Builders and Contractors Magazine, Spring 2015

ISSUE 3 - 2015 Spring Edition

INSIDE Adhesion Sealing

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Allan Contracting

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Aoraki Frame & Truss

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Building Recruitment

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RDL Group expertise in all facets of the construction industry

Climate Control Companies' Association (CCCA) 14 Concept to Completion

30

Concrete

46

Crane Association of NZ

18

David Reid Homes

56

Directory

66

Electrix

67

Formsteel

6

Freeman Construction

45

Health & Safety

24

Intaks - Height Safety

22

iZone

10

Jones & Sandford Joinery

50

Keith Mackenzie Builder

57

Master Plumbers, Gasfitters & Drainlayers NZ Ltd 48 Natural Pools & Landscaping13 Niveau Pools & Construction 61 NZ Trade Group

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Oxford Fresh Choice Supermarket

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Stock Exchange Bar

53

Paul Smith Earthmoving

38

Prefab NZ

54

Price Brothers

55

RDL Group

4

SafeSmart

68

SafetyMate

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Structure Wise

62

The Landing - Queenstown 60 Timber Frames & Trusses

58

TM Consultants

44

Truss Tech

36

Urban Homes

64

Water Storage

65

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overseeing a dedicated team which includes his son Benji as head of operations and a company director.

Many of the 23 fulltime staff, such as group manager Keith Newton and construction manager Dan Bosson, have been with the company for many The company that years, and their experience, David Sneddon built knowledge and professionalism started as a venture has been a major factor in the involving a couple of company’s development.

Today RDL provides a full mates operating out range of services, including of a van doing small design and build packages, general and civil construction, interior fitouts maintenance, demolition and for buildings. earthworks, to clients throughout Twenty four years later RDL the lower North Island.

It has completed countless Group, formerly known as RDL projects in Wellington, Hutt Specialist Building Contractors, Valley, Paraparaumu, Porirua has grown into a multi-million business with a proven track and Wairarapa, including adding record and expertise across up to nine extra stories to highall facets of the construction rises, helping fit out Westpac Stadium, and being involved in industry.

Based at Trentham, Upper the construction of the national Hutt, it remains very much museum Te Papa. a family business, with the vastly experienced Mr Sneddon

Father & Son David & Benji Sneddon (Directors of RDL Group)

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Building Recruitment

Building Recruitment- Fostering Recruitment Partnerships throughout New Zealand and forums.

In an industry that thrives on competitive budgets, nearimpossible deadlines and stringent safety measures, you need a professional recruitment partner that understands your business and is willing to share that load.

Recent statistics show they placed 71% of their roles via social media contacts.

Building Recruitment Limited, based in Auckland, is a passionate young company with an impressive track record when it comes to fulfilling the needs of their employers and candidates.

“Our vision is to offer a consistently high quality-recruitment-solution that will always satisfy our client and candidate needs.” says Kevin Everett, Managing Director of Building Recruitment.

Established in 2005, BRL has quickly earned a strong reputation as a highly professional and experienced industry service provider.

The cosy team of five staff is fast growing and have more than sixty years of Recruitment and Human Resource experience in both Commercial and Industrial sectors.

This solid foundation of industry and business “know-how”, has cemented BRL as a trusted specialist in permanent and contract recruitment. Furthermore, as a close-knit team they are able to personalise their service at both ends so that neither client nor candidate will ever feel they are “just a number”.

As recruiters, BRL is committed to going “the extra mile”.

Managing Director Kevin Everett asserts that: “In keeping-up with industry

standards and developments across all sectors, we like to stay active and take a personal interest in how the industry evolves around us. This way, we continue to upskill and update our tool bag with key information for our migrant candidates as well.”

Kevin is a board member of the Auckland Association of Building and Construction and also a committee member in the West Auckland branch.

Recruitment Manager for Auckland, Jenny Parker, is currently the President of NAWIC (National Association of Women in Construction) and has been a member for the last three years.

Kevin Everett adds: “We pride ourselves on our success so far and continue to forge significant partnerships with our clients and candidates- ensuring we each achieve our goals. We look at the bigger picture- it isn't enough to just have the skills for the job.

Attitude and business culture-fit is paramount in our screening process.

In our business we have two key customers- it is our job to satisfy

both.”

With a placement retention rate of 96%, Kevin and his team at Building Recruitment have set a tough benchmark for other industry-specific recruitment services to follow.

Kevin further explains; “Our core values serve as a guideline for our business and clearly states: To work in an Honest, Reliable, Professional and Ethical manner.”

Having hired one of his key staff members from abroad ten years ago, Kevin tapped into a resource that most small to medium sized businesses tend to avoid for obvious reasons. But his insight and perseverance in this area has unearthed exceptional candidates during a recent International recruitment drive in the UK, Australia and SouthAfrica.

“We believe in listening to our clients and candidates; learning from them to understand their needs; treating them with respect and being helpful wherever possible. We also don't believe in limiting our coverage of where to reach qualified and experienced candidates.

Confidentiality is very important to us and we make a point of never poaching candidates from our clients.

Kevin says that partnering with employers for all recruitment needs is essential to the success of that employer, particularly if the company is struggling with lengthy recruitment processes and the mundane task of going through stacks of CVs. With streamlined screening processes, Building Recruitment has an average of 4.2 CVs to fill a position.

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RDL Group

RDL Group expertise in all facets of the construction industry continued from page 1

The company prides itself in constructing high quality light commercial, industrial and residential buildings, with its design team of architects and structural, fire and geotechnical engineers creating buildings to clients’ specific requirements. Its complete turnkey package covers Resource Management Act requirements and council consents through to code of compliance.

Benji Sneddon says RDL’s successful

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approach is based on comprehensive planning, new technology, a strong commitment to quality and health and safety and excellent communication skills. ``But above all we listen to our clients’ wants and needs and any questions or concerns they may have, and we resolve the entire situation so they can achieve their goals.’’

This involves meticulous on-site management and working with only a selected few contractors approved to supply their services for each trade.

RDL has the specialist knowledge to construct clearspan structures which continue to be popular for commercial and industrial buildings. After many years of experience,

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it is also well versed in building concrete panel structures, which have become a more accepted form of construction in the residential sector.

And as area agent for Formsteel , it has access to among the best roll formed steel structures engineered for New Zealand conditions.

R D L’ s g e n e r a l construction services range from full contract, either as a main or sub contractor, and project management down to supplying either labour or materials or labour only.

Likewise, its maintenance services are tailored to suits clients, consisting of everything from cleaning gutters and

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downpipes through to complete exterior building washes and painting.

We employ some of the most experienced demolition contractors in the country operating a fully controlled service throughout the lower North Island, including

the recently completed Firemans Arms Pub, Jackson Street, Petone demolished, making way for a retail and apartment complex.

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Formsteel

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Formsteel

Technology Takes Formsteel Higher Formsteel Going Up

Formsteel’s client list makes for impressive reading.

It ranges from business heavyweights such as The Warehouse, Air New Zealand, Toyota, PGG Wrightson, Genesis Energy and Auckland International Airport to government agencies such as NZ Post and the Royal NZ Navy and Air Force.

And it involves projects spanning Australasia and the Pacific all the way to Argentina.

All have used Formsteel’s precision and high strength roll-steel building and cladding systems, which have been developed over more than 40 years.

The Auckland-based independent familyowned company remains the only non-franchised operation of its type in New Zealand and was the first local manufacturer to use cold-formed sections and join them together u s i n g Te k - s c r e w s t o achieve large and very economical spans.

Formsteel was established in 1972 by Alan Newman as a roll forming company producing purlins, Sylo flooring and slitting coil steel. Soon it had developed the immediately successful Purlindek 6m span loadbearing roofing profile and a new combined gutter/ beam method for carports and covered yards.

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Later it began using Purlindek on farm and small commercial buildings with timber poles and beams before developing a steel beam for large spans and portal framed structures and manufacturing 270 deep purlins to maximise the 6m plus bay span with minimal deflection and roof movement.

A few years later a trapezoidal tray flooring product, Sveltefloor, followed which saved on concrete use, then came Smartdek, a longrun roofing and cladding product with a trapezoidal profile to give it more strength and rigidity.

In 2003 the company made a big leap forward by developing what was then the largest cold formed section on the market, which was capable of clear spanning up to 45m. A year later it added a composite flat tray flooring system, Unifloor, designed to better lock and bond the steel and concrete together.

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first appeared in 2010 when the company produced pre-formed ends on its Sveltefloor product to allow for faster onsite concrete laying.

To d a y F o r m s t e e l has matured into a high performance designer an d m an u fact u rer o f tailored lightweight steel building that are among the strongest in the Pacific region, capable of withstanding cyclones of 300 kmph which regularly batter countries such as Vanuata, Kiribati, Tahiti, Tonga and Fiji. After the recent hurricane in Samoa its building was one of the few left standing on one island.

Sales manager Lawson Suckling says what sets the company apart is its technology. ``We can span further and build higher than any of our competitors, more in league with structural steel buildings. This allows us to offer a better price compared with structural steel while providing the same performance level which gives our

customers more bang for their budget.’’

He says recent tests showed that the company’s 63020 beams were as strong as much heavier and dearer structural steel members.

Formsteel is now designing buildings up to 16m high and over 50m in clear span, which can accommodate heavy gantry cranes and highdensity mezzanine floors.

All components from the main frame and plates through to the purlins and roofing are manufactured at its Mangere workshop and made of hot dipped

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galvanised steel coated in zinc to withstand some of the harshest conditions from searing sun through to snow. This ensures the company can control the quality and deliver the entire building to the site when it is required.

Wi t h F o r m s t e e l having complete control over the height, width and bay sizes, it is able to design and build to what customers want and do it in a no-fuss, faster and often more cost effective way.

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Also, the need for fewer internal support posts means buildings with more versatile and spacious interiors are possible which is proving popular with architects and their clients.

Where possible the steel coil material is sourced from New Zealand mills using irons sands from west coast beaches as the base raw material. The company supplements its supply from overseas mills when the local product isn’t available or it is cheaper without compromising quality.

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Operating across a wide range of sectors, it can take on anything from the smallest carport up to major industrial buildings. It has built covered walkways at Auckland airport, canopies for Caltex stations all around the country, retail stores in Northland for The Warehouse, a boat building shed with a 15m high stud and full height opening doors in Auckland, testing stations for VTNZ and it is about to help construct a multimillion dollar national equestrian arena in Taupo.

It has also left its mark on hundreds of hangers, factories, retail and office structures, storage units, dairy sheds, wintering barns and school gyms and halls over the years, while is composite tray flooring system has been used in high rise buildings and the

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Huntly Power Station.

In short, Formsteel can be found from Kaitaia to Invercargill.

The company continues to steadily g r o w, e x p o r t i n g t o Australia, Argentina and

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the South Pacific and is about to expand into the Christchurch region with its composite tray flooring system to take advantage of the city’s rebuild in the wake of the quakes.

It already has four to five buildings underway there.

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iZone

Izone’s construction boom continues Indeed, the180ha park is some years ahead of projections in terms of land sold and on-site developments. New Zealand’s largest, fully consented industrial park, it was established by the Selwyn District Council 10 years ago and is managed for the council

by Hughes Developments.

As the fastest growing industrial park in the greater Christchurch area, Izone at Rolleston has been a hive of building and construction activity for much of its ten years of operation, and it keeps on getting busier.

With Izone located at the heart of central Canterbury’s agricultural production, a large proportion of the more than 60 companies located within the park service the rural sector and/or onprocess and distribute food and textile products. Allied industries are now, in turn, moving in to service their neighbours.

These include a significant number of businesses involved either directly in construction – such as Pegasus Engineering – or which manufacture products for, or provide services to, the building industry.

These businesses offer everything from the supply and manufacture of doors, prefab walls and

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Canterbury Frame & Trusses

34

Permbrand

19

Complete Sheetmetals

38

Pest Control Research

14

PGG Wrightson

54

Concision Panelised Technology

58

Portable Building Hire

12

Continuous New Zealand

28

Port of Tauranga

52

Cosio

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Precast Panels

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Pure Oil NZ

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Rolleston Storage

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Dynamic Drainage*

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Enable Industries

21

Enerpro Feeds Limited*

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Southern Gas Services

33

Enterprise Recruitment

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St John

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Exal

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Tennant Engineering

27

Farmlands Grain and Seed

22

Thermo King

45

Fiordland Lobster

31

The Warehouse

18

Fifth Wall

42

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Glass Relate

29

Thompson Construction and Engineering*

Glencore Grain

24

Transalpine Fire Service

17

Haydn Brushes

20

Tuffnell Drainage Ltd

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Hilton Haulage

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Location has been driving Izone’s growth.

It wasn’t too long ago in the history of commercial development in Canterbury that Christchurch was the key place to be. Out-ofthe-city satellite locations were perceived as less attractive to the investor because they were not

as popular with potential tenant companies and their staff. Unlike Auckland, Christchurch employees have traditionally not had to commute more than a few kilometres to work and were resistant to travelling another 10 minutes to Rolleston.

That is no longer the case. Even before the earthquakes the Selwyn District and Rolleston town were the fastest growing in the country in terms of

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iZone Izone has taken full advantage of this new socio-economic landscape offering property buyers very competitive packages that exemplify the dual cost and location investment criteria. Some 65 %of the project is sold, with Stage 7, only released for sale last month, already attracting keen interest.

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The success of Izone’s location-and-cost strategy is evidenced by its sales figures. During an 18 month period ending in December 2014, the park sold as much land as the combined sales in all business parks within the boundaries of Christchurch city. Buyers have ranged from businesses looking to locate to, or relocate within, the Christchurch area, to investors planning to attract good tenants and accrue value.

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migration of businesses to satellite areas, and what you have now is a single, ‘greater Christchurch’ commercial real estate market.

boundary. This gives Izone direct rail links to the ports of Lyttelton and Timaru.

The park is also home of Port of Tauranga’s new fully operational intermodal freight hub – Metroport Christchurch, Canterbury’s first inland port. Izone’s Stage 7 land, now available for purchase, includes sections on the Metroport

As NBR journalist Chris Hutching reported in July, “Izone cuts it with a sharp price focus,” with lots selling some 40 to 60 percent cheaper than similar industrial land only a few minutes away but within Christchurch city boundaries.

Izone’s other advantage is cost.

production and ongoing food industry business activity, Izone could not be better positioned for businesses or investors looking to put themselves ahead of this reliably predicted growth.

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Natural Pools & Landscaping

Natural Pools as nature intended up and down the country building pools – mainly in their home territory, Tasman, but also Auckland, the Wellington region and Wanaka. Christchurch is also proving a productive centre.

With his training and consequent range of skills Alex acquired from a threeyear apprenticeship and his experience as a Landscape

It is located in one of the most natural places in New Zealand and so its name, Natural Pools and Landscaping NZ suits the locale. Better still, it lives up to its title by building pools which are truly natural.

Natural Pools and Landscaping NZ, based in Motueka, at the top of the South Island, takes it one step further by being chemically free. And it builds its pools into natural settings which it rightly claims are places of beauty and distinction.

There is no hype – clients get what the title says and the description prescribes.

Containing no chlorine, or other toxic chemicals, the pools offer “the ultimate in swimming enjoyment in crystal clear natural water.”

In a chemical-free swimming pool the water is firstly filtered through a biological filter. This filter can be either sand or gravel, as is the case in a Natural

Pool, or it can consist of layers of foam mats as in the Living Pool.

Millions of microorganisms which settle in these filters purify the water by breaking down organic matter into inorganic forms of phosphorous. This process is known as mineralisation.

Phosphorous can then be taken up by a secondary, special phosphor filter it is thus less available as nutrient for algae, keeping the algae growth to a minimum.

Together these two filter systems produce crystal-

clear water.

In addition, phosphorous can also be utilised by plants as it is in a Natural Pool.

The owner, Alex Traut says: “it’s exactly what happens in river beds and lakes, working with nature, rather than chemicals.”

