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Training, testing crucial to work safety Gaprie Ltd is the Australasian agent for Rombull Ronets, the largest safety netting company in the world.

But Gaprie Ltd director Gary Priestley knows that while offering the best product is essential it is not enough to ensure safety and meet the current regulations, which is why Gaprie also offers comprehensive training and testing services.

“I’ve been working in the roofing and construction industry since 1978, both in New Zealand and overseas.

“Within my varied roles I’ve learned that the right training, equipment and knowledge is of the utmost importance in getting a job done safely and successfully,” says Priestley, who is currently the only FASET trained and registered safety net trainer in New Zealand.

FASET is the world wide governing body for safety nets and Gary is the New Zealand FASET representative with his experience in Safety Nets spanning back to 2002.

As such he, along with others from safety net companies in New Zealand, have been instrumental in working with WorksafeNZ to help establish guidelines for the use of safety nets in New Zealand.

Although safety nets have been used overseas for some time they have only entered the New Zealand residential market in the past 18 months and have been used on commercial sites in this country for about five years.

Preistley sees a big need for regulation in the New Zealand industry to ensure appropriate safety standards are met.

The product Gaprie Ltd supply is manufactured under the EN 1263 Standard to meet all European quality certifications.

He says the products are not only extremely high quality but competitively priced and Gaprie Ltd can supply nets to any size and with quick turnaround.

Gaprie Ltd also supplies industrial, sports and cargo nets.

As safety nets have to be UV-tested each year to ensure they are still fit for purpose Gaprie Ltd also offers this service to clients.

“Customers simply need to send us a UV test patch, we test this and if it passes we send them a certificate to state that the net is compliant for a further 12 months.”

Gaprie Training Solutions offers a series of courses to train customers in the correct installation of its nets. The company also offers Crane, EWP and Forklift training.

Priestley is a registered trainer and assessor in the crane industry incorporating elevated work platforms, slinging and rigging (Dogman) and all types of crane training, all to NZQA unit standard qualifications.

He also holds a Nebosh international general certificate in health and safety and is a forklift trainer and health and safety trainer.

He is a registered assessor with Skills ITO, Competenz and the Motor Industry Training Organisation, and is a member of the Elevating Work Platforms Association of New Zealand and a Gold Card member of the Hire Industry Association of New Zealand.

The Gaprie Ltd courses are based out of Tauranga but cover the whole of New Zealand with training centres in Auckland, Christchurch and Tauranga.

Courses can also be held at customers premises as well.

“We can supply our clients with a full safety net system – the safety nets, ropes and brackets, the training to install them properly and the tools to ensure they are compliant in an ongoing manner.

“With the changes to regulations in the building industry in New Zealand regarding fall height protection people are increasingly realising that doing nothing is no longer an option.”

Gaprie offers various training courses to meet customer requirements and current regulations and Best Practice guidelines.

GAPRIE TRAINING SOLUTIONS • Safety Net Training • Power-operated Elevating Work Platforms (EWP) Training • Forklifts Operator Training • Crane Training

GAPRIE NETS Agent for Rombull Ronet products - manufacturers of the largest range of safety nets worldwide. The netting materials match European Safety Net Standards and are manufactured from high tenacity braided polypropylene twine of 4.5 mm diameter. Rombull Ronet also provide a range of high quality industrial use nets, shade nets, sporting nets and ropes for a variety of uses.

GAPRIE SAFETY NET TESTING The personnel safety nets Gaprie Nets supplies have high energy absorption and abrasion resistance, providing many years of useful service.

UV testing is required for every net, every year to make sure it has not degraded from the ageing caused by the net exposure to sunlight's UV rays. Gaprie Nets can offer this testing service for your test meshes, with detailed results and certificates of proof. Contact us for more details.

Contact us: P 0800 723363 M 021 02952214 E gary@gaprie.co.nz A P.O. Box 15530, Tauranga 3144, New Zealand

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Apartment Transformation

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A hospitality and shopping complex is being built at Rangiora’s Arlington Park subdivision.

Taupo Triumph

Haimes Building has scooped the Master Builders Central Plateau Regional awards.

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The Mckenzie Lifestyle Village being developed in the South Canterbury town of Geraldine will offer a range of housing options.

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Hughes Construction has played a major role in the award-winning Kensington Park residential neighbourhood development.

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Growth in new building consents welcomed Certified Builders welcomes Statistics New Zealand’s release of new building consent numbers as positive for the building industry and the economy, but says the shortage of skilled trades people continues to be an issue in some areas.

The trend for the number of new dwellings consented is at its highest level since August 2007.

While the rate of growth is slowing somewhat, the trend for new dwellings has more than doubled since the series low in March 2011, meaning demand for builders is strong, said Certified Builders Chief Executive, Grant Florence.

“As a trade association with members from all areas of New Zealand we are pleased to see growth in building consents in the vast majority of regions.

“We expected the number of new consents to be highest in Auckland and Christchurch, and while this is certainly positive, there is a risk in terms of the number of qualified builders there are to meet the demand.

“What we don’t want to see is unqualified builders filling the vacuum and potentially compromising the quality of new housing, which could reflect badly on the building industry as a whole.”

Certified Builders helps address skill shortages in the industry by working closely with apprenticeship schemes and through an Apprenticeship Scholarship Trust, which supports apprentices in times of hardship.

“We can help give our members a competitive advantage by providing consumers with confidence in engaging a Certified Builder.

Certified Builders helps address skill shortages in the industry by working closely with apprenticeship schemes.

“Consumers can take confidence from the fact that all our members are tradecertified, and that we have the most comprehensive independent guarantee and

provide ongoing professional development for our members,” said Mr Florence.

Certified Builders currently has a record number of members – approximately one

third of all builders are members – and remains the only building trade association in New Zealand that requires tradequalification for membership.

4WD wheelbarrows a cost-effective option A wheelbarrow that you don’t have to push, which can tip itself up and can squeeze through tight spaces has now arrived.

The range of 4WD motorised wheelbarrows by Muck Truck and Power Barrows is being hired and sold throughout New Zealand by DK Putt Ltd. “Not only do we focus on sales, but hiring is also a big part of our business,” says Don Putt.

Muck Truck and Power Barrows are multi-purpose material handling machines that take the hard work out of the job.

The bucket completely empties due to the angle of tip on front edge of bucket without the need for manual shovelling by operator. The weight distribution of the load optimises the steering and helps prevent back injuries caused when going up slopes. Muck Truck and Power Barrows are narrow enough to fit through doorways, down side alleys and along tight garden spaces. They can climb stairs, drive over footings, building slabs and kerbs.

The units have a ‘dead man’ safety control handle and give balanced weight distribution for easy tipping and four-wheel stability on uneven terrain.

The 4WD traction allows the units to be driven straight onto a trailer or into the back of a works van for easy loading and unloading.

If there is a need to stack items Muck Truck and Power Barrows can also come with a flat bed and a ball hitch, which can be easily swapped by removing one pin.

The flat bed enables the stacking of items such as pavers while the ball hitch makes it easy to move a trailer into a position a vehicle would not be able to fit into.

Muck Truck and Power Barrows provide a cost-effective solution for builders.

Muck Truck and Power Barrows are powered by a Honda petrol 5.5hp four-stroke engine or a Briggs & Stratton engine.

With four forward gears and one reverse gear the machines can operate at a speed of 0.8 to 5.6 kilometres per hour.

Knowing the knocks machines have to take on site Muck Truck and Power Barrows have been built to last. Muck Truck and

Power Barrows come in four models with lifting weights ranging from 250-350 kilograms.

Accessories available include flat beds, tow bars, power lifts and loading ramps.

Muck Truck and Power Barrows provide a cost-effective solution for builders, farmers, landscapers, councils and the home handyman. They can be used for tasks such as moving builders sand, concrete, site

clearance, pavers, bricks, blocks, rolls of turf, paving slabs, farm feed and much more.

Muck Truck and Power Barrows are available for purchase or to hire nationwide.

They range in price from $2500-$3995 (including GST) plus delivery and are supplied by DK Putt Ltd, 09 279 4276, info@ mucktruck.co.nz, www.mucktruck.co.nz advertisement

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Brown & Syme on a roll Relationships with construction companies developed over decades has made Brown & Syme Holdings Limited the go-to company for interior and exterior painting and decorating during the Christchurch rebuild.

In fact Brown & Syme has now doubled in size since the earthquakes.

Brown & Syme undertakes residential, commercial and public projects. It offers a complete range of painting services and has been building its reputation since 1936.

The company started in Christchurch as Alfred Brown & Co (Painters) and in 1949; R M Syme Ltd (Painters) was established. In 1989, a son and grandson of the original owners Colin Brown and Steve Syme, merged the two companies and Brown & Syme Holdings.

Peter Mason joined Brown & Syme as a director in 1993. He had been apprenticed to Alfred Brown & Co as a painter in 1973 and after serving his time, was promoted to supervisor and contracts manager. Mason became a shareholder in Brown & Syme with the retirement of Steve Syme, and eventually he took over the Brown & Syme business. In 2005, he was joined by Bruce Hodges, an employee for many years, who had worked his way through the ranks from an apprentice to a supervisor, and now a business partner.

Brown & Syme expanded to Nelson in the late 1990s, and in 2003, Richard Haynes became a business partner looking after the Nelson Tasman region. Haynes has extensive experience in the paint industry

having worked as the branch manager and sales representative for Resene for 10 years.

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Today Brown & Syme employs close to 40 staff in Christchurch and another 15 in Nelson.

Canterbury Owned and Operated Since 1936

Immediately following the Christchurch earthquakes, Brown & Syme was quick to double its staff in order to assist with the huge amount of repairs and relocations needed to get businesses back up and running.

• Residential & Commercial • Project Management of Earthquake Damage & Repairs

With the rebuild now in full swing the company has been busy undertaking a number of contracts in the CBD and private homes. Recent major projects include the temporary police station and the new Orion building.

• Specialising in Historic & Character Homes & Buildings

These projects were successfully completed on time, despite the tight time frames, something Brown & Syme specialises in.

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High quality workmanship, professionalism, reliability and completing work on time and on budget are just some of the factors responsible for the company’s sound reputation.

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The long-standing South Island painting and decorating company is predicting further growth as the rebuild speeds up.

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Wonder Kwila Decking For those with a discerning eye and an uncompromising expectation of enjoying a beautiful decking surface Tauranga company Timbernz are proud to announce the introduction of ‘Deckstar Kwila’ to their wide range of timber products.

Managing Director Ian Ricketts says the product offers exceptional durability along with stunning good-looks.

“I’ve been in the timber industry for 40 years, the last ten owning a timber wholesale company and I have to say the DeckSTAR Kwila decking is an outstanding product for so many reasons,” Ricketts says.

Top of the list is that the product not only creates beautiful decking but has been designed to be so easy to work with. It comes in long easily managed pre-oiled set lengths and has an attractive teak-oil coating. It carries an impressive 10 year manufacturer’s warranty.

“We’ve all seen examples of botched up badly wearing decking products. They’re a real eye-sore and are heart-breaking for home-owners to have to deal with.

“With DeckSTAR products my company markets there’s the reassurance of guaranteed top performance for years to come.”

All DeckSTAR products carry the ISO-9001 quality control accreditation and while new to this country they have been marketed in Australia and throughout the world for over 10 years.

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Unlike many other decking products the entire DeckSTAR range of solid-timber products are constructed from off-cuts and other solid timber pieces.

“The designers and makers of DeckSTAR products are intent on adopting responsible wood production techniques.

“Because these products are essentially made from what is left over no trees are ever cut down for the specific purpose of manufacturing DeckSTAR products.”

Such is the manufacturer’s commitment to supporting sustainable forestry practices in Indonesia where the Kwila is sourced that full documentation evidencing the raw materials have derived from legal, government controlled resources can be supplied if requested.

Kwila is a highly durable timber ideal for outdoor decking. DeckSTAR timber pieces are finger-jointed then laminated together forming a solid piece a construction specifically engineered for decking. A 3mm ‘skin’ is glued to one or more sides giving the look of normal machined timber decking.

“I’m convinced the DeckSTAR timber products I exclusively sell in New Zealand offer exceptional value for money, durability and will create stunning outdoor decking environments for owners to enjoy for years to come.”

Ian is happy to answer any questions about his range of DeckSTAR solid timber products.

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Commercial Building - Gibson O’Connor

Apollo Drive building proceeds smoothly Karen Phelps Gibson O’Connor has just completed an office building in Apollo Drive, Auckland, with a challenging design in a short time frame.

The building for Kea Properties, which comprises an office complex with basement car parking, was started in November last year and completed this June.

Made from precast concrete columns and shell beams and concrete slab, Gibson O’Connor project manager Greg Church says that the most complex aspect of the build was the roof.

“The façade was hung off the structural steel roof with metal cladding. The roof was also an inverted beam system – a V frame roof as opposed to an A frame roof,” he says.

“There ended up being a lot of weight for the beams to support so some adjustments had to be made to the external framing design of the building to accommodate this.”

Gibson O’Connor managed to complete the build in the tight time-frame with careful project management.

Church says that he took a very active role in the site management to ensure targets were met including being on site to monitor all the subcontractors and materials making sure things stayed on schedule.

