Building Innovations Spring Issue

SPRING 2013

Smarter schools

INSIDE

The new chapel, auditorium and gymnasium complex at Christchurch’s St Margaret’s College oozes style and quality.

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BCITO State of the Nation Ruma Karaitiana, CE of BCITO, looks at the road ahead It is quite clear our construction industry is moving out of a long and deep bust period. At the beginning of 2013 we were mourning the fact that we had dropped below 5,000 apprentices for the first time since 2003. Eight months down the track and we have shot up to over 6000, partially driven by the government’s Reboot scheme but also riding an industry coming out of recession.

This is not just a “tale of two cities” either. It is true that Auckland and Christchurch are leading the way in total numbers of new apprentices, but most of the country is lifting at the same proportional rate. The consent data largely mirrors this and most economists are bullish about activity levels for some years.

There is no doubt that for all of us it is good to be on the right side of the economy after several years of recession, but the rapid increase in activity brings its challenges.

The BCITO is currently managing growth. This is definitely a challenge as at the same time as trying to recruit additional staff, existing staff are being attracted away to roles such as construction management within the industry. The real underlying task is ensuring we maintain our service to apprentices and employers, while trying to get new apprenticeships underway.

In addition the funding for ITOs has been reduced during the recession and at 6000 apprentices we were exceeding the funding approved for us in 2013. Fortunately we have just been approved for additional funding, but it may still not be sufficient for 2013. We are now in the process of negotiating funding for 2014 but the big challenge in this process is to

demonstrate the level of growth which will occur in 2014 and make a convincing argument for the funding required.

ITOs have goals set for funding and many of them carry penalties if they are not reached.

This can run into millions of dollars. During a growth period with large numbers of new apprentices, the risk of penalty increases significantly. Ironically the Reboot programme, while good for the apprentices and employers who receive the funding, also increases this risk.

Coincidentally the BCITO has two other major challenges in play at just the wrong time. The first of these is the Targeted Review of Qualifications (TroQ) which requires us to review all of our qualifications in the midst of this busyness. In reality there is plenty which is good about this and we have launched into reviewing Carpentry and Brick and Blocklaying because they are both important and due for review. However, we are in for at least two years of getting new qualifications approved by NZQA. The other challenge is the government’s determination for more ITOs to merge together.

The BCITO is determined to remain a construction and infrastructure ITO, so our choices of merger partners are limited. It is likely that we will have some merger activity by 2014 but the process is complicated and can take a while. New merger partners will also bring with them their own growth challenges and TroQ objectives, and we’ll need to ensure their customers don’t experience any reduction in service.

In the end these are great challenges to have, to meet, and to successfully overcome. They are certainly better challenges to face than those we have struggled with during the recession. All of the BCITO team are up for it and we look forward to making our contribution to helping you all meet the various challenges that this new environment is throwing at you as well.

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Christchurch Rebuild - News

The new $7.8 million Countdown Ferrymead store is slightly larger than its predecessor and will be based on the brand’s new-generation store models.

Counting down to new supermarket Jo Bailey The Countdown Ferrymead store will reopen next April, providing a much needed service for the eastern seaside and hillside suburbs.

The rebuilt store will replace the old Countdown Ferrymead that never reopened following the February 2011 earthquake.

Damian Leary, project manager of lead contractors Watts & Hughes Construction says ground remediation works to stabilise the ground started in mid-June, with the main building works underway by late August.

“The $1 million ground remediation works were stage one of the project.,” he says.

“This involved the removal of multiple layers of gravel, with special hydraulic drainage being installed to drain away any liquefaction that could arise in a future earthquake.”

The company is now working on the gravel raft foundation of the new 4200sqm supermarket, a highly engineered solution designed for the site.

“The gravel raft will stabilise the full size structure above.

“This sees the removal of around 6000 cubic metres of soil from the site, which is replaced with the same amount of new material (all types of engineered gravel) as part of the raft foundation.”

The main structural building works are included in Stage 2 of the development, which will be followed by Stage 3, the internal fit-out of the store.

“We are responsible for all three

stages, right down to the installation of the checkouts and security systems,” says Leary.

The new $7.8 million Countdown store is slightly larger than its predecessor and is based on the brand’s new-generation store models.

Features will include a bakery, cooking deli, butchery and an expansive fresh produce section.

Leary expects the store to open on time around Easter 2014 with practical completion of additional features such as carparks, outdoor lighting and landscaping to be finished by the start of May. Before starting work at Countdown Ferrymead, Watts and Hughes Construction had completed work on the Fresh Choice Barrington store, another Progressive Enterprises project.

