HEALTHY HOME STANDARDS OVERVIEW
With new laws ensuring rental properties comply with healthy home standards, PlaceMakers has all the products you need to build…
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CONTROLLING RESPIRABLE SILICA DUST
Nilfisk vacuum – the approved answer to a cleaner construction environment Breathing in crystalline silica dust on site can be…
CONSENTS START SLOW IN 2020
The first month of 2020 saw a slight slow-down in consents, but the bigger picture shows Respirable crystalline silica (RCS)…
A NOT-SO-TINY DILEMMA
The fight over correct definitions and regulations to be applied to tiny homes continues, with recent determinations coming from the…
LLOYD’S EXIT SHAKES UP INSURANCE MARKET
New Zealand’s major builders’ guarantee underwriter withdraws from market At the end of 2019, Lloyd’s of London, which underwrote three…
LBP AND HIS COMPANY FINED FOR NEGLIGENCE
An LBP was fined $6,000 by the Building Practitioners Board and his company was fined $54,000 by the courts, after…
LBP IDENTIFICATION FRAUD
The recent conviction of Christchurch builder Rodney James Day brought to light the vulnerability of LBP numbers being available for…
Trade app coming your way!
PlaceMakers is excited to be in the final stages of developing Trade App – a new digital tool designed to…
Building support for mental health
Staros receives over $10,500 to help those affected by suicide For his store’s charity focus, Hawke’s Bay Branch Manager Andrew…
Feeding the future
$3,500 raised for Hawera kids’ school lunches charity Kai Kitchen For the past few years, PlaceMakers branches around the country…
PlaceMakers product picks
Valchromat panels Available at PlaceMakers now, Valchromat panels are quick and simple to install and provide an elegant and luxurious…
February apprentice of the month
Second-year apprentice aces his first project management task, successfully managing a unit re-clad and directing a team After years as…