{"id":2061,"date":"2020-10-17T14:27:32","date_gmt":"2020-10-17T02:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kiwibusinessheroes.co.nz\/awards\/?page_id=2061"},"modified":"2024-09-17T21:53:03","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T09:53:03","slug":"essen-engineering-ltd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kiwibusinessheroes.co.nz\/awards\/essen-engineering-ltd\/","title":{"rendered":"Essen Engineering Ltd"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Established<\/b>: 2017<\/span><\/p>\n

Contact Name: <\/strong>Cynthia Pfeffer<\/p>\n

Website:\u00a0<\/b>essenengineering.co.nz<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Business mission and vision<\/b>:<\/div>\n
Technical Excellence and Design Innovation<\/div>\n<\/div>
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\u201cEngineering Consultants providing technical excellence and design innovation.\u201d
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<\/i><\/i><\/span>What sets you apart from your competitors?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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Quality work in a short turn around time.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Please provide details of any business awards you have won.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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None<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Please describe why you decided to go into business for yourself.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
With my diverse knowledge and experience I felt I could build an excellent team around me to provide great engineering services to the local Architects<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Please describe some of the challenges you needed to overcome to get your business off the ground.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
Lack of capital, being completely unknown in a new city and being up against large well known companies, finding top quality engineers, finding time to grow the business and get the work done.<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Please tell us about an example where you managed to overcome a significant challenge that stood in the way of your business success.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
The biggest challenge has been to find high calibre engineers. Patience and continual advertising and I finally found them.<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Please explain how perseverance or overcoming adversity has been necessary for you to make a success of your business.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
Without perserverance the business would not exist. I worked 7 days a week to ensure that he business was “put on the map”.<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>What business success have you achieved to date? <\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
We have a number of architects who will only use us for their Structural Engineering Services. We have been selected to be on the Defence Force Panel and we have also been chosen for a number of large school projects.<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>What are you most proud of in relation to your business?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
The wonderful team I have who all look after one another and work together to ensure the company succeeds.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/i><\/i><\/span>How many people does your business employ?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
Nine<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>What contractors do you regularly use in your business?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
None<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>What training opportunities have you provided to the people you employ?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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We support them to attend any relevant courses and encourage all the engineers to get their chartership<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>What positive reviews and testimonials do you have from happy customers?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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We have a couple on Google and a few on our website. Most of the positive reviews are by word of mouth and our increasing clientele is proof of this.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Apart from the potential financial benefits, what other benefits do you get from being a business owner?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
Pride of seeing others succeed<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Please describe any community involvement or sponsorship your business is involved with.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
We did the Engineering for The house that Wellington Rugby built gratuitously. We have also supported the Children’s Christmas Party.<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>What other ways do you - as a business - give back to the community?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
Although not directly, we have made a conscious effort after lockdown to support local businesses e.g taking the staff regularly out to lunch, buying jackets As things settle back down, we will be doing more for the community<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Please outline any other information you think is relevant to this entry.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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