Microsoft Copilot for construction and trades
Construction firms with project teams on Microsoft 365 use Copilot to keep up with meetings, email and project documents.
- Share of NZ employees
- 9.0%about 222,000 people, Feb 2025
- Highest local share
- 28%Waipāwa, Hawke's Bay
- Highest region
- 11%West Coast, 1,660 employees
Where we start
Construction firms with project teams on Microsoft 365 use Copilot to keep up with meetings, email and project documents.
Site meeting recaps
Teams recaps list decisions and actions from site and client meetings, ready to send.
Project correspondence
Summarise long subcontractor and client threads in Outlook, and draft replies or variation notices.
Tender responses
Draft tender response sections in Word from your previous responses and project sheets.
Take care: Check contract and consent details yourself. Copilot drafts and summarises; it does not replace commercial judgement.
Where the jobs are
Construction and trades accounts for 9.0% of paid employees in New Zealand. These are the towns and regions where its share is highest. Towns need at least 400 employees to be ranked.
Towns with the highest share of jobs in construction and trades
| Town | Chart | Share | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waipāwa | 28.0% | 9.0% | |
| Milton | 27.6% | 9.0% | |
| Kumeū-Huapai | 27.0% | 9.0% | |
| Woodend | 25.3% | 9.0% | |
| Brightwater | 25.1% | 9.0% | |
| Waikanae | 22.6% | 9.0% | |
| Kirwee | 21.1% | 9.0% | |
| Prebbleton | 20.6% | 9.0% | |
| Cromwell | 20.1% | 9.0% | |
| Ngāruawāhia | 19.5% | 9.0% |
Share of paid employees at business locations in the town. The tick marks the national share.
Source: Stats NZ, Business Demography Statistics, February 2020 and 2025.
By region
| Region | Chart | Share | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast | 11.1% | 9.0% | |
| Otago | 10.7% | 9.0% | |
| Northland | 10.6% | 9.0% | |
| Canterbury | 10.0% | 9.0% | |
| Waikato | 9.9% | 9.0% | |
| Taranaki | 9.5% | 9.0% | |
| Bay of Plenty | 9.4% | 9.0% | |
| Manawatū-Whanganui | 9.0% | 9.0% | |
| Tasman | 8.9% | 9.0% | |
| Auckland | 8.8% | 9.0% | |
| Hawke's Bay | 8.8% | 9.0% | |
| Gisborne | 8.3% | 9.0% | |
| Nelson | 8.1% | 9.0% | |
| Marlborough | 8.0% | 9.0% | |
| Southland | 7.6% | 9.0% | |
| Wellington | 7.5% | 9.0% |
Source: Stats NZ, Business Demography Statistics, February 2020 and 2025.
Courses
1Introductory
Microsoft 365 Copilot foundations
Hands-on Copilot across Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, using your own everyday tasks.
2Organisation
Copilot rollout and readiness
Plan a Copilot rollout that pays for its licences: permissions hygiene, sensitivity labels, pilot groups, champions and adoption measurement.
3Advanced
Copilot Studio agents and advanced Excel
Build agents in Copilot Studio over your own content and processes, automate the actions with Power Automate, and get more from Copilot in Excel.
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Questions
Is Microsoft Copilot safe to use in construction and trades?
With the right plan and rules, yes for most tasks. Check contract and consent details yourself. Copilot drafts and summarises; it does not replace commercial judgement.
Can training use our own construction and trades examples?
Yes. We ask for a few real, non-sensitive examples beforehand, or anonymised versions, and build the exercises around them.
Train your construction and trades team
- ScopeHeadcount, sites, Microsoft 365 plan and licences, and the teams you want to start with.
- PlanWe propose a course, a pilot group and a format, and agree the files and meetings to use.
- TrainOn-site or over Teams, in Outlook, Word, Excel and Teams, with your own work.
- In person
- Remote
- Half-day workshop
- Full-day workshop
- Team rollout
Independent training by TheColab. Not affiliated with Microsoft.
Enquire
Tell us about your team. We reply by email with a suggested course and format.