House inspections – should you do them?
Providing house inspection services to prospective home buyers can be a lucrative business venture, but can also be potentially disastrous. ...
Trying times, and moving forward with weathertightness
At the time of writing this article, the city of Christchurch is trying to recover from a huge natural disaster. Just when we...
House full of unusual design features
A Canterbury home built by Horncastle Homes was named national winner in the New Homes under $200,000 category at the Registered Master...
Changes ensure due diligence
Happy New Year to you all! I hope you are over the festive season and are raring to get back into work.
Some of you...
Licensing inevitable consequence of leaky building crisis
The leaky building issue is one of those phenomenon you don’t wish on any industry, but some positive consequences resulted out of it, and...
A tough industry to operate in
As I near the end of my tenure on the board of the RMBF, it has given me cause to stop and think about...
Building consents Bill heard
The aim of the Bill is to prevent territorial authorities from charging fees to building consent applicants where the territorial authority has...
Tauranga MBs and Make-A-Wish Foundation team up to make Regan’s day
At a recent Tauranga Registered Master Builders Association meeting, members were asked to give up some of their time to build a playhouse for...
Out the door and down the road — to success
Most of you are two months into a new financial year. Your first month balance sheets have been and gone and the next month...
Livingstone staff go topless for charity
Waikato Registered Master Builder company, Livingstone, was established in 1947 and is well known for its “Excellence in Construction” throughout the region.
Recently,...