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New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty's Strategy for Financial Growth

In the bid to tackle enduring recession, New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty is heavily promoting new business development and skilled migrants are increasingly being motivated to contribute their abilities, optimism and positivity in relation to economic growth. Anglo Pacific, the UK’s largest shipper of personal and household effects to Nz, is lending its support to the campaign.

Jason Diggs, Anglo Pacific’s Sales Director, says, “We’re working in close cooperation with Priority One, a monetary development organisation in the Bay of Plenty. It was founded more than a decade ago with the sole aim of developing a vibrant economy that pulls and retains skilled people and the businesses that need them. British people still represent the majority nationality of migrants arriving in this North Island hotspot, around a fifth of the total, and we continually pass interested parties to Priority One via the job seeker service on our website. We know they’ll love the Bay of Plenty’s bounty of beaches and culture as well as its irresistible way of life.”

On the west of the Bay of Plenty, a wide stretch of 259km of open coastline, lies the town of Tauranga. Ranked fifth largest amongst Nz cities with a population of 115,000, it’s one of the nation’s fastest growing towns and most desirable places to live and work. 50% of recent arrivals to Tauranga are young professionals aged between 25 and 45, drawn from the promise of an active recreational lifestyle as well as the high-end bars, restaurants and fashion stores that dot the waterfront metropolis. British migrants integrate easily and quickly.

Richard May of Orica Chemicals, an organization with operations in the Bay of Plenty and with Priority One, says, “Tauranga can be a city that warmly welcomes people from all parts of the world and it doesn't require much time to build up a good network of friends from work, schools or sporting and cultural clubs. The 2,250 hours of sunshine per year compared with 1,500 in the united kingdom, along with the attractive walkways and stunning beaches are available to be enjoyed by everyone. The job scene is varied, provides the possiblility to challenge yourself in a number of different industries and encourages you to make positive contributions every day. The outdoor lifestyle enables you to feel very connected to the environment and I couldn't imagine a better lifestyle anywhere in the world."

Strong growth is forecast for Tauranga and lots of new commercial and residential developments are underway with houses competitively priced in comparison to New Zealand's main metropolitan centres. Government and public organisations always invest in building infrastructure (Tauranga’s roads are 60% less congested than Auckland’s) and there are numerous research and development opportunities. Education is of top quality with ten secondary schools, a polytechnic and university presence along with a new tertiary and research campus within the pipeline. The area is also well-served with public and private healthcare.

Many innovative, high value, export-focused companies are thriving in the Tauranga region - particularly in the fields of ICT, distribution and logistics, horticulture, specialized manufacturing, marine refit and boat building. Port of Tauranga is New Zealand’s largest and most efficient international commercial shipping port as well as in the world’s best ten. Better skilled staff are needed to fuel these businesses. If you’re interested to discover what career opportunities the Bay of Plenty has to offer, register your CV online, at no cost, with Anglo Pacific's job finder service.

Canada Clears Government Skilled Worker Program Backlog

Around 280,000 candidates to Canada’s Federal Skilled Worker Program are going to have their charges paid back as part of a bid to generate a fast and versatile immigration system. The March Budget 2012 set aside 130 million Canadian dollars to pay the expense of refunds and pay off the astonishing backlog of unprocessed applications.

Jason Diggs, Sales Director for Anglo Pacific, explains, “The applicants affected are the ones who applied just before 27 February 2008 and are believed to number around 280,000. They shall be encouraged to re-apply under new programs that concentrate on work skills - the same path to the Australians who'll replace their points system with SkillSelect from 1 July 2012. The 20,000 applicants who've already passed the selection criteria stage continues to have their applications processed. Evidently this is a major blow for the 280,000 those who have been held in limbo for 4 or 5 years or more as a refund will set them back to square one, though the replacement skills-based system promises to be quicker and much more efficient.”

The phased-out Federal Skilled Worker Program is anticpated to be substituted for a Federal Job Bank where skilled migrant applications will go into an online selection pool. Employers and provincial governments will have the ability to dip into the pool and select the best-fit personnel to fast-track through the application process to get them working within months instead of years. This will give Canada the opportunity to focus on the skills and abilities that the country needs today. Legislation will be necessary to establish the revolutionary Federal Job Bank system and could take up to two years to implement.

