Hurricanes get a kick from lending a hand
Wellington’s Aotea College kids enjoy the perks of winning the Hurricanes ‘Lend a Helping Hand’ 2013 initiative. While the Canes’…
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Custom-made frame and truss solutions
PlaceMakers’ bespoke frame and truss manufacturing service can save builders time and money. Customisation and mass production aren’t common bed…
Teaching quality concrete construction
CCANZ offers concrete receipt and placement supervision course. Concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world and…
PlaceMakers customer awarded for supporting women in construction
Hays’ inaugural ‘Women in Construction Awards’ recognise women who’ve achieved excellence in the construction industry and individuals who support women…
March building consents hit six-year high
Upward trend for new dwellings consented continues. Residential building consents continued to rise in March, which was the best month…
Simple solution saves bags of time
When it comes to asphalt repairs, Asphalt in a Bag® promises an easy, instant and permanent solution. Asphalt manufacturers offer…
Less complex homes key to earthquake survival?
Engineering experts from BRANZ, with research support from EQC, have launched a key research project to help improve the resilience…
Renewed focus for BBFNZ
Federation plans to focus on promoting and supporting development of the masonry trades, with new CEO at the helm. After…
Productivity Partnership seeks BIM feedback
In its drive to promote greater use of Business Information Modelling (BIM) in New Zealand, the Productivity Partnership collaborated with…
Are you buying the real deal?
A recent influx of building materials being sold online under the guise of being the same as existing products with…
House consents continue to rise
Trend at its highest level for more than six years. The trend for the number of new houses consented, excluding…
Building code updates
MBIE cites updated references to Standards in Acceptable solutions and Varification Methods. In February, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and…
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