David McIntyre in front of the Peterborough Centre
"Today I am both honoured and proud to announce, Ceres decision to restore and preserve this magnificent and significant historic Peterborough Centre..."
David McIntyre - Ceres NZ Owner
Links to Media Coverage, Press Conference images and Official Press Release.
Links to Media Coverage-
http://tvnz.co.nz/one-news/2012-12-21-video-5301022
Please note -TV1 link is only online until 28th December 2012.The item appears approx. 24minutes and 20 seconds into the News Bulletin.
Link to Speech given by Dr. Anna Crighton at Peterborough Centre Press Conference
Link to Speech given by Cr. Yani Johanson at Peterborough Centre Press Conference
Peterborough Centre- Speakers. Cr Yani Johanson (C.C.C.), Bernie De Vere (CERES NZ), David Lynch (Momentus PR) Dr. Anna Crighton (Chair Canterbury Earthquake Heritage Buildings Fund Trust)
Peterborough Press Conference Speakers and Crowd
Formal Media release is as follows:
Ceres NZ Announcement
From: David McIntyre - Ceres NZ Owner
Presented by: Bernie de Vere - NZ Manager Corporate Property & Marketing NZ
Friday 21 December at 12.30pm
Peterborough Centre to be saved
Ceres NZ was established in Christchurch, when I (David McIntyre) came to New Zealand before the 2011 devastating earthquakes. Since the earthquakes, Ceres has deployed extensive resources and mobilised a team, which specialises in these types of natural disasters. Ceres NZ is a subsidiary of Ceres Environmental Services of the US.
Ceres Environmental is an international disaster recovery company, specialising in disaster relief, demolition, and construction. We assist international governmental agencies, as well as private clients. Ceres brings 34 years of expertise with professional managers and engineers, ensuring rapid response and an efficient recovery process throughout the world.
Today, I am both honoured and proud to announce Ceres’ decision to restore and preserve this magnificent and significant historic Peterborough Centre.
As a company, which prides itself on being environmentally conscious, what better gift can there be to the community from Ceres, than to save this building, rather than to send it to the tip?
I believe that by Ceres investing in part of Christchurch’s heritage, we are making an investment in Christchurch’s unique identity. Internationally, experience has shown strong local identity is a critical foundation for the motivation required for rebuilding a positive future for a city such as Christchurch.
Ceres is proud to be associated with the restoration of the Peterborough Centre. This is a significant heritage project and when completed, the Peterborough Centre will be a vibrant part of Christchurch’s future.
The Peterborough Centre is part of Christchurch’s history. Just like many well-known historic buildings in other countries, it provides a reference point in time, which personally and collectively tells us where we came from, and who we are.
We believe the retention will be seen as a significant corner-stone of the rebuild and will play an important role by enhancing the new architecture, which will eventually be the new heart of Christchurch.
So how will we achieve this? Ceres will be calling upon local and international seismic expertise to bring about a cost-effective solution.
Our initial focus is to make safe and earthquake strengthen to 100% of code, before restoring the Peterborough Centre. At this time, Ceres anticipates that when completed in mid-2014, the building will return to residential use.
We are very pleased with the interest expressed by previous tenants in returning, as well as with the number of new enquiries from people interested in taking up residency when the Peterborough Centre reopens.
While definitive engineering still has to be completed, Ceres’ budgeting suggests the project will cost in excess of $25 million.
Ceres is very conscious of the fact that, following the earthquakes, there is a significant awareness of the need to seismically strengthen many of New Zealand’s heritage buildings. With this in mind, Ceres would welcome the opportunity of engaging with interested parties.
In closing, Ceres would like to acknowledge it is most grateful to both the Heritage Team at the Christchurch City Council and CERA, for their assistance in assisting us to work through an extremely time-consuming and complex process in the lead-up to today’s announcement.
