‘Dr. Mark Kirby’s Article last week was a hard read…’

It’s encouraging to see John Woodman ( Prolam ), one of our leading manufacturers, mention our research. Prolam is the perfect example of engineered quality, but even a world-class engineered beam can be compromised by the ‘build now, fix later’ culture on-site.
A national Qms for NZ construction helps raise standards to world-class levels. Manufacturing knows that when we start viewing quality management as a ‘system’ rather than a ‘checklist’, we close the disconnect between ‘work as imagined’ and ‘work as done’ and make inroads into reducing that $ 2.5 billion-a-year quality problem.
The Hon Chris Penk MP, the numbers don’t lie. Our article has resonated with over 43,000 reads locally (in 7 days) and is still climbing. It appears industry is ready for change.

Thanks to my supervisors Dr. Funmilayo Ebun Rotimi and Associate Professor Nicola Naismith for their expert guidance and support. It’s great to see the research resonating with industry.