The 47m x 26m building has been clad with Aluco panel with extensive glazing and louvres making it an eye catching addition to the area, says Church.

The building is tenanted by Webdrive.

Other projects Gibson O’Connor has completed for Kea Properties include 329 Albany Highway, a $1.8m 11-unit retail block comprising 1200sqm completed early 2013, and 11 John Glenn, a 140qsm, $1.3m warehouse and office complex completed in 2012.

Gibson O’Connor is a 100% privately owned company founded in Christchurch in 1957 by Noel Gibson and John O’Connor. It is now based in Mt Wellington, Auckland.

The company has Green Star accredited professionals and licenced building practitioners and offers a comprehensive range of quality construction services including construction tenders, design-and-

The building for Kea Properties comprises an office complex with basement car parking. build contracts, estimates, GMP contracts, local authority approvals and full project management.

Church says that Gibson O’Connor prides itself on its close working relationships with architects, engineers, clients and community groups and a project which demonstrates this is the James Cook High School Gymnasium upgrade.

Located in Manurewa, the $1m project consisted of a renovation of 1100sqm of gymnasium/changing rooms and classrooms.

The structure had to be fully shrink wrapped in order to protect an existing ply ceiling, while Gibson O’Connor replaced the existing roofing iron and the external cladding.

The internal part of the renovation consisted of new veneer ply wood and laminex linings

to the gym and changing room areas. A new mezzanine floor was constructed in place of the old existing floor. Access to the site required a temporary road to be formed through Mt Fort Park and a section of the school’s boundary fence removed as there

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was no way to access the site with vehicles through the main school access. This site access allowed Gibson O’Connor to bring heavy plant and materials to site at all hours of the day with very little disturbance to the school and students.

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Commercial Building - Colspec Construction

Hotel transformation a rewarding project Sue Russell Palmerston North Construction company Colspec Construction Ltd has just completed a major hotel project right in the centre of Palmerston North; a project they are very proud to have been associated with.

Stuart Lind, Colspec’s site manager for the transformation of the former Kingsgate Hotel into a Copthorne Hotel, says the massive undertaking was full of challenges, but professionally very rewarding for him and the crew on board.

“It was the total refurbishment of a tower block containing 73 rooms over five levels.

“Nothing of the old hotel has been kept and there were plenty of structural and building improvements to be made in the process,” Lind says.

Ground-floor work involved upgrading the restaurant and bar, kitchen and staff amenities areas along with self-contained family units.

Colspec Construction is not new to building accommodation blocks, having built units at Massey University, inner city student accommodation, as well as working at boarding schools but the Copthorne project presented with some new construction challenges to overcome.

The project began in November 2013 and took five months to complete with all the bedrooms in the tower block totally stripped.

During the rebuild process all fire protection services were bought up to the current codes while all other services were either replaced or upgraded.

Colspec general manager Steve Hirst describes the Copthorne Hotel project as

The Copthorne Hotel Palmerston North is situated in the heart of the city.

“logistically challenging” with the hotel remaining opened throughout the build.

“There were milestones we had to reach so the company could be assured the work was progressing according to plan,” says Hirst.

“Once the rooms were decorated and

complete, they were immediately made available for bookings and letting. It required a high level of communication throughout,” he says.

Situated in the heart of the city overlooking the square, Copthorne Hotel Palmerston North has 76 guest rooms,

a gymnasium, conference and banquet facilities.

The 73 rooms in the tower give a birdseye views across the city-scape.

Each room is equipped with broadband, own direct dial phone, Sky TV and tea and coffee-making facilities.

Steelmasters has it covered If you can imagine it Steelmasters can probably manufacture it – and quickly.

Steelmasters Auckland Ltd manufactures and distributes arguably New Zealand’s largest range of metal fasteners. The company is also the only commercial bolt and nut manufacturer in New Zealand.

The range of bolts and nuts manufactured in-house or sourced from quality assured sources makes it the one-stop-shop for metal fasteners. The company supplies all head styles and finishes including mild steel hex head, cup head and coach screws that are high tensile and high strength with a choice of both G304 and G316 stainless steels.

Threads offered are ISO metric both coarse and fine, UNC, UNF, SAE, UN8, BSW and BSF in diameters from 2.5mm to 64mm.

Steelmasters manufactures and stocks a wide range of holding down bolts including rag, L and U styles, sag and tie rods, turnbuckles, pipe and trailer U bolts, eye bolts and screw eyes, building brackets, pole house bolts, straps, braces, threaded rod and washers. Screws stocked include wood screws, chipboard screws, self-drilling and self-tapping screws, cladding fasteners and machine screws.

A full range of masonry anchors including such diverse products as expansion sleeve anchors, tru-bolts and chemical anchors fit well with the company’s standard holding down bolts. Most are also available in stainless steel.

Steelmasters is a privately owned New Zealand company founded in 1973. The company initially manufactured special bolts and fittings, for the construction industry.

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This expertise in custom threading led to the expansion of manufacturing into standard commercial bolts and nuts by both the hot and cold forging processes.

Steelmasters is part of the Steelmasters Group which includes six Boltmasters branches in Australia and four Steelmasters branches in New Zealand in Palmerston North, Whangarei and Napier with company head office and bulk store in Penrose, Auckland. Customers include most major manufacturers and construction companies.

The company also supplies products to the general public.

Having in house zinc plating and hot dip galvanising gives Steelmasters a competitive edge. These coatings divisions, while initially set up to process the company’s own production, also offer these quality assured services to other manufacturers who need the assurance of ISO.9002 certification.

The company places great emphasis on producing high quality products and ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction to generate repeat business. In order to achieve this one of the main objectives is to maintain a properly managed quality system and provide objective evidence that these systems are functioning correctly.

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Commercial Building - Colspec Construction

The Copthorne Hotel Palmerston North has 76 guest rooms, a gymnasium, conference and banquet facilities.

With the refurbishment, business and corporate groups are well catered for, including secretarial and business centre services and Wifi access.

Looking back on the Copthorne project Lind says both Kieran Davis, Copthorne Hotel’s director of property management, and the hotel’s general manager Carey Lister

“Once the rooms were decorated and complete, they were immediately made available for bookings and letting. It required a high level of communication throughout.”

were pleased with how well the project went and with the end result.

With a “we’ll take on anything and everything” attitude, Hirst says Colspec Construction’s success comes down to delivering a top quality product on time and to plan.

“Our clients want someone who can manage the project from start to finish, be adaptable and flexible in thinking to cope with the inevitable issues that will come up.”

Colspec Construction was founded in 1981. Steve Hirst has been with the company for 30 of those years and in that time has

seen huge changes to the way construction is undertaken, largely driven by the everchanging technologies used.

The company is about to start work on an extension and upgrade to a private hospital valued at about $8 million. It has a team of 33 employed carpenters along with seven office staff. “Our current staffing size works really well for the region we operate in. Our skill base is very broad and best of all we have quite a number of long-term staff. There’s nothing like the understanding and culture that grows when your staff have worked together for many years.”

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Formsteel...

now spanning 50 metres!

Formsteel’s high strength products and unique interlocking system allows for the construction of at least 50 metre clear spans.

The need for less internal support posts creates more flexible and spacious interiors in a building, something that is proving popular with architects and their clients, says Formsteel Sales manager Lawson Suckling.

“Formsteel can span further and build higher than most other building systems up to 8.5 tonne gantries supported across at least 50 metre clear spans. Other benefits of using Formsteel products include reduced labour time and quicker delivery of the final product and well as

cost savings. We use rolled steel which is more cost effective than structural steel because you only pay for the stock you actually use as the steel starts as a coil and is rolled into profile,” explains Suckling.

Formsteel manufactures a number of different product lines. Purlindek is a cold-rolled, load-bearing roof profile that can span up to six metres with a 1.8 metre overhang. It can also be used for unsupported internal walls up to 10 metres high. Smartdek is used for longrun roofing and cladding. Its trapezoidal profile gives it a much stronger and more rigid shape than the profiles other companies commonly use. Composite Tray Flooring is a system designed to interlock and act as core reinforcing elements within a building once the steel and concrete bond together.

Formsteel also manufactures a range

of standard and custom cold rolled steel components.

Formsteel can take on any project from the smallest car port all the way up to major industrial buildings, tailoring solutions to match client needs. Because Formsteel manufactures all the components it needs from its one site, getting orders designed, completed and delivered on time is streamlined and stress free. The company can undertake full design of buildings including taking care of things like foundations which other companies have to subcontract meaning no time or money is wasted.

Formsteel is a proudly New Zealand owned and operated company that has been in business for over 40 years. Formsteel has developed and perfected designs in nearly

every industry but is always open to the challenge of a new design that requires some thinking outside the box. With a solutions-orientated approach that is popular internationally, Formsteel currently exports to countries around the world that value incredible strength and durability including Australia, Argentina and the South Pacific.

“We like to think of Formsteel as a solutions company not a products company.

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Dress-Smart extension according to plan Karen Phelps Completing a construction project around a “live” business is never easy. Watts & Hughes Construction has been contracted to work on the extension to Dress-Smart in Auckland, which has necessitated significant project management in order to ensure the existing businesses remained functional throughout the build, says Watts & Hughes contracts manager Steve Gutteridge.

The 1000sqm extension to the Dress-Smart shopping centre in Onehunga involved enlarging and reconfiguring four existing retail units in the centre. Started in the first week of January the project was finished by early July.

“Space and access were the two key issues during this project,” explains Gutteridge. “We were working in a live business environment where the public had to continue to have access.”

Watts & Hughes completed the project by building on the other side of the shop wall while the tenants continued to operate their business on the other side. After the extension was completed the wall was then simply knocked down. A staggered handover process ensured business was disrupted as little as possible for the retailers concerned.

Gutteridge says the project necessitated significant liaison with centre management as well as the retailers.

“We had to remain extremely flexible and the project involved working after hours and before opening,” he says. “This project really shows our versatility, capabilities when working in a live environment and how proactive we are in forward planning to ensure everything runs smoothly.”

A significant commercial project that the company is presently working on in Auckland is a new facility for the Eye Institute on Remuera Road.

The new five level premises includes two levels of underground car parking. The project was started in mid-2013 and is due for completion later this year. Watts & Hughes is completing the base build and fit out.

Contracts manager Jim Wylie says that the main challenge has been the complex design of the building, which he describes as an irregular hexagon when viewed in cross section. The building tapers and also slopes front to back down the hilly site.

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The extension to the Dress-Smart centre in Onehunga involved enlarging and reconfiguring four existing retail units in the centre.

“We had to build the upper level basement before we could excavate the lower car park due to the ground conditions and the structural design.

“The complexity of the project wasn’t fully appreciated until the build commenced and the ground conditions became apparent,” he says.

The interior of the building includes a lot of curves, timber battening and glass shelving and joinery. Tileworks is completing the tiling on the project.

“When completed the facility will be a cutting edge world class facility and a landmark for Remuera,” says Wylie.

“It really demonstrates the ability of Watts & Hughes to take on technically difficult projects and complete them to a high degree of accuracy and quality of finish.”

Wylie says that Watts & Hughes Construction utilises the vast experience within its personnel to ensure project management methodologies are developed, which is a key aspect to the successful completion of projects.

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Each construction site has a quality control manual that has been uniquely adapted for the particular requirements of the site.

The construction project management team ensure all quality control procedures are followed and emphasis is also placed on the responsibility of all Watts & Hughes personnel associated with the project to consistently produce the best possible quality of work.

Watts Group is comprised of Watts Property Investment Limited and Watts & Hughes Construction Limited.

The companies were formed in 1984 and since then the group has grown substantially incorporating other business related to its core business.

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Commercial Building - Safari Group

Building transformed into stylish complex Jo Bailey Building and development company Safari Group has transformed a 1920’s character building on Wellington’s Thorndon Quay into a stylish serviced apartment complex called Quest on Thorndon.

Quest Serviced Apartments (NZ) Ltd has committed to a 30-year commercial lease of the purpose-built, four-star boutique development - which opened in early August - comprising ground-floor office and retail space, with apartments on levels one to four.

Safari’s development manager Damien Taylor says the “complicated project” required the group’s building arm, Safari Construction to complete considerable seismic upgrades to the building before fit-out works could get underway.

This included wrapping columns with carbon fibre, and encasing perimeter columns with concrete into which thousands of holes were drilled so reinforcing could be tied inside.

He says one of the biggest challenges of the project was strengthening the building’s foundations.

“We had to break through the concrete floor slab in the basement which had extremely limited access via a goods lift.

Reinforcing and tie beams were completed to tie the foundations together.”

Auckland-based Safari Group has completed a number of similar apartment complex developments throughout New Zealand. Its business model is to build new or purchase an existing building; develop it into a full turnkey solution for its future lessees; and sell down as an investment project.

“This allows us to move seamlessly on to the next project,” says Taylor.

The Quest on Thorndon complex has been unit titled, with a total of 36 freehold titles comprising a mix of studios, one and two bedroom units, nine car parks, an office/ reception area, and a ground floor/basement retail area.

Quest on Thorndon has ground-floor office and retail space, with apartments on levels one to four.

