NZCB InHouse June July 2019

The official magazine of New Zealand Certified Builders Association

What’s My Worth?

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Meet the 2019 NZCB Apprentice Challenge Winners Pages 44 – 45

Recognising Our Members Page 30 – 31

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Contents FROM NZCB

HEALTH AND SAFETY

Message from the Chairman

2 4 Message from the Group Technical Manager 6 Multi-Unit Applications and Commercial Contracts 8 Defective Workmanship – Are You Insured?

9 NZCB Suite of Employment Agreements 10 Advertising Spending 12 Martelli McKegg Builders’ Breakfast 14

Gear Up For the Winter Months

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Message from the Chief Executive

Getting the Balance Right When It Comes to Health and Safety

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NEWS BITES

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NZCB AGM, Conference and Expo 2019 Wrap Up NZCB National Partners

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IN THE KNOW

AROUND THE REGIONS 38 Canterbury Region Help Students Achieve Their Goal 39 Auckland Mingler Evenings to Continue 39 NZCB Welcomes New Regional Presidents

Tasman Bays/Nelson/Marlborough Apprentice Challenge 2019

16 Why It’s Important to Include Ventilation in Your Plans 17

How Good Was That?

Want to Know What Changes Are in Store for You Next?

Industry Events Calendar

Staying Safe Online

Growth in High Density Living Creates Greater Demand for Complete Pre-Cladding Solutions Give Yourself a Half-Time Pep Talk New Carpentry Qualification Breaks Ground Vehicle Use and New Legislation Reminders

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Positive Future For Our Industry!

NEXT GENERATION Going From Strength to Strength An Experience to Be Remembered!

ITAB Apprentice Completions

OUR PEOPLE

Message from the AST Trust

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Recognising Our Members!

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TECH TIPS Don’t Get Trapped with the Wrong Tech

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IN THE MEDIA

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Going from Strength to Strength

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InHouse is the official bi-monthly magazine of New Zealand Certified Builders Association. We’re always on the lookout for interesting stories or build projects that NZCB members have been a part of! To share your story with us please contact Linda.

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Linda Moody INHOUSE EDITOR linda@nzcb.nz | 07 557 9214

FROM NZCB

Kevin Sceats Chairman of the Board

Measure Twice, Cut Once I write this article fresh from returning from our 21st AGM, Conference and Expo, held in a re-energised Christchurch.

For those who attended, I hope you took away valuable lessons and identified new personal and business opportunities. There was certainly plenty of formal and informal activities from which to extract new learnings. Having attended many industry conferences both in New Zealand and around the globe, I believe the New Zealand Certified Builders (NZCB) team delivered a world-class event. It was made all the more special because of the great turnout of members.

Thanks and well done to Nick Farrelly and Mike Hayward for sharing the President’s Forum Chair role.

Great value! I thought the AGM was also well attended with good (pointed) contributions from members to the key agenda items, which is exactly what we expect from such a committed and passionate bunch.

One stand-out item was to formally acknowledge the record surplus generated in 2018! Well done to all the NZCB team!

“Having attended many industry conferences both in New Zealand and around the globe, I believe the New Zealand Certified Builders (NZCB) team delivered a world-class event. It was made all the more special because of the great turnout of members. ”

We welcomed Ian Chamberlain from Taupo to the board (replacing Brent Chatterton, thanks once again Brent) and congratulated Dave Whitehead on his reappointment. We’re currently considering a short list of suitable candidates for the Additional Director role vacated by Renee Jaine (many thanks too).

With the recent media coverage on directors of failed businesses, and the questionable behaviour of executives, your board continues its development programme looking to answer questions such as ‘How do well-run boards make decisions?’ and ‘Is your board really delivering value?’.

Finally (and as reported on Stuff.co.nz), New Zealand’s $60 billion not-for-profit (NFP) sector is facing concerns over the large number of organisations working in the area. There are currently over 27,000 NFP organisations in the country, one for every 170 Kiwis.

It was reported that the large numbers are “creating a burden on their supporters and volunteers”.

However, I’m pleased to observe this trend doesn’t appear to apply to NZCB. This is because of the robust way we engage with and support you as dedicated members, and how we look to continuously collaborate to identify and access opportunities for improvement.

We know you want NZCB to be better tomorrow than yesterday, and that’s our commitment as well.

NZCB Board members from left: Kevin Sceats (Chairman), Ian Chamberlain, Mike Craig (Vice Chairman), Dave Whitehead and Mark Dobbs.

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FROM NZCB

Grant Florence Chief Executive

Busy Times The Annual General Meeting and Conference have now been held and a note of thanks for all those who attended or supported these events. Without your engagement they would not be anywhere near as successful as they are. I hope those who attended learnt something new, maybe caught up with some old friends and had a laugh and some fun. The refurbished Christchurch Town Hall venue, although not the easiest from a logistics point of view, was indeed a stunning venue and the work that has been completed on restoring the building has been fantastic.

A special thanks to Minister Salesa (Minister of Building and Construction) and Mayor Dalziel (Mayor of Christchurch) for giving their time to attend and to open and close the Conference respectively.

Also, on behalf of all the NZCB members, a big thanks to the trade suppliers who again supported the event through having a stand to allow our members to discuss your products and services and/or sponsoring a segment of the conference. It’s fantastic that you continue to support our association.

There are two pieces of possible change to the building landscape that are currently being considered. NZCB have made submissions on both and we are currently awaiting the outcomes of the consideration by the relevant Ministers and officials. Firstly, the Review of Vocational Education (RoVE) that will possibly impact on who does apprentice training in the future, specifically in relation to the structure on how Polytechnics will operate in the future. It is expected that an announcement on the outcomes of RoVE will likely be early August. Secondly the Building System Legislation Reforms package on which submissions have recently closed. This was mentioned in a recent edition of “InTouch” which included a link to the submission that was made on behalf of NZCB. If any member would like a copy of the Association’s submission, please do not hesitate to contact myself.

Congratulations to Ian Chamberlain on his recent election to the NZCB Board. Also, on behalf of all NZCB members and staff a formal note of thanks to Brent Chatterton and Reneé Jaine for their support and commitment to the association during their time on the Board. Brent and Reneé did not seek re-election this year.

The rebuild of our members’ online portal (ToolShed) is progressing well and we are committed to making this critical information area a more intuitive and easier place to navigate and obtain information including building and employment contracts.

For those members who belong to Certified Plans, with the change in the business of ACD Architecture (who supported the Plan service) we are continuing

to investigate the various options we have to continue and add value to this initiative. This includes perhaps the greater use of technology allowing us to share and improve the experience for the potential homeowners.

Watch this space.

From all reports, order books of our members in general remain pretty full, with many members advising they are full up until the 1st quarter 2020. No doubt some new enquiry may have dropped off over the winter months (as is the seasonal norm), but I am sure we can expect this to lift again as we enter spring. It will be very interesting over the next few months to observe what triggers/drivers central Government may pull to ensure a consistent level of consumer and business confidence.

Confidence that is critical to the ongoing health of our industry sector. ’Til next time.

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FROM NZCB

Jason McClintock Group Technical Manager

What’s My Worth?

No one will ever pay you what you’re worth, they’ll only pay you what they think you’re worth!

How can you influence your client’s perception of what you’re worth? By clearly defining and communicating your value proposition. To do this effectively on your next job, consider the following:

What are your client’s needs?

With clear communication using a detailed scope of work. If there is something your company does not include as a service offering, tell your client via the scope of work.

What is it they are trying to achieve with their project?

It could be surprisingly simple, such as having a dining area big enough to get family and friends around the table for a decent Christmas gathering.

Now look at what your business offers. What is unique and what makes you more capable than anyone else to take their project on? Maybe it’s your team culture, where you guarantee a welcoming, cheerful and engaging experience for your client every time they arrive on site.

What problems do you solve for your clients?

Homeowners are often working through worst case scenarios in their head. They won’t reveal these to you but it’s an opportunity to put their fears to rest. Show them what risks are ahead and what steps you’ll take to mitigate these risks, ensuring they will be around the table for Christmas. If you do win the contract, it’s imperative your build team sticks to these promises.

This means sharing the risk management strategy with the build team, e.g. the construction programme.

How can you reinforce your offering?

With clear communication using a detailed scope of work. If there is something your company does not include as a service offering, tell your client via the scope of work. I recently had a homeowner doing a design and build with a member and they didn’t know who was paying for the building consent. Given the high cost of this, I suggested they immediately go across and ask the builder. When they got off the phone with their builder, it was very clear their confidence [and perceived value] in the builder had taken a nosedive.

Closing the deal You don’t have to be a fanatic sales person to achieve the above, just be honest. You could say something along the lines of: “I didn’t spend four years getting my trade certificate to learn how to sell plans, but boy I build great homes – ideal for memorable family Christmas dinners. I would love to join you in fulfilling your family’s Christmas dream.”

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Multi-Unit Applications and Commercial Contracts Multi-Unit Applications

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There have been some instances lately where an application has been processed for a multi-unit dwelling but only one guarantee has been issued.

When the Certificate of Practical Completion has been received it has come to light that there are, in fact, two units in the one building. This has to then be rectified by issuing a second guarantee for one of the units and amending the original guarantee to reflect the value of that single unit. This also incurs an additional premium.

It is not mandatory to provide a Halo Guarantee on commercial contracts, however consideration will still be given to these types of contracts depending on the construction methods and materials being used. Simply complete a Halo application (without signatures at this stage) and submit it together with a copy of the plans/ specs and request a quote. If it fits the criteria for a Halo Guarantee we will be able to offer you terms to present to your clients. If the quote is accepted all that is usually required at that point is for the application to be signed by both the builder and the owner and resubmitted.

We can then process it for you without any further delays.

Therefore it is important when completing the Halo application for a multi-unit dwelling that it is clearly noted in the description that it is for two or three etc units so we can issue the correct documentation for each unit from the outset, thus avoiding delays and additional charges further down the track.

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FROM NZCB

Defective Workmanship – Are You Insured?

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Liability Insurance and policy coverage can be difficult to understand. Our role at Brokerweb Risk Services is to consult with you to understand what you do and how you do it.

Error in the fixings used to install cladding (the Building Code was not met) – Cost est $70,000.

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We can then advise you of what Insurance policies would best protect you and your business. Insurers can provide protection against costs arising from Defective Workmanship up to $100,000. At BrokerWeb Risk Services we have access to Insurers that will include this automatically, where others will apply an optional extension for an additional premium.

Following are some genuine claims examples of Defective Workmanship;

Concrete Pad laid in the wrong location due to misreading plans – Cost $12,000.

Builder Damage to property the Insured was working on and resultant damage combined. Insured engaged to install a rangehood, which fell off the wall, cracked a cooktop underneath and dented the rangehood itself – Cost $3,000.

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Concrete was laid without colour and needed to be replaced with the correct colouring – Cost $25,000.

Painter An employee decided to clean paint off the customer’s garage. The substance used to clean the paint damaged the powder coating and the garage cladding required replacement – Cost $3,000.

Defective installation of cedar cladding on dwelling constructed by Insured. Claim is for defective workmanship and resultant damage – Cost $220,000 (Reserve).

You will need to refer to your current policy for full terms and conditions.

Feel free to contact the team at Brokerweb Risk Services Limited on 0800 644 444 for a free independent review of your current Insurances.

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For a free review of your existing portfolio, you can call BrokerWeb Risk Services on 0800 644 444.

