Residential building hits record high
Stats NZ building activity report shows value of residential building rose to $3.6bn The volume of residential building activity rose…
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Giving graduates a helping hand
Applications for the PAC ‘Branching Out’ Scholarship are currently open The scholarship, worth $2,500, aims to ease the financial burden…
Consents dip in September
While the number of new dwellings consented fell slightly in September, annual growth continues to track upwards A total of…
Unlicensed builder to pay $13,200
A judge has fined an unlicensed Christchurch builder $10,000 and ordered him to pay $3,200 in reparations for claiming to…
Concrete NZ cements industry associations
Six industry bodies representing workers in the concrete industry have come together to represent members with a single voice Concrete…
Get help from Building CodeHub
Finding and accessing resources is now easier than ever thanks to Building CodeHub MBIE’s new building-specific search engine – Building…
Know your stuff – Exempt Building Work Part 3
Parts 1 and 2 of this MBIE series covered off several examples of exempt building work and some of the…
Sustainable fishing tournament makes a splash!
In 2017, PlaceMakers once again got behind Blue September to help raise awareness of the disease. This year’s campaign theme…
Southern values recognised at Hardware Awards
PlaceMakers Riccarton received its sixth Trade Store of the Year gong at 2017 Hardware Awards This year’s Hardware Awards at…
TALENT QUEST
HOW DO YOU ASSESS POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES BEFORE YOU TAKE THEM ON? Firm: Azco Builders Principal: Aaron Crook Location: Thames Staff:…
October apprentice of the month – Sam McGill
There’s not much that’s more daunting than being made redundant as a first-year carpentry apprentice, but Sam McGill refused to…
September apprentice of the month – Mathew Mclellan
A second-year apprentice from Oamaru working at a joinery company, Mathew made sure to take his time when building a…
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