Construction and demolition waste management specification launched
An ecolabel specification that will encourage companies to reduce the amount of construction and demolition (C&D) waste going to landfill has been launched in...
Christchurch company wins coveted timber award for Town Hall floor restoration
Christchurch company, Timbers of New Zealand, has won a coveted award for the 42,000 lineal metres of flooring it hand-laid in the city’s newly...
NZ’s building industry: ‘It has never been more crucial for our sector to be...
By RMBA chief executive David Kelly
This year has certainly not been the year we expected it to be, and many of us will be...
Who will become the RMB CARTERS 2019 Apprentice of the Year?
The future leaders of New Zealand’s building industry are preparing for the Registered Master Builder CARTERS 2019 Apprentice of the Year competition in November.
Each...
Fletcher Building looks to reduce workforce by 10%
Fletcher Building has proposed to cull 1000 jobs in New Zealand and 500 in Australia, which equates to about 10% of its workforce.
Fletcher Building...
Largest-ever New Zealand road project takes out Concrete Award
The Concrete NZ Learned Society’s prestigious 2019 Concrete Award has been won by Beca’s Waterview Connection entry.
The $1.4 billion project was the largest road...
Stunning Southern Supreme House of the Year winner four years in the making
A Queenstown building company renowned for quality standards in workmanship and “ultimate pride in the job” has struck gold, again.
AJ Saville Builder Ltd was...
Restructures and redundancies on the rise for businesses
The EMA says rising inquiries to its AdviceLine and the announcement by Fletchers of about 1000 redundancies underlines the tough times businesses big and...
Flagship store opens to meet growing fashionable clothing demand
A new 1000 sq m flagship retail store set to cater to a growing trend in fashionable workwear in the trade industries has opened in...