Access Trades

About the Access Trades Strategic Reference Group (SRG)

The Access Trades SRG represents several prominent industries in New Zealand, including:

• Cranes
• Scaffolding
• Rigging
• Industrial Rope Access
• Lifting Equipment
• Exterior Cleaning

The Access Trades SRG areas of focus include:

• Enhancing training and qualifications standards to meet workforce needs while maximizing accessibility.
• Empowering the sector with essential data and relationships to enable proactive responses to changes in the economic environment. ​
• Developing robust strategies that promote the attraction and retention of a diverse workforce.
• Championing regulatory reform and policy support that align with sector priorities.

SRG members are:

• Sue Roberts  – Connexis / Te Pūkenga
• Tina Wieczorek  – Scaffolding, Access and Rigging NZ(SARNZ)
• Deane Manley– Crane Council
• Sarah Toase  – Crane Association of New Zealand (CANZ)
• Andrew Sykes/Troy Lagor  – Vertical Horizonz
• Rodney Grant  – Hire Association of NZ (HIANZ)
• Justin Boehm  – The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association  (LEEA)
• Gary McNamara  – Exterior Cleaning Industry Association
• Brenden Solomon  –  Industrial Site Services (ISS)
• Vadim Spice – New Zealand Scaffold Group (NZS)
• Steve Tiling – Technical Rigging Services