“With both pool options when you jump in you can really feel that it is naturally fresh.”

Alex and Hans Brutscher brought the system to New Zealand from their native Germany about 10 years ago and maintain contact with

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So far, Natural Pool’s style and filter technology is unique in New Zealand, so that Alex and Hans have been

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Climate Control Companies Association (CCCA)

Leading the way in energy ef cient air conditioning Temperzone is a wholly New Zealand owned and operated manufacturing company that will be celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2016. Its plant in Auckland employs nearly 400 staff and manufactures air conditioning equipment from the 5kW split system units suitable for homes through to 200kW packaged units that you see on shopping centres and many of the large retail shops. Temperzone also has a second plant in Sydney and the Australasian distribution agency for Hitachi Inverter Heat Pumps that are popular in homes and commercial premises.

Temperzone is heavily in to R & D which in this day and age is necessary to meet regulations such as MEPS and also to develop new products and new features for existing products. An example of this would be the company's new 30 kW 'Inverter' Packaged Rooftop Unit and its development of Hot Water Heat Pump units for commercial applications.

Because Temperzone cares, it has run an Approved Installer scheme since 1977, to ensure that equipment is installed by competent, reliable and experienced contractors. Only those who are 'approved' receive extended warranties where applicable to give peace of mind to the end user.

Over the years Temperzone has demonstrated its willingness to customise standard products or build new products to suit speci c applications. Consequently, it is able to directly respond to the broad requirements of any major air conditioning project, providing the most appropriate systems required.

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BOARD MEMBER PROFILES Matthew Darby Chair CCCA, IRHACE Board, Owner & Managing Director EcoChill: Leader in Natural Refrigeration & Power Saving Solutions.

Matthew represents the refrigeration industry on the CCCA Board and is Chair for the association, acting as interlocutory and board member for IRHACE. Matthew oversaw the merger of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning Companies Association (RACCA) & Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Contractors Association (HVAC Contractors Association) that formed the CCCA in 2011 and is committed to developing quality and professionalism within the industry. Matthew is a strong advocate for the support of industry apprenticeship programs and he spoke on this in his opening speech at the 2015 HVAC&R Trade Exhibition and Industry Conference www.ccca.org.nz Entering the trade in 1988 as an apprentice, Matthew is trade quali ed and has held numerous roles covering all technical aspects of refrigeration before starting Technicool refrigeration and its sister company Arneg NZ. Now merged under the brand EcoChill, Matthews focus is on delivering highly ef cient and sustainable systems and advising companies how to use refrigeration for competitive advantage.

Understanding the implications of global legislative change, EcoChill's focus on designing Natural Refrigeration solutions has seen them lead delivery of many rsts, including NZ's rst Transcritical CO2 system and become trusted advisors to companies such as Contact Energy, Turners& Growers and Foodstuffs.

Tony King (Heat Pumps) Tony King emigrated to New Zealand from London in 1970 after serving an apprenticeship with Frigidaire Division of General Motors in Hendon.Tony spent a couple of years with McAlpine Hussmann before joining Temperzone Limited where he has served in various capacities for 41 years. He is currently employed as Custom Engineering and Product Manager.

Tony Chaired NZIHVE for 4-5 years, and was Chair of the committee that led to the amalgamation of IRHACE and NZIHVE in 1989.

Andrew Birkill (Suppliers & Wholesalers) Andrew has been in the gas and combustion industry for over 40 years, 30 of them in New Zealand. Andrew is the General Manager for System Control Engineering NZ Ltd., a supplier of quality gas, combustion and control equipment for both the Natural and LP gas markets.

Andrew served a marine tting apprenticeship in a shipbuilding/repair yard of Southern England in the late 60's.

Cam Crawford (HVAC Mechanical Services) Cam has over 30 years experience in the refrigeration and air conditioning industry, now the Managing Director of Chillex Group, founded in 1995. Cam served his apprenticeship with Carrier Air Conditioning and worked for several years in the Middle East and the UK as a refrigeration engineer prior to setting up Chillex Group.

Cam is a strong advocate for HVAC and the refrigeration apprenticeship system, supporting this as a Competenz workplace assessor.

Grant Price (Co-Opted) Grant Price is a Business owner and graduate of the University of Auckland Engineering School. Starting out in manufacturing, Grant held various General Management manufacturing positions, before becoming embedded in the construction industry. Through training and experience in professional theatre, forestry, AC equipment manufacture and unit mass production Grant brings a creative diversity to executive and governance roles. Grant has been the President of the HVAC Contractors Association and is Managing Director of Heatwave Mechanical and the Establishment Chair of the CCCA.

Ian Borley (Ventilation) Ian Borley is the General Manager of Simx Limited, suppliers to the HVAC and electrical wholesale industries in New Zealand and Australia. He has held General Management roles in New Zealand and Australia in both public and private industrial manufacturing companies for over 25 years.

Ian has a passion for promoting the bene ts of energy ef cient ventilation in commercial applications and in New Zealand homes.

He sees his involvement with CCCA as an opportunity to contribute to supporting and improving the industry.

Darren Rawnsley (IRHACE Interlocutory Rep) Darren has 28 Years Experience in the refrigeration industry from Apprentice to Senior Management. Darren was accepted to National Council in 2011. Joined the Auckland Branch committee in 2005 and was voted in Secretary 2007. In 2009 he was voted Auckland Branch Chairman and has been an IRHACE member since 1997. Darren works as a National Contracts Manager for McAlpine Hussmann Ltd.

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Coolstore saves $10,000 p.a. using natural refrigerant A case study released by EcoChill has highlighted how signi cant savings can be made through the choice of a coolstores refrigeration system.

“The study showed the EcoChill system used 14.4% less energy while providing 17.5% more refrigeration power. At a cost of 15c per kWhr that's over $10,000 less energy cost than the standard system every year” said EcoChill's Managing Director Matthew Darby. “And that's just the power savings”.

Research shows natural refrigeration systems are becoming popular as companies focus on energy ef ciency and reducing environmental risk. “Customers want to operate in a more sustainable way but think it's too expensive. That might have been the case previously, but systems are now very comparable” said Mr Darby.

Increasing costs, such as the rising price of synthetic refrigerants, is also driving choice for natural systems. “R404a has increased in price by over 50% in the last year. Synthetics are facing tough restrictions and even phase outs in many countries. Many customers are realising naturals can be a better choice to future proof the bottom line. ” The amount of refrigerant needed in an EcoChill system is typically less than 10% of a standard system. “Using average industry leakages rates of 10% (compared to EcoChill's average rates of less than 2%), that's 22.6 kgs less top up refrigerant needed, in the EcoChill system, plus lower service and maintenance costs.”

The system also delivers in reducing environmental impacts. “By reducing its TEWI this particular coolstore saved the

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help them understand how they can deliver results in these areas”.

EcoChill recently became Contact Energy's refrigeration partner, helping customers reduce their energy use and operating costs while optimising refrigeration performance. “Energy ef ciency, reduction of emissions and sustainability are now important business drivers. Customers expect suppliers to

Some businesses have seen savings of 406 0 % b y w o r k i n g t o w a r d s e n e rg y management goals with EcoChill.

“Kerifresh, a Turners & Growers kiwifruit packhouse, saw a 36% reduction in energy costs while cooling 28% more product” said Mr. Darby. “That's a lot more cold kiwifruit for your money”.

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Climate Control Companies Association (CCCA)

Climate Control Companies Association sets high environmental standards In spite of having no legislation which lays down strict guidelines controlling the methods used by its company members, the CCCA aims to promote high standards of business competence and conduct for those engaged in CCCA Apprentice Evening in Hamilton August 2015 climate control and environment industries. would welcome controlling So, the association does a The chairman of the CCCA committee, Matthew Darby, of Auckland puts it this way: “Refrigeration and air conditioning does not have those (legislative) controls, so we try to impose that kind of control on them. We ask companies to become members and we try to engage them getting some surety on the way they operate.”

He said the association

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legislation and it has been “talking about it for a long time. We have come to the conclusion that we are better to get on and do it for ourselves.”

Mr Darby estimates about 10 per cent of companies eligible to be members of the association have joined, so “there are probably 1000 or 1500 companies running around out there who are eligible to be members, but are not.”

great deal of canvassing to encourage companies into membership. It is also concerned that companies who are not capable of maintaining the association’s standards do not join.

One of the great difficulties the association faces says Mr Darby is the intensity of the host of messages from many organisations, so that it is difficult to get a clear CCCA message across. The same

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thing applies when trying to disseminate the association’s message on careful use of equipment and gases.

In the various industry sectors – refrigeration, heating, ventilation and air conditioning – the association tries to keep each other aware of the education, practice and technological advances being made. This will lead to advances in the way companies operate.

One of the big advantages from being a

member of CCCA is that the size of the organisation and its backing allows companies to get significant savings. In particular, this can be achieved through opening accounts with suppliers, linking existing accounts to the arrangement and setting up trade cards for a company’s employees.

CCCA has a website (www.ccca.org.nz) which provides the facility to find out more about such advantages and to take the

CCCA Business Forum at the 2015 HVAC&R Trade Exhibition and Industry Conference in Christchurch

steps to join. It provides a newsletter to keep member companies up to speed with events and advances.

The organisation has been structured to allow member companies, in whatever their segment of the industry, to provide a focus for each sector, and for them to have a say on all matters by participating in the governing board. It addresses industry-wide issues nationally.

The organisation also works with the bodies which provide training and education, ensuring these meet the needs of the refrigeration, ventilation, heating and air conditioning industries. Allied to this is the promotion of standards of workmanship and design, through the provision of refrigeration licences, as well as appropriate engineering and science qualifications.

To find out more go to www.ccca.org.nz

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MONOCRANE

Throughout history there's mention of humans shifting weights more substantial than was physically possible using just shear human muscle power.

The crane and its predecessor the pulley were signi cant human inventions, allowing us the ability to lift heavier and higher than ever before and, with modern evolution of the technology, now you can have specialised overhead lifting equipment, designed to t your needs.

Based in Auckland's Silverdale, Monocrane is a one stop crane and hoist solutions shop, with the ability to design, manufacture, install and service the full range of standard and specialised customer speci c lifting solutions.

The company was purchased by entrepreneur Philip Bayly in 2010 and rebranded Monocrane 2010 Ltd explains general manager Tim Lynch.

“The business had been operating for 14 years,” Tim says.

“Philip recognised the strong reputation the company had developed for high quality equipment and could see where he could take the company moving forward.”

In 2010 Monocrane began successfully building a signi cant number of quarter tonne to 50 tonne cranes, with a competitive nationwide service which will come to you regardless of your location.

Today the company also offers crane servicing, with fully quali ed service technicians offering a 24 hour availability and carrying a large range of parts.

Monocrane recently built two 50 tonne goliath cranes for the MacKays to Peka Peka Alliance, part of the Wellington Northern Corridor development and, with a number of other high pro le projects on the cards, I guess you could say the sky is the limit for this innovative local manufacturer. “ We ' r e c o m m i t t e d t o excellence in every project we turn our hand to.”

Lifting your loads From its Silverdale location, Monocrane produces a wide range of overhead materials handling equipment including: Overhead travelling cranes Monorail hoisting systems Jib cranes Full and semi portal cranes High density warehousing systems Hoists between oors Explosion proof cranes Man safe access systems Automatic systems - PLC controlled Radio controllers

Standing out in a crowded market

Like any industry, the overhead lifting equipment one is a competitive one. However, as the only company with a sole focus on crane building, Monocrane is in a strong position going forward.

The company has heavily invested in key people and additional staff in preparation for the growth phase Monocrane is currently experiencing. “We've really focused on strengthening the business with key people,” Tim says.

“We've brought on extra service technicians and additional staff for the workshop with strong key skills.”

Service is a key aspect for the design and build market and Monocrane is certainly strong i n t h a t e l d . “ We h a v e positioned ourselves as a one stop shop, covering the full design, manufacture, installation and service across the full range of standard and specialised lifting solutions.

“Because of this, we get to know your business and your needs and can design, build, install and service your new crane from start to nish, as well as organising all the compliance testing and design veri cation.”

Specialising in fully automated cranes and remote controlled systems, Monocranes has an agency with

16 Tavern Road, Silverdale, Auckland T (09) 426 7636 E info@monocrane.co.nz www.monocrane.co.nz

R E M R e m o t e s . “ We ' v e painstakingly selected REM throughout years of association with industry,” Tim says.

“The Italian made products are really robust, easy to con gure to whatever you want it to do and we've proven them to be almost indestructible, with competitive pricing.

“People are no longer using roving pendants on their cranes, but going for remote control.”

The company also has an agency with STAHL Crane Systems in Germany, allowing them to bring chain hoists and manual hoists into the New Zealand market. “We're really targeting the explosion proo ng industry, areas such as mines and dust lled enclosures which are at risk of sparks which could ignite. STAHL is a world leader in the explosion proof area.”

The New Zealand owned company has also partnered with Australian lifting products manufacturer JDN, which franchises Monocrane to make cranes in New Zealand.

Long term the company is looking to expand into larger premises. “This will enable us to be even more ef cient in our production. We currently have 12 staff, so we will be looking to expand to about 20 which will e n a b l e s t a ff m e m b e r s t o specialise in particular areas,” Tim says.

“We're aiming to be New Zealand's number one service provider for crane engineering solutions.”

Monocrane not only designs and manufactures cranes and lifting equipment, but a full parts and service facility is available 24 hours.

Parts: Minimise downtime with fast, ef cient parts and services Whether it be spare parts or standalone components for cranes or other applications Fast national or international delivery by air, road or sea Parts list e-book is available at www.monocrane.co.nz.

Service Crane parts 24 Hour Availability Regular services Breakdown repairs Crane Upgrades Preventative maintenance programmes.

No man stands alone Due to the collaborative nature of teamwork, success is seldom a sole effort. Over the years Monocrane has developed strong relationships with a wide range of suppliers and general manager Tim Lynch says the company simply wouldn't be where it is today without them.

“We've developed strong relationships with our steel suppliers,” Tim says.

“Kiwi Steel is our local supplier. The company is great to work with and they offer extremely competitive rates, which really helps us in the marketplace.”

Kiwi Steel is a leading supplier of steel products for both the New Zealand and AsiaPaci c markets, operating as an international steel merchant and trader, handling a wide range of steel products and services.

W.D Mackenzie Transport is another local company which works closely with Monocrane and has played a key role in the company's success.

Specialising in hiab and cartage services in the Auckland and greater surrounding areas, the company's focus is mainly on over dimensional and fragile freight, with more than 12 years of hands on experience in transportation and crane operation.

“For the cranes we build on site in Silverdale we really rely o n M a c k e n z i e Tr a n s p o r t delivering throughout the North Island for us. They're a great bunch of guys and with their modern eet of trucks they have hiab cranes on them, enabling them to lift the cranes into the buildings.

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Toolkit for ACC claims Requests from clients for assistance with ACC workplace claims has seen Manage Company develop a new toolkit for managing workplace injuries when they happen.

Martin Wouters, managing director says businesses do not seem well presented in these risk areas – citing evidence that Manage Company is able to reduce ACC levies by over 23%.

The on-line toolkit which operates under the ManageCLAIMS brand provides tips, templates, guidance, factsheets and support that you need when lodging a claim with ACC and allows the employer to manage the employee, manage ACC and ultimately manage their ACC levy penalties. It provides the tools, forms and tips on how to control the doctor and speed up the whole process by over 40%.

Our job is to keep it up-to-date and compliant and we also provide a support function so employers can ask the curly questions.

Martin says one of the aims is to avoid a medical certificate which says “fully unfit for work” and the toolkit provides a very useful way of managing this process.

The key areas of focus are.

Prior to an injury happening At the time of injury Communication Pay Return to work

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Crane Association of New Zealand (Inc) Annual Conference 2015 The Crane Association of New Zealand held its ENZED Annual Conference in Tauranga at Trinity Wharf in July this year. ith 162 registered delegates, 35 partners, and 24 trade booths, this was one of the Associations most successful conferences.

