October 2019 Issue

Terry Sage of Trades Coaching New Zealand says communicating between partners about anything, big or small, is vital for the success of any business — […]

Timothy Bates of Auckland law firm Legal Vision runs the rule over a recent case where defects claims outside a 10-year limitation period were allowed. […]

Architect Don Bunting examines the facts and figures underlying the current debate on climate change. The UN graph (right) shows that the world population reached […]

20 years ago — October 1999: • RMBF chief executive officer Trevor Allsebrook suddenly resigned his position just two days before he was due to […]

Windsor Architectural Hardware has launched a new fitting system for its door hardware ranges. The New Zealand-designed and patented system, rapidFIT, has been designed to […]

Pre-hung doors have long been one of the problem areas of the building industry. Unsubstantial in relation to the overall cost of fit-out materials, the […]

Miles Nelson sales and marketing manager David Eeles says in terms of colour palettes, black as a hardware option is still moving well, and satin […]

Used and acclaimed by locksmiths and builders alike, the DBB Morticer has proved itself to be an invaluable tool for anyone regularly fitting mortice locks. […]

Selleys cleaning wipes eliminate the need for harmful solvent chemicals or turpentine, water and towels to clean most surfaces, tools, and hands in most circumstances. […]

The Window & Glass Association New Zealand (WGANZ) is the national association representing the window, door and glass industry. Established in 1965, the Association is […]

Building Today asked Window & Glass Association New Zealand technical manager Robert Campion about the main issues facing the Association, and industry suppliers, manufacturers and […]

The civil construction industry is eagerly awaiting record spending on three waters, public transport and road safety improvements to bring financial certainty and stability so […]

The finalists in the annual Site Safe Construction Health and Safety Awards are a broad cross section of excellent safety personnel, innovative ideas and clever […]

One of the RMB Building Information Modelling (BIM) Innovation Awards judges, Jason Howden, associate principal of Warren and Mahoney, Wellington, says one of the challenges is […]

The future leaders of New Zealand’s building industry are preparing for the Registered Master Builder CARTERS 2019 Apprentice of the Year competition in November. Each […]

Coinciding with the recent “Climate Strike” in New Zealand, a group of New Zealand Registered Architects have officially declared a Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss […]

The construction sector has welcomed the announcement by Ministers Phil Twyford and Jenny Salesa of the recently revised Construction Procurement Guidelines. The Guidelines acknowledge and […]

Antarctica New Zealand is looking for a construction partner for the Scott Base Redevelopment project. But this is a job interview with a difference — […]

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 […]

A benefit of face-to-face networking is that it starts ongoing relationships from friendly, helpful beginnings, and this type of engagement also builds trust and brand […]

New Zealand family-run manufacturing business Autex Industries — a company that specialises in the design and manufacturing of polyester insulation and interior acoustic products — […]

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