Downer EDI Works Limited (previously Public Works department, Ministry of Works and Works Infrastructure Limited and often simply Works) is a New Zealand based engineering and construction company owned by the

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History

It was acquired from the former

New Zealand Ministry of Works The New Zealand Ministry of Works and Development, formerly the Department of Public Works and often referred to as the Public Works Department or PWD, was founded in 1876 and disestablished and privatised in 1988. The Ministry had its own Cabi ...

(established as the Public Works Department in 1870, and at the time known as 'Works Civil Construction'), when it was

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in 1996. It procured over 30 other companies in the following years, and changed its name to Works Infrastructure in 2000. In July 2007, it became Downer EDI Works Limited.

Structure

Downer EDI Works is spread across various countries—New Zealand (around 2,700 employees), Australia, Asia and the

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. Its annual turnover exceeds NZ$600 million, with a 2006 financial year surplus of NZ$16 million.Directors' Letter
(from a 2007

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prospectus for preferences shares to be invested in Works) Over 75% of the business of the company falls under the various branches of

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(including

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), which involves construction and maintenance of the country's roads. 300,000 tonnes of

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is produced by Works per year.

Awards

The

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awarded Works Infrastructure Limited the ACC 'ThinkSafe' Workplace Safety Award in 2005 for its workplace safety culture.Villa Maria named top business
". ''National Business Review''. 19 August 2005. In September 2007, Downer EDI Works Limited won the Manukau Business Excellence award for 'Employer of Choice' and 'Supreme Business of the year' award, presented by

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(Prime Minister) and Sir

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References

External links

* *{{cite web, url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/421643/Telecom-broadband-workers-to-protest-pay-offer, title=Telecom broadband workers to protest pay offer , date=May 14, 2008, author=NZPA, work=Fairfax Media, location=New Zealand Construction and civil engineering companies of New Zealand New Zealand subsidiaries of foreign companies Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1996 New Zealand companies established in 1996