Issue #113 - 2018
RISING DAMP Have we learned our lessons from the leaky buildings fiasco?
THE CONCRETE BENEFITS OF AN INNOVATIVE INDUSTRY The impressive trajectory of the concrete industry cannot be overstated
KEEPING CALM IN A CRISIS Are payment retentions rules starting to bite?
The growing popularity of lightweight roofing RISK MANAGEMENT The most critical issue for the construction industry
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If you just wing each interview, the direction, tone and outcome of each conversation can vary wildly, making it more difficult to compare candidates to each other. The outcome of this can be that, despite spending all that time interviewing people, to a certain extent, you’re still none the wiser. Then, the chances are, when it comes to deciding who to hire, you’re going to go with your gut, as you won’t reliably be able to compare one answer to another because you didn’t ask each candidate a few standard questions you can compare them by. So, a little planning can go a long way towards helping you make an informed and considered choice of who to hire, as opposed to just sitting down with each individuals, having a completely random chat, and then hoping you get it right.
Mistake 2
- Overvaluing experience
It is risky to bet too heavily on how much experience a person has, when there are so many factors that determine whether someone will be successful in the role and a good fit for your organisation. An applicant’s skills, knowledge, aptitude and personality all factor into the equation. Because experience is a tangible and measurable component, it is very easy to overvalue it above less easily measurable factors such as intelligence, drive, and other components of raw talent. Experience accumulates with time in the role and skills can be learned and acquired.
Hiring new employees is not an easy process. You’ve got to wade through a mountain of applications, weed out the few you’re interested in and then interview all the candidates – all while still running your company. But if you want your company to grow, you need to hire the right people. You need people that are not only right for the now but can also help you move the business towards bigger and better things in the future. This is especially so for smaller businesses and startups because they have fewer employees and a limited income with which to work.
Your next great employee might be someone with limited experience, but who has fantastic aptitude and flexibility. Placing too much stock on a heavy list of qualifications in your job description, or only considering applicants with x amount of experience and not considering other factors, means you might be turning a blindeye to someone better suited to the role and your company’s culture. However, this is a double-edged sword and there is a flip side. If you’re looking to hire someone without any experience in the hope of finding someone cheaper – you might be buying into a false economy. Ignoring a candidate with what you consider to be necessary experience in the hope of saving a few thousand dollars a year by hiring an unproven person, might not actually save you anything, due to the amount of on-the-job training and potentially decreased productivity the less experienced employee will deliver. So, as with all aspects of running your business, you need to find a balance.
For these companies every single dollar they spend on finding and hiring an employee can affect their longer term success, meaning it’s vital that they avoid making major mistakes while hiring.
But it definitely pays to consider more than just the experience a candidate comes with. You want someone with the potential to grow into the perfect for your company.
But the trouble is that running a small business is hard work and there often simply isn’t the time to commit to a thorough hiring process; and as result, corners get cut.
Mistake 3
The good news is that your competitors are probably making these mistakes whilst hiring as well. This means there’s an opportunity for you to seize; to waste less time and money by hiring right so you can get back to running your company.
This is a common mistake many small business owners make.
Mistake 1
- Not having an interview plan
The single biggest hiring mistake small business owners make is winging it or not having an interview plan. At best they’ll have a few questions written down on a piece of paper, but little else. You need to treat an interview like a deductive science. You’ve sorted through all the resumes and selected the best individuals to be interviewed – but now you need a better way of evaluating their suitability for the role than just having a chat and going with your gut. You achieve this by having an interview plan.
- Assuming the hiring process ends once they’re hired
An employee’s productivity is comprised of 50 percent ability [the reasons you hired them], and 50 percent of what happens once they’re in the workplace. So conducting a good interview, offering that promising person the job and them saying ‘yes’ is only half the task. Employees need to be properly induced and introduced to your company, well trained and supported. It doesn’t matter how impressed you are with someone’s potential – poor training, insufficient access to resources, and little feedback will add up to poor job satisfaction and this will impact their performance. So recruitment doesn’t stop at the ‘welcome aboard’ handshake – you need to make sure they are introduced, trained and supported every step of the way.
First – decide what questions are the most important, and ask them to each candidate.
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Contents, Issue #113 - 2018 Page: 9
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Contents
Welcome
- publisher's note
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Different types of construction contracts
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In this issue of Builders & Contractors, the leading article looks at the impressive trajectory of the concrete industry and has information about what to expect at the Concrete NZ conference this October.
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Positive signs for smaller operators
30: Bowers Brothers Concrete’s
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A radical approach to staffing
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Keeping calm in a crisis
We ask if the building sector has learned its lessons from the leaky building fiasco, discuss the critical issue of risk management, talk to HERA about steel standards, and much more. Throughout the magazine, features provide insights into successful companies and organisations, and the people working in them. As always, we thank all our columnists for their expertise, along with the views, opinions and predictions of all those who contributed, to help you manage the risks your face each and every day.
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Are the new payment retentions rules starting to bite? Our growing infrastructure deficit Risk management - the most critical issue for the construction industry
How small price increases can significantly improve profitability
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Auckland Build 2018
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Meeting commercial fire standards
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Nearly one third of NZ construction companies aren't complying with new retentions law
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The concrete benefits of an innovative industry specialist skills in precast and masonry concrete
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Have we learned our lessons from the leaky buildings fiasco?
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Different types of construction contracts By Marcus Beveridge and Tina Hwang from Queen City Law
provide all the requisite information under the relevant legislations and often even tick the standard boxes in this contract, stating that they have received the relevant checklist and disclosure, when in fact they have not.
The NZIA series (SCC, NBC, NBC, SW) and NZIS SCC seem to be phasing out, but there are of course the “in house” tailored contracts by the various leading construction companies and even some of the smaller mid-sized contractors. The British FCEC and JCT, the GIDIC rainbow suites and the NEC3 series (ECC, ECSC, ECSS, TSC) are very rare and the Standards Australia (AS 2124, AS 400 series and 4911) again appear to be phasing out in the NZ market. As stated above, the NZS 3910 is by far the leading construction contract in the market. Often there will be construction contracts with the special conditions and the main terms, but out of common practice and business efficacy, parties fail to attach the standard terms and conditions to their finalised contract.
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The difference between whether you have an engineer to the contract, or an architect to the contract may be semantics at times, but is often very significant to most projects.
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This may be to perhaps save costs as each purchase of the NZS 3910 copy limits the use of that version to a particular project), but we would always recommend that parties finalise a full copy with all the standard terms, the warranties, drawings, specifications, qualifications of tender, letters of offers, tenders, notice of acceptance and any modifications. Master Build construction contracts tend to be signed by residential owners who frequently rely on the master builder to 6 | B&C - Issue #113
By Craig Hudson, New Zealand country manger at Xero
I recently had the opportunity to discuss the state of small business in New Zealand on the Xero Small Insights panel alongside some inspirational businessmen and women.
It is understood that one of the most common types of residential construction contracts is the Master Build construction contract, and the most common type of commercial construction contracts tends to be the NZS series. The NZS series went through a major makeover for the first time in 10 years in 2013 and now have the NZS 3910 build only, the NZS 3915 building and civil engineering and NZS 3916 design and construct, and NZS 3917 fixed term construction contracts.
Positive signs for smaller operators
The contract is very pro-builder and offers very limited grounds for the owner to terminate for example, and creates misunderstandings to owners who do not properly understand the construction process. The contract is helpful to the builder by protecting payments to the builder and offers strict and rigid payment obligations before practical completion and CCC. In a market where margins are particularly tight for head contractors, subcontractors are calling the shots, and therefore driving the market, and tenders are decreasing with negotiated contracts rising, it is important that all parties fully understand what is involved and the costs/timeframes involved. All parties need to fully understand the difference between a fixed lump sum contract, a cost plus contract and a measure and value contract for instance. The difference between whether you have an engineer to the contract, or an architect to the contract may be semantics at times, but is often very significant to most projects. Banks are also developing tighter frameworks and requirements having input into the special terms, as well as setting requirements for retentions, bank guarantees and payment terms. Funding by the banks may also be linked to authorised quantity surveyors having a certain level of input, as well as tripartite deeds being in place to cover instances of default by a party. Overall, it is especially important that the right type of construction contract is used for each different project in this vulnerable market and each party gets a team of qualified people to assist with this process. Having the right people involved from the start will determine the potential success of the project as the ability to influence a project as it progresses will decrease. If you have any construction or litigation queries, please feel free to contact Tina Hwang or Marcus Beveridge at Queen City Law.
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I really enjoy these opportunities to talk about how business is faring and where there’s room for improvement. Also on the panel were economist Cameron Bagrie; Curtis Bailey, CEO of Tradify; Rachel Lewis, Chief Community Builder at The WE Network; Rob Campbell, Chairman of Skycity; and Jane Ward, CEO of Tomorrow’s People. We took a close look at the Xero Small Business Insights data for June 2018, and despite what some media outlets are reporting, it’s not all doom and gloom for business in New Zealand. While there was a slight decline (a decrease of 1.3 percent) in the number of small business employees from May to June 2018, a slowdown in hiring numbers is not always a bad thing. It can often be a good economic signal, as it means that firms are finding it tough to find skilled people. Other panel members agreed that the skill shortage is a real issue, and there are businesses out there thinking outside the box when it comes to finding talent. Tomorrow’s People has countered the skill shortage by offering a really flexible approach to work. As a result, the business attracts a lot of applicants due to its culture of staff working the hours they want, where they want. Many applicants and staff are mums returning to the workforce in a part-time capacity. Jane and Curtis agreed that culture is the most important piece around hiring – hire people who are a good culture fit and that will translate to client success. Rob’s view was that hiring skilled staff is a pain point for small and large businesses alike. He said the workforce has changed. The expectations of people who are of working age have changed immensely – we’re selling a product the consumer doesn’t want, and employers need to reframe what they’re offering in order to hire the best talent. It’s important to note that while there has been a slight employee reduction month-on-month, when we look at the year-on-year figures we are seeing small business employee numbers growing by 7.5-10 percent.
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Late payments are a massive issue and have a huge impact on small businesses and their suppliers, and big businesses are a huge culprit here.
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Small business is actually humming in New Zealand. As Cameron said, Chicken Little can stay in the coop – the sky is not falling. The biggest concern these recent figures raise for me are the payment patterns. Small businesses were paid 8.3 days late on average in June. Late payments are a massive issue and have a huge impact on small businesses and their suppliers, and big businesses are a huge culprit here.
In turn, this places an ever-increasing cycle of strain on cash flow. One way to address these late payments are to issue invoices with a ‘pay now’ button – at Xero, we’re seeing these invoices being paid 14 days earlier than those without. We need to make it easier for businesses to pay, to speed up that cycle. Offering multiple ways to pay a bill is a good start. Big businesses need to realise they don’t exist in isolation. To succeed, they need the businesses around them to succeed as well. Paying invoices late seems to be a matter of process, rather than intent. We have so much amazing technology at our fingertips, that there’s no reason why this is continually happening – it’s embarrassing for small businesses to have to beg for payment. It’s really up to big business to come to the party and change their culture of delaying invoice payments. The economic impact of late payments can be huge. Right now, the customer voice is louder than ever around the world and it will change how businesses operate. The only way we are going to get change is if we demand it.
Viewpoints
A RADical approach to staffing - attraction
Keeping calm in a crisis
By Amanda Chase, HR consultant at Building Recruitment.
By Martz Witty, Head of Martz Group
Every business would benefit if they took on our RADical approach to staffing. In our opinion, this is a concept that has become the core of having success in staffing.
It’s not entirely uncommon for business people to occasionally feel that they’re not in control as they would like to be. In fact, there are times where they might feel that the excrement is hitting the oscillating air mover.
Most businesses do these already, the question is, are organisations giving all three pillars the appropriate amount of attention? These are: Retention, Attraction and Development.
social media pages and even on your email signatures. Attraction is about your employer brand – your reputation and your image is what typically attracts or repels potential job candidates.
No area is more important than the other. All three create a formula for generating a happy, motivated, engaging, successful team. And once a business has this figured out, it will be the golden key to achieving success in whatever line of work or industry they operate in.
Make your wish List
Our previous article discussed the Retention pillar. This article will focus on the Attraction pillar. Attraction is all about how you get the best to help you become the best. Sometimes that can mean calling in the experts in recruitment, whether it’s inhouse or an agency. If you are a small to medium sized company that doesn’t have the luxury of having an internal recruiter, then you need to ask yourself: do I use an agency or do I recruit myself? Below is a quick snap-shot of benefits vs implications of each method: If you decide to do your own recruitment, there are several things to consider. For example, ensuring your advertisement is effective and is reaching the right audience, in other words, using the right media and wording to attract the most appropriate candidates. This also means considering how to figure out if your advert is working, how long you should advertise for, what plan B is if that doesn’t work and what the Privacy Act requirements are around adverts. Make sure that you mention in your adverts all the perks, culture highlights, development and progression opportunities, and anything else that will set you apart from other companies. Other things to think about:
Attraction strategy Plan your attraction strategy – figure out what you stand for and what your values are. If you use social media, share it and spread the word. Often, candidates will look up companies to see if their values align with their own. If you have won awards, let people know about it, put it on your website, on your
Also, before you find the best fit you must first know what you are looking for. Make a wish list for your next hire of the top five things they must have. This will help you when it comes to reviewing applications and deciding if you move candidates through to the next stages of the recruitment process or not.
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Attraction is about your employer brand – your reputation and your image is what typically attracts or repels potential job candidates.
There are tons of courses and suggestions on how to deal with these moments, but I thought I’d share the ones that I most often use when sitting opposite a client who is clearly in panic mode and simply not coping with what’s going on. I find short practical tips work better. I’ll start with a don’t. Don’t tell yourself to ‘calm down’. It just doesn’t work. Stress can be good and bad. The body needs a certain amount of stress to survive, the old fight or flight reflex is essential.
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Just make sure you are heard and listened to. It is important. For you, for your family, for your business.
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Sell the position Once candidates have been selected for the interview stage, they must show you what they can offer you that you will not get from any other candidate. But don’t forget you also need to sell the position and company to the candidate. They may have other interviews lined up at the same time and they will have to make a decision on who to work for.
Brand ambassadors Your other employees are your best brand ambassadors, so make sure they are happy, because people talk and word of mouth is a very effective form of promoting your business. So remember, if you are not working on engaging your current employees, you may be hindering your candidate attraction strategy. The next article will focus on the last pillar of a RADical approach to staffing, which is Development - so keep an eye out for it in the upcoming issue. If you would like to discuss any of these areas or any other areas of HR, please contact me and I would be more than happy to assist! Call (09) 215 9746, 021 528 570, or email amanda@buildingrecruitment.co.nz.
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Anyway here are six pointers that I find help in a crisis. 1. Take a break. It’s a natural reaction to dive in boots and all, but actually stepping back enables you to glean a clear picture of the situation, which is near-on impossible when you are perched right in the middle of it. 2. Revisit why you are in business in the first place. Staying focused on your core purpose – the reason you got out of bed this morning, yesterday and all last week - provides food and motivation to push through the rough patches. 3. Reality check. Slow down. Be intentionally slower and particular about what you are doing and why. It’s about being effective (doing the right things) rather than efficient (doing things right). 4. Park up your ego. You don’t have to know everything personally, but you need access to the right answers. So start asking for another opinion, or several. Take each on their merits. Think about things in terms of “possible” solutions – no matter how left or right wing, or even plain crazy. Many a perfect solution has been born from a halfbaked crazy starting notion. 5. Celebrate the wins. Do a stocktake of what is going right in your business and your life. The brain can play amazing tricks on you,
making you think you’re in a deep, dark hole when really it’s more of a shallow puddle in the scheme of things. It’s only then that stepping back and looking at things in perspective where clarity can come. 6. Take control, take action. Failure to implement is the common cause of not achieving a forward momentum, even in the face of much adversity. Don’t just sit there like a stunned mullet - move. Sometimes it’s even better to make a wrong move than to take none at all. So let’s now talk about the elephant in the room. Running a business and keeping your mental health stable. Business is not always plain sailing – we encounter unexpected head winds, cut-offs and accidents. The secret is being aware that things won’t (always) go to plan, and then having a course of action when this happens. Maintaining one’s mental health and stability falls somewhat outside of what we are taught as we come though university or qualify as tradespeople . But it is a very real aspect to life in the business world. That said, an awareness and open line of communication is essential. Your advisors are there to keep you on the straight and narrow in respect of business. That is how to get more clients of the type you want, how to get them back more often, how to increase prices or margins and how to be more effective in the business processes. That is (relatively speaking) the easy part. The more difficult part is how to achieve that whilst keeping and maintaining a significant other relationship, raise children, and stay involved in your spiritual or social events. There is no point having the best and most beautiful business if your personal life is in tatters (yes a personal opinion). The most important thing is to have someone to share your thoughts with. Maybe that’s a significant other, a colleague, a coach, an advisor. Just make sure you are heard and listened to. It is important. For you, for your family, for your business.
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Hoopers Vapour Hoopers Vapour is a locally owned and operated electronic cigarette retailer in Christchurch with two stores — one in Addington and one in Papanui. Ben Hooper, owner operator, has been helping people to quit smoking cigarettes for almost six years and the amount of people he has helped to quit smoking cigarettes grows every day. Essentially the way that vaping works is to have a coil of wire wrapped in a wicking material, such as organic cotton, which then soaks in a flavoured nicotine liquid.
The wicking material draws the nicotine liquid to the coil which is then vapourised by running an electrical current through the coil of wire and inhaled by the user. Many people find that the use of e-cigarettes satisfies both the cravings for nicotine, as well as replacing the hand to mouth habit that we become so accustomed to with the use of cigarettes. The majority of customers who have tried nicotine patches, gum and prescription medications find that using e-cigarettes is an easier approach to quitting. Hoopers’ customers vary in reasons for quitting smoking, from financial to health to family situations and more and the age demographic is just as varied While we cannot be absolutely certain that vaping is 100 percent healthy, the Royal College of Physicians in the U.K has stated that it is at least 95 percent healthier than smoking cigarettes, also quashing claims that e-cigarettes are a gateway to the re-normilisation of smoking cigarettes, and stated that evidence shows that vaping is not attracting a new generation to nicotine reliance. The staff at both Hoopers stores are exsmokers that have quit smoking through the use of e-cigarettes and are well versed in all aspects of vaping, whether it’s your very first e-cigarette or you are looking for more advanced kits and advice on DIY equipment.
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Hoopers prides themselves on their customer service and strive to provide all the information and guidance you need to start and continue a smokefree life. Starter kits range from $20 for a basic pen style kit to $160 for a powerful, extremely durable kit. Hoopers stock around 120 different flavours of nicotine liquid, whether it’s a traditional tobacco flavour or something a bit more interesting there will be something to suit your palate. Nicotine strength ranges from 0 percent nicotine to 1.8 percent — if you are unsure how much nicotine you require the staff are happy to guide you through finding the right strength for your needs. Hoopers has two stores in Christchurch; 3A/301 Lincoln Road in Addington, open 10am till 5pm Monday to Saturday, and 10 Main North Road in Papanui, open 9am till 7pm, 7 days a week. Hoopers also have an online store at www.hoopersvapour.co.nz with free shipping on purchases over $80.
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Are the new payment retentions rules starting to bite? By Geoff Hardy
You may be aware that the government changed the rules relating to payment retentions following the Mainzeal collapse in 2013.
Geoff Hardy, an Auckland commercial lawyer
Those rules have applied to all construction contracts signed (or renewed) since 31 March 2017, but it generally takes a wellpublicised insolvency of a high profile developer or building company before compliance with those rules is thrust into the limelight. Well, in the past few weeks we have seen several high profile building companies go under or get into trouble. And they will all have signed building contracts during the past 18 months, and they will all have withheld retentions from their subcontractors over that period. So it is timely to examine exactly what it is they were required to do, and it will be fascinating to find out in the months to come whether they in fact complied. What do the new rules say? Under the old rules, retention money was an asset of the party that was holding it back. So if that party went bust, as Mainzeal did, the money went first to its secured and preferential creditors. It was only after they had been paid out that the contractors or subcontractors who earned the money got to pick over the carcass with all the other unsecured creditors.
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What projects do the rules apply to? The rules only apply to commercial construction contracts, but that is a bit misleading, because some residential contracts will be caught by the new rules. For example, where the house is an investment property, or it is owned by a company (as long as it is not a trustee for the occupants). Also, all subcontracts are commercial construction contracts, regardless of whether they relate to a residential project or not, so retentions withheld by the head contractor will be trust money.
The new rules say that all retention money must be held on trust for the contractor or subcontractor who earned it, unless they are given an insurance policy, a bond, or a guarantee which entitles them to the same amount of money instead.
What changes should you have made?
The significance of that, is that money held on trust (or the insurance policy, bond or guarantee) is not an asset of the party that is holding the money back. They are merely holding it as guardian for the real owners — the contractors or subcontractors who earned the money – so the creditors of the failed company can’t touch it.
If so, you must hold it in trust, or set up the insurance policy, bond, or guarantee instead.
Where do you find the new rules? The rules were inserted into the Construction Contracts Act 2002 (“CCA”) by the Construction Contracts Amendment Act 2015 and by Part 4 of the Regulatory Systems (Commercial Matters) Amendment Act 2017. They are Subpart 2A of Part 2 of the CCA, and they are extremely brief for such an important piece of legislation. When did the new rules come into force? The rules came into force on 31 March 2017. They apply to construction contracts that are entered into on or after that date, contracts entered into before that date that are renewed beyond that date, and contracts entered into before that date where the parties agree the new rules should apply.
The first thing you have to decide is: Do I owe money to a contractor beneath me, and have I withheld some of it as security for the performance of that contractor’s obligations under the contract?
Technically it doesn’t even matter if you had the right to withhold the money under the construction contract or not – a retention is a retention. Unless you have set up the insurance policy, bond, or guarantee to cover the amount you owe the contractor below you, you have to hold the money in cash or other liquid assets that are readily converted into cash. That means you actually have to have it – you can’t just hope that you will have sufficient funds by the time you’re due to pay it out. What are liquid assets? The CCA doesn’t define liquid assets, but as a rule of thumb, they have to be investments like shares in blue chip companies traded on the stock exchange, or government or local body bonds, that you can convert into money quickly. If you comply with the investment rules in the Trustee Act 1956, you’re okay.
