NZCB InHouse Magazine April/May 2018

The off icial magazine of the New Zealand Certif ied Builders Association

April/May 2018 — NZCB – Celebrating 20 Years of Raising Standards!

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Asbestos – What you need to do about it

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NZCB NEWS

IN THE KNOW

Message from the Chairman

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Tool theft

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Message from Operations

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How to become good at anything

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NZCB AGM

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Success for first round of Building Trade Professionals workshops

Residential Building Consent process for trusses and frames

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Asbestos – what you need to do about it 48

Halo Guarantee – Spec Builds

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Who are BrokerWeb Risk Services?

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Revere is here!

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IN THE MEDIA

Celebrating 20 Years of Raising Standards

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20th Annual AGM, Conference & Expo

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NZCB merchandise

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Message from the Chief Executive

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Solid foundation in home improvement

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CERTIFIED PLANS Making building easy with Certified Plans

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AROUND THE REGIONS

NEXT GENERATION Women nailing careers in the trades

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NZCB Auckland Golf Day 2018

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2018 Apprentice Challenge finalists

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Laminex factory tour

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ITAB apprentice completions

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Chipping for the chopper

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The past and present – AST Trust

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Getting social savvy

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Cranking up for conference

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Build It Expo celebrates fifth birthday in Tauranga

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$4,250 raised for Canterbury Men’s Centre

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Timaru Super Shot a super success!

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Industry Events Calendar

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TECH TIPS Nail your paperwork once and for all

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Tap once for the GIB® App

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OUR PEOPLE Sarah Schaw granted $4000 Scholarship!

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HEALTH AND SAFETY Risk Management 101

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Building workplace culture and spaghetti towers

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InHouse is the official bi-monthly magazine of New Zealand Certified Builders Association. We’re always on the lookout for interesting stories or build projects that NZCB members have been a part of! To share your story with us please contact Millie.

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NZCB NEWS — Brent Chatterton Chairman of the Board

Message from the Chairman Hi All, Well it’s that super busy time of year for NZCB! There’s a lot going on particularly as we head towards conference time.

It’s certainly an interesting time in the building industry.

Will the workflow continue, or will we be back in our boom bust cycle? Hopefully the Government’s initiative with the KiwiBuild programme and social housing will help ease the ups and downs.

Grant and I recently visited Jenny Salesa, Minister for Building & Construction, and I was encouraged by her long-term view, as opposed to short term quick fixes particularly around education and apprentices.

As she said, it’s not only up to the government to help the industry, it’s also up to us as builders and as an association to help lift the bar on the quality of New Zealand housing and those working in the industry.

As a key focus of the board and the association, it’s refreshing to see our goals, at least in theory, aligning... watch this space.

Finally, I just want to let you know that this is my last InHouse report as Chairman of the Board. I will be standing down after the upcoming conference. I want to take the opportunity to thank everyone who has supported me in this journey. It has certainly been a major learning curve for me personally, and I have really enjoyed my time as chairman. I would like to wish the new chairman all the best in a very rewarding role and make special mention to my wife, Claire, for her support, enabling me to have had this opportunity.

The board have been doing their best to attend the regional AGMs happening throughout the country.

It has been fantastic to see the growth and enthusiasm in some of the smaller regions. Two that come to mind are South Canterbury and Blenheim – well done guys!

Congratulations to all those apprentices who took part in the regional NZCB Apprentice Challenge events and good luck to those who are progressing to the National Final. I look forward to catching up with you all at conference.

It’s board election time again with two board members coming up for election. There are four members campaigning for the two positions. The results will be announced at our AGM during the Friday of conference.

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I look forward to seeing you all at conference.

NZCB NEWS — Jason McClintock Operations Manager

When the hat fits…

Best intentions can quickly come around and bite you in the butt, it seems even more so if you’re a builder offering to help a friend out.

Occasionally NZCB receives phone calls from clients whose building project hasn’t gone well. In some instances, we discover the client was a friend of the builder prior to the project getting underway – and the project was something the builder was doing as a favour.

The problem with favours is while they might sit within the bounds of friendship, they often sit outside the bounds of the law and best practice. This means when the friend/client no longer wants to be the builder’s bestie, and puts on the consumer hat, the builder is backed into a corner, with no hope of defending his situation.

“My advice to anyone engaging in building services is to put on their ‘business hat’ and approach all interactions with absolute professionalism.”

When I look at the Association’s files involving such cases I find evidence of no building contract, no written variations, budget blow out and workmanship errors which ends with the builder walking off the job. Hush money will only go so far to resolve these kinds of disputes. The builder’s reputation is now on the line with the ex-friend holding all the power. They look to use this power to recover $60,000 of claimed losses and don’t mess around with negotiations or adjudication, it’s straight off to the District Court. As the court analyses the builder’s failings, the penalties start cranking up; the client was never handed a checklist, disclosure statement, building contract or post contract information and there are numerous LBP breaches.

So those little favours of shifting wiring and plumbing are now biting hard because the law says LBP carpenters cannot do this work, even if it was a favour.

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Now comes the aftermath… Thursday drinks with the boys no longer takes place, the community Facebook page is splattered with criticism against the builder and their wives no longer meet up for coffee.

My advice to anyone engaging in building services is to put on their ‘business hat’ and approach all interactions with absolute professionalism. This way, the ‘friendship hat’ will still fit long after the job and project complexities have been forgotten. Last but not least, remember to leave a trail of breadcrumbs to ensure a record of what has happened, and when, throughout the building project.

NZCB NEWS —

Notice of Annual General Meeting Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of New Zealand Certified Builders Association Incorporated will be held on Friday 25th May 2018 commencing at 8:00am in the Rockcote Room, Rotorua Energy Events Centre, Queens Drive, Rotorua.

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Welcome and Apologies Minutes from last Annual General Meeting 26th May 2017 Chairman’s Report Chief Executive’s Report Presentation of the Annual Financial Report for the year 2017 Announcement of Directors of Board Special Business (if applicable) General Business (see below)

Following extensive feedback received from members following last year’s Annual General Meeting, the Board requests that all items that members may wish to raise/discuss during the Annual General Meeting, be firstly submitted no later than one week prior to the AGM. This will allow sufficient time for research for these questions, thus making sure that the responses from the Board to the topics raised, are provided in a full and efficient manner.

Any items for discussion should be submitted in writing, no later than 5pm on Thursday 17th May 2018, to: Brent Chatterton – Chairman brent.chatterton@nzcb.nz Please note the earlier start time of the Annual General Meeting. It is expected that the AGM will finish no later than 10am, to allow for the timely start of the 2018 Conference and related events.

Brent Chatterton Chairman of the Board

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AROUND THE REGIONS —

NZCB Auckland Golf Day 2018

Akarana Golf Course – Thursday 22 March 2018 Thank you to everyone who took part in the NZCB Auckland golf day, a fundraiser for Mercy Hospice College Hill.

This was one of the most successful fundraisers yet thanks to 106 very enthusiastic players and 18 industry hole sponsors.

There are two hole sponsors in particular that need a special mention; Manukau Nissan provided cocktails complete with pink flamingos, puffy pineapple straws and piñatas, we’ve never seen a post hole borer used as the mechanism device for a cocktail blender! Such ingenuity! Thank you also to Bradnam’s who provided lightly pan-fried prawns and delectable sausages!

A huge thanks to all the hole sponsors: Franklin, GIB®, ITM, Makita, Bradnam’s, Resene Construction, CBA Insurances, Beam, James Hardie, Hirepool, Wardrobes Direct, Manukau Nissan, Dynex, Bella Kitchens, The Trades Coach, Warmup, Marshall Waterproofing, Resene Paints and Mitre 10 Trade.

Mitre 10 Trade also sponsored the 19th hole food and beverage, Genesis sponsored the drinks and nibbles cart and Western ITM the registration BBQ. There was a fantastic array of prizes, a pile of goodies donated by our sponsors for the auction and best of all, the Auckland committee made a donation of $15,125.94 to Mercy Hospice.

The Auckland committee present Mercy Hospice with a cheque for $15,125.94.

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Laminex factory tour NZCB Taupo recently organised a tour through the Laminex NZ Factory.

It was insightful to learn how a big factory works and how the products are created, that we as builders use every day. We enjoyed a presentation on sustainability and the great initiatives that Laminex have implemented across their Business model. Thank you to all the NZCB builders who attended and thanks to Laminex for hosting us!

Chipping for the chopper NZCB Taranaki held a golf day on Friday 23rd February with a total of 21 registered teams. $4,000 of the funds raised were donated to the Taranaki Rescue Helicopter and another $1,000 will be donated to the Tonga relief fund to help out after cyclone Gita. The sun was shining and the golf was enjoyed by all. Competitors took away great prizes which were kindly donated by local sponsors. A special thanks to the charity auction sponsors Stratford ITM, Bunnings Hawera, Harvey Norman Commercial, McDonald Real Estate and Ramset NZ.

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Taranaki president Adan Larsen and committee member Merv Lightbody present Taranaki Rescue Helicopter Trust representative, Sarah with the $4,000 cheque.

The dunny hole was a hit!

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AROUND THE REGIONS —

Shane Ririnui Business Development Manager – North Island

Getting social savvy On-line, or in reality, getting social with your peers and industry partners can have key benefits for your business success.

The first round of Building Trade Professionals (BTP) workshops – Pricing for Profit have come to an end and what an excellent start to the series and 2018 as a whole!

Off the back of these workshops came some good discussion around “mark-up” versus “margin”, the difference between them, how they are applied to building contracts and costs, how they affect you as a business owner and how to explain these when your client questions the two calculations. The best part is... we have the answers! Check out the video under the Building Trade Professionals tab on the members ToolShed which will be followed up with a discussion during the first “Chew the Fat” session on our members only Facebook group.

I can’t stress this next point enough, if you aren’t currently part of the NZCB members only Facebook group then please consider joining us! If you are of the mentality that Facebook is a time waster, then think again! It can be a hugely beneficial business tool. There is great industry and business discussion amongst our members on product, business management programs, tricky engineering details, BTP webinars and chew the fat sessions delivered by National Support Office.

The NZCB National Conference & Expo is just around the corner, and this year is gearing up to be a big one…

20 years! Wow! What an achievement for the association.

If you’ve never been to conference or it’s been far too long, I recommend attending this year at the Energy Events Centre in Rotorua on 25th and 26th of May. Come along and experience it first-hand for yourself.

In my travels around the regions I hear from both recently joined and veteran members that they wouldn’t miss it for the world, it’s a beneficial weekend full of networking amongst peers and industry partners, soaking up business and industry education and of course a lot of fun! It’s not too late to register – login to the ToolShed for all the details.

I look forward to seeing some new faces there!

Ka kite anō au i a koutou.

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Nick Matthews Business Development Manager – South Island

Cranking up for conference Summer feels like a distant memory as we head into Autumn with the 20th Annual NZCB Conference & Expo to look forward to!

If you’ve never been to conference I’d recommend making the effort to attend, there’s something for everyone. This year’s conference even has dedicated sessions for our wives and partners who are often overlooked, but vital to you and the success of your building business.

back costing techniques. Many thanks to our keynote speaker Victoria Harrison from Red QS, it was great working with you!

Whether you’re new to the association or have been around awhile, come along and celebrate 20 years of NZCB and gain huge benefits from the education sessions, networking and social opportunities! Nineteen apprentice finalists will also be competing at the national final of the NZCB Apprentice Challenge so get along and support our next generation of builders.

