Move for Tradestaff

One of New Zealand's leading recruitment and placement agencies has moved into a new, state-of-the-art building in Queenstown, almost six years after first opening in the resort.

Tradestaff, which supplies temporary and permanent workers to the trade sector, opened its Queenstown branch in October 2004.

The recent move to the resort's redeveloped Searle Lane reflects how strongly the company values the region's business opportunities.

Managing director Kevin Eder said it was "great news" for the company and Queenstown staff, now located in the heart of the resort.

"The move made perfect business sense, as we are now situated in a high-profile area in Searle Lane, opposite Joe's Garage and conveniently located behind Nomads Backpackers.

"We love the variety of work that comes our way in Queenstown.

"It's totally different to any of our other branches, due to the transient nature of the area.

"Our temp pool is mostly made up of travellers and, therefore, the Queenstown office has become known as the `United Nations branch'," Mr Eder said.

The company had provided staff to "most of the big commercial projects" which had taken place in Queenstown over the past six years, but it was equally proud of the work it had done assisting small, local businesses.