Canterbury Rebuild Magazine December 2013 Issue 28

DECEMBER 2013

COMPLIMENTARY COPY

ISSUE 28

Christchurch builder RMB winner

Insurance industry adapts

Building consent plan update

The GUIDE to Canterbury’s Residential & Commercial Rebuild

CanterburyRebuild Issue 28 December 2013 Publisher Metros Publishing Group Ltd Managing Director: Trevor Laplanche e: trevor@metros.co.nz Sales Enquiries e: canterburyrebuild@metros.co.nz Editorial Enquiries e: karen@metros.co.nz 16 Leslie Hills Drive, Riccarton, P.O. Box 9362, Christchurch, NZ Ph: (03) 343 3669 Fax: (03) 343 3659

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Christchurch builder takes out top award pg 8-9

Skill shortage may blight optimism pg 37

Gift of Light from global friends pg 25

Contents

Welcome

Every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and correctness of the information contained within this magazine, however Metros Publishing Group Ltd can accept no liability for the accuracy of all the information.

The information and views expressed anywhere in this magazine are not necessarily the views or opinion of Metros Publishing Group Ltd, its editorial contributors, freelancers, associates or information providers.

Goodbye for now

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Arts return to city

Farewells are never easy. During the past few years many people have had to say goodbye to the life they once knew and learn to live a new normal in a new environment. This can take bravery, courage and sometimes just sheer bloody determination to cope with the challenges that a new undertaking brings.

What can be most exciting is that these new challenges often bring surprise, a new lease of life and the realisation that we can indeed not only survive through change but also flourish. This is perhaps a very sombre way of saying that I am about to embark on new challenges - setting up a new business, learning new skills and meeting, no doubt, a whole myriad of new people.

I am never one for saying goodbye as a final statement – often I sign off with a see you soon. We never know when paths may cross again, or even when we may return. As I said to a colleague recently – one should never burn bridges as we don’t know when we may need to walk over them again. This promises to be a time of change for the magazine also. The new editor Melinda Collins will no doubt bring a fresh approach to this publication and breathe a new life into the magazine. It promises to be an exciting time for Canterbury Rebuild as the city slowly continues to grow and develop. It is like watching a caterpillar metamorphosing into a beautiful butterfly – from what was once a bit ugly and awkward, into a gorgeous and vibrant new identity.

It was heartening to see the trams recently return to the city. Like the buzz that comes with old friends reuniting it is nice to have some familiarity back as well as the delight of having things literally moving.

Karen Pasco Editor

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SCIRT awarded prestigious medal

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Christchurch builder takes out top award

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11 Classrooms to get upgrades 13 Six fatal business start-up mistakes 19 Earthquake-prone housing destroyed for research 22 A day in the life 25 Gift of light from global friends 26 Insurance industry adapts to new normal 27 Too early to assess the impact of LVR caps 28 Search on for NZ’s most exciting energy projects 29 Manufacturing sector expands further 30 Turning the tables

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May 2014 be a great year for us all.

31 Women in Construction 32 Building Consents Action Plan update 34 Christchurch City Council wins international award 37 Skill shortage may blight South Island optimism

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Arts to return to city A funding boost from Creative New Zealand and the Canterbury Community Trust will see artists back in the city.

ArtBox, providing gallery and studio spaces for visual artists, and BeatBox, offering rehearsal studios for musicians, will form part of the new Boxed Quarter on the corner of Madras and St Asaph Streets thanks to $443,000 in sponsorship.

“Christchurch artists have shown remarkable initiative and innovation post-quake. Supporting them now by providing much-needed exhibition and rehearsal space will also help increase the vitality of the city,’’ says Creative New Zealand chief executive Stephen Wainwright.

ArtBox has been awarded $100,000 from Creative New Zealand and $150,000 from The Canterbury Community Trust. BeatBox will receive $150,000 from Creative New Zealand and $43,000 raised by the Heart Strings project . ArtBox and BeatBox have also received strong support from a wide range of local businesses.

“The Boxed Quarter is an excellent

example of how central and local government and the private sector can work together to achieve positive results for the city and its community,’’ Mr Wainwright says.

“Both ArtBox and BeatBox ticked a lot of boxes for us in terms of meeting the criteria of our Events Development Fund,’’ says Tracey Chambers, Chairperson of The Canterbury

Community Trust. ‘’We are committed to supporting and partnering with organisations within the arts community that are building events which have a long-term view to enriching our community locally and sending a strong signal to visitors to the city that Christchurch is ‘back in business’.

“By funding these projects, our vision is to work with Government and other

funders to restore some cultural vitality back into our city and build on our preearthquake reputation as an arts innovator and initiator,” she says.

The first ArtBox gallery spaces, run by CPIT (Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology), opened February 2012.

The additional funding will enable the completion of the complex, including a courtyard and spaces for exhibitions. and studios.

“The importance of the grant from Creative New Zealand and the Christchurch Community Trust is huge.

It's a major investment in the ArtBox project and will mean that we are now in a position to start planning for the artists’ studio pavilion,” says CPIT’s Student Project Manager, Martin Trusttum.

BeatBox is an initiative of the Christchurch Music Industry Trust and will provide three state-of-the- art rehearsal spaces and a music community hub. The funding boost will enable it to open in early 2014.

“BeatBox has been a project of absolute blind faith and hard work for the past two years from a bunch of dedicated local music industry bods with a passion for making Christchurch music something the world wants to hear,’’ says CHART Chairman, Neil Cox.

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SCIRT awarded prestigious medal SCIRT was recently awarded a prestigious engineering award from the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE - United Kingdom).

Previously the medal has been awarded to one other Southern Hemisphere civil engineering group in Seoul in 2009. Otherwise the recipients and projects since 1995 have largely been from the United Kingdom.

The medal recognises excellence in civil engineering. In awarding the Brunel Medal, the Institution noted: “This project highlights the scale of the task and the number of people involved, showing outstanding teamwork and collaboration. This was a natural disaster of great magnitude and shows the dedication to a project of immense scale. It has placed civil engineering in the forefront of people's minds.”

SCIRT general manager Duncan Gibb said the international recognition was a great boost for the people in the field and the designers working in circumstances unprecedented in New

Zealand and in many other countries.

“We have got five years to get the city’s core, damaged and destroyed infrastructure back up and running, with three years left to complete our programme of work. The horizontal infrastructure rebuild involves the wastewater, fresh water and storm water networks, as well as retaining walls, road repairs and bridges.

What is being rebuilt has to be resilient and better able to withstand any future earthquakes. We have had to look outside the square and come up with imaginative solutions in many parts of the city to protect the city’s major infrastructure assets. “At the same time, with the central city now rebuilding, we have to keep traffic flowing and allow businesses to flourish, despite these major engineering projects in the road.

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Recognising excellence in civil engineering, ICE president Barry Clarke (right) presents the Brunel medal to SCIRT general manager Duncan Gibb

show patience around our work sites and our work crews and in turn we do whatever we can to minimise the effects of our work on their lives. ”ICE president Barry Clarke presented the medal while visiting Australia and New Zealand

recently. He noted that SCIRT provided an excellent foundation for collaboration in all areas. “SCIRT’s work is outstanding and I am delighted the team has been awarded the Brunel Medal,” he said.

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Christchurch builder takes out top award Phil Benton Builder’s Merivale House

A new home in Christchurch and a renovation in Wellington have been recognised as New Zealand’s top properties, winning Supreme Awards at the Registered Master Builders 2013 House of the Year Awards.

A home in Sumner and one in Rolleston also picked up category awards at the national ceremony held recently.