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FROM NZCB

NZCB Suite of Employment Agreements Unfortunately the NZCB Employment Agreements are off line at the moment, due to the new employment law changes, that came into affect on 6th May 2019.

Don’t worry! We still have these available to purchase and use. To purchase an NZCB Employment Agreement, contact Georgia at the National Support Office georgia@nzcb.nz. contact Georgia at the National Support Office georgia@nzcb.nz.

Sample copies the building contracts are still available to downloaded under the Online Employment Agreements section of the members ToolShed.

All new employment agreements will be available on the new ToolShed, coming soon…

It is compulsory to have a written employment agreement in place with each employee.

This should be agreed and signed off by both parties before employment begins.

Latest Law Changes For more information about the latest employment law changes visit the website employment.govt.nz

Legal Advice

For legal advice on any employment issues please contact Danny or Trudy at Employment Lawyers Tauranga on 07 928 0529 for 15 minutes of FREE help.

Permanent For any staff you employ on a permanent basis, full time or part time. Employment continues until terminated in accordance with the employment agreement provisions.

Fixed Term For where you employ a person for a specific term.

E.g. for the duration of a building contract. It is unlawful to use a fixed term agreement to trial somebody for employment.

Casual For any staff you call upon on a “as required” or “upon demand” basis. There is no ongoing obligation to offer or accept employment by either the employer or employee, and employment is intermittent or irregular.

8% holiday pay is additional to the Employees wage.

Permanent Apprentice For any staff you employ as an apprentice on a permanent basis.

Fixed Term Apprentice For any staff you employ as an apprentice on a fixed term basis. For example, the apprentice may only be with you for six months to achieve certain unit standards or after the four year duration of their apprenticeship there is no obligation for the Employer to offer the Employee ongoing employment.

Independent Contractor An agreement between you and another Builder who works for you on a contract basis. For example, looks after his own tax, insurances etc.

Office Based Permanent For any staff you employ on a permanent basis, full time or part time whom are office based. Employment continues until terminated in accordance with the employment agreement provisions.

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FROM NZCB

Advertising Spending Year ending 31st December 2018

Total Spend $543,500 33% Social Media – Consumer 22% Print Media – Consumer 19% Public Relations 10% Print Media – Trade 6% Exhibitions and Shows 2% Other 4% Research 4% Website

The Advertising Levy is invoiced annually to all Business Members. The levy is used to fund the vast majority of homeowner facing advertising and communications for New Zealand Certified Builders Association (NZCB) on behalf of its members.

The levy promotes NZCB and its members nationwide, effectively branding NZCB to target the primary customer of ‘homeowners in New Zealand’. The messaging is educating this target group on the fundamental advantages of hiring a member of NZCB versus other builders.

The key driver is to target the 800,000 +/– people who are in the market showing some interest in building (in its widest sense) at any one time and through levels of messaging and targeting, drive those people to our web site and in particular to the ‘find a builder page’ on nzcb.nz. This strategy is reflected in the above graph.

There is a range of methods and places that this advertising and promotion is undertaken. As highlighted at last year’s Annual General Meeting and in InHouse magazines, during mid 2018 we executed a new social media strategy which is focused on homeowners.

Other advertising is in print magazines, some exhibitions, web sites etc. as well as helping with the cost of the Public Relations activities. Importantly our web presence (nzcb.nz) is maintained and developed with the partial assistance of the levy. Judging by the number of visitors to the site (and other measures) it continues to be a very effective advertising and communications tool for all current members.

This strategy is primarily being executed via Facebook and Instagram and results to date have been very encouraging.

All Business Members are invoiced annually in June for the year ahead, and a pro rata amount if joining the Association during the year. The amount that is invoiced is based on the membership category of the Business Member.

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FROM NZCB

Jason McClintock Group Technical Manager

Martelli McKegg Builders’ Breakfast Each month, Martelli McKegg invites members to join them at their Auckland offices for a builders’ breakfast meeting, hosted by Geoff Hardy and his team.

The breakfast meetings are tailored for builders and include two short presentations by construction law experts. This is a great opportunity to engage and tap into legal minds who truly understand the construction industry.

If you find yourself geographically challenged and can not make these meetings, NZ Certified Builders have captured the content in an edited video. You can find these videos in the members ToolShed under the Building Trade Professionals tab via the Building Intelligence icon. http://www.certified.co.nz/members/btpprogramme/ building-intelligence/ If you are in the Auckland area I would like to reinforce the best experience is of course being present to ask questions and engage with Geoff Hardy and his team. These meeting are held between 7:00am-8:00am monthly.

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IN THE KNOW —

Staying Safe Online Health and safety for you, your tools, and your data in cyberspace.

You’re well aware of health and safety onsite, but do you know the risks to your tools and data online?

Risks of a cyber attack Cyber criminals target small businesses because they believe them to have weak cyber security. New Zealanders lost $14 million to cyber security attacks in 2018, up from $5.3 million in 2017. And the number of incidents reported increased by over 200%. 65% of the financial loss affected individuals; 35% affected organisations.

Phishing

Credential stealing is where thieves get hold of your email address, password, or other log in credentials.

To do this, they may use phishing, gather details from your social media accounts, or use malware to exploit weaknesses in your computer’s security defences.

Both may mean lost time, lost data, damaged reputation, lost customers, and ultimately lost business.

How to protect yourself and your business Reduce your digital footprint Delete accounts that are no longer in use and clean up your social media content.

Phishing is where you receive a fake email with a malicious link that redirects you to a malicious website, or an attachment which releases malicious code onto your computer when you open it.

Check if your email address is compromised

It might be an email with a hot deal, an announcement of a new product or an invoice from a supplier, or an email apparently from a long-time friend.

Say no to websites storing your password

The scammers know that many of us will go ahead and click without carefully scrutinising the email address from which the email was sent or the contents of the email.

Type in your personal and business email addresses at haveibeenpwned.com to see if they’ve been compromised. If they have, change them.

Clear your cookies (browsing data) regularly so any passwords that websites have stored, even encrypted, on your computer are deleted.

Keep your software updated

Fake, fraudulent or scam websites are another form of phishing.

Software updates often help to fix security vulnerabilities in operating systems or apps. Make sure the update is from a trusted source first.

Identity and credential theft

Protect your home network

Identity theft is using the identity information of another person to pretend to be them, to get access to bank accounts, file fake tax returns, rent or buy properties, or do other things in their name.

Protect your home network by setting a strong password on your router or modem. For wireless security, update your WPA2 (wi-fi network security) default password settings and turn on WPA2 encryption.

Treat your passwords like underwear

• Don’t share them • Change them regularly • Don’t leave them lying around • Store them away (use a password manager) • Double-check they’re yours (use two-factor authentication)

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IN THE KNOW —

Why It’s Important to Include Ventilation in Your Plans Whether building new or renovating, ventilation is often overlooked. We tend to associate new with quality, and forget that time, combined with New Zealand’s humid climate, can overcome some of the benefits of good quality construction.

supply and install ventilation systems which meet the specific requirements of District plans that require noise mitigation. We manufacture, install and service a full range of home ventilation equipment and control the delivery of the product from manufacturing to warranty support.

Today’s buildings are constructed and designed to seal in the heat, making it much harder for them to ventilate naturally. It’s a dilemma many Kiwis have been struggling with for years – keeping the warm air inside while also letting in fresh air. Ventilation is the mechanism by which we do that.

Our involvement in providing ventilation systems for new homes spans more than two decades. Kiwi-owned, with 90% of the components made in New Zealand, DVS uses energy-efficient technology to ensure the best results for our cold, damp climate.

A ventilation system works to control moisture and condensation, continuously or semi continuously replacing moisture-laden, stale air, with fresher, drier air. In other words, taking the bad air out and letting the good air in.

We provide a design and quotation directly from plans.

E-mail your house plans to hoppy@dvs.co.nz and you will receive a quote and specification within 48 hours.

DVS ventilation systems are Recognized by Asthma NZ, and specific models hold a current BRANZ appraisal certificate. DVS Home Ventilation systems, when designed specifically for the purpose, meet the requirements of the New Zealand building code Clause G4 Ventilation. In addition to this, DVS can also design,

As well as ventilation, DVS also offers a range of heating (and cooling) options for your home for more information visit www.dvs.co.nz

Graham Hopkins, Consultant for DVS. DVS has more than 20 years of experience in the domestic ventilation industry and are recognised leaders in the field. They are committed to tailoring solutions that create a healthier home environment.

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IN THE KNOW —

Want to Know What Changes Are in Store for You Next?

Over the past 20 years, builders have been through an unprecedented wave of reforms.

So you may be surprised to hear that another wave is looming up over the horizon.

Despite that, I do encourage you to hang in there because the trade will be all the stronger for it in the long run. The civil servants in the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (“MBIE”) have been steadily working on reforms to make our building sector more professional and more desirable to be in. You just have to make sure you stay ahead of the pack, and let’s face it, you already have a head start. You have trade qualifications and you get a lot of sophisticated help from the New Zealand Certified Builders Association.

Four things are happening right now. The first is the Building Amendment Act 2018. This has introduced wide new powers for the authorities to manage buildings that are a risk to public health and safety, as a response to the Christchurch and Kaikoura earthquakes. Second is the new directives that the Government has issued to their procurement people to ensure that contracts are awarded not necessarily on the lowest bid basis but more on a value to the New Zealand economy basis.

Now that’s novel. Third is the “Construction Sector Accord” announced in April 2019. This is a joint commitment to a new era of cooperation between Government and the big construction companies.

You may be a little sceptical about that. And fourth is the 190-page discussion paper released by MBIE at the same time. They describe this as “the most significant reforms since the Building Act was introduced in 2004”.

And they are.

Central Government is responsible for about 18% of the volume of construction activity in New Zealand.

Although that’s a modest proportion, they recognise that they can lead by example in terms of their procurement practices. In 2015, MBIE agreed with the industry leaders on some guidelines for construction procurement, but those haven’t been universally adhered to by the various Government departments and agencies. Now they are going to be told to do so.

The main change is that bidders who are prepared to invest in developing the skills of their staff are going to get a credit for doing that. This is just an interim step

Central Government is responsible for about 18% of the volume of construction activity in New Zealand. Although that’s a modest proportion, they recognise that they can lead by example in terms of their procurement practices. as they work to achieving a whole range of desirable outcomes through Government procurement in the near future.

The next initiative is the Construction Sector Accord signed by seven Government Ministers and the heads of Fletcher Construction, Fletcher Residential, Naylor Love, Downer NZ, and a number of leading industry bodies. It is the first step towards adopting a “construction sector transformation plan” that is intended to right the wrongs in the building industry.

They want to raise productivity within the sector, improve the skills of the workforce, avoid the financial failures that have dogged the industry, and restore the sector’s confidence, pride and reputation.

A New Zealand Herald editorial recently questioned whether these were just warm words that solved nothing and risked introducing taxpayer subsidies to insulate building companies from market forces.

I think there is something in that but, by the same token, you have to start somewhere and I look forward to seeing the tangible proposals in Phase 2.

Finally, let’s talk about the 190-page MBIE discussion document. Its proposals are radical, and they affect building materials suppliers, product certification bodies, suppliers of prefabricated products, builders of any kind (residential or commercial), engineers, plumbers, gasfitters or drainlayers, insurance underwriters or brokers, and building consent authorities (“BCAs”).

If you are a building materials manufacturer or merchant, you are going to have to put out a lot of

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mandatory information about your products, including the uses they are suitable and not suitable for, design and installation requirements, and maintenance requirements. Building products would also come with an automatic fitness for purpose warranty, which is something that has been lacking because suppliers’ terms and conditions of trade typically exclude all such warranties.

