Tauranga MBs and Make-A-Wish Foundation team up to make Regan’s day
At a recent Tauranga Registered Master Builders Association meeting, members were asked to give up some of their time to build a playhouse for...
‘Dream home’ consumers becoming increasingly discerning
Consumers are demanding an immediate sign of assurance that a design is backed by rigorous standards and processes, with potential home builders closely scrutinising...
Building consents Bill heard
The aim of the Bill is to prevent territorial authorities from charging fees to building consent applicants where the territorial authority has...
Plan to avoid festive heartache
Terry Sage of Trades Coaching New Zealand says all it takes is a little planning to overcome the traditional festive cashflow problems.
There have been...
CHA calls for mind shift from government in housing debate
Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) director Scott Figenshow says the Salvation Army’s announcement that it is no longer looking at purchasing state houses is no...
Livingstone staff go topless for charity
Waikato Registered Master Builder company, Livingstone, was established in 1947 and is well known for its “Excellence in Construction” throughout the region.
Recently,...
Take a deeper look into the statistics
We are now midway through the year, and are we indeed starting to experience what we have been musing for some time now —...
2010 looking better but still tough
Well, the year is almost over and it hasn’t been an easy one. Many of you will be looking forward to the Christmas break,...
New aluminium factory to make significant contribution to Christchurch
“A big boost to the rebuild”. That’s how Christchurch-based Fletcher Aluminium South Island window and door manager Darrell Gane is describing a new multi-million...
Taking technology to new Territory
This is our Territory and don’t let anyone around the world tell you any different. Judging from Ford’s phenomenal success with Territory here and...