Whakatane’s Master Builders help provide a little hope for their community
According to local farmer and ex Whakatane mayor Colin Hammond, the chaps from the local Registered Master Builders Association are a bunch of legends....
Reflections in my final column
I personally felt I was ready to step up to the presidency around the mid-1980s but various circumstances prevented this happening. As the next...
Building company collapse a blight on our industry
Builders generally work hard to build the best possible houses and buildings they can. And members of Registered Master Builders are renowned for doing...
ITM signs up for Hamilton V8s
ITM has signed as a platinum sponsor of the biggest sporting event in New Zealand — the V8 Supercar Championship round in Hamilton. ...
Triple trade show event promotes innovation
Southern Build, the broadest and most comprehensive building trade show to be held in the South Island to date, will be promoting excellence and...
Improving skills the name of the game
It takes skills and skilled people to run a successful construction business. You need business acumen, sound accounting and finance skills and the ability...
Lockwood launches its EcoSmart home
Iconic New Zealand building company Lockwood has launched a new range of EcoSmart homes to address increasing concerns about climate change and the impact...
Queen St upgrade makes national awards
Auckland’s controversial Queen Street upgrade is up for a prestigious national design award. The multi-million dollar makeover of New Zealand’s busiest street is...
First building practitioners show their quality
One of the first builders to successfully register as a Licensed Building Practitioner was presented with his own “licence to build” by Building and...
Weak NZ building activity to persist
Industry analyst and forecaster, BIS Shrapnel, expects overall building activity in New Zealand to remain subdued during 2007/08 and 2008/09, before a moderate rebound...