Industry News

Prime Minister John Key has opened eHome Global’s new plant for manufacturing conventional (timber framed) affordable homes and apartments last month. The Kumeu, Auckland, facility...

To qualify for the FAP, home owners will need an assessor’s report on their home which will identify the weathertightness damage to the building,...

Www.trade.homeimprovement.co.nz is an exciting, fresh concept to hit the New Zealand trade market.  Instead of spending precious hours at the shops ordering stock, go online,...

The death of a well-known Christchurch roofi ng contractor is a reminder that nothing is more important than safety when people are working at...

The awards are sponsored by CCANZ and are open to anyone in the New Zealand construction industry, from architects, designers and engineers to contractors...

The Government’s recently announced additional $9.6 million to be spent on trades training over the next four years could be wasted if there is...

The recent announcement that infrastructure investment is to be boosted by $11 billion over the next four years is good news for business, says...

  Building consent data released recently by Statistics New Zealand shows building consents are at their highest level since 2004. However, the industry needs to...

Changing regulations and technology has prompted the Department of Building and Housing to initiate and fund a revision of the Standard for methods of...

The time is right for solar Solar water heating has been around in New Zealand for several decades, but it’s only now coming...