“We do a lot of work for Progressive in the North Island, which is how we got the opportunity to work on these Christchurch projects.

“We look forward to doing more work with them as the rebuild progresses.”

Watts and Hughes Construction is a long-standing North Island based company, established in Auckland in 1984.

The multi-disciplined company offers a range of construction management and services and employs a team of professionals including contracts managers, estimators, quantity surveyors, projects managers and site managers. ”We cater for all clients from initial concepts and design, to project management, implementation and full construction,” says Leary.

Our involvement with a project can

start at any stage, with our focus always to deliver quality construction on time, every time.”

Wyatt & Hughes Construction specialises in commercial construction and has various earthquake repairs in the commercial and residential sectors.

Around 12 staff are currently employed on the Countdown Ferrymead site.

However Leary says that this number will ramp up to over 100-plus, including contractors, when the build gets into full swing over the next few months.

“We try to use local staff and contractors where possible and have the ability to bring extra workers down from our North Island operations if required.”

Some of the main suppliers to the project include Kidson’s Construction from Nelson (pre-cast panels); and HML Engineering from Blenheim (structural steel).

The Countdown Ferrymead store is expected to provide employment for up to 120 full and part time workers, with recruitment to begin around February.

Extensive remediation works have stabilised the ground at the Ferrymead site.

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Christchurch Rebuild - News

Work underway on inner-city Awly project Arrow International (NZ) Ltd has secured the largest commercial project to come to market since the Christchurch rebuild began.

Arrow commenced construction of the multi–million dollar Awly Investment project in mid-September.

The five-storey multi-use complex at 287 – 293 Durham Street over-looks the historic Provincial Chambers.

It will offer three separate blocks of premium retail and office space surrounded by cycle parks, sheltered courtyards, and 123 on-site car parks, making it a magnet for the retail, business and hospitality sectors.

Formerly home to Amuri Courts and URS House, the 4000sqm site extends from Armagh through to Gloucester Streets and is bound by Durham Street to the west.

It neighbours the Convention Centre, Avon River Park and the Cultural and Performing Arts Precincts.

“Our client has a very clear vision for this project and a huge amount of thought and passion has gone into seeding it from an idea into a reality, ” says Mark Hopwood, chief executive of Arrow International (NZ) Ltd. “The design is inspirational and the construction technologies behind the build are leading edge. That applies to both seismic and environmental elements of the complex,” he says.

“We are enormously proud to have been selected to deliver this project for Awly Investments and the people of Christchurch.”

The privately owned Arrow International is one of the largest construction companies in New Zealand and has invested heavily in its Christchurch operation over the past 18 months, with staff now exceeding 230.

The five-storey Awly complex will offer three separate blocks of premium retail and office space.

Arrow has extensive experience in the construction of mixed-use commercial properties.

“We also have strong links with local suppliers and will be working closely with them for the likes of excavation, piling, waterproofing and concrete.”

Arrow is renowned for its state-of-the-art

design and construction technologies and capabilities.

The company is also recognised for delivering world firsts in seismically resilient timber builds, education facilities and environmental sustainability.

“Environmental and sustainability principles are very important to New

Zealanders so we see it as our responsibility to develop construction solutions that will sit comfortably with the generations of the future” says Hopwood.

“The Awly complex has many green features and is designed to achieve a 5 star rating under the NZ Green Building Council scheme.”

Specialists move south Having spent nearly 20 years providing temporary accommodation to clients in the North Island, Highlander Accommodation is now moving south and offering a range of transportable cabins, sleep-outs, and utility rooms for hire out of a new base in Christchurch.

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Highlander Accommodation has had a steady growth in the North Island over the years, starting out in Auckland 18 years ago, then the company was franchised and taken up by operators in the Waikato, Hawkes Bay/ Gisborne, Taranaki, Rodney, and Tauranga/ Bay of Plenty. Company franchises are run out of Northland, Auckland, and Manawatu.

Highlander Accommodation managing director Mark Waldin says he has received enquiries from Christchurch from people needing temporary accommodation for a range of situations.

“Whether it is people building a new home who want to live on site, young people staying with their parents while they save for their first home, or people simply needing more space for their visitors, Highlander Accommodation has a safe, warm, roomy, and secure rental solution,” he says.

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Highlander Accommodation has three different sized buildings available to suit the requirements of its clients.

The cabin is 8.4 m long by 2.7m wide, including the length of the attached deck.

