We have a 20-year track record of delivering high-quality work alongside local, national and international clients – put simply, we specialise in making things happen.
Our business is built on reliability, experience and capability.
What We Do
Commercial and financial cases
From feasibility studies through to full-on business cases (including BBC), we make sure our approach is tailored to need rather than cookie-cutter.
Third Bearing completed the feasibility study for Palmerston North City Council to establish a highly successful recovery centre for native birds and fauna.
A feasibility study for a District Health Board on options for establishing an integrated family health centre in Feilding.
Central and local government
We’ve undertaken a wide range of services for all types of government agencies – from large Crown Financial Institutes through to the smallest of Councils.
Third Bearing was requested to undertake a review of the Infrastructure Services Department.
Third Bearing Limited successfully secured Provincial Growth Funding and proceeded to develop an Economic Development Strategy and Action Plan for Central Hawke’s Bay District Council.
Building and construction sector
Our team covers research, policy development, and practical application across a wide slice of the building & construction sector.
Simpli wanted to review their strategic direction and evaluate their current product offering, identifying where further value could be added in the regulatory environment.
Improving the integration of third-party technology as part of the building consent proces.
Project development
Helping clients large & small navigate their way through all phases of building development is our bread & butter.
Third Bearing was involved in this project from its inception and provided project management services to the Manfeild Park Trust and CEO.
Te Awahou Nieuwe Stroom is an award winning multi-cultural, multi-purpose visitor and community hub in Foxton that hosts over 150,000 users each year.
User-centred & data-driven
We’ve applied human-centred design tools to projects with large Crown agencies, tertiary institutes and significant PTEs, helping derive insights through user-input.
A student-centred design approach with Massey University’s Brand Marketing group to better understand the issues faced by students through enrolment and the first year of study.
Exploring the link between type and nature of residential building practitioners and quality issues as expressed by information collected during the building consent process.
Organisational design & review
Public and private sector clients rely on our professionalism and improvement focus when an independent view is needed.
The Central Region Major Projects Skills Hub is an industry-led initiative developed to support local workers into sustainable employment on large regional infrastructure projects.
Skills and talent
We’ve worked with education agencies, companies, Councils and economic development agencies to ensure the foundations are in place to grow and attract the right skills and talent.
Faced with dramatic growth the CEO of the BCITO engaged Third Bearing to review the BCITO’s strategic plan and operating structure.
Manawatū District Council formed their Community Development Strategy in 2019 identifying the need to create a Youth Action Plan that was owned and endorsed by the District’s youth.