September 2006 Issue

William Clinton-Baker’s favourite class at Wairarapa’s Rathkeale College was woodwork, so he is following a natural progression by working on much larger scale construction projects […]

Dimond composite steel fl ooring is manufactured by roll forming G550, Z200 galvanised steel in either 0.75mm or 0.95mm thick material. Two flooring systems, HiBond […]

A unique structural dome flooring system used throughout Europe and North America as an environmentally-friendly and cost-effective fill option for concrete flooring is now being […]

New RAD 55 macro synthetic structural fibre has been embraced by, and readily accepted in the shotcrete and engineering industries as end users recognise the […]

New Zealand has long been perceived by the outside world as having a “clean, green” image, but there is more to sustainability than merely being […]

With the constantly changing world of vans and light commercials and the ever increasing level of specifications being developed by major manufacturers all around the […]

A record 116 entries have been received for the Registered Master Builders Carters 2006 Apprentice of the Year competition. The carpentry apprentice competition aims to […]

The third leg of the CMS road shows were successfully concluded recently, finishing a cycle that encompassed Queenstown, Invercargill, Dunedin, Christchurch, Blenheim, Nelson, New Plymouth, […]

Award-winning Registered Master Builders Stanley Construction recently completed the first phase of the Globe Holdings Ahuriri Quadrant development in Napier.    The company erected 37 […]

A beautifully fi nished Tauranga home saw Adobe Enterprise Ltd named national winner of the GIB Living Solutions Award at the Registered Master Builders 2005 […]

A Canterbury home built by Horncastle Homes was named national winner in the New Homes under $200,000 category at the Registered Master Builders 2005 House […]

The RMBF has already started planning for its conference to be held on April 20 to 22, 2007, in Taranaki at the Plymouth Hotel, New […]

  The aim of the Bill is to prevent territorial authorities from charging fees to building consent applicants where the territorial authority has processed the […]

When it comes to quality, getting it right the first time is what counts. Out of the 703 entries in the Registered Master Builders PlaceMakers […]

RMBF chief executive, Pieter Burghout says the Federation has seen a plethora of web sites pop up in the past few months that rate builders/tradespeople.  […]

This recent decision concerns a prosecution brought by the Manukau City Council against an individual developer. Mr R faced two charges laid under s80(1)(a) of […]

Carters are pleased to announce the acquisition of the Umbraco Group, which has been trading as ITM stores, across Auckland and Northland.    The acquisition […]

As well as leading and running a dynamic, professional and sustainable organisation today, one of our other main organisational responsibilities is helping build the Registered […]