During March, both Marlborough and Central Otago held AGMs with a difference – both regions met at their local Mitre 10 Columbus cafe. This proved to be a popular option with higher than average attendance rates.

At the time of writing this the regional events for the 2018 NZCB Apprentice Challenge are just two weeks away! This year’s competition will see an additional three regions host an event for the first time – Gisborne, Wairarapa and South Canterbury, which has resulted in a record number of entries, 98 in total!

The NZCB Apprentice Challenge would not be possible without the support and effort provided by NZCB presidents, committee members, ITP tutors and ITM stores. Every year they give up their free time to coordinate these regional events. On behalf of us all, I’d like to wish every apprentice taking part in this year’s NZCB Apprentice Challenge the very best of luck!

See you at conference.

P.S. Congratulations to ITAB ambassador and NZCB member, Tom Walsh for winning GOLD at the Commonwealth Games!

Congratulations to Travis Taylor who was elected as president of the Blenheim/Marlborough region and Nic Hill for stepping up as the vice president. My thanks to Chris Ewens, who stepped aside from the president’s role, for his ongoing support to the region and NZCB. During the South Canterbury AGM, Jonny Rive was elected to vice president filling a vacant position and giving Ashburton (his hometown) some much needed and long overdue representation – thanks Jonny.

South Canterbury members recently enjoyed a social evening on the 14th March, supporting and cheering on Tom Walsh at the Timaru Super Shot. More than 350 NZCB branded beach balls were handed out to the crowd which proved very popular for families with young kids! The beach balls were a fantastic way to increase our brand at a grass roots level.

Chief Executive, Grant Florence joined me on the road and attended the Invercargill Building Trade Professionals workshop – Pricing for Profit. Those members who took the time to attend received valuable insight into quantity surveying, onsite and offsite overheads, ways of applying margins and effective

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Build It Expo celebrates fifth birthday in Tauranga A record number of trade stands were booked at this year’s NZCB Tauranga Build It Expo in February.

The fifth annual event, held at Classic Flyers, was hosted by local rugby legend Matua Parkinson, who got the crowd going and kept punters informed about the day’s events.

Daniel receiving a keyless entrance lock prize from Supreme Lock & Hardware

Tauranga Districts President Paul James donating $1,200 to Julie Sargisson from Alzheimers Tauranga, alongside Matua.

The highlights included the Kennards Hire excavator competition and watching the Carters reps have a go at the PlaceMakers two-man saw competition, with PlaceMakers reps awarding them endorsed t-shirts.

At the end of the night, $8,000 in prizes was given out and the Tauranga committee presented $1,200 to Julie Sargisson from Alzheimers Tauranga, Matua’s choice of charity.

A huge thank you to all our suppliers and sponsors for turning up and helping make it happen. There was great value in the networking opportunities with NZCB builders and designers. A special thank you goes to the NZCB Tauranga committee members, our coordinator Taryn, and NZCB support staff including Shane Ririnui who truly went the extra mile!

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Kennard’s Hire excavator competition

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$4,250 raised for Canterbury Men’s Centre The NZCB Canterbury region held their 2018 golfing event on the 16th of March.

Those in attendance were welcomed by a fine day and good company!

Courtesy of Hampton’s ITM, we had a BBQ sizzling to give attendees something to chew on while they enjoyed a beer or two. Although the sun shone all day, a cool brisk southerly made playing conditions a bit more challenging than usual.

Ironically, the big hitters were worse off than the average player with some of their drives being sent further north than the direction intended.

This year it was decided that we’d only play a nine-hole round and the concept went down

well! We were back in the clubhouse by 2.00pm and proceeded to run an auction of the many donations that were generously supplied by the sponsoring companies. I acknowledge all of our sponsors and applaud their generosity.

The attendees stepped up well, and we raised a lot more than we originally envisaged. As a result of the auction, we donated $4,250.00 to the Canterbury Men’s Centre. The Men’s Centre is a fantastic local resource for blokes when the stress of life starts to get in the way of health and general well-being.

For more info go to www.canmen.org.nz

NZCB Canterbury President Richard Poff presents Karl Belcher of the Canterbury Men’s Centre a donation of $4250.00!

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Timaru Super Shot a super success!

NZCB South Canterbury helped host the inaugural Super Shot held in Timaru on the 14 March 2018.

The event was held at Caroline Bay with local boy and NZCB member Tom Walsh competing and bringing a six-strong field of competitors in the men’s elite section. Labelled the strongest shotput field ever assembled in New Zealand, all were top 16 finishers from the World Indoor Shot-Put event held in Birmingham, where recently Tom won the World Indoor title with his throw of 22.31m.

The Caroline Bay Soundshell was the perfect venue for a crowd of approximately 2500 locals who cheered on Tom and his fellow athletes who entertained with every put thrown. This event was a fantastic opportunity to promote NZCB, raising the profile not only locally but also nationwide with the event being televised.

Who didn’t see the NZCB beach balls in the crowd behind the media reporter that featured on TV1 and TV3 network news?! Thanks to all involved for putting this together and showcasing South Canterbury and NZCB and thanks to Grant Florence and Nick Matthews for coming down and supporting us.

Tom Walsh

The event started at 5pm with a children’s fun run, followed by Aoraki Secondary School’s Medallist competition. Next up the Tradies vs VIPs featuring our own NZCB members including Aidan “Firm Hands“ Foster, Tim “The Tornado“ Wright and Jonny “Making up Numbers“ Rive who all put on a strong show! Taking out the Tradies title was our own Tim Wright, with a winning throw of… BUGGER ALL but keep practicing Tim, you might one day match Tom’s winning throw on the night of 22.06m!

Tim “The Tornado” Wright

Photo Credit to Brad Reeve & Richard Brown

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Industry Events Calendar

25 + 26 MAY 2018

ENERGY EVENTS CENTRE ROTORUA

NZCB CONFERENCE & EXPO The 20th NZCB National Conference and Expo will be held at the Energy Events Centre in Rotorua and it’s not too late to register!

See page 36 for all the details!

NZCB APPRENTICE CHALLENGE 2018 FINAL The 2018 Apprentice Challenge Final will take place concurrently with the NZCB National Conference & Expo.

See page 45 to meet your 2018 finalists!

MAY + JUNE 2018

NATIONWIDE Building company owners, specifiers and project managers – join us at Paradigm Shift 2018. You’ll learn about the latest products, industry developments, advanced building materials, prefabrication possibilities, and gain fascinating insights into the future of technology in construction from our international keynote speaker, Lauren Vasey.

Entry and drinks are free and LBP and CPD points are available. There are also some fantastic door prizes!

Places are filling fast.

Secure your spot at www.paradigm-shift.co.nz.

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New Zealand’s leading construction trade show for architects, designers and trades including, building, electrical, data, technology, plumbing, gas and drainage. FREE to attend, LBP points available and complimentary food and drinks provided.

MAY + JUNE NATIONWIDE

24 + 26 MAY 2018

SITE SAFE RISK 101 WORKSHOPS

16 May

Kaitaia

17 May

Kerikeri

19 June

Wellington

20 June Palmerston North

Learn the five-step process to get on top of health and safety risk in your business with the Risk 101 Workshops at the NZCB Conference in Rotorua. Delivered by Site Safe NZ, a four-hour workshop session will be held on Thursday 24th May at 1pm.

A one-hour presentation covering the same topic will be held during the conference on Saturday 26th May at 11.00am.

21 June

New Plymouth

To register see www.conztruct.co.nz

NZCB members must register to attend.

To See register www.conztruct.co.nz page 37see for more information.

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NZCB NEWS — Jason McClintock Operations Manager

Success for first round of Building Trade Professionals workshops Tools and templates Three useful templates have been created as a result of the Pricing for Profit Workshop.

Building Trade Professionals in the regions The change of format in the association’s workshop series [formally ToolBox Seminars] has proven to be a winner with more than 500 in attendance! The audience consisted of members and invited guests as we no longer share our valued content to just anyone in the industry. The workshops were hosted by our Business Development Managers, Shane and Nick with content delivered by Victoria Harrison from Red Quantity Surveying. While attendance was fantastic, I was encouraged by the level of engagement from the floor, which is equally important because this is where the real learning comes from.

If you live in an area we didn’t visit, sit tight as we have selected a handful of regions who will receive a condensed version of the workshop delivered by Shane or Nick at an upcoming trade training/members meeting.

An edited version of the workshop can be found under the Building Trade Professionals tab on the members ToolShed Pricing for Profit webinar NZCB is now hosting its own webinars, and we kicked off our live learning programme with a webinar on two key points taken from the Pricing for Profit workshop.

We covered in great depth; Preliminary and General and how to calculate a labour charge rate, along with setting up a pricing schedule. 65 people viewed through the Zoom app and 140 via the live stream on Facebook.

These are; • A labour charge-out calculator • A P&G schedule • A schedule of items to consider for the builder’s scope of work to the client. This document bridges the gap between the builders detailed project scheduling and the client’s expectations of what the builder is offering under the building contract. I have been advised that the single most effective step a builder can take to avoid litigation is to provide a clear scope of works to a client, informing them of what is and what is not included in the builder’s services under the building contract.

The webinar recording is now available under the Building Trade Professionals tab on the members ToolShed (sub heading, Webinars) Up and coming …

Chew the Fat sessions; these are sports café style discussions on topical matters. Chew the Fat will be pre-recorded with selected sessions streaming live on Facebook. Members can access these sessions under the Building Trade Professionals tab on the ToolShed.

Our first Chew the Fat session covered margin, mark up versus gross margin, check it out!

Podcasts NZCB has a library of short, sharp and valuable industry information and it’s time to share this with you! We’ll also be building a library of past CodeWords. Our audio podcasts are designed to be 10-15min in length so if you’re on your way to work or waiting onsite for that shower to pass over, we have a snippet of higher learning that is good for your business.

Members can download these templates from the Building Trade Professionals tab on the ToolShed (sub-heading, Tools & Templates)

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IN THE KNOW —

Tool theft Theft of tools is becoming a common problem whether taken from vehicles, on-site or out of your garden shed.

Police officers are asking all tradies and DIYers, to engrave their tools with their owners’ drivers licence number. Police have been attending Trade Breakfasts throughout New Zealand engraving tools for free.

While similar initiatives have taken place in various district over the years, the ‘Protect Your Tools’ campaign was started and grown in Waitematā by District Victim Coordinator Sergeant Aron McKeown.

After a fantastic response the initiative has been rolled out across all police districts.

“It’s a great opportunity for community engagement,” says Aron. “We’re there to have a chat, and also offering to engrave their tools while they have breakfast.

“As construction grows, we’re seeing an increase in construction site burglaries and tool thefts. Tools are highly valued items because they are easily portable and have a high resale value.”

“Working with the trade sector, attending events, passing on prevention messaging and engraving tools has been really rewarding work. We’ve had a really positive response from the Tradies just seeing us doing something for them. It’s important to work together to break the cycle.”

Many tools are recovered at drug-related search warrants. “This indicates that offenders are using tools as a commodity to buy methamphetamine and other drugs in our community,” says Aron.

Late last year, 42 power tools worth more than $40,000 were recovered by officers executing a search warrant.

Police could return only half to their owners after a difficult and time-consuming investigation which involved contacting tool manufacturers and suppliers.