“Our innovative ‘clip in clip out’ design approach allows the user to decide what internal fittings they require,” Waldin says.

“There is a choice of a kitchen, an ensuite, or an internal wall to create two rooms.

“The aim is to allow the user to design a layout that best suits their needs.”

The sleep-out is perfect for negotiating narrow driveways and restrictive sites, measuring 6m long by 2.4m wide this building option can be sited in the most difficult of situations.

Access is through a ranchslider door off a 1.2m covered deck area.

The utility building is a smaller version of the cabin and is often utilised for an extra room, extra storage or an office space.

Measuring 2.7m wide by 4.5m long, the utility building is 300mm wider than a caravan. Three layout options are available, either empty, with a shower, or with a shower and basin.

Highlander Accommodation buildings are constructed from high quality insulated panels and feature insulated glass windows, providing for unparalleled environmental control.

The steel construction and aluminium joinery ensure the buildings are very secure. Window coverings, lights, and power points are all supplied as standard features.

Highlander Accommodation buildings are delivered to site quickly and efficiently on a purpose built tandem trailer pulled by a 4WD, and erected without the need for cranes or heavy lifting equipment.

Christchurch Rebuild - Hanham & Philp Contractors

School rebuild project delivers in style Jo Bailey The completion of the new chapel, auditorium and gymnasium complex at Christchurch’s St Margaret’s College is a “great source of pride” for Hanham & Philp Contractors, says director John Parish.

“This is the first major development of its kind in Christchurch following the

earthquakes, as well as the first gymnasium, church and auditorium to be rebuilt in the city. I admire the drive and foresight of the school to build something of this status that will be enjoyed by its pupils, staff and the wider community for decades to come.”

The facilities were opened in May by Governor General Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae and blessed by Bishop Victoria Matthews.

St Margaret’s College lost a significant percentage of its school buildings in the quakes. The new facilities have provided a much warmer environment for the girls than the marquees previously used for the chapel and gymnasium.

Hanham & Philp has been engaged as main contractor for some of the larger rebuilding projects at the school. Before completion of the three-in-one complex, the company built

a new swimming pool that also integrates into this area of the school. The next stage of the development is a two-storey music suite in a semi-attached building that will be constructed adjacent to the chapel/auditorium building.

Parish says the building work on the new $11 million, 3085sqm complex commenced with the drilling of 150 screw piles, driven five storeys into the ground.

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Christchurch Rebuild - Hanham & Philp Contractors

The new chapel, auditorium and gymnasium complex at St Margaret’s College incorporates clever design and quality construction.

• From page 7 “The ground conditions made this quite a challenging aspect of the job. We had a few issues, finding old timber and logs in various places underground.”

He says the staging of the project and working in the heart of an active school campus were other challenges.

“The gymnasium had to be handed over for the start of the 2013 school year, with the remaining works completed by May. “We were able to capitalise on the summer holiday period to meet the first deadline.”

Once the school year began, Parish says

constant and open communication between the company and the school’s principal, board, and property team ensured a relatively seamless process through to the final handover.

“As a group we got on very well which helped the whole process.”

Safe pathways were created to enable students to move around the site, with an automatic gate system for vehicle and people movements.

Parish says the building, designed by Athfield Architects was a “complex structure” with big open spaces, curved walls, and the “ark nature” of the auditorium ceiling.

“We used an extensive amount of scaffolding within the structure, including birdcage scaffolding which created a safer platform at ceiling height where our team completed a lot of high-level steelwork and finishing work.”

A unique, large, central atrium space with exposed aggregate polished floors is an additional multi-use space.

Parish says that this area also provides a “buffer zone” between the “active gymnasium and serenity of the chapel”, which will allow for multiple use of the facilities at the same time.

“We’re pretty impressed with the final

result of the facility encompassing extensive use of pre-cast concrete in a modern well insulated structure and with good acoustics, assisted by the deflector panels on the ceiling.”

Both the gymnasium and auditorium have timber sports floors.

First floor classroom spaces, which run alongside the auditorium at the north end of the atrium, complete the facility.

“We are very pleased to have been involved with this project, and look forward to working with St Margaret’s College in the ongoing development of their other new, world class facilities.”

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Christchurch Rebuild - Hanham & Philp Contractors

Company philosophy the key to success Jo Bailey Operating a client-focused business is the “driving force” of leading Christchurch commercial construction company Hanham & Philp Contractors, says director John Parish.

“We put our strong growth down to the fact we employ key staff who share our vision to provide the highest quality product and exceptional service to our clients.

“Staff are our greatest resource at Hanham & Philp and we have complete confidence in their ability to do the job.”