Christchurçh’s own Phil Benton Builders was awarded the coveted title of the Supreme Award for the Registered Master Builders 2013 House of the Year for the impressive construction of a home in Merivale. The home also won the Westpac New Homes over $2 million category.

Competition judges say this wonderfully built home demonstrates an incredibly high level of accuracy throughout. “With a cleverly constructed in situ concrete wall

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positioned between the living and sleeping spaces as its backbone, the design successfully incorporates a mixture of concrete, tiles and marble.

The internal and external spaces are stepped across the tapering site, forming various layers of enclosure and living options.

“The rawness of the concrete, layered steel frames and aluminium edged roof planes are offset by the use of wood elements including

oak internal joinery and ceilings which take their cue from Scandinavian modern architecture giving the spaces a sense of warmth and material quality.

“Architecturally very innovative and a challenging project which has been executed to the highest standard, this home meets the needs of it owners to a tee. “This is a beautiful home, created by an exceptional builder, which wears this award very well indeed.”

Wilson Building (Wgtn) Limited’s four bedroom renovation in Mt Victoria, Wellington impressed judges who say this incredibly successful renovation was made even more of a success given the level of difficulty and challenges which

arose during the build. The home also won the Future-Proof Building Renovation Award over $500,000.

“A large amount of structural work was required, including undermining, underpinning and tunnelling under the building - further complicated by the proximity of the neighbouring properties. “Completed while sitting on temporary piles seven metres off the ground, the home is finished with recycled timber floors throughout and a panelled ceiling through the kitchen and living area. Where possible original features have been restored and retained, as well as adding custommade window sills, colonial skirting and architraves. “The result is a beautiful home which retains all of its turn of the century character, whilst cleverly incorporating modern technology conducive to this century’s lifestyles.”

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JD Homes Ltd, Rolleston house

Registered Master Builders Federation Chief Executive Warwick Quinn says he is thrilled to celebrate the achievements of the winning builders in the House of the Year. “Our members strive towards building excellence, and take huge pride in bringing people’s aspirations to life through the construction of their clients’ dream homes. We are incredibly proud to recognise and celebrate that level of excellence at the House of the Year awards each year.”

The Gold Reserve National Finalists were selected from 11 regional competitions held throughout New Zealand during July and August.

For more information about the competition, visit the Registered Master Builders website www.masterbuilder.org.nz.

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Council changes focus on rebuild A proposal to reorganise Christchurch City Council’s executive management structure aims to focus the organisation on the city rebuild, strengthen relationships with key partners and the community and ensure we have senior financial capability in place.

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Corporate finance, inc financial strategy, planning & reporting Insurance.

Cost sharing Agreement Business cases capability.

Commercial investment attraction advice Treasury Corporate & CCO Planning & Performance

Chief Planning Officer Future Christchurch (Rebuild Planning & Economy) City Planning Urban design Economic development & alignment of CDC & CCT Strategic Policy Transport policy & Research Specialist advice (heritage, natural environment) Resource Consents

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Senior staff have been asked to provide feedback on the change proposal, which outlines the creation of six new second-tier roles (reporting to the chief executive) and the disestablishment of six existing general manager roles. Council Acting Chief Executive Jane Parfitt says the Council’s structure has not been significantly changed since 2003.

“Since then our world has changed and the Council needs to change with it. The Canterbury earthquakes and the subsequent need to rebuild Christchurch have altered the way the Council operates – the proposed changes aim to create a “fit for purpose” organisation which can drive the rebuild of the city.

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Council-lead on physical rebuild of the City End to end residential & commercial building consents Recreation of BCA status from IANZ

Direct Officer of the Chief Executive

Community services, engagement and support Sports & Recreation, Art Gallery & Libraries Three waters Transport operations Asset & Network Planning SCIRT legacy Non-rebuild Capital Programme Vbase, events & marketing

“A number of structural changes have already been made with the appointment of the Crown Manager to oversee building control matters earlier this year, recruitment for a General Manager Building Control and Rebuild, and the recent creation of a new Chief Financial Officer role. In August this year, I engaged consultants MartinJenkins to provide advice on how the Council might structure its functions and responsibilities in light of the changed operating environment. “The proposed changes directly affect only second-tier management – those managers reporting directly to the Chief Executive. For the rest of the organisation, the outcome of this proposal is

CEO advisory function Elected Member Services Public information & Complaints Office Internal Audit Communications & related marketing Internal Relations Civil Defence & Emergency Management

Human resource Information Management & Communication Technology Legal Services Corporate support Inspections and Enforcement Customer Services (Incl. contact centre)

limited to a change in reporting lines. I understand that any change proposal of this magnitude will affect all staff and our staff support programme is available to anyone who wishes to use the service,” she says.

The three key drivers that underpin the proposal are: The rebuild of Christchurch – the Council needs to structure itself to cope with the $40 billion rebuild.

Strengthening the Council’s relationships and reputation with a number of parties including central Government, the Council’s partners in the rebuild and the wider community.

Financial sustainability – Council’s finances will be under pressure. Priorities may need to be revisited.

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Classrooms to get upgrades Christchurch classrooms are set to get an upgrade with the announcement that 80 per cent will be modernised within the next ten years. anterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee and Education Minister Hekia Parata announced the Government will invest more than $1 billion in a 10 year programme of restoring and renewing the schools in greater Christchurch following the earthquakes.

The Government recently released the final Business Case and outlined the schedule for rebuilding, repairing and renewing 115 schools across greater Christchurch. This includes: building 13 schools on new sites, rebuilding 10 schools on existing sites, fully redeveloping 34 schools and moderately developing 58 schools.

“This is a substantial investment and a significant milestone in education renewal in greater Christchurch that I know schools and school communities have been eagerly awaiting,” says Ms Parata.

“It brings to a close a two year period of discussion and an intensive 12 months of consultation and decisions

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on the future of schooling in the city. The Ministry’s focus will now shift to implementing the rebuilding and renewal of the school network.

“This means the construction of over 1200 new classrooms, and the repair of more than 1200 others, creating improved teaching spaces, fit for modern learning best practice and technology.

We are providing something better for the children and young people of Christchurch.”

Mr Brownlee says the timeline for the rebuild is tight given the amount of work and its complexity but the Ministry of Education will be undertaking a review in 2017 to see if they can bring forward the latter part of the programme.

“When complete, over 80 per cent of classrooms in greater Christchurch will be modern learning environments. This

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will complement all the other rebuilding and renewal work going on around Greater Christchurch,” says Mr Brownlee.

“It’s great to see this programme underway.”

“Every one of these steps we’re taking is redeveloping Christchurch into the best small city in the world, and this really is just the beginning,” says Mr Brownlee.

“Christchurch students will be

learning in modern, flexible and digitally connected classrooms, teachers will be using the most modern technology, and schools will be working together, more closely connected with their communities, providing students with flexible, personalised learning options,” says Ms Parata.

“We look forward to educational achievement lifting for all children and young people in the Greater Christchurch education system.”

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Portable business solutions The rapid proliferation of professional software has broken down information technology barriers quick smart in the past years. The gift of globalisation has meant that what was once only accessible to the technologically elite, is now at the fingertips of mainstream businesses.

At the helm of this evolution, and delivering exceptional software opportunities to New Zealand’s professional landscape, is Pelorus Projects Ltd – operating in Marlborough, Nelson and Christchurch.

A boutique consultancy service, Pelorus Projects was established in 2008. It has grown from an owner/operator business providing project management services to a comprehensive service delivering business consultancy and support for organisations across many sectors including, but not limited to, viticulture, aquaculture, tourism and community.