Police are often unable to return tools because the serial numbers have not been recorded or don’t have other identifiable marks such as a drivers licence number engraved into the item.

“The aim of the engraving work is to assist with this in the future and, of course, to prevent tools being stolen in the first place,” says Aron.

Our advice to tradies is to: • Engrave tools with a drivers licence number – Police will have a better chance of returning them if stolen.

• Record serial numbers or take a photo and keep the details somewhere safe.

• Secure tools using good locks on sheds and containers.

• Report any suspicious activity or incident to Police • Break the cycle by only buying tools from a reputable business. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

“Police understand that it’s time-consuming to remove all valuables from your vehicle, but don’t leave tools in vehicles – particularly at night, even if it is parked in your driveway,” says Aron.

If tools are being kept in a vehicle: • Use a quality lock box secured to the vehicle to store them.

• Get a quality alarm with a glass break sensor.

• Store your vehicle in a secure garage if possible.

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NZCB NEWS —

Halo 10 Year Residential Guarantee Consider this...

In early 2016, the Board of NZCB adopted a mandatory use policy that requires all Business members to take out a Halo 10 Year Residential Guarantee on all residential projects over $30,000 incl GST (both new or alterations).

Building a spec? Halo is for you…

Halo is a world class product which has significant benefits to both the homeowner and as importantly, members of NZCB. Since its introduction we have communicated this to all members on a very regular basis through mediums like the InHouse magazine, ToolBox seminars, emails, brochures, website updates, videos, direct mail and other communication methods.

The benefits to the new owner of the property are standard as if the homeowner had contracted a member to build a new home off the plans. The benefits to the member are its existence during the sale process and protection for any defective materials used during the build. It’s important to note that the member does not have cover for his own defects caused by negligence.

“Member J” who has been a member of NZCB for a number of years received this communication and was reminded both verbally and in writing (on more than one occasion) of the mandatory use policy. He verbally confirmed that he understood the benefits to his business.

“Member J” was also advised of the fact that his membership may be terminated if he did not comply with the Board’s policy. Despite many promises, over many months, of his intention to start using Halo, this never eventuated.

A reminder to members that a Halo Guarantee should be taken out on all new home spec builds. The existence of a Halo Guarantee could well enhance the sale of the spec when it comes time to sell.

The Halo application should be made prior to the project commencing and because of Halo’s simplicity, when the home sells the Guarantee and its benefits will automatically transfer to the new owner. Should the new owner require the actual policy to be transferred into their own name, this can be arranged for a small administration fee.

For any queries on this contact BrokerWeb Risk Services on 0800 644 444

“Member J’s” membership has been terminated.

www.nzcb.nz/members/ 10-year-guarantee/

Please refer to the Halo 10 Year Residential Guarantee Insurance Policy for full details of the policy coverage and additional benefits. If you have any questions regarding the Halo 10 Year Residential Guarantee, please contact BrokerWeb Risk Services on 0800 644 444

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NZCB NEWS —

Who are BrokerWeb Risk Services?

BrokerWeb Risk Services Ltd has been chosen by NZCB as an Affinity Partner for insurance services. We are one of New Zealand’s largest independent insurance broking companies specialising in quality broking and risk management services.

We act on behalf of corporate, commercial, rural and domestic clients.

When you become a client of BrokerWeb Risk Services you are assigned an Account Executive, who will be your main contact person for all of your enquiries, no dealing with call centres.

We have detailed knowledge of the Insurance market and the ability to place cover with Insurers in New Zealand, Australia and London markets, including Lloyd’s.

BrokerWeb Risk Services now provide exclusive access for NZCB Business members to the Halo Guarantee Insurance policy. An additional offering under the REDi brand of products for Tools, Liability, Commercial Motor Vehicle and Personal Accident has been tailored for members, providing additional benefits not readily available as standard. REDi is designed for builders and tradesmen.

It is our professional responsibility to always have our clients best interests represented, to conduct insurer negotiations with the view of achieving the most favourable outcomes at the time of placement and throughout the policy term. Our claims administrators’ sole purpose is to assist our clients at claim time to ensure they receive their full entitlements under the policy.

We are already assisting many NZCB members with their Contract Works insurance arrangements – with no forms to complete, and the ability to give members a quote over the phone within a few minutes, the process is made very simple. We even call you before the cover is due to expire to see if you need an extension.

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NZCB NEWS —

Revere is here!

Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of NZCB with Revere A concept in the making since 2015 has come to fruition – a coffee table style publication showcasing outstanding work from members of the New Zealand Certified Builders Association has now been published!

Over 8,000 copies of “Revere” will be distributed nationwide during May and June this year. The recipients of this current volume will include all NZCB builders, professional venues such as architect offices within New Zealand and other offices of influence where the general public can view the exceptional calibre of some of the most inspiring homes built by NZCB members.

The Association’s aim is for an annual publication of Revere however this will be dependent on the level of interest shown by our members. Ideally, we would like to feature builds completed in the last two years.

To get involved or give feedback, contact Julie Thomas: P: 07 927 7720 ext 707 or E: julie@nzcb.nz

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OUR PEOPLE — —

Sarah Schaw granted $4000 Scholarship!

When an opportunity appeared in my inbox late last year, I just couldn’t ignore it! NZ Certified Builders informed all NZCB members of a scholarship being offered by Woman & Leadership NZ. I read the information and was intrigued, and so the application process began. I found out in early December that I had been accepted into the program and granted a $4,000.00 scholarship!

This means that from 29 January 2018, I will be completing the Executive Ready Program, which is just one of the programs run

by Women & Leadership Australia & New Zealand, and facilitated

by Monash University in Melbourne. The program focuses on blended learning, meaning I complete face to face workshops, online webinars, coaching sessions and discussion boards. The program counts towards 50% of Monash University’s Masters of Education and Masters of Leadership, so at the end of the program I could decide to carry on and complete the remaining 50% of either of these Masters degrees.

“It has been a combination of sheer determination, Marcus’ building skills and my university and work history that has got us here.”

The program focuses on current mid-level leaders exploring their own strengths, areas for development and opportunities to relate to building and maintaining highly effective teams. It covers seven modules ranging from Leadership & Authenticity, through Team Dynamics and Driving Performance all the way to Purpose, Priorities and Professional Development.

Sarah Schaw Owner/Operator of Schaw Building, NZCB member

Schaw Building was a company pretty much born of desperation in 2010, at the peak of the recession when Marcus was laid off twice in six months. We have weathered the last seven years along with the majority of other SMEs in New Zealand, and we currently proudly employ nine full time staff. It has been a combination of sheer determination, Marcus’ building skills and my university and work history that has got us here. I am beyond excited to have been given the opportunity to further my knowledge of what it means to lead a team, and to collaborate with other women across a number of industries. I am hopeful that the experience I receive completing the course will help immensely with the continued growth of Schaw Building and will set us apart from our competitors.

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HEALTH AND SAFETY —

Risk Management 101 A healthy and safe work environment is not only an important legal responsibility, it can lead to better productivity and happier workers. Site Safe have put together the basic steps you should be following to manage workplace risk.

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Identify hazards

If you are just starting out, begin with the major risks that could cause serious injury or death. Walk around your workplace with a worker and/or subcontractor and identify what could seriously harm the health or safety of workers and others. Remember to consider both immediate safety hazards, such as falls, and gradual health hazards, like asbestosis.

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Assess the risk level

Once you have identified the hazards, assess the level of risk. This is a great time to talk to your workers. They are your greatest source of information during this process; they know and understand the jobs, how they can suffer potential harm and the controls that are/aren’t working.

To work out the level of risk, determine how likely it is to occur and what the possible severity of the injuries.

A risk matrix like the one below is a useful tool.

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Control the risk

Once you have identified the level of risk, you must do what is reasonable and practical to eliminate it. Where it can’t be eliminated, minimise it by choosing the best controls for the situation. The better the control, the lower the risk. Remember to talk to subbies and anyone else on site about risks from your work.

Use a risk register to record hazards and controls.

This should be available at all times and used when inducting new contractors, subbies or visitors. If you can’t eliminate a risk and it is covered by regulations, or is high-risk, apply the ‘Hierarchy of Controls’ (pictured bottom left) and use a Task Analysis/ Safe Work Method Statement. Controls can be ordered from most effective to least. The most effective control is one that eliminates the risk, the least effective is one that just minimises it, e.g. using PPE. Substitute, isolate and engineer are classed as being as equally effective. You will often need to use more than one control on a single risk.

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Reassess the level of risk for each hazard

After putting controls in place, go back and reassess the level of risk. You may not always get your controls right the first time. If the new level of risk is still too high, go back and put different controls in place, then reassess again.

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Review and monitor that controls are working and risk levels are acceptable

Review controls regularly to: ensure your planned controls are being used; check that controls are effective; ensure your risk level estimate is correct; check in with workers if controls are convenient and effective; monitor exposure to health; identify new or different work activities and risks; and consider if stronger controls are now possible.

Site Safe will be presenting four hour and one hour Risk Management workshops at the NZCB Conference and Expo. Check out page 37 for the details.

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IN THE KNOW —

How to become good at anything

By Andy Burrows, The Trades Coach, NZCB National Partner I recently viewed one of those TED talks and was interested to see how it fitted in with what I do, i.e. helping people to improve their business performance. It was by Eduardo Briceno and entitled “How to get better at the things you care about”. Although I had a business coach hat on, the theme was about becoming better at anything: sports, public speaking, being a better spouse or learning a new skill.

It appears that the most effective people or teams do something we can all emulate. They go through life deliberately alternating between two zones: the LEARNING zone and the PERFORMANCE zone.

A graphical summary of what happens in each zone is as follows: Learning Zone

Performance Zone

Improve

Do as best we can

Improvement

Execution

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Haven’t mastered yet

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Both of these zones should be part of our lives but being clear about what goal, focus and expectation is in each helps us to better perform AND better improve.

The learning zone is focused on growth and learning new skills for the future; the performance zone is focused on execution.

Turning to my key area of business performance, the reason why I believe many in business don’t achieve as much as they should, despite the hard work put in at the pit-face, is that most of the time is spent in the performance zone and little in the learning zone. This hinders growth and ironically in the long-term limits performance.

So what does the learning zone look like?

Activities in the learning zone can be summarised as being deliberate practice. Breaking down abilities into component skills. Being clear on what sub-skill we are looking to improve and giving concentration to a higher level of challenge just outside our current comfort zone of ability. And just like improving in sports, he strongly recommended using the services of a good coach as they should know what improvement activities and tools are required, and can give expert feedback.

It is this time spent in the learning zone that will improve overall outcomes, not just doing it over and over (often incorrectly) in the performance zone.

That’s not to say the performance zone is not important.

When someone wants to hire a builder they want one who is going to perform well and not learn as they go and make lots of mistakes. It is more a matter of your mindset as a builder and building company owner. Not just staying in the performance zone and plateauing in your achievement, but circling back to the learning zone frequently to learn new skills and ideas, then applying those in your performance zone. Making this a conscious upward spiral of learning and applying the lesson learnt, then reflecting on what worked well and what needs more improvement.

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I see this attitude in many of the owners I work with. They run good businesses already but want to make them even better. If you want to make your business better and are prepared to spend some time in the learning zone with me, email me at andy@tradescoach.co.nz and we can talk about making a start.

