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Fitzroy Engineering to deliver underwater restaurant to Maldives

Over the evening of Tuesday 9th February, the latest big fabrication project to come out of Fitzroy Engineering will make its way slowly to Port Taranaki. Following the usual route via Devon Road, Northgate, Hobson Street, Molesworth Street and St Aubyn Street, the 450 tonne Underwater Restaurant will go to the port for shipping to its destination in the Maldives, Indian Ocean. Designed by leading aquarium and underwater restaurant design engineers, MJ Murphy Ltd from Auckland, this underwater restaurant (UWR) will be the second only of its type to be deployed anywhere in the world. MJ Murphy Ltd were also the designers of the first UWR (now world famous, called Ithaa… also in the Maldives for a different resort), and have been involved in the design of many major public aquariums around the world, similar to Kelly Tarltons Underwater World in Auckland. This new UWR will be delivered to site by heavy lift ship and lowered onto specially prepared piled foundations on the edge of a beautiful coral reef at Huravalhi Island in the Maldives, where the clients, Champalars Holdings Pvt Ltd are building a complete new luxury resort. As many scuba divers will attest, the water in the Maldives is especially clear and the corals and fish life astounding. The UWR will sit alongside the steeply descending coral reef, so that all diners can view the corals and the fish they attract. For the deep open ocean side, special concrete platforms have been developed by MJ Murphy upon which the corals from under the UWR have been replanted, and are now waiting in the sea for the arrival of the UWR. These ‘coral garden’ platforms will be lifted off the seabed and bolted to the ocean-side of the UWR once in place, so that diners on the ocean side […]

High value manufacturing

New Zealand is an ideal location for investors looking for a competitive, developed country in which to drive niche production and sales in the Asia Pacific region. Its manufacturing industry has earned a reputation for being flexible, resilient, adaptable and entrepreneurial. New Zealand’s global advantage is in manufacturing high-value, short-run production cycles. Key areas of strength and opportunity include the aviation, energy, healthcare, marine, security, industrial equipment, and food, beverage and bio-processing technology sectors. A skilled workforce and innovations in metal, plastics and composites creates an attractive opportunity for investors. New Zealand offers businesses a simple tax structure that supports investment in research and development. From high-tech manufacturing to healthcare, New Zealand is responsible for some of the world’s most significant breakthroughs. It was New Zealand innovation that led to the splitting of the atom, the joint discovery of the structure of DNA, the invention of the disposable syringe and modern water jet propulsion. A well-educated, skilled workforce New Zealand’s knowledge-intensive, high-value manufacturing sector uses the county’s skilled and experienced workforce to transform products and processes. This gives manufacturers a competitive edge. New Zealand has a small and well-educated population, with one of the highest tertiary qualification rates in the world. Its manufacturing operations are well staffed, and have established a solid history of high-quality production and innovation. Currently, 40 percent of the adult workforce holds tertiary qualifications, compared with the OECD average of 32 percent. Intelligent design founded on the discipline of customer focus With a culture of creative self-sufficiency and resilience, the New Zealand workforce is known for original thinking with a fresh perspective that animates research and development processes and leads to the design of clever, pragmatic innovations. Cost-competitive labour New Zealand’s skilled labour force is cost competitive by developed country standards. Engineering employee costs are also […]