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Builders’ Business is a column by builders for builders. Its objective is to provide a forum, particularly for small business…
Getting in touch with the industry
At the end of November, Unitec hosted the National Carpentry & Building Conference at its Auckland campus PlaceMakers Trade Engagement…
12 Days of Giveaways
From 4 to 15 December, the PAC Facebook page saw a frenzy of activity with the ’12 Days of Giveaways’…
Movember moneymakers
PlaceMakers donated to the Movember Foundation on behalf of all PAC members who participated in the campaign There were a…
Dearth of apartments drives low consent numbers
The number of new dwellings consented in October fell a seasonally adjusted* 9.6% as the number of apartments consented plummeted…
Minister believes KiwiBuild will benefit small builders
Having set itself the lofty goal of building 100,000 homes over the next ten years, the Government is planning to…
Two LBPs have licences cancelled
Two Licensed Building Practitioners (LBPs) can expect to have their names added to Santa Claus’ naughty list after the Building…
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…
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…
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