Architect’s dream — but engineer’s nightmare — wins steel award
‘Best brains right on our doorstep’
Patton Engineering has won a national engineering award for its work on the Hawke’s Bay Opera House’s arched retractable...
Walking the talk
Have you experienced the latest roofing technology? DP955 from Dimond is a new profile designed to not only be stronger than traditional profiles but,...
NZ’s longest roof sheet
When Foodstuffs and ProArch Architects of Palmerston North designed their new warehouse and decided to push the limits of roofing they looked to Dimond...
Getting into 270kW Territory
When Ford announced it was handing over the very successful Territory to the performance people who peak and tweak their product — FPV —...
Building a winning future
Carpentry apprentice Joe Dobson wanted to be “everything but a builder”, but the 22-year-old from Dunedin is on his way to reaching the top...
Striking holiday home and revolutionary office take out 2008 Supreme Awards
A striking holiday home in Russell and a revolutionary Auckland office building took out the supreme awards at the national Registered Master Builders 2008...
Strut your stuff!
The RMBF has just finished the 2008 House of the Year and RMB Commercial Projects Awards in association with PlaceMakers — and what an...
Waikato RMBA takes on the youth of today with fantastic results
The Waikato Registered Master Builders Association has launched an exciting new initiative to encourage the Master Builders of tomorrow.
In a first for the Association,...
First impressions
Just when I thought I could ease into my new role, slow down to a leisurely pace leading up to Christmas and take some...
Q & A with new RMBF CEO Warwick Quinn
1 What inspired you to apply for the chief executive’s role at the RMBF?
I have been involved in the property...