May 2010 Issue

The Registered Master Builders Federation says the figures released recently by Statistics New Zealand confirm their own predictions last month that the recovery being experienced […]

Building and Construction Minister Maurice Williamson has welcomed the construction industry’s move to establish a high-level strategy group to address industry-wide issues. “I understand construction […]

Aspiring home owners should now find it quicker and cheaper to build a simple home thanks to a new guide for streamlined consenting launched by […]

Milestone Homes general manager Stephen Murray has slammed the government for fuelling insecurity among property investors, warning it will increase pressure for housing demand.Mr Murray […]

Six months on from his Outward Bound experience, and Tyrone Parson, winner of a BCITO Specialist Trades Outward Bound Scholarship, is still reaping the benefits […]

Last year, as part of the environmental emissions upgrade of the Societe le Nickel (SLN) smelter in Noumea, the structures and mechanical air ducting for […]

Joe Dobson, winner of the Registered Master Builders 2008 Apprentice of the Year in association with Carters, has recently returned from the National Tradesman’s Expo […]

Richard Fairbairn, owner and operator of Wanaka-based David Reid Homes (Central) Ltd, was thrilled to take out his company’s first national award in the Registered […]

Building started out as a hobby for Paul Richards, owner of Ezebuild and Contemporary Homes, but it has since become his passion. His recent building […]

The 2010 RMBF AGM at the Federation’s recent annual conference saw the welcoming of Blair Cranston as the new RMBF president, David Fabish the new […]

The RMBF’s 110th annual conference took place in the Hawkes Bay recently, based at the Napier War Memorial Conference Centre on Marine Parade. Delegates were […]

The industry is waiting with bated breath the soon-to-be-announced new package from the Government on dealing with the leaky building crisis. The focus of most […]

Two years have flown by, and it’s difficult to look back when the focus for those past two years has been only forward. I said […]

Well the Registered Master Builders Federation conference is over for another year and what a resounding success it was. I would personally like to thank […]