The business is a response to the rapidly changing commercial

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“Today’s technology is making it easier than ever, but often businesses need their processes documented, and systems put in place to make the most of what today’s technology offers in the

way of effective efficiency gains.”

The benefits to cloud-based administration support services offered

by Pelorus Business Solutions are multitudinous, including up to date software, no hardware maintenance or capital expenditure costs, and pay as you go options, which enables IT budget control and forecasting.

“It also means you have strong backup because your documents and records are stored on the cloud in a secure environment. We can also offer remote access – wherever you are in the world, you can login via the internet to access your data.

“On top of these benefits, you receive virtual administration assistance – your staff are backed up by our staff and can act as temporary support when you need it most, and you can access your data from your laptop, PC, tablet or phone, so there is no need for expensive new computers as you access your cloud server via the internet.”

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Six fatal business start-up mistakes and how to avoid them If you are starting a business, read this. Regardless of what type of business you are starting, read this article. It will take just three minutes and it may save you from going broke. If you take my advice, it will lead you to success.

Fatal Mistake Number One - Do not rely on family and friends to peer review your Big Idea Using friends and family to peer review your brilliant business idea, unless your they are experienced at business, they won't have the knowledge or business IQ to objectively comment or criticise your Big Idea.

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Accountants4trades is dedicated to providing accounting, tax and business advice to trades and related businesses involved in the Christchurch rebuild and has developed the world's first interactive Benchmark and KPI dashboards for builders and the trades.

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Fatal Mistake Number Two - If you have no business financial experience, do not try and learn from trial and error Not understanding the dynamics of money and finance is usually fatal. If you have only ever dealt with your wages or the household budget, you have the wrong experience to deal with business finance and tax.

Fatal Mistake Number Three - Do not start your business without 3-6 months working capital Believing that you can grow your business from cashflow and profits and therefore you won't need much working capital.

Have an expert create a budget so you know how much cash you'll need for the first 3-6 months.

Fatal Mistake Number Four - Do not go into a new business without having a Plan B and C. Plan A's don't always work Not having a Plan B or C if Plan A fails. Plans are great because they force you to commit your Big Idea to paper.

But a plan is often written in hope and is full of guesses built on wishful assumptions. You need to quickly move to Plan B or C if your first hopeful plan fails.

Fatal Mistake Number Five - Looking for the cheapest accountant in town and refusing to acknowledge the value professionals can bring to your business.

The blowtorch from an independent expert opinion will hurt but it might save you from financial death. If you can't afford to pay for the best advice, be very wary of your own wisdom.

Fatal Mistake Number Six - Do not expect to build a new business working just 40 hours per week Starting your business to spite your boss because you thought your boss arrived late, went home early and took all the profits for a great lifestyle. You didn't see that your boss probably worked twice the hours you did, had his or her house in debt to the bank to support the business and was available to clients 24/7. They probably took the phone and emails with them all the time, even when they were on holiday.

You can avoid every one of these mistakes but only if you acknowledge how vulnerable you are to believing that passion and enthusiasm is more valuable than wisdom and experience. You can't buy passion or enthusiasm because that comes from within but you can buy wisdom and experience so do so.

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Motivated business works harder Mother Nature’s unpredictable behavior throughout the past several years has been a game changer for the commercial sector in Christchurch.

ork volumes are at an all time high – and naturally, so are client expectations. To secure construction work within the context of the recovery requires skill, flexibility and an excellent reputation based on strong client relationships - Ultimate Homes has the ultimate experience on each of these fronts.

The business is registered with Fletcher EQR, and most of the key insurance companies involved with the Canterbury rebuild and recovery effort, which is true testament to its core capabilities.

With every job it secures, Ultimate Homes is investing its long history of experience in building architectural homes and undertaking alterations and extensions, into delivering building excellence across its industry.

As a licensed building practitioner and a registered master builder, it is now involved in rebuilding houses in the hill based suburbs of Christchurch, and its friendly, experienced and competent staff are working hard on expanding and diversifying the company’s already award-winning portfolio.

Owner and operator Martin Smith with a quantity surveying background, loves to tackle a challenge of the architectural and renovation kind.

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Ultimate Homes never views its consistent success as an excuse to rest on its laurels – it motivates the business to continue working harder.

From remodeling and extensions, through to earthquake damaged home repairs, Ultimate Homes is the construction orientated ‘yes man’.

“Whether our clients plans are for small, single room additions, or for large-scale renovation and extension work – we provide the full construction service,” Martin says.

“This type of work is certainly challenging, but we embrace challenges because they are rewarding and demand lateral thinking. We work closely with our clients to ensure everything runs smoothly and that building work is carried out with the least interference to them.

“We endeavor to make the alteration process hassle-free taking issues such as access, noise, dust, security and weather-tightness very seriously throughout the project.”

As a five-time winner of the Master Builders House of the Year Awards, Ultimate Homes never views its consistent success as an excuse to rest on its laurels – it motivates the business to continue working harder.

To find out further information about how Ultimate Homes can assist you in any manner of build – earthquake related or otherwise - go to www.ultimatehomes.co.nz

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Forman Building Systems Christchurch Celebrates with a ‘Branch Opening Breakfast’ at their new site at 58 Hazeldean Road

Gary Burbery (Branch Manager,) and Theresa Burbery

Phil Noble, Willy McArthur

Martin Storey, Wayne Lawrence

Gary Burbery (Foreman Building), Tim Richards (Fletcher Building)

Jeff Hatton (Mico), Andy Green (Thermico)

George, Chloe, Kat and Eliska Skala

Scott Squire, Phil Barkle

Lou Cadman, Tracey Knapp, Arie Bakker

Alex Sereka, Thomas Laubscher, Bruce Mills (all Hanham & Philp)

Michael Backhurst, Merin Ruri, Shayne Elstob (all Pinkbatts)

Catering crew (these are all Gary's family)

Donna, Adrienne, Maggie, Sue, Amanda, Richard (all Mico)

Annette and Alan Rolston

Wayne Peterson, Des Teahen, Kelvin Walker, Dan White

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Making the earth move

Dan Burrows has got fire in his belly for his business, and it’s not hard to see why. The owner and operator of Burrows Site Works takes pride in his work, and that pride manifests in excellent workmanship in the earthworks, landscaping and planting sector.

His business was born from a will to set a precedent, and introduce a new level of quality into the commercial mix.

“I established the business two years ago after I returned from building super yachts in Mississippi in the States.

“At that stage, I had a few options up my sleeve, but I saw some others in the industry and thought, ‘I could do it better than that’. It all started there, and I haven’t looked back since.”

With extensive trade experience, Dan knew there was only one way he could work – doing a great job the first time, every time. This philosophy underpins not only his business, but also every

single job it undertakes.

“I promote quality within our business and along with that, pride in our workmanship. There’s nothing better than standing back at the end of a long day, appreciating your own work and thinking, ‘wow’.”

The business specialises in earthworks, landscape and planting covering rural, commercial and residential works from laying lawn and commercial plantings to forestry and silverculture services.

“With our three different cores of business comes three times the fun and three times the challenges. I am so

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Recent jobs for the business range from a planting project up at Mount Cook through to new roadway planting.

It is also underway with a long list of landscaping jobs across the city. For the future, Dan says he plans to forge ahead and grow each area of the business.

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Refine your design Being a part of a well-established and respected franchise certainly pays dividends in terms of reputation, but it’s by no means a business’ meal ticket to commercial success.

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franchise provides a concept, a framework and a base of principles and values, but each individual member operating under the franchise umbrella needs to create their own definitive identity for it to resonate in its respective marketplace.

