Conferences & Exhibitions

Stakeholder get-together Conferences & Exhibitions

Stakeholder get-together

Stormy weather didn’t deter a good turnout to the Civil Contractors NZ annual stakeholders’ function in Wellington last month. Tuning into CCNZ chief Peter Silcock’s report on the association’s upcoming projects, and a message from president Brian Warren that had a note of ‘concern’ with the direction the government is...
Crane Association Conference 2017 Conferences & Exhibitions

Crane Association Conference 2017

A wet and wild Rotorua was host to this year’s Crane Association conference. ASSOCIATION CEO ROD AUTON kindly gave delegates a heads up via email about the impending storm, advising that raincoats and umbrellas be included in the packing. I can attest from experience that the umbrella served no purpose in the sideways...
Working better together Conferences & Exhibitions

Working better together

Chris Hunt delivered the Transport Agency’s update 
at the Civil Contractors’ conference last month. 
ALAN TITCHALL summarises his presentation. TOMMY PARKER, general manager of the NZTA’s System Design and Delivery team, was scheduled to present the annual agency update to the CCNZ conference last month, but couldn’t make...
In the PM’s words Conferences & Exhibitions

In the PM’s words

There was a big turnout of delegates to hear the presentation by Prime Minister Bill English. The subject turned ‘industry’ focused at question time. By ALAN TITCHALL. The first question was from 
Caroline Boot from Plan A. “One of the most exciting things that our industry sees in your policies is your investment in...
CCNZ conference opens with tough messages Conferences & Exhibitions

CCNZ conference opens with tough messages

CCNZ president Brian Warren opened the 2017 association conference in Dunedin last month. Reporting by ALAN TITCHALL. “SMART CONTRACTING ISN’T just the sole responsibility of us as contractors, it also lies with the principles and we’ve been putting quite a bit of effort into trying to achieve – or stop – the bastardisation of...
ConExpo 2017 experience Conferences & Exhibitions

ConExpo 2017 experience

Charles Fairbairn attended ConExpo in Las Vegas this year and files his report. LAS VEGAS IS THE centre of the universe when it comes to convention centres and big time events. The city of neon lights hosts 22,000 conventions per year, or five to six per day. Most barely register on the city’s maniacal pulse. However,...
bauma 2016 Shanghai Conferences & Exhibitions

bauma 2016 Shanghai

This article first appeared in Contractor February 2017. BAUMA  has become one of the key global exhibitions for heavy machinery and the services that support them. Given the timing cycles Bauma 2016 Shanghai has perhaps suffered from a New Zealand perspective by being so close to Conexpo / Conn-Agg Las Vegas next month. But...
The heartbeat of our industry Conferences & Exhibitions

The heartbeat of our industry

Bauma 2016 will be the 31st edition of the world’s leading trade fair for construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines, construction vehicles and construction equipment. It will be held in Munich on April 11-17 2016. The show covers over 605,000 square metres of exhibition space, with over 3,400 exhibitors...
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