A first time for everything
Heading into uncharted waters – whether starting your own business, introducing a new safety policy or moving to a new…
Home Issue 53 – June 2016
Ready to start your own building business?
With construction booming in many parts of the country, it’s likely that a number of carpenters and builders will be…
Rethink retrofitting foil insulation
MBIE proposes ban on retrofitting foil insulation in residential buildings The Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment is beginning consultation…
All for one, one for all!
Super Rugby sponsor PlaceMakers puts the Crusaders in this month’s hot seat You can learn a lot about teamwork from…
Weatherboarding the EZY way
Give yourself an edge with the EZYScribe pre-cut scriber Cutting and measuring your own scriber is time-consuming work; around an…
Taking account of your business
Liquidation, receivership and bankruptcy are all risks when you run your own business, but a comprehensive accounting system can help…
Getting vehicle insurance right
If there’s one asset a builder will always have insured, it’s their work vehicle – and it’s important you have…
Running a site induction
A business must provide information, training and instructions to protect workers and visitors on a construction site. Inductions are a…
Consents slump in March
Numbers indicate volatile start to the year After rebounding strongly in February, the number of new dwelling consents fell again…
Builders warned over liability claims
Liability a concern when it comes to earthquake repair work Thousands of repair jobs carried out by the Earthquake Commission…
Government announces tax reforms
SMEs could opt for pay-as-you-go option over provisional tax Prime minister John Key’s announcement of a SME-friendly tax package could…
How low can you go?
Retaining walls can be subjected to large amounts of force, so they need to be well built and well designed,…
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