A group of secondary students are now ‘job ready’ for the Civil Infrastructure Industry armed with both practical experience and a qualification thanks to a new training initiative. The upper South Island students have spent the past year combining on the job experience and study, while still at school, to gain not only ‘hands on’ experience but also a level …

Pictured: CCNZ Canterbury Awards – Connexis Southern Area Manager Fiona Malloch presents the Connexis Company Award to Gareth Bruce of Faulks Investments. Competent, qualified people are the future of the rapidly growing Civil Infrastructure Industry – and Christchurch company Faulks Investments has been recognised with an industry award for its outstanding staff training. A very deserving Faulks won the Connexis Company …

Pictured: Tony Foster of Fletcher Construction (right) with Connexis CEO Helmut Modlik Tony Foster of Fletcher Construction is the latest Cantabrian to become Civil Trades Certified. He follows in the footsteps of Che Gallagher of Fletcher Construction and Barry Bowen and Wes Jefferys of City Care, who were part of an initial pilot group who graduated at the end of …