ISSUE 1 - 2016 Autumn Edition
Crane Association
INSIDE Accessman ............................... 20
of New Zealand (Inc.)
Architect Kevin O'Brien .............. 73 AWCI ........................................ 22 Briggs Builders.......................... 31 BuildSmart................................ 63 Competenz.................................. 6 Crane Association of NZ ............ 10 DH Steel Construction ............... 28 Directory................................... 83 Dynamic Drainage ..................... 69 Franchise Opportunities............. 32 Habitat for Humanity ................. 81 HealthSafe .................................. 4 Health & Safety Reform Bill ....... 34 Height Safety ............................ 44 Hiway Stabilizers ....................... 59 Holcim ...................................... 84 Holman Holdings Building Ltd.... 74 James Craw Ltd ........................ 72 Karton Construction Systems .... 75 LIANZ ....................................... 46 Mapei ......................................... 2 Marlborough Turf Professionals . 77 Maungatua Contracting ............. 64 MS Structures ............................. 5 National Association of Steel Framing (NASH) ........................ 30 Nauhria Precast & Reinforcing ... 19 Naylor Love (Mitre 10 Mega Frankton) .......... 66 NZ Master Concrete Placers Awards ..................................... 26 Outback Bathrooms................... 62 Pacific Steel ................................ 3 Pat O'Sullivan Ltd ...................... 67 Pegasus Engineering ................. 52 Recruitment in the Construction Industry .................................... 42 Sea Containers............................ 8 Te Aro Pã papakãinga ................ 80 Todd Mudie ............................... 70 Tradies Accountants Limited........ 7 Trafalgar Centre ......................... 56 Triplestar ................................... 60 Vijay Frame & Truss .................. 49 Wood Processors and Manufacturers Association (WPMA).................................... 50 PUBLISHED BY
ref: B1601
Industry Growth With the average annual growth in the economy of 3.5% to June 2015, New Zealand is experiencing construction growth driven by the sound economy. Statistics New Zealand has an actual value of building work consented in October 2015 alone at $898 million for residential consents and $479 million for non-residential work. This is also reflected in the RLB Crane Index 4th quarter-2015 with continued growth in the key markets of Auckland and Christchurch. Growing business confidence has seen growth across the whole construction and infrastructure sector, and this has seen a huge demand for cranes across the whole industry. The latest BNZ Confidence Survey noted that there was – “Overwhelmingly strong comments nationwide” regarding the construction sector. The RLB Crane Index states that projects with cranes in the commercial and mixed use sector accounts for 50% of all cranes surveyed, and the residential sector accounts for 28% of cranes predominantly from multi-use residential projects in Auckland. With the downturn in Australia, large numbers of New Zealanders are returning home and for the first time, there have been more worker imports than exports. Even so, there is still a shortage of quality operators in the crane sector that will get worse over the next few years as the Christchurch rebuild starts ramping up.
Moving Forward Legislation changes have mobilised all industries to reflect on their policies and practices and the introduction of the new Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 has had the most impact. This Act comes into force on the 4th April 2016 and
Project of the year winner 2015, Fulton Hogan , Onehunga Restoration Project
enshrines the chain of responsibility in legislation. Under the Act, the responsibility for health and safety in the workplace is the responsibility of the business (PCBU), the officers of the business, the workers and other people who come to the workplace. The Act shifts the focus from monitoring and recording health and safety incidents to proactively identifying and managing risks, so everyone is safe and healthy. The Vehicle Dimensions and Mass Rule is at the submission stages, and the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) has conducted some stakeholder workshops to address likely changes. Those stakeholders have had considerable influence on the rewrite of the rule, and we await the review document to ensure that industry’s needs are being met. Changes are also occurring in
the Resource Management Act to reduce costs and time waiting on consents. This can only benefit the New Zealand economy. There have been some changes made by New Zealand Qualifications Authority to alter how qualifications can be achieved. Unit Standards are now not recognised as the only method of taking on industry knowledge. As a result, more emphasis is being focused on the graduate profile outcomes. These outcomes determine what a trainee will need to know to gain a qualification. Effectively this recognises that there are other methods of teaching and gaining knowledge, and there is bound to be some benefit for trainees for whom the classroom is not a happy place. All of these factors, the economy, legislation, technology and training all contribute to a
vibrant economy and for every crane you see on the skyline there is a huge construction infrastructure in behind it, and this is why the industry is a key indicator of a thriving economy. Moving forward the Association is looking to reinforce the link between our members and the Association with a series of workshops that are to be conducted at various locations this year. The annual conference is will be held at the Rutherford Hotel in Nelson from the 27th – 29th July 2016. An invitation is extended to all in the crane and construction industry, and more detail can be found on our conference page on the Association webpage. Rod Auton CEO Crane Association of New Zealand Inc. continued page 10
MARKAT PROMOTIONS LTD 120 Maces Rd, Bromley • PO Box 19607, Woolston, Christchurch 8241 • P: 03-376 5120 • FAX: 03-376 5153 • Email: art@markat.co.nz