The premier sponsor this year was ENZED, a subsidiary of Parker Hannifin.

The Crane Association would like to thank all our sponsors for their continued support The conference consisted of two days of plenary sessions, an annual general meeting, trade show, networking functions and an awards dinner. A partners programme was held over two days with visits to Bella Vista and Kiwi360 being the key components.

The conference speakers offered a broad range of subjects that included regulatory issues, the economy, business succession and sale, personal safety, staff performance,

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The conference was opened with the keynote

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speaker, Sir Gordon Tietjens, who spoke on the value of leadership and teamwork.

His mixture of humour and

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personal touches that have made him the rugby success that he is was reflected throughout his presentation.

The annual general meeting elected the Crane Council and the Councillors for 2015-2016 are: • President: Scott McLeod (McLeod Cranes Ltd); • Vice-President: Tony Gibson (Waikato Crane Services Ltd); • Immediate Past-President: G r a n t M o ff a t ( H E B Structures);

• Councillors: - Jan Coton (Titan Cranes Ltd); - Paul Houston (Fletcher Construction Company); - Warren Rogers (Fletcher Construction Company); - Tristan Williams (Lyttelton Port Company); - Associate Rep: Ron Brown (Transport Specifications Ltd); - Associate Rep: Allan Collins (Digital Training and Assessment Ltd); and

- ITO Rep: Wayne Abel (The Skills Organisation)

The Awards Dinner was jointly sponsored by ENZED, JLT and UAA this year with individual awards being presented throughout the evening. With 177 delegates sitting at the dinner, it was one of the most successful that the association has had.

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BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS The UDC Project of the Year was won by Fulton Hogan for the Onehunga Foreshore Restoration Project and the UDC Lift of the Year was won by Smith Crane and Construction Ltd for the Te Mahi Hou Project at the New Zealand Refinery Marsden Point.

The People’s Choice winner was Fulton Hogan for the Onehunga Foreshore Restoration Project.

The Skills Organisation sponsored the annual Trainer and Trainee awards and this year a new award was introduced, that of the Crane Leader of the Year.

The winners are: • Trainer of the Year – Allan Collins (Digital Training and Assessment);

• Tr a i n e e o f t h e Ye a r – Nikola Taylor (NZ Aluminium Smelters); and • Crane Leader of the Year – Malcolm McWhannell (Brian Perry Civil) The Skills awards are presented every year and their continuing participation is appreciated.

The Weighload Trophy is presented to an individual or company that does exceptional service for the Crane Association. This year it was awarded to Giff Linder (D.M.Standen Ltd). Giff continued to work on the Crane Safety Manual despite his deteriorating health and sadly passed away earlier this year. His son Sam accepted the award on his behalf.

Scott McLeod presenting Life Membership to Malcolm McWhannell

Scott McLeod presenting Weighload Trophy to Sam Linder

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Every Association has members who contribute to the Association and the industry over long periods of time and step up and hold executive positions and even after standing down continue to contribute for the greater benefit of the industry. This year the Association honoured two such individuals with life membership. The recipients were: • Gordon Stone (Titan Cranes Ltd); and • Malcolm McWhannell (Brian Perry Civil) In 1977 an operator’s manual was proposed by the then Crane Council with the byline “Safety Must Have Priority”. The manual was compiled and presented in draft form at the 1978 Annual Conference in Christchurch.

In keeping with tradition, this year the Association completed the latest version of the Crane Safety Manual and presented it at the Annual Conference. This was the most comprehensive rewrite of the manual since 1978. The manual is now colour-coded and has eleven sections that include General Information that is relevant to all crane operations, Health & Safety, Hazards, Incident Reporting, WorkSafe NZ expectations, Dogman and Rigging, Cranes, First Aid, Emergency Numbers and for the first time a Speciality Section that has the following: • C i v i l Av i a t i o n Requirements; • Lift Planning; • Crane Lifted Platforms; • M u l t i C r a n e / Wi n c h Lifting; • Piling; • Precast Concrete; • Cranes in Arboriculture; • Wire Ropes on Cranes; and • Telehandlers

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The manual was written with the operator in mind and has sparked interest in many areas of the construction, training and regulatory sectors.

It is available online at the Crane Training Shop www.shop.cranes.org. nz or by emailing the Association at info@cranes.org.nz

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ew Zealand designed and manufactured, the award winning INTAKS is a simple access scaffolding system providing guardrails for roof edge protection and working platforms for all trades to work safely.

INTAKS can be used for new home builds, maintenance, roo ng projects and commercial construction making it a one -system solution giving builders more freedom and choices.

Lightweight and compact, INTAKS is a modular system has been

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h e 1 0 t h a n n u a l awa rd s ceremony recognised the people and organisations d e m o n s t r a t i n g e xce l l e n ce a n d achievement in workplace health and safety. It is supported by both ACC and WorkSafe New Zealand - INTAKS was awarded Best Design Initiative to Eliminate or Isolate a Hazard for their innovative, dual- purpose work platform and roof edge protection system.

Lew Cleveland, a local for 30 years introduced Guardrail - the rst residential roof edge protection system to the kiwi building industry 15 years ago after identifying changes in

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designed to be simple to set-up and easy to adjust.

This means that INTAKS can quickly be adapted to suit any job or terrain. In fact INTAKS can be assembled into over 15 different con gurations to overcome many different working at height issues that face residential and commercial sites.

It can also be jacked up under a balcony or eave to provide roof edge protection on existing buildings for maintenance, painting, re-roofs etc.

With INTAKS there is no longer any

safe work practices being required.

At the same time he was starting up a scaffold business, Scaffold Systems in Tauranga. As he built this business he was continually experiencing rst-hand all the inherent shortcomings of conventional scaffold systems.

He knew there was a better way, so he set about designing it. INTAKS is an exceptionally lightweight scaffold system that uses interlocked aluminium planks to provide a secure working platform and to reduce manual handling injuries in setup and dismantling.

INTAKS can achieve very wide

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need for harnesses. Workers are free to complete the job quicker doing away with troublesome lengthening and shortening of ropes as they complete the job.

This also opens up the labour eld, as workers can now work in a passive environment and no longer need to be trained in the use of harnesses.

With minimal ground footprint and plank spans up to 4.8 metres, INTAKS means a building site becomes more accessible and multiple trades can work together meaning shor ter project time frames.

INTAKS is also easier and more cost effective to get to site and set up.

INTAKS is 80 percent lighter than steel scaffolding.

The lightweight system means that INTAKS takes far less time, truck tonnage and manpower to put up and pack down.

The INTAKS system is certi ed as complying with AS/NZS 1664.1,

spans and be installed with no footprint, so ground space and lower walls stay clear allowing multiple trades to work on site together with unrestricted access.

The groundbreaking design also offers permanent brackets in buildings for easy reinstallation – especially applicable to buildings such as schools, retirement villages and commercial premises where future maintenance plans are in place.

Proudly NZ designed and made Mr Cleveland acknowledges the amazing support, dedication and engineering innovation of New Zealand manufactures to Intaks success.

Department of Labour Best Practice Guidelines for Scaffolding in New Zealand, AS/NZS 4994.1.2009 Temporary Roof Edge Protection and A S 6001 Work ing Platforms for Housing Construction.

The interlocking system makes the planks strong and steady offering workers unparalleled support to work safely. The system's planks also butt join end to end eliminating overlapping of planks and reducing opportunities for trip hazards and the dreaded 50mm death drop.

INTAKS is available for purchase or hire. INTAKS has installers based around the country meaning builders, roofers and main contractors now only need to deal with one company for all their scaffolding needs.

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“A f t e r 1 3 y e a r s o f i n t e n s e development, we're thrilled to have launched INTAKS to phenomenal response and demand from the industry – and this award is just the icing on the cake”, Mr Cleveland says.

“With the new Health and Safety at Work Act coming into effect this year, we feel con dent that I N TA K S ' dynamic design is ready to meet the demands of what will be a signi cantly altered health and safety landscape”.

The fully certi ed and patented INTAKS system is now being used on commercial and residential sites around the country, delivering not only workplace health and safety bene ts, but signi cant time and cost savings to building and roo ng companies, subcontractors and building owners alike.

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Rapid new system installs certi ed screw piles are installed without noise nuisance or vibration. The piles are nished to laser level accuracy with a variety of head plates available that are suited for timber, steel or concrete connections.

Rapid, convenient installation of b u i l d i n g s c re w p i l e s t h a t h a v e immediate load-bearing capacity is provided by a new contract service operating nationwide.

Installed with minimal site disturbance even when ground water is high, these screw piles have their load capacity individually veri ed during installation.

They can be installed in urban or remote sites including where access is limited due to proprietary designed machinery being used. The smallest machine in the eet with a width of only 760mm is able manoeuvre through a standard doorway to install screw piles inside of existing homes that are in need of repair.

Though new to New Zealand, some 200,000 of these piles are being installed each year in North America and Europe.

Applications include supporting suspended oors of timber or concrete slab for both new constructions and where building extensions are required.

The piles can be installed vertically or

angled to best suit architectural and engineering requirements of the site and structure. The machines (illustrated) come with tracks or wheels, to best provide manoeuvrability on most sites.

Sole certi ed installer for all of New Zealand is Techno Metal Post NZ Ltd, of Christchurch. Says managing directors Peter Lemmon and Tom Thorpe, “We provide the piles, the machines, and the knowhow, to suit domestic, industrial and light commercial applications. We work

with builders, architects, engineers and site owners to provide a turnkey service�.

The Canadian-designed system uses piles assembled from certi ed steel. A range of Screw Piles covering seven shaft sizes are now available ex-stock in New Zealand.

All come with a quoted 50 year durability extendable with anode or cathodic protection.

Being more accurate and reliable than typical timber piling, the new screw piles

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SAMPLE PROJECT TIMELINE Example of a small project Concrete Foundation

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Day 1

Day 1, Hour 1

Prepare site for excavation equipment, remove gate/fence and protect landscaping.

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Day 1, Hour 2-3

Excavate trench or dig holes for footings. Deliver forms and rebar to job site. Build rebar cages and forms or set sonotubes into position. Back fill.

Install helical piles (average 3 per hour). Cut piles to final height and install brackets. Clean area and leave jobsite.

Day 3-5

Shortly after installation

Have pre-concrete inspection by the building department.

Stamped installation report is sent to the building department. The builder begins construction.

Day 5-6 Pour concrete and remove excess fill material from the site.

Day 7-8 Concrete cures, replace fence/gate and do landscape remediation.

Day 9 Builder begins construction.

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Demolition – Now the Carnival is Over?

The demolition industry in Christchurch has seen a frantic four years as companies New Zealandwide arrived and new companies were quickly formed – all competing for a slice of the demo cake in the shaken city.

Now most of the demolition work in the central city has been completed and there are virtually no houses left in the residential red zone. The big out-of-town companies packed up a while ago and the pace of work has definitely slowed down.

Owned by local demolition operator, Paddy Snowdon, City Salvage Contractors and its retail side, The Pumphouse Demolition Yard, are among the businesses remaining.

As well as doing some commercial work they were heavily involved in clearing some of the thousands of houses that have come down in the past four years. We briefly discussed this with him.

What effect has the last four years had on demo companies like yours?

Challenging - it meant having to

quickly invest in more equipment and staff. In short gear up or pack up. Fortunately we had a base of great staff to start with and were also fortunate to pick up some more skilled staff along the way. They have all worked under a lot of pressure to get through the work; there hasn't been any downtime until now.

A beneficial side effect of the earthquake demolition work has been the huge emphasis put on health and safety management by those overseeing the work. This has been challenging and time consuming at times, however it has to be good for the industry going forward.

What sort of materials have been salvaged?

As we have our own retail yard, we have salvaged where we could from the start. After the Sept '10 quake there was a huge demand for roof tiles and corrugated iron. However after Feb '11 most people were waiting for earthquake repair decisions. It took a while before there was much demand for

materials locally. In the meantime we had enquiries from all around the South Island and a lot of materials found a new home out of Christchurch.

work and are available to remove it on any project, not just demolitions.

Now that things have slowly returned to normal we've found that double-glazed joinery flies out the door. Kitchens, ranch sliders, internal doors, French doors, showers, vanity units are also in demand as is tongue and groove flooring, weatherboards and corrugated iron. Recycled bricks are a very popular item and we are always looking for these to resell.

In addition to our demolition and asbestos removal team we have staff with a strong background in excavation and site works and have been working successfully on a couple of multi-unit sites for a b u i l d i n g d e v e l o p e r. W e a r e definitely keen to price more projects of this nature and hopefully won't be putting our diggers in to retirement once demolition completely quietens down.

What about asbestos?

Stippled ceilings and walls, cement board eaves, gable ends of houses and garage claddings are the most common places to find asbestos in houses. It can also be found in roofing, vinyl flooring and very occasionally in lathe and plaster walls. Samples from areas that may contain asbestos are usually sent for analysis during the job scoping process. If asbestos is identified work is planned around its safe removal. We have certified and experienced staff for this type of

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Up-skilling your business People who know what they are doing, do a better job. Apart from meeting basic legal requirements, leading businesses recognise that upskilling employees is one of the best investments you can make. Competent employees are less likely to injure themselves, more productive, more likely to feel motivated and loyal to a company because they feel valued.

Benefits of workplace training: Safety – Studies have shown that there is a significant drop in both accidents and severity of injuries where employees have been regularly trained in workplace safety.

Motivation – When people are provided with training that enables them to work more efficiently, it leads to higher motivation levels and confidence to come up with innovative ideas.

Productivity – With an increase in motivation, employees become aware of the benefits of improved workflow and are able to further increase productivity.

Innovation – As the overall skill level rises, the business will be motivated to adopt new technologies and methods to become more efficient.

Job Satisfaction – The self-confidence gained with new knowledge also provides staff with a healthy level of perspective and self-esteem.

Staff Loyalty – When staff are provided with training, it demonstrates a belief, trust and commitment to their continued employment.

Training is important and effective, but it’s also important to figure out what the best training is for your employees. First figure out the skills and competencies needed for the company and then for individual staff members. Staff should be involved in this process to ensure it is thorough and to get their buy-in. It’s also vital that training and competency be recorded in a register.

Tips on deciding workplace training: Understand the job – Break down each job and work out the specific skills needed for each plant,

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Understand your employees’ skills – Clearly identify the existing skills and competencies of your employees. This can be carried out by a review of past training, a discussion to test their knowledge base, and observing their work.

Identify the gap – Training is required where there is a gap between the skills and knowledge needed for a job and what the employee can actually do.

Fill the gap with appropriate training – Decide how to best fill the skill and competency gap by referring to specific regulations or best practice guides for help, research into different training providers and ask your local site safe advisor for help. Also think about the best delivery method – formal, informal, on the job, or e-learning.

Our free to download Site Specific Safety Plan (SSSP) has a training register to help you record and map out your employee’s competency.

Head to www.sitesafe.org. nz/sssp to download your free SSSP. Types of workplace training: Training can be delivered a number of ways to improve skills in areas such as, job process, machinery, materials and safety. It must be emphasised that although training is a key component, employees must be competent to do their jobs or supervised by someone until they reach the required skill level. When the decision is made to carry out training it can take the form of:

Induction training – This is training that an

employee will receive when they first join an organisation or begin a new role. This type of training is designed to provide the employee with the essential skills needed to perform their job.

Induction training can also include an introduction to the company safety rules and culture so that the employee is aware of the behaviours expected of them.

On the job training – This is training provided

during the regular performance of duties.

This can take a variety of forms including: The employee being guided through a task or process by a colleague or supervisor, so that the employee knows how to perform the task and to what standard.

The employee is observed whilst they perform their duties. At the end of the observation, the observer will provide the employee with feedback on their performance.

The employee will learn new skills and have the opportunity to practice the skills with a mentor before using the skills in the workplace. The mentor will review the employee’s performance to ensure that the employee correctly uses the new skills until they become habit.

