A year for confidence
Rob Gaimster, Cement & Concrete Association of New Zealand (CCANZ), and New Zealand Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NZRMCA) Informed by construction metrics, government projections and...
Category : Contractor
Women to the rescue
The critical shortage of skilled truck drivers has been well documented in the news media, but not so well known is an equally threatening shortage...
Doors of Opportunity
by Vijay Naidu
Contractor magazine talks to Auckland Transport chairman Dr Lester Levy about business ethics, management, his career, and society in general as the city deconstructs and...
Paying respect to Arnold Downer’s legacy
by Vijay Naidu
Of the handful of family names indelibly etched in the history of our civil contracting industry is Downer, founded by engineer Arnold Downer over 80...
Concrete masonry – the silent workhorse
by Vijay Naidu
ROB GAIMSTER, CEMENT & CONCRETE ASSOCIATION (CCANZ) NEW ZEALAND READY MIXED CONCRETE ASSOCIATION (NZRMCA) I’LL GET STRAIGHT to the point, concrete masonry doesn’t receive the...
Pike River – the final chapter
by Vijay Naidu
The Brunner coal seam has won again, locking deep within itself, probably forever, the bodies of the Pike River miners killed in the 2010...
In praise of roundabouts
ALAN TITCHALL explains why roundabouts are not just about junctions in our roading systems, but represent a cultural link with communities and cities. IT SHOULD...
Opening up about suicide
Australian construction-industry statistics are an alarming reminder of our ignorance about mental stresses in our own workplaces and being alert to the signs, writes GAVIN...
A woman’s aptitude for altitude
At 21 years of age Johanna Hofmann is thought to be the youngest female portainer crane operator in the world and is one of a...
Nelmac’s water woman
Raewyn Philbey admits to getting the odd strange look from homeowners when she responds to callouts in her role as a Water Service Person with Nelson...