February 2009 Issue

Not so long ago, the advice commonly given to those recovering from an injury was “go home and take it easy”.  However, these days most […]

The construction industry will face a “nosedive into deepening malaise” unless something more is done to kick-start it, an economist says. The warning by Goldman […]

Diversified investment firm Stevenson Group says the Commerce Commission’s decision to allow Firth Industries’ acquisition of its masonry business is a victory for commonsense. Stevenson […]

Warehouses and factories will soon be able to achieve a Green Star rating with the release of the New Zealand Green Building Council’s (NZGBC) new […]

Cement & Concrete Association of New Zealand chief executive Rob Gaimster has praised the Government’s fast-tracking of $500 million worth of infrastructure projects announced recently. […]

Jennian Homes director Richard Carver says today’s leaky homes are more than likely built by cowboy builders that have been allowed to build houses again […]

Innovative use of wood in building design produced elegant structures with an updated, contemporary feel, according to the judges for the 2008 Timber Design Awards. […]

The recent Auckland High Court case — Body Corporate No. 205963 & Others v Leuschke Group Architects Ltd (in Liquidation) & Others (CIV-2006-404-5572) — required […]

If you are involved in training or want to get involved in training an apprentice then completing the Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation’s (BCITO) […]

New Zealand Steel (NZS) occupies a unique place in steel making. It uses immense ironsand reserves from the North Island’s west coast to provide the […]

Future-Proof Building has welcomed the recent announcement that the Government will fast track various infrastructure projects. In particular, the decision to improve the quality of […]

Right House Ltd has joined the Future-Proof Building stable to offer New Zealanders complete energy efficient solutions to residential homes and businesses. The partnership between […]

The Harvey Norman Commercial Division is a mecca of comparative shopping for its customers. The company offers construction industry professionals a wide range of products […]

Tauranga carpentry apprentice Shane Swan says what he loves about building is the satisfaction of finishing a project which you know you have worked on […]

Working with one of Australasia’s most highly regarded architects was reward enough for Philip Lindesay when he took on a complex holiday home project in […]

Big successful projects aren’t unusual for Mainzeal Property and Construction, which took out the 2008 RMB Commercial Project of the Year for Sovereign House — […]

Most of us will have come back to a mixture of news. It’s good that interest rates have gone down once again — but why […]

When Residential Castles Ltd managing director Karl Eastmond first saw the four by six metre section in the Sumner hills near Christchurch where a two-bedroom […]

Happy New Year to you all. I hope you had an enjoyable and restful break, and that the weather was kind wherever you were. At […]