Coast Business
Westco Lumber punches well above its weight with big win in NZ Diversity Awards
West Coast sawmill business, Westco Lumber Ltd in Ruatapu, wanted to reinvigorate a culture of learning amongst its workers, and continue to build the capability of the Westco family.
They recognised that an engaged and included workforce had been the key to its success over the years.
So this year they entered the NZ Diversity awards just to see how they measured up. Diversity NZ aims to help organisations do workplace inclusion well and do well because of it.
It turns out Westco Lumber measured up very well! They won their category and we think they were the only South Island winner. There were 85 entries over 10 categories, and Westco’s category had 32 of the entries, so their result was truly outstanding.
The Awards Ceremony was last Wednesday night and the live stream can be seen at: www.diversityworksnz.org.nz (Westco’s part of the presentation is 1 hour 39 minutes in).
Diversity Works website also has a case study/video about Westco.
Other winners included MBIE, IRD, State Services Commission and Ministry for Women, NZ Police, Jasmax. Like we said, Westco Lumber punched well above their weight and delivered the win!
Have a look here: www.diversityworksnz.org.nz
