Chief’s Chat
There are a couple of exciting initiatives taking place at the moment. First, entries are now open for the New Zealand...
Setting the benchmark for building guarantees
When we ask our members what they value most in belonging to Registered Master Builders, there are three areas that are consistently mentioned by...
Building Better Businesses
The Registered Master Builders Conference, held recently in Hamilton, featured a range of excellent speakers, both motivational and informative.
One that I was very interested...
Quality assurance in building
Concerns about the quality of building work have been raised recently in New Zealand’s two biggest councils, Christchurch and Auckland.
In the case of Christchurch,...
A credit to commercial construction
What a great night at the New Zealand Commercial Project Awards gala recently! The awards are now in their third year and have already...
Important changes on the horizon
The article seems to have sparked interest from a number of other researchers and industry groups who are eager for factual information on what...
Housing affordability — why it’s important to New Zealand
Registered Master Builders recently released a report to identify the cost of regulation on housing affordability. The report was prepared by BRANZ on our...
2015 will bring challenges — and opportunities
At the time of writing, this is week three in my new role as chief executive, and I am really pleased to be on...
Celebrating our successes!
Sometimes we get caught up in day-to-day business and don’t take time to reflect on the successes we have — either the business achievements,...
Taking a lead in H&S!
The Government has made a strong statement about the importance of Health and Safety (H&S), and set a bold target of a 25% reduction...