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Changes in the works – have your say!

In its bid to help create a more efficient and productive building industry, MBIE is planning to incorporate 31 Standards…

Industry Updates

Building sector celebrates Orders of Merit

Graham Coe, the man who offered Auckland homeowners the first Master Build Guarantee, has been made an Officer of the…

Industry Updates

Next generation gets solid foundation

PlaceMakers is committed to helping train the next generation of builders and its Kopu branch is taking that backing to…

A special project close to home

The Levin community has rallied around local mother Jackie Shaw, who recently discovered her two-year-old son has an unknown and…

How do you manage renovation projects while people are living in the home?

Q: Renovations can be tricky for a number of reasons – most notably, the homeowners are still around. How do…

Builders business

Height hazard hits the headlines

The roofing industry should be alert to the hazard of fall-through when recladding roofs or installing purlins and tile support…

Building and housing

Builders get the red carpet treatment

More than 60 builders willingly traded gumboots for glamour to attend PlaceMakers Whangaporoa’s ‘Night at the movies’ last month. The…

Avoiding leaky home liabilities

This seventh article in a series based on weathertight remediation workshops run by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment…

Building and housing

Bike Taupo with PlaceMakers’ help

Locals and tourists alike will have the chance to take advantage of PlaceMakers products and community commitment when they ride…

Squashing the opposition

PlaceMakers Morrinsville’s own Liz Hamilton is looking to squash the competition in the trans-Tasman Tri-test, where the best players from…

What’s your pricing strategy?

Q: The downward trend in new builds over recent years has seen many builders rely on renovations to fill the…

Builders business