NZCB InHouse Magazine August/September 2022

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FROM NZCB —

Malcolm Fleming Chief Executive

2022: A time of considerable activity and opportunity

At the time of writing, I have been in the Chief Executive (CE) role for just over a month and have seen, heard, and learnt a lot. I recently spent two days in Wellington attending my first New Zealand Certified Builders (NZCB) Board and Presidents Zone meeting. Active in advocacy

It was a great opportunity to meet members and hear how industry issues (supply chain constraints, cost escalation, labour shortages, rising interest rates) are affecting them. I also gained a sense of what our members are looking to us for in these times of great uncertainty, disruption, and risk. What I’m hearing is that members have a significant appetite for educational material that addresses non-technical competencies. Providing structured non-technical training to a membership base was an area of focus at my former role (CE, New Zealand Institute of Building) and is an area where I believe membership associations can provide significant benefit to their membership bases. Later this year, NZCB members can expect to receive information on a range of topics, including:

Advocacy with the government has featured strongly in my first few weeks in the role, with NZCB lodging two submissions with the government. One opposes the Fair Pay Agreement (at Bill stage) and the second supports the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s (MBIE) proposal that the implementation date for H1 changes be pushed out six months. The MBIE’s proposal is a direct result of NZCB’s advocacy on this issue, as led by NZCB Board Independent Director Katrina Bach during her Acting Chief Executive tenure. Later this year, the government will likely seek feedback from our industry on the following topics: • Building for Climate Control • Review of the 1991 Resource Management Act

• Cash-flow forecasting

• Building Code update.

• Contract work extensions

Submission writing is something NZCB should be involved in. Over the coming months, we will invite members to express an interest in being involved in submission writing, on topics that align with their area of expertise.

• Staff retention policies • Mental wellbeing • Job planning/management

Changes on the cards

• Winding down/restructuring options to reflect changing market conditions. • Contract and client management. A programme of work to understand what younger members require of their association will also be undertaken.

In-person events on the horizon Regional Committees have felt constrained in their event management and general membership engagement roles during the pandemic, but with COVID-19 restrictions behind us, this is set to change. While NZCB will continue to provide education offerings online, you can expect to see a fresh range of in-person events that will address current industry needs and invigorate both the regions and the membership.

Several industry association colleagues have asked NZCB to be involved in a range of initiatives that will connect our membership with beneficial programmes and initiatives. In my view, positioning NZCB as an engaged and influential industry stakeholder amongst our peers, is important. While it’s early days as the Association’s CE, it has become clear that the NZCB membership proposition is a strong one – but many members aren’t maximising it. You can expect to see communications and strategies designed to lift awareness of the full suite of benefits NZCB members have access to. Congratulations to NZCB Board Member Director Nick Farrelly on his appointment as NZCB Board Chairperson following the June Annual General Meeting. We both step into our respective Chairperson and CE roles during a period of significant activity and change within the construction industry. It is a time of great opportunity for NZCB – exciting times lie ahead.

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IN THE MEDIA

29min
pages 70-73

NZCB Strategic Partners and Affinity Partners

1min
page 74

NEWS BITES

11min
pages 62-65

Air seals around windows – getting it right matters

2min
pages 66-67

Introducing the new GIB® System Selector

1min
pages 68-69

RoVE update #3

3min
page 60

NZCB and Industry Events Calendar

3min
pages 58-59

Apprentice Challenge bench seat finds special home

2min
page 57

A close finish in the Waikato/Coromandel

2min
page 56

Meet our 2022 NZCB Presidents

2min
pages 54-55

Keeping your worksite safe this flu season

3min
pages 52-53

Your business’ health starts with its people

6min
pages 50-51

The Tortoise beats the Hare

4min
pages 48-49

Impressive effort leads to awesome achievement

2min
page 46

Managing finances through tough times

6min
pages 44-45

Gemma the scooter raises a record $9,300 for Cancer Society

7min
pages 38-41

Immigration NZ’s employer accreditation

3min
pages 42-43

Leadership and management

3min
pages 36-37

Can councils transfer some or all of their liability to the builder?

7min
pages 28-29

Busy? Now’s the time to market your business

4min
pages 26-27

NZCB and Noel Leeming Commercial

4min
pages 22-23

A real look into the 2022 employment market

3min
pages 24-25

Understanding provisional tax

4min
pages 34-35

You must pass the ball to win the game

2min
pages 30-31

Make tech a powerful, everyday tool in your business

6min
pages 32-33

Walking the talk at Auckland’s Asian Construction Expo

1min
pages 20-21

NZCB Building Contracts

3min
pages 12-13

Want to improve your business performance?

2min
page 11

Don’t get caught short with your insurance cover

3min
pages 16-17

Message from our Chief Executive

3min
page 8

Message from the NZCB Board

4min
pages 4-5

South Island gets a new office

1min
page 18

Message from our Education and Technical Manager

3min
page 10

Putting our partners in the spotlight

2min
page 19
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