Improving the contract market
This article first appeared in Contractor February 2017. Based on a presentation at the NZTA/NZIHT 2016 conference by Caroline Boot from Clever Buying and Plan...
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Built for water fun: Wero Whitewater Park
This article first appeared in Contractor magazine’s December issue. Some large community water infrastructure projects are built just for the recreational fun of it.
Based...
Strong client supplier relationship
A review of the relationship between councils and CCNZ members over the past year and a wish list for 2017, from Malcolm Abernethy, executive officer, Civil...
The ‘Kaikoura’ Quake
These articles first appeared in Contractor magazine’s December issue. Restoring our lifelines after last month’s monster quake By Tommy Parker, group manager Highways and Network...
Infrastructure contracts – the debate continues
A recent workshop for NEC3 contracts project managers in Christchurch, and organised by NEC in the UK, rekindled an old industry debate and dilemma over...
zero harm safety app for association members
From next month most Civil Contractors New Zealand members will have free access to a new award-winning app for iPhone and Android to record incidents...
Auckland – a congestion nightmare
Auckland’s traffic is not as dense as many other cities such as Sydney and Beijing (pictured) but its traffic management leaves a lot to be...
Profit and health and safety: comment from Malcolm Abernethy
Malcolm Abernethy, Executive officer, Civil Contractors NZ This month (June 2015) I am writing this column in two sections that are loosely linked. It is...
Harsh lesson with non-payment
A Civil Contractors NZ member has just endured an 18-month struggle chasing just over $1 million owed it by a developer of a lifestyle...
Introducing Peter Silcock
The new Civil Contractors New Zealand chief executive Peter Silcock is no stranger to running an association but it will be his first experience with...