The proposal is to extend the licensing requirement to all buildings deemed to be high risk (as defined by the Building Importance Levels in Clause A3 of the Building Code) – essentially all complex structures on which members of the public are dependent.

Builders are going to have to be a lot more careful about product substitution without getting the consent amended. Although it is already illegal to do that, this is going to be “clarified” in the Building Act. Given that it goes on all the time, a strict enforcement of the requirement to get a consent variation is going to cause significant delays to building projects so, at the very least, BCAs will have to increase their resources and response times to cope with the demand.

The prefabrication industry is going to get some muchneeded help. The proposal is to introduce something like the product certification system for prefabricated products so that those suppliers just need one approval for their process, and not a separate consent each time their product rolls off the production line. That will simplify things and mean that the prefabricator will mainly need to focus on the consent required for the installation on site.

The next lot of proposed reforms relate to licensing, and the plan is to extend it from the residential into the top end commercial sector. All restricted building work (“RBW”)” is required to be carried out or supervised by a licensed building practitioner. Currently RBW is limited to design and building work on the primary structure or weathertightness of houses and smallmedium apartment buildings, and the design of fire safety systems for small-medium apartment buildings.

Builders are going to have to be a lot more careful about product substitution without getting the consent amended.

Although it is already illegal to do that, this is going to be “clarified” in the Building Act.

At the same time, the licence categories are going to be radically changed. The number of specialist license categories will be reduced but their technical competence requirements will be increased. That will require every LBP to be reassessed under the new criteria. Although there is no mention of formal trade qualifications becoming a prerequisite for new licences, aspiring LBPs will have to show they have a clean record, and once they are licensed they will have to comply with a code of ethics.

As an LBP you will only be permitted to “carry out” rather than “supervise” RBW, unless you hold a higher level of licence that specifically includes supervision.

That will mean that every single small-medium building firm will have to have someone with a supervisor’s licence if they employ labourers or non-LBP carpenters to assist them with their RBW. MBIE are also reminding us that “supervision” has to be genuine oversight, not just occasional spot checks or monitoring from a distance.

Finally, the plan is to make it compulsory for every residential project above a certain value to be covered by an insurance policy or guarantee like the halo guarantee. That will help aggrieved homeowners who can’t get compensation for their defective home, when those responsible are either absent or insolvent.

The parties it won’t help are the BCAs, who typically have to pick up the tab for those missing parties. There is no suggestion of limiting their liability, and of course once the guarantee company has paid out, it then inherits all the homeowners’ rights against the BCA. I only have two reservations about this proposal.

One is that it is proposed to allow homeowners to opt out if they choose, which will lessen the fairness and effectiveness of the scheme. The second is that there will be a proportion of builders who will be effectively uninsurable by the private sector (because of their bad track record or lack of qualifications). In that case they will either have to work for another builder (not a bad thing) or the Government would have to become their default insurer and we will have another ACC for the taxpayer to subsidise.

Geoff Hardy is a partner in the Auckland law firm Martelli McKegg and is a construction law specialist. Contact Geoff on (09) 379 0700 or geoff@martellimckegg.co.nz. This article is not intended to be relied upon as legal advice.

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Growth in High Density Living Creates Greater Demand for Complete Pre-Cladding Solutions As our cities continue to grow unabated, higher density living and smaller sites put dwellings in ever-closer proximity to busy arterial routes, schools, train tracks and more, so it’s important to consider products with high acoustic performance properties.

And, with New Zealand’s highly changeable weather, it’s also important that buildings are constructed with materials that can handle these conditions.

RAB Board 9mm from James Hardie is a solid fibre cement pre-cladding that can be utilised for both commercial and residential builds and is manufactured right here in New Zealand. Given its added mass, it is particularly suitable as a rigid air barrier in buildings where external noise needs to be reduced.

Jerry Friar, residential market manager at James Hardie, explains: “RAB Board 9mm is an extension of our RAB Board 6mm range, with both sitting beside our HomeRAB Pre-Cladding, a 4.5mm board suitable for residential builds. While RAB Board is used predominantly in commercial buildings, its capabilities span anything from medium density terraced houses through to mid and high-rise builds.”

For the medium density residential space, the RAB Board 9mm offers superior acoustic properties and strong performance when used in shear wall design.

In multi-storey builds, it is ideal as a substrate or rigid air barrier for commercial rainscreen façades or cladding.

Like all James Hardie’s fibre cement products, the board is very strong, non-combustible, and resistant to damage from moisture and rot. It is also highly weather-tight and allows the building to breathe.

James Hardie have developed a unique waterrepellent sealer that is applied to the surface of the RAB Board to repel wind and rain, while still allowing any internal vapours to escape.

RAB Board 9mm was successfully used on the Walker Architects designed Sargeson Apartments, completed in early 2019.

Sargeson project manager Marc Forrester of CMP Construction, commented that the RAB Board

pre-sealed sheets were quick and easy to install – they were simply scored, snapped and nailed into place.

To prevent noise from the road, the RAB Board 9mm was used on the street facing wall, with the rest of the building’s walls using 6mm.

The fact that all RAB Board and HomeRAB Pre-Cladding products are weather resistant and dimensionally stable means that sites can be closed in faster.

The products also act as temporary weather protection during construction, and can be left exposed for up to 180 days after fixing and will not warp or shrink.

In addition to its superior acoustic performance, RAB Board also provides fire performance.

Jerry concludes, “Our RAB Board products draw on technology from James Hardie’s 80 years of experience in New Zealand. The exceptional benefits imparted to both builders and homeowners, alongside their ease of use, makes them an ideal solution that help new builds stand the test of time.”

If you want to find out more about RAB Board, HomeRAB Pre-Cladding or other innovative fibre cement products, visit jameshardie.co.nz

Jerry Friar, Residential Marketing Manager for James Hardie New Zealand. James Hardie is an international building product manufacturer and a global leader in fibre cement products. Now operating in its 130th year, the company continues to challenge convention within the construction industry and leads the way in delivering innovative building products and solutions.

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Give Yourself a Half-Time Pep Talk In calendar terms we are half way through the year. Scary, isn’t it?

Maybe it’s a good time to mentally go into the changing sheds for a half-time review and re-set for the second half. Everyone understands the concept in a team sports situation, so why not apply the idea to your business, regardless whether you are ahead or behind on the scoreboard.

A typical half-time talk in sports follows this sort of process:

1. Review the first half 2. Gather the team 3. Discuss – positives, negatives and work-ons 4. Forwards and backs breakout talk on specifics 5. Re-set the vision The same process should happen with your business.

Review how the first six months have gone. How is profit tracking, cash-flow, production schedules, marketing pipeline, conversion rate and team development? You should have some hard data on much of this in order to give you an objective picture of how well you have achieved your goals. Speaking of goals, how well have you stuck to the game-plan, assuming you have one?

Next you should gather the team. This might be your senior members of staff, your accountant, your business coach, or just you and the wife. Whatever works in your situation, but involving others will help to improve the outcome of the process and help make you more accountable. You might even consider doing this offsite somewhere for a half day, away from day-to-day distractions. Who said your “changing sheds” need to be drafty and smelly!

Have an agenda and work through the key issues.

Think about the various “departments” in your business; what is good and bad in each and what you need to do to make each area perform better in the second half.

Ask the hard questions and confront the brutal truth.

Try to be outcome focused and look at ways to improve quickly, rather than getting stuck looking backwards.

Depending on how many team members you have involved, you might need to have a breakout session for sub groups to spend some focused time on specific issues most relevant to their area of the business. This may also where the specialist coaches come in, like your accountant or business coach (just saying) to contribute their specialist knowledge on certain tactics, much like your specialist scrum or backs coach might do in rugby.

The final phase is for you as the owner/coach to sum up and reaffirm the Vision for the business and what needs to happen in the second half to make it better than the first. It’s important that people (including you) are clear on their responsibilities and what they need to do to contribute to the overall company goals. What changes to the Plan are needed and what the next actions are to start heading the right way.

Like sports coaches, every business owner is different, so try some variations of the above process and see what works best for you. The important thing is for you do take action and put some sort of half-time review in place and make adjustments for the next six months.

Every sports team can do better in the second half than the first and the same applies to your business.

If you want help to make the second half better for your business email me at andy@tradescoach.co.nz and we can talk.

Andy Burrows, Director of The Trades Coach and NZCB Partner. Andy is a business coach, who specialises in mentoring and coaching business owners associated with the construction industry. You can get in touch with Andy on 09 912 1901 or andy@tradescoach.co.nz

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New Carpentry Qualification Breaks Ground The Building & Construction Industry Training Organisation (BCITO) is pleased to announce the roll-out of the New Zealand Certificate in Carpentry (Level 4) which all new carpentry apprentices will now enrol in.

The qualification has been developed as part of BCITO’s commitment to industry to regularly update all qualifications and ensure they reflect the skills and knowledge required by modern trade professionals.

This New Zealand Certificate replaces the previous National Certificate in Carpentry (Level 4) and means that learners will benefit from integrated assessment, the bundling of tasks into skill sets and the recognition of their capability with a programme that is fit for today’s ever-evolving work environment.

BCITO Chief Executive, Warwick Quinn says, “Like all our qualifications, this new release is the result of extensive consultation in partnership with industry, and we sincerely thank industry for their strong support and helping us produce an outstanding qualification to support the next generation of qualified professionals.

“The training process has developed significantly over the past two decades and is competency-based (rather than time served). Trainees and apprentices are assessed on their actual skills, and qualifications are awarded based on those skills. The process ensures that people with BCITO qualifications have the right all-round skills required by the industry.”

The New Zealand Certificate in Carpentry is a specifications-based qualification, which means assessments are carried out against skill sets rather than against individual unit standards. That means the qualification is broken down into skill sets providing detailed descriptions and additional commentary around what an apprentice needs to ‘know’ and ‘do’.

The skill sets related to a qualification are considered a family of standards with each one inherently linked to all the others for that trade.

To complement learning, BCITO has developed a new set of printed resources (commonly referred to in conversations with apprentices as ‘your books’).

While the previous set of learning materials were very comprehensive, for many the overwhelming amount of information was often intimidating. The new books have been completely rewritten and redesigned to ensure that they focus on delivering the most critical information to support practical learning on site in a way that is accessible, effective and visually appealing.

The development of these resources included the design of hundreds of illustrations which BCITO says will help improve comprehension by making it easier for apprentices to relate what they see in a book to the practical application at work.

The text has been intentionally written to minimise academic jargon and terminologies. It is focused and supported by the extensive use of full-colour illustration and images that break down key construction concepts and techniques into manageable chunks of learning.

The new resources are being rolled-out to apprentices who are currently in the first two years of their training, those people who are enrolled in BCITO’s experience recognition process and will be delivered to any new carpentry apprentices who sign up from now on.

“The design of these resources puts us in the prime position to enhance them as we evolve to the use of digital tools and provide the experience of online learning in the near future,” says Warwick Quinn, Chief Executive, BCITO.

BCITO Chief Executive, Warwick Quinn. The Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation (BCITO) provides apprenticeship and supervisor qualifications for the New Zealand building and construction industry.

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IN THE KNOW —

Vehicle Use and New Legislation Reminders Vehicle Use – Potential Health & Safety Implications.

In a recent case, a South Island construction company was found to have breached its health and safety obligations following a vehicle accident which resulted in the worker being crushed and killed.