Off the job training – This is training is often

provided away from the employee’s place of work, although many external training providers will bring the course to the workplace. Common examples of this that are industry standard include Site Safe Passport courses, first aid training, driver training, and height training. Most leading companies have also recognised the need to train their supervisors; in both the management of the workforce and the coordination of safety.

The key message to remember about workplace training is to look past the initial cost and think about how it will benefit you long term in the form of safer, more motivated, loyal and productive staff.

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Worker Participation Debate It is almost beyond belief that we are in a position in New Zealand to be able to enact Health & Safety legislation that could be world’s best practice and yet we have allowed the debate to be captured by organisations that are using the “draft” high hazard categories (read worm farming) and worker participation requirements, for political point scoring.

The debate being undertaken mainly through the media, around the inclusion of worm farming in the High Hazard category, is nothing more than a political point scoring side show that is demeaning to those who have lost a loved one through a workplace accident or exposure and serves to conceal the real issue of whether the requirements for a Health & Safety representative should be mandatory at a staff level of twenty (the current proposal) or less.

It is our belief that the trigger level for the mandatory requirement to have a Health & Safety Representative appointed within an organisation should be set at five staff or more.

I.e. If an organisation employs five or more staff ‘or’ staff members request it, then it should be mandatory for that organisation to appoint a trained Health & Safety Representative for that organisation.

What constitutes a trained Health & Safety Representative needs clarification as there is a difference between a representative in health and safety, a health and safety practitioner and a professional health and safety manager. We should again look for world’s best practice and not try to make the representative the answer to the problem.

In relation to the draft high hazard categories we believe that there is a need for

a much clearer description of what is considered to be a high hazard category, but that this will be able to be adequately defined as a result of the consultation process for the draft legislation.

We believe that it is critical that the definition of High Hazard categories is clear and unequivocal as this is going to have a huge effect on all areas of compliance in regard to risk assessment/risk management under the new legislation.

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Workplace safety compliance costing Kiwi homeowners over $100m a year • Report reveals increased workplace safety requirements are contributing to spiraling costs in housing sector • These requirements are reportedly adding up to $15,000 to the cost of a new single storey dwelling • And, home maintenance jobs such as re-roofing or painting are costing up to 50 percent more

As the lack of affordable housing hits crisis levels in Auckland and Christchurch, increased workplace safety

compliance is costing Kiwi homeowners more than $100 million a year, according to a new report released today from research institute The New Zealand Initiative.

A Matter of Balance: Regulating Safety reveals that a "falls from height" workplace safety campaign from WorkSafe New Zealand (part of the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE)) is adding thousands of dollars to the cost of building new homes and routine maintenance of existing homes, without proper justification.

“Workplace safety is a hugely important issue however further increasing the cost of undertaking routine maintenance and building new homes – which are already out of reach for many New Zealanders – through unnecessary regulation is a major public policy concern and should not continue,” says Dr Oliver Hartwich, Executive Director, The New Zealand Initiative.

The campaign particularly targets workplace falls of less than three metres – which potentially affects all single storey homes.

Critically, no official costbenefit analysis was carried out before the campaign was rolled out.

“The current obsession the authorities have with trying to prevent falls from heights on residential projects is costing the nation dearly, both financially and in lost productivity,” says Mike Fox, Director of Primesite Homes.

“In my experience, the cost to homeowners of the current approach is up to $15,000 per new single storey dwelling.”

The new regulations also dramatically increase

the cost of necessary home maintenance.

“A small-scale builder reported that the cost of complying with the WorkSafe New Zealand campaign turns a small $4,000 roof job into a $6,000 job,” says Hartwich.

“If half of New Zealand’s 1.8 million single storey dwellings need a new roof every 12 years at an additional cost of $2,000, the illustrative annual additional cost burden on householders of roofing alone is $150 million.”

These additional compliance costs may in fact induce some homeowners

to further defer necessary maintenance work and take greater ‘do-it-yourself’ safety risks.

“While improving safety is an admirable goal for all of New Zealand, we need to ensure the right balance between improved safety and additional cost is maintained.

The current regime is failing to ensure this. More lives could be saved elsewhere with the sums involved and the cost excesses are simply exacerbating affordability problems for new and existing homeowners,” says Hartwich.

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NZ Communi es face challenges from sudden events such as natural disasters, and from gradual but significant changes such as resource shortages or climate change.

An ability to respond to both requires resilience: a mix of adapta on, imagina on and resourcefulness. How skilled are you at resilience? Have you given it much thought?

The Sustainable Living Programme is a prac cal, fun way of learning future living skills to become more resilient and to reduce your environmental impacts at home.

On-line materials are free to residents of this district because the Waimakariri District Council subscribes to the Sustainable Living Programme: to access the learning guides and see more District–specific informa on, register now at sustainableliving.org.nz

With my background quali cations and experience in Medical research, Mental Health and Counselling, I have developed some workshops, resources and tools that enable people to lead more productive and balanced lives. Through recognising what is not going well and what could be better, people are encouraged to imagine, plan for and move towards a different, more positive future, in small achievable steps.

how they might be further developed.

I often see people in my counselling practice who are dissatis ed with their current lives, and who are approaching burnout at work. They often have no idea of what is going wrong, or what might have slipped off their “radar screen” in the often frantic pace of life and work.

Workshops are tailored to your requirements and budget, often halfday or full-day sessions are discussed, at your workplace or venue of choice, at a time to suit you.

They are delivered in a relaxed informal way that encourages questions and writing personal notes, documenting progress in the resource document supplied to all staff. A follow-up session is usually a r r a n g e d 4 - 6 w e e k s l a t e r, t o consolidate progress and change and celebrate!.

I have therefore developed workshops for Organisations and Businesses like yours to assist your staff to be able to approach their work in a positive and resourceful state, and to give of their best. Providing the o p p o r t u n i t y f o r s t a f f, i n t h e s e workshops to stop and assess what is currently happening, provides opportunities for growth and development towards achieving their full potential in all aspects of life. Some searching questions are asked about the fundamental foundations of health and wellbeing to understand how strong and well developed (or not) these foundations are currently, and B1503

A healthy framework is developed to create a balance between work and other important facets of life. This opens the way for increased opportunities; for time with loved ones, regular exercise and pleasurable activities which can measurably enhance quality of life, and the feeling that life is going so much better.

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Bowers Builders for renovation,extending, modernising Renovating, extending and modernising. That is the forte which is not immediately evident in the name of Bowers Builders (2006) Limited, a Christchurch family rm which has been on the job for more than 38 years.

The company has been in business 52 years, with Johnnie taking the helm on 1st of January 2006. He is already putting the next generation in place.

Bowers Builders, currently run by Johnnie and Amanda Bowers, was started by Johnnie's father and has been industriously on the job throughout the years, building, constructing and tting storage, or display units, house additions, decks and also levelling foundations. It may sound mundane, but there is more to the company that its name suggests.

Bowers Builders are specialists in an area where skill and precision are paramount in getting

the desired nish. For Johnnie and his teams of builders and painters; renovation is its main focus.

For them, a house that has not got the conventional straight lines and right-angles is a challenge they welcome, because they are equipped – with the right gear and the mental approach to put things to rights.

Amanda explains that its renovation practice is to replace, or rebuild house features to look just as they did when they were built, or aged through the years. “We will make sure it appears the way it has been for years.”

That means measuring to account for variations that have crept in, nding the right materials to t the bill and giving it a nish which is indiscernible from the original. Often, an important part of the process is levelling the structure and Bowers' people are skilled in that too.

They take pride in what they achieve. Amanda

says: “You can buy kitchen units from retail outlets, and put them in, if things are square, but you cannot put that into a house that is not square and straight.

Johnnie and his foreman, says Amanda, have years of experience in measuring and restoring features; they are “of the old school, so they do it that way. They make sure it looks like it has been there for years and not just tacked on.” In Christchurch at this time, such work is in great demand, and the Bowers are sympathetic to the plight of those needing work in any of their specialities; they have been there, too, having had to move the business after the quakes. So, their work is concentrated on Christchurch, extending as far as Ashburton.

It is a compact business, with its family base being a great grounding from which the building and painting teams it employs are natural extensions.

With little contract work needed, few sub-

contractors– electricians, plumbers - mean it has full control of its direction.

Better still, Amanda is a quantity surveyor who sets much direction in the business's workload. She does measuring and calculating and quotations and says modestly “Johnnie does the hard stuff.”

And they collaborate on the pricing. As well, Amanda handles liaison with clients, communicating with them over many matters, “crossing the Ts and dotting the Is”. Keeping the client informed all the way from start to nish.

It is likely to continue in the Bowers family's hands, with their son Alex Bowers apprenticed to the company. As well as learning the building trade, he is a graphic designer and prepares company signage, such as on its vehicles.

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Concept to Completion Fortress Fasteners has teamed up with another Kiwi innovator to bring the next generation of joist connections into New Zealand decks and buildings.

Fortress Fasteners – is one of New Zealand's most recognisable names in building and construction and being that it is a 100% kiwi business, couldn't pass up on working with the home grown innovation that is the Joist Grippa product.

The idea started with Matt Peacock in Taranaki. As an engineer in the building industry Matt has been able to see the way construction is completed, the products that are used within the industry and the engineering design related to both construction and products. The Joist Grippa is a direct result of improving and replacing the way a current building standard construction process was being carried out.

The patent pending Joist Grippa bracket has been designed as an alternative solution to the current New Zealand Standard NZS3604 detail for xing timber deck joists to boundary joists. The current NZS3604 detail came to Matt's attention when several builders and architectural designers approached him to complete one off design solutions to replace the NZS3604 detail. The solutions at the time involved using proprietary metal angle brackets and bolts to replace the coach screws, straps and engineer bolts required in the NZS3604 method. Whilst these solutions were effective, Matt gured there was a simpler, cheaper and more aesthetically pleasing way to provide the connection between joists and boundary joists.

As an alternative xing to coach screws, straps and standard joist hangers (where balustrades are required on decks) the Joist Grippa saves time and money - stainless steel nails and T17 screws are the only fasteners required.

This also means the boundary joists are free of coach bolts and strapping.

Leaving a tidy, professional looking nish for the customer.

Fortress has owed its success over the years by delivering the right product, at the right time and providing industry knowledge unique to regions around New Zealand. Accompanied by kiwi innovation and technology in the Joist Grippa.

With the largest range of fasteners and builders hardware in New Zealand, the Joist Grippa is the perfect addition to Fortress products.

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NZ Distributors:

KEEPING IT SAFE WITH NAILERS ON THE JOB SITE

There are a number of companies that have been set up to take advantage of the Christchurch re-build and the Auckland housing shor tage that are importing non-saftey approved types of nailers and staplers.

We have also seen a number of tools bought on-line from suppliers out of Asia that have little or no interest in safety, they only want to make a quick sale.

Unfortunately, there have been some horri c accidents with workers being injured by nails red from a bump re nailer on building sites. Nails imbedded into hands, feet, legs and even heads, because the user has been walking around with their nger on the trigger and bumped the contact trip aginst some part of their body.

In 2001 the Labour Department, with the imput of SIFCO fstening solutions and nineteen other industry organisations produced a

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It speci ed that “Discharging fasteners by “bump nailing” is not acceptable on construction

It has been a concern of mine for over ve years now that there has been a growing number of air or gas operated nailers and staplers on the market that are un-safe for use on building sites.

“GUIDELINES FOR THE SAFE U S E O F P O RTA B L E MECHANICALLY POWERED NAILERS AND STAPLERS”

work. Nailers which can switch between bump nailing and sequential nailing without use of an engineering hand tool should be withdrawn from service”.

This guideline amongst other helpful information outlined the difference between sequential safety trips and contact (Bump re) Trips.

SIFCO fastening solutions has been importing and distributing air and gas operated nailing and stapling equipment for over forty ve years and we pride ourselves on providing our customers with safe approved tools.

A tool with a sequential safety has to have it's safety trip depressed onto a wooden surface before the trigger can be pulled and fastener discharged.

SIFCO doesn't just provide the nailer or stapler, with every tool that is supplied, we carry out training on the safe operation of the equipment and we provide after sale service.

A summary of sequential nailing is:

Through our trained team of fourteen sales representatives nationwide we ensure that our customers and the tool users can operate air and gas nailers without the risk of an accidental injury, costly down time and a Labour Department accident inspection or even a hefty ne.

(a) Firmly press the tool's job contact plate onto the timber. (b) Press the trigger to drive the fastener. (c) The next fastener will then move into the driving position. (d) Release the trigger. (e) Lift the tool to release the job contact pressure.

Pa u l S t a n t o n , M a n a g i n g Director, SIFCO fastening solutions

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Health & safety rights as an employee As an employee, you have rights to certain conditions. Your employer must take ‘all practicable steps’ to ensure you and your fellow employee’s safety. When you are next at work, consider the points below and if they are being met each day on the work site.

Work in a safe environment Your employer must manage workplace hazards and make sure you know how to keep yourself safe.

Hazards are things that might cause harm to you or your health.

Access to information Your employer must give you information about health and safety at your workplace in a way that you can understand.

Training Training should occur before the work commences.

If you feel like you need more training, ask for more.

Training can be the use of

tools or equipment on site.

Ask if there are standard operating procedures for equipment on site.

Work with safe machinery, vehicles, tools and equipment All workplace tools, equipment, vehicles and machinery must be safe for you to use and in good working condition. Check the equipment before use and that the people around you are safe.

The basic necessities Your workplace needs to provide you with some basic necessities while you are at work. These are toilets, hand-washing facilities, clean drinking water, first aid

facilities and a place to have a meal break in reasonable comfort and shelter.

Workplaces hazard maintained Potential hazards should be identified at least once every week, with all practical steps taken to eliminate or minimise these risks. A good chance to raise these is at your toolbox talks or prestart meeting.

Correct Personal Protective Gear (PPE) Your employer must provide you with correct PPE for the work you are doing. The most common PPE includes: gloves, safety boots, hard hats, ear

muffs, glasses and breathing protection.

Emergency procedures knowledge Your employer must tell you what to do in an emergency. For example, if there’s a fire, earthquake or flood.

Accident prevention You may refuse work that is likely to cause you serious harm, and must take reasonable care to keep yourself safe, and to avoid causing harm to other people.

You have the right to be involved in improving health and safety on the worksite.

Had an accident?

If you have had an accident it needs to be recorded in the register.

Serious injuries at work must also be reported to WorkSafe New Zealand.

Knowing your rights for a safe working environment is important. If you see something that is not right, approach your employer say something. Discussing and making sure correct safety is conducted on site makes a happier, healthier working environment for everyone.

To find out more about Site Safe and health and safety contact us on 0800 SITE SAFE or checkout our Site Specific Safety Plan page on our website at www.sitesafe.org.nz/SSSP.

Risks that appear overnight Our workplaces are always changing which is why it is so important for health and safety to be embedded in your company’s culture. It is inevitable that tools will get duller, equipment and parts will age and with that comes increased likelihood for things to fail. Equipment aside, how are you today? Being tired, incorrectly trained or supervised can contribute to increased risk and the potential for accidents on site. Here is a helpful list of questions to ask yourself at the beginning of each day on site.

Do you have the right tools and equipment today?

There is always a drive just get in and get the job done. That means we can often fall into the trap of improvising with a tool that is not cut out for the job at hand. Pre-start inspections play a critical part in identifying that the chosen tool is fit for purpose, meeting or exceeding ASNZ

standards, and is in good working order. Tagging and testing, including correct working practices are essential with the right type of personal protective equipment being worn at all times. Always remember to use a residual current device (RCD).

Has the environment changed?

When you turned up to work today, did you identify

any environmental changes either over night or during the day? Where a hazard cannot be eliminated, it must be monitored. Ask yourself, did it rain overnight? This may mean that the ground is now slippery. Could the rain have gotten into any electrical equipment? Could items have moved since you were last there causing new hazards to be present? Are trenches or underground services free from water?

What’s impacting my performance?