Lighting and furniture store ECC occupied the ground floor of the building prior to the development and has returned as its anchor retail tenant. “ECC has also taken over the former basement space which has doubled its original floor area.”

“We had to break through the concrete floor slab in the basement which had extremely limited access via a goods lift. Reinforcing and tie beams were completed to tie the foundations together.”

Safari Group was established by Taylor’s father Stephen Taylor and business partner Robert Neil in 1996 and remains a privately owned family business.

Stephen’s wife Pam does all the interior design and colour selections for the developments. The group has constructed and developed a diverse range of commercial, industrial and residential projects over the years. However its current focus is the serviced apartment market and will be for the “foreseeable future”, says Taylor.

Safari is developing a new 38-room apartment complex for Quest in Taupo which

should be ready for occupation in April next year. Half the units in this development have already sold off the plans.

The group is also working with Ramada International Hotel Group on two projects, the Ramada Suites Tuam; a 44-apartment complex and cafe in central Christchurch as part of the rebuild; and the Ramada Remarkables Park, a 48 room hotel complex near Queenstown Airport which has 1000 square metres of retail space on the ground floor.

“We continue to look actively in both Auckland and Wellington for more opportunities in the serviced apartment market.”

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Refurbishment expert Design Director Maree de Latour, who has been with FURNZ Group for many years describes the industry as a challenging and exciting one.

“There are so many factors that blend into a successful fit-out, especially in the hotel and serviced apartments industry which is a core business for us,” she says.

Over the last decade or so, FURNZ Group has undertaken several major fit-outs of serviced apartments operated by the Quest Group.

The latest project in this partnership was the opening of Quest on Thorndon, a complex of 36 serviced apartments ranging from studio to 2 bedroom in size.

“We worked with property developers Safari Development in through all stages of the project. We wanted to reflect the buildings situation inhabiting a vibrant young city and do something with a lot of personality.”

Quest on Thorndon apartments have been geared to cater for the needs of businessmen with broadband internet access, a range of business administration services along with charge-back options from local restaurants.

The rapid evolution of information and communication technologies, now so common-place has also impacted on the way interior design is viewed explains De Latour.

“When we look at a room these days we’re very conscious about the place of these

technologies and the expectation that guests will have to use their portable devices. We also appreciate that an apartment will accommodate guests from potentially any part of the world, so it is very important to attain the right mix of sophistication and user-friendliness.”

De Latour says she likes to be involved in the design side given the company’s experience in hotels and designing for what really works requires thinking outside the square.

“In a hotel you need to think about how long it takes to clean, how long it takes to make a bed, building in durability, trying to make it look good because it may have to last up to 10 years before a complete new fit-out.”

Another important factor that separates residential interior design elements from those used in hotel rooms is the fact that visitors to a hotel don’t want the space to feel too much like their home.

“A lot of it is about making the rooms different, trying to make the space different and interesting for the guests. That can come down to very small detailing, a lovely piece of glassware or feature colours that you wouldn’t necessarily choose to have in your own home.”

“The key to successful interior design in the accommodation business is creating a memorable impression so that the next time an individual visits the city they will want to book into the same hotel.

“I really like seeing the guests enjoying the spaces we have created and getting the feedback from the operators.”

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Commercial Building - Naylor Love - Mercy Hospital

Hospital taking stock with rebuild plans Jo Bailey Dunedin’s Mercy Hospital has almost finished a review of the master plan for the remainder of its multi-million dollar building programme.

Support services manager Jackie Wilde says the hospital is working closely with its consulting team including Octa Associates, and main contractors Naylor Love to “re-look” at the project, and ensure it is still relevant to the hospital’s future needs.

“What was relevant three years ago when we put together the original plan is not necessarily true today. With changing medical practices and a growing focus on day surgery, we have to ensure the new developments are structured to meet our current needs.”

Changes to fire legislation and building regulations have also had an impact, she says.

“We have had to change some of the plans, with a lot more consideration going into seismic strengthening works.”

A review of the hospital’s existing infrastructure will also be carried out to ensure the appropriate heating, cooling, electrical, and secondary water supplies for fire purposes are in place before the commencement of any of the larger building projects.

“We expect these factors to lengthen the building programme and increase the value of the project from its original $35 million budget.

However they are the sorts of things we need to get right.”

Ms Wilde hopes a report outlining new costings and the staging of the project will be presented to shareholders and the hospital’s board of directors by October.

David Booth, director of Octa Associates Dunedin says the focus of the review is to refresh the expansion programme in line with current building compliance; and ensure money is spent “in the right areas” to get the best result for Mercy and its tenants.

He says the project has several challenging aspects given the original 1960’s purpose-built hospital has been added to several times, with major redevelopment works completed in 2007.

“Previous building projects were completed to the code of the day.

“However under today’s regulations when significant alterations are completed, the whole building has to be brought up to current building code, which adds considerably to the cost of the project.”

Dunedin’s Mercy Hospital is underway with a multi-million dollar building programme.

Improving the seismic strength of some of the structural connections between the existing buildings and adding greater fire separation between parts of buildings to ensure safe evacuation in the event of a fire, will be completed under the new rules.

Booth says the public can look forward to a significantly improved entranceway to the hospital if the current master plans are approved.

“With so many previous alterations people can become a little confused about where to go when they arrive at the hospital’s front door. A new architectural entrance, with one point of reception, a main stairway and lift tower providing access to all levels in both buildings will be a significant improvement.”

Careful staging of the remaining works is essential to the success of the project, he adds.

“.... under today’s regulations when significant alterations are completed, the whole building has to be brought up to current building code, which adds considerably to the cost of the project.”

“Mercy will remain fully operational throughout the building programme. This requires careful planning to ensure the expectations of staff, surgeons and patients are met with as little interruption as possible.”

Octa Associates Dunedin worked on the original master plan for the current building programme alongside Mercy Hospital and Naylor Love.

Jackie Wilde says the hospital values the relationship it has with both companies “We’re committed to working through the project together, which has its challenges given the size of the master plan and importance around understanding build-ability. Fortunately we have a very good relationship with both Octa and Naylor Love who work hard to exceed our expectations.”

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Commercial Building - Mercy Hospital

Historic hospital building future-proofed Jo Bailey Seismic strengthening of historic Marinoto House is Naylor Love Dunedin’s only current project at Mercy Hospital as part of a six year, multi-million dollar upgrade programme.

The listed 136-year-old bluestone mansion in the hospital grounds is used for meetings, conferences and training sessions.

Until 2011 parts of it were also used to accommodate the Sisters of Mercy, who lived there for more than 40 years.

Naylor Love project manager Peter MacNab says the firm is building a steel structure within the existing roof space that would hold the walls of the building together in the event of an earthquake.

“This is a reasonably short job which should be finished by mid-October,” he says.

Earlier this year Naylor Love completed the total refurbishment and refit of the hospital’s ground floor clinics.

This work was completed in three stages to enable the hospital to continue operating with minimal disruption, he says.

“We temporarily relocated various departments out of the area while we stripped and demolished the old out-of-date clinics, built in the early 1990’s.

“These were then rebuilt in new, more userfriendly layouts, with a modern, architectural finish.”

The clinics’ services were also upgraded to meet compliance, with new energy-efficient heating and cooling systems; a state-of-the-art sprinkler system, and seismic strengthening completed to bring the building up to current building codes.

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Commercial Building - Mercy Hospital

The relationship between Naylor Love and Mercy Hospital goes back 45 years to 1969, when W H Naylor Ltd built the original 66 bed hospital on the present site for Mater Misericordiae Hospital after it outgrew its old location.

Since then, Naylor Love has carried out most of the hospital’s significant capital projects, which in recent years have included the award-winning $8.2 million addition of a new day surgery unit, enhanced theatre suite, and an increase in single suites; the $1.4 million four-storey concrete and steel structure carpark; and the 2012 fast-track redevelopment of Mercy Care East, a former accommodation block that was transformed into the Skin Surgery Centre and Southern Cardiothoracic Institute.

The redevelopment and extension of the Central Sterile Supply Distribution (CSSD)

completed in 2013; and the upgrade to the hospital’s ground floor clinics were stages 1 and 2a of a further six-year building programme at the hospital.

The master planning for the remainder of these works is now under review, and should be completed by October.

It is anticipated a further 10 or 11 stages of additional works will be completed over the next few years.

MacNab believes the unique, longstanding relationship between Naylor Love and Mercy Hospital is a key factor in the ongoing success of its “technical and quite challenging” projects.

“Over time we developed a deep understanding of the hospital’s expectations and needs which makes it easier for us to achieve them with as little impact on its day-today operation as possible.”

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Commercial Building - Taranaki Air Ambulance

Businesses support air ambulance facility Sue Russell There’s a strong philanthropic bent permeating New Plymouth company Taranaki Construction and Maintenance Ltd (TCM Ltd) and it is something company owner and co-director Gary Watt is very proud of.

Most recently his company played a key role in the building of the new hangar at New Plymouth Airport for the Taranaki Air Ambulance service.

“We chose the building of the new hangar because it was a very worthy cause,” says Watt.

“It’s a vital service for our community.”

“We helped by saving the Trust a considerable amount of money by donating our time and also sourcing materials at extremely good rates,” Watt explains.

His company constructed the new office/ administration wing that connects to the hangar.

Fulton Hogan undertook the ground work, taking care of the drainage issues before TCM poured the immense concrete slab which the hangar sits on.

“The hangar itself was built by another local company, Shed Boss Taranaki.

“The old hangar really wasn’t suitable for the service in that there was no access for ambulances and in terms of future-proofing the service, that shed wasn’t big enough to house larger planes.”

The project took about six months from go to wo and Watt says he really enjoyed working alongside the Shed Boss team.

Not only did TCM Ltd get fully behind the hangar project it also added some nice small touches to its association with the build as Watt explains.

“One of our loyal clients Dow AgroSciences got on board as well. They donated the board room table which looks great as a gesture of their support for the project.”

Watt thinks it is important that businesses get behind worthy community causes.

“We are not a wealthy company by any means but if we can donate materials and give of our time then it’s a really great way to say we value this place we live in and are committed to supporting the community as we can.”

Since establishing TCM Ltd in 2006 Watt and the team have been busy, something he says doesn’t come as a surprise.

“I had been working for many years before as a loss adjuster and I had seen just how difficult it was to source a range of tradespeople to work

The new purpose-built hangar at New Plymouth Airport for the Taranaki Air Ambulance service on a project. There was definitely a niche for a business like TCM Ltd who would take care of co-ordinating all the trades and aspects of a build.”

It was through the connections the company has established with building suppliers that they were able to so effectively save such a significant sum for the Taranaki Air Ambulance Trust.

For Grant Scott, managing director of Shed Boss Taranaki, the Air Ambulance project was a positive way to contribute to a vital local service. His company had already built a number of hangars at the airport so it was logical the Trust would approach Shed Boss to take on the hangar build.

“We got involved in the early stages and we assisted with some of the preliminary design concepts. This is the kind of project we enjoy being involved in and our product offers huge design flexibility.

“The whole thing went very smoothly and we were very aware that the hangar needed to have the capacity to cope with new and larger aircraft in the future,” he says.

Shed Boss Taranaki specialise in building strong and purpose-designed structures using cold pressed steel materials. In the case of the ambulance hangar the company’s capacity

to design and build a shed with an expansive opening was show-cased.

Taranaki Air Ambulance Trust CEO Warren Fulljames says that finally having the hangar up and running will inevitably add energy to the Trust’s major funding project and challenge; the purchase of a Pilatus PC12 plane to replace its current 35-year-old outdated and less efficient piston engine plane.

“We’re aiming to raise $2 million, but so far fundraising has been very slow,” he says.

“The Pilatus PC12 is used by the Royal Flying Doctor service and has proved to be a very good plane and this is what we’re looking at.”

Fulljames says the new hangar is meeting everyone’s expectations.

“The facility is ideal with patients carried under cover and a waiting area which is warm.

Patient comfort is very important.”

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Commercial Building - Stead Construction / Flaxmere College

A reputation for educational excellence Sue Russell Educational projects have always been a core strength of Stead Construction Limited which has forged very strong relationships with the Ministry of Education servicing the Hawke’s Bay region.

The company also has a history of commercial work and earthquake restrengthening projects.

Stead Construction has a record of key educational projects on its books, not only in the Hawke’s Bay where they are based but also in the Wairoa/Gisborne Districts.

Late last year the company completed the new Te Karaka Area School just out of Gisborne and is now currently working on a new school in Wairoa.

Since first getting into school builds, Stead Construction project manager, Ken Hemara says it has been fascinating to see how very exciting and liberating schools have become for students and teachers.

“Back in my time we were taught in boxes, like the old Nelson Block era.

“These days’ schools are anything but, with flexible teaching spaces created by moveable walls, dynamic use of light, colour and space, furniture and fittings that don’t resemble anything like the old desk-and-chair era,” Hemara says.

One interesting school assignment the company has just completed, driven by the Ministry of Education was the establishment of a $1.8 million teen parent unit on the site of Flaxmere College.

“It incorporates an early childhood centre and teaching unit for the parents and there’s another similar project also through the Ministry of Education in Napier.”

Hemara says the company delivered the Flaxmere College build two months ahead of time which he attributes to excellent planning and “a very good crew as well as the good working relationship with local subcontractors”.