The worker was driving a dump truck which veered off the road and down a bank in June 2017.

Following a WorkSafe investigation, the company was found to have: • failed to communicate, monitor and enforce vehicle policies, including ensuring workers wore seatbelts and had appropriate licenses for the vehicles they were driving (in this case the worker was not licensed to drive the truck which weighed more than 6 tonnes); • allowed the worker to drive trucks on numerous occasions despite being aware of his inexperience and there being risks from driving on dangerous roads in the area.

The company was ordered to pay a fine of $351,563, reparations of $177,735 and costs of $3,500.

If your workers are using vehicles as part of carrying out their duties, it is therefore important that you: • have appropriate vehicle use policies in place; and • ensure all workers are informed as to the contents of those; and • monitor compliance with the policies; and • enforce the policies.

New Legislation Reminders A reminder that: From 1 April 2019: • the minimum adult wage was increased to $17.70 per hour; and • the new Domestic Violence – Victims’ Protection Act 2018 came into force; From 6 May 2019: • a number of amendments to the Employment Relations Act 2000 came into force, including making the use of trial periods unlawful for those employers with 20 or more employees, and making the specified rest periods mandatory.

Danny Jacobson and Trudy Marshall are Partners at Employment Lawyers Tauranga and they specialise exclusively in employment law. They operate our Employment Helpline for NZCB members: phone 07 928 0529.

(The above is by its nature general, and is not intended to be a substitute for legal advice.)

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OUR PEOPLE —

Recognising Our Members!

Your special membership badges are on the way, we hope you will wear these with pride. Thank you for your support over the years!

Congratulations on 10 years of NZCB membership!

Auckland

David Whitehead

Shiheiei Lee

Shaun Murphy

Glenn Cameron

David Porter

Rory McGlynn

Craig Higgins

Andrew O’Connell

Holl Chung

David Kirk

Michael Knightbridge Mark Roberts

Daniel Glasgow

Grant Read

Daniel Dobrec

Adam Leonard

Paul Thompson

Rodney Pope

Colin O’Gorman

Stephen Mills

Steven Bombardieri

Murphy McDade

Hui Huo

George Hellaby

Noah Preston

Tony Page

David Wix

Val Ager Bay of Islands

David Smith

Blenheim/Marlborough

Benjamin Grady

Canterbury

Antony Wright

Murray Burling

Brian Orford

Andrew Coughlan

Mark Minson

Stuart Moore

John Mason

Brendon Hopkins

Kyle Byers

Fraser Woods

Brendan Hammond

Richard OMalley

Mark Christiansen

Christopher Hughes Central Otago

Nigel Moore

Damian Hill

Clinton Gollop

Mark Duffy

Hawke’s Bay

Benjamin Roughan

Lance Jacobs

Brendon Parker

Cameron Hislop

Manawatu

Gerard Reuters

Wayne Duncan

Nelson Bays

Trentan Gearry

Brian Bashford

Otago

Robin Bradshaw

Wayne Dyet

Southland

William Kennedy

Tauranga Districts

Bevan Sarich

Kenneth Wyllie

Brett Jimmieson

Zachariah Jeffries

John O’Neill

Warwick Leigh-James

Paul Lowe

Duncan Leadley

Wayne Firth

Phirun Fallas

Justin Ellis

Elliot Donaldson

Wellington

Bruce Whiting

Hamish Walker

Pulusi Laga

Wesley Van Der Linden

Whakatane

Christopher Ballantyne Stephen Smith

Whangarei

Craig Cogan

Hayden Taylor

Bernard Campbell

Jared Laban Waikato

Craig Pollard

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OUR PEOPLE —

Congratulations on 20 years of NZCB membership!

Auckland

Brent Lee

Phill Carswell

Brian Cook

Graeme Godbehere

Ian Cottle

Layne Chilman

Ken Strahan

Stephen Muldoon

Kevin Thomson

Carl Taylor

Martin Keys

Clive McMillan

Grant Millar

David Brown

Barry Walsh

Wolfgang White

Anthony Fogden

Bruce Walker

George Peterson

David Blampied

Barry Willetts

Garry Thompson

Stephen Kimberley

Charles Meredith

Mark Niccolls

Daniel Spooner

Bay of Islands

Gordon Salt

Glen Pierce

Raymond Paterson

Canterbury

Mark Urlich

Brent Higgins

Andrew Wood

Brent Anderson

Philip Hay

Philip de Buyzer

Hawke’s Bay

David Walch

Brian Penhall

Manawatu

Bruce Ward

Noel Leins

Mid and South Canterbury

Allan Gale

Lynn Whyte

Nelson Bays

Anthony Kennedy

Ross Bryant

Neville Greaney

Robert Monopoli

Otago

Larry Greene

Peter Finnie

Overseas

Lyall Barr

Taranaki

Mervyn Lightbody

Taupo

Robert Monteith

Tauranga Districts

Waikato

Rodney Caldow

Mark Van Zoelen

Peter Simpson

Brett Johnson

Darryl Riddick

Neil Thompson

John Newman

John Addison

Colin Boshier

Philip Mouldey

Blair Arrowsmith

Roger Duncan

Kevin Maetzig

Alan Kenworthy

Buster Cover

Stephen Baigent

John Lock

Mark Signal

Peter Dodd

Nigel Lesley

Jeffrey Riddle

Wairarapa

Malcolm Boyce

Wellington

James Henderson

Michael Wylie

Richard Stonnell

Ross Marett

Craig Simonsen

Stephen Hastie

Rudy van Vlerken

Stephen Dean

Denis Crouch

Michael Harris

Steven Ransley

Rudy van Vlerken

Ian Jensen

David Jaquiery

Darren Diver

Whakatane

Gary Schwass

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21st Annual NZCB AGM, Conference & Expo Christchurch Town Hall – June 2019

Into the Future

NZCB Chief Executive, Grant Florence and the Minister for Building and Construction, Hon Jenny Salesa.

NZCB Board Chairman, Kevin Sceats presenting member Bob Monopoli with his 20 year badge.

This year’s conference and expo had the highest number of registrations ever – 782 – with 457 NZCB members and their staff, apprentice finalists and VIPs in attendance. We had 20 apprentice finalists competing, and our biggest growth area being spouses with 94 attending this year! There were 66 trade stands (due to limited space), with more than 231 stand holders talking to our members.

Just four of the 66 awesome trade stands, displaying the latest and greatest products available.

We would like to sincerely thank each and every one of you who attended the NZCB AGM conference and expo. We really appreciate your enthusiasm and encouragement towards new members.

Thursday 13th June It was a foggy start throughout the country, which meant major delays at the airports. Kind of nerve-racking too, as the majority of National Support Office (NSO) team were stuck in Auckland. We only had a skeleton crew of one NSO member unpacking crates, setting up the registration booth, and juggling to get the two factory tours underway.

A HUGE thank you to Cathie Whitehead for your support in assisting with helping set up the NZCB stands and the registration booth. What would we do without the spouses?

AND the apprentices who put together all the goodie bags, as well as doing the manual labour of lifting exhibitor items up the stairs – the venue proved a little challenging this year. Thank you also to Warwick Leigh-James for your help with the set up of the trade stands and putting together the goodie bags.

Nevertheless, the new electronic registration process proved to be quick and relatively painless with the help of our new conference technology partners – Cvent.

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The challenge is on .... one of this years tasks was to build a wooden wheel barrow to race!

Awesome effort guys!

Friday 14th June A large crowd appeared at the registration booth at 7am but the cues quickly died down. All coffee stations were ready for action throughout the Christchurch Town Hall, plus Mitre 10 were giving away free coffee on their stand. They made a total of 1,261 coffees with gold coin donations going to AST. Thank you Mitre 10.

This year we had 20 apprentice finalists, who turned up bright and early for their brief for the Mitre 10 Great Apprentice wheelbarrow builds. Great to see such great role models for our industry. The end results looked pretty amazing too.

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A night to celebrate and let your hair down.

Barry the organist was amazing and the effort that went into this year’s costumes – WOW!

The AGM went on time, with the room packed full of NZCB members who got the chance to voice their opinions regarding the Association. Kevin Sceats, Chairman of the NZCB Board did the official conference opening, with our technology keynote speakers to follow.

Xero was kind enough to sponsor the Beautiful Ladies Lunch, where the spouses got to have a glass of bubbles and talk to their peers. They were also given a lovely goodie bag of pamper products. Monica Makau from Xero gave an informative speech on cyber security, providing some useful links on how to check if you are being scammed. (These links can be found on page 35, and have been put on the members’ ToolShed for reference.)

At 5pm, the apprentices were busy with the Mitre 10 Great Apprentice Race in the Douglas Auditorium. A big thank you to Mitre 10 for sponsoring this and the happy hour. Over 20k in beverages were consumed within the hour!

6pm rolled around very quickly, and thanks to Master Painters there were three trams ready to take delegates and exhibitors down to the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū for the Friday night mingler – very handy considering it was raining lightly at the time. The event was sold out this year with 500 people attending and the venue reaching maximum capacity. There was lots of chatter to be had (something to expect when you get 500 people in the one room!). Thank you to PlaceMakers for sponsoring the event. These evenings wouldn’t happen without your support.

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NZCB Board members at the well attended AGM, where members were able to have their say.

Just a couple of the awesome lineup of keynote and guest speakers that educated, updated, enlightened and entertained.

Saturday 14th June Everyone was a little slower to arrive at the Christchurch Town Hall, with the weather still drizzling. Thank you to GIB® for sponsoring the awesome rain jackets. These were given out to all delegates with the goodie bags. The jackets definitely came in handy over the course of the weekend.

There were 12 educational workshops over the course of the morning. These were split into the three streams: building, business and health. Some of the speakers had standing room only for their talks. Copies of the presentations have been put on the members’ ToolShed for you to download.

The Steampunk Awards Dinner went without a hitch.

Everyone looked fabulous in their costumes. Barry the organist did an amazing ‘Phantom of The Opera’ piece and was spurred on to play an encore. The Apprentice Challenge awards section went by quickly too. Thank you to our main Apprentice Challenge sponsor, ITM. There were some amazing prizes given to the winners.

This year, the venue was well spaced out, with plenty of room for people to have a chat outside the main room without the noise of the band!

Once again, we would like to thank all our sponsors.

Conferences are very costly to put on and hardly ever run to a profit, so a very big thank you for your contributions.

NZCB couldn’t do an event like this without your support!

We had the fabulous comedian Ben Hurley for the Final Act. Laughter could be heard from the other end of the Christchurch Town Hall, so there were no complaints from his act. The official conference closing was done by the Christchurch Mayor, Lianne Dalziel. She was also a good sport about being put on the spot to help us out with a conference promotional video. Thank you, Lianne.

We look forward to seeing you all again next year and hopefully some new faces in Wellington at the TSB Arena and Shed 6. Save the dates 4th to 6th June for the NZCB 22nd annual AGM, conference and expo 2020.

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HEALTH AND SAFETY —

Gear Up For the Winter Months When the temperatures heads southwards it’s time to think about protecting yourself and your team from the elements.

Winter weather can lead to more injuries as the cold affects decision-making and leads to fatigue. This can lead to people taking shortcuts to finish the job to get back where it’s warm and this in turn can cause injuries or damage to plant and equipment as their judgement is affected.

Christchurch Site Safe safety advisor Trudy Hodge knows all about working in chilly conditions.

Even moderately cold temperatures can increase the risk of workplace incidents as the cold reduces manual dexterity, fingertip sensitivity and muscle strength.

