February 2019: Forestry Contractors Business Review Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology - Forestry Operations Programme Question Title Toi-Ohomai Institute of Technology is inviting you to take two minutes and share with us your main business challenges. In return we will consolidate the information and provide you with a review of current challenges experienced in this sector.Please note, the information that you share will be treated as highly confidential and the outcome will be reported at a scale where no individual business will be identifiable. Normally only businesses who participate in this review receive the final report, but during the February 2019 review we plan to distribute the outcome to a wider audience.Closing Date: Sunday 24 February 2019Please do not hesitate to contact the Faculty Leader for Primary Industries, Science and Environment if you have any comments or concerns:Dr Carel Bezuidenhout, Ph: 022 011 2291carel.bezuidenhout@toiohomai.ac.nz Question Title * Please move the slider on the scale below: To what extent do you prefer your crew to be multi-tasked as opposed to specialised? Everybody can do any job Everybody has a specific area of specialisation Clear i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale. Question Title * Please move the slider on the scale below: How would you rate your crews' general level of job satisfaction? Grumpy Very satisfied Clear i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale. Question Title * Please rate how severe are the following major risks within your business. The further to the right, the more severe. No Risk Small Risk Medium Risk Significant risk This keeps me awake at night! Insecurity of work Insecurity of work No Risk Insecurity of work Small Risk Insecurity of work Medium Risk Insecurity of work Significant risk Insecurity of work This keeps me awake at night! Risk of prosecution Risk of prosecution No Risk Risk of prosecution Small Risk Risk of prosecution Medium Risk Risk of prosecution Significant risk Risk of prosecution This keeps me awake at night! Loss of key equipment Loss of key equipment No Risk Loss of key equipment Small Risk Loss of key equipment Medium Risk Loss of key equipment Significant risk Loss of key equipment This keeps me awake at night! Loss of key staff & skills Loss of key staff & skills No Risk Loss of key staff & skills Small Risk Loss of key staff & skills Medium Risk Loss of key staff & skills Significant risk Loss of key staff & skills This keeps me awake at night! Severe accidents (including death) Severe accidents (including death) No Risk Severe accidents (including death) Small Risk Severe accidents (including death) Medium Risk Severe accidents (including death) Significant risk Severe accidents (including death) This keeps me awake at night! Uncontrollable costs (including servicing debt) Uncontrollable costs (including servicing debt) No Risk Uncontrollable costs (including servicing debt) Small Risk Uncontrollable costs (including servicing debt) Medium Risk Uncontrollable costs (including servicing debt) Significant risk Uncontrollable costs (including servicing debt) This keeps me awake at night! Question Title * Which of the following describe your operation (you can tick more than one box)? Owner operator Forest owner with in-house harvesting capability Independent contractor Contract more than 80% to one forestry company Contract silvicultural management services Contract harvesting services Contract civil engineering services Operate mainly among small and medium sized forest owners Running one crew only Running between 2 and 5 crews Running more than 5 crews Haulier Question Title * In which regions do you operate (you can tick more than one box)? Northland BOP and CNI Taranaki & Waikato East Coast Hawks Bay Lower North Island Upper South Island West Coast Canterbury Otago Southland Question Title Question Title * How much did your business grow or shrink over the past 12 months? (Eg. 90% = shrunk since last year, 100% = Same as before, 110% = Growth) Question Title * How much growth do you expect for the next 12 months? (Eg. 90% = we will shrink, 100% = keeping steady, 110% = Growth expected) Question Title * What are the main factors that are currently driving your business? Question Title * What is the most difficult situation that you had to manage in your crew(s) over the past 12 months? Question Title Question Title * What new skills do you see your business acquiring over the next 2 to 5 years? Thank you for your time. Please provide an email address below to which we can forward the final review. Please note, your participation in this review is highly confidential and none of your personal information will be shared with others. Question Title * Email address (Highly confidential): Done, now back to work
