deals through Noel Leeming Commercial.  To speak to an Account Manager at Noel Leeming who can help explore what your B2B needs and purchasing in bulk for business is contact through this link: Contact Us | Noel Leeming Commercial (nlgcommercial.nz)

Noel Leeming currently has a commercial deal running from now until 8th June where you can get access to exclusive Panasonic deals. Save on TV's, Refrigerators, Vacuum Cleaners, Washer/Dryers and Microwaves! 

Here are just a couple of examples

Partner with IYM and sponsor a student to attend IYM Residential 2023!

Every year local businesses partner with Innovative Young Minds Charitable Trust (IYM) and sponsor a student to attend IYM's six-day Residential Programme, IYM Residential.

Taking place from 3 – 8 July this year, IYM Residential exposes young women to many career and study opportunities in STEMM in the most engaging and hands-on way possible. Participants stay together at Silverstream Retreat and visit a wide variety of science and technology businesses, Crown Research Institutes and tertiary education providers in the region where they experience hands-on science and technology activities and hear from women who have built careers in the sector.

Sponsorship enables us to keep costs to participants to a minimum, ensuring that our programme is accessible to any young women who would like to attend.

To find out more information, you can view the Sponsorship PDF Here. 
 

SME & Entrepreneur Growth Conference comes to Wellington!

SME&E 'Growth' is a business event for anyone curious about new strategies and tactics to help move their enterprise forward. 

Does your business need help with digital marketing, SEO, website, brand building, recruitment, sales processes, contractors, cashflow, Google, Facebook, TikTok, Xero, closing sales, generating leads, team culture? If you need to amplify your results, grow as a businessperson, or be inspired, this NZ SME & Entrepreneur event is for you!

Want More Member Offers?

To see a list of our member's offers visit our Members Marketplace on our website here or check out our Hutt Valley Chamber App to see a list of all the deals we have on offer for Chamber members.

You can download our Hutt Valley Chamber App from the Apple App Store here and the Google Play Store here. Please get in touch with Patrick patrick@hvchamber.org.nz for account instructions or questions.

EMPLOYMENT

Are You Hiring?

If you have a job suitable for a student get in touch with our Education to Employment Coordinator Amanda Walters at  amanda@hvchamber.org.nz or call 049399821.

Thank you to all our Partners

As always, special thanks to all our Members and Partners for your ongoing support.