The big debate is whether your accounts receivable are liquid assets, or for that matter, retentions that are being withheld from you. Although you can always sell your book debts if you have to, when everything has turned to custard they tend not to be worth very much, so you should value them very conservatively. Do you need new accounting systems? You must keep proper accounting records of all retention money that you hold, and those records must correctly record all dealings and transactions in relation to the money, they must comply with generally accepted accounting principles, and they must be readily and properly auditable. You are going to need some professional help with that. You are supposed to make your retention accounting records available for inspection by the contractor or subcontractor who earned the money, at all reasonable times and without charge, so you might get caught out if you don’t comply. What about the insurance policy, bond or guarantee option? You can provide what is called a “complying instrument” (which would typically be an insurance policy, bond or guarantee) instead of holding the retentions in trust. But the complying instrument must have been issued by a licensed insurance company or a registered bank. The contractor who is owed the retentions must be able to call up the complying instrument if you fail to pay the retentions on the date on which they are payable under the construction contract. You must have fully paid the premium on the instrument and all terms and conditions must have been satisfied so that the instrument is, and remains, in effect. As you can imagine, although some insurance companies and banks do offer these products, they require you to provide sufficient security to them so they can recover the money off you if they have had to pay it over to the contractor.
You must keep proper accounting records of all retention money that you hold, and those records must correctly record all dealings and transactions in relation to the money, they must comply with generally accepted accounting principles, and they must be readily and properly auditable.
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When do you have to pay the money out? You must pay the money out when your construction contract says, but that can’t be any later than the date on which the contractor or subcontractor has performed all of his obligations under the contract to the standard agreed under the contract. If you’re late in paying out retentions, the CCA says you have to pay interest. The only reason you can refuse to pay out retentions is to remedy defects in the performance of the contractor or subcontractor’s obligations under the contract. What will happen if you break the rules? If your company has gone bust, then you might not care whether the rules have been broken or not. However people who owned or managed the company will have personal liability for the breach, as will other parties who were knowingly a party to it. Will the new retentions regime work? The large construction companies and specialist trades will comply. The smallmedium businesses will struggle. If the building companies who have recently gone under aren’t able to front up with retention money by the time it is due, I wouldn’t want to be one of their directors or senior managers. Geoff Hardy has 43 years’ experience as a commercial lawyer and is a partner in the Auckland firm Martelli McKegg. He guarantees personal attention to new clients at competitive rates. His phone number is (09) 379 0700, fax (09) 309 4112, and e-mail geoff@martellimckegg.co.nz. This article is not intended to be relied upon as legal advice.
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Our growing infrastructure deficit New Zealand’s sagging infrastructure is inhibiting the economy and our quality of life. It is doing so in the form of gridlock, lost production, unaffordable housing, environmental degradation, and more – and current financing models are not equal to the task, Chapman Tripp says. Commenting on the release of the firm’s “What next for infrastructure?” publication, Chapman Tripp partner Mark Reese says it was widely agreed that New Zealand’s infrastructure problem is severe and will not be easily unwound. “But we are not alone in this. The world infrastructure deficit is estimated at US$21 trillion, which means that this is a frontof-mind issue for authorities such as the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the OECD so there is a lot of international research to draw on. “There are also a number of best-practice examples of innovative thinking that could be adapted to the New Zealand context,” Mark says. What was required was: • A co-ordinated approach to create a solid pipeline of work • Financing tools to attract private sector investment.
“There is a wave of global capital looking for a home, with institutional investors worldwide now managing more than US$120 trillion. “Pension funds, in particular, are seeking out safe asset classes that deliver a longterm return, and infrastructure investments fit neatly into this profile,” Mark says. “The need for solutions is becoming more urgent as the meteorological effects of climate change begin to bite and the emissions-reduction strategy, based around an effective carbon price, shifts up a gear. “At the Government’s instigation (through the 2017 Budget Policy Statement), significant work is taking place behind the scenes to develop innovative funding mechanisms.
“A key challenge in addressing the infrastructure shortfall are capacity constraints in the construction sector, but we are starting to see more interest from overseas contractors and are confident that, if the supply of work is large enough and the funding is available, some of the second-tier companies will be able to resource up to the next level.” Kiwi civil contractors warn that while a recent construction forecast looks to steady the ship, the current course risks an underwhelming response to major challenges and losing talent to booming overseas infrastructure markets. The National Construction Pipeline Report 2018 forecasts future building and construction activity across New Zealand, covering a six-year period to 2023.
“Moves are also underway to forge a political consensus around the zero carbon legislation, to provide planning certainty and ensure that the policy framework can survive the three-year electoral cycle. “On the regulatory front, we have the proposed Urban Development Authority (UDA), which we expect will have the ability to agglomerate land for residential subdivisions, including a power of compulsory acquisition. “This takes up on a recommendation of the Productivity Commission, which the National Government had adopted.
Civil Contractors New Zealand (CCNZ) chief executive, Peter Silcock says while marginal increases in infrastructure investment are planned and may give contractors confidence to invest for future growth, more is needed to tackle challenges resulting from increased severe weather events, population growth and chronic underinvestment in New Zealand’s water infrastructure. “While it’s good to see steady longterm growth, a lot of this is coming from increased residential development. Marginal increases for major projects simply aren’t enough to tackle the challenges we’re facing in our water and transport infrastructure.”
Chapman Tripp partner Mark Reese
Peter says CCNZ was also concerned transport infrastructure construction expenditure would reduce as design, consenting and preparatory work for new projects over the next two to three years, as the Government’s focus shifted from state highways to light rail and rapid transit. “Most of the work on the ground won’t begin for several years. This is a serious concern for contractors. Planning and consenting work for major infrastructure projects needs to start now for work intended to start in 2023.” While promising language features heavily in the report, Peter says it remains to be seen how this will be put into practice across local government, where a substantial gap between intentions and activity can often be seen and work on the ground rarely matches forecasts.
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Risk management -
the most critical issue for the construction industry A survey conducted by the Registered Master Builders of the industry’s leading figures has revealed over half believe the sector is not performing to its potential, due to risk allocation in contracts and a lack of skills. The survey went out to over 50 select CEOs and senior managers from the leading commercial and residential building companies, property developers and designers, as well as other prominent figures in procurement, dispute settlement and construction law. It was conducted in the lead up to the third annual “all-of-sector” Constructive Forum, which took place in Wellington during August. Registered Master Builders chief executive David Kelly says “More equitable risk allocation in contracts is viewed as the most critical issue for industry transformation. “Constructive focuses on bringing industry together to solve these issues, and while considerable progress has been made, our survey shows there is still more to do. “This is not something the industry can solve alone.
“Improved collaboration was also ranked as a critical issue to transform the industry, and this is what Constructive is all about – bringing together the entire supply chain, with Government, to tackle the issues as a whole.
President of NZSTCF, Graham Burke agrees, saying members of all organisations need to be mindful of the types of projects they are taking on.
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Improved collaboration was also ranked as a critical issue to transform the industry, and this is what Constructive is all about – bringing together the entire supply chain, with Government, to tackle the issues as a whole.
“It is also unsurprising that a lack of skills was ranked the most critical issue affecting the sector right now. This has been a focus since the first Constructive in 2016, and we will highlight some of the initiatives that are underway. “The sector is working hard to raise the profile and lift the attractiveness of building and construction to more diverse groups, and this continues to be a key focus.”
“The industry knows only too well that there is a lot at stake here. We are calling on all contractors, whether they are the lead on the project or the sub-contractors, to make sure they fully understand the contracts they are taking on.” Chief executive of CCNZ Peter Silcock says there is some very good practice out there.
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Improved collaboration, through adopting technology and innovation in the way we work, is also important for the sector.
- Registered Master Builders chief executive David Kelly
RMBA, NZSTCF and CCNZ come together to offer practice advice to builders and sub-contractors
“No one is winning in the current environment. There is not enough cash in the system, contractors have no certainty, margins are too low, they are taking on too much risk, and there is a lack of schedule of quantities – this affects not just our Master Builders, but the sub-contractors and other industry professionals as well,” he says.
The Contractors Federation (NZSTCF), and Civil Contractors New Zealand (CCNZ) aligned at the Constructive Forum to offer practical advice to builders and subcontractors, to help transform the building and construction sector.
“It is up to the industry to step up. We cannot expect the change to only come from the clients. We can do more to educate them and put an end to the race to the bottom. The cheapest price will very rarely result in the best value outcome,” he says.
David Kelly says they are working closely with NZSTCF and CCNZ, who share similar concerns about the state of the sector, and believe the key to resolution is for the industry to work better together.
“The best results are achieved when everyone involved works together – property owners, designers, engineers, contractors and subcontractors. There are opportunities for everyone to add value over the course of a project. With this as the focus rather than lowest cost, we can achieve great results.” David Kelly says the collaboration with NZSTCF and CCNZ is only one part of puzzle, and more is needed across the industry. “Our current issues are complex and multifaceted. They require the industry to work together, and with Government, to navigate the changes required. “This is too important an issue to get wrong. We are talking about more than just buildings, these are the homes, workplaces and communities our society is based on. We are pleased to see the industry come together at Constructive and look forward to the practice solutions discussed.”
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Yes, you can increase your prices By Daniel Fitzpatrick
When was the last time you raised your rates? Last week, last year, or maybe you just can’t remember. Small increases can significantly improve your profitability – without extra work. If you have $1 million in sales per year, just by increasing your prices by five percent, you would add another $50k to your bottom line. Yes. That means you make an extra $50,000 per year cold hard cash. Most tradies can find this five percent if they are more efficient and/or buy better. But that’s a topic for another day. This is about putting up your prices. It’s surefire the quickest way to improve your profit.
To price it right, your quote should reflect costs + margin. Only. The funny thing is, when crunching the numbers, I find most tradies are undercharging by at least five percent anyway.
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Far too many tradies are not getting paid what they are worth; a return for the long hours, high stress, and high risk involved in being self employed.
But Dan! What if I put my rates up and lose clients? A: Even if clients freak out – and 20 percent of your work drops off - you’ll still be making the same amount of net profit (yes – the same - for less work). So would you lose 20 percent of your work from a small five percent price increase? Unlikely. In fact, if you do it the right way, most clients won’t even notice. Obviously, I’m assuming you are a good tradie who does good work. So if you’re good, you want the clients who are prepared to pay a bit more for a quality job.
• Differentiate yourself with a professional image (online and offline) and your high standards • Show client success stories and reviews • Have credibility by displaying your awards, endorsements and trades association membership • And have a guarantee - because you do quality work and stand behind it.
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A lot of this comes down to mindset as well. You are a professional in your industry with specialist expertise.
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Next question: Dan, if I price higher, clients might think I’m ripping them off… A: Firstly, let’s be really clear. Another five percent is not ripping anyone off. Doubling your pricing. Or not doing a good job is. If you believe in what you’re doing, it’s all about showing the customer you are worth it. That the job is going to be done right. At a fair price for both of you. Educate your clients on why you are the right choice.
Good ways to back this up even further are:
You are also a business owner and obviously one of your objectives is to make money. A fair amount of profit for your hard work means:
It’s pretty much always the other way around.
• You can pay your overheads • Meet your responsibilities • Pay your team and your suppliers who are relying on that income • Take care of your own family
Far too many tradies are not getting paid what they are worth; a return for the long hours, high stress, and high risk involved in being self employed.
• Draw a decent wage for yourself
That has to stop and a five percent pay rise for the boss will be a great start.
• If you’re doing better, you can also give more back to your clients and your local community.
If you need a hand with getting your profitability right, book a time with me and let’s chat about how I can help.
As a business coach I’ve seen behind the curtain of hundreds of honest companies. Let me tell you, the one thing these tradies are not doing is ripping people off.
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If someone wants to go with the cheapest option, let them. You’ve probably noticed the price shoppers are usually the worst kind of clients anyhow. The truth is, you will always lose some quotes, no matter what level you set your pricing at. So do you really want to be one of the cheapest? I think your worth more than that. The thing is, most tradies haven’t increased their rates for a long time. Maybe you know you should but you’ve just been too busy. Or maybe you are worried you’ll miss out on work. Here’s the problem: a) If your rates are too low, you won’t be able to make much money. It’s just math. b) To make matters worse, as your team gets bigger, you accumulate more costs (gear, training, downtime, holiday pay, etc). This must be built in. Otherwise it eats into your profit – and can get you into trouble really quick. The key is to know the margins you need then price accordingly. When you know what your margins should be, you will not settle for working for peanuts. www.buildersandcontractors.co.nz
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Auckland Build 2018 New Zealand’s largest construction, architecture, facilities management, build and design expo. Auckland Build is part of Oliver Kinross’s International Build Series, also taking place in Sydney, London, Scotland, New York and Chicago. First launched in 2016, the expo is dedicated entirely to building and construction opportunities in Auckland and its surrounding regions. Across the span of two days, the event brings together thousands of construction professionals, architects, developers and government representatives. In addition to boasting over 200 exhibitors, Auckland Build – like its counterparts overseas – prides itself on being content-driven. Ninety top level speakers from across the industry take part in informative presentations and CPD accredited summit sessions, covering topics such as BIM & Digital Construction, Off-Site Construction, Sustainability, Skills, and the Future of Auckland’s Construction Industry. Auckland Build’s innovative approach is founded on three main pillars: content, networking and entertainment.
This has earned the expo the prestigious title of Best Trade Show Launch at the AEO Excellence Awards, which took place at Grosvenor House, London on 16th June 2017. As attendees from previous years concur, Auckland Build is more than just your standard exhibition.
Partners involved Auckland Build is partnered with major bodies and associations within the industry, such as Registered Master Builders, Global GreenTag and NAWIC. Notably, Registered Master Builders will be running Apprentice of the Year 2018 - in association with CARTERS - alongside Auckland Build for the second year in a row. The event will also bring a second edition of Women in Construction Summit in partnership with NAWIC, extending it from a morning of networking sessions to a full two day event.
The main objective of the expo? Auckland Build capitalises on the strong economy and high-levels of inward migration which currently make Auckland one of the best performing construction industries in the world. The main objective of the expo is to provide the best opportunity for professionals to get together to discuss past, present and future projects.
The event enables the industry to educate itself and provides the perfect marketing tool for companies looking to stand out within the competitive construction industry. What do you hope the guests will take away from the experience? As Auckland Build is led by education and training, we hope that guests will find opportunities to approach the booming Auckland construction industry from new angles. More importantly, we hope that our attendees can build lasting relationships within the industry because we passionately believe in the growth potential of Auckland.
Who attends? With over 5,000 attendees, 120+ speakers and hundreds of exhibitors set to join us for the exhibition, who can you expect to meet? Architects, Builders, Building Managers, CAD / 3D Visualiser, Civil Estimators, Commercial & Home Builders, Construction Managers Consultants, Contractors – Building/ Building Services, Contracts Managers, Designers, Developers, Engineers, Estate Managers Facilities Managers, Financiers, Government Departments / Agencies, Maintenance, Municipalities/Boroughs Project Managers, Property Management Firms / QS / Cost consultants / Real Estate Professionals, Site Managers Spec Writers, Specifiers, State Planners, Surveyors – Building / Commercial /General practice, Management / Planning & Development / Quantity /Residential /Valuation & Rating, Tradies…..anyone in the construction, facilities management and design or architecture industry.
• BCITO Growth Hub Business Training Networking opportunities: Live music, craft beer festival, live demos and prize giveaways Auckland Build Conference Women in Construction Summit BIM & Digital Construction Summit Buildings & Facilities Management Summit topics focusing on: HVAC & MEP, Fire Safety, Building Automation, Facilities Management, Building Management, Maintenance, Security, Smart Technology, Energy & IOT, Maintenance Services, Access Control Construction topics focusing on: Residential construction, transport and infrastructure, commercial construction, new contracts and opportunities, KiwiBuild, Auckland’s waterfront, prefab, urban design, sustainability, BIM/Digital, Build NZ construction market, women in construction, facilities and building management, design, fixtures and fittings, plus much more 2017 Speakers Include: AECOM, NZ Green Building Council, Registered Master Builders Association, NZ Planning Institute, Hawkins, Bossley Architects, Architectus, Auckland Council, Fletcher Building, Chow:Hill Architects, Beca Group, Fulton Hogan, NZ Transport Agency, Dominion Constructors Ltd., Downer, Jacobs, SiteSafe NZ, Housing New Zealand Corporation, Archaus, Brewer Davidson, Prendos, TOA Architects, Architecture+Women, Arrow International... plus many more. You have a great opportunity to experience everything Auckland Build has to offer simply by registering for a free ticket to the show at www.aucklandbuildexpo.com.
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One third of NZ construction companies don't comply
Meeting commercial fire standards The NZ Specialist Trade Contractors Federation (NZSTCF) is concerned by findings of the 2018 BDO Construction Survey, which revealed that nearly one third of construction companies in New Zealand don’t seem to be complying with the new retentions law. NZSTCF president Graham Burke says this is not good enough and the sector and government need to act. “We advocated for a new retention regime to better protect subcontractors when events, such as the Ebert Construction collapse, happen. “The new regime came into effect on 31 March last year and we are waiting to see its impacts on the sector,” he says. “While we have been assured that Ebert retentions are available, we are concerned that this is not the case with a large proportion of companies. The recent survey by BDO revealed that many companies are not complying with the law. “Subcontractors need to use the powers in the Act to protect themselves and the government need to hold contractors who do not comply to account.” Burke says non-compliance with retention law is just one of a myriad of issues facing the sector. “The system is broken and we need a new model. We have had more than 20 years of financial failures. “There is not enough cash in the system, contractors have no certainty, margins are too low and they are taking on too much risk,” he says. Graham says NZSTCF is committed to working closely with the industry to transform the sector.
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There is not enough cash in the system, contractors have no certainty, margins are too low and they are taking on too much risk. - NZSTCF president Graham Burke
Many commercial buildings around New Zealand are putting lives and property at risk because they don’t comply with fire safety standards. It’s a sobering message from the Insurance Council of New Zealand insurance manager, John Lucas. John says he became aware of this problem from insurers doing risk surveys and led an international seminar in August to highlight the issues and work on solutions.
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“No one is winning in the current environment. Head contractors are being forced to tender fixed prices on open-ended projects, which is a particular problem on design and build projects. “Tenders are being agreed with minimal documentation as far as scope combined with incredibly complex contracts which push all risk from the client to the contractor and supply chain. “The construction sector is failing to understand and manage risk. This is having a huge impact on our members – the subcontractors, who are too often being left unpaid for the work they have done. “The current approach is unsustainable and will result in more subcontractors leaving the sector. At a time when New Zealand needs more capacity in the construction sector, we believe this should be a major priority for both government and the industry.”
Some risk surveys were uncovering noncompliant passive fire construction work, such as unprotected penetrations through fire rated walls, and floors, missing smoke dampers in heating and ventilation systems, and fire and smoke control doors that did not seal correctly because they were incorrectly specified. “My discussions with various experts in the fire protection industry and with building consent authority managers confirmed that New Zealand has a potential systemic passive fire non-compliance problem,” he says. “This is worrying as so many people live and work in high rise and multi-unit buildings these days.” Smoke is a silent killer. Passive fire protection is about preventing or slowing the spread of fire and smoke from one tenancy or fire cell to another and gives the occupants of a building time to safely evacuate. Correctly designed, co-ordinated, installed and signed-off passive fire systems are paramount to protecting life and reducing economic loss, as well as providing trust and confidence in the construction industry.
Unfortunately, John says we have struggled to achieve compliant passive fire protection in many of our new building projects and to then maintain that compliance in existing buildings due to the many refurbishments that occur over the life cycle of the building. Things do go wrong. A kitchen fire in a newly opened luxury hotel in Wellington in 2016 required the evacuation of all hotel guests and the hotel was closed for repairs for at least seven months. The damage was mainly caused by smoke affecting a significant part of the hotel. This sort of thing should not happen, he says. A smoke control system did not operate as it was required, resulting in needless economic loss and reputational damage to those involved in the hotel’s passive fire protection systems. What can we do to improve passive fire compliance? The Insurance Council is engaging with the construction industry to find some answers. Some have said that passive fire protection should be subject to a specific licence class. Currently, anyone can do work that affects passive fire systems, including builders, plumbers, electricians and data cable installers but they do not get specific training on it. Some have also said that stricter construction monitoring is required. That is where someone is paid to watch what work is done like the old Clerk of Works. However, this will take time and may cost the construction industry money when budgets are already running away on some projects. Auckland City has plans for several tall buildings that are over 50 floors and require special fire protection features. It is very important that we get this right.
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The concrete benefits of an innovative industry The impressive trajectory of the concrete industry cannot be overstated. From the Roman Pantheon finished in 128 AD — the largest unreinforced concrete dome in the world — to the historic Brutalist masterpieces of Le Corbusier, concrete offers vast potential and can help realise spectacular structural and architectural results. Although relatively rare following the collapse of the Roman Empire, concrete experienced a renaissance after Portland cement was developed in the mid-18th century. Capable of being molded into almost any shape — from organic curves to stark geometric forms — concrete has overtaken steel in tonnage of material used. Today, concrete is ubiquitous on home soil in New Zealand. The pre-eminent global building material for load-bearing structures, concrete’s application is increasingly diverse. In New Zealand, the wider concrete industry annually produces and utilises about one million tonnes of cement equating to around four million cubic metres of concrete for new residential, non-residential, infrastructure and commercial construction.
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In total, the direct, indirect and induced economic impact of the cement and concrete industry contributes approximately $7.5 billion of output across the economy, supporting more than 24,000 jobs and creating a value add of approximately $2.8 million according to NZIER research. At the forefront of promoting innovation in this industry is Concrete NZ; the recently formed association, with the modus operandi ‘building resilience’. The inception of the multi-faceted organisation was a direct response to a consensus reached in 2015 that sought to examine and agree upon options to ensure New Zealand’s concrete industry could promote excellence in all things concrete, in an efficient and effective manner, that provides better value for all. The establishment of a single, consolidated industry association was the answer, and this conviction gave rise to Concrete NZ. In 2016, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between six participating associations. This captured the spirit of the proposed consolidation, outlining key expectations on matters of governance and operations along with setting responsibility and financial arrangements.