CERTIFIED PLANS —

Making building easy with Certified Plans Ben Grady, Discovery Homes with his standout Certified Plan build in Nelson Discovery Homes has a range of house plans pre-designed to code for building consent. These can be viewed on www.discoveryhomes.co.nz, and range from less than 100sqm to more than 350sqm.

As well as the Certified Builders designs being predesigned for building consent, they are pre-quantified; major hardware stores have priced and quantified all the plans which speeds the process of providing a quote to a client. Along with streamlining sub-contractor quotes, it also means the time frame to beginning of construction can be reduced by several weeks.”

Conference Conference is shaping up to be a great celebration of 20 years of Raising the Standards at NZCB and of course this Island includes the success of Certified Plans.

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One of the plans, the Ponga, a 124sqm two-bedroom house styled after the classic Kiwi Bach, was chosen by an Australian couple looking for a small house with simple open-plan living and a design that took advantage of the views from their Canvastown site.

The couple could not afford to employ an architect, so researched off the shelf plans, they said. “The Ponga was the smallest plan available that wasn’t a granny flat or sleepout, was close to what we had hoped for, and the build cost was within our means.” “Given that we’re overseas, it was also quite important that we found a good communicator. Ben at Discovery Homes was straight onto us with a reply to our original enquiry and everything went well from that point on.”

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Discovery Homes completed the five month build late January without ever meeting the globetrotting clients in person until Waitangi Day. The couple say they were thrilled with the result and the whole process: “This was the first time either of us had built a house, and our friends’ horror stories gave us serious concern. Especially since most of those said we were nothing short of insane to try to build without being able to be onsite.” However, their experience has been the exact opposite. “We’ve had none of the major problems we were led to believe were likely.

Ben has also gone out of his way to take care of things that would normally be our responsibility; dealing with council permits, utility company arrangements, even staking a bunch of freshly planted trees that were left unprotected by the nursery guys.”

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Welcome to our latest Certified Plan Members!

• Dwayne Scharvi, NZ Homes Limited – Papakura, Auckland • Craig O’Brien, Building Labour Solutions Limited – Browns Bay, Auckland

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LESS HEAT EGRESS

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HEALTH AND SAFETY —

Building workplace culture and spaghetti towers In an experiment two very different groups of four people each were given 20 sticks of uncooked spaghetti, one roll of tape and a marshmallow. These two groups were then given the task of building the highest tower possible which supported the marshmallow at the top of the tower, in a time limit of 15 minutes.

One group consisted of four CEOs and the other of four kindergarten-aged children.

The CEO group immediately started discussing the task at hand, examining materials, asking thoughtful questions, proposing several ideas, deciding on the best one, delegating tasks and finally building the tower.

The group of kindergarteners did not, instead they immediately started the task with very little talking at all, there was no planning involved, they simply grabbed materials and started building, when they did speak it was in simple phrases such as “no, over there!”

If you look after your staff, they’ll look after you and your customers.

You would think the highly educated CEOs would build a tower far higher than toddlers, but amazingly the toddlers won – every time; this experiment has since been repeated dozens of times with the same results.

At first that seems hard to believe given one group’s obvious advantage, but when researchers studied the interaction of the CEOs they found that what looked like useful questions and productive discussion, was more of a subtle jockeying for position within the group: “Who’s in charge?” Can I criticise that idea?” Whereas the children who appeared to be completely disorganised were actually completely focused on the task at hand, taking risks, seeing if things worked without worrying about where they fit into the group’s hierarchy.

Thankfully kiwi homes aren’t built using the toddlers’ spaghetti tower method, but this little experiment shows us the massive difference that good workplace culture makes. Nobody doubts that the CEO group is more intelligent, but the teamwork of the toddlers working together trumps the individual intelligence of the CEOs working for themselves every time; it shows how a team really can be greater than the sum of its parts.

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At EWP Services, we are focused on building positive workplace cultures where teams run like well-oiled machines, with individual team members each working to their strengths for better outcomes.

We know from the research, that good team work not only enhances individual well-being, but also promotes a positive workplace culture.

Without this, you are likely to have more absenteeism, more re-work, an unhappy team, conflict, and higher stress levels; all of which has a negative impact on your bottom line.

As a boss, we encourage you to think about whether your workplace culture needs a bit of maintenance or perhaps even a re-build. Here’s some of our tried and true tips to help: • In toolbox meetings, encourage constructive two-way feedback where all ideas are valued. If your workers know that they can safely speak up without getting hit on the head with a hammer, you are less likely to have grumbling behind your back, which in turn, becomes toxic if not managed.

• Have regular one-on-one’s with each of your team and use this as an opportunity to ensure you’re making best use of their strengths on the job. This might seem impossible given your workloads, but in the long run it will save time. When individuals are working more to their strengths, they produce better outcomes.

Need to discuss more? For a free consultation, please contact Pauline at EWP Services on 0800 800 397 or paulinew@ewpservices.co.nz. As an Affinity Partner of NZCB, EWP is providing nationwide confidential counselling support service to members. When you sign up for this service, you will get a preferred customer rate for your annual fee and NZCB will pay for the first counselling session used by one of your staff.

NEXT GENERATION —

Women nailing careers in the trades Female trade apprentices are loving their career choice, but few considered a career in building or construction while they were at school, research shows.

Thursday 8 March was International Women’s Day and the Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation (BCITO) want to attract more women to the industry. It surveyed its female apprentices and found that 96% of them had strong job satisfaction.

The construction industry is crying out for workers.

But, a career in the trades is rarely suggested to girls while they’re at school. Nearly three-quarters (72%) of BCITO’s female apprentices said they had never participated in construction-related courses while at school and two-thirds (67%) were working elsewhere before starting their apprenticeship.

Apprentice Nerida Laws worked in retail for seven years before she picked up the tools. She enrolled in BCITO’s National Certificate in Plaster Board Fixing & Finishing and is now employed by JFS Interiors.

“Working in the trades gives you a fantastic worklife balance and a steady income. I love the team environment of working on-site and the sense of accomplishment you get when you complete a job,” says Laws.

More than half (53%) of BCITO’s female apprentices said “seeing the job finished” was the best thing about being a tradie. Apprentices were also pleased with the great opportunities for career progression, the secure future and the great lifestyle provided by their career choice.

Laws is currently working on a hotel site in Queenstown and says although there are at least 50 male tradies and only one other woman, she enjoys the banter and it’s a very positive work place.

Laws’ employer Paul Fallon says JFS Interiors had no hesitations about taking on a female apprentice. “We are seeing more and more females on site. It might have been unusual ten or twenty years ago, but it’s almost commonplace now. While the work can be physical, there’s minimal heavy lifting. There are no ways in which women are any better or worse than the guys.”

“More than 65,000 construction workers are needed over the next five years and a little under half of these need to be trade qualified. The sector is crying out for workers and our traditional workforce pools are not meeting demand – boosting gender diversity is vital.”

“BCITO is working hard to figure out how it can boost female participation in the industry, including leading a group of organisations involved in a three-year research project by the Ministry for Women and National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence,” says Quinn.

“With the new fees free scheme covering student’s fees for two years of industry-based training, our message to women is that there has never been a better time to consider a career in the trades.”

To find out more visit bcito.org.nz

Less than three per cent of BCITO’s apprentices are female. BCITO Chief Executive Warwick Quinn says the trades offer a range of careers and more women are needed if New Zealand is to meet the industry’s demands.

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IN THE KNOW —

Residential Building Consent process for trusses and frames “Build the building you say you are going to build” The ‘Buildable’ truss layout and the Building Officials Institute guidelines Prior to the Building Act 2004 Territorial Authorities were often prepared to issue a Building Consent based on outline information which was later supplemented following truss fabrication. The Building Consent is now the foundation document for any building project. The Building Act 2004 s49(1) increased the focus on the documentation required in the consent process and there is a need to submit ‘for construction’ plans which by implication includes truss layouts.

The ‘Buildable’ truss layout and the Building Officials Institute guidelines MiTek® supported by the Building Officials Institute of New Zealand carried out considerable work in the early stages with Territorial Authorities and GANG-NAIL™ Fabricators to gain consensus on a process which met both the commercial requirements of fabricators and the ‘for construction’ requirement of the Building Act 2004 in respect of truss layouts.

The term ‘Buildable’ truss layout was coined. This became an acceptable reference for all parties as a means of complying with the Building Act while giving truss fabricators the commercial latitude they needed to continue operating their services.

The Building Act 2004 places emphasis on the complete ‘for construction’ documentation supplied with an application for Building Consent. In order to meet this obligation it follows that a ‘Buildable’ truss layout needs to be obtained from a fabricator which is then attached to an application for Building Consent approval.

The Building Officials Institute of New Zealand recommends that information on the truss design program should be provided on the ‘Buildable’ truss layout along with the details of the fabricator who will carry out the work. Other details such as wind zones which are site specific, load bearing walls, foundation thickening, specific lintel/beam requirements, fixings and timber grades should also be shown. These details are based on the relevant New Zealand standards.

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Building Consent process for GANGNAIL™ Fabricators A MiTek ‘Buildable’ truss layout shows the proposed layout and is based on MiTek® 20/20™ or SAPPHIRE™ industry accepted design software which in turn is based on the relevant New Zealand standards. GANG-NAIL™ Fabricators produce the ‘Buildable’ truss layout which is submitted with a consent application. However, this process allows for providing ‘as built’ details to the BCA, owner, designer and builder when the installation has been completed if it varies with the consented layout.

We have check-listed the pre and post consent details available from GANG-NAIL™ Fabricators. Some items are established by the designer and passed to MiTek® Detailers according to the Building Officials Institute of New Zealand recommended process. Other features are developed by MiTek® Detailers as a service to their clients, the choice being determined by the policy of individual GANG-NAIL™ Fabricators.

Residential Building Consent Process

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1. Buildable’ truss layout complete with MiTek pro ducer statement from an accred ited GANG-NAIL® Fabrica tor 2. Specific roof bracing detailed 3. All truss loaded lintels sized 4. Internal load bearing walls and slab thickening areas specified 5. All design loads identif ied i.e. wind zone, snow loa d, live loads, roof type, etc 6. All timber treatment def ined within scope of NZS 3602:2003 for wall frames and trusses 7. Truss to truss fixings and truss to top plate fixings specified 8. Stud to top plate fixings and uplift fixings for lintels specified

Celebrating 20 years of raising the standards It’s time to celebrate!

Started by a handful of passionate builders dedicated to New Zealand’s construction industry, NZCB is now a modern, innovative and respected industry-leader – and we couldn’t be prouder of everyone who helped reach this milestone. A huge thank you goes out to our 2,300 members and their families – we wouldn’t be here without you!

Craig Wilkinson Founder

Since our first ideas of starting a building trade organisation that recognises trade qualifications, I cannot believe how NZCB has developed and grown, certainly way beyond what I expected at the time. Happy birthday to the association and I hope the next 20 years will be as successful as the first 20 years.

Well Established

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Formed in Tauranga in February 1998 by Craig Wilkinson with an inaugural membership of just nine!

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MORE THAN 2,500 MEMBERS NATIONWIDE

We now have more than 2,500 members from the top of the North to the bottom of the South!

Brand Development To ensure we stay true to our foundations and remain relevant to our members and their clients we’ve undergone four brand refreshes since our inception.

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1998 The first Builders Post magazine was a double-sided A4 and photocopied in black and white.

