NZCB Members rally to support Abilities Group after devastating fire

When the Abilities Group recycling plant in Wairau Valley was destroyed by fire earlier this year, it left more than 100 workers with disabilities without essential equipment to do their jobs.

Over the weekend, a group of around 30 North Shore builders – many of them NZCB members – stepped up to rebuild 20 custom workstations to help get operations back up and running.

nzcb members rallied together to help abilities group get back up and running

“It’s rare to find a charity that everyone agrees with and can see that it’s a great thing,” said NZCB Chair and organiser Nick Farrelly. “These people are doing a great job in that recycling community… we can probably do it a little bit better, and we can send our stuff to these guys, who actually do it properly.”

Massive thanks to our members who gave their time, skills, and energy to support a great cause. You’ve shown once again what it means to be part of a strong and caring building community.

And also a big thank you to Nick and Sharon at Edgecity Builders for organising the day!

Materials were generously donated by Mitre 10 and Hilti

Read the full story on RNZ.

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