NZS 3910 – the standard is changing
Paul Buetow (partner) and James France (solicitor) in Dentons Kensington Swan’s Major Projects and Construction team. The NZS 3910:2013 standard is the most widely used...
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Industry-led, with government support
Alan Pollard, Chief Executive, Civil Contractors New Zealand. In May 2021, Economic and Regional Development Minister Stuart Nash addressed an audience of government, industry, and...
A passionate gift for old machines
He’s the longest serving contributor to Contractor magazine (22-years) and could have been a doctor, or a full-time professional musician, but left medical school to...
Give us all the courage
By Andrew Olsen, CEO, Rural Contractors New Zealand. When he was Prime Minister in the 1990s Jim Bolger had a plaque in his Beehive office...
Regulatory efficiency the way to go
Jonathan Bhana-Thomson, CEO, New Zealand Heavy Haulage Association. The Oversize Freight Sector is one that has many extra layers of regulation on top of the...
Show me the money!
Rob Sellars, managing consultant, Eighty4 Recruitment. One of the main reasons we go to work is for the money. As Abraham Maslow theorised back in...
Comparing apples and contracting
Alan Pollard, Chief Executive, Civil Contractors New Zealand As I write this column, I have been on the job at Civil Contractors New Zealand for...
Graphene proving itself in kiwi concrete
It’s been said that graphene is currently the world’s most promising material with a huge impact on strengthening construction materials. GtM Action is the Kiwi...
Kiwi women in cranes
Tuesday March 8 is International Women’s Day. The 2022 theme is #BreaktheBias, aiming towards a world free of bias, stereotypes and discrimination. A symbol of...
The great relocation?
Rob Sellars, managing consultant, Eighty4 Recruitment. I’m writing this article in my home office, a portable sleep-out room that we were lucky enough to get...