2000 $200,000 The amount AST Trust has granted to apprentices in need since 2000. The trust promotes and provides pathways in industry training, scholarships for training, apprentice education, and more.

The NZCB regions have raised thousands for the AST Trust through golf days, quiz nights, charity builds, regional involvement in career pathways, schools and independent providers.

TODAY InHouse is a multi-page, colour, glossy magazine distributed to thousands of builders and industry stakeholders bi-monthly.

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Lending a hand after the quake

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A register of available NZCB members was kept and many were heavily involved with EQC when the Christchurch earthquakes hit.

Winner of the

Judge’s Commendation Award Westpac Tauranga Regional Business of the Year Awards.

People power Staff levels have nearly doubled since

2005 In 2005, we had 9 National Support Office staff – today we have 15 people dedicated to our work at NZCB!

500 Auckland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty builders took part in Building Insites training, run with the support of BRANZ to improve build quality and productivity of the residential building sector, as well as boost membership numbers.

We’ve come a long way Online building contracts went digital in 2012 with automatic Halo integration launching in 2018.

Facebook

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648,835 51,301 total hits on the NZCB website

ToolShed member logins!

We builder education The late Ken Read travelled the country bringing trade training and presenters to all 22 NZCB regions.

2011 2018 ToolBox Seminar sessions, offering industry training and education.

Live online learning and webinars with Building Trade Professionals.

Certified Plans

2014 A powerful tool that helps secure new clients and home building projects for our members.

32 plans Nationwide builds 160 happy users

Our flagship product, the Halo 10 Year Residential Guarantee, was launched in December 2015.

With a combined total contract value of more than $3.0 billion, Halo is arguably the most comprehensive residential guarantee available in New Zealand, boasts world renowned underwriters Lloyd’s of London and an automatic transfer feature.

A new home for NZCB

2017

NZCB secured its future at 10 Marsh Street, Tauranga.

Revere Magazine

2018

8,000 copies of our celebratory magazine, showcasing outstanding work from our members, will be distributed nationwide during May and June this year!

Joining Forces

2018

20th National Conference That’s right! The 20th National Conference in 2018 is our first combined industry conference.

Industry Leadership NZCB has been heavily engaged in many areas of industry with nine members sitting on external Boards within the building sector.

Acknowledgement and special thanks to our eight committed and passionate Chairmen we’ve been lucky enough to have on our NZCB Board.

Memories and moments captured “My almost 18-year involvement has been bookended by some very significant and diverse achievements.

At the front end I had a crazy year making our first TV commercial, becoming the first President of the new Auckland association and being the builder-presenter on “The Ultimate Do-up”, a 10 episode renovation show.

A very interesting experience to say the least. Gary Shuttleworth, our CEO at the time, was constantly coming up with new, sometimes radical ideas, which saw our profile and consequently membership numbers grow dramatically. It was a helter-skelter ride for sure!

Under Grant Florence’s watch, my last year as Chairman saw us rebrand, adopt a new Guarantee, buy our own building and reduce the size of the board. These initiatives saw us become a modern, respected, industryleading, trade association. One which could sit at the top table and influence policy-decisions but still look after its grassroots membership, something I feel has been the overriding strength of NZCB since its inception.”

Dave Brown Past Chairman of the Board Life Member Joined 20/09/1999

“The friendships I have made with my fellow builders over the past 20 years is one of the special things about this organisation. The contribution NZCB has made to the New Zealand construction industry should not be underestimated in the quality of building work that has benefited New Zealanders over the last 20 years.”

Richard Merrifield Past Chairman of the Board Life Member Joined 07/05/1998

“There are four moments that stand out most to me from the past 20 years. The first is NZCB being the first to introduce a 10-year guarantee aligned to the Building Act and forcing others to follow suit. Then there was the recognition of wives as equal partners in the business and adjusting conference seminars and membership services accordingly. BRANZ changing their constitution to allow NZCB to be part of their governance structure was another highlight, as prior to that it was by invitation only.

Last but not least, NZCB and RMBF recognising that multiple voices with the same message was a more constructive pathway to dealing with government than industry infighting.

CEO meetings then occurred regularly and Board Chairs attended each other’s conferences.”

Derek Baxter (Bax) Past Chief Executive Appointed February 2006

“A high point of the past 20 years is seeing the time and commitment put in by all Board Members, Regional Presidents and Regional Committees.

NZCB would not have accomplished anywhere near what it has without these people over the years and credit must be given to the wives, partners and families of these guys who have allowed them the time to work for this great Association.

I hope that as we celebrate 20 years, all members young and old spend time to get together and talk about the early days so people know the struggles we had to get this Association up and running, but also look forward to where we can go and how much bigger and better we can be. With the calibre of young members we have the future looks very bright.”

Larry Greene Honorary and Foundation Member Joined 07/04/1999

NZCB NEWS — 2 0 1 8 C O N F E R E N C E

20th Annual AGM, Conference & Expo 25th & 26th May 2018 Energy Events Centre – Rotorua Don’t miss out on the BIG NZCB Birthday Conference Bash! This year we have invited the Association of Wall and Ceiling Industries (AWCI) to join in on our conference and expo making it the largest building and construction association conference and expo event in New Zealand!

NZCB is very excited that AWCI will be joining us as our members very often work closely, if not side by side with their members. The combining of our conference and expo will result in larger networks established, more trade industry buddies made and a better understanding of both associations by the members.

This year’s line-up of keynote speakers, evening functions, educational workshops and of course the final of the NZCB Apprentice Challenge are all the makings of yet another huge and successful conference and expo.

Don’t miss out on: » A Makita Contractors tool bag given to each and every conference delegate full of goodies » Earning up to 12 skills maintenance points » Networking and making new life-long friends » 12 educational workshop sessions to keep you ahead of your competitors » Joining the 600+ other NZCB & AWCI members who will already be there » Winning the BIG NZCB Birthday Prize (you’ve gotta be in it to win it!) » Supporting the 19 apprentice finalists as they compete in the NZCB Apprentice Challenge Final! » The Mitre 10 Great Apprentice Race » Ladies, there are also specific Better Half sessions just for you including a lunch with bubbles – shhhhhh don’t let the men know.

Login to the members ToolShed to REGISTER TODAY!

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THURSDAY 24th May 2018

“We are very excited by this unique opportunity to partner with NZCB. AWCI will have a dedicated stream of content and our usual Awards of Excellence, ceiling and plasterboard content/speakers and a great gala dinner however in addition, AWCI members will really benefit from the NZCB speakers and content. The conference will have the biggest trade stand expo for any association conference and a massive 600+ attendees. NZCB always have some outstanding key speakers which will be fantastic to benefit from.”

There are two exciting and varied options to choose from on Thursday prior to conference; From Builder to Business Owner – 1-Day Business Coaching Intensive delivered by Andy Burrows, T The Trades Coach OU D 1-Day Business Coaching SOLIntensive – 9:30am to 5pm How to manage health and safety risk in your business (aka Risk 101) Rodger Hollins, Site Safe Half-day educational workshop LBP POINTS – 1pm to 5pm

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AWCI President, Allan Tribble

Learn the five-step process to get on top of health and safety risk in your business. This presentation covers: 1. Your responsibilities under the law 2. When you need a formal risk management process 3. Examples of how to eliminate or control risk in your business

Who is AWCI? The Association of Wall & Ceiling Industries is the peak member association for Interior Systems.

Our members are qualified and expert in Seismic design, Suspended Ceilings, Non-structural elements, Plasterboard fixing and finishing, Plastering, Fibrous Plaster, Commercial and Residential Interior fit-outs.

KLC Timber Factory Tour (free) 12:30pm to 3:30pm

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KLC has a significant presence in the New Zealand market for products ranging from custom kiln drying and processing, finger Jointed products, treated and untreated blanks to our own MicroPro H3.2 Generation II Exterior Cladding range of Weatherboards, Dressed Finishing Boards, Fascia and our Laminated post and fencing programme, GenLam. Your site visit will be an immersion into the timber re-manufacturing process observing how: » a treatment plant operates » the next generation in H3.2 timber treatment – MicroPro » the timber defecting and optimizing process » end and edge fingerjointing » laminating press production » profile planning » a brief by our Managing Director, Kevin Lewis Understanding the manufacturing of MicroPro treated structural and non-structural fingerjointed and laminated products is an extension to existing trade learning.

This conference is the perfect opportunity to network and develop new partnerships with NZCB members.

How closely do AWCI and NZCB members work together on the building site?

AWCI and NZCB members are often working closely on site through plasterboard fixing and finishing, plastering, renovation work, larger commercial jobs and other areas like suspended ceilings or more complex seismic design engineering.

AWCI is really looking forward to this event. The opportunity to combine our Apprentice of the Year competition with NZCB’s own apprentice competition, a huge number of trade stands and attendee’s will make this a significant event that every business will benefit from. Combining with NZCB will allow a lot of networking and project discussion to occur which should assist all the delegates attending.

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Keynote speakers Professor John Tookey / Head of School, Auckland University of Technology Friday 25th May 4:00pm

Systemic and individual risk for construction projects: it’s more than just filling in the forms.

Risk management in the context of construction is more than a series of boxes to tick. There is a requirement for a systematic analysis and investigation of factors in the first instance, followed by a continuous process of relitigating the question of “now has anything else changed?”

Risk management typically is addressed on a project by project basis. However recent domestic and international examples have shown that individual project risk treated in isolation does not speak to the systemic risk being run by companies seeking to make money in low margin in construction projects.

Professor John Tookey of Auckland University of Technology will discuss a range of recent New Zealand / global examples of problematic construction risk management at the nexus of project risk and corporate aspiration.

Terry Williams / Author – Comedian – Public Speaker – Master of Ceremonies Saturday 26th May 2:00pm

Two dangerous things a year.

The only constant in life is change, and most people are unprepared. You’ll learn why. You’ll learn how to D.I.Y. your ‘Danger DNA’ to get past those obstacles, build momentum and muscle through when it’s tough.

Engaging and entertaining, this distinctive session starts with Terry’s own story of doing two dangerous things a year. It flows into a series of practical takeaway tools for anyone to better handle change at work and in life.

Geoff Hardy / Partner, Martelli McKegg Lawyers Friday 25th May 2:30pm

The latest changes to the Certified Builders Contracts.

The Certified Builders Contracts are continuously reviewed to make sure they keep up with changes in the law, lessons learned in past disputes, and helpful hints passed on during contract negotiations. The latest revisions are important for a number of reasons – they allow applications for Halo guarantees to be generated automatically when a contract is created on-line, there are new contracts available specifically for renovation projects, and they create a brand-new process for deciding whether work or materials are defective or not. Geoff will take you through these changes and also explain why it is so important to have a written contract on every project, large or small.

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Dr Paolo Ponitti / Founding President, Europa Futuring Group

Saturday 26th May 3:00pm

Will builders build the future or will the future build builders?

The future of work, play and creating your preferred future.

Dr Paolo Ponitti is Founding President of the Europa Futuring Group who will in a very entertaining story telling fashion tell all of us “busy builders” how we can develop game-changing strategies aimed at facilitating us to become fully engaged and balanced in both work and in life... in order to create again... what he calls our “preferred future”. Is busy now the new stupid?

Paolo encourages all of us to not only manage our time, but also our energy.

So will builders build the future or will the future build builders? Attaining true wellbeing for maximum performance in and out of “work” is all about being physically energised, mentally focused, emotionally connected and ethically aligned.