Parish says the company has always focused on promoting staff from within, to provide them with a career path that carries them through the company.

“This policy and the time and effort we put into training our team has a massive payoff for us in terms of how we operate and the quality of our work.

“We have a core staff of around 70 so the company feeds a lot of families. We are serious about running an excellent business that rewards the trust they put in us.”

Jason Young is an example of someone who has benefited from this philosophy. He started as an apprentice with the company and is now a fellow shareholder/director alongside Parish.

He is also a Five Green Star rated practitioner.

Both directors are members of NZIOB and the company a member of Registered Master Builders.

Parish says the company takes “enormous pride” in its health and safety record.

“We have a voluntary ACC workplace safety audit every two years and it remains at the highest Tertiary Level after completion of the latest audit in August.”

Since its inception in 1979, Hanham & Philp Contractors have completed projects with a combined value into the hundreds of millions.

Parish says it usually has around 10 to 12 projects operating at the same time.

“Staff are our greatest resource at Hanham & Philp and we have complete confidence in their ability to do the job.”

The St Margaret’s College rebuild has been another major project for Christchurch’s Hanham & Philp Contractors.

Current projects include a new dealership building for Archibalds in Tuam Street; a two-level office/retail building in Madras Street; a Wendy’s outlet in Hornby; a new office/warehouse facility for Wyatt & Wilson Print in Woolston; a new gym complex at the Airport Business Park; and a three storey office building at Carlton Corner.

The company has completed several other notable projects at the Airport Business Park and also does a lot of work for Christchurch International Airport Ltd (CIAL).

“We are also very lucky in Christchurch that we have some very strong developer families who are prepared to stand by it. I think we should be very supportive of these people who will continue to play an important role in the future of the city.”

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Christchurch Rebuild - Redesign Group

Offshore experience to benefit rebuild Jo Bailey With three global offices and involvement in several high-profile international projects, Christchurch-based Redesign Group is poised to deliver a “different calibre of design and service offering” to the local market, says director Jo Pennycuick.

“We’ve built our international business on the basis there wasn’t a huge market In New Zealand for the sector work we specialise in,” says Pennycuick. “However the people we are working with and talking to in Christchurch are seeing the value of our experience in offshore markets. We believe we can bring something unique to the Canterbury rebuild.”

Redesign is a multidisciplinary design practice that services predominantly the hospitality, commercial office fit outs, and retail sectors.

The company works with operators and franchise groups to create dynamic, functional spaces for everything from cafes, airport facilities, mall retail and food sites, to offices, restaurants and bars.

The group’s first major international project was the design and delivery of a food court at Mumbai International Airport in India.

It now has a team of seven based in a standalone office in India, where current projects include airport developments at Bangalore and Hyderabad; the roll-out of several KFC stores; and working with a local chain on the design and development of new food court restaurants.

“India is a good market for us. Although it has been quite tough through the economic downtown, we’ve managed to keep ahead, which is good.”

Redesign has a “very strong” client base in the Middle East and recently opened a Bahrain office in a joint venture partnership with one of its clients to service mainly Saudi Arabia, UAE and Kuwait.

In November one of its most high profile projects, an 1800sqm candy store will open in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The group is also working with Al Jazeera TV in Doha to develop its sports brand into a retail store concept.

Redesign Group specialises in creating dynamic, functional spaces for everything from cafes, airport facilities, mall retail and food sites, to offices, restaurants and bars.

“We are working with the group to develop the in-house marketing and scheduling, as well as the designs for the clothing, packaging and merchandise that will go into the store.

“Our involvement includes everything from design and project managing for the fit-out of the store to hiring and training its staff.

“This project is on a different scale and level and shows the level of service capability we have in house.”

The group also has a representative in Vietnam for draughting services. However globally Christchurch remains very much Redesign’s “design hub”, says Pennycuick.

“We have a strong team of eight staff here who are also firmly focused on the New Zealand market, particularly in Canterbury now the commercial rebuild builds momentum.”

“We believe that we can bring a unique, international perspective to local retail, hospitality, commercial and office projects.”

The group’s range of turnkey services include logo, branding, and franchise development; interior architecture; design documentation and project management of the construction and fit-out process.

Redesign can also engage all relevant consultants and contractors, including architects if clients want a full building design.

In Christchurch, the group has worked extensively with Christchurch International Airport on its food court development and has other facility upgrades at the airport underway.

“We are also rolling out a new Mexican concept for a group of local Christchurch

businessmen who have great vision for their brand.”

