Woods and Employee Wellbeing – The importance of connection and communication.
In our industry, health and safety is often thought of as protective gear and site hazards. However, for many of us at Woods, we spend...
April 16, 2021
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We are one company – The integration of our Auckland and Christchurch offices
Over the years, Woods has grown from a small team with just a few members to an organisation with 167 staff members across two locations....
March 22, 2021
Surveying: Pushing the boundaries of surveying technology
In the last 15 years, rapidly advancing survey technologies have changed the speed, safety, efficiency and accuracy of data capture and the way we present...
The unique team traits of good leadership – How we lead people at Woods
From a personal perspective, good leadership stems from trust and giving people the confidence in themselves to proceed or make decisions. When good leadership is...
February 24, 2021
Do you own all of the land you think you own?
At Woods, providing better outcomes for the DOC, our clients, and the end-users is very important to us. If you are thinking about purchasing land, completing...
December 17, 2020
Grow through what you go through – how hard times made Woods what they are now
From originally not knowing what a surveyor was in my pre-uni days, to joining the company in 1992 when there was just three of us,...
December 15, 2020
The importance of reputation in the eyes of a construction surveyor
It’s a bit of a cliché, but in the engineering and construction industry, your reputation really does precede you. Companies are often brought on for...
December 4, 2020
New freshwater law rushed through govt set to derail urban developments and throw future plans up in the air
2020 – the year that keeps on giving! New legislation regarding freshwater management that came into effect on 3 September has provided a new curveball...
December 1, 2020
The Unitec Carrington development: Smart urban enclave or ‘slum’?
Urban designer Matthew Prasad casts a critical eye over the recent Kiwibuild announcement at Unitec. You can read the original article on The Spinoff here It’s only...
April 10, 2018
Security of land tenure in post disaster Nepal
Surveying can look very different depending on where you are in the world. In July this year the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) launched their...