Gordon Harcourt / Communicator – Journalist – Storyteller

Friday 25th May 10:40am

Warranty woes – why New Zealand consumers aren’t well protected.

Gordon Harcourt has a long history of consumer advocacy as Fair Go host and reporter, recent Citizens Advice Bureau volunteer, and now in a communications role at the Commerce Commission. He was a journalist for 27 years in New Zealand and with the BBC. He is speaking in a private capacity, and his views do not represent those of the Commerce Commission.

Provision of building warranties was a particular focus of Gordon’s work at Fair Go, especially the Master Build product, though the CB product didn’t escape attention. Gordon’s strong view is that Master Builders have a conflict of interest in providing and administering their warranty product. In late 2016 he travelled to the UK to prepare a video and report on the UK building warranty system, with funding from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust.

Andy Skarda / Industry Specialist Business Coach, Association of Professional Builders Saturday 26th May 8:30am

The eight-step sales sequence.

This is our very latest sequence that we’ve been using with our existing builders across Australia, New Zealand and the USA for the last 34 months and the results are in… and they are brilliant! Builders are you sick and tired of dealing with time wasters? Maybe you are attracting the type of people that you don’t want to build for? You’re not getting enough or consistent good quality inquiry for your building company and when you do receive inquiry, are you winning the contracts? Most importantly, are you winning the contracts with good margin, so that you are actually making good money? A lot of you are busy building, busy estimating, designing, running around trying to be everything for everybody… but are you actually making the money your building company deserves?

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Educational workshops Rockcote Room

Building Stream

Bunnings Room

Business Stream

CSR Hebel Room

Health Stream

8:30am

9:30am

LBP ten years on – Panel of presenters Paul Hobbs, Registrar Building Practitioner Licensing Richard Merrifield, Deputy Chair of the LBP Board of Directors Bob Monteith, LBP Board Member

Flat Out Going Broke Steve Brocklebank, Executive Director PwC

The panel will run an interactive session looking at the LBP scheme 10 years on. The session will incorporate a short presentation (a reminder) of how the scheme has evolved and then we will pose a few questions to those in attendance.

The questions will be based around the schemes settings and how it is tracking.

Steve will be presenting on the below very topical and helpful subjects: • Charge Out Rate calculations; assisting members with calculating so they are able to justify them!

• Business management; utilising Cloud accounting systems. Why they should be used and how to use them effectively.

• How to deal with the banks and clients especially where CCCs haven’t been and can’t be issued but practical completion has been issued. Some Banks won’t release cash till CCC has been issued.

The 8 Step Sales Sequence Andy Skarda, Industry Specialist Business Coach, Association of Professional Builders

Cloud Software for Builders Nicholas Sanderson, Managing Director Thundercloud NZ Ltd

This is our very latest sequence that we’ve been using with our existing builders across Australia, New Zealand and the USA for the last 34 months. The results are in – and they are brilliant!

Builders are sick and tired of dealing with time wasters.

Maybe builders are attracting the wrong type of people – people that they don’t want to build for.

They’re not getting enough and consistent good quality inquiry for their building company... and, when they get inquiry, are they winning the contracts?

Most importantly, are they winning the contracts with good margin, so that they are actually making good money? I know a lot of them are busy building, busy estimating, designing, running around trying to be everything for everybody, but are they actually making the money their building company deserves?

Join Nicholas Sanderson from Thundercloud to hear about the big changes to Payroll coming in April 2019 and to hear how Xero and its add on eco system can improve efficiency in your business.

At Work Onto It, Not Out Of It – Your Clients Deserve Your Best Steve Campbell, National Manager/Director, Pacific Health Testing Associates

New Zealand’s Health and Safety Workplace Performance and the 2016 Asbestos Regulations Graham Bates, WorkSafe Assessment Manager, Rotorua

Pacific Health Testing Associates provides information and education to businesses and associations to crush the many un-truths that exist around the drug and alcohol management within the Health And Safety At Work Act 2015 in a tight labour market and undo the handful of incorrect assumptions made by many business owners both large and small.

Find out how to go about implementing a fresh positive culture into your team and the benefits your company will gain from day one.

Also hear from a front-line medical professional on the short and long term effects of drug use and how it can negatively impact on your business reputation.

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The presentation will go into New Zealand’s current health and safety workplace performance and outlook to 2020, and how we compare internationally.

The workshop will also focus on the 2016 Asbestos regulations: • Why they are needed, • The duties under the regulations.

These are relevant as key transitional arrangements came into force on 4 April 2018.

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11:00am

12:00pm

How can a Quantity Surveyor be useful during tendering? NZCB Apprentice Challenge Finalists Presentations Victoria Harrison, Director, Red Quantity Surveying Starring all of the apprentice finalists.

On the back of the very successful Pricing for Profit workshops that were delivered around the country, Victoria will present on; aside from the general use of a QS to measure and price a tender, your QS can also assist with: • Completing tender documentation • Writing tender letters, including tags and clarifications • Value engineering to provide cost saving opportunities There is significant risk when pricing fixed price tenders, your QS can ensure this risk is as limited as possible, and you know where your edges are when getting a job across the line. It is not as simple as just cutting back a margin during negotiations!

Come along and watch the apprentice finalists present a 5 minute technical presentation as part of their final to see who will take out the title of NZCB Apprentice of the Year!

This is just one of the many items they will be judged on during the two days of conference and possibly the most nerve-wracking too!

RADical Staffing Solutions Kevin Everett, Managing Director and Jenny Parker General Manager, Building Recruitment

Tame Your Teenage Business – guiding your company from growth to maturity

RADical staffing solutions Retention Attraction Development

This very handy educational workshop will take you through some of the crucial steps that you will need to take when starting/running a successful business: • Building management structure in your business • The art and science of delegation • Putting a simple business planning system in place • What are the key numbers you need to monitor?

• Becoming a “leader” rather than a “do-er”

Andy Burrows, Director, The Trades Coach

Presentation summary: • Retaining high calibre staff, and your reputation as an employer of choice.

• What is your employer brand? Why would high calibre people work for you?

• Develop high and manage poor performers with systems and processes that will reduce your risk.

Our RADical approach will ensure what you put into your staff will reflect on what they deliver to your clients.

How to Manage Health & Safety Risk in Your Business (aka Risk 101) Rodger Hollins, Site Safe Health and Safety Advisor

Positive and Effective Workplace Communication Pauline Wrigley, Employee Wellness Programme

Learn the five-step process to get on top of health and safety risk in your business. This presentation covers: • Your responsibilities under the law • When you need a formal risk management process • Examples of how to eliminate or control risk in your business

In this workshop you will cover: • Positive team culture and productivity • Communication and relationships • Interpersonal skills in the workplace • Having challenging conversations more easily

Attending this workshop will help you to: • Understand the difference between particular risks and common risks • Help you identify, assess and control your company’s health and safety risks • Recognise how to drive your risk management culture and performance

Putting all of the above into place you will: • Improve effectiveness of communication in the workplace • Reduce conflict • Build engagement • Increase productivity

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Conference Agenda Timing

Activity

Venue

9:00am

Thursday 24th May 2018 From Builder to Business Owner – Full day Business Coaching Intensive delivered

by Andy Burrows, The Trades Coach Rotorua Educational Tour – Scion Research & Red Stag Timber Super Mill

Energy Events Centre, ITM Room Rotorua & Surrounds

9:30am 12:30pm 1:00pm

KLC Timber Factory Tour How to manage health and safety risk in your business (aka Risk 101) Half day workshop Friday 25th May 2018

Kaingaroa Energy Events Centre, Bunnings Room

7:00am

Registration Desk Opens

Grand Hall

8:00am

NZCB Annual General Meeting (members only)

Rockcote Room

8:00am

AWCI Annual General Meeting (members only)

USG Boral Room

8:00am

Better Half ice breaker and hour long learning session

ITM Room

10:00am

Morning Tea

Arena 1

10:30am

Conference Opening by Brent Chatterton, the Chairman of the Board

Rockcote Room

10:40am

Rockcote Room

12:30pm

Warranty woes – why NZ consumers aren't well protected – Gordon Harcourt (ex Fair Go Journalist) Interactive forum: A panel of experts representing the views of homeowners as they discuss customers experiences, current expectations and future trends.

Lunch

12:30pm

ITM Better Half Luncheon

ITM Room

1:30pm 2:30pm

Official Conference Opening The latest NZCB contract changes – Geoff Hardy, Partner, Martelli McKegg Lawyers

Rockcote Room Rockcote Room

3:30pm

Arena 1

5:00pm

Kopine Afternoon Tea Systemic and Individual Risk for Construction Projects: it’s more than just filling in the forms Professor John Tookey, Deputy Head of School of Engineering AUT Mitre 10 Great Apprentice Race & Happy Hour

Arena 1, 2 & 3

6:30pm

CARTERS Friday Te Puia Mingler

Te Puia

9:30pm

CARTERS Friday Te Puia Mingler Ends

7:30am

Registration Desk Opens

11:30am

4:00pm

Rockcote Room Arena 1

Rockcote Room

Saturday 26th May 2018 Grand Hall

8:30am

Educational Workshops – round 1

Breakout rooms

9:30am

Educational Workshops – round 2

Breakout rooms

10:30am

Morning Tea

Arena 1

11:00am

Educational Workshops – round 3

Breakout rooms

12:00pm

Educational Workshops – round 4

Breakout rooms

1:00pm

Lunch

Arena 1

2:00pm

Rockcote Room

4:00pm

2 Dangerous Things a Year – Terry Williams, Author, Comedian & Public Speaker Will builders build the future or will the future build builders? The future of work, play and creating your preferred future – Dr Paolo Ponitti, Europa Futuring Group Official Conference Closing

Rockcote Room

7:00pm

1930’s Masquerade Ball Awards Dinner Commences

Blue Baths

Midnight

Awards Dinner Ends

3:00pm

This agenda is subject to change without notice.

Thanks to our kind sponsors:

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Friday better half sessions These sessions, which are all held in the ITM room, are just for the ladies, sorry guys!

Better Half Ice Breaker While the AGM is running its course why not come along and get to know the other better halves a little bit better during this fun and festive ice breaker.

Better Half Education Session This is a self-care and stress management session where you will work on personal and group plans with practical tools for maintaining well-being; healthy outcomes, long-term wellness, positive mental health and improved coping and stress management.

ITM Better Half Luncheon Kindly sponsored by ITM who will be supplying a freebie for all the better half attendees. But wait, there’s more… you will enjoy a sit-down lunch (including bubbles, shhhhh it’s a secret) with Nicholas Sanderson and can tell him your frustrations about payroll, accounting and job costing, there may be a better way of doing things! Jenny Parker, President of the National Association of Women in Construction will have a very quick 5-minute chat with you all also.