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No one can predict the future, but I’m confident the concrete industry’s growing appetite for innovation today will yield results that advance New Zealand’s built environment tomorrow. - Concrete NZ CEO Rob Gaimster
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VALUES If you work at Concrete NZ, if you want to be a member or if you want to be a partner, this is how it operates… Unified We will work hard to come together and stay unified, integrative and inclusive Flexible We will remain agile, reshaping with the changing needs of industry Tenacious We advocate for our customers – we ask ourselves the hard questions. Professional We take a factual and professional approach Quality Based Focused on standards and committed to quality excellence.
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Concrete NZ’s role is fundamental and transformative, especially in light of the fact New Zealand’s construction sector plays a significant role in the economy.
“Yet, we hear of businesses struggling, and in some instances going-under. Regardless of the outcome, one thing is certain – the need to innovate remains a priority.”
It is the fifth largest sector, employs more than 170,000 people, and is a $30 billionplus per year sector.
Innovation has become an ‘it’ word; a catchphrase of the modern time. Assessment of the term returns many understandings depending on the user and context.
Rob will concede that a prevailing perception of the concrete industry is that it drags its heels on innovation, attributable to its status as an ‘old technology’ however, he energetically disputes and dispels this notion. Innovation is embraced with vigour and earnestness as an industry imperative by the organisation and Rob is clear about this.
But for Concrete NZ, a return to first principles sees the organisation interpret innovation as “the application of better solutions to meet new requirements or implicit needs”.
“Over recent years ‘innovation’ has evolved into ‘disruptive innovation’ and is broadly interpreted as an ‘innovation that creates a new, or disrupts an existing market and value network’.
Notwithstanding these facts, Concrete NZ’s CEO Rob Gaimster eloquently summarised the challenges of the industry recently when he said, “We find ourselves in strange times. Construction is at almost unprecedented levels and the ‘job sheet’ remains full for the majority.
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We find ourselves in strange times. Construction is at almost unprecedented levels and the ‘job sheet’ remains full for the majority. Yet, we hear of businesses struggling, and in some instances going-under. Regardless of the outcome, one thing is certain – the need to innovate remains a priority. - Concrete NZ CEO Rob Gaimster
“Case-in-point are several concrete-based innovations that have the potential to disrupt the construction and concrete industries in New Zealand, and in so doing, dramatically enhance productivity. “Also known as Cementitious Additive Manufacturing (CAM), 3D printing has enjoyed a meteoric rise, advancing quickly with a range of sample structures now in existence. The two most important concretebased printing technologies are fused deposition modelling (FDM) and threedimensional printing (3DP). “While there are limitations in terms of building code coverage and the need for materials development, the immediate future will see 3D concrete printing adopted for temporary structures and architectural features.” On the topic of ductile cementitious composite — also termed ‘Eco-Friendly Ductile Cementitious Composite (EDCC)’ — Rob is upbeat about this fibre-reinforced concrete and its role in innovating the industry.
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“As seismic structural design moves beyond ‘life safety’ towards ‘building survivability’, innovations in damage-resistant design using concrete systems have emerged – the most conspicuous examples of which are PREcast Seismic Structural System (PRESSS) and of course Base Isolation. “Advancements in cement technology are also tremendously exciting as our industry remains committed to reducing its environmental footprint. Work programmes continue to explore ways to incorporate industrial by-products (such as fly ash and slag) as well as naturally occurring pozzolans as cement replacements.” Rob is also enthusiastic about the rise of digital tools such as Building Information Modeling (BIM) coupled with Augmented Reality (AR). “These technologies are combining to enable genuine advancements. The realistic presentation of digital representations of building components or functions is proving hugely valuable in terms of enhanced design and construction outcomes.
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While there are limitations in terms of building code coverage and the need for materials development, the immediate future will see 3D concrete printing adopted for temporary structures and architectural features. - Concrete NZ CEO Rob Gaimster
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“For instance, heavily reinforced concrete sections can now be modelled using BIM and reinforcement fixing checked with AR enhanced headsets. “Add to these exciting innovations formwork pressure sensors that allow for bold in-situ construction, cast-in maturity sensors that can wirelessly monitor concrete strength gain, digital concrete delivery systems for truck tracking, as well as automated batching systems, and there is the potential for some quite dramatic design, construction and supply developments.” Rob is confident there is an appetite for these, and other cutting-edge concepts, that will continue to transform the bricks and mortar landscape around us. “Change is inevitable. Concrete, including its constituent
materials and systems, continues to compete strongly with alternative building materials to design solutions that address current and anticipated requirements. “No one can predict the future, but I’m confident the concrete industry’s growing appetite for innovation today will yield results that advance New Zealand’s built environment tomorrow.” Against this dynamic backdrop, the Concrete NZ Conference is due to take place — this year’s conference is the first that marks the beginning of the conference being promoted under the unified banner of Concrete NZ. Read on to discover more about the significant opportunities the conference presents to attendees, and visit the Concrete NZ (www.concretenz.org.nz) and Conference (www.theconcreteconference. co.nz) websites for more information about this important change agent and thought leader in the New Zealand concrete and cement industry.
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Concrete hydrodemolition specialists Founded by Kiwi owners in 1996, Aquamax has built a reputation based around ultra-high pressure (40,000 psi) water jetting.
The process can be conducted in-situ on standard panels and utilises low-flow rate equipment and is dust free, and creates minimal mess which is easily contained and vacuumed away. Recently the company has been successful in winning and delivering two high profile projects, a large wharf repair in Auckland, and hydroblasting work on the Moorhouse Ave and Durham St over bridges in Christchurch.
The company became a forerunner in using water jetting for road line removal, paint and corrosion stripping, aircraft paint stripping and descaling of geothermal turbines. Over the past four years, Aquamax has embarked on a programme of expansion and investment in newer, high-powered equipment. Seven pumps from the wellknown German manufacturer, WOMA, have been purchased to fill out the range delivering heavy-duty hydrodemolition work right down to precise blasting on oil and gas pipework. The current construction boom has driven the need for further concrete related services. Concrete related services: • Hydrodemolition such as rebar exposure
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This is usually required when a new structure is being tied into old. Other examples are cleaning up pile caps and cutting holes and slots when there is a lot of steel in the structure. Recent successes have been the Devonport Training Jetty, Moorhouse and Durham Overbridges, and some significant seismic repair work on a prominent Wellington tower block.
• Creating specialist finishes such as stencilled images.
Hydro-scabbling is a very fast and effective method for creating a Type-B construction joint with, for example, a 10 mm peak-totrough roughness in the concrete surface. This ensures a good, roughened surface for new concrete to key into.
Hydrodemolition is being increasingly specified as it allows concrete to be removed without damaging the immediate structure or rebar.
The appearance of bare concrete can be significantly enhanced with etched decorative designs. Ultra-high pressure water-jetting cuts through the concrete
• Hydro–scabbling such as for Type-B construction joints • Paint stripping of concrete and blockwork
laitance to expose the aggregate and create a much darker, textured surface. By using a stencil, very accurate and crisp designs can be applied.
Aquamax looks to have a bright future as it continues to develop its reputation as New Zealand’s leading specialist water jetting company. Aquamax operates nationwide with depots in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. For more information, contact Hamish Coop on 021 316 844 or refer to Aquamax.co.nz.
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Concrete NZ Conference 2018
Concrete experts convening in October Michael Thomas
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It may have adopted a new name, the ‘Concrete NZ Conference’, which honours the unification of instrumental concrete sector groups that work with dedication under the Concrete NZ banner, but this year’s highly anticipated annual conference retains the same format and stands to impress and inspire yet again.
engineers, contractors and suppliers to the industry - both precast and ready mix. “They get an opportunity to listen to project-based papers from engineering and construction aspects, including new techniques and difficulties they had to overcome, so there is a strong educational side to the conference. “Then there is the networking - engineers and contractors by nature are good at sharing, and it always amazes me how open the trade of information is. As peers they share how they handled certain situations.” Another significant drawcard for the conference is the compelling lineup of speakers.
Employing a varied, relevant, interesting and technical programme, the Concrete NZ Conference will be held Thursday 11 - Saturday 13 October at the Claudelands Event Centre in Hamilton.
The Space-IT pile pad is becoming the most widely used pile pad on the market. It is the quickest and easiest way to install piles and posts for Decks, Retaining walls, House piles and any other form of timber or steel posts. It has recently been structurally tested to handle a massive 2 tonne plus of load on solid ground. This new design is simple to use. Just simply screw or nail to the bottom of your pile/post and you are ready to go. It’s easy to use with large SED poles as well. Simply screw a 130x130x40mm packer to base of pole then attach the Space-IT to the packer as you drop the post in the hole. Guaranteed to save Time, Effort, Money and every post installed to code every time. Space-IT is available at most of your leading trade stores.
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This year’s event includes two renowned keynotes, a first for the conference. “A symposium in Melbourne, just in advance of ours, has meant we’ve been able to secure two speakers this year.”
Of the decision to return to this successful location, event manager Allan Bluett comments, “At some venues it is just not possible to exhibit heavy equipment or for exhibitors to present live demonstrations. Claudelands is perfect for this.
Campbell Middleton is a highly decorated expert in the concrete industry. The director of the Laing O’Rourke Centre for Construction Engineering & Technology in the Department of Engineering at Cambridge University, Middleton is also the Chairman of the UK Bridge Owners Forum and an advisor or consultant to a number of organisations, including Infrastructure UK.
“There is a big outside area which is directly adjacent to the trade area where heavy equipment can be displayed and exhibitors have the opportunity to demonstrate this equipment during breaks.”
Middleton has been awarded a number of academic awards including the Henry Adams Award of the Institution of Structural Engineers in 1999 and 2014, and the Telford Premium Award (1999) and Telford Gold Medal (2010) from the Institution of Civil Engineers.
Expecting more than 350 delegates with a host of dynamic exhibitors, the proceedings commence with a formal dinner and awards being held on the Friday evening. This event represents just one of many opportunities for attendees to participate in the rich knowledge sharing economy, taking advantage of the extensive networking opportunities.
He is a fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, the Institution of Engineers, Australia and the Transport Research Foundation. His research interests include advanced plastic analysis, risk and asset management, non-destructive testing, modular and additive manufacturing, applications of computer
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vision and smart sensor applications for structural health monitoring. He is a member of the executive team responsible for overseeing the EPSRC/ Innovate UK funded Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction. Keynote speaker Michael Thomas is a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of New Brunswick (UNB), Canada, and a registered Professional Engineer in the province of New Brunswick. He has been working in the field of cement and concrete research since 1983. Michael's main research interests are concrete durability and the use of industrial by-products including pozzolans and slag and he is also active in the area of service-life modeling, and in the repair and maintenance of concrete structures. The celebrated author of more than 200 technical papers and reports on these subjects, including the book Supplementary Cementing Materials in Concrete, he is also a co-author of the service-life model, Life-365.
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Michael was the recipient of the ACI’s Wason Medal for Materials Research in 1997, 2009 and 2014, the ACI Construction Practice Award in 2001 and was elected to a fellow of the Institute in 2006. He is also a fellow of the Institute of Concrete Technology in the U.K. For more information about what the conference can offer you, visit www. theconcreteconference.co.nz. Conference registration is open to all people interested and involved in the building construction industry.
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Shaping the world we live in The use of concrete has shaped civilizations from as far back as Ancient Egypt and the Roman Empire, but was revolutionised in the early 1800s when Englishman Joseph Aspdin filed a patent for Portland Cement. The development of the composite material referred to a “reinforced concrete” 50 years or so later has seen its use continually grow ever since. At its most basic, concrete is a mixture of water, cement and aggregates (fine and coarse). Together these simple ingredients form a solid grey mass that has become indispensable in the development of infrastructure, industry and housing. Without concrete, our built environment would fail to accommodate our modern and demanding lifestyles. Playing a massive role has been precast concrete, for a wide variety of reasons: As precast is manufactured in a controlled casting factory environment it is easier to control all aspects of build, and quality can be controlled and monitored much more effectively Weather is eliminated as a factor. You can cast in any weather, saving time and maintaining quality Major overall construction build time savings can be significant. The precast structure can be manufactured at the same time initial works such as foundations are carried out on site, and once delivered to
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The workhorse on any site, the wheelbarrow gets pushed, pulled and even thrown around, dumped on, smashed and generally abused to make our lives easier. And we like it that way. New Zealand Wheelbarrows’ wheelbarrows are built to withstand the hard times and designed to make the hard work that much simpler. From concreting to rubble, hard-fill removal and hot mix and soil, there is a New Zealand Wheelbarrow that will suit your needs and is built to last. Ask for us at your usual supplier.
Our Power Barrow has been proving its worth in the construction industry. This electric workhorse is powered by a 48 volt, 500 watt hub motor with enough in the battery to get you through 2 days of commercial use before recharging. This beast will walk you uphill fully loaded with 160kg with no problem and the brake gives you full control downhill as well. Get the most out of your day, and team while saving their back and knees. “I thought it was a gimmick, now I have 6 for my teams and we get more done than ever. I wish I’d seen this years ago”. Test drives available. Email or call: Justin@nzwheelbarrows.co.nz, 021 462 872.
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The benefits of being a Concrete NZ member • A strong identity
• Amalgamated awards
• Robust advocacy
• Greater prestige
• Unified voice
• Improved stakeholder recognition
• Single point for stakeholder and Government contact
• Wider media coverage
• Effective sector collaboration
• Better value for members, associate members
• An efficient operation
• Equitable representation
• Less duplication of support services and administration
• Balanced project schedule and budget allocation (short and long term) for concrete based industry
• Reduced compliance costs and auditing
• Eliminates costs of inter-association liaison • Future proofing • Take ownership of standards • Succession planning development • Pooled resources • Larger, more secure association better • Better access to industry knowledge able to attract and retain skilled staff • Enhanced provision of education and training
• Identify and develop leaders of tomorrow
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Bowers Brothers Concrete
World famous in the Waikato Chances are that for as long as you’ve been alive, Bowers Brothers Concrete has been in business, working away in the background and honing their capabilities in precast and masonry concrete.
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Our precast yard located in Morrinsville manufactures water troughs, feed troughs, bunker/silage bin walls, septic tanks, stone traps and pipes.
Bowers Brothers was established over 70 years ago and for all that time they’ve remained proudly family owned and operated. Their name today is well-recognised as the local experts, Waikato-wide, for concrete and paving applications for the residential and commercial sectors. Over 80 staff operate five ready mix concrete plants (in Hamilton, Matamata, Morrinsville, Paeroa and Putaruru), two masonry plants (in Horotiu and Morrinsville), a masonry distribution yard in Auckland, and a precast concrete operation in Morrinsville, which produces precast concrete products for the rural market. They recently acquired a sand quarry in Tirau to produce and supply high quality sand for their masonry production. The team’s prowess has been sought for many significant infrastructure projects throughout the region, as well as for
Residential Bowers Brothers offers a range of masonry products to enhance your residential project.
those seeking excellent, smaller-scale concreting services for their home, business or rural projects.
Commercial From large, high-strength concrete pours to large masonry block projects, from engineered retaining walls to sound barrier fencing, Bowers Brothers has proven its commercial capabilities across many large and complex commercial projects.
One such project Bowers has been involved with for 15 months is supplying concrete to be used for the construction of the Hamilton section of the Waikato Expressway. This required a CFA concrete mix developed specifically for this project to be provided on almost a daily basis from their Morrinsville plant, general manager Glenn Roycroft says.
They can help you design your intended landscape with boutique masonry blocks, brick veneers, decorative concrete, paving, fences and sound barriers, as well as the Versaloc, Allan Block, and RockLok retaining wall systems.
Agriculture An in-house agriculture team focuses specifically on products for the agricultural sectors. “Our precast yard located in Morrinsville manufactures water troughs, feed troughs, bunker/silage bin walls, septic tanks, stone traps and pipes,” Glenn says.
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Permeable concrete and paving will be the solution for the future stormwater restraints we are starting to see councils impose. This will help alleviate the pressure on our already exhausted infrastructure. - Bowers Brothers Concrete general manager Glenn Roycroft
Glenn Roycroft to discuss any new ideas, as well as feedback from clients, about possible product lines they could offer. “Our sales guys then take those ideas to our customers to gauge interest, and if we see a market for it then we push ahead with it,” Glenn says.
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Masonry Bowers Brothers’ Horotiu and state of the art Morrinsville masonry plants manufacture blocks, paving, retaining units and bricks, which are produced in a variety of colours, including white, and can be plain finished or shot blasted. These products can then be delivered via Bowers’ crane trucks throughout the Waikato and well beyond.
A future as promising as its history It’s equally as important to Bowers as it is to their customers that they remain at the forefront of their field. Able to provide solutions that combat the challenges of modern construction whilst committed to the highest of safety and quality standards, to ensure a job done well, on time and to budget. As one way of doing so, the operations and sales teams meet weekly with managing director Steve Bowers and general manager
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They recently introduced London Stonepave to their product line, which is ideal for those who have always wanted the old charm of that stone look driveway or path, but were put off by the cost.
These systems can control stormwater at the source, reduce runoff and improve water quality by filtering pollutants in the substrata layers which are detrimental to our waterways. It’s clear that, backed by decades of experience, eternal enthusiasm for their trade and an expert team of people and processes in place to manage each area of the business accordingly, Bowers Brothers can cater to any and all commercial and residential request for concrete and paving solutions.
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Available in a 50mm and an 80mm option; 50 mm is suitable for domestic driveways and 80mm for commercial applications. An example of Stonepave for which Bowers was the supplier can be seen at the Millennium Hotel in Rotorua, where it has been used in the entranceway and in the carparks. Another area marked for expected industrywide development is permeable paving solutions, and the team has spent many hours looking into emerging products and processes that have merit in local markets. With councils focused on stormwater discharge and water retention as of late, Bowers has been focusing on permeable paving, as they see it as the future for the paving industry. “Permeable concrete and paving will be the solution for the future stormwater restraints we are starting to see councils impose. This will help alleviate the pressure on our already exhausted infrastructure.” The Bowers Permeable Systems allows stormwater to percolate and infiltrate the surface areas traditionally impervious to the soil below.
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Balcrom Engineered Concrete
Innovative precast concrete solutions Precast concrete serves many innovative purposes in construction. It can be used as flooring or walls, stairs, landings and balconies, or can be manufactured as an architectural statement piece within a home or commercial building. Balcrom Engineered Concrete has the ability and innovation to create any precast concrete product required for your next building project. Precast concrete offers many unique design and construction features, with homeowners, architects and construction companies continually exploring new ways of using this versatile product, from sculpture-like architecture to translucent concrete windows. With precast concrete, every panel is custom-built, giving clients the opportunity to play with different products, sizes, shapes, textures and colours. Balcrom operates precast concrete manufacturing facilities in Cromwell and Balclutha, employing a total of 40 highly skilled and dedicated staff across both locations and supplying precast product throughout the lower South Island.
Director Phillip Bates says the company is passionate about the possibilities of precast concrete and aims to educate and inspire its customers around innovation, design ideas and structural solutions. A typical project for Balcrom involves supplying flooring systems, wall panels and architectural finishes for both architectural homes or commercial buildings. Balcrom will take your precast project from start to completion, building custom moulds and fabricating all precast and prestressed product in its own factories, allowing it to maintain the highest quality control throughout every step of the production process. The company recently finished work on the new 96-space carpark at Mercy Hospital in Dunedin. The carpark is a two-level deck structure built by main contractor Naylor Love. Balcrom completed the black
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aggregate on the precast panel, which was hand-picked and placed. “Our job involved making these exposed aggregate panels into a work of art,” Phillip says.
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The company also completed precast panels at Whakatipu High School and the flooring system at Countdown in Frankton. Balcrom is experiencing good growth within the Central Otago region and has plans to develop a larger manufacturing site in Cromwell, as well as purchase new panel processing equipment from Italy that will allow it to do new architectural finishes on precast panels. “We can deliver a good product and we have a strong production capability,” Phillip says. “We have a good stable crew in Cromwell. “Customers are dealing with a family business. We are not a corporate and we’re easy to deal with. They can just pick up the phone and talk to us, which is a lot easier than dealing with a corporate.”
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Master Electricians
Taking apprentice training to the next level Many years ago, the electrical industry was in a tough spot. There was a shortage of trained and skilled electricians, so the Master Electricians (formally ECANZ) created The Electrical Training Company (Etco) to fill that need. Now, the successful organisation employees and trains hundreds of apprentices ready to be hired. If a certain apprentice doesn’t gel with the company they were assigned to work with, the company can send them back and Etco will determine another good fit for them. “We have tried to make it a risk-free option for hiring an apprentice,” says CEO of Master Electricians, Bernie McLaughlin. Master Electricians doesn’t just help train tradies, but also advocates for the entire industry by lobbying the government and it started 96 years ago. At that time, many local companies decided to unite to ensure that their businesses were being looked out for and “to have strength in numbers really,” Bernie says.
Perks of being a Master Electricians member: • Discounts on fuel and insurance packages • Discounts on job management software • Advertising and human resources advice • Cheaper terms of trade packages and business supplies
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• A free workplace health and managementsystem
Besides making sure companies have a risk-free option for finding apprentices, the organisation also provides aroundthe-clock technical support to answer any questions about safety, regulations and the Electricity Act, to ensure business owners know how to safely run their operations while following the law.
• Face-to-face and by-phone support from experts and regional managers
“We want people to have the assurance that it’s a relatively risk-free model,” he says.
• Be recognised as a quality-assured member of Master Electricians.
In order to be a member of Master Electricians, companies must follow and meet criteria. The criteria is not onerous and ensures companies have sound business and accounting practices and they must have a relationship with a reputable wholesaler.