Stead Construction has just completed a $1.8 million teen parent unit on the site of Flaxmere College.

The construction was to ‘Green Star’ standards with a working emphasis placed on waste minimisation and site practices.

Hemara says this experience was very positive and, in terms of standards expected from well-established architects the company work with, is becoming much more common place.

“It is not just about the standards of design and materials used in the building but also about on-site construction processes putting an emphasis on sustainability and sound environmental practices.”

Another job, an office refurbishment by Wallace Developments in Dickens Street, Napier has involved demolishing half the building while retaining the buildings’ Art Deco facade carrying heritage status.

“We’ve got six weeks left on that project and it has been great to see what can be achieved to completely modernise an office space while keeping true to the Art Deco era” A substantial project is about to begin in

the Rotorua District; the building of a new area school.

The size of the project has involved some logistically ‘outside the square’ thinking, to accommodate staff and resources.

Ken Hemara isn’t surprised the company has established such a strong relationship to major property developers and the Ministry of Education.

“When you’ve proved you can deliver top quality, within budgetary and time constraints and you build up an experience of working in spaces like schools then it makes good sense that the Ministry would want you back because there is minimal risk from their perspective.”

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Commercial Building - Thompson Construction and Engineering

Bringing new facilities to Arlington Park Kelly Deeks High quality components and quick construction times have seen Washdyke’s Thompson Construction and Engineering secure a multi-million dollar contract for designing and constructing a hospitality and shopping complex at the new Arlington Park residential development in Rangiora.

Construction of the $8 million complex started mid-July this year, and is expected to be completed by November.

The 2500sqm building is constructed of

steel portal frames and warped in precast tilt slab panels fabricated by Thompson Precast.

The complex will comprise 12 to 14 shops with 95 car parks, and will by anchored by a restaurant and bar.

Developer Geoff Taylor also owns Du Velle Properties, which owns a number of commercial properties in Timaru, including the Mitre 10 Mega store on Bank Street, where Thompson Construction and Engineering had impressed with the quality of precast components it provided as a subcontractor.

Thompson Construction and Engineering was established in 1978 by Lyndon Thompson.

It initially focused on fabricating hay barns, implement sheds, farm workshops and general engineering. As the company grew, it expanded into building larger farm buildings like woolsheds, covered yards and a few commercial buildings.

In 2002, Craig and Vaughan Thompson took over the running of their father’s business, having trained under his guidance for 17 years.

They have continued to build the business to more than 90 staff in four divisions.

Their sister Michelle joined the company in 2006 in role of general management and administration.

Thompson Construction and Engineering has developed into an all round experienced company, who can manage all types of building projects from start to finish.

Thompson Construction and Engineering handles entire projects from design, steel fabrication, and concrete precast, to transporting and erecting the building.

Thompson Construction and Engineering construction and design manager John Wilson says the company uses a slightly different style of construction, with prefabrication techniques allowing buildings to be assembled on site within tight time-frames.

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The Arlington Park shopping complex base building, including steel and precast concrete, was erected in three weeks.

“At more than 35 years old, we’re an established company but the new generation has seen a lot of growth over the past six or seven years,” he says.

“We’ve challenged the way things were done with our design and build services. We’ve changed the way things are constructed, and the price of our buildings is very competitive and construction is very quick.”

The Arlington Park shopping complex base building including steel and precast concrete was erected in three weeks.

The complex was designed with allowances for potential tenants, future proofed with cavities behind wall systems to allow power, data, and plumbing to be put in place at a later date, as well as the ability to install dividing walls in the retail spaces so tenants can choose a larger or smaller space.

“We’ve changed the way things are constructed, and the price of our buildings is very competitive and construction is very quick.”

Some of the precast panels have a timber grain weatherboard imprinted into the concrete which looks just like physical timber, giving the panels a really attractive look with the change in texture.

The canopies around the front of the shopping complex were also prefabricated, and then bolted on making a really efficient build process.

Even the wall board linings have allowed Thompson Construction and Engineering to shave time off construction.

New Zealand product Metrapanel was used, with the large sheets of 7.3 metre by 2.4 metre robust chipboard pre-primed to ensure that it stays weather resistant and reduce the time wasted waiting for the first coat of paint to dry.

Wilson says the biggest challenge on the project so far was the implementation of the future proofing into the design. “But in the construction that has gone like clockwork,” he says. “It comes back to the prefabrication.”

“Team Timaru” is completing the entire project, with Rooney Earthmoving completing the site works and all subcontractors also from Timaru.

With the rebuild of Canterbury pushing more work towards South Canterbury, Thompson Construction and Engineering is well placed to provide a high quality service with a quick turnaround to other Christchurch developments.

Wilson says the company has three more buildings lined up to go to Christchurch in the next three months.

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Residential Building - Templeton Construction

Enjoying the delights of booming Twizel Kelly Deeks A building company in one of New Zealand’s fastest growing towns, Twizel’s Templeton Construction completes new residential builds, renovations, and general building services with a high quality standard of service and workmanship.

Ben Templeton established Templeton Construction in Twizel in 2006, after completing his apprenticeship with a commercial construction company in Wanaka, then moving to Te Anau and gaining valuable experience in residential building in a holiday town.

The company has grown over the past eight years from two staff to five, including Ben’s wife Gemma now working full time in administration.

Business has also grown from building one or two new houses a year to already completing eight this year with another five underway.

Twizel was initially built in the Mackenzie District in 1968, as a Greenfield project to service the Upper Waitaki Hydroelectricity Scheme. At the height of the project in the 1970’s, Twizel had a population of about 6000.

Most of Twizel’s houses were prefabricated and intended to be portable, as the intention was for the town to revert to farm land once the hydroelectric project was completed.

However in 1983, as the project was winding up, Twizel residents successfully fought to save the town.

Ben says many of these nearly 50 year old houses have had no building work done on them since they were owned by the ministry.

Templeton Construction completes a lot of renovation work on these old houses, fitting new bathrooms and kitchens, and retro-fitting double glazed windows to replace the old louvre windows, with products from Timaru company Brookland Aluminium.

New build clients are evenly spread between permanent Twizel residents and holiday makers.

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“A lot of people have sold their old Twizel house and are building brand new big houses,” he says.

“The new houses we build usually range from small, three bedroom homes to larger scale 350sqm homes, and architecturally designed homes.”

Ben says Twizel has seen a lot of growth especially over the past two years, with more young families moving into the area, more jobs with big employers Meridian Energy and Transfield Services, and with

construction increasing there are more associated tradesmen based in the area as well.

Templeton Construction also has experience in constructing farm buildings on a couple of new dairy farms on the south side of Twizel which required dairy sheds, farm buildings, and staff accommodation.

Templeton says his company has become renowned in Twizel for being an efficient and reliable builder, building high quality and affordable homes.

“We always make sure that we get things done within a speedy time-frame.”

“We have systems in place and use the best materials to make building more cost effective and time efficient.”

Templeton says that Twizel and the surrounding McKenzie Basin region is an “awesome” place to live, with mountains, lakes, rivers, and some of the world’s best fishing.

“It’s an awesome place to build with the surrounding scenery and sunshine.”

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Auckland homes get on the ground faster Auckland Council was the first local government in New Zealand to be able to utilise the tool of Special Housing Areas (SHAs) to get homes on the ground faster than through the usual building consenting processes.

Sixty-three SHA’s have been established across Auckland in the past year, with another 17 awaiting Cabinet approval.

These are starting to bear fruit, with the first families moving into affordable homes in the Waimahia (Weymouth) development in south Auckland in September this year.

“A significant pipeline of activity is building within the 63 SHA’s,” said Ree Anderson, the council’s Project Director Housing.

“We’re very excited about the quality neighbourhoods that will be springing up to meet Auckland’s urgent need for more homes,”

The signing of the Auckland Housing Accord between Auckland Council and central government in 2013 allows the council to identify SHA’s – both within the existing urban area and located in outlying “green field” areas.

The agreement is backed by dedicated legislation, the Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Act 2013 (HASHAA).

In SHAs land owners and developers can have development approvals fast-tracked through a streamlined consenting process and benefit from new zoning proposals in the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan.

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Trade Page Liftout - Wellington

New Building Consent Graduate Scheme Wellington City Council has recently started a graduate scheme for budding young talent coming out of the many learning institutes around Wellington, this has led to a number of staff been employed to get them started in their career.

This has been a new initiative by the Wellington City Council to build the talent in the Building Consenting area and to accommodate the newly introduced regulations to ensure Council Building Consent Authorities have suitably qualified staff.

Bede Roberston was one of the new graduates who joined the council under the scheme. He outlines his experiences in his first year: “I recently booked my flights home for Christmas and it struck me that we only have three months left before a new year begins.

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“University had confirmed that architecture and construction were passions of mine.

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Upgrade underway for Chch Art Gallery A technology that allows a building to effectively “float” on its foundations during an earthquake is being applied to Christchurch Art Gallery.

The base-isolation building upgrade will be installed during phase two of the Gallery’s repair programme, which is now underway.

Phase one of the Gallery’s repairs finished earlier this year, after a gradual millimetre-by-millimetre re-levelling of the 30,000-tonne building was successfully completed. A consortium comprising Fulton Hogan, Ruamoko Solutions, Warren and Mahoney, and Norman, Disney & Young is carrying out the base-isolation upgrade. They will also complete repairs to the Gallery’s earthquake-damaged interior.

Gallery director Jenny Harper says the base-isolation technology and other measures will mean that Christchurch Art Gallery is one of the safest and most earthquake-resilient galleries in the world.

“The Gallery is a place for people to visit and enjoy, but it is also a building which needs to protect the city’s irreplaceable and muchloved collection treasures,” she says.

“Christchurch has now become known internationally as a seismic city. If we want to attract significant loans of art from overseas, we need to be able to prove that we can keep them safe.

“To put things in perspective, some works of art we might bring to Christchurch are worth hundreds of millions of dollars — much more than the Gallery building itself. So it’s vital that we meet the highest international standards in terms of earthquake resilience.”

Thomas Jones, Project Director, Christchurch City Council, says the Council is adopting best-practice methods to repair and reinstate the Gallery’s building.

“The base-isolation technology is wellproven and has been applied to other national buildings such as the Museum of New Zealand

“This effectively allows it to float during an earthquake, significantly reducing the seismic stress on the building and its contents.”

Te Papa Tongarewa and the Parliament Buildings, as well as many other museums and galleries in the Pacific Rim,” he says.

“It works by installing a large bearing between the building and its foundations.

“This effectively allows it to float during an earthquake, significantly reducing the seismic stress on the building and its contents.”

In addition to upgrading the building’s foundations, a secondary electrical system will be installed to add greater backup for the Gallery’s essential services, such as lighting and climate-control systems.

Repairs will also be carried out to the

iconic glass façade and the interior of the Gallery refurbished.

Gallery staff have relocated to temporary office spaces and an area which Canterbury Museum has made available, until repair works are completed next year.

Ms Harper says the Gallery’s second phase of repairs is another step forward for Christchurch’s art lovers and visitors.

“There’s a sense that the Gallery is on the home straight now,” she says.

“It’s another big milestone for us and for everybody looking forward to our reopening late next year.”

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Trade Page - Dunedin

Warehouse precinct breathing new life In the late 1800’s Dunedin’s warehouse area stood only metres from the foreshore of a bustling Victorian city which, on the back of the gold rush, was the country’s financial capital and home to the head offices of many iconic businesses such as the Union Steamship Company, New Zealand Insurance, Guardian Royal and Shacklock.

The need for more land soon saw more and more waterfront land reclaimed, effectively taking the foreshore ever further away.

Over time the majestic warehouses and bond stores were needed less and less for the purposes originally intended and leaving them given over to mechanical workshops, panelbeaters and electricians or simply used for storage. A number sat pretty much empty and abandoned.

Today the tide has turned with new purposes being found for these buildings.

A number of have been converted to apartments with businesses on the ground floor. Others are providing airy and accommodating workspaces for advertising agencies and tech sector companies such as AD Instruments – one of a number of Dunedin’s IT success stories, producing data acquisition and analysis systems that are used in the life science industry the world over.

Bringing this area back to life has been a special focus for Dunedin City Council Policy Planner (Heritage) Glen Hazelton who says the emphasis has been on working with building owners, businesses and residents in the area to realise the vision of the area as a “creative hub – creative in a broad concept of the term”.

The Dunedin City Council has undertaken a number of initiatives to help building owners revitalise the area, such as Heritage Fund Grants, Rates Relief, and assistance through consent projects.

There was also a dedicated grant scheme for the area - the Warehouse Precinct Re-Use Grants Scheme – a contestable fund available to owners of pre-1940 buildings in the area.

Grants were made available to assist with a range of activities related to improving the use and physical appearance of heritage buildings, that also protected heritage values in the area.

These grants were made available for earthquake strengthening and other upgrade requirements, facade improvements such as painting, restoration and uplighting.

The grants also supported re-use initiatives to support start-up or expanding businesses, as well as moves to use the area for creative

Dunedin’s former Chief Post Office is being refurbished with offices and a hotel space on the upper floors – with its main entrance now in the heart of the Warehouse Precinct. sector initiatives. This could include things like improved fire rating or even sound proofing for studios.