Canada has a growing need for skilled workers, specifically in Western Canada’s booming resources sector. Canadian Business this month revealed the 50 best-paying highest-demand career choices today. They surveyed countless occupations tracked by Statistics Canada and placed Petroleum Engineer as the number one job to find, or indeed keep. This is both the fastest-growing occupation in Canada, with employment increasing by 85% between 2006 and 2011, as well as the second-highest in pay. Oil is Canada’s largest driver of employment and business activities and the Canadian Business list also ranks other oil-related jobs highly including chemical and civil engineers and environmental and occupational safety inspectors. Construction is an additional sector crying out for skilled workers.

For removals enquiries to Canada, or indeed any of our other key markets such as Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, contact Anglo Pacific on 020 8838 8081, email removals@anglopacific.co.uk or visit www.anglopacific.co.uk.

About Anglo Pacific - As the UK’s biggest independent international removals company, Anglo Pacific takes care of approximately 20,000 baggage shipments and overseas removals annually. A identified market leader for Australia, New Zealand, the USA, Canada and South Africa, Anglo Pacific has been established in excess of 30 years and has an unrivalled track record of friendly, professional and reliable container shipping services. Also, as a fully bonded part of the British Association of Removers, clients’ belongings cannot be in safer hands.

Removal Bookings for Anglo Pacific Enhanced by Christchurch Earthquake Reconstruct

Anglo Pacific International Plc, the UK's largest independent international removals company, has reported that removal bookings for Nz in 2011 are 26% up on 2010. The Corporation has experienced greater growth this year to New Zealand than every other migration market and believes that the skills shortage brought on by widespread earth quake damage might be to a certain extent accountable.

In February 2011 an earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck the Canterbury region of New Zealand and was centred just 10km from Christchurch - the country’s second most populous city. The most destructive in a year-long earthquake swarm affecting the Christchurch area, the disaster left countless casualties and insurance companies with a total rebuild expense of around 15 to 16 billion NZ$. Now, in the aftermath, New Zealand’s single largest issue is a shortage of skilled labour.

Jason Diggs, Anglo Pacific’s Sales Director and a native of Christchurch himself, comments “Whilst native New Zealanders are after all priority candidates, there's an acknowledgement that overseas tradesmen and construction experts must plug the shortfall. The Canterbury Employment and Skills Board, an appearance set up in the wake with the earthquakes, has made a concerted effort to induce expat New Zealanders go back home and help with the reconstruction. This Board will probably be attending migration and employment Expos across the UK in the coming months to recruit both expats and Britons to bolster Christchurch businesses. Judging by Anglo Pacific’s much increased export bookings for New Zealand, their efforts could bear fruit.”

Estimates declare that at least 8,000 construction workers will be required to rebuild and repair Christchurch’s 100,000 damaged homes. In the event the rebuild is released at a fast rate, literally hundreds and hundreds of additional workers is going to be needed and, whether or not the program is staggered over ten to fifteen years, the local Christchurch employment situation still would not be capable of cope. The problem may be exacerbated by an exodus of Christchurch residents who have sought jobs and lives elsewhere to free themselves from the difficult conditions.

Canterbury Employment and Skills Board (CESB) Deputy Chairman, Alex Bouma, said unprecedented opportunities appear in Christchurch for skilled workers ready to relocate. "There is going to be huge economic opportunity in Canterbury within the next three to ten years. There's been expansive coverage from the disaster and what we're telling now is that the corporate environment has moved beyond that to some large degree. Sure we've still got a lot of things to deal with, the good news is there are unprecedented opportunities they could be a part of."

Ironically, even before the unprecedented string of seismic activity, New Zealand was in need of more skilled labour. Hiring had already become increasingly difficult within the IT and computer sector to help keep abreast of changing technology as well as the health sector can also be crying out for staff. Prudence Shaw of ACCENT Health Recruitment situated in Christchurch confirms, “All specialist disciplines are required with acute shortages in mental health, orthopaedics, radiology, surgery and anaesthesiology, emergency - actually most areas. General practitioners will also be in high demand. Nurses working in New Zealand can expect to earn about $50,000NZ (approximately £26,000) annually and doctors earn up to $150,000NZ (approximately £78,000). The cost of living in New Zealand is considerably less than the UK and the great lifestyle a major draw for people wanting an alteration of pace while still being able to advance their medical careers”.

As a direct consequence of the earthquakes, occupations particularly in demand include project managers, engineers, architects, urban planners, electricians, plumbers, joiners, plasterers, roofers and plenty more as Christchurch tries to build almost a whole CBD from scratch. Utilizing its vast network of contacts built over Thirty years of trading, Anglo Pacific supplies a dedicated job search service with applicants invited to subscribe free of charge and without obligation via http://www.anglopacific.co.uk/. Completed registrations are given to specialist recruiters within all the key disciplines - Anglo Pacific partners with a number of specialist recruiters in New Zealand, and many more in Africa and Australia.