• Resources to assist with calculating business costs • Assistance understanding electrical regulations and standards
In order to do that, the organisation develops relationships with government groups to keep making sure electrical workers’ voices are heard. “We’re here to help people succeed in business,” he adds.
The organisation monitors members every three years to ensure they still meet the criteria, providing a $20,000 workmanship guarantee to further assure to the public that they can trust businesses that are Master Electricians members.
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An adequate level of public liability insurance and access to a basic suite of regulations are also required.
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Crane Association
The 2018 Crane Conference The 2018 Annual Crane Conference was held at the Grand Millennium Hotel in Auckland on the 18-20th of July.
We are totally appreciative of our sponsors and trade show exhibitors, many who attend every year and continue to make our conference the success it is.
This year the theme was “Moving on Up” and we had 170 delegates registered for the plenary sessions and 235 sitting at the Awards Dinner.
This year, there were four presentations for the Skills Awards presented by Lance Riesterer, general manager of Specialist Trades.
Every year we look to introduce something new and this year was no different.
The Weighload Trophy is presented to an individual or company that has done outstanding work on behalf of the association and this year it was presented by president, Tony Gibson, to Peter Thompson (Life Member) for his outstanding contribution to the Precast Concrete Good Practice Guide.
With a focus on technology in the crane industry, we attracted a lot of overseas attention and we invited the crane manufacturers from Australia and Japan to present on the technological innovations that their companies were bringing to the market. Liam Malone (Paralympian gold medallist) opened the conference with his story and his passion now for artificial intelligence, and how that will impact the workplace of the future. William Pike opened day two and spoke on the impact of losing two legs and of his newfound passion, the William Pike Challenge Award. William has a vision to grow a world of young explorers that are ready to take on an evolving world. Our networking included the traditional Originals Welcome, Ian Grooby happy hour, and A Night at the Races dinner at Ellerslie Events Centre.
The awards dinner culminated in the presentation of the Skills and Crane Association Awards.
Life member, Peter Thompson, was presented with the Weighload Trophy for his outstanding contribution to the Association.
Peter, as a long serving member of the association, was instrumental in developing the first Approved Code of Practice for the Transportation and Storage of Precast Concrete, and has continued his work in this field for many years. Like all conferences, it was judged on the quality of the networking and the food, and the Grand Millennium hotel in Auckland was outstanding and feedback to date has been absolutely positive. Comments like “the best ever” and “better than last year” now have us working to improve once more on next year’s conference at the Event Centre in Blenheim.
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Your job – our cranes. The UDC Lift of the Year was presented to McIntosh Cranes for the 80 tonne boat turn. Matthew Richards of UDC presented the award to Scott McIntosh of Macintosh Cranes.
The PTE Trainer of the Year is Norman Kete of Safety’n’Action.
Highly Commended for Trainer of the Year is Gary Priestley of Gaprie Ltd.
The Crane Association Awards included the UDC Project of the Year won this year by the City Edge Alliance for the Hamilton Section of the Waikato Expressway. The award was presented by Matthew Richards of UDC to Ian Stockland of Fletchers Construction.
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Crane Association
The benefits of Crane Association membership The Crane Association of New Zealand Inc is the national trade association for companies that operate or hire cranes and offer ancillary services relating to the crane industry. The Association acts as a conduit between the members, the regulators and the training providers to provide leadership in crane industry best practice. It facilitates the highest standards of workplace safety, and promotes the premise that all crane operators must be trained, competent and are qualified on the equipment they are operating in the work environment. The Crane Association maintains close working relationships with Government agencies and local authorities, as well as establishing strong commercial arrangements with leading suppliers to the transport industry.
Member benefits
Business support services:
Financial members of the Association receive the following benefits:
• Employment relations advice
• Up to date information on changes or additions to legislation, regulations and to Approved Codes of Practice
This provides members with the advantage of the combined purchasing power of the Association’s members. If you own a business that operates, hires or owns cranes of any type and size, The Crame Association will be able to help you either through its commercial partnerships or by giving you access to the very best advice and support.
• Health and safety advice • Workplace relations / environmental advice • First tier finance packages
• Advocacy on behalf of members and the wider industry
• Insurance schemes designed for crane businesses
• Input into consultation on national, regional and local policy matters
• Web-based support at www.cranes.org.nz
• Inclusion in the online industry directory
• Regional meetings / site visits
• Negotiated member group purchasing • Networking opportunities with industry members • Annual Conference • An online company profile accessible for updating by the member • Contractor Magazine • Email Digest – the Association’s online newsletter • Dispatches - the Association’s hardcopy quarterly newsletter • Advice on crane and business issues • Mediation on behalf of members.
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Tatana Contracting
Do it once, do it right Levin-based Civil Contracting firm Tatana Contracting Limited has survived in a competitive industry by taking on the difficult work that other companies shy away from. Director Darryl Tatana says by focusing on these difficult jobs, such as deep level pipe laying where dewatering is required in various ground conditions, is where the company has secured a niche in the market. “We enjoy the challenge of difficult projects, focusing on the more specialised work utilising equipment and expertise the company has acquired through 50 years of experience. “We are continually embracing new technologies and are committed to continually improving our health and safety and on-site performance.” The company has worked on countless projects in the lower North Island. Its ability to provide clients with practical solutions to difficult projects, while providing quality workmanship, have been factors in securing many of these contracts. Recent jobs have included emergency work in Wellington, where approximately 600 metres of new linings were installed in pumping mains as the existing pipes were completely corroded and leaking. Other recent works include a major storm water main in Feilding, renewing sewer and storm water pipelines in the Kapiti Coast and installing new water mains in the Horowhenua. “While we primarily focus on the lower North Island we will travel further afield for jobs that require our technical skills,” Darryl says.
The company continues to be family-based with Darryl’s brother Bernard, a co-director, and sons, daughters and extended family having roles in the company. Darryl says everyone who works for the firm is treated as part of the family. “Happy workers are productive workers,” says Darryl. “There is no point spending money on training your staff and then having them go and work somewhere else, so you want to make sure they’re happy and want to stay.” The firm is fully equipped to undertake a wide range of contracts and Darryl says he’s lost count of the number of trucks and other plant and equipment the company has. They began using pneumatic pipe bursting systems to replace mains pipes over 25 years ago.
Tatana Contracting services: • Underground utility placement by directional drilling • Potable water, Storm water and Sewer main renewal and installation • Power and communication installation • Installation of pump stations and associated fittings • Sub-divisional work for land development • Power cable ducting and cable installation
Initially established to rehabilitate existing watermains, by inserting and forming a structural liner inside the existing pipe, Anzel Ltd has diversified and is now structured to undertake the following:
“We were one of the first companies to be doing this, so we have the technical skills, experience and reputation for getting the job done.” Tatana Contracting also undertakes subdivision work, traffic management services, and septic tank emptying and desludging services.
• Trenchless rehabilitation of watermains, sewer pumping mains and vacuum lines • High pressure water root cutting, conventional saw root cutting, light/ heavy cleaning of stormwater and wastewater lines, CCTV inspections of SW/WW lines including full report and video footage and locating services • Floatless manhole installation • Stainless steel structural patch repairs
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• Directional rock drilling • Pipe bursting – up to 300mm • Machinery and truck hire • Project management • Hydro excavation • Dewatering systems with pump hire and sludge tanks
He says the reputation that the family firm has built up over its more than 50 years in business has also contributed to Tatana Contracting’s success and longevity.
• Concrete preparation and placement
“We take the time to check and double check, so nothing has to be redone,” explains Darryl.
Anzel Ltd (Aqua-pipe New Zealand Environmental Liners Ltd) is a Canadian based franchise and a subsidiary company to Tatana Contracting Limited since 2013.
He says while other firms are now starting to invest in some of this technology, Tatana Contracting has the advantage of many years of experience.
• Traffic management, Level 1 roads
The company also places an emphasis on supporting businesses in the local community. “We source from local firms whenever we can, only when something isn’t available locally do we source it from further afield.”
The company was founded by Darryl’s father Johnston Mac Tatana who instilled in everyone a motto of ‘do it once, do it right’.
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Tauranga Airport Extensions
A project with magnificent wings Located at the entrance to a beautiful natural harbour in the Bay of Plenty, Tauranga is a major drawcard in New Zealand. With vibrant commercial, social, cultural and recreational opportunities, this bountiful hotspot is the fifth largest city in the country. A key hub of connectivity is Tauranga Airport which serves domestic and onward bound international travellers. To keep pace with the exponential social and economic growth of the region and all it has to offer, major works are underway to transform the existing airport into an internationally competitive airport. The new facilities are intended to meet capacity demands up to and beyond 2027.
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With passenger volumes gaining momentum as a direct result of Air New Zealand providing more capacity and flight frequency through Tauranga, the existing terminal originally constructed in 1967 with some expansions and modifications along the way - needed to be revisited after serving a fitting purpose for many decades.
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Tauranga is a key destination for Air New Zealand and one we’re focused on continuing to grow. We welcome the upgrade and expansion of the Tauranga Airport Terminal building and look forward to continuing to work closely with Tauranga City Council as it progresses. - Air New Zealand Regional Affairs manager, Ian Collier
With a budget of $12.7 million and the industry expertise of Naylor Love, Beca and Jasmax, the result stands to be nothing short of spectacular. Of the competitive tender process at the time, Tauranga Airport manager Ray Dumble said of the decision to appoint Naylor Love, “Five companies were invited to tender for the construction project and the successful tenderer is Naylor Love Construction Ltd. “Naylor Love is a privately owned, national construction company founded in Dunedin in 1910. The project is in the mobilisation stage at present with plans to start work late October with completion due December 2018.” The timeframe projections are still very much on track, a true testament to the collaborative effort and conscientiousness of all work parties. “There was two years planning involved and we are 10 months into construction now with five months to go. “We did a lot of the planning with local Iwi and our work partners have worked really hard to help us keep the airport operational with as little inconvenience to the public as possible.
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“It’s often pretty hard to camouflage the work, so where needed, the teams have worked at night which has been excellent. “The public has also been fantastic. They know what’s happening and there’s been no grumbles.” It is difficult to qualify just how significant the transformation to Tauranga Airport will be - words will fail to do justice to the outcome - but the numbers themselves speak volumes.
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“We’re increasing from 1,750 square metres to 3,800 square metres. “This will include separate check-in and arrival areas and increased space for back of house operations, allowing for future upgrades and a new, larger Air New Zealand Regional Lounge. “The new check-in area will have state of the art check-in kiosks, a baggage drop belt, and a new externally accessible courier and cargo office. “The improvements will also result in a shorter walk from the terminal for boarding. The airport café will be increased and improved."
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Tauranga Airport Extensions
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“We want to make the terminal as functional and modern as possible. We’ll be replacing traditional print advertising with digital advertising too.” By separating out the arrivals and departures, airport users will enjoy a much more streamlined and less densely populated environment, mitigating previous issues of crowding during peak periods. An inspiring finishing touch will be added in the form of a walk down memory lane.
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The improvements will also result in a shorter walk from the terminal for boarding. The airport café will be increased and improved. - Tauranga Airport manager, Ray Dumble
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Coverage of Tauranga Airport’s history, dating back to its opening in January 1939, will also be a protagonist in the visual narrative of the space. With strategic partners like Air New Zealand and other network operators supportive of the upgrade, Dumble says it has been a team effort. “The airlines are playing the game as well. When we spoke to airline partners, they were really behind making the upgrade the best it could be.”
Air New Zealand Regional Affairs manager, Ian Collier says the airline welcomes the upgrade. “Tauranga is a key destination for Air New Zealand and one we’re focused on continuing to grow. “We welcome the upgrade and expansion of the Tauranga Airport Terminal building and look forward to continuing to work closely with Tauranga City Council as it progresses,” he says.
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is responsible for managing holiday and business travel movements for a staggering 10,000 Tauranga travellers every year. Whatever your travel needs are, we deliver those in a comfortable and sophisticated environment, perfect for planning some remarkable journeys. Winner of three Westpac Business Awards, including Retail Business of the Year, this is a place offering all the benefits of the House of Travel brand, delivered with a complete focus on comfort, value and great service.
To keep pace with the growing region, Tauranga Airport is currently expanding its premises, meaning the improved facility will play a key part in allowing local businesses to connect with their national and international markets. The new development translates into increased opportunity for the business to thrive, as it encourages more visitors into the region and, more importantly, allows Tauranga residents to move around New Zealand or connect with their global journeys with ease. “We embrace Tauranga Airport’s expansion and admire the great work to not only make the airport more functional, but more
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comfortable for travellers at both ends of their journey,” Shane Kennedy, House of Travel Tauranga owner operator says. “Such innovation required enthusiastic management at Tauranga Airport and we applaud Ray Dumble, Tauranga Airport manager, for his vision and supporting those with similar aspirations.” Shane congratulates Tauranga Airport and all those involved in “making good things happen”. House of Travel Tauranga – where all the work is taken care of for you; the only hard part is choosing which path to explore.
Tauranga Airport Extensions With phase one due for completion in early November and phase two finishing in January 2019, Tauranga is set to be rewarded with a major investment in its future that will provide an internationally competitive airport. For more information and to keep an eye out for updates on the development, visit Tauranga Airport online at airport.tauranga.govt.nz
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Steel construction
Championing world-class steel standards Steel has rightly earned recognition as the world’s most important engineering and construction material.
Working on the advancement of standards and design guides using the latest research outcomes to increase design efficiencies and deliver more cost-effective steel structures, Stephen and HERA’s contribution to the industry’s improvement are remarkable.
From cars to construction products, it is the protagonist in many innovations.
The ambition to constantly innovate and improve can be seen and keenly felt throughout the wider organisation and the broader community it participates in.
The fact it can be recycled time and time again — given a new lease on life without loss of property — only adds to its value. An integral part of a circular economy, its prevailing success story promotes a zero waste philosophy and a commitment to a more sustainable future. The numbers speak for themselves — steel’s application in every prosperous and important industry, from energy and construction to automotive and infrastructure, is consequential to economies across the world. According to World Steel, steel use per capita has significantly increased from 150kg in 2001 to 215kg in 2017, and by 2050, is projected to increase to levels 1.5 times higher than present levels to meet the demands of burgeoning populations. In New Zealand, there is a highly respected leader in the steel industry that has set the standard for excellence in the field: HERA has positioned itself as a trusted national centre for R&D, steel design, manufacturing technology and quality assurance. An industry-owned, member-based organisation, HERA is catalysing transformative change in metal innovation with strategic partners who are specialists in R&D, consultancy, education, advocacy, certification and verification. General manager of structural systems, Stephen Hicks, has extensive experience in the steel construction industry, having earned more than two decades in research and development working with clients across Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Stephen’s ongoing focus areas include steel-concrete composite buildings and bridges, development of design guides and standards, product development, structural dynamics, structural reliability, fire engineering, sustainability, seismic design and software development.
“We are a problem solver and a trusted source of knowledge. We are strong on developing our members’ skills and our welding department does a lot of upskilling as minimum levels of qualifications are required to do certain tasks,” he explains of services offered.
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We are a problem solver and a trusted source of knowledge. We are strong on developing our members’ skills and our welding department does a lot of upskilling as minimum levels of qualifications are required to do certain tasks.
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- HERA general manager of Structural Systems, Stephen Hicks
“My hot spot area is quality. My raison d’être has been working on developing national standards, which ties in with my work on European standards. “Historically, New Zealand had its own domestic standards and wasn’t working with its biggest neighbour — Australia. Since 2011, I’ve chaired BD-090-06, the committee responsible for AS/NZS 5100.6 — the first joint Australian and New Zealand design standard for steel and composite bridges.” In 2017, in partnership with Australia, HERA pioneered the development of the new Australia-New Zealand standard for Composite Steel-Concrete Buildings AS/NZS 2327.
“As part of the significant development of this standard, which deals with composite slabs, beams, columns and systems, a range of reliability studies were carried out in accordance with ISO 2394. “I’m proud to continue HERA’s excellence in research and development for the metals industry – to harmonize national standards to facilitate trade and increased member productivity. “And, I take pride in the fact that a lot of our research has been adopted by industry through national and international standards, design guides and papers, and within the built environment.” A significant milestone for the New Zealand structural steel industry came in the form of the new approved standard AS/NZS 5131 for fabrication and erection of steel. A response to concerns that product conformance does not meet the specified requirements in a global market where standardisation is not a reality due to varying quality systems, this internationally recognised standard has also manifested in the introduction of standards including EN 1090 part 1 and 2. “Through a lot of our work we have influenced the likes of the New Zealand Transport Association (NZTA) and Auckland City Council in their development of a decision matrix that mandates third
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party steel certification, verification and traceability requirements.” It is the type of influence that is essential to an industry that has previously fallen on turbulent times. Certainly, HERA is playing a vital role in setting a strong precedent for excellence, and its dedication to the associated standards culminated in the New Zealand Guide to The Sourcing of Compliant Steel Structures published in conjunction with Steel Construction New Zealand. This industry source will be explored along with its role in the industry in a second installment of this special feature on HERA and the steel industry. Keep an eye out for part two in the next issue. In the meantime, visit www.hera.org.nz for more about this leading organisation.
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Whakatiki Engineering
Steelwork that’s second to none Structural steel is at the heart of many residential and commercial building projects and is a critical component in ensuring the structural integrity of a building.
“We completed the new Salvation Army headquarters in Newtown, which was a big job that finished last year,” says Murray. “We tender for all our jobs and sometimes we are working for a main contractor on a couple of jobs, and for a number of other contractors on a range of projects as well. “We have got 16 guys in overalls and then four of us running the business. I bought the company in 1984 and my business partner Scott Barr came into it in the early 2000s.”
Whakatiki Engineering in Upper Hutt offers a turnkey structural steel service, including fabrication and erection, and has the ability to deliver high-quality outcomes to all its clients.
Working with Whakatiki Engineering means you will be dealing directly with Murray or Scott, who run each job and oversee all work.
Achieving the highest standards of quality Whakatiki Engineering is proud to be one of the first eight steel construction companies in New Zealand to achieve the Steel Fabricator Certification (SFC), meaning it can guarantee its structural steel products are fabricated and installed to international standards. Managing director Murray Scaife says the certification is based on the European compliance system and represents international best practice. “We have had SFC since 2014. We were in the first group that went through that new system of quality control and welding,” he says. “It means we’re more confident with our quality. We have traceability right through the practice of fabrication, so we can trace the materials and the people who have worked on each project with regards to welding. “We now have a more reliable fabrication flow. It’s a better standard for our industry for structural steel work.”
Steel Fabricator Certification Steel Fabricator Certification is a key point of difference for local fabricators in the face of competition from imported pre-fabricated structural steel, which can be of uncertain provenance and quality. The certification provides procurers of locally fabricated structural steel with peace of mind in the knowledge that certified fabricators have the appropriate quality management systems in place to enable them to produce compliant fabricated products of the required standard. It reduces compliance risks by providing building officials and structural engineers with greater confidence when accepting a fabricated statement of compliance.
“We look closely at every job and try to offer good service and high-quality.
Whakatiki Engineering retrofitted a new staircase in St Paul's Square, Pipitea Street.
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We can produce good quality fabrications because of our quality control; we check everything. - Whakatiki Engineering managing director, Murray Scaife
At the moment we are in the process of fabricating a new prison wing at Arohata Women’s Prison.
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SFC differentiates Whakatiki Engineering from its competitors who have not independently demonstrated the capability, while demonstrating to its key clients its commitment to quality.
“We are also fabricating a retirement home for Bupa Health and Care in Upper Hutt.” Whakatiki Engineering worked on a new fitout of a building at St Paul’s Square in Pipitea Street, which involved retrofitting a new staircase from the ground floor to the 13th floor in an existing building. Whakatiki Engineering also completed a canopy for New Zealand Post at Aotea Quay.
“Scott and Murray work directly with our clients to help solve problems and choose methods of doing things. I believe we give a good service and product and we always see the job through.”
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“We can produce good quality fabrications because of our quality control; we check everything,” Murray says. “We employ quality fabricators and welders.”
A long history of quality Whakatiki Engineering has been operating for about 30 years, with its beginnings being rooted in general engineering and machining. In the 1990s the company began fabricating structural steel and now works exclusively within the structural steel industry. “We fabricate beams for houses through to mid-sized structural building and fitouts, as well as seismic strengthening,” Murray says. “Seismic work has grown quite a bit in recent years but we also do a lot of new builds.
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Moving the earth for their clients For concept to completion site works throughout the Dunedin and surrounding areas, Robert Laing Contracting has the expertise, experience and equipment to get the job done right.
Whether you are considering a complex project or you have a simpler, more straight-forward request in mind, Robert Laing will be there to walk you through the entire process, having as little or as much involvement in your project as you dictate. They have the skill, the experience and the machinery to tackle your project with ease. Wherever you are in Dunedin, they can deliver your job on time and within budget. Contact the team for a free, no-obligation consultation and quotation on 021 557 788, or visit www.robertlaingcontracting.nz.
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Snorkel™ New Zealand: Simple Support Straight from Levin New branding. New website. Same Snorkel dedication. “Keep it simple” has always been Snorkel’s number one philosophy in the designing and engineering process. Manufacturing machines that are simple to operate, simple to maintain and simple to repair, Snorkel New Zealand kept the trend going by introducing its brand new, userfriendly website – www.snorkellifts.co.nz. Dedicated to the New Zealand market, the new Snorkel New Zealand website provides a clean and user-friendly interface that allows customers to browse the entire Snorkel product line, keep up to date with the latest Snorkel news and events, and make quick contact with the local Snorkel New Zealand team for sales, service or spare parts enquiries. With over 100 years of collective industry experience, Snorkel New Zealand’s sales and customer service team is dedicated to supporting the needs of New Zealand EWP users by providing fast responses and making it easier for customers to request assistance when needed. Backed by the Snorkel manufacturing and rebuild facility in Levin on the North Island, Snorkel New Zealand has easy access to a wide range of new lifts, spare parts, and factory-based engineering and technical expertise. The Snorkel facility in Levin is one of five manufacturing facilities that the company operates globally, and predominantly supplies equipment to the New Zealand, Australia and Asia-Pacific region. The European and Middle East markets are supported by the Snorkel facility in the United Kingdom, and the company operates two manufacturing facilities in North America, including one at the corporate
headquarters in Henderson, Nevada, and one in Elwood, Kansas. Designed and assembled at the Snorkel manufacturing facility in Levin, North Island in New Zealand, Snorkel offers five compact rough terrain scissor lift models, including the narrow width Snorkel S2255RT and S2755RT, and the standard width Snorkel S2770RT, S3370RT and S3970RT models. All lifts in the series deliver a large working area, high lifting capacity, and superb terrain capabilities from compact dimensions. The Snorkel compact rough terrain scissor lift family began with the S2770RT, providing a compact alternative to the large, high capacity diesel twin-deck scissor lifts used on major construction projects.