Redesign is involved in several other “exciting local projects” in the early stages of development.

The group has just employed a commercial/office fit-out specialist, who has had many years of experience in the commercial sector in London.

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Flooring is an essential part of any home or building.

Not only does it provide functionality, but it is also a statement of style. The choice of a flooring product can have a huge impact on the final look and feel of any area.

In New Zealand there is a wide range of different flooring types and styles designed to fit a range of budgets.

Selecting the right flooring product can be a challenge due to factors such as climatic conditions, lifestyle choices and the type of use the floor will receive.

FloorNZ Business Manager, Rex McGill. says most flooring products are designed for specific uses.

“Choosing the appropriate grade of flooring product to meet your needs is essential,” he says.

“You may view two or more flooring products that look exactly the same, but in terms of their grading and ability to perform, they can be vastly different.”

The amount and type of traffic your floor will receive will impact on its wear and

look. Heavy traffic areas include entrances, hallways, stairs, and areas where people tend to stand or sit for long periods of time.

“New Zealand’s unique indoor-outdoor lifestyle and family pets both have an environmental impact that could affect the wear and look of your floor covering.”

Colour and texture are two vital factors in getting the look and feel you want in the area where you are having flooring installed.

“Manufacturers work hard to get their samples as close as possible to the colours that will end up in your product, but people need to be aware that small variances can occur between the sample they look at and the product that turns up to be installed,” McGill says.

“Try to view a flooring sample at different times of the day, as the sun changes position, and then at night under artificial light.

“The colour and texture of a flooring product may be intensified, or conversely lose its visual impact depending on the size of the area it is installed into.

“Smaller, narrower areas may intensify colour and texture, while larger areas may dilute these features.”

“You may view two or more flooring products that look exactly the same, but in terms of their grading and ability to perform, they can be vastly different.”

FloorNZ members offer courteous, prompt and knowledgeable service.

McGill says when people consider the amount of use a flooring product will receive during its lifetime, it is absolutely vital that good advice is sought to help them get the choice right.

“Getting your choice right the first time requires the best advice,” he says.

“The best way to get this advice is to employ the services of a local member of FloorNZ, the professional membership association of the NZ Flooring Industry.”

McGill says when customers use a FloorNZ member, they can expect to receive courteous, prompt and knowledgeable service.

FloorNZ members are made up of flooring manufacturers and importers, retailers, and installation contractors.

“FloorNZ offers its members ongoing training opportunities for their staff, which

helps them keep up to date with new developments and trends within the flooring industry,” McGill says.

“Because of this, their understanding of the New Zealand Industry Standards applicable to flooring is always current.”

As a professional membership body, one of FloorNZ’s major objectives is to support the gaining of formal qualifications in the flooring industry, both at point of sale and at the installation level.

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Merger brings benefits Architectural hardware specialist Sopers Macindoe is providing enhanced service and a greater product range to customers since the merger of its parent companies in April.

Director Janet Banks says Wilson and Macindoe, and Sopers NZ had some “comparing and competing” strengths before the merger, but both were very strong, longstanding family businesses with a proud record of servicing the construction market for over 60 years.

“We are quite excited about the merger which has enabled us to go nationwide and provide project management into outlying areas where we don’t have branches established.”

Project managing the hardware from specification, to supply and installation by its own teams of highly trained and qualified staff is Sopers Macindoe’s biggest point of difference, she says.

“Our philosophy and in-house installation model is quite different to a lot of other hardware companies. We think of ourselves as a sub-trade and like to support the whole project.”

The company now has around 30 experienced tradesmen including builders and cabinet makers on its team.

It also has a thriving cadet scheme that provides promising young people with career path options such as installing hardware, project management and estimating.

Sopers Macindoe’s comprehensive product range includes everything from door

hardware, door closers, window fittings and catches, cabinet knobs, handles, and door seals; to home security and safety solutions; sign letters and numbers; bathroom and washroom accessories; and disabled toilet and shower hardware.

It supports a wide range of known brands, including exclusive lines such as Formani, Hewi, Bradley, and Southern Folger Detention hardware.

Customers are supported by an extensive branch network in Auckland, Wellington, New Plymouth and Christchurch with additional project managers in Hamilton, Hawkes Bay and Dunedin.

Richard Hurley, Christchurch branch manager says the move to “bigger, brighter and better’ premises at 501 Moorhouse Avenue has provided the team with more warehouse space and sped up the service process.

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The branch has already worked on several high profile Christchurch projects including the Central Police Station, Cardboard Cathedral, and at premises for Mainfreight, CDC Pharmaceuticals, and Sleepyhead.

