2023
Community · 25 March 2023
Shock to the Body System
On 13 th May 2021, the Company sports came to a halt due to the second COVID wave - what a buzz kill! The Company sports outing was on hold for five long, dreadful months. In...
Team Development · 4 March 2023
New Computers
Technology is advancing rapidly in today's world. Software programs are updated regularly, and computer systems are released into the market at such a rapid pace that after a few...
News · 4 March 2023
Third Quarter of Year 2021
Given all that has transpired so far this year particularly in regard to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a single word that would describe our position would be ‘ fortunate ’...
Team Development · 4 March 2023
OHS Training Seminar
The Association for Overseas Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Partnerships (AOTS) through the Fiji Commerce & Employers had sent out invitations to applicants in Fiji to...
Team Development · 4 March 2023
Toastmasters Virtual Meetings
Gone are the days where physical meetings in person was the norm. With the introduction of COVID-19, one of the most significant adjustments that people have had to become...
Community · 4 March 2023
In-House Special Luncheons
Since the time the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic hit our island, people became afraid of buying lunch from food vendors. Who would have known that for a period of about 2 months...
News · 25 February 2023
The Service Providers
The Government of Fiji provided a list of the essential services during the lockdown period and Architects and Engineer’s were part of that list. As ‘ Erasito ’ is a service...
Team Development · 25 February 2023
Drone Training Experience
Embarking on the journey of a drone operator was a new experience and it presented an interesting challenge for me. A fair amount of time was invested in research and training...
Community · 25 February 2023
Erasito Beca Food Donation Donation
Many families across Fiji were affected as a result of the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. A joint effort by the Erasito Beca Team through its Community Project resulted in the...
News · 18 February 2023
Second Quarter of Year 2021
Bizarre, weird and strangely uncanny! Its words like this that describe the current atmosphere and times that we are in. There is also a strong sense and feeling of déjà vu. With...
News · 18 February 2023
COVID-19 and Changes in Kava Drinking Protocols
Kava is a traditional drink mainly consumed in ceremonies or special occasions. In recent times, it has become more of a common drink. Some prefer to go to pubs after work but...
News · 18 February 2023
Bridge and Wharf Project During the Pandemic
In a year like 2021, where the threat of Covid-19 lingers, movements are restricted, people are getting sick, businesses are failing and uncertainties persist in so many aspects...
Community · 18 February 2023
Birthday Away from Home
Life changed for us on 25 th March 2021 following a government announcement that due to the rise in COVID-19 cases in Viti Levu, areas will be zoned into separate containment...
News · 18 February 2023
Petroleum Pipeline Project
The Project entailed the construction of twin DN250 petroleum pipelines from a Petroleum Company’s Walu Bay terminal to the Kings Wharf South Berth Manifold and Centre Pit. The...
News · 11 February 2023
FIRST QUARTER OF 2021
The New Year brought everyone back from our well deserved, annual, Christmas and New Year break. 2021 is a significant year as it marks the beginning of our 25th year since we...
Community · 11 February 2023
My Rotuma Island Visit
An opportunity presented itself for me to visit Rotuma in March, 2021. The visit had a dual purpose - professional and personal. After some thirty plus years of learning and...
Community · 11 February 2023
The Heat of the West
24°C, 0700HRS - a calm cool morning, dewy grass, a fresh cup of piping hot coffee and bundled together with fruits and pies, we made off to the first site to conduct geotechnical...
News · 11 February 2023
New Erasito Server
The Company invested in a new Server in February, 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it took 8 weeks to arrive in Fiji and one and a half weeks for the Fiji Customs Department to...
Community · 11 February 2023
Erasito Getaway 2021
Fiji Marriot Resort Momi Bay, situated on the western coast of Viti Levu in Momi Bay provided our Erasito Family with two nights of relaxation and two exotic days filled with lots...
Community · 11 February 2023
Nabukalou Creek Clean Up
On 27 th February, 2021, a team of 4 Erasito Staff consisting of Altaf Shah, Taukave Mua, Tulia Katafono and myself represented the Company at the ‘Nabukalou Creek Clean Up’...
News · 17 January 2023
Final Quarter of 2020
The year 2020 will not be forgotten any time soon. Darwin’s theory of evolution and the term ’Survival of the Fittest ’ comes to mind. But make it through the year we did. Perhaps...
Community · 16 January 2023
Christmas Dinner
As is tradition, the Staff organised a spectacular Christmas Dinner to mark the end of our business year 2020. This occasion was attended by our Staff, our respective immediate...
Community · 16 January 2023
Diwali, Festival of Lights
Did you know that the Hindus refer to ‘ fireworks’ as ‘ pataka’ ? The word ‘ pataka ‘ was derived from the sound the fireworks make when it goes off! I don’t know if it is...
Community · 16 January 2023
Wainibuku Hart Community
As we live, work and go about our normal daily routines, there are families who battle to secure positions, shelter, provide food on the table and pay for general living expenses...
News · 16 January 2023
Third Quarter of 2020
The last three months has been a challenging time for our Staff and the Company with the ongoing, prolonged effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequences of lockdowns, the...
Community · 16 January 2023
At the Top of Taveuni
I had been to Taveuni once before in my life so I wasn’t a stranger to this vibrant island. My first trip was towards Lavena which is located on the eastern coast of the island...