NZCB Exhibitors Advice Financial nib AEG Powertools Allied Concrete Altus Architectural Profiles Limited Association of Professional Builders bbi Woodproducts BCITO Beam BRANZ BrokerWeb Risk Services Build & Lift BuildaPrice Bunnings Ltd CARTERS Certified Plans Colorsteel CS For Doors CSR Bradford CSR Hebel Digital Mobile/Vodafone DVS Flair Video for Business Franklin Plumbers and Builders Supplies Global Communications Hafele NZ Hilti Holdfast NZ HomeTech Limited Independent Building Supplies ITAB ITM James Hardie NZ Juralco Karcher Ltd KLC Timber

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Kopine Laminex NZ Marley Marshall Innovations Ltd Metro Performance Glass MiTek NZ Mitre 10 Noel Leeming Commercial Novus Scratch Removal NZCB Pacific Steel Paslode & Pryda Pink Batts PlaceMakers Pro Clima QV Costbuilder Resene Rockcote Resene Ltd Sika NZ Simx Site Safe The Trades Coach Thermakraft Winstone Wallboards WorkSafe & ACC

AWCI Exhibitors Asona Ltd Association of Wall and Ceiling Industries Forman Building Systems Kingspan Potter Interior Systems Rondo USG Boral

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NZCB Apprentice Challenge Regional Competitions The 2018 NZCB Apprentice Challenge saw ninety-eight apprentices nationwide enter the competition. East Coast, Wairarapa and South Canterbury all hosted events for the first time giving local apprentices a chance to showcase their skills and deserved representation at the national final.

Congratulations to all the apprentices who stepped up this year, freely giving their time and putting themselves under the scrutiny of not only the judges, but also their fellow competitors and all who looked on from beyond the barrier fences. The commitment by all who took part shows passion and dedication to the trade, which is pleasing to see.

Compared to previous years, most regions recorded higher than average entries numbers. Evidence perhaps that the apprentice challenge has become well known as an authentic competition for NZCB and ITAB carpentry apprentices. This is certainly something NZCB is proud to deliver as we promote ourselves to be “Raising the Standards”.

NZCB presidents and committees worked alongside ITAB carpentry tutors and ITM stores to host the regional events. Each venue reported good attendance by family, friends and employers. Thanks to the support of ITM, each apprentice was well looked after with store branded merchandise, construction materials

for the project itself, a catered lunch and refreshments throughout the day.

Prizes were kindly sponsored by ITM and Makita NZ, first place received a Makita 7¼ Skillsaw, second a Makita jobsite radio and third a 38-piece Bit kit, while all apprentices received an official t-shirt for their efforts.

Judges reported that the competition came down to the wire in most regions with only a handful of points separating first and second place. Once again, the competition lived up to its name and reputation of setting a “challenge” to all, ultimately identifying the best of the best who now move forward and compete for the Ken Read Memorial Trophy at the National Final.

The 2018 NZCB Apprentice Challenge is on track to be the biggest to date. Apprentices from nineteen regions around the country will head to Rotorua in late May and be part of the 20-year celebration of NZCB. We wish each of them the very best of luck!

Nick Matthews Business Development Manager South Island

Thanks to our regional event sponsors

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Meet the 2018 NZCB Apprentice Challenge finalists!

Matt Hatchard |

Kyzen MacDonald |

NORTHLAND

WAIRARAPA

Matt is an ITAB apprentice employed

by Fox Build in Russell.

Kyzen is an ITAB apprentice who works for Hewitt Building Ltd in Masterton.

Robert Piutau |

Peter Fox |

AUCKLAND NORTH

WELLINGTON

Robert is an ITAB apprentice who works for Craft Construction Ltd in Albany, Auckland.

Peter is an ITAB apprentice employed by NZ Proud Ltd in Wellington.

Alejandro Mas Chiotakis |

Thomas Ashley | TASMAN

AUCKLAND SOUTH

Thomas is an ITAB apprentice who works for Tasman Homes Ltd in Nelson.

Alejandro is a BCITO apprentice employed by 720 Build Ltd in Auckland.

Jordan Tira |

Tyler Batchelor | NORTH CANTERBURY

WAIKATO

Jordan is a BCITO apprentice who works for A Cut Above Building Ltd in Hamilton.

Tyler is an ITAB apprentice employed by DM Wilson Construction Ltd in Hanmer Springs.

Cameron Diack |

Sam Scoon |

BAY OF PLENTY

CANTERBURY

Cameron is an ITAB apprentice employed

by Jones Builders in Tauranga.

Sam is an ITAB apprentice who works for Kerry Manson Builder Ltd in Christchurch.

Jayden Jensen |

Connor Dowling |

CENTRAL PLATEAU

SOUTH CANTERBURY

Jayden is an ITAB apprentice employed by Building Central Ltd in Taupo.

Connor is a BCITO apprentice employed

by Gale Builders Ltd in Timaru.

Jacob Cook |

Sam Paris |

EAST COAST

OTAGO

Jacob is a BCITO apprentice who works for Character Building Ltd in Gisborne.

Sam is an ITAB apprentice who works for Gray Brothers Builders in Dunedin.

Scott Baillie |

Peter Burgess |

HAWKE’S BAY

CENTRAL OTAGO

Scott is a BCITO apprentice employed

by Dunnett Builders Ltd in Napier.

Peter is an ITAB apprentice employed by Central Blue Ltd in Alexandra.

Michael Laursen-Muagututia |

Kelvin Haywood |

MANAWATU

Kelvin is a Southern Group Training apprentice employed by Kennedy Brothers Building Ltd in Otautau.

Michael is an ITAB apprentice who works for Caldow Builders Ltd in Foxton.

Adrian Wyrill |

TARANAKI

Adrian is an ITAB apprentice employed

by Uhila Building Solutions in New Plymouth.

PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY

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Next Generation – Regional Competitions

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IN THE KNOW —

Asbestos – what you need to do about it

By Geoff Hardy of Auckland law firm Martelli McKegg Asbestos is a nasty substance, which is mined from rock-forming minerals, and contains fibres with little hooks in them that once in your lungs, never get out. They can cause serious diseases such as cancer that don’t become evident until 10–40 years later. It was widely used from the 1940s to the 1990s (and later) because of its fire, heat, chemical and noise-resistant properties, as well as strengthening of substances like cement. It is now illegal to import it, and illegal to work on it unless very strict controls are observed.

In residential construction, asbestos is likely to take over from leaky homes as the biggest compliance cost, the most likely reason for projects to fall over, and the main source of potential liability for builders.

A builder told me a couple of months ago that he was doing a 7-figure renovation on a luxury holiday home. They removed the whole roof and sent it to the landfill. The landfill operators detected asbestos in the roof, refused to accept it, and put it in quarantine at considerable expense. The building site got shut down, indefinitely. Officials were swarming all over it, no-one was interested in when work could resume, and the wealthy homeowner was eyeing up the builder as the primary culprit.

The Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 contains the rules for workplace health and safety in general.

Under that Act, specific rules have been developed around asbestos. First, the HSW (Asbestos) Regulations 2016 came into force on 4 April of that year. Secondly there was an “Approved Code of Practice” developed specifically for the management and removal of asbestos, in November 2016. This is 284 pages long so it is a big read, but it is very user-friendly and is the goto guide when you need detail. When you just want an introduction rather than detail then the short information pages on the WorkSafe New Zealand website are the best source. And in April 2018 WorkSafe issued a booklet titled “Working With or Near Asbestos – for Builders” which is helpful.

The first point I want to make is that this needs to be the first item on your checklist before you embark on any renovation project, residential or commercial.

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So what do you need to do to avoid that? Basically it comes down to this – just accept that every demolition or refurbishment job has to be asbestos-free before you can do it, and resign yourself to the fact that this is going to be expensive, time-consuming, and not welcomed by the owner. Don’t agree to do the work unless the owner agrees to follow the rules. The rules don’t apply to minor or routine maintenance work as distinct from demolition or refurbishment work, but there will be times when it will be unclear which is which, so if in doubt assume the rules apply.

Learn to identify when asbestos is likely to be present.

There are courses you can do that last up to four hours.

In a structure built prior to 2000, you must assume that asbestos will be present. Get it checked out by a specialist. If asbestos is there, usually samples will need to be tested by an accredited laboratory to determine if the asbestos is dangerous or not. If the asbestos is going to be disturbed by your work, then it needs to be safely removed or at least isolated before you can start.

Removal has to be done by a licensed asbestos removal company unless it is 10m² or less of non-friable asbestos or dust, in which case it can be removed by a suitably qualified person.

IN THE KNOW —

You need to tell anyone who would be potentially affected by the asbestos-related work, including the owner, occupants of the building or structure, your employees and subcontractors, and immediate neighbours. And once the asbestos is removed, you need to get a clearance certificate from an independent expert.

So what should you be doing to manage this risk? First, make sure that you do what the law requires of you, so you can’t be prosecuted by WorkSafe or sued by the owner. Secondly, make sure that you get paid for the extra work. And thirdly, if asbestos threatens to make the project uneconomic or shut it down indefinitely, make sure that either party can pull out of the project or – if instead it is merely suspended – that you are allowed a reasonable time to finish off your other projects before you resume work.

As far as getting paid is concerned, it is important to be absolutely clear whether your contract price or your scope of work includes asbestos-related work or not. It would be risky to include asbestos-related work in a fixed price, because you will generally have no idea how much work is involved. So you would be better to do the job on a cost and margin basis, or if it has to be fixed price, then make it clear that the asbestosrelated work must be treated as a variation or a provisional sum and charged for on a cost and margin basis. Spell this out in your initial quote or scope of work description, and repeat it in your formal contract.

Even if you are getting adequately compensated for the extra work, there is always the chance that once the asbestos risk is investigated and it is found to be a problem, that will bring the project to a halt while the officials do their thing and the specialists – who will probably be in even shorter supply than skilled tradesmen – put you on the waiting list and then charge you an exorbitant fee. You may not want to be contractually bound to wait around until you finally get the all-clear and you have to pick up from where you left off. You certainly won’t be able to abandon your existing projects and resume work at a moment’s notice.

So do you deal with that? One option is to include specific rules in your building contract. For example both the owner and the builder could have an express right to terminate the contract if asbestos threatens to delay the project or escalate the cost too much. None of the standard-form building contracts currently provide for this, so you would need to insert your own clause for the time being. Another option is to use a NZCB preliminary services contract solely for the asbestos investigation and (if necessary) removal work, and use a standard NZCB contract for the rest of the building work, assuming it turns out to be feasible.

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If you have not taken any of those precautions and then you encounter an asbestos problem, what can you do about it?

One possibility is to claim a variation on the basis that a regulatory authority (WorkSafe) has required an alteration to the building work. Whether you succeed in that depends upon whether asbestos management was impliedly part of your original scope of work or not. But you have a greater chance of succeeding with a variation claim than you have with suspending work or terminating the contract because of the asbestos.

The important point is that on a residential project, as a PCBU (a person conducting a business or undertaking) it is the builder who breaks the law if he has not identified the asbestos, not the homeowner. The law requires the builder to investigate it and deal with it before commencing work. It is different if it is a commercial project, in which case the owner was obliged to have an asbestos management plan in place on or before 4 April 2018. But this does not let the builder off the hook, it simply means that the responsibilities are shared.

Geoff Hardy is a partner in the Auckland law firm Martelli McKegg and is a construction law specialist. Contact Geoff on (09) 379 0700 or geoff@martellimckegg.co.nz. This article is not intended to be relied upon as legal advice.

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TECH TIPS —

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Job management apps, such as NextMinute and Tradify, can deliver valuable wins for you and your business: • significantly reduce time spent on managing jobs and paperwork • professional and easy quoting • create invoices based on timesheet entries and materials used on jobs • make bookkeeping more accurate by integrating with Xero and MYOB • accurately allocate supplier or subcontractor invoices to the right jobs • make sure your team know their daily jobs and tasks

Using a job management app is a great way to lighten your admin load and free up your time to focus on what’s important – whether it’s growing your business or enjoying a happier work life balance.