Dixon Homes has been admired since 1959 and is now one of Australasia’s largest house building groups. In 2012, Jason McKenzie grabbed the opportunity to become a part of this iconic building enterprise and make the concept his own.

With 25 years of building experience primarily in the residential sector, Jason has extensive experience and accolades – he became a member of the New Zealand Master Builder Federation in 1999.

Jason leads a team of dedicated staff whose professionalism and skill has earned them robust relationships with repeat and referral clients. Having aligned itself with a large and respected insurance company following the Canterbury earthquakes, the business

continues to play an integral and crucial role in the rebuild of residential Christchurch.

“We are proud of our ability to punch above our weight. This potential is a direct result of our skill base in conjunction with the universal business systems within the broader franchise and its international bulk purchasing power. Because of this fact, we are able to provide our clients with a diverse range of more than 1900 designs to choose from.”

Dixon Homes Canterbury is committed to helping clients plan their dream home right down to the final fixture and fittings – refining a concept until it fully reflects their aspirations. This is all part of reinforcing the “Dixon difference”.

The key benefits of its offering includes affordable and competitive pricing, advice about building options and what’s possible with questions answered by an expert team, transparency with pricing options for building, excellent communication and

advice from the outset with no obligation to buy and the use of superior material to ensure structural integrity and improve build times.

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Kitchen facelift More than ever before, the kitchen is a focal point of your home – a room that all members of the family visit frequently and often together to prepare food, to eat, to socialise and to entertain.

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itchens used to be separate from the rest of the house but nowadays they are an integral part of the living area.

All the more reason to get it right when you design and decorate a kitchen from scratch, or if you are repairing and renovating. Right now there are a lot of homeowners doing just that, and it pays to go to an expert

and ensure your kitchen is lasting, functional and aesthetically pleasing.

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Just scroll through www.dreamdoors.co.nz and be amazed by the vast range of door designs and colours, benchtops, splash backs, hardware and designs on offer.

Dream Doors offers a unique facelift option. This means they can completely transform your kitchen without replacing it – and this of course is much more viable economically. The carcass of the base and wall units of many kitchens are basically sound, but even swapping doors and drawer fronts can dramatically change the look without the horrendous cost of a new room. You can even have made-to-measure units complete with new doors that improve the way in which you can use the space.

Dream Doors offer literally thousands of door combinations and colour schemes to choose from; from contemporary to classical, from urban to rural. All doors and units are custom made, in New Zealand, from local materials, which means you get only the best quality – and all of this comes with a ten year guarantee.

It is really quite simple to get started.

Once you contact Dream Doors, a representative will come with a mobile showroom and sit down with you in your own home, to start the process of deciding what will work best for you – understanding the place of your kitchen in your life, the design you prefer, the materials, the colours – even the fittings themselves. Whether it is a brand new designer kitchen, or just a matter of bringing an older home back to life by face-lifting rimu joinery, Dream Doors

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Earthquake-prone housing destroyed for building research A 1950s, four-unit Housing New Zealand building in Upper Hutt, Wellington, was recently tested to destruction, to help inform decisions on the repair and replacement of earthquake-prone buildings.

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“We are about to embark on a massive programme of earthquake strengthening for more than 150 Housing New Zealand buildings at a cost tens of millions of dollars”.

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his is the first time this destructive earthquake testing has been carried out on a two-storey building in New Zealand,” says Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith.

“We need more reliable information about how weak or strong houses of this age are so we can make better informed decisions on their repair and replacement. The building will be subjected to progressively-increased horizontal forces until it fails.

“We are about to embark on a massive programme of earthquake strengthening for more than 150 Housing New Zealand buildings at a cost tens of millions of dollars. This destructive testing enables us to compare actual strength to predicted strength to ensure we make better decisions on maximising safety for tenants while minimising cost to taxpayers.

“The Government’s draft legislative policy is that buildings that are less than

34 per cent of new building standards are deemed earthquake-prone and must be upgraded within 20 years.

We are taking a lead in addressing these issues as quickly as possible within Housing New Zealand’s properties.

“The information from this testing will be shared publically. It’s invaluable to

all property owners making assessments on the relative strength of older buildings.

“The results of this testing will be available early next year. This will have a significant input into decisions on whether hundreds of older buildings are safe, require strengthening, or need to be demolished and replaced.”

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A day in the life... contributions and the like, so people his time last year, I was could afford to cut off part of their commenting on the stress sections to sell for new home builds. If endured by home owners having to you are planning to deal with insurance ‘opt out’ of EQC or payouts and the take a cash demolition of their settlement here are a homes. Twelve months couple of on and people are considerations. now selling these Check your bank’s houses “as is, where policy regarding is”. Sales are so settlements, as some frequent they are now will take the money almost considered and deduct it from normal and demolition your mortgage and is simply being put on you may have to hold for some time; make a new lending likely until the need for application if you rental accommodation diminishes.

I have had several clients need money to complete repairs.

The good thing is at dealing with less than If opting out: least useable houses helpful insurance It is not uncommon are no longer being companies and it has felt for cheques to be torn down. One very like a return to 2011. sent to the wrong noticeable thing address, so be compared to a year careful in starting too much work too ago, is the lack of affordable building soon thinking the cheque is ‘in the sites that are available in the city. mail’. Also, keep receipts from Perhaps for a limited time, the council tradesmen and even take before and could seriously consider reducing their after photos of repairs, as buyers are subdivision charges, reserve

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Only a handful of sleeps until Christmas and everyone you talk to is getting excited about the prospect of a few days off – away from their mobile phone. This year my Christmas day will be spent with all my New Zealand based family, which will be great fun. I sincerely hope all new arrivals to Christchurch have friends to enjoy the day with.

very wary and want to know that all work scoped by EQC has been completed properly.

Lately I have had several clients dealing with less than helpful insurance companies and it has felt like a return to 2011.

One client, keen to buy a house I was marketing, was told by the call centre of the current insurers, that the company was not re-insuring any Canterbury properties. It was simply not the case at all, but you do wonder which training or policy manual they had been reading.

The good news is there are other companies prepared to write new policies in Christchurch.

Far be it from me to predict a suburb to watch as an “up and comer” but surely if you combine proximity to beaches and transport links, high sales activity – particularly to young people, with a world class development in the area – say like ‘The Tannery’ you might expect some good things from Woolston over the next few years.

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Accolades for Canterbury construction company With an already stellar reputation that precedes it, Worthington Contracting’s recent accolades – yes, plural – are unquestionable assets to its brimming portfolio. In the 2013 Canterbury Contractor of the Year Awards, Worthington Contracting Ltd walked away with not one, but three different commendations in recognition of its efficiency and capabilities – most progressive business, subcontractor of the year, and an award for innovation.

Owner and operator James Worthington says of the achievement; “We are incredibly proud of this recognition and are so grateful to all our partners and clients who have demonstrated loyalty and commitment to us”.

The scope of Worthington Contracting’s expertise includes construction, drainage, sheet piling,

dewatering and excavation. It has a resolute focus on delivering projects on time and to budget while meeting and exceeding client expectations.

Working alongside local councils and major civil works contractors such as McConnell Dowell and Fletcher Infrastructure, the business isn’t just a boys and their toys kind of company – it takes its work and projects seriously.

The team approaches every job with a high level of technical and design understanding at its disposal, and its ‘in the trench’ practical experience means that challenges can be tackled and innovative solutions found for even the toughest job. From design and subcontractor management, through to construction, risk management and reinstatement, the business will embrace the responsibility.

Beyond its robust and respect based

rapport with clients, an extensive network of strategic partners ensures the service offered is not only secondto-none, but all-encompassing. The project management team is able to call on a strong network of supporting trades from traffic management and fencers through to asphalt and

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If it’s good enough for the block...

