News

Are you buying the real deal?

A recent influx of building materials being sold online under the guise of being the same as existing products with…

House consents continue to rise

Trend at its highest level for more than six years. The trend for the number of new houses consented, excluding…

One Base Fishing Comp the catch of the year!

What’s on Whitianga’s back doorstep? Plenty of fish by the looks of it! PlaceMakers customers are hardier than most –…

Placemakers team goes the distance

New Plymouth support makes prize-winning plan a reality. While not everyone dreams of battling excruciating cramps, exasperating hills and extreme…

Community Crusade

Crusaders commitment to their fans extends beyond the field. The Crusaders know all about what it takes to reap the…

Paddon’s WRC factory ride a Kiwi first

NZ rally champion has made history by signing with Hyundai Motorsport for seven-round WRC programme. PlaceMakers is proud to be…

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,…

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 –…

March 2014

Full speed ahead!

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