BCITO CEO Warwick Quinn: Truly unprecedented times
BCITO chief executive Warwick Quinn says the Government needs to be congratulated on the unprecedented investment in trades training — but challenges loom in...
Building literacy through apprenticeships
Research shows that around half of New Zealand’s trade and construction industry workers have difficulty with reading, writing and basic numeracy. We know...
Back In Time
20 years ago — March 1999:
• Skill New Zealand, the new identity for the Education Training and Support Agency (ETSA), formally approved the new...
A two-tier construction market — why isn’t New Zealand reaping the benefits?
EasyBuild director and Building Today columnist Mike Fox says the motor vehicle industry worked out that mass production and simplification was the way to...
University hall’s modular construction saves time and money
The new hall boosts the University’s fully catered accommodation by more than 60%, and will open to students in early 2012. “There is...
CMS appoints new chief executive
Construction Marketing Services Ltd (CMS) has appointed Aidan Jury as its new chief executive officer. In the past four years CMS has launched...
Ninety-eight day stadium token of pride
The deadline of a Crusaders home game looming over them post the Christchurch earthquakes saw Hawkins Construction take on the task of building an...
National Party construction policy outlined . . .
Q1: How do you intend to tackle the housing affordability problem? In your opinion, what is the biggest factor affecting this problem?
The key to...
Fire protection shortcomings raise concerns
Doubt has been raised about the effectiveness of passive fire protection in buildings in New Zealand, particularly multi-storey buildings, in a report presented to...
Lockwood Homes survives the test of time
Developed and patented in 1951 by Dutch immigrants Joe La Grouw Snr and John van Loghem, the Lockwood Building System is an engineering innovation...