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TRAINING BEHIND THE WIRE

Around 500 prisoners are currently undertaking trades training, but a new Department of Corrections scheme plans to boost the number…

Industry Updates

PLACEMAKERS SHINES AT HARDWARE AWARDS!

PlaceMakers recognised for its commitment to market-leading customer service PlaceMakers is proud of its team’s achievements at the Annual Hardware…

EXCLUSION ZONES EMPHASISE PLANT SAFETY

Safety has always been paramount for PlaceMakers, and the danger around operating forklifts makes exclusions zones a high priority to…

NEXT-LEVEL DELIVERY

PlaceMakers looks to roll out world-class delivery service to customers around the country PlaceMakers is transforming the way it does…

CEMENTING THE DEAL

Builders’ Business is a column by builders for builders. Its objective is to provide a forum, particularly for small business…

Builders business

Site Safe provides scholarships for safety stalwarts

A diverse group of 16 recipients, including Māori, Pasifika, Under 25’s and Women in Construction, have received Site Safe scholarships…

Consents spring to life in August

New dwelling consents in August 2018 up from previous months and greater than August 2017 A total of 3,075 new…

Building and housing

Auckland Council facing unprecedented building consents

Auckland Council has processed more than 12,300 new home consents in the past year, the most since 2004 — but…

Building and housing

Pre-fab future for KiwiBuild?

With KiwiBuild’s 100,000 new-home target in sharp focus, an invitation for tenders to supply pre-fabricated houses has been issued to…

Building and housing

October 2018

How Blue will you do?

For the fifth consecutive year, PlaceMakers teamed up with the Prostate Cancer Foundation to raise awareness of the disease during…