The Block NZ’s resident builder Peter Wolfkamp talks A-lign Builder and media personality, Peter Wolfkamp is well known for his role on The Block NZ as the resident builder who won’t tolerate anything but the best when it comes to building.

So when Wolfkamp says Jenkin A-lign is tops, you know it’s got to be a top notch product.

Having heard of Jenkin’s A-lign products within building circles for years, Wolfkamp was able to experience the installation process of its innovative A-lign system first hand, while taking part in this season’s edition of The Block NZ. Three of the four homes used Jenkin A-lign Concealed Fix and Nail Fix on their home exterior, as well as A-lign Fencing to further complement the homes. The A-lign Fencing was installed during an entertaining and grueling team challenge which showcased just how easy it is to put up, even under televised pressure.

In terms of the finished look, Wolfkamp thought the teams handled

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All the boards are pre-primed and painted with the first top coat in the factory, giving a premium paint finish that you cannot fault. the fence installation with ease. He explains, “To get a really good job you need to have a decent standard of technical ability in terms of setting out correctly. Once you have the setting out sorted, the actual installation of the

product is relatively straight forward.”

For the technically challenged or inexperienced home renovator, Wolfkamp suggests getting a carpenter on hand for the initial setup, to help get the posts in the ground and get things

started. “We had the A-lign fencing on display at an Expo in November. People were really interested in the product, but were just not sure if they could do it themselves. I suggested getting a builder or carpenter in to put in the first two posts just to get things set up.”

The Jenkin A-lign fencing system is the perfect complement to a weatherboard clad home. It’s a superior double-sided, precision-cut solid timber fence offering exceptional street appeal, while adding an enduring and stylish backdrop to an outdoor living space. All the boards are pre-primed and painted with the first top coat in the factory, giving a premium paint finish that you cannot fault.

Wolfkamp has given A-lign Fencing his tick of approval. “It is a remarkably simple system. The feedback I have heard is that the great advantage of this fencing is no-one gets a dud side.

When building a fence for you and your neighbour, there isn’t that discussion of who will get the unattractive back side, you both get a really good looking fence.”

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Gift of light from global friends Four street lamps that have travelled to Christchurch from cities around the globe are currently being installed on Park Terrace as part of the artwork Solidarity Grid by German artist Mischa Kuball.

Lamps from Belgrade (Serbia), Kurashiki (Japan), Sydney and Adelaide (Australia) will join the lamp from Düsseldorf, which was installed during the SCAPE 7 Public Art Christchurch Biennial.

Solidarity Grid is a creative infrastructure project for Christchurch.

The installation consists of 21 operational street lamps from around the world which are being installed over the next three years along the walkway next to the east of North Hagley Park on Park Terrace in central Christchurch.

The city of Belgrade has donated a lamp from the Skadarlija neighborhood.

Skadarlija is located in the Belgrade municipality of Stari Grad (old town), which is considered the main bohemian quarter of Belgrade.

Director of SCAPE Public Art Deborah McCormick, who is installing the artwork on behalf of the Christchurch City Council’s Public Art Advisory Group says, “The Serbian street lamp is an especially ornate and special lamp. We are most grateful to the city of Belgrade for this gift, which will stand as a memorial to the generosity of the Serbian people in our rebuilding city”.

The City of Adelaide has donated a Kip

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The City of Sydney has contributed a SmartPole which will be installed at the Salisbury Street end of Park Terrace.

The SmartPole is a pole system that is being used in Sydney’s busy streets to reduce streetscape clutter by

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The people of Christchurch’s sister-city Kurashiki in Japan’s western Okayama Prefecture has donated one of the street lamps currently located in the historical Bikan area to the project. The Bikan area is known for its faithfully maintained white-walled merchant storehouses that are located on streets once crowded carts. Previously a busy area of trade and industry, the area’s historical character now attracts galleries, coffee shops and tourists.

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Seize the opportunity in Christchurch Article by the Property Council

News that commercial construction costs in Christchurch’s CBD outstrip the rest of the country, including Melbourne and Sydney, reinforce Property Council’s calls for collaborative action within the commercial sector rebuild.

Property Council reasserts the private sector’s consistent warnings that Christchurch risks losing investors permanently if something is not done about escalating land and construction costs within the four avenues. Unless action is taken the ‘doughnut affect’ will continue to drain the life out of the CBD. There is also the risk of vast numbers of buildings being left vacant as development is unaffordable and returns are better elsewhere. If investors lose interest in Christchurch that could deal a devastating blow to the city.

However, chief executive Connal Townsend says there is room for optimism. Christchurch offers opportunities which can be seized by the Christchurch Central Development Unit to work with private developers and investors.

“Property Council supports greater engagement between public and private sectors. As the voice of commercial property with over 100 members in Christchurch, we will be

seeking greater collaboration and open communication which could see the city tackle its debilitating challenges,” said Mr Townsend.

Property Council also welcomes Westpac’s announcement to shift 450 of its staff to the Terrace complex in the CBD. This is a giant step towards progress and should be followed through to the next level. Property Council implores the public sector to work in partnership with the private sector to return economic vibrancy and stability to the commercial sector.

Insurance industry adapts to new normal KPMG’s Insurance Update 2013, released last month, reports insurers have been making good inroads into the recovery process of the Christchurch earthquakes.

Jamie Munroe, of KPMG’s Financial Services division, describes the year to 30 June 2013, as a “transitional time”

for the local general insurance industry.

“Insurers have been making good inroads into the recovery process. They now have an increased understanding on the factors impacting settlements, as well as clarity from court cases coming through.”

During the year ended 30 June2013, business across the insurance industry performed well. There was a 4% increase in gross written premium – to a

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The year was also notable for a major change in the underwriting of property risk – resulting in some new responsibilities given to policy holders.

The move from traditional open-ended replacement cover to fixed sum insurance policies was expected as global insurers became unwilling to take on unqualified cover, she said.

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Too early to assess the impact of LVR caps The latest monthly property value index shows that nationwide residential values for October have increased 8.9% over the past year, and 2.7% over the past three months. This means they are now 10.4% above the previous market peak of late 2007. When adjusted for inflation the nationwide annual increase drops slightly to 7.4% and values remain below the 2007 peak by 4.8%.

QV.co.nz research director Jonno Ingerson said current nationwide value increases are largely driven by Auckland and Canterbury, as has been the case for some time. “Most of the rest of the main centres are also increasing but at a slower rate. In contrast, many of the provincial and rural areas have declined in value."

“The recently introduced LVR caps have the potential to have a considerable impact on the market. By limiting lending to buyers with a low deposit this will cause those people to reconsider their options. It will take some months before any evidence of this becomes clear."

"In Auckland and Canterbury in particular where there is very high demand for property, the impact may be felt less. If some first home buyers decide to drop out, there will still be other willing buyers.

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same time.”

“Developers are seemingly comfortable purchasing TC3 land and then paying any extra costs to develop the land, such as engineering costs.

Rebuilds in the city are coming along well, however Selwyn still leads the way with new builds.”

Dunedin remains fairly steady, with values increasing slightly. They are now 2.7% above last year having seen a 0.8% increase over the past three months.

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Values across Auckland are continuing to increase well, up 13.6% above last year. Waitakere still leads the way with values up 18.4% over the past year, with North Shore and old Auckland City not far behind though, at 16.2% and 15.1% respectively.

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Christchurch and Dunedin Christchurch values are still significantly above this time last year, with more growth seen recently. Values are now 11.8% above last year and 2.7% up over the past three months.

