NCS Properties staff dance in honour

It was a very special day for NCS Properties on Sunday 12 June when the cultural groups from the provinces of New Ireland (Namatanai, Kavieng, Lihir – Pangoh, Mali & Zuen), East New Britain (Duke of York, Kokopo & Rabaul), andMomase (Morobe, Madang,Sepik) joined together in a unique celebration to farewell their ‘leader’, Matthew Paget.

It was a rare and spectacular display of unity, ceremony,song and dance, in an honour rarely afforded to a non PNG person.

At the beginning of the day, Matt was led to the traditional East New Britain men’s house known as Palnapidik. The Palnapidik is sacred and his initiation ceremony will remain private in respect to cultural traditions. When he emerged from the Palnapidik he was recognised as a traditional leader and the celebrations began with East New Britain’s Whip dance. This was followed by the Pangoh Cultural group who lined up and individually paid respect to him.

Following this, all the cultural groups moved into position to commence the PNG Unity Dance to recognise the congregation and camaraderie of all provinces within NCS Properties team.

Celebrations, performances & speeches continued late into the afternoon. Most of the dancers were NCS Properties employees.

This was a very special day, a very emotional day for the NCS Properties team and one that may not be repeated – yet will be remembered for many years to come.

“I have had the pleasure of working with absolutely magnificent people. We have had a very productive yet fun experience and I am truly grateful to have met such wonderful people.”

Said Matt. It has been some of the most satisfying aspects of working with NCS in PNG – achieving projects in a very challenging environment, training PNG personnel to undertake and deliver complex works, and above all learning about PNG cultural traditions, values and beliefs that are PNG.” he continued.

Marcus Gosling, Managing Director of NCS said that Matt had bought great leadership and team building skills to NCS Properties which has been based on a respect for the local cultures and traditions. This is a great example of delivering true sustainable development that will have benefits for the local communities for many years to come.

Matthew has been at the helm of NCS Properties for almost 5 years, and now leaves the company to further his career in Australia.

Celebrating the successes of the NCS Properties crew

For the last 5 ½ years, NCS Properties has grown steadily as a company and today, employs 241 tradesmen – carpenters,plumbers, electricians, tilers, welders, refrigeration mechanics,plant & equipment operators, mechanics, as well as administration,purchasing, accountants, storemen and cleaners.

Based on Lihir Island in New Ireland Province, the company’s goals are to: Deliver our projects on time, on budget at the highest quality maintaining the highest level of safety.

They have achieved the construction of a number of challenging projects on the island including:

• 200 and 400 man standard / basic accommodation camp
• resort style 500 man camp
• residential houses, duplexes, guest wings
• commercial industrial warehousing, office complexes
• infrastructure works for schools, villages and the community.

The current project, Lakunbut, which has been reported in previous issues of Gadona, is going well. Stage 1 is nearing completion and the development will ultimately deliver 432 up-market accommodation rooms for Newcrest Limited.

COMMITTED PEOPLE MATTER

Developing people is integral to any business and Manager Matt Paget believes that his team are fantastic and committed for all the right reasons. “I can confidently say that our people are 100% committed to getting the job done and all are great achievers.”he said.

They are responding to a culture that has been developed within NCS Properties based on the following principles:

• firm yet fair
• treat one another with respect
• always commit yourself to the task to ensure you are
• contributing to the team
• have fun when we come to work, that is a real winner for everybody.

NCS Properties have a diverse mix of employees who are predominantly from Lihir, yet many others come from Rabaul, East New Britain, Port Moresby, Lae, Manus and various areas in the highlands.

“To help build cohesiveness and team spirit we regularly hold training which enables personal growth within our employees. We award certificates of recognition for achievements and participation in our projects, hold regular BBQs and sporting events to really highlight our appreciation of our employees by the company.”continued Matt.

“We continuously train our personnel and promote from within the ranks ensuring continued growth within our people.” he said.

“I am most proud of the team, the spirit & camaraderie that we share, and also the evolution from simple small contracted projects to large scale diverse complex projects which has led to sustained growth of the company.”

MATT’S TOP 3 REMINDERS ON ACHIEVING GOALS

1. Reflection: Take time to reflect on your past whether it is personal or work related, and the lessons learnt from your past. Ensure you take the correct step forward which will lead to personal growth and greater understanding.

2. Simple steps complete difficult tasks: Step your objective out into achievable steps. If you do this no matter how complicated the task / job / project is, you will achieve it.

3. Success is only what you are willing to settle for. Only you personally can decide whether or not you are successful.

Take pride in your work & be the best you can be, be a good person & treat people as you wish to be treated. If you do that and go back to phrase 1 “reflection” you will soon measure your success.

Scenes from Sites – Christmas 2010

NCS Properties GROWS as building projects take off!

We are proud to highlight the success of the very hard working NCS Properties team based on Lihir – which continues to build a portfolio of impressive construction projects under some very challenging circumstances!

Construction Manager Matthew Paget and his team of construction professionals are working on a number of current projects, including a 1000 man camp (Lakunbut Project) featured below – here is a brief summary.

• Lakunbut Village – Lihir Island
• Phase 1 commenced February 5th 2010
• Phase 1 includes 6 two storey, 24 room executive apartment buildings located on a 26 Hectare site Phase 1 also includes a Civil/ foundation package for 18 x 24 room executive apartment buildings requiring approximately 6,400 square meters of concrete to be poured.

The team, which has doubled in size since Christmas 2009 work very hard in extreme climates and conditions – which proves to be challenging with Lihir Island’s monsoonal rain and melting sun.

“The NCS Properties team performs exceptionally well and our clients have expressed their satisfaction with our work on numerous occasions” said Matt.”

Whilst NCS Properties is constructing our current portfolio of projects, there are many new and exciting projects in the planning stages – in conjunction with landowner bodies & the Lihirian Town Planning Committee, NCS Properties is working with highly reputable clients to ensure that the Lihirian vision for the Londolovit township becomes a reality.

“Our future is filled with promise as the scale of our projects evolve into larger more complex detail – incorporating innovative design with modern technology.Our team will continue to grow as we commence additional projects.” he continued

LOOKING FOR NEW NCS Properties Team members

Our success is measured by the strength of the team that takes the field. If you are in the construction industry or know of someone who would like to join the NCS Properties team, fax your CV to: 986 4855 or visit www.ncs.com.pg and send an email via the CONTACT page with the title “NCS Properties”.