Warning signs: Subcontractor insolvency is imminent, what do I do?
It is an unfortunate and unavoidable fact that with supply and pricing as volatile as it currently is, the risk of insolvency within the...
Riding the Ranger — on automatic
When car manufacturers design cars, or utes for that matter, it is very easy to get tangled up in wish lists. One of...
Hundreds of rebuild workers receive free work health checks
Around 400 Canterbury construction workers have received free health advice and checks recently to help raise awareness about the health risks they face on...
BCITO thrilled with NZQA’s recognition of micro-credentials
The Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation (BCITO) was pleased to be involved with the Government’s recent announcement to recognise micro-credentials within New Zealand’s...
RMBF says building activity still flat in most of New Zealand
Statistics New Zealand figures show 1513 new homes and apartment consents were issued for August 2012, a 0.3% increase on August 2011. Increases in...
‘Seismic fuse’ enhances earthquake protection
A licensing agreement between US-based StarSeismic LLC and D&H Steel Construction Ltd will enable the Henderson-based company to start manufacturing Buckling-Restrained Braces (BRBs) that...
New company can help you get your life back!
Phones driving you (or your wife) mad? Invoicing and quoting taking up too much time? GST and bookkeeping stealing your evenings?
A newly-established company can...
Competenz first TITO to transition to Te Pukenga
Competenz has been the first Transitional Industry Training Organisation (TITO) to transition to Te Pukenga after a powhiri held in Hamilton recently.
Competenz’s trade-based training...
A failed marriage
They tiptoe around each other like partners in a failed marriage.
Relationships among members of the design and construction industries have never been as poor...
Sydney’s Necropolis Receiving House
In the mid-19th century Sydney had a grave issue. The city had run out of cemetery plots. To resolve the matter, the City Fathers...