Apart from Banks Peninsula, which is down 6% over the past three months,

all other areas have increased with the Southwest area of the city seeing a 3.9% increase.

QV Valuer Daryl Taggart said “Within the market we are seeing buyers who know their financial limits and who come to auctions or negotiations sticking to their bottom dollar. However, we are seeing fast turnarounds at the

In the South Island, annual growth seems to be generally a little higher than provinces in the North Island. Asburton, Timaru and Central Otago have all seen annual growth of over 6%, whereas areas such Kaikoura, Invercargill and Southland have seen limited growth, if not a decline, over the past year.

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Search is on for New Zealand’s most exciting energy projects Our Awards seek out and celebrate those who are changing the way we use energy, creating a healthier and more productive New Zealand From production lines, to truck fleets, to tourism operators – EECA is on the look-out for projects of all types across the country, that are changing how we use energy for the better.

Entries are now open for the 2014 EECA Awards, the biennial celebration of excellence in energy efficiency and renewable energy.

EECA chief executive Mike Underhill said if any organisation – public or private sector – had a successful energy efficiency or renewable energy project, EECA was keen to hear about it.

“New Zealand has many ingenious,

innovative people who are boosting business success, improving the environment, and helping communities thrive through energy efficiency or renewables.

“Whether it’s a large corporate, small farming operation, community group or smart transport operator – our Awards seek out and celebrate those who are changing the way we use energy,

creating a healthier and more productive New Zealand.

“I strongly encourage any organisation that has focused on improving energy use, to enter. It’s a fantastic way to celebrate the hard work and achievement of staff and get these projects the positive profile they deserve."

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the Energy Leadership award for individuals. There’s also a Christchurch Energy Champion Award this year, to recognise an organisation or individual promoting positive energy use in the Canterbury rebuild. A Supreme winner is chosen from the category winners.

In 2012, the value of EECA Awards entrants' combined energy savings over the life of their projects was more than $600 million and the combined reduction in CO2 emissions was 1.7 million tonnes.

The last Supreme Award winner, Air New Zealand, saved more than $500 million in transport fuel and cut carbon emissions by 142,000 tonnes per year. Other category winners included Wanganui PAK’nSAVE, ASB Bank, Dominion Salt, Golden Bay Cement and New Zealand Post.

Entries close on Monday 10 February 2014. The winner will be announced at an event at the Auckland Museum on 28 May 2014.

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Manufacturing sector expands further New Zealand’s manufacturing sector recorded its 11th consecutive month in expansion as activity in the sector rose during October, according to the latest BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI).

The seasonally adjusted PMI for October was 55.7 (a PMI reading above 50.0 indicates that manufacturing is generally expanding; below 50.0 that it is declining). The sector has now been in expansion for 11 consecutive months, and compared with previous October results the 2013 value was the highest since 2007.

Overall, the PMI has averaged 56.0 since the start of 2013.

BusinessNZ’s executive director for manufacturing Catherine Beard said that after two consecutive dips in the level of expansion, the lift in October was welcome, and should mean a positive finish to the year.

“Given Christmas is fast approaching, positive results for the last two months of 2013 would mean it

would be the first calendar year in which all 12 months are in positive territory since 2007. While one should never count their chickens, the overall sentiment of the business community and level of consumer confidence displayed in other surveys at present show that the country is on track for ongoing growth for some time.”

BNZ Economist Doug Steel said the strong PMI result bodes well for economic growth through the latter part of 2013. “Moreover, the fact that all the PMI sub-components are above 50 suggests the economic expansion is broadening. It all

adds up to upside risk to economic growth forecasts.”

All five seasonally adjusted main diffusion indices were in expansion for October, again led by new orders (60.4) which saw a return to a post-60 point value. Production (57.2) returned to similar levels of activity seen in August, while deliveries of raw materials (55.1) followed a similar

pattern. Finished stocks (51.2) lifted up from its no change level in September, while employment (52.1) returned to expansion after a decline in activity the previous month.

Expansion was centered more towards the top and bottom parts of New Zealand during October. In the North Island, the Northern region (60.7) recorded its highest level of activity since November 2010. In contrast, the Central region (53.6) dropped 4.9 points from September. In the South Island, the Canterbury/Westland region (52.5) recovered from its slip in September, while the Otago-Southland region (58.0) returned to similar levels of activity seen in August.

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Turning the TABLES Turning a once iconic material on its head to bring it into 21st century living, has seen the creation of some award winning tables.

Two Formica tables that reference the history of the iconic Formica brand in its 100 year anniversary were selected as the winning entries in the biennial Formica Formations Design Competition. Launched by Laminex New Zealand, this year’s competition challenged New Zealand’s professional and emerging architects and designers to design a sculptural piece of furniture.

Auckland designer Hugh Worth was awarded first place in the professional category of the competition, while top spot in the emerging designer section went to recently retrained Wellington designer Frances Fraser.

Worth, an interior designer from Auckland with more than 17 years’ experience in both New Zealand and the UK, created the ‘Red Herringbone’ a striking and colourful table comprising angular pieces of Formica AR+ gloss laminate.

He describes the table as a ‘multipurpose statement furniture piece’: “The vivid colours and herringbone patterning will enliven the dreariest of dinner parties. Fussy children will be so enthralled they won't even realise they've just eaten all their greens”. He drew inspiration from his own family, some of whom he noted were having difficulty finishing their veggies whilst he was conceptualising his design. His use of colour was applauded by the judges, especially red, the corporate colour of Formica.

Frances Fraser is a brand marketer who recently completed studies in Spatial Design at Massey University.

She runs her own interior design business, Honour Creative, in Wellington’s Newton. Her piece, named ‘Time Table’, was inspired by the rings of a tree representing the incremental growth and strength in trust and understanding that builds up over time through shared meal time experiences with family and friends.

“I wanted my table to be about time because that is what we invest when we gather together to share a meal and conversation. Also, the concept of time

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“The vivid colours and herringbone patterning will enliven the dreariest of dinner parties. Fussy children will be so enthralled they won't even realise they've just eaten all their greens”.

Auckland designer Hugh Worth, first place in the professional category of the competition,

has an overlap with the durability and enduring appeal of Formica, as well as with their 100-year anniversary.”

The judging panel was made up of New Zealand designer David Trubridge, Formica Group vice president of Design Renée Hytry Derrington and New Zealand architect Ron Sang.

The next instalment of the competition will be ‘Luminate’ – a challenge to designers to re-imagine how we interpret lighting hardware, fixtures and applications for the New Zealand and

global stage – using Formica Laminate.

What does the now and the tomorrow look like when Formica lights the way?

For more information visit www.formicaformations.co.nz Runners up in the Professional category were:

2nd Place - Gus Watt, Wellington 3rd Place - Rachel Venables, Auckland Runners up in the Emerging category were:

2nd Place - James Dowie, Auckland 3rd Place - Kyla Davies, Christchurch

WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION The Christchurch rebuild was initially perceived as a male dominated domain, but increasingly women are stepping up and joining the group of influential people who are shaping the future of this city. Canterbury Rebuild is proud to introduce you to some of the talented women who are bringing strength, balance, tenacity and their unique skills to the rebuild environment…

Rebecca Lee - KPMG Rebecca joined the KPMG Christchurch Private Enterprise team in July of 2011. Since then she has directed her focus on assisting those businesses that have achieve significant growth after the Christchurch earthquake as well as those needing assistance in rebuilding their businesses. Rebecca provides practical solutions to some of the issues that those entities are facing. Her motivation comes from her strong whanau ties, and spending time with whanau and friends.

