According to Ventia, collaboration is at the heart of the company’s solutions, which has recently been seen with the development of their vacuum systems to remove invasive marine systems as well as the establishment of a pre-employment program for Indigenous jobseekers in the Northern Territory.

Gavin Campbell, Ventia’s executive general manager - defence, announced that the membership to ICW Australia will provide better services to Defence.

“With over 70 years’ history of innovation for this client, we harness the ingenuity of industry partners, technology and data to continually do better than we’ve done before,” Campbell said.

“Signing on as foundation member with ICW will ensure we’re building an open, consistent customer service approach for our client, as this embeds a collaborative framework into all our business processes.”

Ventia’s foundation membership was welcomed by Brett Ackroyd, managing director of ICW Australia, highlighting Ventia’s history in collaborative work.

“As a company, they’re committed to delivering service excellence to stakeholders, and emphasise client focus, innovation and commitment to sustainability,” Ackroyd said.

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“These priorities align with collaborative working as a business discipline, as they keep people at the centre of success.

“We look forward to working with Ventia to leverage the benefits of collaborative working in Australia and welcome them as thought-leaders into our Executive Network Advisory Council and wider community of practice.”

A not-for-profit organisation, ICW helps member develop the ISO 44001 standard within organisation, providing training to members looking to complete the Collaborative Business Relationship Framework standard.

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