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Team takes Large Employer of the Year title at Australian Training Awards in record win • Maintain the skills of our HUTCHIES has been awarded employees and broader the 2017 Large Employer of the Hutchies’ ‘family’ members; Year at the Australian Training and Awards in Canberra. • Sustain the program with Hutchies also won the title sufficient funding and in 2011, making it the only support. organisation to win the title National training manager, twice in the national award’s Alan Waldron, said that where 23 year history. other organisations had cut The prestigious award is back on their apprentice and the culmination of nearly a cadet numbers, Hutchies had year long selection process done the exact opposite. that started with winning “We have trained nearly 150 the Brisbane regional finals apprentices belonging to us followed by winning Employer or our subbies, 44 cadets and of the Year at the Queensland 100 future leaders, as well as Training Awards. provided short course training Along the way, Hutchies for more than 1,500 of our competed against many existing workers in the past 12 other high profile employers, Delighted members of Hutchies’ workforce development team at the Australian months,” said Alan. including Eagers, Mt Isa Training Awards presentation evening in Canberra are from left (rear) Alan Waldron, “All this training is provided Mines, Ikea, McDonalds and Andrew Becconsall, Janet Close, Toni Waldron, Peter Forsingdal, Mark Kucks, Tiffany by Hutchies’ own training Treasury Estates. Barnes, Rod Esk and (front) Michelle Buckland and Rod Beare. school, the Gold Coast School Winning the title twice emphasises what Hutchies’ peers employer over the past 105 years. is today, its employee workforce, of Construction (GCSC), which in the training world think of Managing director, Greg along with our broader ‘family’ currently has five campuses the great workforce develop- Quinn (COTY 2007), said he was of subcontractors and suppliers, on building sites in south-east ment activities that have made particularly pleased with this also has been able to grow their Queensland delivering pre-trade the organisation such a desirable development as it vindicated the skills as we take on more and training courses. “Its highly qualified trainers Hutchies’ board more challenging projects,” said deliver a range of flexible and decision 10 years Greg. ago to ramp up its He said that Hutchies’ work- responsive training courses workforce develop- force development strategy had across our teams, subbies and ment activities and been structured around five main sites from Darwin to Hobart.” He said the icing on the cake grow its capacity actions which include: had been Hutchies signing up and capability from • Attract the right recruits; to be part of the Department of within. • Train in a flexible, responsive Prime Minister and Cabinet’s “As Hutchies manner; has grown into the • Retain our apprentices, cadets ➤ Continued on Page 2 successful builder it and other employees;
Social chats on smoko
Business Planning Forum notes special characteristics THE Chats are a shed rock band from the Sunshine Coast who have released their second EP, “Get it in Ya”, which includes a catchy song called “Smoko”. Part of the music video for “Smoko” was filmed on Hutchies’ Digital Hub site at Peregian Beach and went viral on social media giving Hutchies plenty of free exposure. Band members are Josh Price (lead singer), Eamon Sandwith, Matt Boggis and Tremayne McCarthy. To catch the boys’ performance visit https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=j58V2vC9EPc
HUTCHIES’ board members and senior leaders met during December for the annual Business Planning Forum. The forum discussions confirmed that Hutchies had grown into a circa $2.5 billion per annum business and that this level of activity is going to become normal for Hutchies over the next few years. Forum members agreed that, despite the size of the business, there are characteristics of Hutchies that must be maintained to provide the platform needed for continued success in the future. These include...
h Hutchies must be able to sustain these volumes and everything done must be to support its people and Hutchies’ long-term future. h Hutchies’ structure and non-corporate culture must be retained. h Hutchies needs to continue to grow its balance sheet to reflect the proposed size of the business in 2020. h Hutchies wants to be recognised as the best and most decent builder in the country. • For more information see From the Managing Director on Page 2.