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Warmup Dual-Touch Thermostat: Temperature Control Made Easy
Introducing the Warmup’s new Dual-Touch Thermostat – a simple and stylish device that adopts the most advanced microcomputer control chip for precise control of air and floor temperature. The DualTouch thermostat has been designed with your comfort, energy efficiency and cost savings in mind. Features: • For underfloor heating and towel rail control • 3 control modes – Air, Floor, and Air+Floor • 3 setup modes – Manual, Automatic, and Vacation • 1 or 2 heating cycles a day
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• Large blacklight LCD features intuitive programming icons • Minimised running costs • Available in black and white • Dimensions: 120 x 80 x 37mm Call 0800 927 687 to learn more or check it online www.warmup.co.nz
NZCB Welcomes NEW National Partner – FREE UP NEWS
FREE UP is the go-to tech advisor for builders and trades. We select the best app for your business, get you set up, then train you to maximise the benefits. Whether you want to start using technology, or already have a system in place, FREE UP will show you how to combine this easy-touse software with your processes to help you run your business and projects more efficiently and profitably. FREE-UP is an independent expert in BuildXact, CoConstruct, NextMinute, Tradify and many more. For more information contact Anna Brooks on 021 083 96910 or anna@freeup.kiwi or visit the FREE UP website www.freeup.kiwi
Anna Brooks, of FREE UP.
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Jacobsen is the importer and distributor of structural building products, Dincel structural walls, Rodecca cladding, NBK Terracotta and Hunter Douglas Quadroclad rainscreens. Suppliers to the NZ building industry since 1962, Jacobsen are renowned for their high-quality brands and exceptional reputation. Check out their advert on Dincel structural wall on page 10. For more information visit www.jacobsens.co.nz or call 0800 800 460.
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JESANI’s® Shower, Door and Appliance stainless steel drainage channels are custom designed on a per project basis and manufactured in New Zealand to provide endless opportunities and solutions for the elimination of free water overflow whilst creating a safe and flawless level finish that will compliment any wetroom design in bathrooms, laundries and kitchens.
The specialised design and full drainage system provide architects, designers, builders and other trade professionals with the confidence of specifying a highly effective and reliable product that functions beyond the Building Code’s acceptable solutions. All JESANI’s® channels and drainage systems are BRANZ appraised and Product Approved with Lifemark® – a division of CCS Disability. Check out their ‘New Product’ for Door/ Cavity channels on page 47 or for more information visit www.jesani.co.nz or phone 0800 JESANI (537264).
MBIE Needs Your Feedback to Improve Contractors’ Rights NEWS
The Government is seeking feedback on options for strengthening legal protections for contractors.
This includes those who are misclassified as contractors, or sit in the grey zone between a contractor and employee. They are consulting on four groups of options to improve rights for contractors and protect vulnerable workers: • deterring employers from misclassifying workers as contractors and not employees • making it easier for workers to access a determination of their employment status • changing who is an employee under New Zealand law • enhancing protections for contractors without making them employees. They want to hear about how these changes could affect you. Your feedback will inform further policy work to progress the options. For more information and to have your say visit https://www.mbie.govt.nz/ have-your-say/better-protections-forcontractors
NEW PRODUCT
Linea Cavity Closer
James Hardie has introduced a new accessory to simplify the installation of Linea Weatherboard. The new Linea 35mm Cavity Closer 3000mm works with all three Linea Weatherboard profiles ((135, 150 and 180mm) and eliminates the time consuming process of installing both a cant strip and vent strip or wedges to a weatherboard. The Linea Cavity Closer provides ventilation and supports the bottom weatherboard for easy installation.
