What a year!
Justin McEntyre • December 8, 2019
A Contego Christmas Message
2019 has been a positive year for Contego & we would like to take the opportunity to thank our clients, colleagues, consultants, suppliers, staff & everyone that allows our business to function & perform at a high level.
We are looking forward to 2020 with a strong forward workload already secured across the South Island
We are making significant investments for 2020 & beyond to ensure we are ready for our committed work load & can continue to service our clients to the highest level. Such as;
- New Head office in Dunedin with increased office, workshop, technical centre & bulk storage
- Upgrading facilities in Queenstown & Southern Lakes
- Increasing Labour resource on the ground in Southern Lakes
- New permanent Office Manager who will working alongside Justin & Toni Cocker our Financial Officer
- Recruiting new apprentices in both Dunedin & Queenstown/ Southern Lakes
- Strategies in place to operate in centres outside of Dunedin & Queenstown.
- Supporting the development of our industry locally & nationally through training & Justin taking up the Chairman position for FPANZ Passive SIG.
Through out the coming year will will also be investing in training for all staff including:
- 10 x Level 3 Passive Fire Qualification
- 2 x Level 4 Passive Fire Qualification
- 2 x Diploma in Fire Engineering
- 2 x BCITO Carpentry apprentices
- Diploma Quantity Surveying
- Diploma Health & Safety
Merry Christmas & Happy New year from the entire team at Contego& looking forward to working with everyone in 2020.
The Passive Fire Protection Intumescent Coating Code of Practice suggests that this should be a collaborative effort between all design consultants to ensure all aspects are considered. This way of thinking is no different to any other collaborative effort in designing a building whereby multiple consultants need to talk & collaborate on a solution.
Assessments – ask the extra questions. As most Passive Fire Protection contractors are aware AS1530.4 & AS4072.1 assessments satisfy compliance with NZBC and Acceptable solutions. However, when utilising an AS4072.1 assessment I would urge a little extra caution.
South Island passive fire protection contractor Contego today announced that it will continue its business expansion by opening a new base in the North Island in December 2021. Located in New Plymouth, the branch is expected to employ 10 persons over the next 24 months. The business currently employs 35 personnel between its bases across the South Island.
Our managing director, Justin McEntyre outlines our top 5 tips for managing your building compliance with regards to passive fire protection.
It has been a busy summer for the Intumescent coatings division with projects right across the lower South Island.
Sadly I am hearing more or more frictions within the industry between Passive Fire Contractors and
consultants and Council inspectors.
I’m sure I’m not the only one that is experiencing weekly headaches with freight delays and lead time materials. What was once available down the road, can now be a lengthy delay to get a hold of it. The feedback I am getting from suppliers and contractors is that the worst is not over, and we should be planning to deal with this for the remainder of this year.
With the current codes of practice and Passive products annual renewal being worked through the issue of Tested vs Assessed is constantly brought up in conversation. NZBC accepts the use of AS4072.1 Assessments as a way of showing compliance as an equal with a tested solution in accordance with AS1530.4.
We are excited to announce that Contego have been selected as finalists within two categories at the 2020 Westpac Otago Business Awards. This year we have been selected as a finalist for the Excellence in Service Award and also the Future Business Leader Award.
Contego is proud to announce that we have been awarded a 3 year contract to provide IQP services to SDHB for all Passive Fire Systems including SS15.2, SS15.3, SS15.4, and SS15.5.