February 2016 Issue

Are you running a business (for example, building, roofing, plumbing or demolition) with workers who may disturb or remove asbestos or asbestos-containing material (ACM) Here’s […]

Enabling infrastructure works are underway on an Auckland Council-owned site in Hobsonville Point in advance of more than 400 homes to be built there. The […]

A newly-developed Continuing Professional (CPD) Development model and collaborative support from a significant industry supplier is set to lift the overall quality and consistency of […]

One of the South Island’s largest industry trade events, Canterbury buildnz | designex (CBD), kicks off in August. Already highly anticipated by exhibitors and visitors, […]

The Registered Master Builders Association is pleased to announce two new roles at the Association. They are:   Brian Rosenberg — Head of Business Services […]

Durham Mossman of Mossman Construction said he was rapt when he found out his house in Palmerston North was awarded the title of National Winner […]

Mark Metzger of Metzger Builders was blown away when he found out his new build in Clearwater, Christchurch, was awarded the national category winner in […]

“It was really cool to meet all the other apprentices and the judges. I’d definitely recommend Apprentice of the Year to other builders,” he says. […]

Building Today’s exclusive Q & A with the country’s most influential construction industry leaders continues. Kicking off 2016 is Carters chief executive Mike Guy. When […]

Tainui Group Holdings (TGH), the intergenerational investor for Waikato-Tainui, has welcomed a decision by Hamilton City Council to approve three key resource consents for the […]

It was one of the early rebuilds after the devastating Christchurch earthquakes and stands monumental — a unique arrow pointing north-west reaching beyond the city […]

The digital age is upon us and never more so than in construction estimating. Fading fast are the days of scale rules and even digitisers […]

There’s a kid’s nursery rhyme that starts, or maybe ends, or has it somewhere in the middle, the words “round and round the mulberry bush”. […]

“It would seem the only thing that is certain in the building and construction sector is change” — John Green, Building Disputes Tribunal. The building […]

You can be sure that as soon as there is any sign of a likely early summer dry spell in the South Island, the media […]

Welcome back to work to everyone, after what has been a pretty good summer of weather for most of the country so far. And it […]

  Stringent standards Pacific Steel market development and accounts manager Chad Van Zyl says the company’s products are manufactured to meet one of the most […]

In this first article for 2016 I’ll look at the recent Court of Appeal decision of JCS Cost Management Ltd v SR Johnson & QBE […]

20 years ago: • The NZMBF condemned the rise in employers’ ACC levies, describing them as tinkering aimed at propping up an accident corporation system […]

BCITO research proves that training apprentices generates profit. The organisation recently conducted an in-depth research project showing that for every $1 spent on training a […]

New Zealand Steel subsidiary Steltech has launched Vertebeam, a cost efficient, lightweight nested box beam solution for portal frame buildings. Providing a smart solution to […]

By adopting the following simple but smart ways to work more efficiently, reduce waste and make better returns without increasing your prices, this year could […]

The Property Council has welcomed the Government’s announcement to fund Auckland’s proposed City Rail Link two years earlier than initially planned. Chief executive Connal Townsend […]