“The new premises allow us to more readily support our trade and residential customers. People can bring in their plans and have a chat with Dennis and Peter who can schedule their hardware and bathroom accessory needs.”

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Rickie Shore Building

Bringing Timaru success to Christchurch Kelly Deeks Award-winning Timaru building company Rickie Shore Building is set to expand out of South Canterbury with new building projects pending in Christchurch.

Rickie Shore Building has been in business for 21 years and over that time has built a solid reputation for client satisfaction.

Shore says the company has completed projects from custom-designed homes, to agricultural and light commercial buildings, and renovations all over South Canterbury and North Otago.

Although he has been asked to build projects in Christchurch in the past, it has taken the state of the region’s current construction market resulting from the earthquakes to convince him to take on work in the city.

Although Rickie Shore Building will continue to focus mainly on projects in South Canterbury he will soon start building spec housing in Rolleston, Christchurch, and is also looking into a large rest home project in Christchurch, a specialist field for Rickie Shore Building.

“We have a number of retirement projects to our credit, including the Lister Home

extension in Waimate, and the Strathallan Lifecare complex in Timaru, which comprised 30 apartments and 50 villa units,” he says.

“These are state-of-the-art complexes and engineered for comfort.

“Here, the emphasis is on ease, efficiency, and enjoyment. The keynote to all these projects is attention to detail, and the result is enhanced quality of life.”

Rickie Shore Building also has a focus on providing house-and-land packages, with a wide variety available from lifestyle blocks to town houses and stand-alone homes.

“With attractive prices, the combination of beauty and affordability makes these packages

excellent value for the money and excellent investments,” Shore says.

“Whether a first home or the ultimate in luxurious living, Rickie Shore Building has an option to suit.”

Rickie Shore Building has also established a track record for a perfect balance of form and function in the commercial market, with the light commercial projects it has completed over the years.

“You can look around Timaru and Washdyke for some beautiful examples of Rickie Shore Building’s light commercial structures,” Shore says.

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“Then there’s the three-storey Visique Optical building renovation in Cannon Street, the Barrett’s Joinery building, Wallace and Cooper’s, the McDonalds restaurant, Little Wonders Childcare Centre, and many more,” Shore says.

As well as those projects built from the ground up, Rickie Shore Building has had success in the renovations and restorations market, or what Shore calls “full home makeovers”.

“From up-market kitchens, to bathrooms,

and beyond, we’re the company to call on when your neighbourhood is just right but your house is not quite,” Shore says.

“With cutting edge design and construction without the hassles of house hunting and moving house, we can give you a new place in the same place.”

At Rickie Shore Building, the team of 16 is able to undertake a wide variety of work. The company has won more than 25 major awards over the past 15 years.

“Winning the 1997 Master Builders Supreme Award really cemented our reputation on a national scale,” Shore says.

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Shore says that lose attention to its clients’ requirements is also a key factor in Rickie Shore Building’s success.

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In all projects, the company prides itself in offering a total turnkey package.

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Riordan Construction

Helping people create their dream home Sue Russell Like being in a big sandpit and playing with the best of the toys is the way Mount Maunganui Master Builder Paul Riordan describes the projects his company, Riordan Construction undertakes.

He concentrates mainly on the upper-end, highly specified architecturally designed oneoff’s, moving between challenging renovations to complete new builds.

A big feather in the company’s cap was in taking out two national titles in the Registered Master Builders House of the Year awards in 2012 for a gorgeous home renovation in Matua, Tauranga; National Winner – Supreme Award, Renovation of the Year and National Winner – Heart of the Home Kitchen Award.

“It was a beautiful project to work on and we were delighted with the awards it won,” Riordan says.

“The owners were thrilled that their home, which had been in the family for 25 years, could be transformed so enormously.”

He says he gains a lot of satisfaction from building highly complex and technically challenging homes and because he commits to one or two builds at a time, the relationships forged between himself, the architect and the client is huge.

A 760sqme home just finished in Tauranga took the company two years to complete. It boasts a tennis court, swimming pool and separate pool house with a spa and sauna.

A geothermal bore heats the floors (including the garage) on the ground floor, the ducted central heating, the hot water and the pool. Underground tanks store rainwater

Riordan Construction has carved out a niche in the upper end of the market. and are topped up with the thermal water to irrigate the acre of garden.

Built with timber weather boards and timber joinery, the project gave his team the chance to work with wood to highly detailed levels, something Riordan says a lot of young builders seldom get the opportunity to experience these days.

