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GOOD JOB GUYS! Completed
Shane Ririnui Business Development Manager – North Island
Apprentices
KIA ORA ALL.
ARA INSTITUTE OF CANTERBURY Lance Bell – Jet Building Ltd Kosal Chann – Z Built Ltd Russell Connor – Stalwart Construction Limited
Sitting in the hotel in Napier, as I’m halfway through the second TBS Series on Build Quality, I reflect on the year to date so far. I see our Association going through a lot of change with regional presidents standing down and new stepping in, new Board members and new Chairman elected and yes of course the new look and direction of the Association. Also a new TV advertisement popping up from time to time with another one to air shortly. I quickly realise we as an Association need to commend ourselves and each other on embracing all this change whilst continuing to manage to keep on top of work in this very busy time our industry is facing.
Samuel Cumming – Hoogervorst Builders 2005 Nicholas Grice – Leighs Construction Darryl Horne – Bushnell Builders Ltd Andrew Lawrence – Steve Brown Builders Limited Kharn Mangos – Scott Bergh Builders Regan McCabe – Skilled Builders Limited Perrin Mikaere – Leighs Construction Jarod Neill – Bullock Construction Joel Neill – Bullock Construction John Rawlinson – Heyworth Construction Ltd
From this TBS Series on Build Quality we are privileged to see the nature and results of our industry when it is not able to manage increased workloads and stretched supply chains. However, I feel this isn’t just the main contributing factor to this problem of build quality seen by Building Consenting Authorities, there are many more which we as an industry can indeed identify and manage ourselves.
Matt Sutherland – Dan Saunders Construction Riki Te Pania – Leighs Construction Tomas Walsh – Mike Greer Homes Alexander Watson – Shaun Bradley Builders Ltd NELSON MARLBOROUGH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (NMIT)
One last thing to say is if you work in the Waikato and Auckland regions don’t forget to look out for the two BRANZ sponsored pilot project schemes coming to your building sites.
Simon Hunt – Bruce Design & Build WELLINGTON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (WELTEC)
Take care everyone and will be seeing you soon. Shane Ririnui
Joshua Cliff – Baseline
ANOTHER ROUND OF TOOLBOX SEMINARS BEGINS.
Finally, we welcome back Carters who are on board as the principle sponsor for the 3rd round of seminars beginning in October. This series content is underway and is being finalised as you read this, however we would love to hear from you regarding future seminar content. If you have a suggestion for a specific topic or perhaps you are battling with an issue that we can lend some assistance too, let us know as it may just be common enough that we could address in a Tool Box Seminar and would be worth sharing at a national level.
As the second round of ToolBox Seminars draw to a close, I find myself wondering where has the year gone? Two rounds of Seminars done and dusted with one to go, it will be Christmas before we know it… The ToolBox Seminar Build Quality was attended by passionate building practitioners. It certainly generated plenty of discussion when it came to the content and the poor workmanship displayed by those members of our Industry who operate below expected minimums and who choose to work outside of the regulatory structure.
There is a venue change for the Wanaka ToolBox Seminar on 26 October. The new location is the Urban Grind Café & Bar located at 72 Ardmore St, no changes to the time, nibbles from 5.30 with a 6.00pm start time.
It makes me think back to building basics, what ever happened to building level, plumb, straight and getting it right from the start, so it flows into the rest of the project? I can’t help but think, if at least some of these building principles were adhered too, then many of those issues shared as part of the ToolBox Seminar content would or could have been resolved.
See you in the regions. Nick Matthews
Membership in the South continues to grow and I am often asked when talking to potential new members, what networking opportunities does the Association provide? Social Media - love it or hate it, has a role to play in our members being able to communicate with each other outside of meetings and get togethers. NZCB has its own closed group FaceBook page which is for members only and that the general public can’t access. It’s worth considering becoming a member even if you are not a regular user of FaceBook. Many of our more senior members who are successful business owners openly share their advice and industry experience via social media from learning the hard way…
Nick Matthews Business Development Manager – South Island
Conversations or “Posts” as they are known range from member’s experiences with different pricing software, staffing levels, upcoming projects as well as regular updates from the team at National Support Office that include membership exclusive deals, conference information, ITAB news and general notices. Search for New Zealand Certified Builders Association (Closed Group) within FaceBook, request to become a member and our page administrator will approve your request once NZCB membership is confirmed.
Jarrod Cuzens – Awesome Home Construction
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