Reality of oil in New Zealand
Whether it’s machinery, land transport (light and heavy), aviation, asphalt, lubrication, and even PPE clothing, petroleum products are widely used in this country and will...
Category : Comment
Water bores and casings
By John Pfahlert, CEO, Water New Zealand THE HAVELOCK NORTH water inquiry highlighted widespread systemic failure in our drinking water system. Water suppliers should now...
What can we learn from Carillion UK collapse
By Warner Cowin, CEO, Height THE COLLAPSE OF Carillion has important lessons for New Zealand – it could happen here. Carillion, which went into liquidation in...
Farewell and hello again
From Tommy Parker, general manager, System Design & Delivery, New Zealand Transport Agency. THERE’S NO DOUBT that since joining the NZ Transport Agency, or Transit NZ...
What is the fatigue risk in your workplace?
By Janet Brothers, director, Life Care Consultants. FATIGUE IS MORE than feeling tired and drowsy. In a work context, it is a state of mental...
Leadership needed on pre-qualification
By Peter Silcock, chief executive, CCNZ OUR ASSOCIATION HAS supported pre-qualification as it is a mechanism to exclude cowboys from bidding for work and to...
Greg Sheehan: A long hot summer made worse by PPE
By Greg Sheehan, Sheehan’s Transport Assistance WELL, HERE WE go again. A long hot summer made worse by PPE, February 2018 Contractor magazine. Somebody brave...
Does the industry need to be more tech savvy?
ROB STUMMER, MANAGING DIRECTOR, IFS NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA IN TALKING TO construction companies about technology, they often tell us how keen they are to...
Seeking clarity on infrastructure pipeline
PETER SILCOCK, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, CIVIL CONTRACTORS NEW ZEALAND OVER THE PAST year many clients have asked CCNZ – ‘do contractors have the capacity and capability...
Skills a continuing issue
By HAYS RECRUITMENT NEW ZEALAND A MODESTLY IMPROVED global economy has seen labour market pressures ease slightly since 2016, as growing numbers of well-educated migrants provide a...