Building a successful business
With the downturn in the construction industry, it is a great time to review systems and procedures in any business.
This can include a review...
Valuable tools to help builders now online
BRANZ has launched a new Lintels and Beams online calculator and the revamped – and much anticipated – ALF3.2.
Both tools will benefit architects, designers,...
Durable plan printing service is a winner
Carters has secured a unique service to help builders by offering New Zealand’s toughest plans!
The building plans are printed on Tyvek — similar to...
Estimating software ‘thinks like a builder!’
Every so often a new product comes along that changes the way builders do things forever. Years ago in the construction industry two such...
Estimating software ‘thinks like a builder!’
Every so often a new product comes along that changes the way builders do things forever. Years ago in the construction industry two such...
Natural ways to colour timber
Recent trends towards coloured floors and woodwork mean home owners are always looking for fresh and new ways to achieve this. When the criteria...
Sealant easy to tool and finish
Holdfast Fix All 220LM is a neutral, high performance flexible sealant/adhesive, based on MS Polymer technology. With a current BRANZ appraisal (Cert 419), the...
The true cost of guestimating
What is the value of 1% to your business, and are you missing items in your quantities take-offs?
If you miss a quote by as...
47% bigger tissues for real men
Tired of girl-size tissues in pretty boxes?
Here’s the answer — new Kleenex Mansize tissues. Just right for the kids’ spills, mud on the dog,...
Cloud Computing saving time and money for construction firms
Although the challenges faced by small businesses every day in every industry may be similar in nature, never are they more acute than in...