Time for bold action to get the skills we need
By Alan Pollard, chief executive, Civil Contractors NZ. Having access to a skilled and reliable workforce remains the most critical issue facing the civil construction...
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Changes to independent contractor’s status?
By John Farrow from Anderson Lloyd. (first published October 2021) The Labour-led Government signalled that it would introduce statutory support and legal rights for dependent...
Project completion reporting
A tool for accountability and learning, or a pain in the ….? Many managers I talk with admit they struggle to get good project completion/close reports...
Do it once and do it well
There’s an old saying – do it once and do it well. This approach may take a bit longer, but it can lead to better...
Indemnities in construction contracts
Indemnities are powerful risk allocation devices. When you indemnify a party for a loss, you hold harmless and absolve that party from any responsibility for...
Infrastructure strategy tells why, but is the Government listening?
By Alan Titchall, Editorial Manager The industry welcomed the Infrastructure Commission‘s Infrastructure Strategy 2022-2052 as not only recognising our massive infrastructure deficit, but for calling...
New Zealand’s most challenging NOC
Fulton Hogan‘s West Coast Network Outcomes Contract (NOC) for the NZTA started in September 2015 as a collaborative partnership between five West Coast companies on...
Recruiting staff in a tight labour market
This article is based on a paper by Greg Steele, Downer BOP water contract manager that he presented to the 2021 Water New Zealand conference. ...
Infrastructure challenges must be addressed
By Alan Pollard, Chief Executive, Civil Contractors NZ The New Zealand Infrastructure Commission released its 30-year infrastructure strategy last month. It is sobering reading. The...
A new era for TransDiesel as TDX
TransDiesel has grown from small beginnings in the 1980s to now employ about 300 people across a nationwide network of 18 branches and is entering...