Control the controllable
RMBA vice-president Johnny Calley and myself have been lucky enough to be travelling around the country attending Master Builders Regional Annual Members Meetings during...
Funding to increase forestry workforce in Otago
Forestry’s future workforce has received a boost through a partnership between the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and an Otago secondary school.
The MPI funded...
Contractor appointed to lead upgrade of Wainuiomata Town Centre
Hutt City Council is investing in the heart of Wainuiomata with streetscape specialists John Fillmore Contracting Ltd (JFC) appointed as lead contractor to complete...
Entries open for 2022 New Zealand Building Industry Awards
Entries for the 2022 New Zealand Building Industry Awards are now being sought.
For main contractors, the traditional cost-band categories are open to those who...
Warning signs: Subcontractor insolvency is imminent, what do I do?
It is an unfortunate and unavoidable fact that with supply and pricing as volatile as it currently is, the risk of insolvency within the...
Flexibility the key for smaller sawmills’ production output
Why is Northland sawmill Northpine increasingly focusing on specialty timber products, including SG10, when the country is desperately short of standard SG8 building products?...
Simplicity and NZ Shareholders Association to meet Fletchers on GIB crisis
Default KiwiSaver provider Simplicity, and the NZ Shareholders Association, are meeting with the Fletcher Building Chair and chief executive this week to discuss the...
Weatherboards provide timeless appeal . . .
A considered approach when selecting materials creates homes that perform better, and provides timeless appeal.
So when it comes to cladding, builders wanting the above for...
Residential sector continues to power NZ construction industry
Following the Omicron outbreak and peak earlier in 2022, construction has continued apace, even in the face of on-site labour resource constraints and continued...
BCITO is key to new approach to remedy construction skills gap
UCOL reported to Te Pukenga recently on new blended programmes of study that use an authentic blended delivery approach, including face-to-face, self-directed and workplace...