One thing that is consistent at the moment is the constant change. The most recent change to Alert Level 3 is the news we have been waiting for. As we move into Alert Level 3 from Tuesday 28th April 2020 we will be able to operate even more efficiently and productively.

So, from Tuesday 28th April, Stratum will be operating as follows:

There is no doubt we are currently in an uncertain and challenging economic environment at the moment with Covid-19 and our Level 4 status. However, opportunities and silver linings do exist. It is understanding these opportunities and implementing strategies to set yourself up for when the time is right is where you will benefit.

We have found a number of our clients are making good use of the time the lockdown period affords them to implement strategies that will allow their projects to start in good time once restrictions ease. A very useful tool to achieve this is to…

Stratum staff are all working from home and fully functional.

Obviously we can’t carry out site inspections, testing or field surveying, unless you are involved in an essential service industry. If you are involved in these industries, we have staff on standby who are able to carry out site based work for you. Please call should you need assistance.

With respect to office based work including design, plan preparation, reports, consent applications etc, we are fully operational. Please contact us via mobile or email as you normally do.

Covid-19 has spread rapidly around the world and is quite possibly the most serious event to affect our daily lives and our businesses that many of us will experience in our working lives.

The closing of our borders last Saturday started the dominos tumbling – so that now it’s very hard to predict the course of events over the next weeks and months.

This email is to advise you that Stratum Consultants Ltd remains open and we are carrying out business in as near to normal manner as we can.

Are you looking to undertake a subdivision or looking to build the family home on your old orchard block? It is worth taking the time to see if your orchard was subjected to the spraying of DDT during the 1950s to 1989. On the more heavily sprayed properties the chemicals used have concentrated in the topsoil and now present a risk to any future residential land users.

Whether you’re building a retaining wall, garage or a family home, you will most likely need a geotechnical engineering assessment report to submit to council with your building consent application. A geotechnical report will check if the ground can support your proposed building or if any settlement, slope instability, liquefaction or other geotechnical hazards could occur.

Here at Stratum Consultants Ltd we often get asked what a Building Location Certificate is. A Building Location Certificate (BLC) or survey is a certification document prepared by a Licensed Cadastral Surveyor which shows or confirms the position of a building or structure relative to the property boundaries.

Becoming a licensed cadastral surveyor is no easy feat. It requires obtaining a Bachelor of Surveying Degree, successfully completing practical surveying projects and, finally, passing the New Zealand Institute of Surveyors (NZIS) Professional Entrance exams.

With major projects spanning the commercial, retail, urban and greenfield development sectors coupled with the enviable lifestyle on offer in the country’s fastest growing region, Tauranga is proving to be the golden apple for civil engineers. With such fast-paced growth comes ample opportunity for those seeking to make the move to cash in on the excitement of working on projects of mighty scale along with an enviable lifestyle on their doorstep.