He says the regulations requiring builders to become licensed practitioners is a 100% good idea. “There are a lot of guys who learnt to build years ago but haven’t kept up with developments in the trade.

“Licensing is good for the professionalism and standard of the industry. Builders in their own right take on a huge amount of risk and licensing makes them step up to the demands that come with being professionals.”

Riordan says Tauranga has a lot of good builders.

However he says, while that means there is plenty of competition when pricing work, his philosophy to pricing has proven true over the years.

“If this is the client’s dream-home and they want the quality then also wanting the cheapest price doesn’t work.

“The two don’t go together. I am there helping people all the way through the project.

“The majority of our work is on a cost-plus basis; people employ us because of who we are – our reputation.

“We’ve worked hard to have established this leverage in the market,” he says.

Paul’s wife, Helen has no small part to play in the success of the company as well.

With an accounting background she manages the business side of things, communicating information to clients such as ‘actual versus budget’, something Riordan says makes a difference.

“With everyone informed, there are no nasty surprises,” he says.

Helen contributes significantly to the relationship which forms with each of the company’s clients through a building project.

The couple work from a home office and have three children under 12 years of age.

“We take on builds with longer time-lines than standard houses, so it is incredibly important to nurture and maintain the best relationship we can with our clients.

“Helen is an important part of helping us achieve this.”

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Paul Jones Construction

Museum exhibition highlights advances Kelly Deeks Taranaki builder Paul Jones didn’t waste any time when he was approached with an opportunity to showcase the work of his company in a museum exhibition on prefrabricated homes.

The exhibition highlighted the movement of prefabrication from mass-produced buildings to the highly personalised, architecturally designed, and eco-friendly dwellings of today.

Lockwood Homes Taranaki franchise owner Paul Jones Construction was approached by Puke Ariki museum, library, and information centre, in conjunction with Victoria University, and asked to provide a showhome to feature in the exhibition Kiwi Prefab: Cottage to Cutting Edge.

“They asked me to take some time to consider it, and I said ‘are you kidding? I’m in!’,” he says.

The exhibition ran from December 2012 to April this year, and featured alongside Jones’ two-bedroom, 80sqm Lockwood Homes show home, another three homes erected on the foreshore of New Plymouth.

Visitors were able to delve into New Zealand’s prefabricated past and present, and discover what the prefabricated future might look like.

The popularity of the exhibition translated into a winning scenario for Paul Jones Construction.

“They had 55,000 people through those houses in four months,” Jones says.

“If we had constructed a showhome independently, we could have expected about 5000 visitors in the same period of time.”

He says for Puke Ariki, the Kiwi Prefab: Cottage to Cutting Edge drew the largest number of visitors than any previous exhibition. The exhibition highlighted the fact the Paul Jones Construction showhome features extremely high-spec insulation compared to the prefabricated buildings of 20 years ago.

With thermally broken double glazed joinery and solar hot-water heating, the advances made in prefabricated homes over the years were a standout. Due to the showhome’s popularity, Jones decided not to sell it and has moved it to a prime site at Fairfield Garden Centre in New Plymouth so it can still be viewed by the public.

Jones has been running the awardwinning Lockwood Homes Taranaki franchise for the past 27 years.

His background in draughting and subsequent building training gives him a depth of product knowledge to complement more than 20 years of hands-on building experience.

“I am committed to best practice and quality building, and to this end I’m involved with the Taranaki Registered Master Builders Association, as an active executive member and a past president,” he says.

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Empire Construction

Empire Construction has it all covered Kelly Deeks Specialising in residential and light commercial building projects, Christchurch’s Empire Construction and sister company Storm Roofing offer high quality products and workmanship from the top to the bottom of all projects they undertake.

The team of experienced and reliable tradesmen at Empire Construction are led by company director Mike Due, a qualified and licensed building practitioner with more than 20 years of industry experience.

From scheduled maintenance, to earthquake repairs, to additions and alterations, right through to brand new homes, Empire Construction works together with its clients at every step of the way, to ensure their dreams become reality.

“Empire Construction Home Makeover can transform the home,” Due says.

“From minor home alterations, adding another room, new roofing options, kitchen renovation, bathroom renovations, decking, carports, sliders or bi-folding doors - we do it all.”

The experienced home makeover team at Empire Construction are committed to providing high quality workmanship to achieve exceptional results.

They bring integrity and professionalism to every project, and work with their clients to achieve cost effective solutions.

With design and build, Empire Construction clients experience the convenience and consistency of working with one company from start to finish.