Speeches in response from:
Cr Yani Johanson - Chair of the Community, Recreation and Culture Committee, Christchurch City Council
Dr Anna Crighton QSO JP PhD - Chairman Canterbury Earthquake Heritage Buildings Fund Trust
For further information contact:
David Lynch - Momentus Public Relations Ltd
Ph: 64-3-355-4422
Mobile: 021-226-9409
E-mail: david@momentus.co.nz
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Initial Media Release Text as follows:
Press Conference: Friday 21 December at 12.30pm - Peterborough Centre To Be Saved
On behalf of our client Ceres NZ, we wish to advise that they will be holding a Press Conference tomorrow at 12.30pm to formally announce their decision to restore and preserve the historic Peterborough Centre (Corner of Peterborough and Montreal Street) in Christchurch.
Ceres apologies for this extremely short notice, which unfortunately was outside of their control.
As background on the Peterborough Centre, we draw your attention the Canterbury Earthquake Heritage Buildings Fund website: http://www.savecanterburyheritage.org.nz/the-peterborough-centre-former-christchurch-teache .
The Press conference is being held at:
12.30pm
Friday 21 December
Peterborough Centre
Corner of Peterborough and Montreal Street
A statement will be issued at the conference.
It would be appreciated that if you need to make contact for further information, please call me on: 021-226-9409
Regards
David Lynch
Momentus Public Relations Ltd
PO Box 36321
Christchurch
New Zealand
Ph: 64-3-355-4422
Mobile: 021-226-9409
E-mail Contact
Background on CERE Environmental:
Ceres Environmental
Ceres NZ was established in Christchurch when the active owner David McIntyre came to New Zealand before the 2011 devastating earthquakes. Since the earthquakes, Ceres has deployed extensive resources and mobilized a team that specializes in these types of natural disasters. Ceres NZ is a subsidiary of Ceres Environmental Services of the US.
Ceres Environmental is an international disaster recovery company specializing in disaster relief, demolition, and construction. They assist international governmental agencies, as well as, private clients. Ceres brings 34 years of expertise with professional managers and engineers ensuring rapid response and an efficient recovery process throughout the world.
Ceres has successfully managed more than US$1.7 billion of emergency contracts, including projects with FEMA after Hurricane Katrina through to supervising multiple debris recycling operations for the Government of Haiti after the 2010 7.0 earthquake.
Ceres was one of only four primary companies contracted by the US Government for the clean-up after Hurricane Katrina. Operations stretched across several effected states managing over 50 reduction sites processing 10.2 million cubic meters of debris and coordinating more than 1,100 subcontractors. As a result of the successful management, Ceres received the "National Safety Council's: 1,000,000 Man Hours Award." Additionally, Ceres also received the very rare "Outstanding Evaluation" rating from the USACE (Unites States Army Corp of Engineers).
Following the devastating 7.0 earthquake which struck Haiti, Ceres was contracted by the World Bank and now employees over 150 Haitian locals. Ceres is currently operating one of the most complicated high risk recovery sites in the Western Hemisphere which receives more than 200 truckloads of rubble and recyclables a day. The recyclables get certified and reintegrated into rebuilding their road system.
Ceres has been advising and contracting with global agencies such as USAID, United Nations, World Vision, World Bank, FEMA and CERA, responding to the disasters through strategic recycling and reduction operations, demolition and reconstruction of cities and towns around the world.
Ceres provides design-build solutions for infrastructure, civil and environmental works. Ceres self performs piling, levee and water control systems. Further to the unground construction projects, Ceres specializes in the stabilization and historic preservation elements, demolition and rebuild of structurally compromised buildings following natural disasters.
Ceres Environmental has developed their trademarked innovative approach called the "Ceres Circle TM", it is the first systematic approach to address and mitigate the impacts of a natural catastrophe. It addresses the casual links that may be found to exists between emissions, weather conditions, run offs and recycling methods. The Ceres system of reduction, reuse, recycling and recovery is the founding principle in our practices.
As a company dedicated to a sustainable environment and well managed practices, Ceres is an industry leader with an internationally proven track record.
Initial text of posting-
Christchurch's Historic PETERBOROUGH CENTRE - Press Conference Announced By Ceres Environmental
12.30pm
Friday 21 December
Peterborough Centre
Corner of Peterborough and Montreal Street
David Lynch
Momentus Public Relations Ltd
PO Box 36321
Christchurch
New Zealand
Ph: 64-3-355-4422
Mobile: 021-226-9409
E-mail Contact
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