Winning against the recruitment crisis
By ROB SELLARS, EIGHTY4 RECRUITING. Recruitment has always been high on the agenda as far as significant challenges for the civil construction industry and has...
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A greater focus on domestic talent
By Rob Sellars, managing consultant, Eighty 4 Recruiting. Usually when I do a review of the previous year it can be challenging to remember the...
The value of working together
By Peter Silcock, CEO, CCNZ. You may have noticed a surge in CCNZ membership featuring in the back page of Contractor magazine over the past...
Welcoming the CCNZ new president
As of this year’s CCNZ AGM, Tony Pike will step into the role of president. He’s a well-known name in the industry, having held senior...
COVID-19 contract guidance for civil contractors
CCNZ Core Associate Dentons Kensington Swan has provided contract guidance for civil contractors impacted by COVID-19. This guidance applies to standard NZS 3910:2013 contracts, but...
An industry advocate
Tossing aside a career behind a desk for one behind the controls of a big digger, Shannan Bell is thriving in the male-dominated civil construction...
Building a healthy public image
PETER SILCOCK, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, CCNZ For too long the civil construction industry has had an image problem. We are seen to be a last resort...
CCNZ Comment: Digging into Government’s transport investments
Last month (May) this column highlighted the changes in investment signalled in the Draft Government Policy Statement on Land Transport. By PETER SILCOCK For members...
First major roading projects welcomed
At least two proposed roading projects, favoured by the former National-led Government, will now be funded by the Government bringing relief to major civil contracting...
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...