Canterbury can have some tough, frosty mornings and Trudy says warming up before getting into any hard yakka is always useful in avoiding cold-start injuries.

People working outside should try to eliminate, or at best minimise, cold hazards.

She says starting with one of the easier jobs of the day is a productive way to warm-up.

Consider the following controls when working in the elements.

“Stretching and moving the body’s mechanical workings before digging and lifting is always a good idea.”

Food, shelter and wellbeing • Food and liquid intake are essential to maintain body heat and prevent dehydration, particularly as the body is working harder in cold conditions.

• WorkSafe says if continuous work is carried out in temperatures below 0°C, heated shelters such as cabins or “smoko” rooms should be available.

• A strict timetable for breaks should be put in place to allow employees to warm up and change clothes if needed.

• Always have a hot brew on hand. Tea, coffee, Milo or a herbal tea will keep that core temperature up.

Training • Workers and supervisors should be trained to recognise the symptoms of cold exposure, such as hypothermia. Having a trained first aid person is also highly recommended.

• Employees should be informed about personal protective equipment, safe work practices and emergency procedures in case of injury. While working in the cold, a buddy system should be used to look out for one another.

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HEALTH AND SAFETY —

PPE

Plan

• Clothing should be worn in multiple layers. The bottom layer can be a range of materials including polypropylene, polyester or wool.

• The outer layer should be hi-vis, rain and wind-proof and allow for easy opening and removal.

Trudy Hodge says with layering it is vital to get the base layer next to the skin right for each individual.

• To avoid harsh winter conditions, plan work that is appropriate to the weather. Check weather reports before planning your jobs, so that outside tasks can be done on the best possible day.

• If you cannot be adequately protected from the effects of the cold, then work must be suspended or rescheduled to remove the risk of harm.

• Following these steps will ensure that winter does not slow you down and everyone stays productive, happy and keen.

“Good thermals that draw the sweat away from the body are a godsend. There are many brands on the market, but remember, you get what you pay for!”

If you’ve got the dosh, merino is excellent for warmth and keeping the skin dry. It has the bonus, for the extra hard-working people, of being low on the odour scale, which is never a bad thing in the smoko room.

Exposed areas such as the head, hands and feet are just as important as the body. Gloves are an obvious option; however, these can become bulky and affect a worker’s manual handling, so a better option is to provide warm air blowers or insulated handles on tools.

Buy footwear that is well padded, insulated and made from materials such as leather, which allows the shoes to breathe. A great deal of heat is also lost through the head, a problem compounded by the fact that hard hats don’t provide protection against the cold.

If a hard hat is necessary, wear a tightly fitted beanie made of polypropylene or merino underneath.

Fatigue More than just being drowsy, fatigue is a state of exhaustion – either mental, physical or both.

Signs of it in many people are: • irritability • being disengaged • slurred speech • clumsiness • being forgetful.

Ways to counter fatigue include: • having more breaks than normal if the work is demanding and the conditions are hard; • drinking water, not sugary drinks which can dehydrate you; and • always make sure there is suitable shelter.

Equipment • The risk of cold injury can be minimised by equipment choice and design. Plant, equipment and tools should be designed so that they can be operated without having to remove items of PPE. • The more complex or fiddly the activity, the greater the likelihood that PPE will be discarded during the process, which leads to increased risk.

For more information go to: www.sitesafe.org.nz

Bill O’Byrne, Site Safe NZ. Site Safe is a not-for-profit, membership-based organisation that supports a culture of health and safety in New Zealand construction.

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HEALTH AND SAFETY —

Getting the Balance Right When It Comes to Health and Safety When it comes to health and safety, it’s clear that paperwork isn’t working. Completing and managing endless forms just sucks up time and energy and isn’t making a difference.

It’s time to find the balance between keeping people safe, proving you’re compliant with the law and giving people enough time to get the job done.

So, what do you need to do to get the balance right?

The most important thing is to manage risks on site.

Make sure you always start with what’s happening where people’s lives are potentially at risk (e.g. preventing falls from height – in the last year, we have seen falls of less than 1.8 metres result in paralysis). And never cut corners in managing these risks on site. In our experience, this is when things can go wrong.

The second is to show leadership. It’s your business.

So, it’s up to you to make sure health and safety is something that happens every day on each of your sites. Leadership means making sure the safety plan for the site is followed every day. If something isn’t being done safely then step in to put things right. Leadership also means making sure all the subbies and tradies are pre-qualified to work on site – meaning they have the right qualifications, training, insurance and experience to get the job done safely. You need to make sure everyone who works on your sites does their own health and safety.

“Leadership means making sure the safety plan for the site is followed every day.

If something isn’t being done safely then step in to put things right.” everyone. Start each day with a quick safety meeting.

It doesn’t need to be more than a few minutes and you don’t need to run the meeting yourself – a great way to get people involved is to have them take turns running it.

If people are on their own, get them to check in with you first thing and get them into the habit of running a quick risk assessment before they start work.

If you do these three things well then you’ll be on your way to getting the balance right between keeping people safe, proving compliance and getting the job done.

For more information visit www.hazardco.com

The third thing is getting everyone involved. It’s clear that the more you can get your teams and subbies involved in every day health and safety the better it will be for

Iain Dixon, HazardCo CEO. At HazardCo our goal is to help ensure everyone gets home safely from work each and every day. We provide members with an effective yet simple solution to sort Health & Safety requirements.

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Last year, a BDO* survey of the New Zealand construction industry found the margins many builders were quoting was not enough to survive.

On average, they were adding a 5 per cent margin on quotes for new commercial projects and about 8 per cent for residential housing.

Late last year, Franklins completely changed its focus from retail to fully supporting the trade.

As part of this shift, Franklins has developed TradeProtect which is designed to ensure builder’s margins on products from Franklins are very comfortable and cannot be undercut. Franklins now also offers some assistance to smaller business owners in terms of their marketing and through the use of the design studios.

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For more information contact Franklins: James Smith 021 967 400 or Kelvyn Duncan 027 760 6897 or visit www.franklins.co.nz

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NZCB Welcomes New Affinity Partner EAP Services Who are EAP Service? EAP Services Limited is New Zealand’s leading employee assistance programme provider, committed to supporting organisations to enhance the wellbeing and performance of their staff.

How can EAP Services help? Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) is a professional service paid for

by NZCB. NZCB will cover your first three sessions for FREE. It is to assist you if you are experiencing any personal or work related difficulties.

You can talk to an experienced Professional about any number of concerns including (but not limited to): • Feelings of anxiety, stress or depression • Family challenges, relationship issues • Parenting problems, elder care support • Conflict and tension with colleagues, managers, partners • Pressures placed on you in the workplace or personal situations • Coping with serious illness, trauma, grief or bereavement • Building resilience during times of change and uncertainty • Preparing for retirement or redundancy • Frustrations and confusion over your career direction • Living with addictions and minimising their impact on your life • Addressing financial matters or personal legal concerns.

For more information check out the Members Only ToolShed, under the Member Benefits section and Business Services, or contact Simon Diprose at EAP simon.diprose@eapservices.co.nz to have a proposal/contract prepared tailored to your requirements.

NEWS

Worried About Scam Emails?

What can you do to protect yourself and your business: • If in doubt, don’t open emails or attachments from suspicious sources • Check if your email address is compromised – see the first link in the list below • Check if any websites have insecurely handled your passwords • Software updates? Review then update • Secure your home network by changing default settings • Talk to your Whānau • Talk to an IT expert • Secure your passwords For more information check out the useful links below: > https://haveibeenpwned.com > https://www.xero.com/blog/ security-noticeboard > https://www.cert.govt.nz/ individuals > https://assets.safetrac.com/ assets/manuals/rise_phishing_ booster/packages/V3_V19_ Phishing_Safetrac_190517_V4/ scormcontent/index.html# > https://beinternetawesome. withgoogle.com/en_us

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NEW PRODUCT

Airbow® Framer After decades of market stagnation, a New Zealand team of engineers and builders have innovated the nail gun to the point of creating a new category. The AIRBOW® FRAMER is designed to increase productivity, have a low impact on the environment with minuscule combustion emissions and reduced site waste. Plus proven long-term value, the AIRBOW is the only product of its kind currently available, anywhere in the world.

Weatherproof, untethered, ergonomically designed, safe to use, quiet, free from self-service and collaborative with most nail heads, the AIRBOW harnesses just 1gm of industrial compressed air to fire each nail.

The power behind the tool is the unique HAMMER FORCE TECHNOLOGY®, a worldfirst valve actuation system using tiny amounts of air to deliver serious power, an evolution that is poised to redefine the building and construction industry globally.

The AIRBOW has an efficient refill process by clicking the gun’s valve into a high pressure air compressor. With the new Airbow® Compressor (being launched September 2019), air is transferred into the gun in 10 – 15 seconds, leaving the gun ready for rapid and continuous firing. With each trigger pull, the used air escapes back into the atmosphere, no harm done.

And as the tool has been tested with all the commonly available nail brands in the New Zealand market, the user is not locked in to expensive proprietary nail packages.

Available exclusively in PlaceMakers stores around the country, you can find out more at www.airbowsystems.com.

NEWS BITES

News Bites NEWS

Site Safe Publishes First-Ever Report on Suicide in New Zealand’s Construction Industry

NEWS

NZCB Welcomes New National Partner Rave Build Management Limited

The release of a report into suicides of construction industry workers has highlighted the need for the industry to work together to support the mental health of workers.

More Than Project Management Software, Rave Build Management Limited was started to bring the construction industry into the future.

The report, which was funded through BRANZ and Site Safe, found there was no single cause but there were some common factors.

Site Safe ‘s chief executive Brett Murray says these factors included work and financial stresses, as well as physical injuries. He says Site Safe is already developing a mental health strategy based on the findings of the report which studied coroner reports from 2007–2017.

Rave Build is a kiwi-built cloud-based software that provides simple, smart software that can be accessed from a PC, tablet, or smart-phone (Including an easy to use App).

Their system offers comprehensive, easy to use, project scheduling, with templates to guide you and get you started if required. Builders that schedule well, do well.

“To lose 300 people to suicide in our industry over 10 years is devastating.” Brett Murray says. “There has been huge progress in workplace health and safety over the past twenty years, but we all need to play our part in shifting attitudes towards mental health.”

Striving to make transitions easy, they will export what is required from your current systems and get everything set up ready to go and then give you as much one on one training as is required to insure you get the very best out of Rave, even working with your sub-contractors to ensure their buy in.

The workplace pressures mentioned in coroners’ reports included: • job insecurity or uncertainty • business stress • dealing with an injury or illness affecting the ability to work.

Why Rave Build?

• They take care of the technology so you don’t have to, save time, reduce cost and boost profits.

• Using Rave will give you visibility and control over your projects.

Notably, people who were self-employed or business owners (11.3% of all cases) were twice as likely to have been affected by work-related factors than employees.

• Built in New Zealand, with a dedicated Kiwi customer support team.

• Stop being “too busy” and get some precious time back using Rave Build.

“These pressures aren’t unique to the construction industry, but the solutions can be found by getting the industry set-up to address these challenges and improve the mental health of its people,” Mr Murray says.

• With their unlimited support and training you and your contractors will get the very best results.

View the full report at https://www.sitesafe.org.nz/guides-resources/research/sitesaferesearch/

New Zealand builders completed 2,500+ projects using Rave in the last 12 months. Join the 5,000+ other New Zealand builders and contractors already using Rave.