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With over 100 years of collective industry experience, Snorkel New Zealand’s sales and customer service team is dedicated to supporting the needs of New Zealand EWP users by providing fast responses and making it easier for customers to request assistance when needed.
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Ideal for working on confined jobsites, the Snorkel S2770RT provides a maximum working height of up to 10.23m from a 1.8m wide chassis, and can lift up to 580kg. Following success with this model, Snorkel added two more lifts on the 1.8m wide chassis; the S3370RT, which can lift 450kg to a working height of 12.1m, and the S3970RT, which can lift 350kg to a working height of 13.9m. All three models continue to be built in Snorkel’s New Zealand facility, as well as in the United Kingdom, and are popular with contractors and rental companies around the world.
Due to the popularity of these lifts, Snorkel added two new models to the compact rough terrain scissor lift family in 2006. The Snorkel S2255RT and S2755RT were introduced in response to customer demand for a narrower machine that could be easily transported by contractors using a tandem trailer. Also manufactured at the Snorkel facility in Levin is a line of trailer boom lifts, including the Snorkel MHP13/35, MHP13AT and MHP15HD. Built specifically for the New Zealand and Australian markets, these trailer mounted boom lifts are ideal for a wide 46 | B&C - Issue #113
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range of construction, maintenance and landscaping applications. Currently, the Snorkel MHP15HD is the largest trailer mounted boom lift in the range, providing a maximum platform height of 15.2m and a maximum horizontal outreach of 6.4m. The Snorkel MHP13AT is the second largest, boasting a maximum platform height of 12.9m and horizontal outreach of 6.4m. Last but not least, the Snorkel MHP13/35 provides a maximum working height of 12.6m and a maximum horizontal outreach of 5.6m. Exclusive to the New Zealand and Australian markets, Snorkel New Zealand manufactures a highly competitive truck mounted articulated boom lift – the Snorkel EPV16A. Offering 360° continuous turntable rotation, this versatile, all-steel boom lift can be fitted to most 4.5 tonne and greater GVM vehicles. To minimise total ownership costs, all Snorkel lifts are designed to be simple, robust and reliable. Utilising an all-steel construction, Snorkel lifts can be rebuilt at the end of their initial working life at the Snorkel rebuild facility in Levin, maximising return on investment from the unit whether through redeployment or resale. All Snorkel lifts are available painted in either Snorkel’s famous orange, white and grey livery, or in customer colours to fit with an existing fleet of equipment.
With a footprint of over 100 distributors globally, Snorkel offers over 50 models of aerial work platforms, providing the perfect work at height solution for any application from interior building maintenance through to the toughest construction job site. Snorkel lifts are available from Snorkel New Zealand and come with a five-year structural warranty, plus a two-year warranty for parts and labour as standard. For more information, or to arrange a product demonstration, call (06) 368 9164 or visit www.snorkellifts.co.nz.
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Elevating Work Platform Association
EWPA stresses importance of maintenance and inspection The Elevating Work Platform Association of New Zealand is focused on tidying up the maintenance and inspection side of the elevating work platform industry, creating a register of approved inspectors and offering an online hub of educational information. CEO of the Elevating Work Platform Association (EWPA), Phil Tindle says the role of EWPA is to promote and support “best and safe practices” in the use and maintenance of elevating work platforms (EWPs). Phil says the EWPA is taking action to raise awareness about the required competencies of EWP inspectors. To support this, the EWPA has also started to build a video library of educational information. EWPs require inspections and maintenance at set intervals, he says. All EWPs require a six monthly safety inspection which is similar to a motor vehicle warrant of fitness, and all require, what industry refers to as, a “major rebuild” when EWPs reach an age of 10 years old. The EWPA Registered Inspector Programme is a national initiative where potential inspectors are formally assessed, verified and moderated to ensure they have the level of experience and expertise needed to undertake six month and/or major inspections of mobile elevating work platforms (MEWP). All inspections must be carried out as per manufacturer’s instructions and the NZ/ Australian standard AS2550.10. The New Zealand EWP Best Practice Guidelines state that only a “competent person” can carry out six month and/or major inspections, says Phil. The EWPA Registered Inspector Programme is the best method to educate and improve compliance and consistency of elevated work platforms maintenance within New Zealand, thus ensuring inspectors are up to “competent person” standards he says.
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Make sure you use a registered inspector. Your equipment will be compliant and safe, and you can be assured that you are getting the service and attention you pay for. - EWPA CEO, Phil Tindle
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The cost of major inspections is significant for EWP owners, so it is essential that maintenance is undertaken correctly and consistently across New Zealand says Phil. The Registered Inspector Programme advises inspectors to follow the EWP Best Practice Guidelines and relevant industry standards. The programme gives EWP owners and operators a greater certainty of equipment compliance and safety. The Registered Inspectors Programme has a range of criteria, and it is the role of the EWPA to moderate those people or businesses that are doing these inspections. “This is to make sure they have the experience in the first place to do the inspections, and they’re doing them correctly and keeping the right records. “One of the drivers for this initiative is that six month certificates and rebuilds have been undertaken by people and companies who are simply not competent, and in some cases have little or no understanding of EWPs.
Scissor lift being checked by a service technician.
“Amongst those are a few people who cut a lot of corners, which compromise the safety of operators. Our intentions are to only endorse and support the businesses who are compliant and have the required skill and experience inhouse.” Major inspections require a full strip down, taking the EWP completely apart, in some instances having it sand blasted, repainted, and x-rayed for structural
How to become a registered inspector An applicant wishing to hold a Registered Inspector card is required to: • Be employed by a member company of the EWPA • Be nominated and sponsored by their employer
deficiencies. This is over and above the replacement of critical components determined and advised by the manufacturer. “But to give an example of worst case scenario, a rouge company after a quick profit will issue an inspection certification plate stating that it’s been completed, when all they’ve done is spray painted it without pulling it apart at all. This puts people’s lives at risk and we must do everything possible to reduce such blatant non-compliance!” He says he hopes the Registered Inspector Programme will also encourage EWP owners to check the competency and qualifications of companies inspecting and servicing their equipment. Registered Inspectors work for EWPA member companies and have significant industry experience, training and continued development. They are audited annually to ensure inspections are undertaken correctly.
• Submit a completed application form containing relevant training, qualifications and experience for formal assessment and verification.
“So, make sure you use a registered inspector,” says Phil. “Your equipment will be compliant and safe, and you can be assured that you are getting the service and attention you pay for.”
Applicants are required to document and provide physical evidence of their industry training, qualifications and experience covering:
The Registered Inspector Programme provides a new way forward for the industry. Phil says it’s likely that many industry sectors that use, own or hire EWPs will in time require their service providers to have ‘registered inspectors’.
• Industry experience: inspection experience and amount of years in the industry • Training courses attended: Manufacturers training courses and any other relevant technical courses • Professional/trade related qualifications: e.g. qualified diesel mechanic, electrician etc. • CBIP Accreditation - Level 1 (for 6 month certs), L2 (for major inspections) or L3 for both. Service technician undertaking diagnostics. 48 | B&C - Issue #113
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New access lifts set the green standard for JLG Recently released by leading designer and manufacturer of access equipment JLG, the Ecolift™ series represents a game-changing alternative to conventional access products.
EcoLifts raise the bar for environmentally friendly access equipment. Unlike anything else on the market, they feature a patented stored-power lift/lower system and therefore require no on-site power. This not only does away with the need for power leads, wires and harnesses, but also means the access lifts have no need for batteries or hydraulics. With EcoLifts in operation, ‘dead battery’ calls and replacements become a thing of the past, the need for battery maintenance is eliminated and operational time is maximised. Plus, the absence of any hydraulic system translates into no hoses, no leak points and no refills which, in turn, results in lower environmental impact. In other words, EcoLifts reduce the level of ‘end-user’ responsibility and deliver troublefree, clean, green operation. They have low maintenance requirements, run at a low total operating cost and offer the potential for 24/7 use. All of these factors, combined with their robust construction and simple operation, mean EcoLifts are ideal for the rental market.
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Weighing 180kg, the EcoLift 50 is the smaller of the two models. With platform dimensions of 0.70m x 0.60m, it has a maximum platform height of 1.50m and a working height of 3.50m. In terms of non-operational size, the access lift has a stowed width of 0.7m and a stowed height of 1.55m. The larger EcoLift 70 weighs 305kg and its platform measures 0.85m x 0.65m. It has a maximum platform height of 2.20m and a working height of 4.20m; as well as stowed length of 1.28m, stowed width of 0.70m and stowed height of 1.94m.
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New Zealand Demolition and Asbestos Association
NZDAA initiatives look to strengthen safe working practices The New Zealand Demolition and Asbestos Association continues to grow, evolve and lift its game. The Association just held its annual general meeting in Auckland where they reflected on some of the successes of the past year during a transitional time for the industry. It was also an opportunity to decide on goals and focuses for the year ahead. NZDAA communications manager Sarah Tohill says the association plays an integral part in making sure the public is protected from asbestos risks, by ensuring that the people working in demolition, asbestos removal and the residual trades, such as plumbing and electricity, are following the regulations and adhering to safe working practices. NZDAA is the national organisation representing the full spectrum of the demolition and asbestos industries. It’s made up of member companies who account for a significant portion of the sector and employs around 20,000 workers. It’s the body that government, local bodies, clients and suppliers talk to about industry matters.
It aims to raise the standards of service, operation and behaviour across the industries and develops industry publications, such as best practice guidelines that comply with government regulations and improve work methods. It also advises members on regulations and laws that govern the industry and helps members provide their employees with training. Stricter asbestos regulations were brought in by government regulator WorkSafe NZ in 2016. Companies in the industry were given two years' grace (until April 4th this year) to establish health and safety systems, plus procedures and training around working with and managing exposure to asbestos. As well as supporting their members to meet that all important April deadline, the association has achieved a number of other milestones since January. “This year we’ve already set up our new website, which is NZDAA.com. We’re going to add more information to that, and are building on it as we go."
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Some people aren’t aware of the effects of asbestos and are blissfully ignorant. They have been working with the material for years and believe it’s not going to hurt them or their families – but then find that it does. - Fibresafe Training CEO Beth Duff
Fibresafe Training CEO Beth Duff says the younger generation are far more attentive and interested in maintaining their health, as opposed to the older generation who know that asbestos is dangerous, but don’t believe they are at risk. “Some people aren’t aware of the effects of asbestos and are blissfully ignorant. They have been working with the material for years and believe it’s not going to hurt them or their families – but then find that it does,” she says. Asbestos-related disease is caused simply by breathing in asbestos fibres and can not only be life-threatening to those people working directly with the material, but the people around them as well.
During training sessions, students listen to a series of case studies from various people, giving an insight into how they have been affected by asbestos. A real-life example of how asbestos can be transferred to others is when a father working in the industry comes home and removes his clothing containing asbestos. The clothing is then passed to the person doing the laundry at home and therefore exposes everyone in the home to the deadly substance. During sessions, Fibresafe uses interactive clickers whereby students anonymously answer questions. The tutors are then able to observe how well a student is doing or if they need more help.
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Beth says this engagement with students has been positive and students have said how they wish they had interactive clickers at school because they don’t need to worry about being wrong. The friendly, qualified and knowledgeable tutors stay informed of the latest news in their industry to ensure they know what is required. The team attended the Asbestos Awareness Expo in Auckland earlier this year and regularly attend Worksafe meetings. Fibresafe also offer British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) courses to students.
Your one source for all Asbestos Education and Training nationally Fibresafe Training is a New Zealand owned and operated company that specialise in asbestos training. Our goal is to make the work place a safer place and enable everyone to comply with the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 and the Health and Safety at Work (Asbestos) Regulations 2016. We provide high quality training for: * Awareness Courses; * Removal Courses Class A and Class B; * Supervision of Removal and Assessment associated with removal; * BOHS courses for surveying, sampling and air monitoring and also Assessment. This training is interactive, classroom based with practical components utilising purpose built simulation units. Courses run regularly throughout the year from one of our fully equipped venues. We can also conduct training at your office, anywhere in New Zealand.
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There’s some really good stuff being done, such as remediation projects, restoration of heritage buildings and strengthening of buildings following natural events like the Kaikoura earthquake. It’s about giving the industry the opportunity to showcase that work, because quite often we only hear about it when it’s a negative thing. - NZDAA communications manager Sarah Tohill
“That’s a new platform for industry information and sharing. It’s also much easier for people to find relevant companies in the asbestos and demolition space.” Sarah says this year they had their second asbestos awareness week, in April. This was an initiative the association set up in close collaboration with Worksafe New Zealand. “The aim of awareness week is really to drive education to the broader industries outside our own. So those residual trades – electricians, plumbers, gasfitters, who are all exposed to asbestos on a regular basis, but don’t necessarily have the skills and knowledge to handle that.” About 80 people turned up to their free event in Auckland, which featured a range of topics. “Feedback from the event was really positive. And we also featured some other awareness messaging online across that week.” Next year, Sarah says, they hope to expand the event to get down the country to Wellington and Christchurch.
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Annual Demolition and Asbestos Awards Another exciting project for the association this year is the upcoming second Annual Demolition and Asbestos Awards. The date is set for 30th of November in Auckland. The intention behind the awards is to demonstrate the best practice and innovation that is happening in the sector, explains Sarah. “There’s some really good stuff being done, such as remediation projects, restoration of heritage buildings and strengthening of buildings following natural events like the Kaikoura earthquake. “It’s about giving the industry the opportunity to showcase that work, because quite often we only hear about it when it’s a negative thing.” One hundred people attended the awards last year, and this year Sarah says with a bigger venue booked, they’re looking forward to a larger event.
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Are you meeting your obligations under the new Asbestos Regulations? From April 4 2018, the new regulations have begun to be enforced, so it’s important to ensure you are performing your obligated duties as a PCBU to avoid prosecution. WorkSafe NZ reports that asbestos is New Zealand’s number one killer in the workplace, with 170 people dying each year due to asbestos related illnesses. Buildings that were built prior to January 1st, 2000 are more likely to contain asbestos, and even if you are the tenant, you still have the duty to identify if your building contains asbestos. For an occupied building, a Management Survey should be undertaken, or the materials must be assumed to contain asbestos. The PCBU (with management or control of the workplace) must ensure that a written asbestos management plan for their workplace is prepared, reviewed at regular intervals, and updated accordingly.
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The dangers of asbestos There is no “safe” lower limit of exposure that has been identified – it’s considered that any exposure to asbestos can add to the overall risk of disease development. TriEx Asbestos Technical Manager Chris Mills spoke of the dangers of not having an asbestos survey conducted on your property. “Asbestos is a major workplace hazard in New Zealand. It’s imperative to have an Asbestos Survey conducted by a competent person, not only to protect yourself from prosecution, but to protect yourself and your workers from disturbing asbestos containing materials.” TriEx offers a full spectrum asbestos consultancy that specialises in the surveying, identification and management of asbestos containing materials in premises. With teams based in both Christchurch and Auckland, TriEx has capacity to service the entire country. For more information about TriEx’s Asbestos Surveys—please contact TriEx on 0800 487 439 or visit www.triex.co.nz.
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In addition to that, NZDAA are in the process of setting up an assessors and surveyors panel.
Earlier this year NZDAA introduced their code of conduct. Sarah says this was about them raising their game.
They already have a sub committee for demolition and a sub committee for asbestos and are now adding in a surveyors and assessors panel, to strengthen that side of the industry, and drive more regulation and standardisation.
“If you’re part of our industry and part of our mission you need to adhere to that code and that knowledge.
“We’re looking across the board at tightening it up and making sure everybody’s working and collaborating together to deliver best practice for the industry.” They’re also looking at training, intending to standardise some of the training that’s being offered nationally. “There are a lot of people providing training, and so we’re setting up our own approved training network which will see endorsements being accredited to those trainers who are delivering the training to the right standards.”
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This year we’ve already set up our new website, which is NZDAA.com. We’re going to add more information to that and are building on it as we go. That’s a new platform for industry information and sharing. It’s also much easier for people to find relevant companies in the asbestos and demolition space.
We’re now the body that a number of government departments and major projects are starting to default to, and as a result they will often stipulate membership of the NZDAA as a requirement for anyone intending to bid for the work.” In acknowledging that a certain accreditation has been given to them, Sarah says NZDAA are imparting that back to their members - that they need to align with our standards. “That was introduced earlier this year and is now fully in place. All of our members have adhered to that as part of our annual membership renewal process.”
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Updating best practice guidelines Their other focus for the year, in terms of demolition, is to refresh their best practice guidelines.
- NZDAA communications manager Sarah Tohill
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Construction site dewatering
Get down to Earth – Keep your runoff and your nose clean Open up a site and leave exposed earthworks in spring and you can be pretty sure rain will follow, leaving a muddy slippery mess that can be a pain to work in. However, far worse pain from legal consent compliance problems will follow if the mess spills from your site when runoff picks up disturbed soil and takes it into waterways, resulting in breaches of consent conditions, rules and the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) itself. Before you know it, you can have a compliance officer on your site taking photos, samples and field notes. This can be the beginning of a nightmare that makes slipping around in the mud on site feel like the fun part. If things go extremely badly, you can receive an abatement notice requiring you to stop all works until you have stabilised your site and put in silt control. You can be asked to attend a formal interview – part of an investigation to set up a prosecution for an illegal sediment discharge and breach of earth-working rules or consent conditions. Maximum penalties are $600,000 for companies and $300,000 and/or up to two years’ imprisonment for “natural persons” (partnerships, sole traders, etc.), per offence. Typically there are planning document rules and consent conditions on how to do site works, designed to limit the risk of sediment dirtying streams, so if you’ve had a sediment discharge, there’s a high chance you will have breached those too, increasing the number of offences you’re up for. It is cold comfort to know that the courts aren’t imposing the maximum penalties for bad cases, because even “moderate” cases will attract fines in the tens of thousands, which are only the tip of the iceberg. Imagine how costs will mount up when you have all works on a site stopped completely while compliance issues are sorted out. Think of the stress on you and the loss of your own productive time while you deal with this massive crisis. Add to this legal costs and the size of the nightmare becomes complete.
So how do you avoid this? The answer seems very obvious and simple: before you start, make sure you have everything in place to comply with council (district/city and regional) earthworks and runoff rules, and consent conditions and continue to do it until you’re finished. A breach of any can lead to an abatement notice and/or prosecution, even if it was your agent, contractor or employee and not you who did the breach, and there was no intent or negligence involved. It is almost impossible to avoid a conviction once the breach has been established. The only real chance you have of doing so essentially requires you to be able to prove that you took all reasonable steps to avoid the breach and cleaned up the mess as quickly and well as reasonably possible. Of course, you will never be able to show this if you have not, before you started, done everything necessary to ensure you comply, and kept it up until you’re done.
What does that involve? Being on top of all the rules and having the right plans, consents, expertise, monitoring and management systems. Prosecutions invariably result from the defendant not considering properly one or more of the following questions: What am I doing, where, when and for how long? This is basic but critical. District and regional rules vary from place to place, depending on which district or region you’re in and local conditions (like gradient, soil types, zoning). They also vary in what they control in those places, how much of it and for how long you want to do it. In this way there can be limits on vegetation removal, earthworks, total unstabilised earth, stockpiling, duration and water quality (sediment loadings). What do I need to be able to comply? This is equally basic and important and flows from the first question. It includes things like the right expertise (do I need a consultant or sediment control expert?), consents (if you can’t comply with permitted limits), design (siteworks, sediment and runoff control plans), resources, plant, equipment, infrastructure (ponds, cutoffs, traps, bunds, etc.) staff, reporting and management systems. Am I doing enough to make sure we continue to comply? You can have the best designs, plant, equipment, infrastructure and resources in the world, but if you don’t keep checking that everything and everyone is doing what is expected, all of this could still fail. It only takes one bund or silt fence to fail, or one employee to forget to clean out or replace a certain sediment trap and you have major problems.
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Can I prove it? Compliance is all about evidence. Having taken the right steps is only really helpful if you can prove that you have. Keeping good records showing that you’ve taken them, how and when is therefore essential as well. You might well think that this is all too difficult – but take comfort from this: The standard is not all possible steps, but all reasonable steps. That is, what should a reasonable person in your position do? This will be a case of “horses for courses”, depending on who you are, what you do, your expertise and your role. What is reasonably expected of a contractor brought in to dig a trench will be very different from what is expected of the head contractor who has overall control of the site. The questions above will hopefully help to ensure you take the reasonable steps expected of you. While never a guarantee, they should go a long way towards making sure the biggest problem facing you after a good spring downpour is having to clean the mud off your clothes or equipment, knowing you have kept your nose clean. For further information about please contact Hans van der Wal.
Hans van der Wal Special Counsel, Christchurch d +64 3 372 6435 m +64 21 878 052 hans.vanderwal@duncancotterill.com Disclaimer: the content of this article is general in nature and not intended as a substitute for specific professional advice on any matter and should not be relied upon for that purpose.
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Future Proofing – weathertightness
Rising damp Have we learned our lessons from the leaky buildings fiasco? How far has New Zealand come since leaky buildings started making front page headlines in early 2000? As a country have we mastered the art of constructing weatherproof buildings yet? Or have we still got a way to go in terms of learning from the mistakes we made with untreated timber, moisture management and liability?
still be nasty surprises in store for some home owners.
