Knowing all your retention options
How changes to the Construction Contracts Act could affect your retentions New rules for protecting retention money came into effect…
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Safety scholarship for women in construction
Site Safe has announced a brand-new scholarship specifically for women in the construction industry The scholarship was announced at the…
Waterproofing tiled showers
Past media reports have drawn attention to damage from leaking showers. Although tiles may be impervious to water, cement-based grout…
PlaceMakers nails factory upgrade
PlaceMakers investment in the recently refurbished Waikato frame and truss plant has been a huge win for both the plant’s…
Retentions in the residential sector
When, if ever, do or would you use retentions for subcontractors? If not, what do you do to ensure the…
Construction firms struggling to fill vacancies
Statistics New Zealand’s 2016 Business Operations Survey found that more than 2,500 construction businesses have ‘hard-to-fill’ vacancies The 2016 Business…
Perfect shake caused Stats House failure
An investigation has found that a combination of factors led to the partial collapse of two floors in Wellington’s Statistics…
Fronting up to failure
How do you recover when you know a job is going to run at a loss? By acting quickly! As…
Hidden killer
Asbestos is New Zealand’s number one killer in the workplace and is responsible for approximately 170 fatalities a year. As…
Mind your maintenance
BRANZ continues to improve its maintenance schedule service BRANZ’s new maintenance schedule workspace is designed to save builders time thanks…
CCAA 2015 final stage in force
Retention money withheld under commercial construction contracts can be held in two ways The Construction Contracts Act 2002 (CCA), which…
Carpentry LBP disciplined
Building Practitioners Board cancels carpentry LBP’s licence due to serious negligence and incompetence Case number C2-01409 relates to Grant Tromp*,…
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