INDUSTRY PEOPLE
“This company had an instance with a hydraulic press and it
“We’ve got a philosophy that we only want the best people
was a near-miss situation but the brief was to make all the
who are really committed to the hydraulics industry so we’re
hydraulic presses safer, so we were tasked with rebuilding
pretty selective on who we will employ. We don’t just hire
six of them initially, with another four following behind that. It
people for numbers; we’re not really interested in being the
was great to be involved in the process of how to
biggest company, we’re interested in being
“You spend so much make them safer.”
the best company.
of your life at work that
“You spend so much of your life at work you’ve got to feel happy The core work carried out the workshop, though, is
that you’ve got to feel happy about it while about it while you’re primarily hydraulics in the earth-moving sector. There
are still the odd customers who need diesel repairs
you’re there.”
there.”
carried out and these are honoured due to the long-
This has been a high point in the business,
standing relationships held over the 34 years of business.
as Andrew says, ‘watching the boys grow’.
Currently the company employs 14 staff across two sites.
There’s a second site in Mount Maunganui, but Andrew
explains neither site is geography-specific, in that most of
the work is shipped inward to the workshops for repair or new
parts are shipped out. Hamilto