And, needless to say, if New Zealand employers take on applicants through Anglo Pacific’s network, the Company is likely to be their preferred option to move their household effects. Anglo Pacific offers job candidates a free of charge 25kg air courier shipment (worth up to £150) for essentials required immediately at a new overseas home including tools of the trade, personal documents, laptops and seasonal clothing. The offer applies to job candidates who select Anglo Pacific for international removal to a value of £1,000 or maybe more. The courier service is accessible to most countries and typically offers a transit which can be between five to seven days door-to-door. Just quote your specific job registration number once you book your removal to get the special offer.

International Removals Company Forecasts Collapse of Airline Checked Hold Baggage`11`

Airport check-in desks are turning into battlegrounds and Twitter streams are full of irate rantings. The culprit? Excess baggage charges. Anglo Pacific International believes that this struggle will soon be restricted to history.

Steve Perry, Founder and Director of Anglo Pacific, says, “High excess baggage charges are gaining plenty of media exposure but in reality this is nothing new. We’ve been in business for 35 years and ship around 20,000 consignments of personal and household effects annually. Our customers, whether they be migrants, students, employees on overseas secondment or returning foreigners, realise that using Anglo Pacific’s door-to-door courier delivery service will definitely cost them around a third of the expense of airline excess baggage. Forget about struggling at check-in or getting wound up over expensive charges.”

The very fact of the matter is that airlines are making it harder and more costly for travellers to check-in luggage for excellent reason. Rising fuel costs, extra taxes and hard-hit economies have conspired against the aviation industry as they see their profits nosedive. Not only does this mean that they need to find more income from stealth charges including extra legroom seats, priority boarding, in-flight catering etc, but it also means that they have to turn their aircraft round quickly - planes only make money while they’re in the air. Checked baggage simply gets in the way.

Airlines would like checked baggage to fade altogether as it decelerates the turnaround about the tarmac and baggage handlers need to be paid regardless of the volume going into the hold. What’s more these handlers are known to strike causing much more financial headaches. The flying public is wising up. Checked baggage has dropped significantly with 85% of passengers checking in a suitcase five years ago versus lower than 20% now, and the boarding process is currently dominated by the tedious overhead locker hand baggage jigsaw puzzle. The solution is pack light and let an independent international shipping company handle all the rest.

Steve continues, “According to their websites, for a short flight with easyJet excess baggage is billed at 11GBP per kilo at the airport, 20GBP per kilo for RyanAir. Analysts have worked out that at times it is less expensive to get a second seat and bring a companion to share your allowance. However this all becomes irrelevant if you use Anglo Pacific. We stock, deliver and collect bespoke export strength boxes for owner packing in the convenience of your residence and deliver all of it to your door overseas - for far cheaper than any low cost airline. And we’ll log and track each item so you know where it is at all times. As fully bonded members of the British Association of Removers, your belongings are in safe hands - of course, if you’ve ever observed an airline baggage handler at work, that’s a genuine comfort.”

Anglo Pacific’s speciality is sending luggage worldwide via its express courier service to the common long-haul destinations (5 upto 7 days transit) including Australasia, North America, South Africa, East Asia and China. A typical 15kg suitcase with Anglo Pacific costs £139 door-to-door. For short-haul European destinations, a typical 15kg suitcase with Anglo Pacific would cost £77 door-to-door (two to three days transit). Take a look at Anglo Pacific’s prices and see what you could save or call 0800 783 5322.

Britons Avoid Tiresome Britain for Sun-drenched “Britain”

When first Surveyor General of South Australia, Colonel William Light, set about designing Adelaide in 1835 he wished to “build a better Britain”. Today, with 7% of Adelaideans born in England and nearly 50% of British ancestry, his mission looks to be a success. Removals company Anglo Pacific is delivering a lot more to this “Britain with better weather”.

Anglo Pacific’s International Migration Manager, Noel Glavin, says, “This year we have witnessed a 10% rise in household removals to South Australia over 2011. It would seem that Brits are falling for Adelaide’s community spirit, optimism, old-fashioned values, family traditions, relaxed life-style and warm climate - facets of Britain that have either been eroded over time or never existed to begin with. Studies show that when they get to Adelaide they feel neither “foreign nor strange” and settle quickly into “Britain in the sun”. Add in South Australia’s need for skilled migrants and it’s no surprise 10,000 Brits have migrated permanently to South Australia during the last five years alone - many using Anglo Pacific’s services.”