Sometimes you may be the biggest risk at work.

Consider the things that are going on your life.

Did you have a fight with your partner? Did you get enough sleep? Have you had enough to eat? Did you have too much to drink last night? Factors like these could easily take your head out of the game and cause problems. You must look after yourself and others at all times when on the job.

Is your work area safe?

Work areas can easily become a dumping ground for rubbish and tools. Proper housekeeping can keep on top of this making the work area safer plus it makes finding things easier. Slips, trips and falls on site contribute to a large number of serious harm injuries.

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Have you been trained?

In many cases workers might have been trained, and on paper qualified to carry out a task. The problem is sometimes training can be in the form of a demonstration.

We all learn in different ways and when it comes to training with tools, hands on with supervision until deemed competent is often the best method.

Is there someone new on site?

Inducting people to your site is an important step when anyone visits your site. Employees, inspectors or potential buyers must all be made aware of the site specific hazards, and relevant personal protective equipment required. No one is exempt from this, which includes management when they come to ‘kick the tires’.

Everyone on site, every day, must participate in health and safety culture to ensure the safest workplace possible.

Site Safe is a not-forprofit, membership based organisation that promotes, inspires and supports a culture of health and safety in New Zealand construction.

For more information visit www.sitesafe.org.nz.

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Employee participation: what is required in the final bill?

“All businesses large and small, low risk, high risk, will be required to have effective worker participation in their health and safety business plans.

But they’ll be able to design systems that is most appropriate for their small, low risk businesses.

If your business is in the category of a high risk industry then no matter the size of your business you will be obliged to have a safety Representative appointed.

Audrey Young New Zealand Herald’s political editor. Has reported that, “ M r Wo o d h o u s e t o l d the Herald today that he proposed a draft list after criticism that the bill could be considered by the House without knowing which industries would be highrisk - they will be finalized by regulation which is done by the executive council, not Parliament.

It was based on the ANZSIC level 3 industry classification. He and United Future leader Peter Dunne had worked on an evidence-based criteria including any industry with a fatality rate greater than 25 per 100,000 and any industry with a serious industry injury rate of more than 25 per 1000 workers [reported to Worksafe NZ].

But it was not the final list and consultation would now begin” Construction is labelled under Category E in that classification.

According to stats released by Worksafe NZ. the construction industry has since 2010, recorded 32 workplace fatalities.

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There has been however a downward trend from 7 in 2010 to 1 in 2015, which is a magnificent achievement, but still one too many.

Construction has however reported since 2010, 3407 serious harm incidents, which puts it into the 3rd highest category of industries reported on.

(Patrick Smellie of Business Desk as reported in Scoop on 19 August).

Has reported that “over some 50 industries will be labelled high risk and be required to operate to a higher level of health and safety compliance than “low risk” businesses, which will cover a vast swathe of New Zealand’s small- and medium-sized enterprises.

We n o w a w a i t the disclosure of the list from the Minister Michael Woodhouse on how businesses are to be classified. Early indications at this stage as being deemed high-risk are such industries such as forestry and logging, road freight transport, hunting and trapping, fishing, electricity transmission, horse and dog racing and any industry “deemed to have potential for catastrophic risk in the event of accident”, including oil and gas extraction, underground coal-mining and petroleum refining.”

Until the release of the list we will not know how builders as a sub category of Construction will be categorised.

So what does worker participation and engagement look like according to the reform bill; A PCBU (formerly known as the employer) must, so far as is reasonably practicable, engage with workers— • who carry out work for the business or

undertaking; and • who are, or are likely to be, directly affected by a matter relating to work health or safety.

If the PCBU and the workers have agreed to procedures for engagement, the engagement must be in accordance with those procedures. The agreed procedures must not be inconsistent with section 62 of the Health and Safety at Work 2015 legislation.

Engagement will require that relevant information about the matter be shared with workers in a timely manner; and that workers be given a reasonable opportunity— • to express their views and to raise work health or safety issues in relation to the matter; and • to contribute to the decision-making process relating to the matter; and • that the views of workers be taken into account by the PCBU; and • that the workers be advised of the outcome of the engagement in a timely manner.

The PCBU must engage with workers • when identifying hazards and assessing risks to work health and safety arising from the work carried out or to be carried out as part of the conduct of the business or undertaking:

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• when making decisions about the procedures for the following: • engaging with workers: • monitoring the health of workers: • monitoring the conditions at any workplace under the management or control of the PCBU: • providing information and training for workers: • when making decisions about the procedures (if any) for resolving work health or safety issues at the workplace:

• when developing worker participation practices: • when carrying out any other activity prescribed by regulations for the purposes of this section.

The bill does not prescribe what the employee participation scheme must look like but requires the above issues to be incorporated in it.

Such means of engagement could include but not be limited to, scheduled safety meetings

with agendas following the items above, on-site tool box meetings, hazard ID for sites as examples.

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Truss Tech

Truss Tech ranges far and wide from Central Otago Truss and frame manufacturer Truss Tech is entering a new phase of business, with more automated machinery allowing precise scheduling which will benefit clients.

Truss Tech is a locally owned and operated business in Cromwell, Central Otago, which manufactures timber wall frames and roof trusses to its clients’ specifications, and sends them to building sites all around the South Island.

Truss Tech designs and manufactures its frames

and trusses using the latest software and technology, including a design program provided by Pryda, which specialises in making the most effective and efficient use of timber in

construction.

The company’s new Pryda AutoWall is the only one of its kind in New Zealand. It is an efficient, single operator, automated nailing system.

Truss Tech manager Matt Ludemann says the change from a manual to an automated system has improved both consistency and efficiency.

The AutoWall uses

synchronised servo drive control to move the top and bottom plates to their correct positions. The use of drive wheels and the constant contact clamping ensures the plates are

positioned without the operator checking for position. It means there is no lost time waiting for the pushers to return to their next position before

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“It will do the same amount of work each day, no matter who is operating it,” he says. “It has also allowed us to give our clients a better idea of when their job will be finished.”

Since the AutoWall arrived at Truss Tech in April, one staff member has left the company and due to the efficiencies of the new machine, has not had to be replaced.

Truss Tech has been owned by Paul Robertson and his wife Nicky for the past 12 years, supplying to a range of customers including housing companies, individual builders, and architects.

Robertson is supported in the design office by Greg Meek, with Ludemann saying the two are amongst the best truss and frame designers in New Zealand.

“As such, our customer service is second to none,” he says. “Paul and Greg both have huge knowledge of New Zealand’s building industry, and all the advice they can offer our clients is just part of Truss Tech’s service.”

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is now 10-strong in the factory, and six in the office, and the company is capable of putting out a couple of building’s worth of frames and trusses every day.

Truss Tech provides a full range of services,

from the initial quote right through to post-production support.

In addition to manufacturing pre-nailed wall frames and roof trusses, other services include obligation-free quotes, wall frame and

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roof truss designs, in accordance with client specifications, producer statements to accompany building consent applications. Onsite meetings or site measures are held, as required, and sthe upply of wall frame and roof truss fixings, and loose timber, as requested.

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Paul Smith Earthmoving

Paul Smith Earthmoving has innovative solutions The name makes the process sound simple but the actions taken by Paul Smith Earthmoving in carrying out its business are those of experts and specialists in the industry it occupies.

Building on the experience gained in previous successful works, Paul Smith Earthmoving has continued to meet its aim to deliver innovative earthworks solutions through customer-driven s t a ff a n d t e c h n i c a l l y advanced plant. With both ACC Tertiary and ISO:9001 accreditation the systems are in place to support their highly skilled teams.

The company provides services from North Otago to North Canterbury

and inland through the Mackenzie Country, with bases in Twizel, Ashburton, Timaru and Christchurch.

The services are offered from on-farm and in-forest works, through to the commercial and residential spheres. Completing domestic charge-up work, to fully scheduled tender operations and working to engineering plans are skills the company has acquired.

P a u l S m i t h Earthmoving specialises in excavation, demolition,

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supply, landfill management plus trucking and transport works supporting their delivery of these works.

While many works have a singular focus,

Paul Smith Earthmoving also undertakes multidisciplinary works such as sub-divisions. Where necessary the company takes the job from doing the

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Our ever growing list of services to our commercial and civil clients include: Concrete Construction All forms of Decorative Concrete Interlocking and Block Paving· Asphalt Excavation and Base Preparation Demolition Concrete Kerbing, Vehicle Crossings and Nib Walls Concrete Repairs and Crack Repair Decorative Concrete Overlays to external and internal surface Decking and Landscape Timber Structures Concrete flooring solutions. Micro Toppings, Resin Flooring and Acid Stained Floors.

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Included in this range of work is site clearance, including demolition and work on house foundations, extending to landscaping with rock retaining walls, tennis courts, and driveways. Where required, Paul Smith Earthmoving project manage experienced subcontractors in areas such

Paul Smith Earthmoving as kerb and channel, sealing and asphalt works.

Combined services also enable Paul Smith Earthmoving to be a onestop shop for providing farm lane construction and maintenance, irrigation systems, water retention ponds and dairy conversions.

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rollers, bulldozers, loaders and scrapers – everything required to handle any of its specialty jobs. This allows it to move material around sites as efficiently as possible or, when the job requires, out from sites with backloads in from other locations to provide a costeffective two-way process.

The chief executive, Mark Rogers, says that

challenging projects. Longterm relationships with suppliers are also important to ensure that the company can provide their customers the best rates available.

The company has developed considerably in recent years. The 2011 earthquakes moved Paul Smith Earthmoving more firmly into Christchurch.

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the maxim of sticking to the knitting, so that it has become a specialist operator in all the work described.

It prides itself on being able to undertake a wide range of work, seeing it all through from beginning to completion.

Building on small beginnings, Paul Smith Earthmoving now has over 110 permanent staff throughout the regions it covers, to go with its extensive fleet of machinery.

Its equipment ranges from 1.8 tonne to 30 tonne excavators, truck and trailer units, graders,

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to operate successfully in such a highly competitive industry the company has focussed on further enhancing its technical capabilities to reinforce the service delivery of their well-trained and highlyskilled staff.

P a u l S m i t h Earthmoving has strong relationships with customers and suppliers.

Clients such as Fletchers, Hawkins and Downer have engaged Paul Smith Earthmoving on a range of works from those involving conventional earthworks through to technically

work combined with securing pavement and drainage subcontract works on the NZTA Mid-South Canterbury State Highway maintenance Network Outcomes Contract saw the growth in and around Ashburton. Both areas now have dedicated management and office facilities.

The ethos of the company is to form strong long-term relationships throughout the industry and with clients, while being innovative to ensure they continue delivering the goods.

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Allan Contracting

Allan Contracting machine-laid kerbing serving south to 400 cubic metres a day.

Where sub-divisions, or council repair work involves long stretches of road, obstructions such as sumps can slow down the process.

In spite of this winter’s variability causing delays, the company has been busy throughout. Karl Hawkes,

Based in the Invercargill suburb of Waikiwi, Allan Contracting Limited is a specialist in machine-laid concrete kerbing, serving southern regions for nearly 40 years.

Allan Contracting lays a wide range of concrete creations, from roading, car parks and subdivisions, with commercial building surrounds included. It also does a wide range of road maintenance work, including rehabilitation.

A big part of its specialisation is Allan Contracting’s ability to cater for big or small. Ownerdirector, Karl Hawkes says its range of machinery allows it to cover all concrete kerbing and forming needs.

“As well as our larger machine, we have a smaller machine for residential driveways; it’s for anyone building new homes, or wanting to upgrade he old driveway.”A To speed up the process for the whole range of kerb and other laying formations, Allan Contracting has special steel moulds it has developed, which “are not as big and bulky as normal industrial ones.” They are shaped to meet different requirements.

The forms have been produced by Arrow International, in Australia, t o A l l a n C o n t r a c t i n g ’s specifications, which are linked to the needs of their different clients. For example, it does a good deal of work for the Invercargill City Council, which has

its own style of kerbing and channelling – standard shapes which most councils have.

Other organisations Allan Contracting does work for include South Road – one of its biggest clients

- which provides work in areas such as Mosgiel, out of Dunedin, on the Highland Park subdivision. Work there has so far been available for four years. Such areas also provide lifestyle block work.

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“It’s been getting busier and busier, but with the modern machinery we can move somewhat faster. “We can do a heck of a lot more in one run.”

regular work for some of the larger national companies such as Downers and Fulton Hogan.

Work for the Invercargill council allows Allan Contracting to use its big machine which can lay 300

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Aoraki Frame & Truss

Aoraki Frame & Truss manufacture to individual needs Centrally situated in the South Island, Aoraki Frame and Truss, - partners Mel Lewis and Jonathon Burbery for over 10 years is especially well placed to ply its particular trade, which does not fit exactly into the standard frame-andtruss mould.

From its location at Washdyke, on the outskirts of Timaru Aoraki Frame and Truss is able to cover from Kaikoura south, slotting neatly into its particular niche in the market, the outcome of a number of factors.

Consequently, it finds itself busy enough, with plenty of work.

And there is always plenty more coming. That is because Aoraki Frame and Truss manufactures the frames and trusses for oneoff houses, what director,

Mel Lewis describes as “odd-ball houses, houses that everybody does not want to do, because they are more intense, more involved, more difficult.”

“We concentrate on houses that are out of the

square, individual ones.”

While much of the work is naturally close to home, the particular skills Aoraki Frame and Truss display mean its services are widely in demand, prepared house components going out from

its Washdyke manufacturing factory to just about anywhere.

A big part of the company’s success in its field is its understanding of the process, based upon a deep and sound knowledge of the

building process, wedding that to modern computer technology. “Before you get the specialist skills you have to actually start with the building knowledge”, Mel says.

As a “fully fledged

carpenter” of many years experience, Mel understands the process and also that there is a need for expert detailing of the frames and trusses to suit the purpose of each new structure. And the company has a detailer who has been in the business some 35 years, “so he knows what he is doing”. Added to that, says Mel and Jon, the skilled workers who make the frames and trusses have also been in the game for about 20 years.

Mel admits that at first he knew nothing about computing skills for the business – “it was a whole new ball game; now, it is moving so fast it is hard to keep up, especially with the general changes in the building code. It’s changing too fast.”

There are other factors moderating the business too; things like the health and safety regulations which have been in operation and are due to change again, perhaps later this year. But, Mel says Aoraki Frame and Truss is doing the right

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BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS thing by having contracted a firm which can monitor its progress in coping with any changes, working through them stage by stage, achieving accreditation “We are mindful of it now, having to put it into practice and we are keen to keep up with it.” The Master Trades’ Association is also running training courses in the regulations, which his company is keen to keep up with. “ I t ’s n o t s o m u c h just the bosses, but the employees who must share the responsibility. You need to make everybody aware of the issues and to make sure everybody adheres to the safety rules.” Mel points out that using the tools or machinery without, for example, eye protection, or ear muffs, could incur a fine of $1000. That’s the employee, not the company.

The materials now in use have changed and become more specialised; there are different types coming to the fore and laminations have taken pride of place, with greater strength often required and wider spans also calling for greater strength, which can be provided more easily by laminated beams.

However, old fashioned pine and New Zealand Oregon still have their place.

Aoraki Frame and Truss’s supplies of laminated timber come from Nelson and the central North Island. The

Aoraki Frame & Truss down in price three times this year. “With one big firm dominating, it’s got back to where prices were five, or six years ago.”

“Prices of lamination has not come down, but you can get pretty good prices on them by volume.”

It is all part of the changing patterns of business and Mel says the knowledge he has garnered over the years means he can take a practical approach, especially when he is having discussions with building inspectors “about different things.”

He says:”The earthquakes sorted a lot of thing out; we sure needed a revamp, but you have

strength laminated structures provide are important in areas such as Tekapo and Twizel to hold snow loads.

“Instead of using huge 300 by 45 or two trusses joined together, we are down to one which can be 140, or 190. It

is better than the old stuff and better for builders on site, because it’s lighter.”