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IN THE MEDIA —

Solid foundation in home improvement Industry leader Grant Florence shares advice for Kiwis thinking of building or renovating a house.

The past few years have seen huge activity in the building and construction sector, driven by demand for new residential homes to keep pace with demographic changes. And, of course, renovation has remained as popular as ever for Kiwi property owners.

On thousands of building sites up and down the country, member builders of New Zealand Certified Builders (NZCB) have been at the proverbial coalface, and want to share insights on the trends, opportunities and challenges ahead for anyone thinking about building or renovating a home.

First and foremost, with sustained high demand builders expect to be busy and the shortage of skilled labour will continue to be an issue across the industry.

Some relief is on the horizon in the longer term, with the Government’s new ‘‘fees free’’ tertiary education scheme which, for trade apprentices, extends for two years and is expected to encourage more school-leavers into the industry. In the meantime, good planning by builders and their clients is the key to managing the challenges that the current shortage of skilled labour brings.

One trend that our member builders are seeing is customers sourcing their own building materials from overseas suppliers, often before even engaging a builder. It may seem like a cheaper option at the outset, but can quickly become a nightmare.

Builders need consent on a large proportion of building materials they use. Obtaining sign-off on overseas materials is considerably more complex, and can delay the building process significantly.

Furthermore, the materials selected aren’t always well-suited to the New Zealand climate and might not be under warranty, posing a risk of big issues for the homeowner down the track.

Another trend is the increasing popularity of integrating ecofriendly, energy-efficient design features, which is a smart choice but also requires some planning. For example, though triple-glazing is popular in Europe and parts of North America, it is not always the best fit for New Zealand’s temperate climate and large-windowed building style. Solar panels for electricity and hot water are often included in clients’ plans, but the cost of batteries, especially given their need for regular replacement, often comes as a shock.

Fortunately, a great deal of energy efficiency can be achieved through simple solutions such as sun-conscious section choice and building orientation, and by fitting quality insulation.

While quake-related rebuild and strengthening work has competed for resources over the past few years, our members are surprised that it isn’t a greater focus for clients outside of the areas that have been directly affected. This is something worth talking to your builder about early on, alongside making bigger decisions about the type of house you want to build.

Increasingly, the low-maintenance benefits of smaller homes are appealing to customers, and materials-wise, timber and weatherboard are currently more popular than brick, in the context of seismic risks.

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One thing to consider for those building a home is that while it might seem tempting to opt for a large group home-building company that offers spec houses, there is always the option of choosing an independent builder to build you a bespoke house. NZCB member builders, which tend to be the smaller building firms, are often looking to spread their work between new builds and renovations to give them better certainty and diversification.

Whichever builder anyone chooses, and whatever plans they have for their build or renovation, it’s critical to ask the right questions at the outset and get the relevant paperwork sorted.

It’s important to ask a builder about their trade qualifications, not just to know that they are a licensed building practitioner.

What many people don’t realise is that holding a formal trade qualification and participating in ongoing formal skills development (to keep up-to-date with the latest building techniques, materials, and regulatory requirements) are not prerequisites for being a licensed builder. NZCB is the only building trade association in the country that requires all of its members to hold a formal trade qualification in order to be eligible for membership.

What surprises many of our members is the number of clients who are still not proactive about ensuring they have a written contract in place, despite the fact that recent changes to the relevant legislation to enhance consumer protection mean that written contracts are mandatory for work valued at over $30,000. Written contracts are best practice for work of any value, because they ensure both parties have clear expectations and accountabilities.

Similarly, it appears that Kiwis are generally still pretty passive when it comes to ensuring there’s a good guarantee in place for the building work they’re investing in. NZCB introduced a new building guarantee called Halo in 2016, which is mandatory for all our members to take out for any work of $30,000 or more that they’re doing for their clients. For New Zealanders, our homes are typically our biggest financial investment and we also tend to invest a good chunk of our heart and soul in them too, so it’s critical to get any new build or renovation right.

It can be stressful, but also incredibly fulfilling. If you’re breaking ground or making home improvements in 2018, make sure you plan the work carefully, ask the right questions, and make informed choices.

Weekend Press – Christchurch 31 March 2018 Grant Florence is the chief executive of New Zealand Certified Builders.

NEXT GENERATION —

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IN THE KNOW —

Sexual harassment in the workplace You will have probably heard the recent media coverage about sexual harassment occurring in law firms (and elsewhere), so this is a topical issue.

In an employment context, sexual harassment is dealt with under two pieces of legislation, the Human Rights Act 1993 (“the HRA”) and the Employment Relations Act 2000 (“the ERA”).

ERA

HRA

• directly or indirectly makes a request of that employee for sexual intercourse, sexual contact, or other form of sexual activity that contains— • an implied or overt promise of preferential treatment in that employee’s employment; or • an implied or overt threat of detrimental treatment in that employee’s employment; or • an implied or overt threat about the present or future employment status of that employee; or by— • the use of language (whether written or spoken) of a sexual nature; or • the use of visual material of a sexual nature; or • physical behaviour of a sexual nature,—

Under section 62 of the HRA, it is unlawful for any person (in the course of that person’s involvement in any of the areas specified below) to make a request of any other person for sexual intercourse, sexual contact, or other form of sexual activity which contains an implied or overt promise of preferential treatment, or an implied or overt threat of detrimental treatment.

It is also unlawful for any person, by the use of language (written or spoken), visual material or physical behaviour of a sexual nature, to subject any other person to behaviour that— • is unwelcome or offensive to that person (whether or not that is conveyed to the other person); and • is either repeated, or of such a significant nature, that it has a detrimental effect on that person in respect of any of the areas listed below.

The areas to which the above apply are— • the making of an application for employment: • employment, which term includes unpaid work: • participation in, or the making of an application for participation in, a partnership: • membership, or the making of an application for membership, of an industrial union or professional or trade association: • access to any approval, authorisation, or qualification: • vocational training, or the making of an application for vocational training: • access to places, vehicles, and facilities: • access to goods and services: • access to land, housing, or other accommodation: • education: • participation in fora for the exchange of ideas/ information.

The HRA states that where a person complains of sexual harassment, no account shall be taken of any evidence of the person’s sexual experience or reputation.

Unlike the ERA which is confined to employment relationships, the HRA applies to everyone.

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Under section 103 of the ERA, an employee has grounds for a personal grievance against his/her employer if the employee has been sexually harassed in the employee’s employment. Section 108 states that an employee is sexually harassed if the employer or a representative of that employer:

directly or indirectly subjects the employee to behaviour that is unwelcome or offensive to that employee (whether or not that is conveyed to the employer or representative) and that, either by its nature or through repetition, has a detrimental effect on that employee’s employment, job performance, or job satisfaction.

A “representative” is someone who is employed by that employer, and who either has authority over the employee alleging the grievance, or is in a position of authority over other employees in the workplace of the employee alleging the grievance.

The ERA also specifically provides that for allegations of sexual harassment, no account may be taken of any evidence of the complainant’s sexual experience or reputation.

Danny Jacobson and Trudy Marshall are Partners at Employment Lawyers Tauranga and they specialise exclusively in employment law. They operate our Employment Helpline for NZCB members: Phone 07 928 0529. They have also previously produced a Guide for Employers in the Construction Industry which NZCB can send out to any members on request. (The above is by its nature general, and is not intended to be a substitute for legal advice).

NEXT GENERATION —

The past and present

Brian Dillon Chairman AST Trust

As Certified Builders celebrates 20 years of existence, it’s worth reflecting on the role of apprenticeships over this period, and how things have evolved in a number of ways.

was the story of a young apprentice having to sleep in his car whilst attending block courses, and dozens of apprentices have benefited from hardship grants in the following years.

In 1998 apprenticeships were very much treated in an ‘old school’ way, despite unit standards being the basis of the curriculum. Block courses at a polytechnic were the norm, and many employers were still adjusting to the role of employer-assessor. At that time the only way to do an apprenticeship was through the BCITO.

Twenty years on, there is a new version of the apprenticeship curriculum, and 13 ITPs partnered with ITAB for carpentry apprenticeships, training around 4000 students in construction, from secondary/tertiary programmes to construction management diplomas and degrees. Of significance is how the activities of the AST have evolved – we continue to provide hardship grants, as well as offering Excellence Awards, and more recently ITAB launched the Building Professionals Programme. This enables ITAB apprentices to receive tools at key milestones throughout their training, and shows how AST, ITAB and the ITPs are working together.

Five years on and the training landscape was quite different. By now a number of Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics (ITPs) were running carpentry apprenticeships, and Certified Builders had committed to supporting these through the ITAB partnership. The curriculum had been revised, although unit standards still there, and employers and apprentices had a choice in how they started their apprenticeships, with ITP PreTrade programmes becoming more prominent.

This period also saw the establishment of the Apprenticeship Scholarship Trust (AST). The catalyst

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It is very satisfying to have contributed to increasing our industry’s capability, and I am confident that the work of the AST trustees, along with Grant Florence and his team, will see the next 20 years be even better.

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NZCB NEWS —

From the Chief Executive

Grant Florence Chief Executive

Time to celebrate!

It’s around this time of our Annual General Meeting and annual conference that we can take time out to celebrate our first 20 years since the formation of New Zealand Certified Builders back in February 1998.

It is interesting reading some of the first minutes and correspondence during that time – to reflect on the work and the foresight Craig Wilkinson and our early members had, in deciding that it was time to start an organisation that recognises trade qualification as membership entry criteria. It was obvious from past correspondence and press clippings that the idea faced some fairly stiff opposition during that time – much of which spilled into the public arena. I am sure there was steely resolve by those members at the time to overcome the criticism.

I can recall being visited when in a previous role in the industry in the late 1990’s to discuss the new organisation. I clearly recall at the time thinking – that’s a small organisation in the Bay of Plenty which will not grow out of that area – was I wrong!

It’s fantastic to see that we have over 50 builders still with us, who joined in the first year of our establishment in 1998.

We salute you all!

major building work to start with the May Budget looming as a sign post on just how and when it will move.

It was a healthy sign that we had four nominations for the two positions for member directors on the Board that were up for re-election. At the time of writing this, the election is still being held and no doubt we will announce the results at the Annual General Meeting in terms of our Constitution. Good luck to all those nominated, and I encourage all members to cast a vote (if voting has not closed) – it is important.

It is also fitting that we return to Rotorua for the 2018 AGM and annual conference, as Rotorua was the place where we held our first formal AGM and conference.

Membership was around 200 back then with a total revenue of $57,000. Now our numbers are at 2500+ and $3.7m. How times have changed.

We ran another flight of television commercials during the end of January/early February 2018 and changed our approach slightly to how these commercials were targeted. The viewing results have been very good – above the targets we set for our creative agency and media buyers.

The building industry remains very buoyant across the country. There are some signs of softening demand in some areas – but the housing stock shortage remains as does strong consumer confidence.

Keep an eye out for the first edition of Revere – it is an exciting project and I hope that we will have more and more members wanting to showcase their projects in the magazine. It’s all ready to be sent to architects and other places where our target market congregates and spends time.

KiwiBuild remains firmly in the sights of many and we continue to keep abreast of any developments as they evolve around this central Government initiative.

I suspect there is still much to do in preparation for any

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I hope to see you at the AGM and annual conference – it is shaping up to be a great event!

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