Free online Smoko Room to help construction workers beat lockdown isolation
Being isolated for four weeks is not an easy feat for anyone. This is why MATES In Construction NZ, the charity set up to...
Key Building Act changes to affect LBPs’ work
There have been recent changes to the Building Act (the Act) that affect the work of building practitioners and the home handyman.
The...
Careers Expo aims to help construction, engineering and trade sectors meet fast-growing workforce re
Immigration New Zealand’s long-term skills shortage list features more than 50 occupational groups, including construction, engineering and trades.
Increased demand for workers in these sectors...
How to bake a successful business
Andy Burrows — The Trades Coach — sees many parallels between running a successful construction business and baking a cake. He explains . ....
Better cyber service for building sector and consumers
The Department of Building and Housing’s new web site — www.dbh.govt.nz — replaces the web site created after the Department’s establishment in...
Payapps shortlisted at SaaS Awards 2023
Payapps, a global construction software solution trusted by main contractors and subcontractors to simplify and standardise progress claims, has been shortlisted in the 2023...
Record high dwelling consents add further strain to rising construction costs
A surge in new building consents is piling extra pressure on New Zealand’s construction industry, which is already under considerable strain due to supply...
School looks forward to return of construction contractors
Staff at the recently-completed Albany Junior High School in Auckland have just one issue with main contractor Multiplex Constructions — the state of the...
New regulations prompt update of thermal Standard
Changing regulations and technology has prompted the Department of Building and Housing to initiate and fund a revision of the Standard for methods of...
Design and Build Hub launched in Newmarket
Jalcon Homes has launched a new initiative targeted at Auckland’s growing urban population — a Design and Build Hub — where all questions relating...