The scheme has already see the appearance of a large number of buildings greatly improved, giving a whole new sense of life and purpose to the area.

Given the growing number of apartments, offices and businesses in the area the Dunedin City Council has chimed in with road and footpath improvements.

Bespoke seating has been designed and built by the Otago Polytechnic to reflect the area’s past and creative future.

This is giving a lift to, Vogel and Bond Street, two of the precinct’s key streets, making them increasingly pedestrian friendly. New street and creative lighting is adding to the magic giving the revived building facades a real lift.

Backing onto the warehouse precinct is Dunedin’s former Chief Post Office, an

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After 16 years vacant, it is a highly visible sign that life is returning to the area and the revitalisation is gaining momentum.

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Residential Building - Andrew Hope Homes

Blenheim’s best on offer in Christchurch Kelly Deeks Blenheim’s Andrew Pope Homes has now brought its excellent service and consistent high building standards to the Christchurch market.

Andrew and Michelle Pope have been building quality homes in Marlborough for more than 20 years.

Andrew Pope Homes has a staff of five including a construction manager, receptionist, and an in-house draftsman, with Andrew and Michelle running the office.

As a qualified and licensed builder, Pope’s customers have confidence in the fact their first point of contact knows all about the building industry.

Recently Andrew Pope Homes has been completing some knock-down rebuild projects, for customers who already love where they live but want a new home.

The progress from the knock-down stage to the rebuild stage on one of these jobs - a 90-year-old, rundown bach at Little Ngakuta Bay - can currently be followed on Andrew Pope Homes’ facebook page.

Qualified carpenter Fred Hill fronts the Canterbury operations for Andrew Pope Homes, where the company is currently building a new home at Richmond Hill above Sumner, and should have a few builds underway before Christmas.

Andrew Pope says his five-year-old company is yet to build its own show-home, instead relying on generous clients to open their own homes to the public.

“We’ve got clients in Christchurch who want to come up here to see homes we’ve built.

“Because our pricing is good they’re prepared to do that, and they don’t mind coming up for a weekend to enjoy some hot sun and nice Marlborough wine,” says Andrew.

The Richmond Hill home will also be open for the public to view once the build is complete in November.

Back in Blenheim, Andrew Pope Homes is now taking business to the next level with its first show-home now under construction.

The show-home will feature a luxurious in-slab heating system, and polished concrete floors in the kitchen and living areas.

The home will feature a luxurious in-slab heating system, and polished concrete floors in the kitchen and living areas.

The kitchen will have booth seating built in, and raking ceilings to create a feeling of grandeur. The raking ceilings will also feature in the master bedroom at the other end of the house.

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Residential Building - Custom Construction

Property Transformers bring the passion Sue Russell Nathan and Karen Mumby of New Plymouth building company Custom Construction Ltd describe themselves and what they do as ‘Property Transformers’, a phrase that aptly sums up their passion for the industry.

Before starting the company, Nathan Mumby worked as a contract builder.

He recalls two reasons why he decided to step out on his own.

“One of the reasons at the time were the pay-rates, but more so, I felt I could run a company and wanted the opportunity to steer my own ship and to see what would come of it,” he says.

Clearly that gut instinct was the right call because in the 5 years since then the Mumby’s have grown the business to the point where they now employ 12 licensed building practitioners.

The exponential growth has come about due to reaching some significant milestones.

“Deciding to commit resources and energy into opening a show-room in Fitzroy has really paid off.

“The show-room has really professionalised our look and given us a great space to show-case just what we’re capable of,” says Nathan.

Also he says the decision to employ Ian Morris as project manager has really elevated the productivity of the business to a whole new level.

Custom Construction have built an impressive reputation in New Plymouth.

While Morris describes himself as “the tea-boy”, he’s anything but and the Mumby’s are the first to say that the impact of having him interfacing with architects, overseeing the projects and troubleshooting has been enormously positive.

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“It’s been good for me to come into the business having come from a big company.

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“The challenge of growing the company is the best thing and I think we’re going to grow even more,” says Nathan.

Custom Construction has undertaken weather-tightening remediation projects, work they all agree is extraordinarily satisfying and different in nature to other builds.

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Nathan and Karen Mumby: enjoying the challenges of the building industry.

“The show-room has really professionalised our look and given us a great space to show-case just what we’re capable of.”

to find and it’s often a really tough time emotionally and a very stressful time for the clients.

“Where it can be so good is that the project becomes an opportunity to do alterations so it’s like the home-owner is getting a new home and they come out of it really positively.”

Taranaki’s economy is thriving on the back of sustained growth in the farming, oil and gas sectors and the company has positioned itself well to meet the consequent boom in building, something the Mumby’s says is very satisfying.

The company employs four apprentices, all at different stages in their careers.

Nathna Mumby says for him it’s important to encourage hammer-hands to become qualified and while acknowledging that the apprenticeship programme hasn’t altered a great deal since his day he can see some room for improvement.

“I would personally like to see that there is an exam with the work assessed by a third party.”

The other half of the Mumby

partnership, Karen, describes herself as Director of HR, Director of Marketing, Director of Administration and Director of anything else that needs doing in the office. She is looking forward to changing the company’s website, uncluttering its wordiness and making it more userfriendly.

The focus now is for Custom Construction to take on a bigger share of the commercial projects in the area.

One high profile job, the partial rebuild and refurbishment of the YMCA has been hands-on for the past twelve months, and has thrown up its fair share of challenges.

“It’s been a challenging building, with soft ground and asbestos issues.

“We’ve given them a completion date of November 1, and we’re committed to meeting that.”

Another milestone has just taken place with the hiring of a highly experienced quantity surveyor Jean Bennetts, something the Mumby’s know will have a huge impact on capacity to get into the bigger commercial projects.

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Residential Building - David Reid Homes Queenstown

Latest features on display at Jack’s Point Kelly Deeks With a newly opened show-home at Jack’s Point, David Reid Homes Queenstown has taken the opportunity to display several of the thermally efficient components that now feature in many of today’s David Reid Homes builds.

The David Reid Homes Queenstown franchise has been owned by Fraser and Abi Mackenzie since 2010.

Fraser Mackenzie is a builder with 18 years of experience, and has been building in the Queenstown area since 2000.

He now leads an experienced team of builders in his own company, Mack Construction, and he is personally involved in every David Reid Homes Queenstown build.

Abi Mackenzie says that by working with leading designers and suppliers, including market leaders in energy efficiency, David Reid Homes Queenstown is able to keep its prices competitive and still maintain the high level of quality that its clients expect.

The houses themselves are uniquely tailored to suit the needs of each client, which is something that truly sets David Reid Homes Queenstown apart.

She says the two-storey, four-bedroom, two-and-a-half bathroom show-home has been finished in a contemporary style, but still has an alpine feel with cedar cladding and schist stone work on the exterior.

The main living area provides a sweeping vista of Coronet Peak through three separate large glass sliding doors.

• To page 32

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The show-home has been finished in a contemporary style, but still has an alpine feel with cedar cladding and schist stone work on the exterior.

The best in kitchens Kitchens Queenstown was established four years ago by Valda Frewen, a kitchen designer who saw a need in the region for high quality affordable kitchen design company with a show room to showcase inspirational design ideas and hardware.

Frewen says while there were options for cabinet maker and high-end kitchens, Kitchens Queenstown’s aim is to providing a service for people with a budget who dream of a custom-designed kitchen.

Kitchens Queenstown provides an obligation-free design service for clients to make the space, style, and their budget work well together.

Valda says the budget should be referred to as the investment.

“Whatever the client does in the kitchen reflects throughout the home,” she says “When reselling a home the kitchen can make or break a deal. The investment should be no more than 8% of the home build cost.”

Kitchens Queenstown is proud that they can give the same great quality of service and finishes to clients with investments from $12,000 to $80,000.

Over the past four years, Valda has grown the business with a second designer Kendall Margison on board, and has worked hard to hand-pick highly qualified installers who are fantastic at what they do, and can ensure the finished product looks and functions amazingly.

In July last year, Kitchens Queenstown was named an endorsed showroom for German hardware supplier Hettich, one of Kitchens Queenstown’s preferred brands.

Kitchens Queenstown has recently designed a kitchen with the newest ArciTech system of Hettich hardware, for a new showhome at Jack’s Point for David Reid Homes Queenstown.

David Reid was impressed with Kitchens Queenstown’s show room, and that their clients could come in and have an appointment with a qualified designer in a professional environment.

Frewen got to work on the kitchen design for the David Reid Homes new show-home, tweaking it to make it work in the best way possible.

“We cut into the pantry area to make the Fisher and Paykel fridge fit to the wall line,” she says. “There are no real appliances to see in this kitchen apart from the range hood.”

An off-set window in the kitchen takes in a view of the Remarkables, so Valda decided to make that area all about the window and the view, using simple stainless steel shelves to keep the focus on the environment.

High gloss chocolate coloured acrylic panels complement the colours of the show home’s surrounding environment.

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Residential Building - David Reid Homes Queenstown

Showing off at Jack’s Point • From page 30 The lounge room on one side of the staircase is fitted with built in wooden joinery from Oamaru’s PB Joinery, which also created the custom wardrobe joinery and the shelves and desk found in the small desk nook behind bifold timber doors near the kitchen.

Kitchens Queenstown has installed a stainless steel and granite countertop in the kitchen, a large walk in pantry, and a recessed Fisher and Paykel fridge.

Mackenzie says many thermally efficient features will keep the show home nice and warm and will also result in lower energy consumption on a day to day basis.

“We have used a MAXRaft fully insulated floor slab, which comes a little way up the walls so it’s not just thermally broken to the ground, but its thermally broken to the outside edges of the foundation,” she says.

The aluminium joinery is also thermally broken and argon filled, and coated with a low-e window film which further reduces solar heat gain and radiant heat loss.

An ecoMaster air to water underfloor heating system uses an energy efficient electric hot water heat pump to heat water which is pumped throughout the entire house.

All the internal walls are fully insulated with batts, and the ceiling and external walls have increased insulation well above code.

One feature that has not yet been installed in the new show-home is solar power, which Abi Mackenzie says David Reid Homes Queenstown is now installing regularly on its new builds.

However, the next show-home, which has just broken ground, will definitely have it.

David Reid Homes Queenstown’s show home is open from Monday to Friday, 9am to 2pm, but the Mackenzies understand their market and will work with potential clients from out of town whenever they are visiting Queenstown.

Abi Mackenzie says about half of David Reid Homes Queenstown clients are not based locally, so the company holds many meetings by Skype and detailed email conversations during the planning stages, and also keeps in touch with detailed email and phone call updates throughout the build process.

“We keep up an open conversation at all times,” she says.

“We encourage our clients to make as many decisions as possible before we sign the contract.

“That way the client doesn’t have to be bothered until they come and open the door to their new home.

“We customise the process according to how much each client wants to be involved.

“Either way, they end up with a high quality, energy efficient, one of a kind home.”

“We keep up an open conversation at all times. We encourage our clients to make as many decisions as possible before we sign the contract.”

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The Haro brand of quality German wood flooring performs particularly well in New Zealand environments, adding a touch of precision engineering and European elegance to any residential rebuild, renovating or new home project.

The floors are put together using a topconnect system which is strong and incredibly easy to install, says Graeme.

Haro Flooring NZ imports and distributes Haro’s stunning range of hard wood flooring, which comes in an array of sizes and patterns to suit any taste or style of home.

Eco-friendly Haro wooden flooring is available in a variety of species and colours from lighter coloured oaks to dark African woods, all harvested from certified, sustainably managed forests. Choices include a classic three-strip wood floor through to the popular 180mm wide plank flooring.

“Whether working, relaxing, enjoying or living, we provide a variety of solutions that perfectly match our customers’ ideas and requirements,” says Graeme Rodwell, who recently purchased the New Zealand rights.

He says Haro Flooring has been marketed in New Zealand for 10 years and is a known and trusted brand.

“The product is the result of more than 70 years of development and evolvement in flooring technology by market leaders, Hamberger Industries. The quality is amazing and the flooring is incredibly stable in the

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“The Haro lock connect system needs no glue and the floor is ready for immediate use. Haro can be laid as a fixed floor or floating floor. It can also be laid directly over existing floor coverings, under-floor heating and over all of today’s common sub-floors.”

In addition to wood flooring, Haro offers a huge range of “super affordable” laminates such as the scratch and impact resistant Tritty laminate floor.

“This product was recently used for a brand new childcare centre in Queenstown and looks fantastic.”

To complement its wood and laminate ranges, Haro Flooring also supplies real wood tiles, which have the look of a ceramic tile, but locks together like Haro wood with no grouting required.

Graeme says Haro Flooring NZ has worked closely with David Reid Homes Queenstown on several projects.

“We look forward to building on the relationship with David Reid Homes and their clients. Natural wooden flooring has long been appreciated for its beauty, strength and durability.

“The Haro range offers undreamt of possibilities for homeowners to accentuate their personal style.”

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Residential Building - Goodlife Homes

Taking steps to avoid the budget blowout Kelly Deeks With the rebuild of Canterbury pushing up materials and subcontractor rates, Christchurch residential building company Goodlife Homes is encouraging new home builders to engage their builder at the same time as their architect or designer and engineer, to ensure their build price comes in within their allocated budget.