Prendos director and registered building surveyor, Philip O’Sullivan has been on the front line of these issues for the last 20 years.
“That was a treatment that was developed in the 1950s, post war and that proved very, very good for a number of years. We lost it for a few years, and that was a disaster.
He gained first hand experience of moisture problems and timber decay as a BRANZ accredited advisor in the late nineties, when he first saw a pattern of building problems that he knew would lead to what’s now known as the leaky building issue. This led him to develop and promote the principles and practices that would eventually be introduced into the industry to ensure greater weathertightness, solving the leaky home issue. He worked hard to educate and eventually influence industry, the government and the public.
“In terms of timber framing, that’s been resolved since 2005 more or less and it got better after that. We’ve gone back to the past and are using boron treatment.
“So there’s a whole range of houses and buildings with non-durable timber inside them. But anything built post 2005 has got good durable timber; there’ll be the odd exception. Generally, as of today, the durability of the timber is very good.”
Twelve years of building without treated wood
Still more work to do
Phil says houses built between 1993 and 2005 would have a “question mark” about whether adequately treated timber was used to build them, and therefore may not be durable.
Heading towards retirement now, Phil says we’ve come a long way, but there will
He hastens to say that weather tightness isn’t water tightness.
Typical decay damage from external corner leak and untreated timber, marked up for replacement.
“It’s not about keeping water out, it’s about managing moisture, because water will always get in. It will always find its way through and therefore it’s a case of letting it drain and evaporate before it can do damage, and making sure the parts it gets to are sufficiently durable while they dry out.”
If it gets wet for a day or two and dries out it doesn’t matter. Where as if it’s untreated timber it can rot and carry on rotting. “Every time it rains, there’s decay, it starts up again and away it goes.”
He explains that in the case of timber, having it treated gives you a massive difference in how it performs.
The other major progress he points out was building in drained and vented cavities. However, not everyone realises how important they are, yet.
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Optimal weather protection DuPont created DuPont™ Tyvek® HomeWrap® to have the optimum balance of properties for superior performance against the elements and the competition. When choosing DuPont™ Tyvek® HomeWrap®, you can be assured you are using the leading brand of wall underlays. A water-resistive barrier is a home’s main protection against the damaging effects of the elements. The optimal water-resistive barrier must include four key properties: • Air resistance to help prevent the flow of air through wall cavities and reduce drafts • Moisture resistance to help protect the wall cavity from water that gets • behind the cladding • Moisture vapour permeability to promote drying of wall systems • Durability to withstand the rigors of the construction site and to continue performing once construction is completed. A balance of these four properties is crucial in helping to maintain the protection comfort and efficiency of a home.
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Future Proofing – weathertightness "I’ve heard quite senior people, architects, say the same thing ‘oh these are nice Phil, but they don’t work’. So education is the thing.” Contrary to popular belief, the leaky home issue wasn’t about cutting costs, but about keeping up with fashion, he says. Philip says a trend that emerged was that of getting rid of treatment. A loophole in building standards saw wood being kiln dried “so we ended up with kiln dry untreated timber mid-way through the 90s”. Phil says the problems didn’t happen straight away because it took some time for mills to run out of boron, and they had plenty of stock. But serous issues started appearing in the early 2000s. Wind pressure and rain “booth testing” of sliding doors to a deck. The white line is the all-important polyethylene foam “air seal”.
- Prendos director Philip O’Sullivan
The internal “wet side” of the booth is the outside of the sliding door. The “deck” (small ledge) was raised and lowered. This testing confirmed the critical design parameter is the gap between the bottom edge of the door frame and the top surface of the deck.
“They have the real benefit of removing moisture. The other benefit they have is they make buildings more weather proof in the first place. There’s a whole science around that. It’s called pressure equalization.” He says if you walk into a building and it’s got a double set of doors, that’s called a wind lobby. If one door’s closed and the other one’s open, the wind doesn’t blow through. When both doors are open the wind blows through. “So if we’re in a cavity situation and make sure the back of the cavity’s air sealed, the wind can’t blow into the building. Then we don’t get wind blowing through the gaps in the cladding. “If you don’t get wind blowing through the gaps, then the only force the rain experiences is gravity, so it falls down. It’s a very simple principal, but it’s very powerful and it’s how multi-storied buildings are designed. If you do that properly, you really can’t go wrong.” People obsess with sealant, he says. But you don’t need sealant for a pressure equalized building. You can just have mechanical flashings, because there’s no wind blowing past them, they just let the water run down and drain out. “So it’s like a car door - if you look at a car door, it’s not sealed on the outside. It’s got big gaps everywhere, but the big seal is on the inside. It’s got a big spongy seal and that’s an air seal, that does three things - it makes it weather proof, the rain doesn’t come in, it stops the dust coming in, and it keeps the noise out because if it’s air sealed
then the noise can’t come through as well. That’s pretty important when you’re driving a motorcar.” But the trouble in buildings he says, is that we’re hung up on sealant, and there’s an obsession with keeping water out. The problem is, this can also keep water in, like a plastic bag. “The real trick is to actually design the joints on proper principles. If you do, then we won’t have a problem. It’s a bit difficult because the industry likes simple solutions.”
Education is vital He says there are still a huge number of people out there today who think in the wrong terms, so the education side of the industry isn’t as good as it could be. “It’s a bit sad really, we spend a fortune on government running policy but we don’t spend much on educating people to actually do the work.” He says we’ve got the science right now mostly, but the industry has grown hugely over the past few years and the problem is “many people don’t understand what they’re doing. “With all the buildings we have now have going up around town, if you walked into those building sites and asked people where they were three years ago, many of them would not have been on a building site, so it’s a real problem. “I was looking at a building just the other day; it was built in 2008 and they didn’t follow the design for what ever reason.
Better weathertightness rules “What we did get right was the rewrite of the weathertightness rules in E2/AS1 - third edition released mid-2005,” he says. “This was a quantum leap - we went from three claddings, no details and no decks to a large number of claddings over cavities, details and decks. We introduced risk analysis and provided really useful information for designers. “Most of this was done under the old BIA (Building Industry Authority), which was replaced by the 2004 Building Act. Since then we’ve gone backwards. “I’ve even had to resort to testing thresholds, as that is one area we were too conservative with back in 2005, as we didn’t properly understand thresholds at that time.”
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So there’s a whole range of houses and buildings with nondurable timber inside them. But anything built post-2005 has got good durable timber, there’ll be the odd exception. Generally, as of today, the durability of the timber is very good.
He says the 2004 Building Act has many problems. “They never ever sat down and got to the causes of the actual problems.”
He’s says there’s still a major problem with plaster clad houses from a perception point of view, even if built with cavities. “I’ve spoken to people and you mention the word ‘plaster houses’ and people shudder, and cough. It’s mostly an Auckland problem, and anywhere they built new buildings.”
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Builders didn’t know how to avoid the problem, he says, as there was no guidance about it. “So it was left to architects and councils and people sort of mucked around and did what they could. “So you had a faulty system and then you had this system of untreated timber behind claddings which were mostly water proof, but when the water got in, it couldn’t get out. “That’s the trouble with a water proof system, the water can get in, and then it can’t get out. It’s like a plastic bag. If you want to rot something, put it in a plastic bag with a little bit of moisture and it will decay or grow mould. So this all led to the perfect storm.” Where we’ve got to these days is a lot better, believes Phil. A lot of houses have been fixed up, but there is still a lot more to happen, in Auckland especially. “It’s ongoing. People doing alterations on their houses will find it’s rotten. It’s going to fail because the system’s wrong, due to untreated timber and direct-fixed claddings. “I’m not a doom and gloom person in the sense that most houses built today are going to be quite ok… The massive problem’s not there anymore, it’s gone… but if we’re not going to do a proper job, we never really learned our lessons properly.”
We need to learn to value the lessons Philip directs a lot of his criticism at central government. He thinks the collective and ongoing accumulation of knowledge is something we need to improve at. “They’re the ones in the end who can really make things happen because of who they are, they have the funds and the ability to make things happen, and then people listen.”
He says the system we use to build and assess houses needs work. “Council being the inspector and approver doesn’t really work. We don’t have them approving our cars do we? At the end of the day, if you as a homeowner employ a builder and it goes wrong, and the builder walks away, what do you do? You get in the lawyers, but that’s expensive. And why should the ratepayer then pick up the tab when things go wrong?”
Home warranty system He’s supportive of a home warranty system, like one used in the UK, where an independent warranty provider needs to approve the building design, the products, the systems and the people. When there’s a problem, the builder has to go back in the first instance to repair it and if the builder won’t, then the consequence is their chance of getting future warranties are reduced, he says. “The real benefit is when things go wrong, lessons are learnt, so we would have a quick and efficient feedback loop. That would make it harder for the cowboys and lead to research that really helps the industry meet the expectations of the consumer.” Is he heading towards retirement knowing the problems are easing? “In one way I’m happy with what I’ve achieved and in other ways I’m still disappointed. “These opportunities are great if you learn from them. If you don’t learn from them you end up repeating them.”
Prendos Philip O’Sullivan 34 Barrys Point Road Takapuna Auckland (09) 486 9428 021 347 598 philip@prendos.co.nz www.prendos.co.nz
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Roofing Association of New Zealand
RANZ tackles hot topics The Roofing Association of New Zealand has just completed its 24th annual conference in Auckland, with the issue of metal tiles containing asbestos a hot topic. CEO of the Roofing Association of New Zealand (RANZ), Graham Moor says the twoday conference featured “very useful” talks from experts such as Dr Tom Mulholland about health and wellbeing, employee engagement from Pauline Wrigley of EWP (Employee Wellness Programmes), and an economic outlook from Gareth Kiernan of Infometrics. Since the conference, Graham says RANZ have led a body of work with two members, Edwards and Hardy and Gerard Roofs, to gather the science needed to try to educate people to safely work with metal tiles. Prior to 1982 some of the textured metal tiles in the market had a small amount of asbestos used as a binder in the coating process. “We have used an accredited laboratory to check for any airborne asbestos when performing a range of typical tasks. Air testing has been done when reroofing, drilling, cutting the tile with an angle grinder, hand cutting the tile and scraping the tile with all of these actions producing a negative test for airborne asbestos.
“We have also researched overseas jurisdictions as to how an asbestos containing product such as this would be controlled. Very interestingly, the UK would not require the people removing such a product to be licensed!” Graham says the average compliance costs in New Zealand are eight thousand to $10 thousand. RANZ believe this could be brought down to around two thousand. The asbestos test would still need to be done, and if positive, the material would still need to be disposed of under the current regulation requirements. The Roofing Association of New Zealand was formed out of demand from industry to take hold of its own destiny, says Graham. Before 1994 there was no organised body representing the specific needs of the roofing industry. There was no group to provide a united view and voice on things like trade practices, industry training, national qualifications and health and safety. RANZ has been involved in many valuable initiatives over the years. Their technical
Among the 350 NZ competitors and eight finalists, was a lone female entrant - Gina Rueben from THC Roofing Tauranga (a RANZ member). Gina became a bit of a media star during the Games and was interviewed and featured in over 15 media stories.
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Tradespeople haven’t been capturing the great stories that abound from people who have chosen trades as a career pathway. There’s no training debt; work security and opportunities to advance are all there. It is safe, you get to work in great teams, and enjoy great satisfaction in your work. - RANZ CEO Graham Moor
committee has had significant input into the New Zealand Metal Roofing Manufacturers (NZMRM) Code of Practice (CoP). Metal roofing is the dominant roofing material in the New Zealand market. The CoP is available as Version Three online. It has become the reference point for many in the building sector. Much of the learning material used by RANZ’s trainees comes out of the NZMRM CoP. “Roofers, designers, architects and builders recognise what a valuable resource this document has become,” says Graham. NZ’s first Roofing Games, run by MRM (Metal Roofing Manufacturers), and supported by RANZ. The finals were launched at the RANZ national conference on July 13th at the Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau. Some 350 roofers competed nationwide and there were eight finalists, including one female, Gina Rueben from Tauranga.
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He suggests those in trade become a member of their trade association, for many reasons.
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“In the case of RANZ, you can never achieve the breadth and volume of work that RANZ works on for the betterment of industry, as an individual or company. By being a member, you can actively contribute to that work. The brand is becoming well recognised.” He says members have access to “a great resource of information” on many topics. Relevant and current information is available to members on topics like the Construction Contracts Act, health and safety, business and employment assistance, consumer law, building compliance, a help and support base, occupational licensing, industry training, complaint resolution and the networking opportunity of an annual conference.
Dimond Roofing The new brand has been created to represent the best parts of two iconic rollforming companies that have existed in New Zealand for many years. Dimond Roofing is now the largest rollformer of long run roofing material in New Zealand, with sites from Invercargill to Whangarei. It employs over 170 staff at its 11 locations around the country, and supplies product to both commercial and residential builds. The move comes after Fletcher Building completed the purchase of Calder Stewart Roofing in April 2017 to operate alongside Dimond Industries, under its Fletcher Steel group of companies.
Hamish Mcbeath, general manager, Fletcher Steel said, “With the purchase of Calder Stewart Roofing last year we have the opportunity to think about how our two roofing businesses come together in the marketplace. “Both brands have a strong heritage, but the opportunity to have them come together under one brand is exciting. “Also, as part of the purchase agreement, there is a time limit on how long we can use the Calder Stewart Roofing name, and so it has been a priority for the team over the last six months to work through our options and develop a new brand that encapsulates the best elements from each existing brand.” Dimond Roofing will continue to work hard to bring innovative roofing solutions to the New Zealand market, for both the residential and commercial sectors, such as the recently developed Tricore insulated roof system, designed and tested in conjunction with Nuralite.
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Our people are passionate about helping customers gain the edge in their markets, and the new brand will support this passion going forward.
Neil Watson, head of marketing, Fletcher Steel says, “The process to create a new brand has been a rewarding experience for all of us involved.
“Our people are passionate about helping customers gain the edge in their markets, and the new brand will support this passion going forward.”
“With such a strong heritage we were able to work through which elements were most important to our customers and the architectural community.
These are exciting times for Dimond Roofing, and with such a solid foundation to build on, they’re surely destined for success.
“The new brand will be rolled out in the South Island initially at our sites in Dunedin and Christchurch, with the remaining sites being rebranded through the year.
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New businesses deliver efficiencies on site Scaffold & edge protection that is transforming construction productivity A Tauranga-based company is helping people in all regions across New Zealand start up their own residential scaffolding and edge protection installation companies. INTAKS is a patented, strong, multiconfigurable scaffolding and edge protection system supported by a range of interconnecting components. The system, which is made from durable and light aluminium, offers a variety of combinations to provide solutions for working at height on both residential and commercial sites. INTAKS general manager, Joel Warren says while they supply scaffolding and edge protection systems for purchase and rent, their current focus is on mentoring new businesses. “Most of our customer base has been guys who didn’t own a scaffold company and saw an opportunity in the market. When they first come to see us we discuss what stage they’re at - for example, have they created a business plan? – and we offer them advice on who to see and what we can do to help with that business plan. We also discuss finance
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options, and can suggest who they should get in touch with in order to secure finance.” Scaffolding is a capital-intensive game to get into and Joel says banks typically don’t lend against the gear as security. Loans need to be based on a business model. “To help with that we have other arrangements to help people increase their plant (scaffolding) without creating a huge capital cost for their business. With more plant, that in turn generates more revenue and their profit margin and return on investment becomes higher.” Joel says the INTAKS system can be erected and taken down in significantly less time than is required for conventional scaffolding and edge protection.
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“Lowering labour costs and transport costs allows our customers to have a better profit margin out of a job, and to complete more jobs with the same number of staff and trucks,” he points out. According to Joel, the founder of INTAKS, Lew Cleveland, developed the system after years of experience taught him there was a need for lighter, user-friendly scaffolding on residential sites. “There’s been a tremendous amount of thought put into the system beyond just the safety angle. “Lew started with a scaffolding service, using a steel system. While that worked well on some of the jobs, he quickly realised that the gear wasn’t designed for residential, rather it was designed for commercial building use.
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“It lent itself to longer runs. The fact it was steel meant it was cheaper to manufacture but because it was heavy the cost of transport and labour was more expensive.” As far as getting the job done, Lew found that, while he could ask his team to work hard in order to get a job done quickly, the next day they would be sore and tired and not as productive. Joel says, “With all these things in mind, Lew set about designing the INTAKS system. “All the way through it’s been designed around efficiencies, ease of transportation and keeping a minimal footprint on site, so other trades can easily work around it and improve their efficiency.” INTAKS take the long-term view with their customers. “We explain very clearly what it’s like to own a scaffold company, we mention all the pros and cons. “It’s important for people to get established on the right footing. That way, it’s much more likely that a mutually beneficial relationship will be created. The more they grow, the more we grow.” If you might be interested in starting an installation business yourself, call Murray Kidd today on 021 368 441 to find out more.
A strong, modern concrete tile to “set your roof apart” from the rest New to market, Monier’s Perspective tiles may well enable you to add value to your project at the same time as giving it a unique edge. Quality always wins when it comes to new building projects and renovations alike, especially when you want to create a home for your client that will not only look great, but endure all that the New Zealand environment has to throw at it (including coastal regions).
Perspective tiles
About Monier Monier has a very rich and proud history in the New Zealand and Australian building industries. From the original terracotta tile to the extensive range available today, Monier tiles have long been a trusted roofing solution, standing up to our tough New Zealand and Australian conditions.
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At Monier, we are very clear about why we even exist. We’re here to help you protect the people you love. That’s why Monier roofs stand strong in the wind, rain and hail because we’ve been doing it for over 100 years.
More than ever clients are looking for that “point of difference” to set their project apart from the rest. The strong angular lines of Monier’s new Perspective concrete tiles suit new and renovation projects alike, including multiresidential properties where you are looking for a visual lift. Available in Monier’s most popular colour; Sambuca Black, the Perspective tiles will be a natural choice for the style conscious client and those who appreciate the benefits of “life cycle costing”.
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The products' shape is not only aesthetically pleasing but is easily handled by roof installers which in turn speeds up the construction timeline. As you will know, concrete tiles are amongst the most economical and durable roofing material on the market.
They won’t rust, warp or corrode and are backed by a 50-year performance guarantee for absolute peace of mind.
The Perspective tiles brings a contemporary, geometrical shape in a smooth finish.
Concrete tiles have greater thermal and acoustic installation properties than other roofing materials providing a more comfortable home for your clients as well as energy efficiency.
The modern, angular shape brings with it benefits of being 10 percent lighter, yet 20 percent stronger than existing concrete tiles.
For more information on Monier’s Perspective tiles visit monier.co.nz or call 0800 MONIER for a free sample.
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Roofing Association of New Zealand
There was great interaction with the group at Dimond’s (Silver sponsors) Workshop during the RANZ Conference. Dimond’s national specification manager, Mike Klemick is in the foreground), with David Bullock, Dimond’s technical manager on the far right.
RANZ has several key initiatives on the go. They have three goals in their strategic plan. They intend to establish a roofing school, lift the perception of the trade of roofing, and have all roofing work become restricted building work.
outcomes. We are including block courses in our new qualification, which is due for release at the beginning of next year.” Their second goal is to lift the perception of roofing and the RANZ brand so that people will aspire to be part of the roofing industry.
Being such a young industry (starting in 1994) our qualifications and training have been an evolving process.
“Tradespeople haven’t been capturing the great stories that abound from people who have chosen trades as a career pathway. There’s no training debt; work security and opportunities to advance are all there. It is safe, you get to work in great teams, and enjoy great satisfaction in your work. You are working outside, and you will enjoy roofing.”
“Training has heavily relied upon training in the workplace. This has led to variable
The third goal is about recognising the importance of all roofing. Graham says it’s
“The roofing school is about creating a consistent skill outcome for our trainees, their employers and the building stock of NZ. This will also result in better employees and tradespeople.
The Colorsteel (NZ Steel) team - a major sponsor of the RANZ Conference 2018.
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Every roof should be installed by a licensed roofer. In fact, it could be argued that a reroof is often more technically demanding than a new roof. - RANZ CEO Graham Moor
which gathers all information into one document, to help people make good risk assessment decisions. “It is also a very useful tool, which your onsite people can use to measure that the control they will be using is actually fit for their purpose.
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“ludicrous” that you have to be licensed to install a roof on a new home, but you don’t not need a license to do a reroof. “Every roof should be installed by a licensed roofer. In fact, it could be argued that a reroof is often more technically demanding than a new roof. “When doing a reroof there is no plan, no specification to gain information from. Who better than an LBP (Licensed Building Practioner) to know how to install a compliant roof?”
“As an example, it is not uncommon for roofers to arrive at a site and find a compliant scaffold, but find that there is no access from the working platform on to the roof. “Carrying an armful of gear while climbing the outside rails to make that 900mm step up and then across the width of the working platform is not what should be happening." Graham says the document should enable the main PCBU (person conducting a business or undertaking – from the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015) to make good calls about the height controls that suit all trades on their site. Since 1994 RANZ has grown to include 378 member businesses and branches employing over 3100 roofers.
Health and Safety is also an integral part of the roofing industry.
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RANZ, in association of with Scaffolding, Access and Rigging Association of New Zealand, has just produced a Guideline for Access and Fall Protection in Residential Construction to help members understand what good practice looks like. RANZ members had become frustrated with the huge variety of documents and guidance material in roofing. They created a document
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NZ’s First Roofing Games wouldn’t have worked without the scrutiny of the four main judges: Bruce Wood (right), Graham Moor (left) and Max Brough and Rex Olsen – with a collective 100 years + of experience in roofing.
Roofing Hub
Three companies in one Established in June, Roofing Hub Ltd in Wanaka brings together the services of About Roofing, RoofingSmiths Wanaka, and Architectural Cladding Solutions, to provide a comprehensive service to clients in the Upper Clutha, Queenstown-Lakes, Central Otago, and Mackenzie Districts.
Looking forward
Co-owner Alison Walker says having the three companies under one umbrella makes the process easier for the many building companies, architectural firms and individuals that they work with, particularly for administration purposes.