Adelaide is ranked a mighty fifth in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2012 Global Liveability Ranking, up from ninth in 2011, whilst London in comparison languishes at 51st. The cities that fare the very best in this Ranking tend to be mid-sized with low population densities, low crime rates, little congestion, good healthcare and readily available recreational activities. Adelaide ticks every box and, thanks to Colonel William Light, having a British twist.

Adelaide’s Britishness was put underneath the microscope in an August 2012 Huddersfield University report commissioned by the South Australian Office of the Agent General to memorialize the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Titled “When the British built Adelaide, they wanted to build a better Britain”, the report makes note of all of its British characteristics - most famously its name, after William IV’s consort Queen Adelaide. The city features a street named King William Street, beaches named Grange and Henley, Victorian times heritage buildings, the Adelaide Oval sports ground, the British Hotel founded in 1838 that will continue to trade and even the locals’ accents are more “British” than in other parts of the Commonwealth.

Britishness aside, Adelaide has plenty to give the modern-day migrant. With a population just above a million, Adelaide is a vibrant city laid out on either side from the Torrens River, fringed with a green belt of parks and set against the backdrop of the Mount Lofty Ranges. Hugely sociable, there is a thriving live music and arts scene and Adelaide is particularly recognized for its festivals - actually there are 400 of them annually and 300 days of sunshine to make them feasible. 72,000 hectares of vineyards producing excellent wines, less than average house prices and 3,000 miles of coastline enhance the appeal.

Melissa Hay, Business Development Manager - Migration, for the South Australia Office of the Agent General says, “Britain has been a crucial source of skilled migrants for South Australia, so we have been running a lot of roadshows this autumn to explain the new invitation-only visa system that got into effect 1 July this year - Skill Select. Currently South Australia is seeking skilled health professionals, engineers, teachers and all trades across the board including electricians, plumbers, diesel mechanics and welders. Should you choose decide to make the move, you’ll be delighted to hear that eight out of ten South Australian families surveyed for the Huddersfield report said they've got a work-life balance that enables them to spend plenty of time with the family. Results from those surveyed in britain told a different story stating a celebrity obsessed culture and lack of community spirit as reasons behind wanting to emigrate.”
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63% of Australian Corporations Concerned About Skills Shortage

As Australia bounces back from real estate recession, skills shortages are becoming exposed - most famously in the construction industry. A workforce shortfall could endanger recovery Down Under and international removals firm Anglo Pacific is urging overseas candidates to get employment opportunities.

Jason Diggs, Sales Director for Anglo Pacific, says, “In 2012 Anglo Pacific was the biggest volume mover of personal and household effects to Australia in the UK - around 51% of our total customers for your year. Apart from a proper volume of returning nationals, a number of our clients were UK-born professionals trying to find lucrative employment opportunities along with a better lifestyle for family - particularly the lure of the outdoors. If Australia’s growth will meet difficulties because of a skills shortage, now's a really good time to send the visa application off.”

Having spent 2008 to 2012 in recession, a phenomenon that was refuted by the Reserve Bank of Australia as a simultaneous mining boom masked the retail and property crash, Australia’s real estate market is moving into a recovery phase.

Alex Caraco from Coldwell Banker Australia says, “At the prestige end with the market, house prices fell by approximately 30% in capital cities and 30 to 40% in regional locations during the five-year period of the property and construction recession. Property became a lot more affordable to the average family. However, since November 2012, prices have risen anything between 3 and 15% since the population swells with migrants from Asia, Nz and Europe. Demand is booming but we need the staff to return to the building sector.”
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Alex continues, “Hundreds of building companies went into liquidation and skilled people exited a in their droves to become listed on the booming mining sector. Construction all but closed down for four or five years but now it's got restarted, albeit from the very low base. Banks continue to be not keen to lend for construction so only stock trading game or Chinese-owned developers are building, but many jobs are nonetheless being created.”

Estimates from the Construction & Property Services Industry Skills Council (CPSISC) claim that 45,000 jobs will become accessible in the construction industry in the next three years, but deficiencies in home-grown apprentices and experienced professionals leaving the workplace for retirement produces concern. The gap must be plugged somehow.Oddly enough, the 2013 Hays Salary Guide says 63% of employers believe that skills shortages will impact the operation of their business or department. Additionally a staggering 61% of businesses would consider sponsoring candidates from overseas, up from 59% in 2012. It’s clear that Australia is going to be reliant on immigrants from the UK.Peace of Mind Through Experience - Anglo Pacific can be a specialist mover to the Southern Hemisphere and handles around 20,000 consignments of private and household effects annually. A known market leader for Australia, Nz, the USA, Canada and South Africa, Anglo Pacific has been established for almost 35 years and comes with an unrivaled reputation for friendly, professional and reliable container shipping and international relocation services. What's more, as a fully bonded member of the British Association of Removers, clients’ belongings cannot be in safer hands.

