COMPANY PROFILE:

Whangarei Based , We provide professional silviculture advice and services to landowners and forest managers in the wider Te Tai Tokerau Northland area .

Owned and operated by Will Edmonds (Te Rarawa, Ngati Rangi, Ngai Tawake ) whose strength is vision, managing people and creating a positive work culture. We aim to bring a fresh approach to an industry plagued with a seriously declining workforce. "I intend to shift the stigma of silviculture being a stepping stone for people and developing it into a rewarding career."

OUR CREW:

Our employees are provided on the job training with NZQA outcomes providing assurance we are certified to carry out all work associated with our offered services. We have a wealth of knowledge , more than 30 years experience and our prices are extremely competitive. With a high emphasis on Health & Safety our clients are assured that they will only receive the highest quality of work by a certified crew in the safest manner. We are fortunate to have 14 Staff including and onsite trainer who is NZQA certified. All our staff are employed on permanent full time contracts to encourage stable and viable employment. We support working with MSD and Ministry of Justice to provide employment opportunities and welcome any potential employees.

SAFETY FIRST:

We are passionate about the safety for all our people that enter our working space and have tailored our H&S plan specifically for the silviculture industry. With all risks associated with the services we offer clearly identified, Silvicom has wrapped these risks with systems that ensure the wellbeing of all staff and visitors are cared for. Silvicom is a responsible employer and service provider. We train and equip all staff with the certified health and safety knowledge and appropriate PPE safety gear and provide a service that is safety focused and attracts minimal risk to our clients.

WHY YOU SHOULD CHOOSE US:

Specific: Our business only operates within forest preparation which allows us to commit all of our time and services solely to our customers needs and to ensuring that all contractual obligations are fulfilled.

Enthusiasm: Our management team are current thinkers that are empathetic towards the varying issues that plague a lot of the young workers entering the job market - we believe we have a distinct advantage and have created a training regime that allows new employees to learn fast, clearly understand their job roles, are well supported through their conditioning phase and are enthusiastically encouraged to produce high quality high volume output.

Experience & Balance: With a professional management team leading a vastly experienced silvi crew, Silvicom is a perfectly balanced operation driven on providing only the best service to our customers.

Minimised Risk: Because Silvicom has a specifically planned and robust H&S programme; you can trust that all work done is carried out with minimal risk exposure to workers and all clients that choose to use our specialised services.

Quality: Silvicom employees go through extensive training which includes prescription standards. Every employee understands our expectations of work quality and as a responsible employer we ensure regular quality checks are carried out.