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Sector Productivity Taskforce

The purpose of the Sector Productivity Taskforce is to propose a way forward for enhancing sector productivity and skill levels, and to identify ways to improve approaches to procurement of construction projects.

Background

During the Building and Construction sector leaders Forum on 1 August 2008, a number of issues were identified, including:

  • productivity growth, especially labour productivity has been disappointing and is limiting sector ability to respond positively to change
  • improving skill levels, across the board, is critical for improved sector productivity

To develop practical proposals to address the above issues it was decided to establish a Sector Productivity Taskforce to:

  • develop a sector wide skills strategy 
  •  develop an improved approach to the procurement of construction projects.

Members

The Sector Productivity Taskforce consists of industry, local and regional government, and central government leaders:

  • Peter Fehl - Chair (Director Property Services, University of Auckland)
  • Peter Gomm (Chief Operating Officer, Mainzeal)
  • Peter Neven (General Manager Building, Fletcher Construction)
  • Ruma Karaitiana (Chief Executive, Building and Construction ITO)
  • Brett Mettrick (President, Registered Master Builders Federation)
  • Richard Merrifield (Chairman, Certified Builders Association of NZ)
  • Trevor Kempton (Managing Director, Naylor Love
  • Richard Michael (Contractors Fed)
  • Andrew Cleland (Chief Executive, IPENZ Engineers New Zealand)
  • Nigel Bickle (Deputy Chief Executive, Sector Capability,  Department of Building and Housing)
  • Mark Steel (Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Economic Development)
  • Peter Mersi (Deputy Sectary, The Treasury)

Taskforce report

The Building and Construction Sector Productivity Taskforce, chaired by the Director of Property Services at the University of Auckland, Peter Fehl, highlighted the need to improve building and construction sector productivity by developing a sector-wide skills strategy and improving the procurement of construction projects.