There is a range of lamination types available for structural frames and trusses and it is part of Aoraki Frame and Truss’s brief to

to go back to the general knowledge of the old builders, because his ways are still in use. The younger fellows haven’t picked up the skills of the older fellow.”

But for all that, Mel Lewis admits it is possible to take a laptop computer out on a building site and use the detail off it. And, it is where Aoraki Frame Truss comes in, because their skill in developing one-off structures precisely is linked to the computer, helping it be a leader in its field – this is a work in progress at this stage.

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be up to the mark on their specifications “otherwise you could mess it up.”

Aoraki finds that because of the ready supply of the laminated supplies prices are not a controlling factor and Mel says timber has come

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TM Consultants

TM Consultants committed to innovative engineering Started in 2009, just in time to hook into the recovery from the impending earthquakes which crushed Christchurch, TM Consultants is a firm of engineers, which has quickly built a top reputation because the members of the team have been structural, services and energy consultants for numerous awardwinning designs throughout the country.

TM Consultants offers a broad range of engineering services, with experience in all areas of the building industry throughout New Zealand.

Apart from their skills background, the secret of the consultants’ success is that they are easy to work with, providing a range of innovative engineering solutions which add up to good-value answers to clients’ problems.

While they operate 3D BIM Archicad technology modelling, their success story includes completing a number of high profile Green

Star projects.

Between the partners, their skills are varied and considerable. These include expertise in the following: Civil.- TM Consultants says it specialises in delivering successful projects on time and to budget. It does this by providing sensible technical solutions to all its clients’ engineering needs from one office.

It says it provides “a practical approach to sustainable engineering designs.”

These designs are cost effective, achieved by meeting deadlines, exploring and providing effective design options innovatively, and not just a single solution.

It says it has a friendly team who will coordinate and control each project from beginning to end.

Electrical.- TM Consultants includes its specialisation in this area, with successful outcomes its aim. The engineering needs of clients are provided sensibly to challenging problems.

The members of the firm take the time to explore and design solutions, coordinating and controlling

each project from the outset. And it always has cognisance of important developing practices, such as sustainable design in lighting and modelling, as well as daylight harvesting.

Energy.- Continuing its approach to the electrical engineering field, TM Consultants approaches the use of energy in buildings with an eye to efficiency.

Energy costs continue to increase, so it applies a prudent outlook to the design of energy-using systems, always taking into account the need to run buildings’ systems efficiently.

Fire.- TM Consultans’ approach to design options in the electrical and energy fields is also extended to the design of fire prevention and fighting systems. It is always looking for the most efficient, readily available and effective application.

Hydraulic .- In this field, TM Consultants seeks to apply its quest for the most sensible and effective solution, adding it into the one comprehensive package to fulfil all of a client’s requirements. Here too, it aims to achieve the ultimate outcome, whether

it be a simple cylinder for a household hot water system, all the way to realising a fully specialist hospital plant, or a high performance hotel complex.

Mechanical and Structural.- In the broadest applications of engineering, TM Consultants provides professional design services across all types of project. From the simplest to the most complex, it applies its range of skills to ensure clients obtain the outcomes they desire. It is a goal the company applies to all its contractual endeavours, seeking to provide costeffective, sensible solutions to them all, on time and within budget.

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Freeman Construction

Freeman Construction Evolves with BIM Christchurch builder Freeman Construction Limited is looking firmly into the future of the industry, and, its principal, Craig Freeman, is excited by what he sees, feeling that the “next great evolution is occurring right now.”

Craig Freeman explains he is excited by what the future holds for Freeman Construction and the industry, because of the digital changes that are helping it evolve. But he worries for the professionals who are locked into the old practices.

He says the digital era processes make detail and certain people indispensable and that is where evolution is occurring.

Craig points to the BIM Management System – the international movement using technology to provide better information so that better decisions can be made, meaning better results – and says the future for Freeman Construction is with BIM. He sees architectural drawings having their data linked to quantity surveyors for pricing and purchase planning; also to the project management team for construction and labour planning; and the suppliers and price files for changes and ordering.

“Any change that is made affects the information all others have and creates a seamless transition and the elimination of errors.”

It is part of what Craig sees as The Freeman Way, which is simple, but is the future. In that he sees Freeman Construction bridging the gap between old-school experience and the high tech systems which are increasing.

He says great construction, which Freeman Construction aims for, is much more than just an art form, because it requires systems, logistics, compliance, record-keeping

which will improve the speed of production. It is a matter of construction efficiency.

To be able to offer building options with the highest quality, Craig works with a number of systems: CostX – for the plan, take-offs and measurement Q2 – a quantifier of job costing, contracts, variations and purchase orders Asta – a Powerproject management and claimsdetailing method ASQS – Quantity surveyors with research and support He says, as a result of

Craig points to the BIM Management System – the international movement using technology to provide better information so that better decisions can be made, meaning better results – and says the future for Freeman Construction is with BIM.

and overall speed.

Consequently he will only offer clients building options that have quality, because he has their best interests in mind. He is in it for the long haul and his reputation will also depend on the quality construction he can generate.

So, it may mean that he will not offer clients the cheapest material, or construction methods; but to help them achieve more for their available budges, he has turned to the technology

the Freeman-Way approach to residential building, efficiencies have improved by at least 20 per cent, while commercial and shop fit-out work has improved more than 30 per cent.

The outcome is “enormous savings in construction time and on-site labour,” while also reducing the amount of overhead and management. He says that once construction starts every client will then be keen to know when the time is to move in and Craig says that is speeded up by Freeman

Construction allowing everyone to spend time on other detail surrounding their property.

While a client’s decision to build is a big one, with a pathway of having to make many more decisions, which can all complicate every previous one, Craig says a guiding hand from himself and Freeman Construction will ensure clients make timely decisions.

Craig says he has “designed the simplest, fastest way for you to get to those decisions that help him to create your fantastic house.”

So, with The Freeman Way designed by Craig, with an eye on the next step, taking into account the many new products and ways of operating, allows for the cost increases of compliance, pushing the comfort boundaries with a passion that moves forward and embraces innovation.

Seeing that there was a need to ‘go beyond a faster nail gun’, he concentrated on site efficiency, hence better planning and more detailing. “Detail is king when it comes to reducing errors and speeding things up.”

That detail allows Craig to make the decisions which let clients make their decisions, too. And this all adds up to letting building sites run with less interruption, following The Freeman Way.

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Concrete

NZ Concrete Industry Conference Programme Brings Plenty of Variety Planning for this year’s NZ Concrete Industry Conference is well under way and the organisers say the new venue is perfectly geared to the diverse range of activities scheduled for the three-day event.

The conference (Thursday 8th to Saturday 10th October) is to be held at Rotorua’s Sir Howard Morrison Performing Arts Centre (previously the Rotorua Convention Centre).

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NZCS Vice-President and Conference Steering Committee Chairman.

Conference organising chairman Jeff Matthews says the event’s programme has been designed to maximise the technical content but also to provide networking opportunities. These include a casual party on the Thursday evening and social activities

on Friday afternoon – and the formal conference dinner and awards night on Friday evening.

“The technical presentations in particular are generating enormous interest.

We’ve received nearly 50 papers for consideration and selecting those that will be delivered is one of our more difficult tasks. I can confirm that the topics are remarkably diverse.

“One paper that’s sure to be of interest is a reflection

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Sustainability and environmentally-sound construction products/ techniques are prominent themes. One paper, for example, explores ‘natural green engineered cementitious composites’, while another analyses the ‘easiest way to achieve a six

star Homestar home.’

Other authors have focussed on seismic issues: ‘Seismic Reponses to a Steel Cable Connection between Precast RC Panel and Foundations’, ‘Seismic Performance of existing NZ shear wall structures’, and ‘Triumphal Arch Seismic Strengthening.’

The sensitivity demanded of heritage restorations is explored in a keynote paper about Christchurch’s Arts Centre. The Centre comprises 22 Category One heritage buildings – many of which suffered significant damage in the 2010/2011 earthquakes.

Author John Trowsdale discusses the extensive use of concrete and cement

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materials in both the original construction and strengthening works, as well as glass fibre reinforced polymers and post tensioning techniques.

S a y s J e ff : “ I u rg e anyone with an interest in the construction industry to attend the conference. I am confident it represents some of the best technical material we’ve ever assembled, and the new venue will deliver excellent opportunities for exhibitors and delegates alike.”

The Venue The Sir Howard Morrison Performing Arts Centre is located in Rotorua’s downtown business and retail area. Hotels, shops, bars, restaurants and the

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External night photo of the Sir Howard Morrison Performing Arts Centre.

lakefront are only minutes away. Specifically designed for conferences, exhibitions and trade shows, the Centre features a 686-seat auditorium, a fully-acoustic concert chamber, a banquet room (728m2), mezzanine floor area, a multifunctional foyer and four breakout rooms.

Trade Exhibition As in previous events, this year’s event incorporates an extensive trade exhibition over the three days.

Exhibitors are hosting all the

View of the foyer and mezzanine are of the Sir Howard Morrison Performing Arts Centre.

morning/afternoon teas, the lunches and the pre-dinner drink functions. In effect, says Jeff, the conference

gives companies an excellent opportunity to present their products and services to some 400 decision makers.

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Master Plumbers, Gasfitters & Drainlayers NZ Ltd

Get it Right Get a Master Plumber “you can count on professional service and superior workmanship” When it comes to plumbing work, don’t risk it— hire a Master Plumber!

Plumbing is a vital part of a construction project— and it pays to get it right first time. When you hire a Master Plumber, Gasfitter or Drainlayer, you can count on professional service and superior workmanship, plus the Master Plumbers Guarantee for residential work.

Aiming high Master Plumbers, Gasfitters & Drainlayers NZ is a trade organisation established back in 1901 to ensure the highest standards in plumbing—and that still stands today. To be accepted for membership, applicants must first successfully complete a Quality Assurance review of their business practices, ensuring they are the best they can

be. They also follow the Master Plumbers code of good practice, which sets high standards of service performance.

All Master Plumbers are, or employ, Certifying Plumbers, Gasfitters or Drainlayers—the top qualification for our trades—and have current authorisation to carry out the work you need.

There are serious health and safety risks associated with restricted sanitary plumbing, gasfitting and drainage work—don’t risk it by using an unauthorised person!

To h e l p m e m b e r businesses stay ahead of legal and technological change, Master Plumbers offers a wide range of resources. This includes technical training and professional development, our bi-monthly NZ Plumber magazine, and our annual conference and trade show.

Best practice guidance is also available on a broad variety of topics.

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BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS Client protection Recent Building Act changes have seen new measures put in place to help protect homeowners.

These include mandatory written contracts for residential building work costing $30,000 or more. Master Plumbers has developed a contract agreement specifically for members’ use when hired directly by the homeowner to undertake work of this value. Our members understand the importance of legal compliance when working on a project, no matter how large or small.

It’s a fact of life that not all jobs go smoothly. A new Guide to Tolerances, materials and workmanship is available from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment to help contractors and homeowners identify and agree what is, and what isn’t a defect in new residential construction.

In the unlikely event of a dispute with your Master Plumber, we also have a complaints procedure to assist with an effective resolution.

Trust a Master Plumber to get the job done—and done right first time!

Find your nearest at www.masterplumbers.org.nz Book your place at the New Zealand Plumbing Conference 2016 in Rotorua.

This all-of-industry event is being held at the superbly appointed Novotel Rotorua Lakeside from 6-8 April 2016.

Early-bird registrations open soon.

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NZ Plumbing Conference 2016 At this major annual event for the industry, we celebrate the best of the best! The conference culminates in the New Zealand Plumbing Awards, run by Master Plumbers, Gasfitters & Drainlayers NZ in partnership with Plumbing World.

There are 10 awards categories, including the supreme New Zealand Master Plumber of the Year. Apprentices are also acknowledged, with Plumbing World Scholarships awarded to MasterLink apprentices who have made great progress towards their qualifications.

The NZ Plumbing Conference 2016 is being held in Rotorua from 6-8 April—and the trade show is open to all.

If you know someone in the industry who deserves recognition, make sure you nominate them for the 2016 awards! More details and application forms available soon at www.masterplumbers.org.nz

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Jones & Sandford Joinery

Innovative commercial solutions with Jones and Sandford Joinery As one of the largest nationwide suppliers to major building projects, Jones and Sandford Joinery, manufacturers of commercial and residential joinery, prides itself on the success of its operation.

It says it is immensely proud that it operates a business with highly trained workers, who are focussed on fully servicing its clients, providing innovative solutions for the most technically challenging, difficult projects.

To a c h i e v e t h e s e outcomes Jones and Sandford is committed to a lean manufacturing culture which produces the efficient completion of projects. Its methods ensure manufacturing outcomes which meet clients’ expectations.

Covering the whole of the North Island, concentrating in the

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Jones & Sandford and Eye Institute

Jones & Sandford & Massey University Auckland and Wellington operating since 1918, Jones regions - with a heavy and Sandford is now owned e m p h a s i s a l s o o n t h e by Roger Jones and his Hamilton area (“and places wife, Catherine. He is the in between” as well as managing director and says the Pacific Islands) from its central island situation its New Plymouth base, allows it to readily service Jones and Sandford is a all its markets.

“Where we are based main supplier to the joinery helps us be good at what sector, sub-contracting to we do.

The key performance major projects.

Wi t h t h e b u s i n e s s indicator is that we deliver

on time and to specification.”

Roger Jones says: “We are a very systemised business and we implement lean management process.” He believes clients use the company’s services because of that performance.

Among recent completions in Jones and Sandford’s list of achievements is the 31-storey ANZ building in Auckland and a range of council fitouts there and many other similar contracts. “ We m a n u f a c t u r e commercial joinery; because we have a commercial construction background we understand projects.

We fabricate all lining and structural items which with our technology and very clever systems in our factory – we can do more economically to a higher degree offsite”, Roger says.

He says with technically

extremely challenging jobs, Jones and Sandford’s capabilities, and its technical knowhow allows it “to take the challenges away from the builder.”

Roger says its infactory expertise – with a staff of 36 – includes fulltime programmers and designers, who turn architectural drawings into shop-fabrication drawings.

A d d e d t o i t s s t a ff management group it ensures the management of its projects is overseen by a Jones and Sandford staff member anywhere in the country. It is a system which ensures the high achievements of Jones and Sandford in all its joinery applications.

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NZ Trade Group

Construction boom brings opportunities for a more sustainable contracting environment The New Zealandwide construction boom - which is forecast to see 80,000 new homes built over the next six years - is creating the opportunity for both contractors and trade businesses to operate in a more sustainable way, and to respond positively in the face of a skills shortage and rising material costs.

Andrewe Brown, CoFounder and Managing Director of NZ Trade Group, which has over 100 member electrical firms across New Zealand, explains how contractors and trade firms can work together more effectively to create a contracting environment where profitability, quality and professionalism can co-exist.

bottom price is often seen as the right price. It’s true that healthy competition is essential for all markets, but a sector cannot be healthy when the profits required for investment in staff training and quality control are eroded through a price-gouge mentality.

The spike in construction activity means there’s a real opportunity for everyone involved in the sector to embrace best practice, get better results, and operate more profitable and sustainable businesses.

“People running projects need to be able to compare apples with apples when it comes to trade subcontractors. Some

Moving away from the dog-eat-dog mentality Mr Brown says, “New Zealand has something of a dog-eat-dog contracting environment where the

tradespeople will quote on low quantity and low quality in order to provide a low price, and then they upsell into the job. This provides a substandard

customer experience, and reputable companies try not to carry out this practice.

However, it is sometimes a necessity to win jobs, because they are quoting against companies that carry out this practice.”

Mr Brown says it’s the duty of everyone involved in the industry to ensure that quality doesn’t go out the window at times of high activity.

“A sustainable business requires good business acumen, including professional and comprehensive plans and quotes, a good handle on cash flow and margins, reliable job management systems, good supplier and contractor relationships, and of course, high quality workmanship which is a direct result of investment in staff training and sound quality control measures.”

