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The Weekend Sun
Friday 3 July 2015
Reducing alcohol-related time off work A local charity’s annual campaign to raise funds for cancer patients may help reduce the 350,000 work days lost due to hangovers and alcoholrelated absences each year. Thousands of Kiwis admit to taking multiple days off every year as a result of their alcohol use, according to figures from the NZ Health Promotion Agency. Dry July NZ country manager Scott Savidge says it could make a big difference to productivity and attendance for businesses to encourage an alcohol-free month. Figures show one in 10 adults admit to working while feeling under the influence of alcohol at least once in the previous
year, which could affect workplace safety, judgement and performance. “Some industries are associated with heavier drinking than others, particularly those that are male dominated and sales based, trade based industries such as mining, agriculture and construction, and financial services,” says Scott. In light of the figures, Scott says Dry July is this year calling on local businesses to embrace an alcohol-free culture to raise funds for cancer patients and their loved ones, while also reaping the benefits for their teams and office environments. Companies are encouraged to use the month to reinforce organisational values and work as a team to complete the challenge. “Businesses could hold a competition to
create the tastiest mocktail, or a team challenge to attempt to break a world record, or even issue a challenge to a competitor company to take part,” says Scott. Last year, those who ditched the booze raised more than $744,000 for three beneficiary cancer services around the country to improve the wellbeing of adult cancer patients and their loved ones. In the seven Dry July campaigns to-date, 90,000-plus participants have raised more than $20m. For more information, see http://nz.dryjuly.com
Local dental business gives people a reason to smile Due business growth, Bay Dentures is pleased to announce they have relocated their Tauranga branch to 14 Willow St. Now situated in Tauranga CBD, Papamoa, Rotorua and Waihi, Bay Dentures is proud to say they are the largest provider in the Bay of Plenty of all prosthetic appliances. Bay Dentures offers full upper and/or lower dentures, partial dentures including plastic, metal or flexible and implantsupported dentures. Their clinical dental technician is Simon Goulter, who is Royal NZ Army Dental Corps trained. Simon is joined by their highly skilled laboratory technician,
Craig Aspinall. Between the pair of them, they have more than 60 years’ experience in the field of prosthetic dentures. The team is enhanced by the skilled administrative abilities of Tracey Poutu and Shannon McLeod. Some of their core beliefs in delivering optimum results as a denture provider are communication and sourcing the best possible materials for your dentures. “We’re here to listen to your needs,” says the team. “Our clinical dental technician
works closely with the client to establish a treatment plan and to deliver exceptional dentures and patient care.” They will not finish any case until the client is 100 per cent happy with the results. Call them now for a free and friendly consultation and together they’ll give your smile back. Bay Dentures is offering a relocation special of 10 per cent off all work when you book in before July 16 at the Papamoa and Tauranga stores only.