“Three heads are better than one,” says Goodlife Homes managing director Phillip Good. “Any Master Builder, as we are, will know whether the budget is going to get blown out, and its something quite common at the moment with the rebuild, and because there is a boom at the moment, inflation is also a big factor.”

Good says he has seen price increases on materials of as much as 26% from last year.

“That’s affecting our margins, which affects the overall build price,” he says. “We are trying to get our margins back to normal.”

He says architects, designers, and engineers all try to work around the specified budget, but they are not pricing the jobs.

Therefore getting a quantity surveyor involved before making a commitment could be the key to staying on budget.

“Get in early with your builder, at the same time as engaging architects and engineers, and the process will be a lot smoother and more enjoyable,” he says.

“When everyone is working to a common goal and a common budget, there are no unrealistic expectations.”

Four Goodlife Homes jobs in the past three years have been consented, then never got off the ground as the clients couldn’t afford the build.

Goodlife Homes has established an excellent reputation in the Christchurch marketplace.

“They had to sell their land instead,” he says. “It’s a huge cost. $30,000 to $40,000 worth of wasted money, just because the budget was blown out.”

Good says that another common factor appearing in the Canterbury rebuild construction market is the “over-engineering” of some high end architecturally designed new homes.

“With recent events, we’re seeing a bit of over-design to make sure there is no come back,” he says.

“Some of it looks very over calculated, and it is hard to change the plans back as they have to be redesigned at an extra cost.

Either we take the hit or the home owner takes the hit.”

He urges new home builders to compare two or three architectural and engineering companies, to look at their recent projects, and to seek recommendations from trusted builders.

“Builders have a broader range of experience as we see a lot of different plans from different designers,” he says.

“If a builder has a gripe, they will make it very verbal. If the builders aren’t complaining, then it’s a good architect or a good engineer.”

New home builders can also expect longer lead times as suppliers and contractors are all busy working on the rebuild.

“Instead of five to six weeks for a kitchen, it’s now more like 10 weeks,” Good say.

“Also most council inspections are taking about 12 working days.”

Goodlife Homes now factors this in to each job booking, ordering materials well in advance and striving to pre-empt any possible issues.

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Residential Building - Haimes Building

More national awards for Taupo builder

By Karen Phelps Haimes Building Limited has won the supreme award for House of the Year and supreme award for Renovation of the Year in the Bay of Plenty and Central Plateau region at the Registered Master Builders House of the Year competition.

The Taupo-based company took out a total of seven regional awards for its two entries.

The Supreme Award winning House of the Year also scooped the Gold Award and category win for the Carters New Homes $1 million - $2 million as well as the Plumbing World Bathroom Excellence Award.

The Supreme Award-winning Renovation of the Year collected a Gold Award and category win for the ITM Renovation Award $250,000 - $500,000.

The new home that won the company accolades this year at the competition was built on an extremely small and restrictive site on a corner overlooking Lake Taupo.

Judges noted that Haimes Building faced a spate of challenges in terms of access, excavation and challenging weather on the exposed site.

The company was praised for its exceptional craftsmanship and faultless detailing throughout the home including a spectacular vertical timber wall in the stairway with judges noting that the attention to detail went well beyond what the architect called for.

The project that won the company the Renovation of the Year Award was for an alteration and addition project that remodelled an existing 1950’s house and added a new wing incorporating secondary living space, garage and utility areas and new bedroom accommodation built into the upper level roof space.

Haimes Building were involved with the project at preliminary design stages to aid in providing practical and cost effective

Haimes Building has notched up an enviable record of success in the Master Builder’s national awards. solutions to the structural alteration. The build also required the continued occupation of the house, which required a considered programme and good communication.

Haimes Building has been winning at the awards since it first entered the competition in 1997.

The company has been awarded a Platinum Award, which is awarded to companies who win more than five times at the national competition.

This year’s wins bring the total number of national awards won by Haimes Building to six.

“It’s really hard to win at the awards, competition is really tight so we’re very proud,” says Haimes Building director Mark Haimes.

“It’s about putting in that extra attention to detail and we’re very focused on achieving the best outcome for the client and delivering

a product they are really happy with.”

Haimes Building was started over 20 years ago.

Mark’s father was a builder and Mark completed his apprenticeship under his father’s guidance before starting his own company in the mid-1990’s.

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Residential Building - Haimes Building

Haimes Building specialises in upper-end architecturally designed homes, but the company also takes on a range of projects in all price brackets.

The company is currently working on seven new homes priced from $350,000 to $1.5m. It also undertakes shop fit-outs and minor alterations and has a staff member and dedicated van for maintenance work.

Haimes Building encourages client input into the process seeing building as a team effort to produce a winning result for the client.

Mark says winning so many awards at the competition is not only proof of the company’s high levels of skill and attention to detail but also reflects its focus that business naturally follows good results.

“All I can say is that through the recession when things were supposedly quiet in the

building industry we were really busy.

“We’ve always maintained around 20 staff and you do need quite a bit of work to keep that many people busy.”

Haimes Building works in the Taupo region and employs two office staff and a project manager. Each job has a dedicate foreman to ensure things run smoothly.

Mark says it is service that also sets his company apart. Clients speak directly with Mark in the planning, building or renovating of their home.

Haimes Building also supplies a 10 year Master Build guarantee.

“To me service is just so important. If you offer a good service you’ll get good feedback and that represents ongoing work.

“Good feedback is critical to success running a business in a small town because news travels fast.”

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Sustainability - Environment Technology

Passive wastewater system has benefits Jo Bailey A simple, effective, passive wastewater management system called Advanced EnviroSeptic® (AES) offers significant environmental benefits and cost savings for residential, commercial and community use.

Early last year Takaka firm Environment Technology became the sole New Zealand distributor of the system, which uses a bacterial process within fabric-wrapped pipes installed in a sand bed, to treat effluent to advanced secondary quality before it is passively dispersed into the soil.

Director Hazel Pearson says the nonmechanical system does not require electricity, with the combination of AES Pipes and coarse sand providing an effective means of evenly dispersing the resultant high quality effluent without the use of a pump. “With fewer components than traditional systems, maintenance and ongoing costs are minimal.”

The AES system requires a locally-sourced septic tank and sand media in addition to the lightweight, durable pipes.

“Finely crushed glass can also be used as a low cost and effective sand medium, which could be beneficial to the Canterbury market where firms like Fulton Hogan have a ready supply of this material.”

The AES system’s pipes have a large surface area to encourage aerobic bacterial activity. They are also flexible, allowing them to be easily configured to almost any site.

Hazel Pearson and her partner Dick Lamb, a civil engineering contractor, ran a small wastewater design business before establishing Environment Technology for the purpose of introducing the AES technology to New Zealand.

The AES system uses a bacterial process within fabric-wrapped pipes installed in a sand bed.

“We searched for a simple, yet effective wastewater system we could install with confidence, knowing it would require little or no maintenance, apart from the periodic emptying of the septic tank.”

The system has been used in the United States for decades and Australia for several years, and comes with a twenty year warranty.

There has been a positive uptake from the New Zealand market following its introduction here, says Hazel.

“We already have systems installed across the country from Dunedin to Kaipara, designed by local designers.”

“We have an online course to educate and

The natural process Waterflow NZ Ltd design revolutionary, environmentally savvy wastewater processing systems that have several key benefits for their owners.

The treatment processes are completely natural and power-free, with just a small irrigation pump installed if on a flat site and no power needed on a sloping site.

Maintenance costs are slashed by 75% on average compared to other waste-water systems.

“They are extremely cost-effective because there’s virtually nothing to be done once they’re installed. The biological processes that break down the waste mimic nature’s processes so it just makes sense every way you look at it,” says marketing director Dean Hoyle.

Hoyle says the company undertook extensive research into how systems in nature effectively reduce solids by up to 95% using vermiculture and biological processes.

“Nothing man-made can replicate this efficiency in a sustainable, eco-friendly way, so we went about designing our natural flow system based on utilising what happens in nature.”

The processes are cleverly simply. Blackwater (toilets and kitchen sink) and grey water (from showers, baths, basins and the laundry) are separated from the very start.

Treatment of the black-water starts in a purpose-designed unit known as the WORMORATOR where the liquid portion

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is directed onto a bed of bark specially designed to filter the liquid through while retaining the maximum amount of solids which are then seeded with natures’ own septic disposal wonders ‘Tiger Worms’ which break down the solids into watersoluble nutrients. A series of natural filtration mediums further purifies and treats the wastewater and nutrients to extremely high levels of clarity ready to be introduced into the soil.

“The end product is a resource that is fed back into the soil just the same way the eco-systems of the forest floor turn rotting matter into rich, fertile substances. We’ve installed over 400 systems throughout New Zealand and demand is increasing.”

The larger volume grey-water is treated through a simple but highly effective regime involving a series of natural settling and filtering processes that significantly reduce scum.

Natural Flow Systems are ideal for rural residential situations but they have also become widely used in rural schools and on maraes, replacing the old worn-out systems of the past.

Hoyle is pleased that consenting agencies such as Councils are quickly understanding and seeing the benefits that come from using the all-natural approach to disposing of waste.

“It’s true to say we’ve had our systems working in the ground long enough now for Councils to see that the no-fuss natural processes have proved their worth.”

inform the industry. Once they understand how the system works it is very easy to install.”

Any registered drainlayer can install the system on completion of this course.

The AES system is easily adaptable to small or large wastewater flow applications, with the septic tank and sand bed sized accordingly. It can also be retro-fitted to existing septic tanks.

“AES technology can be used for everything from a single residence through to a new subdivision, commercial application or even a town municipal system. The system could even be down-sized to service something as small as a single Department of Conservation

toilet in the middle of nowhere. It has lots of advantages.”

Environment Technology is based in Takaka and has a distribution depot in Nelson.

Hazel and Dick have been busy introducing the system to local and regional councils and regulatory bodies concerned with building consent processing, and have received “very positive and encouraging” feedback.

“It’s a pleasure to provide customers with a hassle-free option that works for them.”

For more information contact Environment Technology. Phone 03 970 7979 or visit www.environmenttechnology.co.nz

Sustainability - Watercare Services

More water sought from the Waikato River Karen Phelps Watercare Services has applied for consent to take a further 200 million litres of water per day from the Waikato River to meet Auckland’s growing water demands.

Watercare Services spokesman John Redwood says the decision to apply to take more water from the river was the most environmentally and financially sustainable solution for the city’s home and business owners.

“At times during the 2013 drought the Waikato River was supplying almost 30% of Auckland’s water and even at that level Watercare was drawing less than 1% of the water flowing past the treatment plant’s intake,” says Redwood.

The Waikato River has been part of Auckland’s metropolitan water supply network since 2002.

It provides an average of 37 million litres of water to the region each day, meeting between 8% and 15% of total annual need, depending on weather conditions and dam levels.

Watercare currently has resource consent to take up to 150 million litres per day from the river. Water is treated at the Waikato Water Treatment Plant in Tuakau, less than 40 kilometres from the River mouth.

Redwood says that seventy six other options were considered including new dams in the Riverhead Forest and at Lower Mangatawhiri but that neither would have come close to meeting the predicted demand and both of which would entail significant environmental impacts.

A desalination plant was ruled out on cost and environmental grounds and re-using stormwater and wastewater for drinking was

rejected on the basis of social, environmental and cultural considerations.

“Increasing the potential contribution the Waikato River might make to Auckland’s metropolitan supply is clearly the most cost-effective and environmentally friendly solution. It also allows Watercare to maintain a diverse range of sources and strong safeguards against drought,” he says.

“By allowing Watercare to make effective use of existing assets, rather than having to build new infrastructure elsewhere, it minimises the network’s total footprint.

“Independent experts have assessed that the increased take proposed will have no significant effect on water temperature, and will change the level of the river by no more than 22mm compared with a typical water depth of approximately six metres and a twicedaily tidal variation of approximately half a metre indicating no demonstrable change for wildlife and other river users.”

Watercare is a council-controlled organisation, wholly owned by Auckland Council. Each day Watercare delivers around 330 million litres of safe, clean drinking water to 1.4 million Aucklanders and treats and disposes of 408 million litres of wastewater.

The company’s network contains 29 water sources, 19 water treatment plants, 539 wastewater pump stations, 18 wastewater treatment plants and more than 16,000 kilometres of pipes.

From 1980 to 2013 Auckland has grown from a population of less than 700,000 inhabitants to 1.3 million people. Despite this massive growth Redwood says that the total demand for water has only increased by approximately 100,000 cubic metres per day over the same time period due to the reduction in gross per capita consumption.

The Waikato River has been part of Auckland’s water supply network since 2002.

A Watercare research project in 2012 found that 65% of non-residential water users in Auckland were industrial and commercial users.

“Gross per capita consumption is the total water supplied divided by the total population connected to Watercare’s network. Thirty

years ago this stood at over 400 litres per person per day. In 2013 this has reduced to 274 Litres per person per day,” he explains.

He says that Watercare is presently well on the way to achieving its water savings target of reducing per capita consumption to 15% below 2004 levels by 2025.

