WORKING BEES WORK WONDERS
The PlaceMakers Foundation is on the hunt for its next working bee – could it be in your community? Whether…
Home April 2020
BUILDERS CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE
Watch out for limits to liability in the Terms of Trade of your subcontractors and consultants When explaining the liability…
PROTECT YOUR TOOLS!
Law firm Duncan Cotterill provides tips on how to protect the tools of your trade as a subcontractor Most players…
A CORRECTION WORTH INVESTING IN
WorkSafe’s Enforceable Undertaking initiative is providing businesses in breach of safety practices an opportunity to correct their safety measures as…
HELP YOUR MATES
A new pocket guide suggests how to have conversations about mental health Got a mate who’s looking down, isn’t themselves,…
BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS
Our regular business coaching contributor shares his own experience in building a sustainable business – and offers three key factors…
HEALTHY HOME STANDARDS OVERVIEW
With new laws ensuring rental properties comply with healthy home standards, PlaceMakers has all the products you need to build…
CONTROLLING RESPIRABLE SILICA DUST
Nilfisk vacuum – the approved answer to a cleaner construction environment Breathing in crystalline silica dust on site can be…
CONSENTS START SLOW IN 2020
The first month of 2020 saw a slight slow-down in consents, but the bigger picture shows a record number of…
A NOT-SO-TINY DILEMMA
The fight over correct definitions and regulations to be applied to tiny homes continues, with recent determinations coming from the…
LLOYD’S EXIT SHAKES UP INSURANCE MARKET
New Zealand’s major builders’ guarantee underwriter withdraws from market At the end of 2019, Lloyd’s of London, which underwrote three…
LBP AND HIS COMPANY FINED FOR NEGLIGENCE
An LBP was fined $6,000 by the Building Practitioners Board and his company was fined $54,000 by the courts, after…
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