Mr Brown says that in a buoyant market it is even more important

for contractors and subcontractors to use proven and trusted techniques and systems to fully price a job.

“Due to high demand for construction services, the industry is also going through a skills shortage, so key staff within businesses are being paid a premium to stay within the company, putting even more of a

squeeze on margins.

“We need to prioritise the importance of sound project management, to avoid instances where, for example, trades companies turn up to do work that is not ready for them. It’s not an efficient model for anyone involved, least of all the contractor, but with the use of good systems and business skills, the risks and costs of a mismanaged project can be mitigated.”

Bringing about a sustainable solution The only way to bring about a healthy contracting environment is by “cleaning up the backyard”.

Mr Brown says, “To make the most of the buoyant construction market, there needs to be strong professional relationships between everyone in the construction industry to ensure successes for all parties involved. If trade business owners operate

with good commercial acumen, then everyone wins.

We’d encourage contractors to evaluate pricing as a factor sitting alongside t h e s u b c o n t r a c t o r ’s systems, experience, level of resource, and a full knowledge of the costs and scope of the work involved with the project. “ We ’ d l i k e t o s e e tradespeople operate with integrity, and be able to stand by the project and what was agreed upon. If we could move the dial more towards this approach, the industry would lift its game, businesses will perform better, contractors will see improved project outcomes, and the trade sector will enjoy more confidence from the public. It’s a win-winwin.”

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Oxford Fresh Choice Supermarket

Oxford Fresh Choice CYB’s latest project

West Coast builders, CYB Construction Limited is in high demand in Christchurch and the Canterbury region, because of its ability to provide a range of building services, allowing it to cater for the elevated needs in the area on the " eastern flank of the Southern Alps.

A Registered Master Builder, CYB Construction is currently midway through the construction of the Fresh Choice supermarket in Oxford, northwest of Christchurch, which company managing Director, Chris Yeats describes as “a reasonably high-spec building”. The supermarket is being constructed of concrete tilt panels and structural steel frame to IL3, with a curved, bullnose verandah, adding a distinctive feature.

Other particular

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features include aluminium weatherboarding and louvres. CYB Builders will carry out all construction work including interior joinery and back-of-house fitouts, to the point at which the supermarket’s parent company, Progressive Enterprises, will move in to complete supermarket shelving and other fit-out work.

One of CYB C o n s t r u c t i o n ’s r e a l strengths, says Chris Yeats, is its relationship as main contractor with

sub-contractors on many construction sites. From its Greymouth base, CYB is able to cover a large area, including south to Franz Josef and Fox Glacier townships, and also the widespread Canterbury region.

CYB maintains a staff of around 30, including two foremen who are based in Canterbury to control projects there with a team of 10 in total in Canterbury. Travel costs and travel times to North Canterbury locations mean

that CYB can compete with Christchurchbased operators, so the disadvantages of being based on the West Coast are minimal.

C h r i s Ye a t s a d d s that this also means the company becomes proficient at covering a wide range of projects.

Two Oxford contracts are typical, with the company having just handed over its Town Hall project along with 12 motel units for the Dalley Family Trust.

“Oxford just seems to

have fallen into our laps,” says Chris Yeats.

The next major job for the company will be on the Greymouth Miners Recreation Centre, with the stadium project including a gymnasium and changing rooms. Also beginning is a four-shop development at Darfield.

Contact: CYB Construction Ltd (03) 762 6040; Chris Yeats 021 382 111; chris@cybl.co.nz; www.cybl.co.nz

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Oxford Fresh Choice Supermarket / Stock Exchange Bar

Pleased to be associated with CYB Construction

Stock X Change bar up for World Cup While stock exchanges around the world have been suffering the effects of uncertain economics, there is one which is rising above all its trials and re-emerging from disaster – the Stock X Change Bar and Café in central Christchurch.

To be situated around the corner – in fact, backing onto – its former home, the Stock X Change Bar and Café will be operating as spring lightens the spirit. The bar stools there will be kept warm, as its former clientele are welcomed back.

With widening, Manchester Street is to become one of the central city’s main thoroughfares, placing the Stock X Change Bar and Café at the heart of fiscal activity. It will be at 185 Manchester, between Cashel and Hereford.

Sports identity, Greg M c C l u r g , w h o ’s t h e proprietor, is delighted he has been able to resurrect the central city icon, which before Christchurch’s business heart came crashing down in the earthquakes of September 2010 and February 2011, was a mixing hub for many of the country’s top sports people.

An array of Canterbury locals also met to enjoy the atmosphere, and the style of night time entertainment available to them.

Greg describes the style as unique to New Zealand, based on a German model.

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Every item on sale behind the bar is subject to stock exchange-style fluctuations.

“That is the uniqueness of the Stock X Change Bar and Café; every hour for five minutes the price goes down to its minimum. That’s why we call it the Stock X Change.”

Contractors have been working hard in the last few weeks to prepare it for the Spring opening, with

courtyard surfaces being laid and toilets inside being placed. Internally, the poker machines were linked into the system, all 18 of them.

There will also be a selfoperated TAB and five large television screens will keep the sporting crowd up with the play.

The minimum and maximum Stock X Change prices for drinks will be displayed on screens as well,

the bar licence allowing up to 90 people enjoy the pleasures.

Included in the décor will be photographs hung of patrons of the previous Stock X Change; including the likes of former internationals, Grant Fox, Stu Wilson, Gary Lawson and Springbok great Victor Matfield. It also hosted members of commentary teams, such as Grant Nisbett.

Greg “Gums” McClurg, Mine Host, will be making them all welcome again.

Go to the Stock X Change Bar and Café, 185 Manchester Street from September 15.

The hours will be: 8.00am to 3.00am the following day, 7 days per week.

The Stock X Change Bar and Café will be open for all World Rugby Cup games.

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Price Brothers

Homes not houses the Price Bros ethos Price Brothers Builders, of Gore, could be called a grand daddy of a company, with current operators, father and son Ewen and Bruce Price being fourth generation builders, following in the footsteps of forebears back to a great grandfather, and they maintain the tradition and quality of old, producing homes in the southern region.

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They say “we create homes, not houses” which are warm, stylish, quality homes and structures for clients, through an open and transparent communication process.

They are passionate about construction – it’s in their blood – and all things to do with the home.

An extension of their building process is Price Bros custombuilt kitchens, doors and stairs produced in their joinery factory and also commercial fittings, installed by the company’s skilled team of tradesmen.

As master builders they provide a 10 year guarantee on house builds, in a process which started 30 years ago, meaning they have been through thick and thin, always

taking their customers with them. But, they are completely modernised, with their own factory production letting them maintain a complete service.

Also their design and painting services have made them masters of the building process in the Otago and Southland region for more than 30 years.

An integral part of Price Bros services is the architectural designs which allow them to provide a total home package. This means they are able to be flexible and to cater for the differing needs of potential home owners. With that they work a fixed pricing regime which avoids unexpected surprises.

The house range includes premium models and affordable styles, outstanding homes on a design-and-build basis, with the quality extending to commercial and office fitouts, while farm buildings are within their scope. An extension of their building business is Price Bros re-painting operation, including spray painting, wallpaper hanging and wall fabric placement.

Contact Price Brothers Builders: (03) 208 0309; mobile 027 361 8370; info@ pricegrothersbuilders. co.nz; www.pricebros.co.nz

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David Reid Homes

David Reid Homes landscape all quality based activities, enhanced by easy access provided via the airport which allows direct flights to Auckland, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Wo r k i n g a l m i s t exclusively on a designand-build basis – with some architectural residences being added – David Reid Homes (Queenstown) is able to control all elements of the process. Starting with a guarantee of a fixed-price contract, once the details are finalised, one important element in the process is the need for individual homes, particular to their very individual sites, with their variable terrain. The company provides the designs which are adjusted to meet individual site needs.

The company is able to ease the process for clients, “acting as a bit of a gatekeeper” especially in relation to permits and in relation to resource consents when they are required.

Abi says the whole process averages around 12, or so months, with uncomplicated homes taking perhaps seven months and others perhaps up to two years.

The precise and skilled nature of the company’s design-build process provides ease of mind for clients, who have no concerns about the fixed price, or the dwelling which will be provided for them. It is a business system tailormade for people looking for a dwelling in which to reside in Queenstown.

Contact: David Reid Homes (Queenstown), Abi MacKenzie (03) 441 4199; email, abi.mackenzie@ davidreidhomes.co.nz

Set firmly in the landscape of the tourist town of some 20,000 residents is David Reid Homes, which holds a prime place in the economics of the region.

The franchise for David Reid Homes (Queenstown) is owned by husband and wife team Fraser and Abi MacKenzie. They have owned it since 2010, after it was set up by the original Canterbury-based David Reid Homes in 2006, the first such franchise offered.

Fraser, a builder who worked originally for David Reid Homes, handles the physical elements of the Queenstown operation, while Abi undertakes the behindthe-scenes detail.

Abi says David Reid Homes (Queenstown) typically builds homes for as many people moving into the area as locals – a 50-50 split.

Those coming into the region are often from Auckland and Australia, although there are many from further afield who often have houses built which they plan to live in somewhere in the future.

She says it is seemingly a lifestyle choice, with the restaurants and wineries adding to the landscapes, with the limitless mountain-

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Keith Mackenzie Builder

Cromwell-based builder wins ultimate Master Builder awards A small Cromwellbased building company has taken home the top award for not just one, but two homes in the coveted Registered Master Builders Southern Region House of the Year competition.

The PlaceMakers category winning home features warming wood joinery and a striking central staircase The James Hardy category winner complements its rural setting

Keith Mackenzie Builder, owned and operated by qualified Master Builder Keith Mackenzie, won the gold and overall category award for two homes in the PlaceMakers New Homes ($400,000 - $500,000) and James Hardie New Homes ($500,000 to $650,000) categories.

The win puts Keith and his company in the running for selection for the

about.”

Both winning homes are brilliantly unique in their individual look and feel.

The winner of the PlaceMakers category is a contemporary twist on a classic croft-style home in Cromwell, featuring oak floors, colonial doors, warming wood joinery, old-fashioned and yet so-

a house we owned to a B&B, and with Keith’s help we achieved a 4-star-plus rating.

“Keith’s very particular about his work and the house has a great finish.

His attention to detail is second-to-none. He has a great team, hires very good sub-contractors and he’s great to work with, a really

and atrium while super-high timber ceilings add to the sense of space.

Keith’s a real Otago local, having grown up in Tapanui, West Otago and worked on building projects around the region since he started as an apprentice in 1975.

“Mum said I couldn’t leave school until I got an Sleek and modern, the James Hardy category winning home has stunning views

Winner of the PlaceMaker category is a contemporary twist on a classic croft-style home

national finals in Auckland in November.

“I can’t tell you how great it was to take home the category wins for both houses,” said Keith.

“We’ve done pretty well in past Master Builder competitions but to have done even better this year is a huge achievement for us.

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on-trend wallpaper and a striking central staircase, oozing authenticity and character.

Homeowners Fred Black and Trish O’Neill are “thrilled” with their new home.

“I designed the home myself, finalising the plans with an architect before bringing in Keith to build it for me,” said Frank. “ We ’ d u s e d K e i t h before when he converted

nice guy.”

The modern home that won the James Hardy category has views over Lake Dunstan and the vast beauty of the Bannockburn Sluicings. The sleek threebed home hunkers down in its rural setting with all features complementing the surrounding landscape.

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Timber Frames & Trusses

Future of new timber products bright Following the Christchurch earthquakes in 2010-11, and the need to rebuild a largely destroyed city centre, some of the discussion focussed on the greater use of wood in new buildings. Timber has been used in building for much of human history and now seems to be gaining some kind of eminence in association with other modern materials.

Part of the secret in the modern use of timber is in lamination. Among the kinds of lamination which have been developed are to cross-laminated timber

(CLT) and laminated veneer lumber (LVL).

New Zealand has no history of the regular use of timber in buildings – other than for the likes of

framing and in spite of the huge resource that was here when Europeans arrived and exploited it for many other uses. Perahps it was something to do with the kind of craftsmen who came to this country.

However, there is one fine example of a wooden building built here in the 19th century. It was what is now called the Government Buildings, completed in 1876 to house civil servants.

It has no counterpart, or even anything which comes

close to equalling its size and wooden features, and until 1998 was the second largest wooden building gin the world, after Todai-ji in Nara, Japan.

Nothing has been built of wood in New Zealand until recently and the nearest two examples of modern use of timber are in Melbourne, Australia.

One, the tallest timber apartments in the world, is 32.17 metres, 10-storeys high, in the Docklands area of the city. It is of CLT construction. A 6-star green star six-storey library is in the same area.

Australia has also been to the forefront in providing timber for tall buildings, with the provision of timber to one of the tallest skyscrapers in New York, in the United States of America.

In the CLT process large prefabricated panels can be up to 15 metres long, by four metres high and 50 centimetres thick. An

interesting fact about using wood for building is that, with half its weight is in carbon, there is an obvious sequestration of carbon, the most prolific substance on earth.

There is already at least one example of a wooden building from LVL wooden components, in Christchurch. It is the Merritt building in Victoria Street, so far is the only one.

The LVL is engineered to be longer, thicker and stronger than natural timber.

With it, the building’s frame is designed to move with the shaking in quakes.

This helps reduce damage to the building, and allows jt to re-find its centre of gravity after the shaking stops.

While New Zealand homes have always used timber framing, and loadbearing, alongside a variety of other interior materials and on building exteriors, its use predominantly for the majority of surfaces, e x t e r i o r a n d i n t e r i o r,

has never really been considered.

N o w, t h e r e i s a slow-moving revolution gathering pace, pushing this new approach to building, as ways are found to strengthen wood into extensive timber components.

A couple of companies in this issue of Builders and Contractors – Aoraki Frames and Truss and Truss Tech – have already embraced the virtues and strengths of lamination of timber, through their use of framing and trusses in their building contracts.

So, it is becoming increasingly clear that wood has many innate characteristics which give it appeal in the construction industry. Because timber is easy to manufacture into a variety of forms from wood, with relatively low-capital processing, it has increasing appeal, if its form can be harnessed.

Its sustainability means that it has environmental

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consequent variable bulk, exotic forests producing wood grown in plantations, are able to be produced at speed and controlled so as to make their log bulk uniform.

The transportation of this bulk from plantations, such as on the North Island’s central plateau, is

almost an industry of its own, with the logs of pinus radiata going to a variety of destinations, including ports for export, but also to feed the lamination industry, a growing sector.

The conversion of wood to timber products, using the renewable resource has endless potential, with the

Timber Frames & Trusses certainty that inventors, scientists and entrepreneurs will come up with an array of new products, feeding the modern need for better, more efficient and attractive ways to utilise it.

With the likelihood that global warming will do just what it says, warm the growing plantations,

speeding up their progress, supplying ever-increasing quantities of wood, even leading to the planting of other species which will lead to new species being planted and so giving rise to new, as yet not invented products.

The future has vast potential, if we manage to

take advantage of changing conditions and needs to look it squarely in the face and move with the times.

The history of humanity suggests we will take the necessary steps and find ways to adapt to the changes and adopt methods to utilise the resource profitably for the benefit of us all.

Developer appointed for Avondale housing development Ockham Residential has been confirmed as the developer for a new housing development in the heart of Avondale.

The Auckland based developer will develop the former Council owned site at 24-26 Racecourse Parade with building to start as early as mid-next year.

Initial development plans indicate up to 52 homes spread over three separate buildings will be built on the 3498m2 site which was the former home to the Suburbs

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Rugby Club on the edge of Avondale Racecourse.

Councillor for the local Whau ward, Ross Clow says Racecourse Parade is a great project for Avondale that will act as a further catalyst for the ongoing regeneration of the town centre.

“Avondale is a fantastic

suburb that holds so much potential but just needs a little more love to add t o i t s l i v e a b i l i t y. T h e redevelopment of the Racecourse Parade site will play a key role in doing that and spurring on the regeneration of the town centre.”

