August 2007 Issue

The Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation (BCITO) has developed a programme for BCITO workplace assessors based on achieving unit Standard 4098 Use standards to […]

Adequate home insulation saves the average New Zealand home owner hundreds of dollars a year in energy and medical bills.   Eco Insulation Ltd sales […]

Atlantis Bathroom Style offers a minimum 20-year leak-free warranty on its shower bases, eliminating the risks of leaky tiled shower problems for home owners and […]

If you are looking for a beautiful natural finish for timber, Bio Paints Hard Varnish could be the answer.   It is a natural alternative […]

The Ford Transit has been a successful mainstay for the Blue Oval for more than 40 years in a diverse range of capacities.   In […]

Tray-dec NZ Ltd recently launched two new composite steel flooring system profiles, the Ultra Span 80 and Concrete Saver 60.   The company’s Traydec 300 […]

Do you know how windows and doors are created?   Probably not! In fact, if you are a builder your main concern is probably to […]

Builders often say that capturing the client’s dream is the key to success in building. But for Auckland builders Nigel and Jackie Benton, of NM […]

Paraparaumu-based Cox & Sweetman Builders knows just what it takes to build top quality homes for the elderly and retired community.   Its entry in […]

By all accounts the Waikato Awards dinner was a fabulously fun night. Kerre Woodham entertained the crowd in the role of MC and the award-winning […]

Just one year after becoming a registered master builder, Daniel Davies of Davies Construction Service in Te Awamutu took out two Silver Awards in the […]

The 2007 Registered Master Builders House of the Year and RMB Commercial Project Awards gala dinners are currently taking place around the country.   Always […]

Climate change is a hot topic around the world at the moment, with one of the effects of climate change being the erosion of our […]

New housing consents for June 2007 showed a significant increase of 29% on June 2006 — the highest monthly total since March 2005.   Of […]

The Registered Master Builders Auckland East branch recently held its successful mid-winter meeting with Geoff Thomas, of fishing and hunting fame, as guest MC.   […]

The Registered Master Builders Federation has set up a Health and Safety working group with a view to coordinating work already being done by various […]

Being inundated with job offers from top construction companies was just one of the bonuses Michael Johnson enjoyed after winning the Registered Master Builders Carters […]

Registered master builders are an innovative lot. To see an example of this you need look no further than this issue where we feature long-standing […]

One of the three core strategies for the RMBF is being “the Industry Champion” — in other words, being the voice of the construction industry […]

To enable the redevelopment of Wynyard Quarter from a bulk-liquid storage and industrial area into a world-class waterfront precinct, the Auckland City Council and Auckland […]

Building and Construction Minister Clayton Cosgrove recently announced the rules for the licensing of building practitioners, a new regime aimed at raising building quality standards […]

Auckland City, buoyed by the successful negotiations to develop Wynyard Point, is keen to proceed with developing the waterfront by converting the “finger wharves”, introducing […]

InterfaceNZ has announced an environmental first in New Zealand.   From July 1, all its InterfaceFLOR carpet tiles will be climate neutral, accounting for the […]

The rules that will set out the standards of competence that building practitioners must meet in order to be licensed were announced recently by Building […]

This year Winstone Wallboards is celebrating its 80th anniversary since first manufacturing GIB plasterboard in New Zealand.   The modest hand-operated factory which first opened […]

Timaru builder James Williamson has won the title of New Zealand’s best all round tradie and $100,000 of prizes in the final of the eight-part […]

This month’s article focuses on a decision which considered the liability of the BIA and BRANZ to the owners of a leaky building.   The […]

Just two years after Lieutenant-Governor William Hobson RN did his thing at Waitangi, a thin copper lode was discovered on Kawau Island. Four years later […]

It was a wet and chilly Melbourne day that welcomed the Carters Boots ‘n’ All Bledisloe Cup Tour on June 28. But the group weren’t […]