O’Brien building his way to the top
Building his way to the top, Northern Regional winner Thomas O’Brien has won this year’s Registered Master Builders CARTERS 2020 Apprentice of the Year...
Constructive the driver for major industry change
By RMBA chief executive David Kelly
This month we held our fourth Constructive Forum. We started Constructive to encourage and facilitate greater collaboration across the...
Transition from builder to businessman helped by RMBA resources
By Registered Master Builders Association president Kerry Archer
It’s a privilege and an honour to be voted in as the national president of the Registered...
Smarter than your average home
Dimming lights, motorised blinds, thermostats and timers were becoming the minimum expectations in new builds over a decade ago.
Automating a home and tailoring controls...
RMBA CEO: Construction sector needs complete reset
By RMBA chief executive David Kelly
There’s no doubt the construction sector has been experiencing sustained growth for a while now.
Statistics New Zealand shows the...
People make quality — Total Quality Management (TQM)
When management seeks productivity improvement, initial thoughts often turn to new technology, new designs, new tools or equipment.
However, managers often fail to...
Reflect, learn and grow
By RMBA president Darrell Trigg
As we head into another Christmas break, I have been doing a bit of reflection on the past year.
This has...
Building your business — support and resources are readily available
By RMBA president Darrell Trigg
I recently had a session with my business coach and found it to be extremely rewarding.
The business coach helps to...
Don’t pass on passing on knowledge!
Over the past couple of months I have been travelling around the country presenting awards to the winners of the regional Apprentice of the...