As we predicted earlier in the year, the economic tide is turning, and all the signs are pointing to a strong recovery in the next few months. It’s also good to note that Canterbury is leading the way, with local business confidence and activity the highest in the whole country.
The latest survey of local businesses released a couple of weeks ago shows that 59% of us are planning to hire new staff, and 60% of us are intending to invest in new plant and equipment – which need to be maintained.
Call us now
What that means for owners of industrial plant and equipment is that you need to talk to us now about scheduling your annual maintenance or repairs. As one of the few companies in Canterbury that can handle all your maintenance, repair, and fabrication requirements, we get booked up early for the key summer long weekends and Christmas shutdown.
The other reason to get in touch now is so we have time to plan your work and order any parts we will need. Because most parts are not held in New Zealand anymore and need to be ordered from offshore, we need to factor in lead times for freight and delivery. What used to take two days to get to us now takes at least two weeks.
Some work also requires approvals and consents, which also take time to arrange and manage. Contacting us now to discuss what you need means everything will be put in place in plenty of time – and ensures the job will run smoothly when the time comes for us to visit your site.
Repairs not patches
A lot of the work we do over the summer involves properly repairing plant and machinery that has been patched up over the year. Doing the job properly wth us prevents the catastrophic machinery failures that always seem to happen at the worst time.
Book now for summer
Traditionally, businesses leave contacting us about their maintenance and repair work until October – and then wonder why we’re already booked solid over the most convenient shutdown times. While we work every day over summer, with the exception of the four statutory days over Christmas and New Year, there is only so much time we have to give you, so please don’t leave it – get in touch with us now and don’t miss out on getting the best people for the job.
Call us on 0800 885 383 now.