May 2007 Issue

Big changes have been happening for Dimond’s Christchurch branch recently. The roofing, cladding and structural products manufacturer has opened a new 4500 sq m site […]

Among New Zealand’s working age population and ahead of all other industries, the construction industry has the highest proportion of ACC claims and costs. For […]

Falls from heights account for a high percentage of construction industry injuries, which is why leading ladder manufacturer Bailey, a Hills Industries company, takes extra […]

Peter Kamphuis invented a modular platform walkway system primarily to create a safer environment for rooftop workers, but the product has ended up offering a […]

Plaster Brick NZ Ltd’s Anthony Elisara answered Building Today’s call for feedback on Part 1 of our Exteriors feature last month. He says his company differs from […]

In the March issue of Building Today you requested information on what we tradesman consider our most valuable cordless tool that we swear by. I have a […]

I have recently finished reading the April edition of Building Today magazine. You have asked for feedback on products. I have an issue with the use of […]

A team of 20 judges has been given the daunting task of assessing the 683 properties entered in this year’s Registered Master Builders House of […]

Andrew Meiklejohn says entering and winning the Registered Master Builders Carters 2006 Apprentice of the Year competition was one of the most fulfilling things he […]

Registered Master Builders from around the country united together and raised a record amount for their chosen charity, New Plymouth’s very worthy House for Karen, […]

The Taranaki Registered Master Builders Association ensured all delegates, guests and partners had a wonderful time in New Plymouth, hosting three days of fun and […]

Dear Mr Cosgrove Having attended the recent Registered Master Builders Conference 2007 and listened to your address there, I am compelled to write to you […]

Before I launch into the hot topic of licensing, I must say there are things from our past that are great. One of those is […]

Building and Construction Minister Clayton Cosgrove gave the opening address for the 2007 Registered Master Builders Conference in New Plymouth last month. He covered a […]

The Taranaki Registered Master Builders Association pulled out all the stops in its hosting of the RMBF Conference 2007 in New Plymouth last month. A […]

The key policy theme running through this issue of Building Today is the recent announcement by Building and Construction Minister Clayton Cosgrove at our recent […]

The latest building consent figures indicate another month of solid, steady growth in the construction sector, according to Registered Master Builders Federation chief executive Pieter […]

The recent case of Hartley & Hartley v Balemi and Others concerned one of the first appeals from an adjudicator’s determination in the WHRS. Mr […]

The Great Wall of China is the world’s longest man-made structure. It runs for over 6350km more or less along the border between northern China […]

After many months of planning, the second night of the recent RMBF Conference 2007 in New Plymouth finally rolled around. Carters, in conjunction with Laker […]

Increasingly home owners are looking at their energy bill and wondering how on earth it managed to get so expensive. They are becoming more concerned […]

The Building and Construction Allied Trades (BCATS) initiative is a new entry level qualification being introduced by the Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation (BCITO) […]