Alison says looking to the future she can only see Roofing Hub going from strength to strength. “Each year we set a target for sales and quality and we don’t set conservative targets. We set the standard high and are always pleased when we see we’ve exceeded them.”
“Roofing Hub combines the three strong brands. Customers know these brands and like to deal with them, so we’ve kept their individual identities, but joined together under the name of Roofing Hub to tie in with the launch of our new manufacturing plant,” says Alison. Roofing Hub is owned by Alison, Dave Strudwick and Ruffy Alison says there’s no point using Ruffy’s real name because everyone knows him simply as Ruffy. She says the three owners bring their individual skills to the company, making it a much stronger business. “I’m the financial person. Dave is the ideas man; he comes up with an idea and surges forward with it. Ruffy’s skills lie in the training and upskilling of staff.” The company’s strengths are reflected in the awards they have received, including Dave being awarded the Roofing Association of New Zealand’s Roofing Excellence Award in 2015 - the only South Island roofer at the time to have won this award, and the company being named Roofing Training Company of the Year in 2018 by the Roofing Association of NZ.
She says with the three divisions now under one umbrella, and with the addition of the manufacturing plant, their expectations for the coming year are now even higher and they are looking forward to exceeding them.
“Dave and Ruffy have amazing technical skills to enable them to work in speciality metals like copper and zinc, and produce high quality work that most roofers don’t do,” says Alison
RoofingSmiths Wanaka In 2013 Dave, Ruffy and Alison had the opportunity to purchase RoofingSmiths Wanaka - an independent company with the exclusive rights to install Calder Stewart and Dimond roofing products.
Manufacturing division
Over the years, RoofingSmiths has worked on some stunning commercial and residential roofing projects as far away as Oamaru and Twizel, as well as in Central Otago, taking them from concept stage, with the architect, through to completion.
Roofing Hub has also recently added a manufacturing division to its range of services.
It’s headed by experienced tradesmen who are well trained to take on even the most complex projects.
They now have a large workshop for making sheet metal products and flashings, with bending, folding and slitting equipment.
Architectural Cladding Solutions
This is used primarily for roofing products and ensures a more efficient service for the company and their customers. Their manufacturing services are also available to local tradies, which means they can get products made in a day, rather than having to order them and waiting several days for them to be delivered. Soon they hope to take delivery of roll forming machinery so they can take on more variety of projects. “It's part of our commitment to constantly look at ways to improve our services and products,” says Alison.
About Roofing Established 11 years ago by Dave and Ruffy, About Roofing works mainly on residential roofing projects throughout the Central Otago area. The dedicated roofing team have completed a wide range of projects, from first homes to architecturally-designed masterpieces. They work with individual home owners, builders, building companies, and architects on everything from simple, single storey dwellings to large projects, such as churches, retirement villages and schools, including the Aspiring Retirement Village in Wanaka and the Holy Family School.
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Architectural Cladding Solutions specialises in the use of Alucobond. This product is used in many commercial projects and architecturally-designed homes and requires a high level of technical skill and accuracy. Alison says it is this level of technical skill that sets Roofing Hub’s architectural cladding arm apart from other roofing companies. Among the projects completed by Architectural Cladding are the Ramada Hotel and The Tiers developments in Queenstown.
Future Roofers Skill shortages are a major concern in the building industry. Currently with 28 employees, Roofing Hub is committed to addressing this problem by continuing to take on and train apprentices. They’ve trained 12 apprentices over the last four years, and retained all but three as staff members. Alison says many of those apprentices are now foremen and involved in the training the next generation of roofers. “It’s lovely to see it come around full circle with our apprentices now training the new apprentices. “We’re committed to training at least two or three apprentices a year and we also like to think we treat our staff really well so that we retain them.” www.buildersandcontractors.co.nz
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Harkin Roofing
Quality assured commercial roofing Assisted by several new machines to the fleet, Harkin Roofing is soaring new heights. Buildings today are getting larger and that in turn presents different challenges, best combatted by having the equipment and know-how to do the job well and the qualifications to back it up, says owneroperator of Harkin Roofing, Brad Harkin. As one of the largest and most respected companies in the Bay of Plenty focused on the commercial industrial sector, Harkin Roofing is known for its experience in
supplying and installing all types of metal roofing, cladding and accessories from a range of leading roofing suppliers.
as well as edge protection are relied upon increasingly more for the type of projects Harkin specialises in.
The addition of a scissor lift/boom and CladBoy vacuum lifting machine for lifting Kingspan paneling takes the tally of scissor lifts/booms to eight and pushes the boundaries of what can be requested to being near limitless.
Supported by the most competent team of 25 on the tools and five in the office, Harkin Roofing manages all jobs with professionalism and expertise during every step, which is increasingly influential in the success of projects in a modern building landscape.
Among other vital pieces of equipment is a six-metre folder for folding both aluminium and colour steel, a process Harkin Roofing has offered for over two decades now. While the basics of roofing remain largely the same as ever, machines and equipment
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No roof too difficult in scale or complexity Born from advancements in automation, logistics and technology, are buildings of epic proportions.
It used to be that a 3,000 square metre build was considered large, but Harkin Roofing is regularly tasked with roofing projects in the range of tens of thousands of square metres and has installed roofs for supermarkets, shopping centres, schools, mills and warehouses over the years. One such project was the Visy Packaging building in Hamilton, which stands at a grand 37,000 square metres, and the team is currently working on the Bayfair Shopping Centre extension in Tauranga, which comes with difficult timeframe and budget restraints that required a company astute with large, complex roofing projects.
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With Harkin Roofing you have peace of mind because quality is assured. - Harkin Roofing owner-operator Brad Harkin
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Harkin Roofing’s strategic partnerships with proven industry leaders helps it complete projects like the above to the highest of quality and safety standards, cementing its reputation as among the most trusted and capable providers of roofing solutions in the Bay of Plenty. They work with clients to determine the best roofing solution taking into account the building’s purpose, users, other materials used in its construction, and its immediate environment. While Brad predicts around 90 to 95 percent of commercial industrial roofing projects call for metal solutions, membrane can also be used on a smaller scale, where necessary.
Passport, First Aid Certificate, and Elevated Work Platform NZQA unit standards. As a member of the Roofing Association of New Zealand and an associate member of the Tauranga Master Builders Association, “with Harkin Roofing you have peace of mind because quality is assured,” Brad says.
Enter the next generation The beauty of a family-owned business is the incentive to continue the family legacy, which in turn is channeled into delivering excellence across all projects. Established by husband and wife duo Rex and Sue Harkin in the early 1980s, Harkin Roofing recently welcomed the second generation of Harkin’s to the fold – Rex and Sue’s children, Brad and Deborah, although each took their own, quite different approach in getting here. Brad started on the tools at 16. For him it began as a means to an end, an income while at school and after he had left.
‘Roof to live, live to roof’
He didn’t plan on working there long-term, or at all really, it just kind of happened that he started to like it. He moved into the office in his late 20s and has enjoyed rounding off his experience gained on the jobsite with administration and management skills.
For any job to be done well it must also be done safely. From before the Harkin Roofing team arrives onsite and long after they’ve left, they provide peace of mind through being well qualified with an emphasis on height safety.
Deborah went the complete other route. She attended university, travelled oversees and lived in London until her early 30s, when she decided she wanted to move home and too get involved in the family business.
Clients take great comfort in the fact that as an industry leader, Harkin owns the Intaks edge protection system and has a dedicated installation team for the job.
Brad and Deborah’s combined skillsets have allowed Rex and Sue to step seamlessly away from the business and into retirement.
What’s more, all Harkin Roofing staff receive extensive, ongoing, on-the-job training as well as completing four mandatory formal training courses: Vertical Horizons Fall Arrest System two-day course, Site Safe Building Construction
They now enjoy watching the well-oiled machine they created continue to run on the same principles through which it found its success, offerings of advice at the ready should they be needed.
Rest assured that only New Zealand-manufactured steel is sourced before it is turned into profile metal by Harkin’s primary suppliers, Steel and Tube and Dimond Roofing.
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Roofline Canterbury
Lightweight solutions
The growing trend of lighter roofing options As the trend towards lightweight roofing and cladding continues, Roofline Canterbury Limited is leading Christchurch’s roofing industry. Roofline Canterbury is a 100-percent locally owned and operated roofing and cladding manufacturer, with more than 40 years’ experience in the industry. The company provides a wide range of solutions to customers, including new residential and commercial roofing and re-roofing (including concrete tile and asbestos removal), spouting and guttering solutions. Director Colin Megaw says most work involves residential roofing and cladding, with the majority of products manufactured at the company’s manufacturing facility in Hornby. Roofline offer a range of roofing, cladding and rainwater solutions,” he says. “And no matter how big or small your project may be, our service remains the same. You’ll deal with the same person and receive the same care, attention and prompt service every time.
Roofline Canterbury manufactures light-weight roofing and cladding.
“You’ll also get to work with a team that genuinely cares about your roofing or cladding project and your individual needs.”
Top-quality roofing products With lightweight roofing options becoming increasingly popular following the Canterbury earthquakes, Colin says that trend is continuing. “Lightweight roofs and dark colours are still very popular, while corrugated cladding is becoming more popular as a feature.”
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New Zealand-made long-run steel is a lightweight and durable material which is sustainable and environmentally friendly.
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Our new flashing machine is capable of making 8.2m-long flashings, which is up from our previous 6m long flashings. This investment improved the quality of our product and we now have quicker turnaround times for orders, so our overall capacity has improved. - Roofline Canterbury director Colin Megaw
Long-run roofing is easy to maintain, quick to install and readily available throughout New Zealand. It also has no joins, which means less wastage, and it is less likely to leak, so offers your home the best possible protection from the elements. Corrugate is a timeless Kiwi classic which remains New Zealand’s most popular and cost-effective roofing solution to this day. It is a versatile, lightweight and durable product, which is just at home on an iconic villa as it is on a contemporary townhouse. Roofline Canterbury has been investing in new machinery in order to expand its capacity and product offering to customers. Colin says the Christchurch company has purchased some of the latest machinery available in the past couple of years.
Roofline Canterbury manufactures almost all of its roofing product in Christchurch.
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“We have new roll-forming machinery which makes corrugated iron and other profiles,” he says. “Our new flashing machine is capable of making 8.2m-long flashings, which is up from our previous 6m long flashings. This investment improved the quality of our product and we now have quicker turnaround times for orders, so our overall capacity has improved.”
Roofing and cladding • Long-run steel • Corrugated • Weatherboard • Roofdeck • Wide range of colours • Natural roof lighting.
Roofline Canterbury can now also do curved iron for any unique roofing or cladding requirements, and has plans to upgrade some of its fascia and gutter machines to enable new profiles to be created for those products.
Fascia and guttering • Gutters • Fascias • Downpipes.
The company employs 13 staff who have a huge amount of experience within the roofing industry. “Some of our staff have been here for 18 years, while others have been in the industry for 25 years,” Colin says. “We supply a much better service than many of our competitors. We are a friendly, family-owned business and people can come in here and sit down and tell us what they want and get treated like a valued customer, rather than just a number.” Roofline Canterbury has enjoyed continual growth in recent years and is now in the process of extending its factory by an additional 400sqm to allow for further growth in capacity.
Why choose Roofline Canterbury? Fast turnaround Roofline Canterbury manufactures products in its own Christchurch factory, which enables it to provide unparalleled turn-around times and produce the right solution for every building need. Personal service The company is a tight-knit team which works together to achieve the best possible result. Staff pride themselves on delivering friendly, professional service, where customers will deal with the same people throughout the project.
Roofline Canterbury offers a range of high quality roofing and guttering products including:
A Canterbury home with an old tiled roof.
Flashing • Roof flashings • Wall cladding flashings.
40 years in business Roofline Canterbury has been family-owned and operated since its inception in 1977. It manufactures, supplies and installs long-run roofing and cladding metal for everything from small home renovations to large commercial developments.
The same house after reroofing by Roofline Canterbury.
Product warranty and workmanship As members of the Roofing Association of New Zealand and the New Zealand Metal Roofing Association, we adopt and adhere to the Codes of Practice set by these groups, while our high quality workmanship is backed by a five-year guarantee.
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Pre Nail Systems
Framing, roofing, spanning and bracing solutions The bones of a building can be the difference between needing to rebuild or renovate in future, when change occurs or as maintenance is required. So if there’s one area of your build or renovation to prioritise, this would be it.
Producing strong, customised frameworks for buildings is what Pre Nail Systems specialses in. Solving all your framing, roofing, spanning and bracing problems from their base in Levin, they manufacture a range of pre-nailed frames, trusses, beams, posi-struts, and associated timber products for local residential and commercial building markets. “The beauty of using a specialist company means frames and trusses can be manufactured and delivered in a timely manner, which saves the customer time and money and allows them to move into their new home or premises quicker,” says Pre Nail Systems’ manager Linda Hirini. Builders, building merchants, DIYers and home owners in the lower half of the North Island are all users of Pre Nail Systems’ supplies and services, their main customers coming from the ITM group. They contact Pre Nail either directly, or through a merchant, architect or group housing business with their plan, and Pre Nail then provides a free, no-obligation quote for all their requirements.
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Having created their very own portfolio of key strategic partners, who are familiar with each other’s processes and share the same understanding of standards and quality as they do, Pre Nail is confident in delivering ease of completion on all commercial projects, regardless of scale.
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Estimators and detailers Pre Nail will carefully assess and accurately estimate your project, providing a fixed quote before any work is carried out.
In the residential market, Pre Nail has an excellent relationship as a supplier for both Platinum Homes and GJ Gardner Manawatu, which has been built upon overthe years.
“Pre Nail has a great team of detailers and estimators with our head detailer, Allan, being the ‘book of knowledge’,” Linda says. “We are often sought after because of his extended knowledge and perfection.
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“We work with MiTek and are now using the new Sapphire programme, which has finally been released after a long wait. The expertise of our detailing staff help with the finer details.”
Upon request Pre Nail Systems can provide producer statements for clients, which are used to gain council consent on all new buildings and larger scale additions.
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In fact, many architects specify Prolam lintels, as they are more cost effective than a flitch beam or LVL. Prolam is also popular for its online calculator, the Prolam Pro. When specifying beams in domestic and commercial construction, a small calculation error can cause big problems.
Designed to carry maximum loads with the smallest possible end sections. The Prolam range of PL8, PL12 and PL17 beams are a stable and cost effective choice for trusses and frames.
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But Prolam Pro automatically makes allowances for any number of building challenges with absolute precision. No wonder it’s loved by more than 4466 architects and specifiers nationwide! On site, builders love Prolam lintels because they don’t cup - and you can forget about hitting nail heads with planer blades or having to flatten out wides nailed together. What’s more, if they’re not being used straight away, Prolam lintels store well and won’t deteriorate.
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All in all, the benefits far outweigh the cost because they’re saving builders so much time, especially with garage door and window lintels.
A major supplier of structural elements, Prolam can meet any demand with no request too large or small. Service and quality focused, the company’s experience is invaluable whether you require glulam beams, I beams, LVL timber, posts, wood flooring, timber retaining walls or mid floors, we see it as our responsibility to provide you with the best solution.
Prolam is New Zealand’s leading manufacturer of laminated timber products. With an 80 percent market share the company is actually increasing capacity. In fact, a new, state of the art laminating press will double production capabilities to help meet the increased demand for Prolam lintels. As you would expect, the range is extensive. Available in PL 8, PL 12 and PL 17, Prolam lintels are treated to H1.2 and are also available in H3.2. So next time, get the job nailed with Prolam lintels!
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Stud t t p plate fixing made easy Suppliers When it comes to their material suppliers, only those who have a proven record in providing credible solutions that are suitable to local conditions are considered. “Our timber is sourced primarily through South Pine in Nelson and also W Crighton & Son Ltd. We purchase our specialised timber from Prowood and Lumberworx. “Our hardware is purchased through MiTek, Manufacturing Supplies and Crightons ITM here in Levin.”
Additional services Hiab hire: Pre Nail Systems offers clients access to a Hiab with 45 minutes’ free use on site. “We use Crighton ITM trucks (our parent company) and also Morgan Crane and Freight. The latter has a Hiab with a reach of 15m, which comes in very handy for those out-of-reach jobs.” Wide-format printing: They also have a wide-format printer that can print and scan in colour and black and white, from A3 size right up to A0. Rest assured that as well as holding themselves to account, as a member of the FTMA (Frame Truss Manufacturing Association) Pre Nail Systems is regulated by the industry’s watchdog.
Pre-Nail Systems at a glance Manufacturing pre-nailed frameworks that serve as the structural skeletons for residential and commercial buildings, Pre Nail Systems offers: • Pre-nailed frames, trusses, beams, posi-struts and associated timber products • Assistance in design, saving you time and money and ensuring correct applications are used • Producer statements for trusses and beams are available for Building Consent purposes • In-house team of estimators and detailers • Can provide a fixed quote before any work is carried out • Extended crane reach is available on delivery with up to 45 minutes free Hiab time on site
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Hiway Group
Innovative ground improvement contractors Hiway Group is delivering ground improvement solutions throughout the country and the South Pacific region through its subsidiary business units Hiway Stabilizers, Hiway Geotechnical & Hiway Environmental. The group of companies are innovative ground improvements contractors that offer both design and construct solutions for civil engineering as well as infrastructure projects.
Recycling the existing pavement materials and modifying them to improve their performance saw more marginal materials match the performance of high grade premium quarried basecourse aggregates.
The Boocock family, who are earthworks and civil contractors from north of Auckland, initially started the business as Hiway Stabilizers in 1986, pioneered the use of pavement stabilisation.
Stabilisation allowed specifiers to still use convenient lower grade materials, but in a modified state. Stabilisation not only extending the life, but also improved the long-term dependable performance of the pavement, whilst reducing the whole of life cost of the pavement construction and maintenance activities.
Pavement stabilisation is the process in which additives or binders, commonly lime and or cement, are mixed into the pavement to increase strength and resilience in various climatic and loading conditions. The introduction of pavement stabilisation changed the way in which roading infrastructure was designed, constructed and ultimately performed in New Zealand. “Our relatively thin pavements were historically constructed using aggregates sourced from convenient borrow pits or quarries and the materials performance was highly variable,” says Adam Griffiths, a project manager at Hiway Group.
In those early days, Hiways invested a lot in unique specialist purpose built plant sourced from overseas and really backed themselves as a specialist stabilisation contractor. This, combined with good old fashion kiwi know how and a lot of fencing wire, created some of the fundamentals that the company still uses on their plant and in their processes today, albeit a little more engineered and well rounded; as a whole they are proud of that history and the roots where they came from.
“As a result stabilisation became highly efficient and cost effective solution to conventional reconstruction methods, where larges areas are able to be completed quickly, minimising disruption to road users and key stakeholders,” Adam says. He adds that in later years, once the practice was more widely accepted as a proven technology, stabilisation started to get specified not only a repair option, but apart of large scale capital works projects across NZ. “Pavement stabilisation allows pavement designers and specifiers to optimize the structural profile of the pavement, reducing the demand for large scale quantities of high quality rock, reducing the cost and
allowing this precious resource to be better utilised elsewhere in the network.” As time went on, the company saw opportunities to offer new technologies to the NZ civil engineering market. “Today we are New Zealand’s largest provider of specialist solutions for pavement stabilisation, slip and slope reinforcement, soil mechanics, ground improvement and contamination remediation. “Our commitment to innovation, environmental sustainability and industry leadership has seen us introduce cutting edge technologies to the local market, and develop our own advanced methodologies and stabilising products.”
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Hiway Group The Hiway Group offers: • Pavement and geotechnical design services • Pavement construction and stabilisation • Foamed bitumen stabilisation • Subgrade stabilisation • Pavement recycling • Fill conditioning • Restricted access Jet grouting • Liquefaction mitigation • Deep soil mixing & mass stabilisation • Slip repair • Slope reinforcement and stabilisation • Environmental remediation. But the company’s success is not just thanks to its innovative and forward thinking techniques and designs. The business’ success can also be attributed to the staff and crews at Hiway Group. The company consists of employees who have many years of contribution, experience and knowledge, which has helped the business achieve its positive and respectable reputation. “We have a strong group of like-minded individuals, who strive for continuous improvement and innovation,” Adam says. It is quite a unique culture which drives innovation and performance. “People and strong company values are the key to our success.” The company’s values include pride, honest and drive – every employee embosses and carries these values with them when delivering their work.
Currently, Hiway Stabilizers is working with Downer NZ on delivering foam bitumen stabilization of 17 kilometers of new motorway in Christchurch. The $195-million project is a mix of new construction as well as the rehabilitation of the existing State Highway 1, which provides for a challenging environment for pavement construction due to the large areas of pavement and the need for a high quality control specification. Foam bitumen stabilisation is the right treatment for the job because the end product is cost-effective, durable, quality, flexible pavement, perfect for busy highway networks.
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“Foamed Bitumen is created by injecting a small amount of water into hot (175 to 185C) bitumen and it offers a holistic, speedy, environmentally-sound and cost-effective treatment that can cater for the increasing traffic demands in Christchurch where conventional pavement methodologies cannot,” he says. This is a versatile method of pavement rehabilitation. “Foamed bitumen stabilisation has proved to be successful on heavily trafficked roads in many extreme environments including hot, cold, freezing, dry and humid throughout New Zealand and the world.” Looking to the future, Adam says the company plans to develop more innovative construction technologies that they hope to bring to the market and deliver throughout New Zealand as well as across the Australasia region. The kiwi business has offices located in Queensland, NSW & Victoria and their headquarters is based in Auckland.
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New Zealand’s first 9 Star rated home A Christchurch family home has become the first house in New Zealand to receive a 9 Homestar rating from the NZ Green Building Council (NZGBC). The new home, at 15 Dove Grove, Westmorland Heights – which produces virtually no power bills – has been awarded the rating after being assessed on its health, warmth and energy efficiency. It’s been designed and built to prove that highly sustainable homes are achievable for Kiwi families. Homestar is the NZGBC’s independent national rating tool that measures NZ houses and apartments on a scale of 6-10. A 6 Homestar rating or higher provides the assurance that a house will be warmer, drier, healthier and cost less to run than a typical new house built to building code, while a 10 Homestar rating is regarded as a worldleading house. There are only four houses and one apartment block in NZ with a 10 Homestar rating and the Dove Grove property is the first in NZ to receive a 9 Homestar rating.