45 Features: • Prevents vermin intrusion • A pre-formed sloped edge to provide correct angle for the first course of the weatherboard • Dimensionally stable and can be painted any colour • Eliminates the need for cant strip/ vent strip/wedges Product code: 306035 For more information visit www.jameshardie.co.nz
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The New Zealand Building Economist (NZBE) offers current building construction costs for residential and light commercial construction, that builders and
others use to check estimates and quotes. It is the ideal quick reference guide to building costs. Established in 1965 the NZBE is a product you can rely on. We are 100% New Zealand owned and operated. Visit our website www.nzbe.co.nz for more information and to purchase.
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New Zealand Visa Connections are a bespoke firm of Licensed Immigration Advisers who work with employers and skilled workers to manage the visa application process. We help recruit and retain migrants who are competent and motivated to work for their employers.
We’ve successfully helped people come to New Zealand for years and are passionate about supporting employers to build their business with the staff they need. We understand how critical it is to your company. Our comprehensive Free Assessment helps identify candidates who meet the requirements of your vacancy as well as the visa criteria. Contact us for a free, no obligation chat or to ask a question about how immigration rules and changes coming this year will impact your business. For more information call Helen or Rebecca on 021 026 32134 or visit www.nzvisaconnections.com.
Helen (top) and Rebecca, business partners from New Zealand Visa Connections.
JESANI® Door/Cavity Channels
The Jesani® Door Channels are your immediate highly effective action to eliminate those accidental flooding disasters within the home, just like a sprinkler system is for fires. This action functions above and beyond the Building Code’s Acceptable Solution to protect the home from free water overflow.
Bathrooms, Kitchens and Laundries are notorious for flooding disasters, and the mess and ensuing stress with clean up and dealing with Insurance claims and trades can be painful and emotionally draining for homeowners. It is an event that can easily be avoided. The Door/Cavity Door Channel also allows for the shift of the central floor waste gully from the middle of the bathroom floor. The client benefits with a nice floor finish without a random drain sitting in the middle of nowhere or hiding under the vanity. The emergency overflow
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NZCB Introduces NEW Membership Category
If you are currently a New Zealand Certified Builders (NZCB) Member, who is working 20 hours or less per week, have been a member in good standing for at least 10 years, and available for mentoring, you may be eligible for a reduction of your
membership renewal fee. Titled the ‘Rusty Hammers’, this new membership category is our way of supporting you as you transition into partial retirement. NZCB recognises the skills and knowledge that our more senior members possess and seek to encourage their continued involvement in the Association.
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Minimum Wage to Go up on 1 April 2020
The Government has today confirmed that the adult minimum wage will increase from $17.70 to $18.90 on 1 April 2020.
Those on the starting-out and training wages will also see a boost in pay to $15.12 per hour. This rate remains at 80% of the adult minimum wage. For more information on minimum wages visit www.employment.govt.nz/ hours-and-wages/pay/minimumwage/ is sitting nicely lined up under the doorway, quietly ready for action. The Jesani® Channels are designed and manufactured on a per project basis, using 1.5mm, 304 Stainless Steel and are the only BRANZ Appraised linear channels in New Zealand and are also Product Approved with Lifemark® – A division of CCS Disability. For more information visit www.jesani.co.nz or phone 0800 JESANI (537264).
Skill sharing is important in our industry and we are big believers of being able to offer mentoring to our younger players. If you meet all of the above requirements and are interested, please contact the NZCB National Support Office today on 0800 237 843 to discuss.
FREE UP Help Out Even More Building Companies NEWS
NZCB Partner and tech expert FREE UP can now be even more helpful to Building companies.
FREE UP now offers services that are registered with the Management Capability Development Voucher Fund’. Small businesses may qualify for vouchers to help pay for services such as training workshops, courses and coaching that build the management capabilities of their owners, operators and key managers. Management Capability Development Vouchers are only available through the Regional Business Partner Network (RBP) Growth Advisors. Vouchers may be provided to a business where the Growth Advisors have identified a need for management training as part of an action plan to support the business owner to grow and innovate their business. For more information on the Management Capability Development Voucher Fund or to find your local Growth Advisor go to www.regionalbusinesspartners.co.nz
