Case Study Juken Nissho
Juken Nissho provides cycling facilities to improve staff well-being
Juken Nissho Ltd is the fifth-largest forest owner in New Zealand, with 55,000 ha of plantation forests. It employs 450 workers at its sawmill and laminated veneer lumber plant, six kilometres south of Masterton.
Juken Nissho provides covered bicycle parking for its 40 staff who cycle to work. The bike shed is located inside a staffed security gate. Showers, changing rooms and lockers are also provided.
Support Services Manager Steve Orr says Juken Nissho considers it to be part of a responsible employer's role to supply these facilities.
Benefits of cycle-friendly facilities
"We see the benefits in terms of improvements in personal fitness, as this helps people to cope with the extra demands placed on the body by shift work.
"The benefits to the company may include reduction in sick leave due to increased well-being, less demand on our already congested car parking, and of course less adverse impact on the wider environment through less traffic on the road."
Updated | 22 Mar 2007.
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