The Westmorland Heights home was built by Evolution, the energy-efficient homes division of Rilean Construction. Rilean Construction Canterbury director, Trevor Meikle, who built the house, says the home was designed to be lived in. “It was designed to achieve maximum comfort and health within a reasonable budget, using Homestar criteria as a guide. We were not targeting a specific rating during the design and build process, so we are thrilled to realise we have succeeded so well,” Trevor says. “This shows that incorporating energyefficient and sustainable features into a family home is entering the mainstream market and no longer a niche activity. Evolution is dedicated to dispelling the myth that building a sustainable home is too expensive.” The cost to build the property was approximately $2,700 per square metre, which includes a 30sqm deck made from composite materials that is almost fully-enclosed. The 222sqm, four bedroom, one media room house has been used as an Evolution showhome for a few months since completion. It is now on the market.
The Evolution home features include:
• Solar panels with battery back-up.
• A vapour check layer that keeps the walls dry and house airtight, creating a thermal envelope encasing the entire home.
• A 10,000 litre water tank collecting rain water that is pumped back to toilets, washing machine, tub and outside taps.
• Increased wall and ceiling insulation offers up to 60% more energy efficiency and warmth, as well as better sound insulation.
• Bath is made from 30 percent recycled materials and holds heat 30 percent longer.
• Fully-insulated MaxRaft concrete subfloor. • Thermally-broken joinery reduces the conductivity of cold or heat to the inside of the house, while Argon-filled windows reduces the loss of heat through the windows.
• Eco-label carpet, composite decking made from reclaimed wood fibres. • Econx automation and security system. • Native hedge, vegetable garden, fruit trees. • Paints containing low volatile organic compounds were used.
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Canterbury’s best builds Large and complex public and commercial architecture projects, innovative buildings for learning and restored Christchurch landmarks are among the winners of 2018 Canterbury Architecture Awards. In total, 34 awards were announced at the Awards event held at Christchurch’s Cardboard Cathedral. The 2018 Canterbury Architecture Awards are part of the peer-reviewed New Zealand Architecture Awards programme run by the New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA). The programme, sponsored by Resene since 1990, sets the benchmark for the country’s buildings and recognises the contribution of architects to their towns and communities. The jury convenor for this year’s Canterbury awards was Christchurch architect Melanda Slemint. Her fellow jurors were Wellington architect Mary Daish, Christchurch architects Charlie Nott and Duval O’Neill, and Michael O’Sullivan, who has architecture studios in both Auckland and Lyttelton. In reflecting on the awards, Ms Slemint praised the ability of architects to produce buildings of beauty, which function well and contribute positively to their wider environment.
“What really stood out is the way architects have been able to keep sight of the human scale, and the context within which the projects sit,” Ms Slemint said. “Christchurch is undergoing a period of identity change, and some of the new projects speak eloquently about the quality of life we celebrate here.” “The world’s best cities have a fine-grained rhythm that creates interest and variation and prevents streets and public spaces from being overwhelming. As post-quake Christchurch continues to develop, it is heartening to see that the city’s architects are attuned to the needs of people.” Ms Slemint praised the diversity of the winners, noting that architecture is ultimately a team effort. She said that alongside the large offices, it was refreshing to see a number of women, younger practitioners and out of town architects receiving awards for Canterbury projects. “The awards given out are a deserved acknowledgement of a very successful run of high quality new Canterbury buildings,” she said
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Public architecture There are five awards for public architecture this year. The Christchurch Justice and Emergency Services Precinct, a rebuild ‘anchor project’ designed by a consortium of Warren and Mahoney Architects, Opus Architecture and Cox Architecture, which also received an Interior Architecture Award, is a “building without local precedent”, the jury said. “This is an imposing building of incredible complexity that encompasses many public functions necessary for society to work well. It is a well-conceived and beautifully constructed project.” The Piano–Centre for Music and the Arts, the last architectural project by the late Alun Wilkie of Wilkie & Bruce Registered Architects, was also a Public Architecture winner.
The building’s Māori name, Te Pīpīwharauroa (Piano), is apt, the jury said. “Pīpīwharauroa are colourful birds, historically harbingers of spring. The Māori name is appropriate as the building, which had a long gestation as a passionate postquake project, signals a new beginning for the music and arts in Canterbury.” St Andrew’s College Centennial Chapel, designed by Architectus, is an “exemplary response to a challenging brief – to replace a damaged but much-loved school building,” Ms Slemint said. “The new chapel houses special spaces and treasured elements and is respectful of past Collegians. “The chapel roof, a series of folded ridges and valleys, is a powerful sculptural element reminiscent of early church buildings yet contemporary in execution.”
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Another Christchurch chapel, Te Manawa Atawhai Catherine McAuley Centre, won Hamish Shaw Architects a Public Architecture Award. “The building’s pleated corten cladding references the memory of Catherine McAuley and her protective shawl and provides an exterior that changes in colour and depth, giving a strong sculptural presence to the building,” the awards jury said. The fifth public award went to Wilson & Hill Architects for the Environment Canterbury Regional Council Building “Geothermal heating and base isolation leave no doubt that this is a public building that embraces resilience,” the jury said.
Planning and Urban Design A building development that is injecting new life into Christchurch’s centre received one of three awards for planning and urban design.
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Sheppard and Rout Architects received one of its awards for Lintrathen Gardens, a “community-minded” housing development in Fendalton. The project, which replaces a grand but quake damaged home with 10 dwellings sharing an established landscape and pedestrian lane, presents an “alternative density for one of Christchurch’s more upmarket suburbs”, the jury said. Matuku Takotako: Sumner Centre by Athfield Architects replaced three pre-quake buildings. The “precedent setting” library breaks down the traditional threshold to include adjacent public spaces, while inviting the community to their new living room”, the jury said.
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The Crossing, a 55-tenancy retail, hospitality and office development on a one-hectare inner city block, was praised by the jury for the connectivity of its laneways – “lightfilled spaces of a sensitive scale, varying in width, and meeting at the semi-public central courtyard with its focus building”.
Interior Architecture Education Cathedral Grammar Junior School – Andrew Barrie Lab and Tezuka Architects. University of Canterbury College of Engineering – Warren and Mahoney Architects. Christchurch Boys’ High School, New Hall – Jasmax. Enduring Architecture University of Canterbury School of Music (1974) – Thomas Associates, Charles Thomas. The Wool Exchange (1964) – Warren and Mahoney Architects.
Christchurch Justice and Emergency Services Precinct – Warren and Mahoney Architects, Opus Architecture and Cox Architecture. Christchurch NZ Office Fitout – Sheppard & Rout Architects. Christchurch Boys’ High School, New Hall – Jasmax. Cathedral Grammar Junior School – Andrew Barrie Lab and Tezuka Architects. Chapman Tripp – Warren and Mahoney Architects. Planning and Urban Design
Heritage Glandovey Road – Warren and Mahoney Architects. The Arts Centre of Christchurch, EA Chemistry Building – Warren and Mahoney Architects.
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Matuku Takotako: Sumner Centre – Athfield Architects. The Crossing – Wilson & Hill Architects. Lintrathen Gardens – Sheppard & Rout Architects.
St Bartholomew’s Church – Dave Pearson Architects.
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The Piano – Centre for Music and the Arts – Wilkie + Bruce Registered Architects.
Black Rock House – Sheppard & Rout Architects. Rhodes House, ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’ – PRau. Akaroa, Maison Rue Jolie – PAC, Paterson Architecture Collective and Glamuzina Architects. Mount Pleasant House – Borrmeister Architect.
Te Manawa Atawhai Catherine McAuley Centre – Hamish Shaw Architects. Christchurch Justice and Emergency Services Precinct – Warren and Mahoney Architects, Opus Architecture and Cox Architecture. St Andrew’s College Centennial Chapel – Architectus.
The Family Bach – Cymon Allfrey Architects.
Environment Canterbury Regional Council Building – Wilson & Hill Architects.
Enberg House – Mitchell Stout Dodd Architects.
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Ellis House – Sheppard & Rout Architects.
Carters Estate Tennis Pavilion – PRau.
Conical Hill House – Sheppard & Rout Architects.
Redcliffs Village Library – Young Architects.
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Redcliffs Village Library also received an award, although in the category of Small Project Architecture. The library, designed by Young Architects, is “an excellent example of how a new building, even when modest in size, can enhance and celebrate the local environment at both a social and physical level.”
Architects brought separate engineering facilities together as “one cohesive College”. The jury identified the atrium’s trussed ceiling as a “clear and appropriate expression of structural engineering”.
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Another large-scale and complex project undertaken by Warren and Mahoney Architects is King Edward Barracks. The Commercial Architecture Award-winner possesses a “sense of adventure and invention”, the jury said.
Three school buildings – respectively for primary, secondary and tertiary education – received awards. At Cathedral Grammar Junior School by Andrew Barrie Lab and Tezuka Architects, proportion and composition were “impeccably resolved” the jury said. “To compose a building that is so ‘scale specific’ to its primary occupants also requires immense patience and diligence, coupled with serious architectural skill.” The school also received an interior award, with the jury commenting on the “sumptuous and warm character” and noting that “any building with a playground on the roof must be a winner”. A new hall at Christchurch Boys’ High School designed by Jasmax is a “clever insertion of a contemporary building within the traditional school fabric that has given Christchurch Boys’ High School a new heart,” the jury said. The new hall also received an Interior Architecture award, with the jury praising the “restraint and elegance of the selected palette”. In designing the University of Canterbury College of Engineering, Warren and Mahoney
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Athfield Architects received an award for Te Kei (the bow of the canoe), a gateway building for Ara Institute of Canterbury. The building, which houses administrative staff for the Institute, “is public in scale, while the materiality is tactile and at a very human scale”. Sheppard & Rout Architects’ fit-out for Christchurch NZ won an Interior Architecture Award. “Strategic planning, appropriate use of colour and considered material selections have created a workplace that is easy to navigate and must be a pleasure to work in,” the jury said. And an office fit-out for law firm Chapman Tripp by Warren and Mahoney was also awarded in the Interior category. “A long, narrow interior with a spine wall imparts a clear sense of order”, the jury said, and “the simple and elegant material palette of light timber and white walls complements the art on display.”
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Marlborough builds economic growth Since 2007, Marlborough’s economic performance has been affected by a series of events; not only by the global financial crisis but also drought, consolidation of the wine industry and the effect of earthquakes. Despite all this, Marlborough’s economy has been building at the fastest pace experienced in more than a decade. The latest quarterly economic data from Infometrics estimates GDP growth for Marlborough in the year to March 2018 was 4.4 percent, outstripping the national rate of 2.7 percent. At the same time unemployment continues to track below the national picture, now sitting at 2.8 percent, a return to the low level not seen since in Marlborough 2009. With most indicators at or above the national figures, this report shows how well the region is doing, and particularly how it is bouncing back from the Kaikōura quake, says Marlborough Mayor John Leggett. “The statistics confirm anecdotal feedback; we have a strengthening economy showing steady and consistent growth and perhaps the biggest problem is that our businesses just can’t get enough workers.”
Infometrics attributes Marlborough’s economic growth to post-quake rebuilding, improving outlooks for key export industries, strong population growth and tourism revival. Traffic flows through the region, disrupted by the earthquake, have recovered since SH1
was reopened, boosting summer tourism activity and pushing up visitor spending. Infometrics predicts the road reopening will bring further recovery for the tourism sector over winter when the majority of Marlborough’s domestic visitors arrive by road from Canterbury.
Marlborough’s construction sector is humming, with consents issued for $53M of non-residential projects over the year to March. That’s a 19.2 percent jump on the previous year. At the same time, the number of residential dwelling consents issued has climbed by almost a third.
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The year’s best southern architecture " Dunedin’s restored Law Courts, a modern counterpart to the historic Eichardt’s Building in Queenstown and a series of small shelters for an Invercargill Estuary Walkway are among the winners in the 2018 Southern Architecture Awards, which were announced at an event at Toitū Otago Settlers Museum, Dunedin.
The Southern Architecture Awards are part of the peer-reviewed New Zealand Architecture Awards programme run by the New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA). The programme, sponsored by Resene since 1990, sets the benchmark for the country’s buildings and recognises the contribution of architects to their towns and communities. Jury convenor Regan Hall said he was delighted to make 13 awards and was particularly impressed with those projects with a heritage aspect. “These complex projects highlight the architect’s ability to positively influence and shape cities and towns,” Regan said. “Heritage restoration work needs to be nuanced and sympathetic, while inserting a new building into a heritage context requires
These complex projects highlight the architect’s ability to positively influence and shape cities and towns. - Jury convenor Regan Hall
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modern take on the ‘punched apertures’ of the older building.”
a complete understanding of scale and proportion. “It also calls for a certain amount of bravery if you do not simply wish to echo the style of a previous era.” Hall was joined on the awards jury by Queenstown architect Rafe Maclean, Christchurch architect Vanessa Carswell, and Tommy Honey, an Auckland-based arts and architecture commentator and educator. The Dunedin Law Courts, which the jury described as a “charming and respected way-marker within Dunedin’s history” has a positive future after an extensive refurbishment by Stephenson & Turner NZ, RDT Pacific and Aurecon. In giving the Law Courts an award in the heritage category, Regan said, “The mark of
excellent heritage restoration is the apparent effortlessness that belies the complexity of work, and that is the case here.
Dunedin’s new Crawford Street Carpark, designed by Opus Architecture, also won an award in the Commercial Architecture category.
“Substantial interventions have been achieved with sensitivity and to high conservation standards.”
“Never has a carparking building looked so good,” the jury said. “While holding its own with a strong clarity of purpose, this new amenity building has also been well integrated in scale, detail and material tones with the neighbouring historic precinct.”
Two projects received Commercial Architecture Awards. One was Eichardt’s II, a modern counterpart to Queenstown’s landmark lakefront Eichardt’s building.
A series of macrocarpa beam-and-board shelters designed by Beattie McDowell Architects for an Invercargill Estuary Walkway received a Small Project Architecture award.
“Designing a building to stand alongside a nineteenth-century heritage landmark on the edge of Lake Wakatipu is no mean feat,” the awards jury said.
“These shelters aren’t going anywhere,” the jury said. “They acknowledge local geography, ensuring that you always have your back to the wind and your eyes on a view.”
“The success of this building lies in the reinterpretation of the adjacent heritage building, an understanding of mass, and the ‘shattered’ angles of the façade – a
All Southern Architecture Award winning projects are eligible for shortlisting in the New Zealand Architecture Awards. Those awards will be announced in November.
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The key to career success as a construction manager A diverse technical foundation and strong communication, problem solving and decision making soft skills are required for any aspiring construction manager. This is the key takeaway according to a construction sector report from recruiting experts Hays Construction. Based on a survey of over 950 construction professionals in Australia and New Zealand and the in-depth insights of 21 industry experts, and published in the report The Road to Construction Manager, almost half (49 percent) of construction professionals surveyed have more than 21 years of experience in the industry.
As for levels of formal education in the industry, the research shows variety, with 21 percent of construction professionals holding a Certificate III or IV in Building and Construction, 14 percent a Certificate III/IV in Work Health & Safety, 11 percent a Diploma of Building & Construction (Building) and eight percent a Bachelor of Construction Management. To succeed in construction, professionals must add to this technical foundation a range of soft skills. According to respondents, the most important soft skills required are communication (71 percent), problem solving (45 percent) and decision making (28 percent).
Over this time, 59 percent have built their technical knowledge through education and upskilling on-the-job, while also filling a diverse range of roles onsite on their way to the top construction job. This on-the-job learning has been supported by employers, of whom almost all (97 percent) provide opportunities for all or some staff to upskill in the latest industry trends or new technology and tools. The most common upskilling strategies are mentorships or coaching (67 percent), time
off to attend conferences or seminars (63 percent), on-the-job stretch opportunities or project involvement (49 percent) and paid memberships to online resources (32 percent).
Hays also found that 55 percent of construction managers said the shortage of skilled professionals is the biggest issue facing the industry today, while 56 percent would consider recruiting from overseas to fill the gap in domestic supply. However, employees and employers are out of step in their skill expectations, since an overwhelming 88 percent of construction professionals believe they have the necessary technical skills to advance their career.
followed by government funding and support (20 percent) and the speed of new systems and technology changes (14 percent)
The report also shows: • Construction remains a male-dominated industry with men accounting for 90 percent of surveyed respondents • Being able to make tangible and real world contributions to the built environment and seeing the physical r esults of their work was the key attraction of a career in construction for 37 percent of survey respondents • A lack of career progression opportunities (77 percent), ongoing learning and development (59 percent) and flexible work practices (51 percent) would stop them from considering a job at a particular organisation
• Just 43 percent of survey respondents are aware of the latest technology and digital trends relevant to their job and/or industry. A further 51 percent are aware ‘to some extent’ • On a scale of 1 to 100, survey respondents on average rated the state of available systems and technologies (software and hardware) in their industry at 53, midway between traditional and innovative
• 66 percent of survey respondents recommend aspiring construction managers gain labouring skills
• As for who is responsible for upskilling construction workers on the latest technology, an overwhelming majority (92 percent) believe both employers and employees must be accountable
• 55 percent of construction managers surveyed said that the shortage of skilled professionals is the biggest issue facing the construction industry today. This was
• Training and development opportunities were nominated as a professional challenge by 39 percent of construction professionals.
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South Pacific Fire Protection Group
The fire protection experts One of New Zealand’s oldest, leading designers and installers of fire alarm and sprinkler systems is growing. The New Zealand-based and owned South Pacific Fire Protection Group (SPFPG) designs, builds and installs commercial and residential building fire protection systems including fire alarms and sprinklers. SPFPG also manages, oversees and provides support, including inspection and maintenance of fire detection systems, for building owners and clients. The business covers all of New Zealand from their offices in Auckland, Dunedin and Queenstown. In the past 12 months, SPFPG has installed more than 50 fire system projects and they support fire systems in over 700 sites in New Zealand. The company has been successful in completing the most fire system projects in the country over recent years, and is currently the largest customer of Tyco sprinkler and Petronics alarm systems, as well as Tasman and Hydraflow piping. To ensure projects throughout the country are installed and completed to a quality standard, SPFPGs project managers oversee 21 sprinkler installation crews and seven alarm installation teams across the business.
In Auckland, clients can also benefit from weekly, monthly or quarterly tests on alarm or sprinkler systems depending on regulations for the specific buildings. This year, the company will celebrate its 20th year anniversary. Brent and Paula Te Kawa established the company in 1998 in Otago, and since then the business has grown and gained much success. In 2014, South Pacific Fire Protection expanded with an Auckland office to the mix by adding John and Ann Bates and Barry Wakeling. At that time, the new additions allowed the company to introduce alarm and building fire compliance service capability to the Group’s sprinkler design and installation operations. The design team and operations expanded even more in 2016 with the establishment of an Auckland-based design team. SPFPG is unique because it has its own in-house design team so clients can trust that all design work is managed by SPFPG’s designers.
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The business has continued to grow since 2014, bringing in further, experienced fire protection management in Carl Robertson, Karl Adamson, Mike Gaston, Murray Rapson and Neville Crozier, who have all become shareholders. But the growth didn’t end there. In 2018, two more people, Rod Marvin and Darryl Batkin, joined SPFPG as partners to provide management oversight and support operational growth in New Zealand. Marvin is the managing director.
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“We’ve joined to help South Pacific Fire Protection Group continue to grow in New Zealand, whilst ensuring that it completes all its projects and service contracts to the highest possible standards,” Marvin says. In May, a small transition occurred as all of the entities related to SPFPG united under one single company name. Now, all new contracts are entered under the new group parent company, South Pacific Fire Protection Group Limited. The Group has successfully completed a number of projects across New Zealand.
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In 2016, Legacy Construction sub-contracted the organisation to work on the refurbishment, extension and seismic upgrade works to the fire protection system at the Mount Eden Countdown store in Auckland. The grocery store, which is one of Countdown’s busiest locations, was undergoing a major extension and more parking was added. Crews finished the project after working mostly after hours and within a tight time frame as the store trades from 6am. until midnight, seven days a week. Despite the obstacles and added pressures, the project was completed on time and to a high standard of finish. Otago Polytechnic’s recently-completed and record-setting Student Village has won two national awards, including a “green building” excellence prize. Also known as Te Pa Tauira, the $22million Student Village is 6,000sqm in size, and is the largest timber-framed structured building by height and volume in New Zealand. SPFPG was involved early in the project assisting with consent documentation for the client, and then secured the installation contract with Naylor Love Construction.
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Galbraith Engineering Ltd is New Zealand’s leading provider of fire pumps and pump stations for industrial and commercial fire fighting systems. We provide a full design, manufacture and installation service, using best in class pumps backed by expert technicians with many years’ experience. Galbraith Engineering Ltd is proud to supply and be associated with South Pacific Fire Protection Group.
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South Pacific Fire Protection Group Through-out the process SPFPG worked closely with the clients to deliver the Fire Protection Systems to an excellent standard on time and on budget. Mansons TCLM new 4-level office block on St George Bay Road Parnell in Auckland has been another successful commercial development which SPFPG has been involved in. The project, which is due for completion in October, has secured a major tenant, in Xero, with a new fit for purpose campus across two levels with a capacity to accommodate 600 employees. There were some challenges faced by SPFPG with this project, primarily regarding the centrally located atrium, which required some thorough coordination to successfully achieve the vision of the architect.
in the Deloitte awards “Master of Growth” category, as it has continued to grow strongly over the past five years. One of the company’s biggest short-term goals is to ensure it completes its current projects to the highest possible standards. Marvin says that this is a key focus, although they are also assessing the best strategies to continue to deliver growth for the Group. The Group has 12 shareholders who all work full time in the business. “It’s great to have an experienced and passionate group of shareholders working in the business who can all share it the success of the company,” Marvin adds.
The company have previously won Deloitte Fast 50 awards, and this year is also a finalist
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