Spend less time on paperwork and more time on the job
PlaceMakers has teamed up with NextMinute to make doing business easier for you – by reducing the paperwork so many…
Home Issue 57 – October 2016
Learning from experience
Experience is one of the most valuable resources you can have in business (and in life) – and it’s not…
Southern man’s big score!
Long-time PlaceMakers customer Bill Hamilton has been rewarded with Score Big’s major prize Bill Hamilton, director of W Hamilton Building…
Insurance cover exclusions
Deciding what insurance cover exclusions are relevant to include in the Prescribed Disclosure Information before building can be a convoluted…
Avoid disclosure dilemmas
Under changes introduced to the Building Act 2004 last year, builders and others in the construction industry must disclose certain…
Managing sustainable growth
With the construction industry predicted to remain strong for the foreseeable future, there should be plenty of opportunities for you…
Employees or contractors?
The issue of contractors versus employees is an ongoing issue that has been covered before in Under Construction – with…
Councils promote collaboration with industry
In the second part of our special report on building consents, we hear from senior managers at two of the…
What new LVR restrictions mean for builders
The Reserve Bank’s proposed lending restrictions on homebuyers are likely to have little effect on the construction industry, due to…
MBIE invests in LBP awareness
Joint industry and consumer campaign created to explain RBW and the need for LBPs As the construction boom continues, more…
New dwelling consents ahead of 2015
The value of planned building work (excluding housing) is up $1bn to the 12 months ending July New dwelling consents…
Doing it right, every time
An almost fatal fall sparked a health and safety turnaround at a Christchurch-based plastering company – we look at how…
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