Eco Sac the answer Have you considered using a water storage system? It’s environmentally friendly, will save you money in the long run and now, thanks to the Eco Sac rainwater tank, can be completely hidden away.

Eco Sac rainwater tanks are unique in that they are made from a superior PVC material and can be installed under decks or floors making Eco Sac much more discrete than traditional rainwater tanks.

Eco Sac rainwater tanks now come in sizes up to 10,000 litres giving even more storage resulting in a cheaper per litre cost enabling potable rainwater storage to Australian/New Zealand Standards. And if this is not sufficient capacity multiple bladder tanks can be installed either sideby-side or end-to-end for almost unlimited rainwater storage.

By placing the Eco Sac rainwater tank under a house or deck it can harvest all of the rain that falls on the roof by diverting the downpipes to a common in-flow pipe, which goes into the side of the Eco Sac.

support brace for the pipework. This means that there is no movement and no risk of leakage or strain on the fittings. This is a unique and patented feature of the Eco Sac which sets it apart from other brands and, importantly, ensures a static plumbing system.

There are absolutely no ‘o’ rings to keep lubricated so maintenance is minimal.

Furthermore, the pipework is easy to access at the end of the sac rather than running under the sac with the weight of the water on top of it like some brands.

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Eco Sacs can be used in residential homes, commercial buildings and by local Councils.

With increasing water usage costs in many cities pay back can be rapid.

Water collected by the Eco Sac can be used around the house for tasks such as watering gardens, flushing toilets, filling washing machines and swimming pools.

Eco Sacs can also be fitted with pumps, filters and diverters so the water can be made safe for human consumption.

This means that more rainwater can be collected much faster than in a traditional rainwater tank. Because Eco Sac fills from the side this means that less height clearance is needed than with top-fill bladder systems. In fact you only need 700mm in total including pipework.

New Water NZ Ltd supplies and installs Eco Sac as well as other rainwater collection and storage systems throughout New Zealand. The company has now installed around 300 Eco Sac systems. Registered plumbers can also install the Eco Sac system provided an onsite inspection is completed

by New Water NZ Ltd following installation.

The Eco Sac system has been designed for easy installation and maintenance. The inlet/outlet pipes are supported in a fixed position by a metal mounting plate which is screwed into the frame and acts as a

The Eco Sac comes with a 10-year warranty for both materials and workmanship as long as it is installed by a trade professional in accordance with the installation instructions.

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Development - McKenzie Lifestyle Village

Lifestyle village takes shape in Geraldine Karen Phelps A $45 million lifestyle village in Geraldine is aiming to cater to the needs of the South Canterbury aged care market.

The McKenzie Lifestyle Village project, which includes 117 villas, 10 apartments and 12 assisted-care apartments, has already had good uptake from the local community, says Terry Coombs, managing director of Lifecare Construction and HPA Services, the principal design consultant and construction contractor on the project.

“It was recognised that Geraldine is a place people, especially from the farming community, want to retire to but there was no facility for them here.

“The aim is for McKenzie Lifestyle Village to be complementary to the existing hospital in Geraldine,” he says.

McKenzie Lifestyle Village is owned by a group of Canterbury shareholders and construction was started in 2012.

The project is being offered to the market in stages of ten villas. Stage three has just been completed.

Coombs says a key point of difference with the development is that the villas are not being mass-produced and interiors can be specifically tailored to suit the needs of the owner.

He says in recognition that many people will be down-sizing to move to the village the development has focused on offering high quality brands New Zealanders recognise to give a luxurious feel to the villas including Fisher and Paykel products.

The McKenzie Lifestyle Village covers 6.5ha and includes a heated swimming pool, hairdressing salon and cafe.

“Fisher & Paykel products, for example, are adaptable, functional and durable.

They don’t just make things that fit the space provided, they create products that fit the lives lived around them, which fits in well with the aims of the village.”

HPA Group has provided planning, architectural, engineering and construction project management services to clients in the healthcare and retirement lifestyle sector for 15 years.

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Healthcare in Gisborne, which was designed by HPA and constructed by HPA Group company Lifecare Construction in less than a year from resource consent to full operation.

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Development - McKenzie Lifetsyle Village / Kensington Park

New village taking shape • From page 38 Since 2005 the company has also been involved in feasibility studies, funding arrangements and management of operations, sales and marketing.

“With ownership interests in our own villages we have a distinct advantage over independent consultants - we know the challenges and drivers that must be managed and respected if our clients are to achieve their goals,” explains Coombs.

McKenzie Lifestyle Village has been designed using a tool developed by HPA Group called SpaceBuilder.

The SpaceBuilder tool allows users to create projects where they can specify the equipment, activities and environmental items used, upload drawings and documents for the project team to view, run reports to view quantities and costs and write and share project notes with project team members.

Coombs says the system provides a single online point of contact for all team members keeping everybody in the loop 24/7 as to the status of the project.

SpaceBuilder, he says, has been a vital component of the McKenzie Lifestyle Village project enabling the efficient coordination of all contractors in a rural location.

The town of Geraldine and the surrounding area has a population of around 5000 people. There are three art galleries, cinema, theatre, shops and boutiques and a range of good places to eat making it an “ideal destination for the aged market”, says Coombs.

“For the more adventurous there are river and forest walks nearby, opportunities for biking, plenty of places to explore and a choice of two local golf clubs.

“There are local festivals, too, which add to the buzz of this vibrant community,” he says.

A selection of villas is being offered at McKenzie Lifestyle Village including stand alone and duplex units.

Coombs says that the aim of McKenzie Lifestyle Village is to foster a village community with assistance on hand if residents should ever need it.

The village offers preferential access to residents to the adjoining McKenzie Healthcare rest home, hospital and dementia facility.

McKenzie Lifestyle Village covers 6.5ha and the development includes a heated swimming pool, hairdressing salon and cafe.

Work on a $2.5 million community facilities building has started, featuring a range of facilities including a lounge, gymnasium, spa pool, library, games room and barbecue area.

A men’s workshop, communal vegetable and flower gardens, plant nursery shadehouse and parking for campervans and boats are provided on-site.

McKenzie Lifestyle Village is expected to take up to eight years to complete and is not exclusive to retirees as it will cater to people from the age of 55.

Coombs says that eventually it will be the largest retirement village in South Canterbury.

Multi-unit expertise makes the difference Karen Phelps Creating new residential construction methodologies that exceed today’s building codes coupled with making economical dwellings suited to a modern lifestyle have been a major driver for Hughes Construction during its work at Kensington Park in Orewa, north of Auckland, says company director Brian Hughes.

The Auckland-based company has been involved in the award-winning subdivision for the past three years and Hughes says that offering input at the design stage has been a critical factor in delivering the desired outcomes.

“If developers can involve some cost analysis at the beginning of the project and explore the different ways a structure can be put together generally this results in cost savings and efficiencies,” he says.

Hughes says that construction methodologies developed so far for Kensington Park have included identifying innovative new products to create a faster, better construction method.

Developed by Kensington Park Holdings, Kensington Park is a master-planned residential neighbourhood.

The development offers a range of homes from two-, three- and four-bedroom houses with studies, ensuites and private gardens right through to upmarket apartments.

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Development - Kensington Park Facilities already on site include a gymnasium, heated pool, sauna, petanque and a shared vegetable garden.

Hughes Construction has completed apartment buildings and high-end housing in the development. At present the company is working on a complex of 56 apartments as well as duplex units.

Hughes Partners Limited trading as Hughes Construction is a boutique construction company established by Brian Hughes in 2011 to service the light commercial, industrial and high quality housing markets in the Auckland area.

Hughes has more than 40 years experience after starting as an apprentice carpenter in 1971. He has been selfemployed since 1983 when he co-founded Watts & Hughes Construction Ltd and Huge Building Ltd from 1991-2000.

Hughes Construction undertakes residential, retail, commercial and industrial projects. The company also offers dedicated project management services with particular expertise in multi-unit developments.

Hughes Construction has built up considerable expertise in multi-unit projects having completed Tawari Mews in Mt Eden, Atrium on Main in Onehunga and Crow’s Nest in Whitianga among many others.

“If you've ever been involved in the construction of a single house you'll know just how complicated managing the process can be,” says Hughes.

“Decisions made impact not just on the current work but right along the building process. Multiply the decision-making and management process of one house many times over and you'll start to appreciate the complexity of managing multi-unit construction.

“To manage such a project successfully takes experience, good communication skills, close attention to detail, comprehensive records and processes.”

Hughes says offering a personal service is important no matter what the project.

He says the aim is to maintain a small to medium sized company offering a hands-on management approach.

“Clients have access to anyone in the company right up to the top,” he says.

Hughes says big changes are afoot with

Kensington Park is a master-planned residential neighbourhood offering a range of homes including upmarket apartments.

the decision to introduce partners into the company with company shares being offered to employees.

“The aim is to integrate the staff more into the company and create more of a family than a company so that everyone has a personal involvement.”

Hughes Construction also undertakes its own development projects.

It is presently working on a 40-apartment complex in Cheshire Street, Parnell. Hughes Construction has resource consent and the apartments will be offered to the market shortly.

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Health & Safety

Tips to reduce those workplace injuries More than 12, 000 people working in the residential construction area are injured while at work each year.

Making sure that your workplace is safe is the only way to reduce the impact of workplace injuries.

Some health and safety tips: Employers should undertake a risk management process in order to protect workers by preventing and minimising the risk of injuries.

Hearing loss Ensure that hearing protection is supplied and used at all times.

Place warning signs in areas of excessive noise – above 85 decibels.

Check noisy tools to ensure that they are well maintained and when possible separate workers from noisy activities.

Lifting, carrying and straining Use mechanical load shifting devices such as cranes , hoist and hand trucks to move materials around the worksite Fit temporary lifting points or handles to heavy or awkward loads If manual lifting is required, make sure you have enough workers available to c­ omplete the task Remember the old saying ‘many hands make light work’ Loss of balance and falling Use the most effective levels of ‘falls protection’ measures available such as

scaffolding, guard railing and appropriate physical barriers.

Ensure that your building sites working areas and access ways are clear of any obstructions that may lead to an accident Where possible use mechanical equipment like scissor lifts which allow work to occur without reaching.

Provide safe access to upper floors Puncture and cuts Check that all tool guards function correctly and are safe to use.

Make sure that all workers wear the appropriate PPE such as gloves, safety boots and knee protection pads.

Make sure that any exposed nails and other sharp objects are removed or knocked in Collision with or knocked over by an object or being hit by falling object Keep work and access areas clear Remove unwanted materials and construction waste from the worksite so that it does not accumulate Ensure that all power leads and other tools and equipment are positioned so as not to cause a tripping hazard Avoid attaching bracing across door frames where people are likely to walk through Everyone in the workplace is responsible for creating and maintaining a safe place to work. So the next time you see an unsafe action or situation do something about it don’t leave it to someone else. www.acc.co.nz

Making sure that your workplace is safe is the only way to reduce the impact of workplace injuries.

Training for all needs If you work at height, in confined spaces, or in any challenging environment, Fire & Safety Training (F&ST) and FAST Access Solutions can meet all your training and support needs.

FAST Access Solutions supports clients seeking expert help from for difficult access jobs.

“Our team has wide experience in risk assessment and management, rescue plans and safety support for work in difficult or dangerous environments,” says F&ST managing director Jillian Ireland.

“We’ve worked in, under, or on top of some challenging spaces, including work in petrol tanks, bird-proofing silos, the penstock under the Opuha dam, and the Shotover Bridge.

“Our abseilers are also trainers, so the industry jobs provide excellent real world experience to enhance their training.”

F&ST has been training industry since 1998.

Courses offered include general safety courses, including fire safety awareness and fire extinguisher training.

Specialist courses include rescue team training, specialist height training, breathing apparatus, confined spaces and gas detection, dangerous goods license endorsement, handling hazardous substances and driving emergency vehicles on and off road.

Specialist courses for the building industry include heights, rope access, confined spaces and gas detection, elevated work

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platforms (EWP) and work permits. Our courses are all NZQA approved and can be tailored to specific needs.

F&ST’s purpose-built, practical training grounds in Timaru and Napier provide realistic opportunities to gain up close and personal experience with height or confined space scenarios. Here clients learn and practice the skills they need to keep themselves and others safe.

F&ST will also travel to anywhere in New Zealand to deliver courses on clients’ sites.

When training on its clients’ sites, F&ST brings its equipment and sets up realistic scenarios. Alternatively, the company will work with its clients’ equipment if that’s what their teams are familiar with.

Working at Height training will ensure F&ST clients are up to date and can comply with current Best Practice Guidelines for Working at Height in New Zealand.

F&ST delivers and assesses Industrial Rope Access Unit Standards and Occupational Health and Safety Standards to level 4.

For those using any elevated work platform, knowledge of the safety features, hazards and limitations of the machine is essential.

F&ST can provide training in all types of elevated work platforms including scissor lifts, truck or trailer mounted EWPs, and boom lifts.

Staff who regularly work at height, in confined spaces or on EWPs require refresher courses every two years. F&ST can provide both full and refresher courses on your site or theirs.

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INTAKS a winner Innovative scaffolding system INTAKS has won Best Design Initiative at the recent 2014 New Zealand Workplace Health & Safety Awards.

