Meet The Team
General Manager
Michelle Hulme
Michelle has more than 30 years of business management and finance experience in multi-million-dollar companies in sectors that include engineering, property development, residential construction and commercial business.
Michelle brings a fresh outlook, business acumen and clear priority to health and safety, to lead the team, drive and grow the business, improve company performance and customer satisfaction.
Operations Manager
Henry Oosthuizen
Henry is a highly qualified manager with extensive experience on large projects.
Henry is a NACE 2 Coatings Inspector, is CAPM certified through the Project Management Institute (PMI), and holds a AMPP CCP 2 certificate.
His experience includes refurbishment of the Matahina Power Station, including blasting and painting of scroll cases, draft tubes and head gates for Manawa Energy, and refurbishment of various units and components at Mercury Eneregy power stations in Arapuni, Karapiro, Whakamaru, Aratiatia, Waipapa, Ohakuri and Atiamuri.
Project Coordinator / Quantity Surveyor
Demal Hapuarachchi
Demal has been working in the construction industry for a total of 12 years, with 9 of those years in Sri Lanka and 3 of them in New Zealand in the protective coatings industry.
He holds the following qualifications: Graduate Diploma in Project Management, BSc in Quantity Surveying and Project Management and an Advanced Diploma in Construction Engineering.
Health & Safety / Quality Assurance Manager
Palita Jugum
Palita joined SCS in 2018 when she started in the Passive Fire industry. She started from the bottom and gained experience in passive fire installations.
She currently holds a New Zealand Level 3 Certificate in Passive Fire installation and holds a Level 4 Passive Fire Systems Certificate. Palita also holds a AMPP CIP 1 (NACE 1 Coatings Inspector) Certificate.
Safety is paramount
We’re proud of the safety culture we’ve nurtured throughout our company. All our work is undertaken on client sites where our staff must be aware of the environmental hazards from day one. We provide a pre-start safety analysis, mandatory site inductions, training, and onsite safety watches. We provide our staff with quality PPE and all equipment is checked before each days work.
Having our staff actively engaged in our safety and well-being initiatives has helped us achieve an outstanding 94.27% Totika rating.
We deliver
Our team are capable and experienced, and will always find a way to deliver to meet or exceed expectations. We have strict quality assessment processes and use a posi-tector to measure coating thicknesses to ensure we meet warranty compliance.
We protect the environment
We understand our responsibility to protect the environment and the nature of the products we are using. When feasible we always use sustainable alternatives, and we recycle solvents and garnet whenever possible. When toxins are produced we ensure they are disposed of correctly and we’re proud of our encapsulation work that helps us safely dispose of hazardous materials.
We support our community
We have been operating in Mt. Maunganui since we began more than 15 years ago. We support our community by getting behind locals through sponsorships, including team blood donations, Gumboot Friday, the local Mt. Everest Challenge raising funds for charity, and financial assistance for the Mt. Maunganui Volunteer Fire Brigade in the Firefighter Sky Tower Challenge.