For more information about suicide prevention, please visit www.mentalhealth.org.nz/suicideprevention

TRY IT FOR FREE, visit www.ravebuild.co.nz

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NEWS

NZCB Doing Our Bit for the Environment Plastic pollution remains a pervasive and global problem. The abundance of plastic production in the past 40 years has created a host of landfill problems. More than 85% of plastic waste ends up in landfills, where plastics can take hundreds or thousands of years to decompose.

NZCB have for the last three issue of our InHouse magazine been using biodegradable wrap. Below is a little bit about the Biodegradable wrap.

NEWS

NZCB Welcomes New National Partner YourQS YourQS are delighted to become National Partners of New Zealand Certified Builders.

Fast, accurate quoting for residential builders.

We are an innovative start-up business that specialises in quantity surveying for residential builders.

Our business is based around our 3D estimating technology that allows us to virtually build the project then use this our accurate software to calculate the costs. This is good because it gives visual confirmation of the measurements and an accurate cost calculation.

We started promoting YourQS about a year ago and have now completed over 300 projects working with approximately 70 builders, designers, and home owners.

Our technology handles the variability in renovations as well as new builds.

We do a lot of work with early stage concept designs, helping you to quickly “dial in” a project to the customer’s budget before it gets expensive to make changes.

Traditional estimating is very reliant on the experience and knowledge of the estimator. Our approach absorbs knowledge from multiple people and sources as we teach our system what it takes to build each part of a house. Much of this comes from feedback that we get from builders and subtrades, so our system contains years of experience and knowledge that you benefit from when using YourQS. Our system has elements to represent all of the different building activities involved in a renovation or new build. Our team will build a model of the work in your project that not only addresses building work, but also covers demolition and other costs like scaffolding or site security fencing.

Powered by EcoPure® technology, biodegradable plastics is a solution to the plastic waste problem. Adding just 1% EcoPure® additive when manufacturing, can enhance the biodegradation of plastics in a landfill.

What is biodegradable plastic?

Biodegradable plastics are defined by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) as “a degradable plastic in which the degradation results from the action of naturallyoccurring micro-organisms such as bacteria, fungi and algae”.

How EcoPure® works EcoPure® allows microbes to create a biofilm that coats the plastic waste. The biofilm forms on treated plastics once it comes in contact with certain enzymes and microbes found in landfills.

These microbes then send out chemical signals, a part of the quorum sensing process, that attract other microbes. Through this process, the microbes break down the chemical bonds of polymer chains to biodegrade them at an accelerated rate.

How to dispose the biodegradable plastics?

The EcoPure formula has been designed to biodegrade in biologically active landfills. This process requires the presence of soil bacteria, and as such will not initiate until the treated product is disposed of in a biologically active land fill. So the biodegradable plastics or film can be simply put in the normal rubbish.

Packaged with EcoPure® additive treated film.

Safely disposed with your general house-hold waste.

Accelerated biodegradation – ASTM D5511 tested.

For more information go to: actionmail.co.nz/eco-mail

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27/06/19 11:45

AROUND THE REGIONS —

NZCB Welcomes New Regional Presidents My name is Paul Riedel and I’m the new Regional President for the Taupo region. I started my apprenticeship in the army, where I spent seven years, and was involved in some pretty interesting builds, including the SAS headquarters. My wife and I then travelled for three years, while I spent some time as a cabinetmaker in London, and in Amsterdam repiling 200-year old houses.

We moved back to New Zealand and settled in Taupo in 1998, and I became selfemployed soon afterwards.

I have been a member of NZCB since 2000.

There are eight staff working in my building company, Straight Up Construction (Taupo)

MANAWATU

Limited, and we carry out mainly new house builds around the Taupo region.

My wife and I have four kids, who were all born in New Zealand. I got into ultra-running around 10 years ago, and once won a 12-hour race, by running 102 kms around a 400 metre athletics track. I ran every day that year to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

I still manage the odd half marathon and enjoy travelling with the family.

In the role of Regional President, I am looking forward to having a positive influence on our industry, as I am passionate about seeing new people come through the trade at a decent skill level. This high skill level is important to enable our industry to move forward with credibility.

Paul Riedel NZCB President Taupo

Hi, my name is Craig Whitton and I started my building business in the Rangitikei 10 years ago. We specialise in renovations, bathrooms and any building job that comes along to challenge our team. We are a small family business, with two staff and I am supported by my wife, Liz, in the office.

We have three fantastic children.

When not at work, we love to get out jetboating, kayaking, biking and fishing and generally enjoying this beautiful country we live in.

I have been a member of New Zealand Certified Builders since 2010 and have always taken an active part in meetings in our region. I have gained a lot from regional meetings – new knowledge, support and the opportunity to improve my knowledge to effectively run our business. I hope to encourage more members to embrace this and feel sure my new role as President of this region will be a real challenge.

Craig Whitton NZCB President Manawatu

NZCB Presidents at the recent Presidents Forum.

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TAUPO

AROUND THE REGIONS —

Canterbury Region Help Students Achieve Their Goal

CANTERBURY

The Canterbury Region recently made a donation, to allow a group of students and their tutor from ARA Institute of Canterbury (the Canterbury Polytechnic), to make a trip to Fiji.

This wasn’t to give them a holiday in the sun, but to help them achieve the goal that they had worked very hard at getting to, over the past year.

In February 2018, 16 students started a course at ARA that would give them a hands-on opportunity to experience the construction industry. These 16 and 17 year olds did three days at school and two days at ARA. Of the original number, 11 have now either taken up apprenticeships or enrolled in the full pre-trade course – future ‘chippies’.

While at ARA, their project was to build two tiny houses that would be sold to raise funds for the Fiji trip.

The students were involved in every step from floor insulation, to window flashings, to the full interior fitouts.

The houses were built on locally-sourced trailer frames that are both registered and warranted to go on the road (not designed as a caravan substitute, though).

The finished units weigh just under 3500kg.

The tiny houses were sold at auction, and raised $35,000 towards the cost of the trip. Needing a further

Students Jamie Coey, Joe Tippett, Creed Rickard-Robb, ARA Institute of Technology Tutor Mick Cooke, NZCB Canterbury Region President Richard Poff.

$3,000 to enable the trip to proceed, the Canterbury Region made up the shortfall.

When in Fiji, the students (eight males and two females) will work alongside locals in building some cyclone-proof housing in Lautoka. The overall project is run by Habitat for Humanity.

NZCB Canterbury President, Richard Poff

Auckland Mingler Evenings to Continue The NZCB Auckland Committee would like to thank our Regional Partners who attended our mingler evening at Jack Tar in May, it was great to get the chance to speak with you all and receive your feedback.

AUCKLAND

We will be looking to hold similar events in the future to give our Members and Regional Partners a chance to meet face to face and discuss the industry and benefits we offer each other.

Pictured here is Committee member, Callum Sheridan, with our Regional Partner Anna Brooks from Free Up. A bit about Free up: Anna is a job management app expert, helping to set up Auckland builders and trades with the right technology for their businesses since 2017. Anna and the team at FREE UP make the process quick and easy, from selecting the right software to setting-up the system to training staff.

FREE UP also offers a range of additional services, including fine-tuning business processes to improve efficiency and profitability, and bookkeeping support to help with construction administration.

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AROUND THE REGIONS —

Tasman Bays/Nelson/ Marlborough Apprentice Challenge 2019 The 2019 Tasman Bays/Nelson/Marlborough region NZCB Apprentice Challenge was held at the Motueka ITM store with five competing apprentices.

Competing Apprentices with their completed seats (left to right)Â David Maisy,William Quarmby, Daniel Small, Jono Mills, Lance Herrick, (front) Judges Keith Langham,Paul Daubney.

All of the five young apprentices managed to complete their bench seat within the allotted time frame to a super high standard. They all showed skill and determination in completing the set task.

Four of the five bench seats were donated to the Nelson Cancer Society for fundraising purposes.

A big thanks to Motueka ITM for hosting the event and supplying all the materials, and thanks to our two judges Keith Langham and Paul Daubney.

Tasman/Nelson Marlborough regional finalist William Quarmby (left) talking with judges Keith Langham and Paul Daubney.

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NELSON

AROUND THE REGIONS —

Nick Matthews Business Development Manager – South Island

How Good Was That?

Did you make it to Christchurch for the 21st Annual NZCB Conference?

Well, if you didn’t, you may have missed out on the best conference ever…

NZCB Business Development Manager South Island, Nick Matthews with the Mitre 10 crew and the 2019 NZCB Apprentice Challenge finalists.

Yes, some flights and travel were affected but they almost always are during winter, especially with so many people trying to get to one location at the same time. While the Christchurch Town Hall isn’t a dedicated conference venue, it created a real buzz.

Our conference was the largest event held in the town hall since it reopened in April 2019. Its central city location made it easy to walk to accommodation, restaurants and bars and it was awesome having our national conference back in the South Island!

The tasks involved installing and fitting a passage lock set into a prepared door block, followed by having to form an internal 90° corner from colonial skirting. The apprentices were expected to hone their chisels and use an ‘old school’ mitre box and coping saw to complete the respective tasks. Each finalist got to keep all tools supplied, with the winners receiving gift vouchers and additional tool prizes.

Many thanks to Mitre 10’s Stan Scott for his work alongside the apprentices.

A personal highlight was hosting the Apprentice Challenge entrants, who were competing for the Ken Read Memorial Trophy at the national 2019 final.

NZCB Canterbury recently assisted carpentry students from ARA Institute of Canterbury by topping up the funding needed to travel to Fiji and build a new house for a family affected by cyclone damage. Done in association with Habitat for Humanity, the experience was a real eye opener for the year 11 and 12 students, who raised most of the money needed by building and auctioning two tiny homes. I was lucky enough to inspect first-hand the workmanship of the tiny homes and if these students are our future apprentices and tradespeople, then the industry is in good hands.

It was great to watch their confidence levels increase as they spent more time interacting with NZCB members, sponsors and staff. As the conference progressed they started to relax, quickly learning there’s more to the industry than being a carpenter.

Now in its fourth year, is an event called the ‘Great Apprentice Race’, sponsored by Mitre 10 Trade.

The task? Build a wooden wheelbarrow in four hours, then use it to cart tools around, racing to complete two building tasks.

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Till next time, Nick

SOUTH

AROUND THE REGIONS —

Shane Ririnui Business Development Manager – North Island

Positive Future For Our Industry!

2019 NZCB Apprentice Challenge finalists with NZCB Chief Executive, Grant Florence (centre), NZCB Business Development Managers; South Island Nick Matthews (front left), North Island Shane Ririnui (front 2nd in, right) and Auckland Andrew Macdonald (front far right).

Tēnā koutou (Māori greeting to more than three people), I hope everyone who attended this year’s conference made it home safely and enjoyed their three-day experience. I believe we had a record number of attendees at the event, held at the newly built Christchurch Town Hall. I thoroughly enjoyed catching up and talking ‘shop’ with the many members and industry partners who came along. We had good crowds at the keynote speaker sessions, workshops and Friday Mingler at the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, and our great closing act – comedian Ben Hurley. The conference highlight for me was watching and listening to the organist play a magnificent piece of music from The Phantom of the Opera.

I would like to congratulate all of the apprentices who took part in the NZCB Apprentice Challenge 2019 national final. They all proudly represented their regions but there can only be one winner; South Auckland’s Cedric Folaumoetu’i.

