Tag: RMBF News
Too early to predict sustained uplift
The RMBF says the latest building consent figures indicate a pick-up in activity, predominantly in Canterbury and Auckland.
Statistics New Zealand figures show 1559 new...
We farewell David Beard
In late January 2013 we said our final farewell to David Beard, a Waikato RMBA Life Member. David worked tirelessly, locally and nationally, in a...
Profitability and training for growth
The construction industry is historically very adept at expanding and contracting as necessary within economic cycles. Generally, most of our firms have survived what...
Growing your company? Plan carefully!
Naturally, we would all welcome increased workloads and profitability, but the challenge of managing growth is something that the building industry has not risen...
RMBF says stats confirm Canterbury and Auckland growth
Statistics New Zealand figures show 1381 new homes and apartment consents were issued for December 2012, a 23% increase on December 2011. The total...
Improving productivity in the small to medium-sized building company
The New Zealand construction sector is characterised by a large number of small to medium-sized firms, with only a relatively small number of large...
Associations optimistic about 2013 prospects
SOUTH CANTERBURY Richard Geary South Canterbury has experienced roughly a 5% to10% increase over the residential and commercial sectors during 2012. ...
RMBF: Plenty to be proud of in tough times
RMBF members have traditionally enjoyed good market share across New Zealand but, interestingly, we know through our Guarantee sales that our market share is...
Behind the Christchurch CBD cordon — a sobering sight
After a phone call, personal interview, photograph and a two-hour pass card issue, we proceeded to the nearest army checkpoint for entry into the...
How often do you hear: ‘It’s hard to find good staff?’
We are not as good as we could be at retaining and managing our human resources, and we fall behind in promoting talent well...