How Up N Atom grew its team with ATT.
When Up N Atom needed extra hands on a major project at Auckland Airport, they turned to ATT’s labour hire.
Three keen pre-trade graduates joined the crew. Within weeks, the business offered each of them full electrical apprenticeships through ATT. It is a straight-up success story that shows how a flexible, low risk start can lead to long-term talent for busy contractors.
Nga Moetaua first connected with ATT through a visit to his training provider. He handed over his CV and had paperwork sorted the next day. Neleta Lanyon came in via the ATT website after knocking on doors without much luck, and Taz Nawrozi spotted an ATT listing on Trade Me, applied at lunchtime, and got a call back half an hour later. All three had completed Level 3 pre-trade training and were hungry for site experience.
Coverage when you need it, Commitment when you are ready
Their first impressions at Up N Atom were simple, a welcoming team with solid leadership. They had plenty to learn, and working in a high compliance, zero tolerance environment at the airport, sharpened their habits fast. The crew size meant they rotated under different supervisors, which gave Up N Atom a clear read on their attitude, teamwork, and potential. That day-to-day visibility soon turned into offers of apprenticeships.
For owners and ops managers, that path matters. Labour hire gave Up N Atom coverage on critical work while also revealing who would thrive long-term. In Nga’s words, it got his foot in the door, and it will be about maintaining progress over the next four years. Neleta noticed the shift from temp to team, and he’s enjoying getting the same coaching as other apprentices. Taz called labour hire an initial test that they passed before stepping up to the apprenticeship. Subtle, practical, and effective.
ATT support that takes admin off your plate
ATT’s wraparound support helped make the transition smooth with regular check-ins from the field team, clear guidance on start times and expectations, help with forms and onboarding, finance updates done on time, and a few first day essentials to set them up on site. That combination of pastoral care and paperwork muscle is exactly what busy contractors value when they are flat-out on tools and deadlines.
What keeps these apprentices motivated is the same thing that helps employers, progress you can measure. They are focused on marrying theory with hands-on by logging on job tasks properly and hitting their capstone and regs exams. Give people like this a structured pathway and a supportive crew, and you get reliable output today with qualified sparkies tomorrow.
If your workload is spiking or you want to grow without taking on all the risk at once, ATT can help you start with labour hire candidates, progressing into a hosted apprenticeship when the time is right. It worked for Up N Atom, and it can work for your business too.
