Stronger together – the value of membership
Alan Pollard, Civil Contractors New Zealand Chief Executive. I have frequently written of late of the major challenges that the civil sector is facing, primarily...
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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...
Record salary levels in the tightest ever labour market
By Rob Sellars, 84 Recruitment. It has been well reported that salaries both here and around the world have significantly increased over the past two years,...
Goodbye Covid blues
The construction industry is gearing up for a robust future, if only chronic labour shortages can be addressed, writes James French, Construction Industry Specialist, Teletrac...
Civil construction’s big challenge for 2021
Peter Silcock, chief executive, Civil Contractors NZ. For many months now, the CCNZ has been asking central and local government to get on with things...
The first to respond
Contractors are often the first to step up in a disaster. Some of you may have seen images from China of sites covered in hundreds...
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...
Looking after the industry
by PETER SILCOCK, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, CCNZ The need for a strong organisation and a powerful voice for contractors remains as important today as it was...
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 to a top civil contractor and gold miner – Sam March
Guy and Andy March, two of Sam March’s nephews, share a few memories of him and March
Construction. SAM WAS BORN on July 14 1945....