What it takes to make transformational change
The definition of the word ‘transformation’ is “a dramatic change in form or appearance”. Therefore, for something to be ‘transformational’ there must have been change...
Category : CCNZ update
Finding out what matters in an election year
Photo: Night shift installation of tactile warning pavers at Springs Rd bridge splitter island in Christchurch. Works by Artisan Paving NZ and photo by Ezra...
Thinking differently about immigration
By Alan Pollard, Chief Executive, Civil Contractors New Zealand. Access to a skilled labour force remains highly constrained for the civil construction industry. Even before...
Fast tracked visas
A new fast-tracked visa category to help with the cyclone recovery should enable civil construction to ramp up its response, says CCNZ chief executive Alan Pollard He...
CCNZ Wellington office sold
CCNZ Wellington office sold At a Special General Meeting of CCNZ, held in November last year the Executive Council decided to sell the CCNZ national...
Changing of the chair at CCNZ
Following the CCNZ conference in Christchurch this month (August) Napier business consultant and former Gair Contracting managing director Bailey Gair was elected unopposed at the...
Supporting workers and the businesses they work for
By Alan Pollard, chief executive, Civil Contractors NZ. The past couple of years have been tough. Following two years of a global pandemic, we have...
CCNZ Workforce development
Year on year, the civil construction industry has faced a shortage of skilled workers. Last month a new report on entering the civil infrastructure construction...
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...
CCNZ Auckland branch awards night
Stellar People Awards Young Contractor of the Year: Cooper Murdoch, J&R Contracting. Young Engineer of the Year: Kristan Dantas, Fletcher/Acciona Joint Venture. Outstanding Individual of...