Case studies


Environment

Winstone Wallboards helps reduce plasterboard waste in Canterbury.

Winstone Wallboards is part of a five-organisation group helping to increase the amount of plasterboard being recycled in Canterbury by 3,000 - 6,000 tonnes per annum - the equivalent of approximately 300,000 sheets of plasterboard.

WWB Chch

  

Tasman Insulation plays its part to clean up Auckland city's air.

Tasman Insulation is seeing “amazing” results from its latest initiative to reduce particulate emissions at its Auckland plant.

Tasman WESP

  

Using wood for fuel makes Golden Bay Cement an industry leader.

Golden Bay has now substituted approximately 30 percent of the coal used to fire its kiln with renewable wood-fuel, bringing considerable cost, emissions savings and awards.

GBC Wood fuel

  

Helping re-home the Auckland Gecko.

Winstone Aggregates is working with local iwi and other stakeholders to ensure the Auckland gecko can flourish in the Hunua ranges.

Hunua Gecko

Health and safety

Fletcher Aluminium's WOW factor!

Fletcher Aluminium's WOW committee is improving the health and wellbeing of the company's workers and involving them in the health and safety journey.                                                                                                           

WOW committee

  

Winstone Wallboards fall arrest system.

Winstone Wallboards fall arrest initiative is improving the safety of its drivers without getting in the way of the job.

WWB Fall

Community

Tasman Insulation's helping warm up New Zealand sports clubs.

Tasman Insulation, as part of the LiteClub initiative, is providing hot water cylinder wraps, pipe lagging and insulation for sports clubs all over New Zealand to help them reduce their environmental footprint and save money.

Pink Batts

  

Placemakers hits the $1m mark for the Prostate Cancer Foundation.

Placemakers has now raised more than $1m for the New Zealand Prostate Cancer Foundation, through its involvement with the Blue September appeal.

Streak

  

Golden Bay Cement more than a friend to Limestone Island.

Flax trading, boat building, a shipping company and then a major quarry and cement works are all part of the story of Matakohe-Limestone Island from the 1830s. Once home to Golden Bay Cement, the island is now a pest-free breeding ground for endangered Kiwi.

GBC - Matakohe Kiwi

  

Fletcher Building helps Youthline build a new home.

In South Auckland, where a number of our businesses are large employers across a range of industries, eight have welcomed the opportunity to come together and help build a new Youthline facility in Manukau.

Youthline Manukau
   
 
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