Form meets the challenges on project -

Form Building & Developments Ltd (Form) has nearly completed the new JACE project, a Mount Pack & Cool facility in Tauriko, Tauranga.
Form’s senior site manager Karl Smith says the project has been extremely challenging but by thinking outside the square, being ﬂexible and willing to go the extra mile, the project has been delivered in a restricted timeframe enabling the client to continue their business operations. Form is ﬁnalising the ﬁrst two of the proposed four stages.
Stage one comprised six pre-coolers, 10 coolstores, loading ofﬁce, forklift re-charge room, motor control centre room, plant room, load out canopy and a four truck load-out dock. This stage included approximately 8460sqm of roof area.
Stage two consisted of a bin curing store, bin tip area, eight controlled atmosphere stores, packing line, ofﬁce space, cafeteria, mezzanine ﬂoor for a box making area of approximately 3060sqm and two industrial lifts.
Total roof area of stage two was approximately 6000sqm. External works consisted of an 8500sqm concrete ring road and a 3400qsm hot mix car park.
Karl says the resource consent conditions (restricted work hours) combined with inclement weather placed pressure on the project. “Rain made it diffcult to get deliveries to the site due to the clay/pumice ground,” says Karl.
“Concrete pours were also affected by weather conditions along with having to place the pour, often during peak hour trafﬁc.
“The sheer size of the concrete pours created some obstacles around getting product to site. As concrete is a product that needs to be applied in a timely manner, this was a major challenge. “We pushed hard and really went the extra mile to get the project ﬁnished.
“For example, we didn’t delay due to weather unless it really was impossible to pour. We simplyfound other ways to get the job done such as covering work areas with plastic to protect a particular component of the project from the weather.”
Great working relationships with clients, council, design engineers, geotechs and subcontractors alleviated any angst that tends to build up on such a large, complex and rapid build, and this was key to getting the project across the line, he says.
Karl, fellow senior site manager Rob Kemp and project manager Tony Watson placed a big emphasis on keeping a lid on any tensions forming.
“We’ve resolved numerous issues and worked through many complex challenges together and have proved that, even under extreme pressure, we can solve a lot of issues on site calmly, quickly and effectively,” says Karl.
Karl says Form’s exceptional culture and focus on its people as the company’s greatest asset, is integral to the success of projects such as these.
Reputation, accountability, teamwork, continual improvement, passion and professionalism are just some of the values entrenched in Form’s unique culture.
“Our people are our focus. “We believe if we give our people the right tools and a supportive environment to work in they will project this in their work ethic and the manner in which they interact with others which has a positive inﬂuence on anyone we come into contact with,” says Karl.
Form Building and Developments now has a team of over 150 people located in the Auckland, Bay of Plenty and Waikato regions.

The company services many sectors including large scale remediation, seismic re-strengthening, various projects for the Ministry of Education, including remediation and new builds, plus multiple commercial, industrial and retail projects.
Karl says that Form focuses on partnering with its clients and business partners in order to create a collaborative working environment for the greater success of all involved in a project. A critical partnership in any project is that of main contractor and subcontractor.
Form’s subcontractors are vetted and qualiﬁed through Form’s in-house pre-qualiﬁcation process to ensure capabilities, standards and values are in line with Form’s culture. When these line up, projects run smoothly and people enjoy the process, says Karl.
Form has previously worked with JACE group on other projects and Mount Pack & Cool is part of the wider JACE group, which includes sister research and development hub Kiwi Green New Zealand and packhouses Southern Orchards.
Mount Pack & Cool Ltd is a mid-sized postharvest facility which packs and coolstores quality Class 1 kiwifruit for export and distribution by Zespri International Ltd. It services kiwifruit growers from the Western Bay of Plenty and the wider North Island of New Zealand.
Other projects, which Form has recently completed in Auckland, include several large apartment block and townhouse remediation projects andvarious Ministry of Education projects.

Some of the projects the company is presently working on include a high-proﬁle structural and ﬁtout project in Auckland’s CBD, a couple of large multi-storey remediation projects in the CBD plus a new block and sports facility build for Newmarket Primary School.
Karl says Form is not focussed on what competitors are doing and prides itself on its ability to not only embrace change but to drive it.
“Form offers many of the construction industry’s best people who are both highly educated and experienced but who also know how to have fun, enjoy each other’s company and who are driven by a common thread of intense passion for what they do.

“Every day we strive to be leaders within our industry – offering intelligent solutions through collaborative thinking. We want for everyone who works with Form, in whatever capacity, to have an exceptional experience.
“We want to be remembered for all the right reasons and we want our clients, team members and business partners to recommend us to others because of our work ethic, our culture, our integrity, our solutions and our reputation.
“We want to be the go-to construction company for the Auckland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty regions so it’s about continuing to do things right, exceeding expectations and focusing on the success of all involved in a project and with the business.”
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