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1 February 2024

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Empowering construction businesses with practical tools to help their companies thrive is the aim of the Construction Activator, with tech tools to help businesses, the latest learnings to be shared with the sector through the scheme.

Created through a partnership between the Construction Sector Accord and Callaghan Innovation, the online, Digital Tools for Construction Businesses, is part of a series of free Construction Activator Online Connect Events aimed at helping equip construction businesses with practical tools to help them succeed.

Digital Tools for Construction Businesses allows construction business owners and workers to ‘get under the hood of successful businesses’. It enables participants to find out about the tools helping such businesses reduce costs and improve overall performance. Business leaders 
and service providers share how a similar approach could help take other businesses to the next level. Topics covered include:

Optimising business operations

Explore construction job and business management digital systems that track all aspects of construction administration from start to finish. Give your team the tools they need to reach new heights of efficiency as they perform their day-to-day tasks.

Efficient design solutions 

Learn about a platform tailored for commercial interiors, streamlining the design and engineering process. Generate consent documents within a remarkable 15 minutes, a significant improvement from the usual five-day wait.

Getting paid on time

According to Xero, late payments cost Kiwi small businesses $456 million annually. Construction Activator Online Connect event participants learn about tools to help tackle late payments. Information sharing between businesses is also a key part of the Construction Activator community. By finding out which tools have made a difference to Kiwi businesses, and why, can help business owners make informed choices and help grow a more resilient sector. Construction Activator is keen to provide opportunities for construction industry personnel to participate in discussions on how New Zealand can improve productivity in this sector.

A new Construction Activator website is being launched in 2024.

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