The wellbeing and prosperity of whanau and the wider community has always been one of Rebecca’s top priorities

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uses her 16 years of experience in the accounting and finance industry to develop and give valuable support to the locals of Canterbury. During the past year Rebecca has furthered her Te Reo studies and aims to complete her diploma in Te Reo over the next three to four years. This will enable interaction and a deeper understanding of the Maori language, culture and business environment. Providing her services as a specialist in her field to Maori businesses and seeing a more prosperous community for all living in Canterbury is a top priority.

Rebecca at KPMG on 03 371 4855 or visit www.kpmg.co.nz

Maree Bryant - Q2 Quantifier Behind many great businesses are women supporting their husbands – not only providing administrative support but also as a business partner helping in the decision making and providing thoughtful consideration and input. The motivation is often the successful future for the whole of the family – a strong motivator to ensure any business not only succeeds but flourishes. Maree Turner is one of these women. Her role as an administrator and facilitator to husband Lester’s business has opened her eyes to the challenges of running a building business in Canterbury – a business which has created job quoting and project management software for builders. This builder friendly quoting software called Q2

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Quantifier is also used by QS4Less Ltd another business they run together that does Quantity Surveying for builders. “The software has become a benchmark in our industry and is now leading the way supporting New Zealand construction, building and architect companies to have total confidence in their pricing,” says Maree. Even more exciting is that thanks to the fantastic software they've developed they are able to complete Sum Insured Valuations that are so detailed and accurate it gives certainty to the security for your home - your asset and your investment. Maree says she's looking forward to diversifying to meet the needs of home owners and helping them get this vital figure correct..

Contact details: Maree at Q2 Quantifier on 03 928 1232 or maree.bryant@qs4less.co.nz

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Building Consents Action Plan update The Crown Manager Doug Martin is asking the construction industry to improve building consent applications alongside the Christchurch City Council’s efforts to reduce processing times.

Mr Martin says the Council needs to step up and resolve a number of issues around building consent and IANZ accreditation. However many companies and agents in the home construction industry had asked how they could work with the Council.

“I’m encouraged by that - if the construction industry comes on board with us there is no doubt the boat will go faster. One of the things they can do right now is to check they are doing all they can to make sure they are submitting high quality building consent applications.

“I think many people would be surprised at how a few poor building consent applications can slow down processing, not just for a particular application but other applications as

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well. I really want staff working on applications which make the grade.”

“One thing people might like to do is to have a chat with their professional team and ask them to outline what checks they have in place to make sure they are submitting a complete application, and how they make sure that technical information is presented carefully. That helps our team connect the dots on how the plan for your home meets the Building Code.”

Mr Martin says the Council is holding its own, but only just.

“It is fair to say there will continue to be delays for customers for a few more months around building consent processing and inspections. However, I think people will begin to see a difference in the New Year.

“I think many people would be surprised at how a few poor building consent applications can slow down processing” The Crown Manager Doug Martin

Building Consents Action Plan update Improved forecasting system introduced – it shows that high demand for building consents may not significantly decrease until late 2015.

Assessments for technical competence are complete and audits confirm that staff have made sound technical decisions.

Aggressive recruitment campaign nationally and overseas for 40 Building Control Officer and Inspection positions to help meet extremely high demand for services. Over 140 international applications received for 20 positions.

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Make the most out of your outside When you’re looking for difference within your home, you’re looking for Quarryscape. A member of Landscaping New Zealand, the business is a Canterbury based landscape and trade supplier.

Supplying and installing all sorts of landscaping works, its professional projects extend to timber works, decks and pergolas, and paving, utilizing natural stone or manufactured concretes. Timber and decking work is also growing by the day for the business.

Operations manager Shannon McGregor says, “Our work is designed to be versatile and well-designed.

We combine these qualities with the warmth and beauty of natural New Zealand stone”.

The business works with river and beach stone and stone from the Alps, as well as a broad range of decorative boulders ranging in size from 20kg up to five tonnes. These are sourced from all over the South Island - from Central Otago to the remote West Coast.

The business’ porous paving system

‘quarrypave’ is incredibly unique thanks to its hundreds of applications – interior flooring, foyers, showrooms, retail environments, patio flooring, courtyards, pool areas, driveways, carparks, tree pits, and paths.

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A fully porous version is available as a maintenance-free surface for public space environments and the company has worked with public sector organisations including the Wellington City Council on its paving needs for public areas.

The potential of porous hard surfacing has resonated widely and is now an integral part of public space tree protection for Auckland, Upper Hutt, Greytown, Wellington, Christchurch, Ashburton and Dunedin City Councils.

With innovative techniques at its disposal, and a strong landscaping team made up of fully trade qualified builders, the business is offering a professional, friendly and stress-free experience.

From a small change to a completely new landscape, Quarryscape is available to discuss options and deliver work at a competitive price. To find out more visit www.quarryscape.co.nz

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COMMERCIAL Christchurch City Council wins international award The Christchurch City Council has been recognised with a prestigious international award for its effort in promoting sustainability in the rebuild.

The World Green Building Council announced the winners of its Government Leadership Awards at the Warsaw Dialogue on Scaling-Up Local and Subnational Climate Action, held in conjunction with the UN Climate Change Conference in Warsaw, Poland.

The city council was honoured with the Urban Regeneration Award for its policies and initiatives aimed at rebuilding sustainably after the

devastating earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. In an acceptance video, Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel said that while the damage caused by the earthquakes had been devastating, the recovery provided an opportunity to promote the use of sustainable practices in businesses and homes as they were repaired and rebuilt.

“This was something the community identified in the Share an Idea

increasingly urbanised world. The community engagement campaign. The efforts of all of our nominees are Council has responded by partnering proving that building industry solutions with agencies and industry on a range not only reduce emissions but also of incentives and grants, advisory make economic sense.” services, community and industry The overall winner of ‘Best Green education, and through civic leadership Building Policy’ was Vancouver, building by example. These are helping Canada, for its Greenest City 2020 us achieve the goal for the new Action Plan for Green Buildings. An Christchurch as a sustainable, safe, example of excellence in accessible city. city policy for sustainable “We know the rest of buildings, Vancouver’s New Zealand and the measures require all new world are watching buildings to be carbon this transformation, neutral by 2020, with a and being recognised green building code with this award is introduced for all confirmation we are developments and a on the right track to retrofit policy for all Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel achieving our goal, buildings seeking one set for us by our renovation permits. community that will establish a legacy Also recognized was Abu Dhabi, for future generations,” Mayor Dalziel United Arab Emirates, which received said. the ‘Regional Leadership Award’ for the World Green Building Council chief Estidama Pearl Rating System – a executive Jane Henley said the awards programme that has bought mandatory recognised the efforts of local sustainability requirements to the city’s governments to transform their construction sector.

Seoul, Korea, won buildings, communities and their cities. a Climate Action Leadership Award for “They also acknowledge our its comprehensive campaign to reduce challenge to implement sustainability energy consumption. measures on a city-wide scale in our

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SB Global Logistics joins CIAL $10 million new build

Continued expansion at Christchurch-based SB Global Logistics is prompting the company’s shift to new premises being design built by Christchurch International Airport Ltd (CIAL) at its Dakota Park business subdivision in Russley Rd. Work is scheduled to begin later this year on the mammoth 5000sqm warehouse that is earmarked to open in May 2014 with the new offices to follow

by October. Total cost of the facility is estimated to be $10 million.

SB Global Logistics was initially established as a freight forwarding business in 1990, expanding into logistics in 1996. The company now employs more than 50 staff and is on the expansion trail, having recently

announced its purchase of another locally owned freight forwarding company, Cunninghame Global Logistics. Its alliance with global freight forwarding leader DB Schenker, of Germany, was established 23 years ago and has been a key factor in the company’s success.