Team Development · 16 January 2023
My Field Experience
The Suva Road Upgrade Project 2 (SARUP) site inspections proved to be remarkable experience for me. Whilst I had been filled with excitement to be part of the team that would...
Team Development · 16 January 2023
Mental Health
In these strange times with COVID-19 and the chaos it has brought to the world, a hidden part of our lives has come to light which most of us have ignored for most of our lives...
Community · 16 January 2023
COVID-19 Dairies - During & After Suva Lockdown
From the moment our Honourable Prime Minister announced and confirmed Fiji’s first case of COVID-19 (on Thursday, 19 th March, 2020), my family went on high alert. Life within my...
News · 16 January 2023
Erasito Nadi Survey Team
Erasito Consultants Pte Ltd were engaged by the Water Authority of Fiji (WAF) to design a sewer network system for three different sites in the Western Division. These sites are...
Community · 14 January 2023
Picnic Outing
It was a cold and wet morning on the day that team Erasito went on the company's picnic. Not much should be expected of the weather this far East on Viti Levu. However, our hopes...
News · 14 January 2023
Second Quarter of 2020
Globally, these last three months have been the mos t bizarre many of us would have experienced. COVID-19 brought a number of new words and terms which are now used on a daily...
Team Development · 12 January 2023
The World is your Oyster!
In mid-2017 I migrated to Ireland for approximately two years. Unlike most Kiwis who undertake their overseas experience (OE) early on in their career, it was a late OE for me. In...
Team Development · 12 January 2023
A Toastmasters Voyage
My voyage in Toastmasters set sail in January, 2013 - at the time I became a crew member of the ship called Capital Toastmasters Suva , Fiji . The environment was new, isolated...
2022
Community · 8 April 2022
Ramadan Mubarak
Eid al-Fitr - or the “Festival of Breaking the Fast” was celebrated in the Office on the Monday after the event. Usually, this event occurs across the world on 24 th May each year...
News · 4 April 2022
The Cables Return to Fiji
Geoff and his family (Kim, Dillon, and Jackson) arrived back in Fiji on 16th July, 2020. This was following a tumultuous few months hiding out in New Zealand from this worldwide...
Team Development · 4 April 2022
What makes a Good Leader?
This is a question that is central to our Company as everyone is always encouraged to develop and improve our leadership skills. This question became more relevant at the start of...
News · 2 April 2022
First Quarter of 2020
The events that have taken place in the first quarter of 2020 will not be forgotten too quickly. Perhaps the more notable event is our farewell to our long serving Staff member...
Community · 2 April 2022
Lutu Cultural Trip
The Staff of Erasito Consultants Pte Ltd (ECL) accepted an invitation and embarked on a Cultural Day Trip to Lutu Village in Naitasiri on Saturday, 07 th March, 2020. The 07 th of...
Community · 2 April 2022
COVID-19 Dairies
There have been some good side effects of the lockdown and curfews including less people on the streets which means less litter. The roads are quiet too, although there are some...
Community · 19 March 2022
Home Away from Home
Some say that life is a journey. One chapter of my life journey is working at Erasito for almost thirteen memorable years. I joined Erasito on 14 May, 2007. I spent one day in the...
2021
Team Development · 7 July 2021
COVID-19 Work Policy
Erasito have implemented a regimented and strict work policy for our Staff and conducting our work in the current COVID-19 times. Specifically, we have implemented/established a...
Community · 18 March 2021
Nabukalou Creek Clean Up
On 27 February, 2021, a team of 4 Erasito Staff consisting of Altaf Shah, Taukave Mua, Tulia Katafono and myself represented the Company at the ‘Nabukalou Creek Clean Up’ event.
2013
Community · 27 December 2013
Company Sports with Beca
'Rain' or 'Shine' are the two words that will encourage anyone and everyone in Erasito to think of sports when announced on a fortnightly basis. The Erasito team will find any...
Community · 6 January 2013
Tuvalu Visit
This Project began 30 years ago. The objective was to provide access to the outer islands and make lasting safety improvements for the transfer of passengers from ship to the...
2012
Community · 13 December 2012
Company Getaway!
After a two year break from our traditional `Company Getawaysˊ, the Erasito Team managed to organise one which took place at Natadola Beach and then at the Robinson Crusoe Island...
News · 12 December 2012
WASH In Schools Infrastructure Upgrading Works, Live & Learn Environmental Education
My first project when I joined Erasito Consultants Limited (ECL) in August, 2012 was the WASH Infrastructure Upgrading works Project. Our client for this project was Live and...
News · 11 December 2012
2012 Wrapup
The year 2012 has seen the Company accomplish many milestones and achievements. Of interest is the offshore work that we are con-tinuing to carry out. With Beca, we have...
2004
Press · 1 April 2004
Erasito Introduces Mudcrete (in The Review)
The Review 010404 (Erasito introduces mudcrete) Erasito has been awarded the tender to carry out the overall seismic rehabilitation for King's Wharf in Suva in 2002. This article...
Community · 27 March 2004
Learn to Dive
The engineering team took a Learn to Dive course in March, 2004 out to Beqa Island and swam with sharks, manta rays, turtles and tons and tons of tropical fish! [gallery...
