FMD, University of Waikato
Issue No: 2 – Sept 2002
Invited Comment
I am extremely pleased to be asked to contribute to the Facilitation. I would like to take this opportunity to explain what my role as
Group Manager – Procurement entails, apart from trying to keep Dale in check and providing funds for the Social Club by buying raffle
tickets! I am part of Andrew Simpson’s office and my role is responsible for the procurement and purchasing strategies for the
University. Basically that means that I look for ways for the University to save “tons” (not allowed to say Sh..loads) of money. The ways
in which I do this is by going out to the market and negotiating better prices and also by cutting down on the number of vendors we use
and having “Preferred Supplier” arrangements. Some of the areas we have already done deals in are: photocopying paper, travel agents,
Air New Zealand, stationery supplies and accommodation. Another way of saving money is to make the processes in which we purchase
and pay for goods more streamlined. This will be done by using the internet rather than the paper requisitions we are presently using.
In conclusion I would like to thank all of you in FMD for making me feel so welcome in your midst.
PS: Check out the Procurement web site for more info.
Ron
Energy Information
The University uses per year some 85,000 gj
of energy per year.
The University supplies some 124,000 sq meters of floor space
with heating, lighting, and cooling services.
This equates to around 190 kilowatts per energy per year per
square metre costing around $11.50 per metre per year for
these services - or $126.00 for every student per year, how
does this compare with the energy costs for your home?
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4 Alumni Revue - WEL Energy Trust Academy of Performing Arts
Thursday 26 September at 7.30pm
Tickets $15 – Life Members $10 - Group of ten $10 (we will get some
group tickets for FMD staff) - See notice on noticeboards
Health & Safety
Reminder to all staff:
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ALL staff are to report and document all accidents,
incidents and observed hazards to their line manager (as per
the University's Accident Reporting and Rehabilitation
Policy, and Hazard Management Procedures) and inform the
line manager if there is any requirement for time off
work. A copy of the accident form can be downloaded from
http://www.waikato.ac.nz/hrm/internal/forms/general/accident.pdf ,
your line managers or from Susan.
Mail Centre “Snippet”
The Mail Centre receives about 2,500 courier parcels and 31,000
mail items each month which are distributed to departments on a
same day basis. Mail pick-ups and deliveries are made to 96
departments twice per day.
Mail Statistics 1998 to 2002
Courier & Mail Items Sent From the University
Annual Totals
International Domestic
Couriers
Couriers
Mail
1998
1159
4068
1999
1074
4366
629813
2000
1275
4483
503939
2001
1217
4877
523074
1/2Yr 2002
532
2523
285020
Monthly
Average
International Domestic
Couriers
Couriers
717974
Mail
1998
97
339
59831
1999
90
364
52484
2000
106
374
41995
2001
101
406
43590
1/2Yr 2002
89
421
47503
“Mail Centre Team”,
left to right
Linda Buchanan
(morning only), Varena
Beasley, Allison Blithe
(Supervisor), Colin
Waiomio
Appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (ear muffs,
safety shoes etc.) shall be worn at all times when required.
This includes trade staff working in workshops. If you
require new items please see your managers.
General Note:
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If you see a hazard or a potetial hazard, PLEASE report it
to your manager or myself to follow up. Don't assume
someone already has it in hand.
Susan Jensen, Project Supervisor
"Great Spirits have always
encountered violent opposition from Mediocre Minds"....
“Mail Centre”,
Claudia Baird
(Afternoons only)
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Around & About
FMD Social Club
Mike Cagney explains to Technical Services team about the
control systems & metering incorporated in the newly fitted
switchboard adjacent to the Chapel.
11 Sept – Sausage sizzle lunch in FMD courtyard
17 Sept - Next social club meeting is in the smoko room at 10.30am
5 Oct - Don’t forget the bus trip to Rotorua
29 Nov – End of year social – a “Hangi” in the FMD courtyard –
further details will follow
Winner of the $100.00 raffle was Robin Dunmall.
Last week’s meat pack raffle won by Joe Wright (Gardener).
CONTRACTORS on CAMPUS
New staff member
Steve Chambers, Groundsperson, commenced 2nd September.
Previous job - Palmers Garden World, married, 2 dogs, 2 cats,
likes fishing, favourite fishing spot..... not telling.
UniSafe Security staff (left to right)
Jennifer Coburn, Whare Teepa, Tony Thompson and Shelley Luckman.
Missing are John Pender, Glen Moseley, Roseanne Cribb and Mark McGrath.
Armourguard Security has been the security provider on campus
since May 2001. These UniSafe staff are on campus throughout
the night and on a 24-hour basis through a weekend.
On a normal nights duties they will attend several burglar alarms,
unlock rooms for staff who have left their keys at home, locked
heaps and heaps of doors, provided a safety escorts for staff and
students around the campus, be handed some lost property, help
people start cars with flat batteries, set numerous burglar alarms,
release clamped vehicles and lock gates.
That’s a normal night wait and see what happens on a busy night.
UniSafe, providing a safer campus for our students and staff.
This newsletter is open to anyone to contribute to. If you
have an item you think will be of interest to others in FMD
let us know!!
Lakes Restoration
Good bye pondweed !!
The grounds team were recently involved in
trialling weedmat in an attempt to control
the annual growth of the aquatic weed known
commonly as pondweed Potamogeton crispus.
The plant puts on abundant growth during
spring and early summer which grows to the
surface and then produces very small
insignificant flowers. In the trial we used
two 10 x 10 metre sheets of weedmat, one in
each of the lakes, being, Oranga and
Knighton Rd. While we are not stopping all
the growth in the lakes it is an ideal
opportunity to see how effective it is on the
area covered. The pondweed is partly
responsible for the large amounts of organic
material that exists on the lakes floor and
consequential algae problems etc.
Photo caption sees from left to right, Stephen
Cunningham, Priscilla Gini, Terry Judge, Joe
Wright (the boatie) and out of sight Nan Sinclair
installing weedmat
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