Pāmu is a recognised leader in New Zealand’s agricultural sector. As the brand name for Landcorp Farming Limited, a state-owned enterprise, Pāmu literally means ‘to farm’ but also importantly reflects the Māori concept of kaitiakitanga, guardianship of the environment.
In April 2021 Pāmu went out for tender with a refurbishment project for its central Wellington office. This was the first substantial upgrade to this premises in a long time and it presented the opportunity to modernise the floorplate while ensuring modest budget milestones were adhered to.
Europlan were one of several respondents to the tender and in May 2021 were successfully awarded the project.
The revamp of the heritage space allowed the chance for Pāmu to move away from corner workstation systems to electric height adjustable linear desks. Europlan’s Tidal Premium was selected for this project and gave staff at Pāmu an ergonomic sit to stand desk, allowing them to easily incorporate movement into their workday.
This change also provided the chance to reconfigure the floorplate to include more solutions for focus work and introduce collaborative soft seating for informal meeting spaces.
We used personal storage lockers and desktop tote boxes to assist with a clear workstation focus and provide the team at Pāmu with an easy way to move their belongings around the space.
The completion of this refit project has created a range of new ways of working for Pāmu and the staff have been provided with the necessary tools and solutions to navigate their fresh new work environment.
To minimise any disruption to business continuity at Pāmu, we worked to a project timeline of one week to complete the removal of redundant furniture and the delivery and installation of the new furniture.
We created a project plan with the team at Pāmu, and the milestones were critical. Employees were redeployed to work from home for one week and in that time, we needed to hit all targets in time for them to return the office.
We were able to remove all unnecessary furniture over one Saturday and deliver and install all new solutions over the first half of the week. This gave us an extra day to walk through the space with the Pāmu team and sign the project off.
Our project management process ensured we stuck to the agreed timelines and delivered the project well within budget.
A light and fresh space with future proofed solutions.
A new work style based on an “activity-based working” model.
Resort like luxury blended with premium functionality
Open, approachable, and inviting learning is crucial in today’s world.
A bright future for the Ministry and the communities it serves.