General manager Reon Edwards said the company has outgrown its current facilities, located just off Ron Guthrey Rd near the airport, with another

specialised inventory managing centre in Hornby.

“We are absolutely confident in the Christchurch market and believe renewed signs of optimism are appearing across the broader business sectors. We’ve committed to a longterm lease in Dakota Park as we see logistics and freight forwarding services continuing to be in high demand as the rebuild gathers pace.”

While freight forwarding has been SB Global Logistics’ core business, Edwards sees significant growth opportunities in the logistics arena.

“We’ve already seen evidence of a number of national and international suppliers seeking logistics warehousing

in Christchurch so that they are on the doorstep of the rebuild.”

The new facility is on a 13,500m2 site allowing plenty of scope for the future expansion SB Global Logistics envisages.

The company specialises in intensive ‘pick pack’ operations, allowing it to customise orders for clients large and small. Edwards said that crucial to the logistics business in today’s market is investment in IT. Dakota Park is an 80ha business park being developed by Christchurch International Airport Ltd. Christchurch Airport CEO Jim Boult says the airport company is delighted to be undertaking this development for SB Global Logistics.

“We will develop a significant new office and warehouse premises for the company, with an estimated development cost of $10 million. SB has occupied a building at the airport for a number of years, but the new development will enable it to consolidate its existing airport operation with its other division, currently offcampus. We look forward to continuing what is a valued relationship with SB Global Logistics and welcoming them to Dakota Park.”

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How to reduce your risk when building The recovery of Christchurch is now beginning to move ahead more quickly with many insurance companies making cash payouts of some hundreds of thousands of dollars to their domestic customers for repairs or rebuilds. omeowners may then go to an architect to design an extension to a property as well as undertaking the repairs, or even to design a completely new home.

Canterbury Rebuild asked Victoria Whitta, Director of Red Quantity Surveying about the possible consequences of this approach to the rebuild.

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a schedule translates an architect’s drawing, plans and specifications into a list of all the materials required for a build and the precise amounts of those materials that are needed.

This schedule can be given to builders who will then be able to calculate the build price fairly and on exactly the same basis as their competitors.

What have you observed happening when homeowners work with architects in this way?

Homeowners often come away from their architect with a set of plans that are then given to one, two or even three builders to cost.

Builders may not have the time to precisely calculate, itemise and cost all the materials that are required for a build with so much “on the tools” work to be done right now - and that work is only going to escalate over the next year.

Neither are builders necessarily the experts in doing this kind of detailed cost planning. How can homeowners compare different building quotes when they do not know the basis on which the costs are arrived at?

What are the advantages to homeowners and architects of getting a Schedule of Quantities calculated?

It will significantly reduce risk for them – the risk of unexpected costs occurring because some element needed for a build has not been factored in or has been under-estimated.

They will be able to compare various tenders because they will know the basis on which the costs have been calculated.

Having a Schedule of Quantities drawn up certainly requires an initial monetary outlay by the homeowner, but the benefits will far outweigh that cost.

What is your advice then to homeowners and architects?

They should approach a quantity surveying firm, such as ourselves here at Red Quantity Surveying, for what is called a “Schedule of Quantities”.

This is our fundamental area of expertise. Such

How can homeowners and architects find out more about having a Schedule of Quantities drawn up?

They can call our friendly team here at Red Quantity Surveying on 928 1107. We will be only too pleased to assist as we know this process leads to the best results.

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Skill shortage may blight South Island optimism Bullish economic optimism among South Island businesses could soon be tempered, with nearly 50% of businesses citing the availability of skilled workers as a concern, according to the Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR).

These optimism figures are supported throughout the survey with South Island firms expecting to generate a greater increase in selling prices than North Island companies (48% to 37%), employ more staff (42% to 32%), invest in plant and machinery (55% to 51%) and pay higher wages, with 85% of South Island businesses looking to increase salaries in line with or above inflation compared with 82% for the North Island.

“The massive rebuild of Christchurch will only really kick off next year. Couple this with an anticipated dairy boom in the South Island, underpinned by giant irrigation projects such as Central Plains Water in Canterbury and the proposed Hunter Downs in South Canterbury, and it’s likely optimism will remain strong for several years.

“But the lack of skilled workers will be a handbrake, both for the South and North Island.

“With the momentum of the economy picking up, the escalating demand for skills will put pressure on wages, pricing, and, ultimately, inflation,” he said.

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his compares with 28% for the North Island.Simon Carey, partner at Grant Thornton New Zealand, said the fact that 23% of South Island businesses indicated that the skill shortage was a major constraint, compared with only 5% for the North Island, indicted the potential severity of the problem.

“The biggest concern is that this skill shortage is only likely to get worse in 2014,” said Carey.

“With construction in Auckland and Christchurch expected to accelerate next year, alongside other favourable trading conditions, some economists are predicting the economy to grow by 4% in 2014.

“Couple this with the fact that the Australian economy is starting to pick up again, and we can see even more pressure mounting on our skill shortage.

“The good news is that 74% of South Island firms and 69% of North Island firms are optimistic about the country’s economic outlook over the next 12 months, with 23% (SI) and 15% (NI) being very optimistic,” he said.

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RECRUITING FOR THE REBUILD Located in the central city, Tradestaff is at the heart of the Christchurch rebuild.

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Spring into action with your suspension Diversity and versatility are the name of the game for Christchurchbased engineering and spring-making firm Bellamy and East.

This firm has been servicing the suspension needs of Canterbury since before WWII and has definitely moved with the times to keep right up to date with the very best of industry technology and demands.

Anton and Mary van Tongeren took over Bellamy and East 15 years ago, increased their range of truck and high-lift suspension springs and further developed the firm’s engineering capabilities.

“We can make any metal item customers want, right down to the smallest of parts,” says Mary. “People often come to us with a picture of something they require and ask us to make it, either as a one-off or as a run of sometimes into the thousands. We’ve made garden gates, bicycle stands, gabion baskets and even sandwich boards, as well as the more usual u-bolts, brackets, crowbars and hook clamps.”

Customers appreciate being able to speak directly to Anton about their needs.

He is an “on the tools” owner with a wealth of skill.

Then there is Roger, the foreman who has been with the firm for 40 years. He’s infamous for his red overalls and there is nothing he does not know about engineering.

Cameron is the spring man in this highly specialised industry. Indeed, Bellamy and East is one of only two major spring-making firms in the country and the only one in the South Island.

The essential nature of its service contributed significantly to the recovery of Christchurch after the earthquakes.

During the height of the central city demolition phase there was something like a 20 per cent increase in the number of heavy trucks in the city that needed springs repaired and the same is true for the huge cranes that dominated the city skyline.

Bellamy and East did not come out of the earthquakes unscathed itself. There was some damage to its premises, but out of that, by midnext year, will come a brand-new two-storey building with a dedicated

front office, staff cafe and factory/workshop.

“We will be able to increase our efficiency and work flow in the new facility”, says Mary. “Also keep an eye out for our company truck.

It’s a 1938 Chevrolet Pick-up that Anton is restoring and it will be quite a talking point.”

Bellamy and East is based at 58 Falsgrave Street in Phillipstown – phone 365 4371. Visit the web-site www.springs.co.nz which gives a very comprehensive overview of the services they can provide.

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The expert team can install and maintain all commercial air conditioning. These systems can also provide ventilation for compliance with air quality standards. Staff can also install sophisticated programmable controls for specific conditions and energy saving requirements. They also service existing systems ensuring efficient operation for years to come.

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