Industries coordinate for recovery

Industries coordinate for recovery

Industry associations are working towards further coordination of the Christchurch relief operation.

More than 30 BusinessNZ-affiliated industry groups met today to exchange information on continuing relief efforts and undertook to spread the word that ‘business is open’ in Canterbury.

Member businesses of the industry groups are helping in many ways, including free use of helicopters, road vehicles, equipment and personnel, and financial, food and other donations.

BusinessNZ Chief Executive Phil O’Reilly said the extent of industry and official government help for Christchurch individuals and families has been extraordinary.

“In the midst of this unfolding tragedy we have seen the courage and resilience of Christchurch people and the genuine desire for businesses to help.

“Industry associations will help coordinate those efforts and promote the fact that Christchurch is open for business.

“The Affiliated Industries Group believes the quickest way to help Christchurch get back to normality is to buy things from there.

“People and enterprises elsewhere can help greatly simply by doing business with Christchurch firms.”

BusinessNZ Affiliated Industries Group: Agarm, Assn of NZ Advertisers, Assn of Market Research Organisations, Aviation Industry Assn, Booksellers NZ, Building Service Contractors, Bus & Coach Assn, Casting Technology of NZ, Cement & Concrete Assn, Coal Assn, Early Childhood Council, Economic Development Assn, Electrical Contractors Assn, Electricity Networks Assn, Federated Farmers of NZ, Fire Protection Assn, Financial Services Federation, Footwear Industry Assn, Forest Industry Contractors, Furniture Assn, Health Funds Assn, Healthcare Providers NZ, Horticulture NZ, Hospitality Assn, Independent Tertiary Institutions, Industry Training Federation, Insurance Council of NZ, Lighting Council NZ, Magazine Publishers Assn, Major Electricity Users Group, Marine Industries Assn, Marketing Assn, Master Painters NZ, Master Plumbers Gasfitters & Drainlayers NZ, Meat Industry Assn, Medical Technology Assn, Motor Trade Assn, National Assn of Retail Grocers & Supermarkets, Newspaper Publishers Assn, Nursery & Garden Assn, NZICT Group, NZ Assn Accredited Employers, NZ Assn Bakers, NZ Assn Private Education Providers, NZBIO, NZ Bankers Assn, NZ Contractors Federation, NZ Council for Infrastructure Dvpt, NZ Fire Equipment Manufacturers Assn, NZ Food & Grocery Council, NZ Forest Owners Assn, NZIM, NZ Paint Manufacturers Assn, NZ Private Equity & Venture Capital Assn, NZ Retailers Assn, NZ Seafood Industry Council, NZ Shipping Federation, NZ Specialist Trade Contractors Federation, NZ Taxi Federation, Petroleum Exploration Assn, Plastics NZ, Port Companies of NZ, Poultry Industry Assn, PrintNZ, Radio Broadcasters Assn, Registered Master Builders Federation, Researched Medicines Industry, Restaurant Assn, Retirement Villages Assn, Road Transport Forum, Stevedoring & Ports NZ, Straterra, Textile Care Federation, Tourism Industry Assn, Woodco

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