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Driveway decisions

Customers not so keen on concrete or bitumen? JakMat’s system provides an alternative ground stabiliser for driveways, paths and tracks.…

Product Focus

Building code updates

MBIE cites updated references to Standards in Acceptable solutions and Varification Methods. In February, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and…

Online videos aim to clarify rebuild processes

To support the Canterbury rebuild, MBIE has created and released visual step-by-step guides to packing a pile, lifting a wall…

New dwelling trend continues to rise

The trend for the number of new dwellings consented continues to rise and is at its highest level since 2007,…

May 2014

GIB and PlaceMakers PASS on knowledge

Apprentices gain valuable product insight on GIB factory tour. Becoming a good builder is about more than just building –…

Full speed ahead!

Hayden Paddon plans to take it to the next level in 2014. With PlaceMakers backing him for a fourth consecutive…

Lock out moisture misfortune

Bathroom steam and moisture can damage the lining and framing of walls and ceilings and, if the problem isn’t fixed,…

Discounted tools for daredevil tracks

PlaceMakers Evans Bay shows support for local mountain bikers. For PlaceMakers Evans Bay key account manager Tony Karamanolis, there are…

Make sure your knowledge stacks up

BBFNZ roadshow helps keep LBPs up to date with technical and industry changes. The Brick and Blocklayers Federation of New…

February 2014

Promising pipeline of work

New report predicts construction workload based on known construction intentions and forecasts. New Zealand is on the brink of the…

February 2014

Building safety into the process

Auckland Frame & Truss creates innovative and effective method for reducing dust exposure. Keen to ensure its Frame & Truss…