Cedric took home the Ken Read Memorial Trophy and NZCB Apprentice Challenge 2019 title, supported

by ITM. Congratulations on being the first Polynesian apprentice to win the NZCB Apprentice Challenge.

Also I would like to acknowledge female apprentice Christine Thomas as I see these two achievements as a great reflection of changing times and strengthening a very positive future for our building industry.

What’s in the pipeline for me over the coming months?

I’ll be attending ITM’s LBP days in Christchurch and Hamilton and joining Fairview and ADNZ at their roadshows on the E2 changes. I’m also visiting the Manawatu region to pilot the Full Court Press initiative, alongside National Support Office staff, visiting businesses of influence in the region to help raise awareness of NZCB. Plus, I’ll continue gathering feedback from NZCB members on the association, so if you get a call out of the blue, that will be why!

Ka kite, Shane

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NORTH

AROUND THE REGIONS —

Industry Events Calendar UPCOMING EVENTS SAVE THE DATE! NZCB 22ND ANNUAL AGM CONFERENCE AND EXPO

4–6 June 2020 TSB Arena and Shed 6 Queens Wharf, Wellington

CONZTRUCT TRADE SHOW

July–Sept 2019 CONZTRUCT is for builders, electricians, plumbers, gasfitters and other specialist trades people to further their breadth of knowledge, education and gain a greater understanding of new product technologies. There’s LBP & CPD points available and it’s FREE to attend!

AUCKLAND NORTH EVENTFINDA STADIUM

Tuesday 23 July 4pm – 7pm

TAURANGA TECT AUDITORIUM, BAYPARK NAPIER RODNEY GREEN CENTENNIAL EVENT CENTRE BLENHEIM MARLBOROUGH CONVENTION CENTRE NELSON ANNESBROOK CHURCH KAITAIA RSA KAITAIA

Wednesday 24 July 4pm – 7pm Thursday 25 July 4pm – 7pm Wednesday 7 August 4pm – 6:30pm Thursday 8 August 4pm – 6:30pm

Tuesday 10 September 4pm – 6:30pm

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KERIKERI TURNER CENTRE

Wednesday 11 September 4pm – 6:30pm

CHRISTCHURCH AIR FORCE MUSEUM

Monday 16 September 4pm – 7pm

DUNEDIN EDGAR CENTRE

Tuesday 17 September 4pm – 7pm

INVERCARGILL Wednesday 18 September VELODROME, ILT STADIUM 4pm – 7pm QUEENSTOWN Thursday 19 September QUEENSTOWN EVENTS CENTRE 4pm – 7pm

www.construct.co.nz

NEXT GENERATION —

Nick Matthews Business Development Manager – South Island

Going from Strength to Strength Every year the Apprentice Challenge, at both a regional and national level, seems to get bigger, better and more successful.

The national 2019 final was held in Christchurch from the 13th – 15th of June and what an event it was!

Twenty apprentices represented their regions, employers and themselves with pride and honour.

As in previous years, their backgrounds and ages were far and wide but they all shared a common theme – a passion for their trade and the desire to achieve.

It was fantastic to have Kitty Thomas, a female apprentice, compete – a first for the Challenge.

Something different for 2019 was the introduction of a two-hour ‘Trade and Industry’ exam. Testing the competitors’ knowledge on carpentry tasks and the Building Act, codes and standards. The purpose of the exam was to identify which of the competitors possess a “next level of industry awareness”, something NZCB expects of all building practitioners.

And the winners are…

Congratulations to the first ever Pacifica winner of the Apprentice Challenge – Cedric Folaumoetu’i.

Cedric (31) is an ITAB apprentice enrolled at Unitec in Auckland and humble, deserving winner of the Ken Read Memorial Trophy. Cedric received a prize package to the value of $5,000, thanks to the generous supporting sponsorship of ITM. During the challenge, Cedric quietly went about his work with the judging panel reporting he consistently achieved high results in all assessments, setting him apart from his peers. This was evident at his acceptance speech where, by his own admittance, he was blown away and the words just wouldn’t come out. Well done Cedric, on behalf of us all at NZCB, you’re a true champion.

Cedric Folaumoetu’i and ITM National Marketing Manager Juliana Raven.

Second place was taken out by returning Wellington apprentice, Peter Fox (32), who is enrolled with ITAB at Weltec. Peter received prizes to the value of $3,500 thanks to Noel Leeming Commercial. Third place was awarded to Regan Morris (32) of Masterton, who is enrolled with the BCITO and received a prize package valued at $2,000, thanks to GIB. The Chairperson’s Personality Award was awarded to Rotorua-based apprentice, Ross McIntyre (40), who is enrolled with the BCITO and received a $1,500 prize package, thanks to PlaceMakers.

Sponsors and supporters In addition to the sponsors named above, the Apprentice Challenge continues to receive overwhelming support from Hilti, Paslode, Sika, ITAB, AST and, of course, NZCB. Every finalist came away loaded up with tools, apparel and prizes galore!

Thank you all for your ongoing support.

Thanks to our sponsors

Thanks to our award sponsors

1st Place

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2nd Place

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The 2019 NZCB Apprentice Challenge finalists

The judging panel consisted of returning judges, Brian Dillion, Chairman of the AST; and Peter Taylor, former Winstone Wallboards Technical Support Manager. They were joined by 2018 winner, Matt Hatchard, on the judging panel.

Thank you, gentlemen, for a job well done.

Finally, on behalf of all NZCB members and staff, I’d like to congratulate all 20 of the national finalists for your good humour, commitment and camaraderie. It was our pleasure to host you at the 21st NZCB National Conference in Christchurch.

We wish each of you the very best of luck for the remainder of your apprenticeships and your future building careers.

NZCB Apprentice Challenge 2019 winners.

From left: third place, Regan Morris; first place, Cedric Folaumoetu’i; and second place, Peter Fox.

Thanks to our other contributing sponsors

3rd Place

Chairman’s Award

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NEXT GENERATION —

An Experience to Be Remembered!

My advice to those contemplating a future in building is; set yourself goals (both short and long-term), be humble, be open-minded and be open to constructive feedback.

Secondly, dream big, work hard and be hungry – hungry in the sense of always having a willing and can-do attitude (especially during the challenging times), hungry for knowledge but, even more importantly, hungry for success – even when the odds are stacked against you. My most important and final piece of advice is ‘sacrifice’ – sacrificing sleep, your social/love life, money, family, weekends etc, because without sacrifice, dreams without actions are purely just dreams.

To my fellow builders, don’t withhold your ‘tricks of the trade’ and knowledge because the success and failures of your fellow apprentices is a reflection of you. However, continue to invest your precious time and energy into them because there is no better feeling than the gratification you feel knowing that you’ve contributed to their success.

Cedric Folaumoetu’i, 2019 NZCB Apprentice Challenge winner.

The 2019 New Zealand Certified Builders (NZCB) Apprentice Challenge is an experience I’ll never forget and one for various reasons. The challenge consisted of two parts, the first part was to submit a CV, cover letter and a work-portfolio. The second part entailed a panel interview and a two-minute presentation on a topic assigned to me. The only real modification compared to previous years was the addition of a two-hour examination based on a number of factors right across the building field.

I was assigned with the overwhelming task of competing against 19 other regional finalists from all over New Zealand – all competently skilled, talented and had something unique to bring to the table.

This was by no means going to be a ‘walk in the park’ and the competition really lived up to its name.

The poignant words of my Tongan-born parents ‘ai e mata e peni ke iloa’ reverberated constantly in my ear, which loosely translates in English ‘make the ink of the ball-point pen stand out’. The message was simple – study and education! Therefore, I knew that I was going to have to put on my designer’s hat and approach the whole thing in a different manner and was very lucky to have come away as the victor.

“The poignant words of my Tonganborn parents ‘ai e mata e peni ke iloa’ reverberated constantly in my ear, which loosely translates in English ‘make the ink of the ball-point pen stand out.’”

Thank you to New Zealand Certified Builders and all its sponsors for the hard work going on behind the scenes and promoting awesome and healthy competitions like these.

To my fellow competitors, I wish you every ounce of success in all your future endeavours. The future of the New Zealand building industry is in great hands.

“Hard work beats talent, when talent doesn’t work hard” – Tim Notke Malo ‘aupito, ‘ofa atu (thank you and much love).

Cedric Folaumoetu’i 2019 NZCB Apprentice Challenge winner

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NEXT GENERATION —

INDUSTRY TRAINING ASSOCIATION BUILDING

ITAB Apprentice Completions

New Zealand’s Most Employable Apprentices

Ara Institute of Canterbury Kaleb Marshall

LOC Construction Limited

Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT) Miro Mitchell

Bazani Builders Limited

Bradley Hide

Kennedys Construction

Dylan Thorstensen

A D Clarke Construction Limited

Leyton Mulligan

JRN Construction Limited

Northtec – Future Trades Luke Edwards

Barfoote Construction Limited

Otago Polytechnic Jackson Hemopo

RMC Construction Limited

Simon McCaig

Naylor Love Construction Limited

Harry Bergman

Balman B & D

VISIT CARTERS CONSTRUCTION

ZONE AT CONZTRUCT ROUND 3

Auckland Nth Tauranga Napier

ROUND 4

Christchurch Dunedin Invercargill Queenstown

Tues 23 July Eventfinda Stadium, Wairau Weds 24 July TECT Auditorium, Baypark Thurs 25 July Rodney Green Event Centre Mon 16 September Air Force Museum Tues 17 September Edgar Centre Weds 18 September Velodrome, ILT Stadium Thurs 19 September Queenstown Events Centre

The CONZTRUCT trade shows are heading to main centres across New Zealand over the next few months.

The CONZTRUCTION ZONE is touring again with the 2019 series, packed with 25+ key suppliers showcasing their latest products and solutions.

These events are a great forum for construction industry professionals and suppliers to come together and discuss industry developments, find new products and attend LBP workshops, all in one easy, expo environment!

CONZTRUCT is free to attend, so grab your crew and leave site a little early when the show is on in your area.

FOR MORE DATES AND TO REGISTER GO TO WWW.CARTERS.CO.NZ/CONZTRUCT

NEXT GENERATION —

Brian Dillon AST Trust Chairman

A Real Challenge I’ve had the privilege of being on the judging panel for the New Zealand Certified Builders (NZCB) Apprentice Challenge for four years now, and I’m always amazed and impressed by the commitment and passion shown by the entrants.

Their desire to become very good carpenters is evident, and they typically have some interesting insights into the broader issues in the industry as well.

That all leaves me feeling confident that as an industry our future will be in good hands. A recent initiative was to have an ex finalist on the judging panel, and Matt’s contribution this year was excellent. He brought his experience as an apprentice finalist, as well as his perceptive as a now qualified carpenter and business owner.

The NZCB conference itself was a success yet again.

The opportunity to share practices and ideas with others, and pick up new ones from the stand-holders and breakout sessions is invaluable, and a key part of

being involved with ITAB and NZCB. As an individual member for many years it’s been pleasing to see the conference evolve as the association itself has.

We’ve been told that the much-anticipated announcement about the Review of Vocational Education (RoVE) should be expected in mid-late July.

Some indications are that at a very high level there may not be much changes to the three proposals, and in situations like this it’s often the detail that sits below this that will make the difference. I’m in touch with many other polytechnics around the country, and it’s pleasing to see the level of commitment there which should ensure quality and relevant training continues to be provided for the industry through ITAB.

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TECH TIPS —

Don’t Get Trapped with the Wrong Tech Today, more and more Kiwi builders are tooling up with technology. And they’re experiencing dramatic results: improved efficiency, increased profitability and reduced paperwork.

