The signs of Harry Ell
Kiwis owe much to dedicated visionaries. Harry Ell was one blessed with foresight, and visitors to the Port Hills in Christchurch often learn the...
Naylor Love sets the standard
An impressively designed, multi-storey school sports centre by Dunedin-based builder Naylor Love Ltd took out the 2006 Supreme Award and the RMB Commercial Project...
Builder Licensing — the latest from the DBH
You do not have to have a formal qualification to be licensed, although any relevant qualifications you do have will be good supporting evidence...
December statistics reflected a steady year
The December 2006 building consents statistics reflected a “steady as you go” year, Registered Master Builders Federation chief executive Pieter Burghout says. “For...
Judge the best builders in New Zealand
Would you like the opportunity to judge the very best in residential construction by New Zealand’s top builders? Applications are now open to...
Companies that hit the wall
The recent collapse of Meridian Homes brings to mind the importance of best business practice. Many companies come to grief because they have...
2007 House of the Year and RMB Commercial Project Awards entries closing soon
Entries in this year’s House of the Year and RMB Commercial Project Awards close on Friday, February 23, 2007. Sponsored by PlaceMakers, this year’s...
My name is Bond . . . James Bond
The Registered Master Builders Federation Conference in New Plymouth on April 19 to 22, 2007, promises to have adventure, fun and a large dash...
2007 — a year of change
Change tends to go in waves - when you go through a long period of "status quo" and "this is the way we always...
Water ingress and body corporate obligations
Tim Bates of Auckland law firm Legal Vision discusses a case involving a body corporate: S Y Brooker v Body Corporate No 154558
In 1993...