New Zealand’s civil construction industry was riding a massive rebound in post-pandemic business confidence – but this may be undermined by skills shortages, which continue to be the industry’s number one challenge (NB: The Survey was conducted prior to the recent L4 New Zealand restrictions).
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Resource management reforms – lost in translation already
The proposed changes to our resource management systems are too complex, will take far too long to enact to free up land, and won’t make any meaningful change to our complex planning rules. The whole point – being to make the RMA simpler and easier to deal with – has been lost in translation.
Combustible cladding: New Zealand’s clear and present danger
New Zealand’s remediation of 228 buildings clad in highly combustible, polyethylene materials is a complex task, made all the more challenging by a lack of international standards and testing when it comes to cladding safety.
Construction crossroads: Report highlights major rethink required at Delta lockdown
Global accounting and advisory firm BDO released its fourth annual BDO New Zealand Construction Survey Report that focusses on uncovering insights under four priority sector themes; supply and inflation, labour supply and succession, financial foundations and managing risk.
Wind power sparks solution
Assembly challenge cuts time and labour input by half – with better safety and bolt integrity.
The world’s first fossil-free steel ready for delivery
SSAB has now manufactured the first fossil-free steel in the world and delivered it to a customer. The test delivery is an important step toward a fully fossil-free iron and steel production value chain and a milestone for the HYBRIT partnership between SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall.
Safe work at height starts on the ground
Although appropriate safety equipment is hugely important, NZ Safety Blackwoods’ Janet Grosse, category manager Site Safety and Medical says: “Relevant legislation and standards place the emphasis on firstly identifying and controlling hazards and risk; then ensuring appropriate training for workers”.
Stress in construction: Industry study investigates origins, strategies
An industry study conducted by Site Safe and Massey University’s School of Built Environment has investigated the negative effects of work-related stress on productivity, and physical and emotional health of construction workers in New Zealand.
Booming Kiwi property industry grows by $19.6 billion in a decade
Property is officially New Zealand’s largest industry, with new analysis from Property Council New Zealand showing the sector has a direct contribution to GDP of $41.2 billion, or 15% of total GDP.
Civil construction excellence celebrated in style
The rescue of a Wellington icon, an infrastructure response that moved mountains, and a project with an outstanding safety culture were amongst the winners of the 42nd Civil Contractors New Zealand Hirepool Construction Excellence Awards.
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