Choosing the right technology for your business is just like selecting the right tool for a job: it makes the task faster, easier and more successful.

But pick the wrong technology, and you can create a whole new set of headaches. BuilderTrend is a good example: it works amazingly well for some, but others find it a complex system with features they’ll never need or use.

Take time to make the right tech choice There are many job management apps that work well for builders and trades, including NextMinute, Tradify, Buildxact, CoConstruct, BuilderTrend, RaveBuild, BuildaPrice and Fergus.

Each has different strengths and weaknesses, so it’s crucial to pick one that will work best with your business.

Here are some tips to help you decide:

3. Research and short-list a few apps

1. List business problems

If you use Xero, a good starting point is the Xero Marketplace at https://www.xero.com/nz/marketplace/business-type/ construction-trades/

What are the key issues you’re struggling with? For example: • Managing manual or paper timesheets • Quoting takes too much time and you miss including items in your quotes, over and over again • Your quotes don’t look professional • Managing multiple jobs at once is time consuming and challenging • You struggle to track costs on a job or know if you’ve been charged the correct amount by your supplier • Invoicing your customers only happens when you have time and charges may be missed • Job profitability isn’t clear to see

2. List goals you want to achieve What would you like to achieve immediately and in the next year? For example: • • • • •

Timesheets from your team can be entered electronically Reduce the time you spent on admin and paperwork Spending more time growing the business Improving budget communication with clients Capture variations to jobs more accurately

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4. Read the App websites and online reviews by other builders and trades This is a great way to understand if an app might help to achieve your goals and the cost you’ll need to budget for.

5. Sign up for free trials Trials usually last for 7 to 14 days, so only sign up when you have time to look at the app.

6. Get advice from an independent advisor Talking to an expert in all the apps – like FREE UP – will help you choose the right app, one which will benefit you most.

Lastly, it’s important to remember that no software will do 100% of what you need. However, by carefully choosing the right app and making sure your team are trained to use it – you can enjoy the many benefits which come from running a business more efficiently.

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It appears doesn’t whine I don’t care.’’ doesn’t whine I don’t care.’’

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Zealanders and understood the free services and support afor doesn’t whine I don’t care.’’ aRiverton, title at a national apprentice aatitle at a national apprentice of was the oldest competitor at title at a national apprentice title at a national apprentice Blake was a hard worker and they donated to charity.

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Corey wife worked together in life hadn’t placed when he took part competition.

This year, the participants manage tojuggle juggle thehome home and work life had eight hours to build the manage to juggle the home and work life manage to juggle the home and work life Building apprentice Mennell, Building apprentice Corey Mennell, 44, Apprentice Challenge in Corey Christchurch He said donating the seats Building apprentice Corey Mennell, 44, 44, their families.

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Prior to starting his apprenticeship, Prior to starting his apprenticeship, Prior to starting his apprenticeship, the New Zealand Certified Builders the New Zealand Certified Builders plans for the seats a week before bench seats after being given Great Apprentice Race competition. the New Zealand Certified Builders the New Zealand Certified Builders Corey and his wife worked together in Corey and his wife worked together in the New Zealand Certified Builders where he grew up.Gunter, said the Corey become an apprentice after Corey andand his wife worked together in in members to give something back Corey and his wife worked together Apprentice in Apprentice president, Dave Corey his wife worked together Challenge in Christchurch Challenge ininChristchurch The race competition involved Apprentice Challenge Christchurch the competition.

Apprentice Challenge in Christchurch plans for the seats a week before landscaping, so he used was used to working landscaping, sosohe was totoworking Apprentice Challenge in Christchurch The final, in the Christchurch doing his own home and landscaping, he was used working landscaping, so he was used to working landscaping, so he renovations was used to working and acknowledge our earlier this month where he won benches were worth more than earlier this where he won the apprentices showcasing their and earlier thismonth month where he won thethe earlier with family, he said.to sign off on the with family, Town Hall, featuring 20 finalists, earlier this month where he skill won the ‘‘They’re advised to study on this month where he won the the competition. having tohe get friends with family, hesaid. said. with family, he said. with family, he said.

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Corey become an apprentice after consisted of athe practical task, Corey become an after Great Apprentice Race competition. work, he said.

Corey become anapprentice apprentice after it because plans are drawn Corey become an apprentice after The ‘‘They’re advised to study on Corey become an apprentice after The race competition involved competition involved Therace race competition involved The race competition involved submitting full detailed doing his own home renovations and doing his own renovations and good day’s awork in each one of The race competition involved doing his own home renovations and doing his own home renovations and wooden wheelbarrow. doing his home own home renovations and apprentices showcasing their skill He asked the company that helped apprentices showcasing their skill and it because the plans are drawn in apprentices showcasing their skill andand of work, inapprentices portfolio presentation showcasing their skill and having to get friends to sign off on the having to get friends to sign off on the apprentices showcasing their skill and them’’. having to get friends to sign off on the having to get friends to sign off on the Oneby of the reasons Corey entered having tohouse get friends to sign off on the creativity bymain constructing and racing a build his for a part-time creativity constructing and racing a creativity by constructing and racing a front of conference attendees andcreativity by constructing and racing a work, he said. work, he creativity by constructing and16-yearracing a work, hesaid. said. work, he said. the competition was so that his work, he said.

The apprentice competition apprenticeship and that was what started an interview with heads of the wooden wheelbarrow. wooden wheelbarrow.

He asked the company that helped old son, Blake Mennell, could follow in his He the that wooden wheelbarrow. wooden wheelbarrow. the three year journey. wooden wheelbarrow.

Heasked asked thecompany company thathelped helped He asked the company that helped was held on April 6 in more than board.

He asked the company that helped One ofCorey the main reasons Corey entered buildbuild One of the main reasons Corey entered his house for a part-time footsteps, said. his house for a part-time One of the main reasons Corey entered One of the main reasons Corey entered At the start, Corey kept his working One of the main reasons Corey entered build his house for a part-time build his house for a part-time Peter won aright 65” television and the build his house for a part-time 20 regions around the competition was so his that his 16-yearthe was so apprenticeship and was what started Blake started his apprenticeship this apprenticeship and that was what started thecompetition competition was sothat that his16-year16-yearthe competition was so that his 16-yearhis landscape business while working 25 the competition was so that his 16-yearapprenticeship and thatthat was what started apprenticeship and that was what started sound bar, and could keep the apprenticeship and that was what started old son, Blake Mennell, could follow in his the three country. old son, Mennell, could follow ininhis three year journey. year, so he would have another three year journey. old son, Blake Mennell, could follow his tothe 30 hours doing building until he oldBlake son, Blake Mennell, could follow in his the three year journey. tools supplied by Mitre 10 Mega old son, Blake Mennell, could follow in his the three year journey. the three year journey. footsteps, Corey said. footsteps, Corey said.

At the start, Corey kept his working years to Corey compete in the challenge, he said.

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Atthe the start, Corey kept hisworking working which used in challenge.

At the start, Corey kept his working At the start, kept his working Blake started his apprenticeship this Blake started his this his landscape business while working Blake said helping dad with home his landscape while working 2525 25 Blake started hisapprenticeship apprenticeship this Blake started his apprenticeship this fulltime, hebusiness said.

Peter is finishing Blake started his his apprenticeship this his landscape business while working is constructed byhis the builders his landscape business while working 25 his landscape business while working 25 year, so he would have another three year, sosohe would have another three to 30was hours doing until he renovations a gateway course at toto3030 hours doing building until he he would have another three year, apprenticeship at local always anbuilding ambition to a year, so heand would have another three hours doing building until hebecome to 30 hours doing building until he year, toIt 30 hours doing building until he who are either employed by a so he would have another three years to compete in the challenge, he said. decided years totocompete in the challenge, he said. decided to take on the apprenticeship school got him into building. to take on the apprenticeship years compete in the challenge, he said. renovation building company NZyears to compete in the challenge, he said. builder the opportunity just come later years to compete in the challenge, he said. decided to take on the apprenticeship decided to take on the apprenticeship decided to take on the apprenticeship in certified builder or are an Blake said helping his dad with home Blake said helping his dad with home fulltime, he said.

They both work for Brothers fulltime, Blake said helping hisKennedy dad withwith home Proud Property Improvements.

Blake said helping his dad with home life, hehe said.

Blake said helping his dad home fulltime, hesaid. said. fulltime, he said. fulltime, he said. renovations abeen gateway renovations and gateway course atat at It always was always anand ambition to become apprentice thetoIndustry Building but itaand up tocourse Blake to ItItwas an totobecome aa aa renovations and ahad gateway course He is a bitthrough of latecomer the renovations and a gateway course at ‘‘Never say never I’m 44.’’ renovations and a gateway course at was always anambition ambition become It was always an ambition to become a It was always an ambition to become school got him into school got him into building. builder the opportunity just come later find agot job when he leftbuilding. school, Corey said. carpentryAssociation industry but is–quickly builder just come later inin school him into building. school got him into building.

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impressing people he works for.

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life, he said.

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Building but it had been up to Blake to it‘‘Never was worth it, he said.

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44.’’44.’’ ‘‘Never say never and I’m 44.’’ Building ‘‘Never say never and I’m 44.’’ find awhen job when heschool, left school, Corey said. find a he Corey said. entering the industrythe when he find It been had been about 28 years since he had ItIthad about 2828years since he find ajob job heleft left school, Corey said. find a when job when he left school, Corey said. had been about years since hehad had It had been about 28 years since he had On completion, objects area job when he left school, Corey said.

It had been about 28 years since he had ‘‘We said to our kids ‘you can’t leave ‘‘We said to our kids ‘you can’t leave did a pre-trade qualification to deal with course work but toaget a trade totodeal with course work but trade ‘‘We‘‘We saidsaid to our kidskids ‘you‘you can’t leave ‘‘We said to our kids ‘you can’t leave to our can’t leave deal with course work butto toget get aget trade to deal with course work but to get a trade to deal with course work but to a trade donated to charity. school unless you got aor job or a trade’ and it was school unless you got a job a trade’ and when he was 17, but there was noschool NZunless Proudyou director Johnnie Saunders, left, and builder apprentice it was worth it, he said. worth it, he said. school unless you got a job or a trade’ and got a job or a trade’ and school unless you got a job or a trade’ and it was worth it, he it was worth it, he said. it was worth it,said. he said. apprenticeship This year, opportunity the participants Peter Fox. available took up had eightso he hours toa career build the apprentice progression experience and “a determination in warehouse/logistics. bench seats after being given programme in conjunction with like no other”.

When an apprenticeship plans for thearose seats a week Industry Training Association opportunity a few years before “He is such a great member of Building we have been able to the team and we are all so proud agocompetition. at NZ Proud he decided to the deliver the very best apprentices of his achievement.”

NZ Proud take it.

He said the company had ‘‘They’re advised to study on been great to work for and he was employs six apprentices with one to the building industry. itkeen because the plans are drawn in “The industry needs not only other gaining his carpentry to carry on working for

them.

Company director Johnnie Saunders said the firm took Peter on as he had a pre-trade qualification, some practical

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qualification this year.

“Our apprentices are the companies future and gives us our ability to grow as they do.

With our own developed

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more apprentices but more importantly, builders and business owners who are dedicated to offering high quality training.”

Father and son building apprentices, dad Corey Mennell, 44, left, and Blake Mennell, 16, both of Riverton, work for Kennedy Brothers Building. Corey has won the top apprentice of the year award.

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