Fraser Thomas receives prestigious Certificate of Achievement as Runner Up in the Air New Zealand Cargo Auckland Export Awards for 2009.

Fraser Thomas were awarded the Certificate for the extensive International Consultancy and Service works the company has been increasingly involved in for the past two decades. The focus of our international work is development projects in the Asia / Pacific region. Most of these projects are funded by international aid agencies, such as the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank and NZAID, with projects being awarded through international tender.

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Our success in winning projects is evidence of the reputation we have been able to

build up for effective project management and implementation.  Our projects include infrastructure, rural development, natural resource management and governance support initiatives and span a broad area, from Central Asia to the Pacific. Many of our assignments are planning, feasibility study, specialist engineering or environmental assignments, and in Cambodia we are managing large rural infrastructure projects. Besides Cambodia, current projects are taking place in the Cook Islands and Tajikistan, and others in the last five years have been carried out in Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Kiribati, Fiji, Lao PDR and Viet Nam. We maintain a permanent office in Cambodia.

In presenting their findings, the judges commented on the network of contacts and ability to put together teams with the right skills and attitudes, and to our commitment to ensuring projects are appropriate and will deliver positive outcomes for local communities. Mention was made of the firm’s approach that features quality, flexibility, access to a broad range of expertise and its focus on practical solutions. Repeat business and projects in new markets suggest we are on the right track and prospects for future export work look promising.