Council organisation Auckland Council Property Ltd (ACPL) has overseen the sales process and has been responsible for the bringing the site to market and worked closely with the council’s Housing Project Office (HPO) to establish the site as a Special Housing Area.

Chief Executive David Rankin says the Racecourse Parade site is a great demonstration of how the Council Group via ACPL, the HPO and the soon to be established Development Auckland, are enabling developers to deliver at pace.

“From community

consultation to initial due diligence to ground works on site there’s been a lot of work behind the scenes to get this land to its current ‘brownfield’ state.

“It’s great that we’re now at this point and with Ockham’s strong track record for well-designed medium to high density developments in the city fringe, I’m fully confident we have the right party to now further realise the site’s potential and provide more affordable homes for Aucklanders in the process.”

“Ockham Residential is delighted to be working with Auckland Council Property

Ltd on this project” said Ockham co-founder and Director, Mark Todd.

“We like the location a lot – Avondale is a popular suburb with great transport links and great proximity to the city. We look forward to working with ACPL and the HPO on another great urban regeneration project, and to helping Auckland Council t o b r i n g t h e Av o n d a l e masterplan to life.”

Planning and consent applications are expected to be lodged by the end of the year with construction expected in early 2016 and completion by mid-2017.

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The Landing - Queenstown

Queenstown’s The Landing has nationwide appeal Queenstown’s newest shopping centre is drawing in businesses and shoppers from all over the country, as The Landing continues to expand the town’s retail offering.

Located in Frankton close to Queenstown airport and Remarkables Park retail centre, The Landing opened in December 2014 and has so far welcomed new tenants from as far as Australia, Auckland and Christchurch.

Director Lindsay Williams said it was an “exciting” opportunity for international and national brands to open up for business in Queenstown, as the town continues to grow with new residential and commercial developments taking shape and record-breaking visitor numbers.

“This area of Queenstown in particular is benefiting from recent development and growth,” he said.

“Over the last year, we’ve seen new housing at Shotover Country and more to come at Bridesdale Farm, a significant airport expansion, a new hotel scheduled to open early next year and a new high school building at Remarkables Park.

“It’s given national businesses the confidence to invest heavily in their Queenstown and South Island presence.”

Nationwide companies

The Landing’s distinctive looking buildings, locatedclose to Queenstown Airport and Remarkables Park

such as Repco, Snap Fitness and House of Travel have all identified Queenstown as an important retail hub, opening their doors at The Landing over the last few months.

Hospitality suppliers such as Neat Meat and The Artisan Bakery offer Queenstown restaurants high-quality provisions right on their doorstep, a particularly attractive concept

Everlasting Daisies owner Di Bowbyes

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as businesses increasingly chose to source locally.

Other tenants have chosen to re-locate their entire businesses to Queenstown, not only taking advantage of the heightened commercial potential the town oozes, but also to pursue a better lifestyle.

Auckland-based artificial flower, gift and furniture shop Everlasting Daisies was packed into three 20 foot containers and shipped to its new home at The Landing by owner Di Bowbyes.

Originally from Temuka, near Timaru, Di had always considered re-locating to Queenstown but finally made the move when a “too good to miss” opportunity arose.

“Initially, it was more of a lifestyle choice for me.

I’ve friends and family in Queenstown and have always hoped to return to the South

Island,” she said.

“But when I saw the vacancy for space in The Landing it all fell into place – it was a no brainer really.

“I was lured in by the fantastic location and great parking, which brings in plenty of foot traffic – as well as the compatibility with surrounding businesses.

“I’ve had customers pop in for a look after they’ve picked up a coffee from Odelay Café or a burrito at Zambrero – everyone is so friendly and supportive.”

Di uses her shop front at The Landing as a showroom for her business, presenting the full range of artificial flowers available for weddings, parties, home fittings, restaurants, shops, and bars.

Opening in September is a new business, owned by Bevan and Amanda Gould.

The couple, dairy farmers for

25 years from Alexandra, are starting a new venture selling modern and contemporary furniture.

“We identified a gap in the market and saw lots of opportunity at The Landing to stop people leaving town in the search for great quality furniture,” said Bevan.

Moving into The Landing

Queenstown Interiors director Julia Foley and designer Kylie Symister

in October is Queenstown Interiors, an established business re-locating from its former premises at Glenda Drive. Owner Julia Foley has been at the forefront of the interior design industry in Queenstown since 2001 and is looking forward to being more “visible.”

“Moving my business to this prime location in Frankton means I’m much more accessible to my customers,” said Julia.

“I’m expanding my offering to include the Citta brand along with a great range of curtain, upholstery, fabrics, furnishings and accessories.

“I know I’ve moved just at the right time as soughtafter spots like The Landing don’t come up that often.”

Shoppers, as well as businesses, are now coming from far and wide to experience the latest retail offering in Queenstown.

“I’ve heard of customers from Wanaka, Cromwell and Southland all heading to Queenstown for a shopping trip,” said Lindsey.

“It’s a trend that I don’t see slowing down any time soon. We’re quickly becoming the shopping destination for the South.”

The Landing is nearly full to the brim with exciting new shops however there’s still an opportunity for businesses to extend their reach. Three premises are still available for lease, ranging in size from 79m2 to 216m2.

For more information visit www. thelandingqueenstown.co.nz

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Niveau Pools & Construction

Niveau Pools on a wave of popularity Niveau Pools and Construction; the title incorporates two elements of civil construction which, on the face of it, do not seem to hang together, but given the background of the sole owner, Tony Van Kekem, it is not surprising.

The largest is a commercial pool in Methven 25 metres by 12 metres, with the biggest heat pump built in the southern hemisphere.

“You could walk in it,” say Tony.

While pools seem to take prime place in the title, Tony likes to be known as a generalist – one who has a broad approach - to structures and landscapes.

It is construction, generally, which drives him and pools happen to be an important part of business.

Operating since 1985, Tony Van Kekem and Niveau

Pools are completed using a wide range of materials, including sprayed concrete, which is generally t i l e d o v e r, o r m a r b l e plastered and sometimes completed with a feature design on the floors of pools.

Pools and Construction have built a reputation, with the organisation now including his son Dion, who is “part of the management team.” The two work cohesively, with Tony undertaking quotations for contract jobs and Dion being the contracts manager.

There is little need to advertise, with architects approaching Niveau Pools with pool propositions, which Tony believes is because “they know the quality of the product.”

It all stems from his training and thinking as a civil engineer and work in the metal industry, but, as Tony says: “Once a tradesman, always a tradesman.”

So, Niveau Pools and Construction – a classy title with a classy performance is a civil construction firm, which builds houses, designs and completes pools, does work for councils such as pedestrian footbridges, even, for example, circumnavigating Travis Wetland – a precious swamp area in Christchurch next to where Queen Elizabeth the Second Park used to stand

– with a track and has just completed a viewing tower in Styx reserve.

Based in Christchurch, Niveau Pools has always done a wide range of work

and “pools never used to be a major part of the work”, says Tony. But, in the last three or four years they have filled an increasing portion of the company’s work. Largely

in Christchurch, which is a little surprising.

But, Tony says: “It (Niveau) was not affected by the earthquakes, but there seem to be a lot of high end housing being built.” It is the top end of the housing market and swimming pools go hand in hand with it.

“It used to be 50-50, but it is probably 80-20 now,” he says.

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Niveau Pools works hand in hand with the architects designing the homes which include pools as part of the design. A feature of pools completed by it is automatic covers which Tony imports from Belgium.

The company is not confined by any means to the Christchurch and Canterbury region and has completed pools in centres such as Wanaka, Hanmer Springs and Akaroa. One of the largest pool completed

by Niveau Pools is a 25 metre by five metre one at Christchurch’s Clearwater,

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Structure Wise

Structure Wise Design & Construction No Building too big or too difficult Structure Wise design and build everything from dairy sheds to aircraft hangars and catteries to warehouses and equestrian centres.

In fact, no building is too big or difficult for the design and construction company based in Leeston, a short drive south from Christchurch.

In the 20 years the Kiwi-owned business has been operating (firstly as Phil Williams Construction, Weatherwise Structures and then Structure Wise), it has built an excellent reputation based on quality workmanship and giving customers what they need.

Much of that drive has come from managing director Phil Williams, who has over 25 years of experience in construction

as well as an extensive rural background.

He says the company developed after it recognised a need in the market for exceptional shed structures.

With its flexible approach and customer first focus, it soon spread into other areas.

Today it designs and supplies a bewildering range of rural, commercial, Industrial, lifestyle and specialty buildings.

It’s rural and lifestyle buildings are generally based around lightweight steel

portals and timber poles and include everything from packing and implement sheds to grain stores, stables and wool rooms.

Its commercial and industrial buildings typically use heavy steel portals and when combined with concrete panels, insulation for heating and sound proofing and other features they become very adaptable. Their uses range from processing units to bulk stores to workshops, offices and depots.

Structure Wise, which has 20 staff, concentrates on servicing the greater Canterbury region but has also completed projects across New Zealand. It is able to design and send kit sets to customers throughout the country.

Phil says what differentiates the company from its competitors is its custom design and build system with potential for on-the-spot costings.

“When meeting with a customer all I really need is a sketch on the back of a match box cover. We then enter those details into our system with the end result being an engineered building design, a full take off that is supported by a full written quote.’’

He says the advantage of this system is that before the customer spends any money with an engineer or architect they have a base price to work from.

``Depending on the nature of the project this could be a completed build cost, or in more complex projects simply used as a budget figure. Typically we like to review these figures and therefore we suggest a one-week turnaround on quotes. ``Unlike many of our competitors we are not limited to one range of buildings and nor are we constrained by a set of modular building systems.

We discuss the use and decide on the most appropriate approach for the project.’’

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Structure Wise has designed and built warehouse type buildings out to 50m clear span. They also have the engineering in their system to design and price out to 80m clear span.

Structure Wise has a number of its team out on the field acting as licensed building practitioners, is a member of Registered Master Builders Federation and is also a signatory to the Canterbury Rebuild Safety Charter, demonstrating its commitment to quality, environment, safety and the community.

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Adhesion Sealing

Adhesion Sealing fills leaking gaps With branches in Dunedin and Christchurch, Adhesion Sealing Limited is well placed to carry out a range of specialist work in the lower South Island. This specialist work includes the application of all types of sealants, below ground waterproofing, deck and roof membranes, concrete repair and protection, resin floor coatings and toppings, grouting and seismic FRP/ Carbon fibre systems, along with crack injection to repair panels or stop leaks.

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From the head office in Dunedin, Adhesion Sealing’s proprietor Steve Moodie – who owns the company with his wife - says the company works in with its suppliers who are able to provide a number of products suitable for a range of situations and conditions. Adhesion’s team are fully trained to handle all the materials provided.

The result, says Steve, of having a skilled group of applicators is important. “We complete a wide range of work with a large number of products and having skilled applicators helps ensure we use the right product for the right situation and that it is applied correctly” An important aspect of this approach is that the suppliers of the products also provide specialist training in the correct use and application of their materials. “ We a r e l i c e n s e d applicators for each of our suppliers. This means that the suppliers will also provide

technical advice, back-up and warranties for their products” Adhesion Sealing has operated in Dunedin since its 1987 formation and Christchurch since 2004, and has built a reputation on providing good advice and a quality job. Steve finds a lot of people approach him to undertake contracts around the lower South Island.

“There is still a bit of work to be done though, as a lot of people still don’t know what we do!”

There has been a good deal of work in Christchurch since the earthquakes, and Adhesion Sealing has carried out a number of jobs involving sealants, grouting, waterproofing and membrane roofing. Most of the work has been due to Christchurch’s regeneration.

Adhesion Sealing is happy to work for building contractors, or property owners whether they own business or residential

properties. “We are keen to provide our clients, whoever they may be, with a long term solution to their problem.

Whatever the conditions, Adhesion Sealing’s aim is to “Seal it tight” with “premium quality products”.

Adhesion Sealing Christchurch Brent Hyde (03) 365-0914 or ch@adhesionsealing.co.nz Adhesion Sealing Dunedin Dean Outram or Matt Paterson (03) 453-0791 or dn@adhesionsealing.co.nz Stephen Moodie 027 2788650 or steve@adhesionsealing.co.nz www.adhesionsealing.co.nz

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Urban Homes

Waikato builder’s fixedprice guaranteed If awards mean anything then two golds gained by Urban Homes of Hamilton in the regional homebuilding awards say it all for the company which believes it should treat every home they build as if it were their own.

Under the guidance of the man who launched the business, Daniel Klinkenberg, the workforce are encouraged to put themselves in the place of clients and think “If you wouldn’t be happy with it in your own home, why would you put it in mine?”

With that as the core to Urban Homes’ mission

statement, Daniel tries to get all his staff and contractors to work in this fashion and it has paid off in the gold awards it won. The Best New Home $650,000 to $1 million class was the outstanding achievement, with that home also winning the All Categories title. The other gold was gained in the $400-500 class.

Daniel, as managing

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director-proprietor of Urban Homes since its inception 11 years ago, believes strongly in the mission statement principles, which have lifted its reputation to the point where many clients go to it on the basis of that reputation. Word of mouth is one of its strongest features.

Working on a design and build basis it is able to maintain its high-quality principle foremost, while presenting clients with the homes they aspire to. When

a client uses an architect, or goes to Urban Homes with plans, it is still able to maintain those standards of process.

The process also ensures a fully fixed price can be achieved, as can a guaranteed completion date. Daniel says: “It’s very much a quality focus and a key is a high level of communication; we have a website (www.urban. co.nz) which carries a lot of information, so clients can log in and work through what

they want.”

That communication also includes weekly updates, and clients are provided with schedules of what is happening on site.

“It is really transparent; we try to be open at all levels.”

The openness works down from Daniel and his sales team, to site supervisors, or project managers, who deal with clients from the time the work begins through to completion.

With an employed staff of 10 and five teams of labour-only workers Urban Homes is able to progress 10 to 15 houses at any time.

It’s value for money, Daniel believes, especially for the number of clients coming down from Auckland to obtain their dream home.

Contact: Daniel Klinkenberg 0275 397 005 (07) 839 5570 E: Daniel@urban.co.nz www.urban.co.nz

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Water Storage Systems New Water's range of water storage systems are environmentally friendly and will save you money. Due to new modern designs that can be discreetly tted to your home, some models offered are not even visible.

Eco Sac – New Water offers a popular Eco Sac rainwater storage bladder, which can be completely hidden away. Eco Sac rainwater bladders are unique in that they are made for superior PVC material which sits in a heavy gauge galvanised steel frame and can be installed under decks or oors, making Eco Sac a discreet rainwater storage system. By placing an Eco Sac rainwater bladder under a house or deck, it can harvest all of the rain that falls on the roof by diverting the downpipes to a common in- ow pipe.

Eco Sac rainwater bladders come in sizes up to 10,000 litres and can be used in a variety of ways from watering gardens to washing your car.

New Water also offers a Slimline Tank, which ts discreetly alongside a home and collects water from a single downpipe. They are designed to freestand on a concrete slab or be attached to the slab. The design of the slimline tank can easily t under the eaves taking up minimal room on the property. Made from potable grade material, the water stored remains fresh and clean.

And if the Slimline tank is not slim

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enough, New Water also manufactures and supplies the Microslim range that is just 19cm in width yet each tank holds a staggering 220 litres of water. Microslim rainwater tanks are so slim they can be attached to a wall or a fence and the system is exible that modules can be added as water storage needs grow.

Eco Sac, Slimline and Microslim tanks can be used in residential homes, commercial buildings and by local Councils. With increasing water usage costs in many cities pay back can be rapid. They can be tted with pumps, lters and diverters so the water can be made safe for human consumption.

New Water supplies and installs Slimline, Microslim and Eco Sac tanks as well as other rainwater collection and storage system throughout New Zealand.

Registered plumbers can also install the products provided an onsite inspection is completed by New Water following installation.

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