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Changes to Australia’s Visa Application Process Spark Surge in Removals Enquiries

In January this year, enquiries for international removals company Anglo Pacific were up a significant 45% on the equivalent period in 2011. When isolating the figures for Australia alone, this shot up to 60%. New legislation effective 1 July 2012 which will make it tougher to obtain permanent residency in Australia is believed to be responsible for this surge in interest.

Jason Diggs, Sales Director for Anglo Pacific, explains, “Whilst January always sparks a peak in traffic as the British public wallows in winter and post-Christmas blues, 2012 has been particularly unusual. The Australian dollar hasn’t weakened, the British housing market hasn’t strengthened and we’ve seen no mass advertising campaigns or migration events backed by the Australian Government. All fingers seem to point therefore at the biggest change to Australia’s skilled migration programme since the points test was introduced 33 years ago - SkillSelect. From 1 July applicants will face an invitation-only visa system with no guarantee of permanent residency. The message to would-be migrants is to get in your application now and, judging by our enquiry levels, it would appear that the message is coming through loud and clear.”

Whilst the current system allows for anyone who meets eligibility criteria on points to apply for a visa, under SkillSelect migrants must first go through a skills assessment and English test before submitting an Expression of Interest (EOI) and hopefully be placed into a skills “pool”. The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) will then invite the brightest candidates with the highest points tallies from the pool to apply for a skilled migration visa within 60 days. Demand for different skills will vary state-to-state but expect nursing, construction and engineering to continue to be sought-after.

Jason continues, “There are several real downsides to SkillSelect. The first is that applicants can remain in this pool for up to two years and never have any guarantee of being invited to progress any further making it hard to form any kind of long-term family or career plans. Once those two years have expired, another EOI must be lodged. Secondly quotas will exist for the number of skilled workers from each sector allowed in the pool each year to stop it from being dominated by certain occupations. Lastly an EOI is not a visa application and therefore will not count as bridging visa. However, if a visa is granted under the existing points system, candidates have a five year window to make the move, so it’s well worth doing the paperwork now even if you’re not quite ready to make the physical leap.”

Anglo Pacific sponsors the Migration Institute of Australia (MIA) which represents over 2,000 registered migration agents worldwide. Communications Manager Brian Duff explains, “Over the past three years the UK has been Australia’s first or second largest source country for migrants in every major category, except student visas, and it has been of historic importance for immigration. Pull factors such as the climate, way of life and relative economic stability have kept them coming in big numbers. SkillSelect could help Brits to gain greater access to employer sponsorship as their qualifications are more evident and skills more transferable than migrants from arguably any other country.”

Brian continues, “Statistics produced by the DIAC show that there has been a significant decrease, 52% over three years, in the number of General Skilled Migration entrants from the UK but demonstrable increases, 61% over three years, in Employer Sponsored types of visa. At the MIA we fully expect this trend to become more pronounced over coming years as General Skilled Migration is virtually eliminated and Australia proceeds with a much more demand-driven programme. And, by limiting the number of people invited to apply for visas, processing times should dramatically drop.”

Unsurprisingly it’s not just removals enquiries that were up by 60% in January; job registrations via the Anglo Pacific jobseeker service were up by a similar 60% year-on-year. If you want to register your CV online, for free, visit http://www.anglopacific.co.uk/jobs_abroad.htm and we will connect your skills with specialist recruiters to help get the ball rolling on a move Down Under – or indeed to New Zealand or South Africa. For removals enquiries contact Anglo Pacific on 020 8838 8081, email removals@anglopacific.co.uk or visit www.anglopacific.co.uk.

About Anglo Pacific - As the UK’s largest independent international removals company, Anglo Pacific handles around 20,000 baggage shipments and overseas removals annually. A known market leader for shipping to Australia, shipping to New Zealand, shipping to USA, shipping to Canada and shipping to South Africa, Anglo Pacific has been established for more than 30 years and has an unrivalled reputation for friendly, professional and reliable container shipping services. What's more, as a fully bonded member of the British Association of Removers, clients’ belongings could not be in safer hands.