Congratulations to Jitel Contracting, winner of the 2018 Massey University Hatching Pacific Business Award at the 2018 National Pacific Business Trust Awards.

Jitel Contracting was setup to meet the demand for owner-operator fibre technicians in New Zealand. Jitel is subcontracted to Chorus, working on the ultra-fast broadband project nationally. Starting out with one van and one labourer, Jitel Contracting has grown to employ 4 staff, who are based in Nelson, New Zealand.

The organisation is sustaining growth by training staff to become fully qualified technicians, with the plan that qualified staff go on to train new technicians. Although a relatively young business, Jitel has good growth potential and has received promising industry feedback since launching.