The 10th annual awards - organised by Safeguard magazine and supported by both ACC and WorkSafe New Zealand recognise the people and organisations demonstrating excellence and achievement in workplace health and safety.

INTAKS was awarded Best Design Initiative to Eliminate or Isolate a Hazard for their innovative, dual-purpose work platform and roof edge protection system Lew Cleveland, a local for 30 years introduced Guardrail - the first residential roof edge protection system to the kiwi building industry 15 years ago after identifying changes in safe work practices being required. At the same time he was starting up a scaffold business, Scaffold Systems in Tauranga. As he built this business he was continually experiencing first-hand all the inherent shortcomings of conventional scaffold systems. He knew there was a better way, so he set about designing it.

INTAKS is an exceptionally lightweight scaffold system that uses interlocked aluminium planks to provide a secure working platform and to reduce manual handling injuries in setup and dismantling.

Being 80% lighter than steel, INTAKS also takes significantly less time, truck tonnage and manpower to install attracting and retaining a sustainable workforce.

INTAKS can achieve very wide spans and be installed with no footprint, so ground space and lower walls stay clear allowing multiple trades to work on site together with unrestricted access. With more than 15 different configurations, the system adapts to virtually any job or terrain.

The revolutionary one system solution providing roof edge protection and a working platform which adapts to suit the job requirement.

The ground-breaking design also offers permanent brackets in buildings for easy reinstallation – especially applicable to buildings such as schools, retirement villages and commercial premises where future maintenance plans are in place.

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“After 13 years of intense development, we’re thrilled to have launched INTAKS to phenomenal response and demand from the industry – and this award is just the icing on the cake”, Cleveland says.

“With the new Health and Safety at Work Act coming into effect in 2015, we feel confident that INTAKS’ dynamic design is ready to meet the demands of what will be a significantly altered health and safety landscape”.

The fully certified and patented INTAKS system is now being used on commercial and residential sites around the country, delivering not only workplace health and safety benefits, but significant time and cost savings to building and roofing companies, subcontractors and building owners alike.

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New Waikato centre Safety Nets NZ has established a dedicated headquarters in Hamilton to service the Waikato region including the Coromandel and Tauranga.

Company general manager Craig Daly says that the new headquarters will increase efficiencies enabling Safety Nets NZ to exceed its usual high levels of service.

The Waikato headquarters is a symptom of the increasing growth in demand in the region as people realise the benefits of the Safety Nets NZ system.

Safety Nets NZ has been at the forefront of driving compliance to ensure it addresses the fundamental concerns of Worksafe NZ around working at heights on house and commercial construction sites.

The carefully designed Safety Nets NZ system suits all house and commercial construction projects and offers a cost effective and robust solution. The system is based on the 3 C’s of safety nets installation: compliant nets, compliant rigging and certified installers.

Daly says that the installation of safety nets on residential and commercial construction sites adds minimal cost to the overall build cost of the build.

“The nets are installed very quickly with no impact on the overall works programme and upon completion are certified via handover certificate to enable overhead works to commence.

“Once these works have been completed,

we return to site to remove the nets.

Unlike with some other soft fall arrest systems available, works can also continue unimpeded below the nets while they are in place.”

One of the main advantages of using safety nets is the fact that the net system, unlike a personal harness for example, is not reliant on workers themselves having to take steps to establish fall protection measures.

Safety Nets NZ has been providing a cost effective, professional and fully compliant fall arrest solution on construction sites since 2008. The company has since carried out over 200 commercial and 2500 residential netting installations around New Zealand. The company is on hand to deal with any issues during the job and returns later to take down the nets once the builders’ works have been completed.

All of Safety Nets NZ products are installed by fully trained, qualified and certified installers. Safety Nets NZ is a corporate member of the New Zealand Safety Council.

Daly says that the safety net fall arrest solution is increasingly becoming the preferred means of providing soft landing internal fall protection measures on construction sites for builders and roofers alike.

The company’s list of repeat customers includes some of the country’s largest and most respected construction and house building companies.

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• Installed and certified by our fully qualified, professional team of riggers.

• Minimises impacts on builders works , permitting works to also continue in the house BELOW the nets whilst they remain in place – unlike other means of soft fall protection systems that are available.

• Is quickly installed and removed, having little, if any, impact on project timeline.

• Is extremely cost effective and adds very little to overall cost of house build.

• Enables truss installation , roof construction, installation of exterior linings etc. to be undertaken unimpeded.

• Range of net sizes available mean that any size room can be protected.

• Specially designed and developed brackets are secured to the face of the top plate to ease net installation, and enable builders works to continue.

• Nets are fitted as close as possible to the working level, thereby minimising fall distance into net. Fall distances much less than with other alternative means of soft fall protection.

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It’s not too late to start training to increase your capacity In March 2014 BCITO reported that the construction industry is still woefully short of apprentices despite a massive 55 percent increase in new apprenticeship sign-ups in 2013.

Three months later and not much has changed. “Building and construction is a cyclical industry. Everyone recognises that it has its boom periods and it also has its quiet patches. This is the best time ever anyone could hope for to enter the industry,” says Ruma Karaitiana, Chief Executive, BCITO. This applies across the board to all trades.

increase by an average of 14%pa over the three years to March 2017. This build rate of 33,200 would be just less than the 2004 peak, but is backed up by projections indicating that further increases in residential construction are needed to meet underlying demand. There was also very strong growth in office consents (up 112%) and retail consents also up 48% from the March 2013 quarter. Infometrics predict that growth in commercial building activity will continue at least 2.5%pa during the next two years.

BCITO urges employers in the building and construction industries to take on apprentices now in order to curb an imminent skilled labour shortage.

Other good reasons to get new blood into the industry right now:

Surging construction activity accounted for two thirds of the overall increase in GDP during the March 2014 quarter. The 12% increase in construction activity during the quarter was driven by large lifts to both residential and non-residential building activity. With residential consent numbers around most of the country continuing to climb and the non-residential rebuild in Canterbury gearing up, the construction sector will continue being a key contributor to growth throughout 2014.

Without a significant increase in trainee numbers, the construction industry won’t have enough trained professionals to cope with this increase in volume in the near future.

• Does your business have an ageing staff profile? When your older employees with many years of industry knowledge exit, your business will need up-and-coming professionals in training to be able to retain those valuable skills and experience.

• Have you been thinking about a succession plan? When you wish to retire or move on will that succession happen from within your business?

• The Government’s incentive of the *Apprenticeship Reboot Scheme.

Financial assistance available to trainees and employers who sign into training agreements before 31 December 2014.

There’s no better time than right now to secure the extra capacity your industry needs now and for the future.

Apprentices learn from the boss or trainer on the job every day. They put in time ‘on the tools’, learn the ropes of the trade and work with clients and other tradespeople. Assessment and support is provided by BCITO – a designated Training Advisor will visit a few times a year and see how the apprentice is progressing. Some theory is required and apprentices are supported by their employer and BCITO to help them reach their goals.

After recently merging with FloorNZ/DecorateNZ and the Joinery ITO, BCITO is now the third largest industry training organisation in New Zealand. BCITO now has coverage for apprenticeships and national qualifications in the following industries: Glass & Glazing Architectural Aluminium Joinery Interior Systems Brick and Blocklaying Kitchen & Bathroom Design Carpentry Masonry Concrete Painting & Decorating Exterior Plastering Tiling Flooring Timber Joinery Frame & Truss Working closely with industries to provide support and meet training needs into the future, BCITO is geared up for an increase in trainee numbers and is eager to hear from any employers ready to begin taking on extra capacity.

If you’re wanting someone young and fresh to help you out who’ll become a valuable member of your team and the industry give serious thought to hiring an apprentice now. BCITO may even be able to help you find the most suitable candidate.

To learn more about apprenticeships and nationally recognised qualifications visit www.bcito.org.nz or phone BCITO on 0800 4 BCITO (422 486).

The graphs above, courtesy of Infometrics, show that the value of commercial building work in the March quarter was up 91% from a year earlier, the strongest lift since 2004. Nationwide new dwelling consents are expected to

*Eligibility criteria apply. See http://www.tec.govt.nz/LearnersOrganisations/Learners/Learnabout/Apprenticeships/ for full information.

Weathertightness

Deadline looming for financial assistance The Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is encouraging people who think they have a leaky home to get in touch now to avoid missing out on any financial assistance available to them for remediation.

The Ministry runs the Weathertight Homes Resolution Service, a service for owners of leaky homes to assist them to assess the weathertight damage to their home with resolution options.

One of the resolution options available is the Financial Assistance Package (FAP).

The FAP was established in 2011 to help owners of leaky homes get their properties repaired, providing an alternative to litigation.

The package centres on the government and local authorities (if participating) each contributing 25 per cent of repair costs with the owner funding the remaining 50 per cent.

The FAP was made available for five years, from July 23, 2011.

The time it takes for claims to the Weathertight Homes Resolution Service to get through the FAP varies depending on the size of the home or on the number of homes in a claim (some claims are multiunit apartment complexes), as well as the complexity of the individual claim.

However, on average, the MBIE says it takes up to 15 months from the time a claimant initiates contact with MBIE to gather the information and documents needed to get to a stage when they are ready to commence the building work to remediate their home.

MBIE runs the Weathertight Homes Resolution Service, a service for owners of leaky homes to assist them to assess the weathertight damage to their home.

This process is obviously longer for multi-unit complex claims, which on average can take two years.

The reasons for this time frame are due to the steps required before building starts, including: obtaining an assessor’s report; making a decision on your preferred resolution option, arranging funding with

Flat roof protection For over 40 years architects have been trusting Nuralite waterproofing systems as the first choice when specifying flat roof waterproofing membranes.

The Nuralite Nuraply 3PM system is the company’s signature product. While many traditional flat roof waterproofing membrane products offer a single layer membrane of around just 1mm thickness, Nuraply offers two separate 3mm layers for ultimate security.

The membrane layers are 3mm thick of APP bitumen with a heavy reinforcing layer of non-woven polyester inside. The first layer consists of 10m x 1m rolls of Nuraply 3PB (on plywood) or Nuraply 3PV (on concrete) which are laid by cold gluing with heat welded lap-joints. The cap sheet is torchon applied to the base sheet to create a very robust, fully bonded membrane waterproofing system – ideal for flat roofs and decks protected with timber or tiles.

Made in Belgium the membrane has been specifically refined for New Zealand conditions.

Nuraply 3PM, the most popular cap sheet, is finished in UV resistant natural mineral chips with five colour choices. BRANZ have appraised and approved the Nuraply 3PM system as suitable for flat roofs and decks protected from foot traffic.

Nuralite warrants Nuraply 3PM against material defects for 20 years from the date of installation.

Nuralite systems and services are

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applicable to the full spectrum of buildings and structures from repairs on small remote cottages to the roofing of new hospitals, power stations, universities and government buildings.

The systems can also be used for car parking and podium decks, green roofs and basement tanking.

The company also supplies a range of accessories including Nurajacks, Nurapads, Nuravents, Nuratrim, drains and scuppers and WABO expansion joints to offer a complete waterproofing solution service.

“Architects specify Nuralite because they know that it gives their buildings unparalleled weather tight protection,” says company managing director John Simmons.

Nuralite is a privately owned New Zealand company, developing and supplying roofing and waterproofing systems for buildings and structures with 40 years of waterproofing history in New Zealand and the Asia Pacific Region.

Nuralite is dedicated to flat roofs giving the company unparalleled expertise in this area.

The company has completed a raft of prestigious projects including The Supreme Court and Parliamentary Library, Viaduct Events Centre and Vector Arena.

Nuralite has a national network of applicators to ensure the highest quality service, workmanship and finish on site.

your bank; signing an agreement with the Crown (and participating local authority if appropriate), commissioning a repair plan; and obtaining building consent and quotes.

This means that if property owners want to access the FAP, in order to meet the 2016 deadline they should consider talking with the Weathertight Homes Resolution

Service now. The Ministry understands that deciding to proceed down the FAP path can be difficult and stressful for homeowners.

Claims Advisors are here to help and can advise homeowners on their options.

Homeowners who want to discuss a claim can call MBIE 0800 32 44 77.

Index

Company Index BCITO Wellington 04 381-6581

Goodlife Homes Christchurch 0800 65 85 28

Colspec Construction Palmerston North 06 357 9837

Haimes Building, Taupo 0274 996-664

Custom Construction New Plymouth 06 758 7420

Hughes Construction Auckland 09 259 0020

David Reid Homes Queenstown 03 441 4199

McKenzie Lifestyle Village Geraldine 03 693 8340

Environment Technology Takaka 03 970 7979

Naylor Love Dunedin Dunedin 03 474-1153

Gaprie Ltd Auckland 0800 723 363

Safari Construction Group Auckland 09 358 1735

Gibson O’Connor Auckland 09 570-3300

Stead Construction Napier 06 878 0048

Taranaki Construction and Maintenance New Plymouth 06 763 4882, Templeton Construction Twizel 03 435 0724 Thompson Construction and Engineering Washdyke 0800 688 716 Timber New Zealand Tauranga 07 576 0395 Watercare Auckland 09 442 2222 Watts and Hughes Construction Auckland 09 573-5544

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