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Having heated conversations

Go the extra mile for your customers by offering them sound advice on home heating When building, whether it is…

Product Focus

You said, we did

How many times have you decided not to fill out a survey, assuming that it wouldn’t make a difference to…

Community & Sponsorship

Monster Tool Sale gets big thumbs up!

With the annual PlaceMakers Monster Tool Sale in full swing during March, the PAC team were in attendance at a…

PPE employers’ responsibility

A recent Employment Relations Authority (ERA) decision highlighted employers’ obligations around providing staff with appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) A…

Meet the minister

This month, we interviewed Building and Construction Minister Jenney Salesa (who also holds a number of other portfolios) about what…

Free Building Standards

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

Builders business

Tools down for Hammer Time!

PAC member and three race-mad mates enjoy the ride of their lives after winning the ultimate V8 hot lap experience…

Building their skillset

Three PAC apprentices receive PlaceMakers support to take study and qualification to the next level Thanks to PlaceMakers, three PAC…

Interim liquidation disrupts builders’ policies

CBL Insurance LTD (CBL), which underwrote a number of building insurance specialist Builtin’s policies, has been placed into interim liquidation,…

Apprentice of the Month

Second-year apprentice Daniel Murphy showed sound project planning skills to rectify an issue he discovered while working on a renovation…

March 2018

Auckland drives November consent increase

A glut of new apartment projects pushed new dwelling consents to near-record levels for the City of Sails A total…