“That way they can participate in the process as much or as little as they wish.”

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Empire Construction’s building experience over the past couple of years has established the company as a strong player in the earthquake remediation works market.

“We have experience in undertaking difficult projects in Christchurch and Canterbury, while our skilled and qualified trade staff have expertise in both residential and commercial construction,” Due says.

“This enables us to undertake all aspects of repair and rebuilding work in Christchurch following earthquake damage.”

Empire Construction can provide initial make safe repairs, structural assessments,

referrals of architectural consultants, initial scope identification, cost estimates for repair or rebuild options, and of course the undertaking and completion of earthquake repair construction projects.

Empire Construction offers a range of ModuleNZ kit-set, transportable, and modular homes, and has a show home available to view at the HIVE - Home Innovation Village at Canterbury Agricultural Park at Wigram.

A perfect option for a first home, a new bach, an investment property, farm workers’ accommodation, or a comfortable sleep out or granny flat, Empire Construction offers the supply and build of any type of kit set home.

“We offer quick simple steps in helping clients move into a new kit-set home quickly, easily and as fast as possible,” Due says.

“We will guide them through this process to ensure their building experience is an enjoyable one.”

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Empire Construction offers a range of ModuleNZ kit-set, transportable, and modular homes.

“They can choose from one of our 16 standard plans, or if they feel the plans do not suit their requirements, we can use them as a guide to help them decide on their dream home.

“We will guide them through this process to ensure their building experience is an enjoyable one.”

Empire Construction has the ability and infrastructure to act as project manager on any construction project.

“Effective project management is the best way to ensure that a project runs smoothly,” Due says.

“Every project we undertake has a foreman and project manager, managing costs and time frames.

“We manage the process every step of the way from the permit being issued right through to Code of Compliance Certificate on completion.”

Storm Roofing is a joint venture between Due and business partner Corey Tauwhare.

The roofing consulting company provides new roofs, brick work, roof repairs and restorations, re-roofing, and tiling work.

“We can give clients a better looking roof that also lasts longer, using only the best quality roofing products and services,” Due says.

“Our expert tradesmen look after both the residential and light commercial markets, so whether it's a homeowner needing a new roof, or a business owner requiring roofing maintenance on their building, we are the first port of call.”

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Commercial construction specialist A-Line Design & Build started with an empty site and built the complex within 19 weeks.

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“We had 1200 cubic metres of rubbish earth removed from the site, and we had to go down 22 metres through marshland type ground before we could strike anything solid enough to be capable of holding a building. 118 piles were installed, so there is a huge amount of concrete and steel under the floor of this complex.

“It was a bit like building a pier out into the ocean, but into the ground.”

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Broome says the upmarket showroom befits the Toyota brand, and helps Northland Toyota provide quality service to its clients.

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Unable to find an existing building to suit, Northland Toyota owners former Northland rugby coach and Blues assistant Bryce Woodward and longtime Whangarei Holden dealer Mark Cromie looked for freehold land, and finally settled on a property on the northeast side of Porowini Avenue opposite the new Ford and Mazda dealership.

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The new Northland Toyota complex has ceramic tile floors and a mezzanine floor on the upper level overlooking the showroom.

“It has ceramic tile floors and a mezzanine floor on the upper level overlooking the showroom below,” he says.

“The complex is a one-stop-shop for the customer, as they can come in to the parts, sales, and service reception all in the one place, and they also have the advantage of undercover parking under a lightweight canopy.”

The high-tech workshop includes a new brake testing machine and wheel alignment machine, both built into the floor slab, as well as state of the art hoists. A-Line Design & Build constructed separate valet bays and a car wash in the workshop as well.

An expiring lease meant that A-Line Design & Build had to meet a tight time frame in order that Northland Toyota could continue to operate after vacating its previous premises.

“That was a major challenge,” Broome says.

“We had to get that channel of information right so the designers could keep up with the construction.”

But the build was completed without a hitch, and Broome says it goes to show what can be accomplished when everyone puts their skills together.

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Meridian building fulfils expectations One of New Zealand’s most iconic sustainable buildings has achieved a market leading NABERSNZ rating for energy performance.

The Meridian building on Wellington’s waterfront has achieved a 5.5 star base building rating, which is the highest to be awarded under the 6-star scheme.

Launched earlier this year, NABERSNZ is set to become an industry standard for benchmarking and improving office building energy performance.

Owned by DNZ Property Fund, the Meridian Building was the first 5 Green Star commercial office building to be occupied in New Zealand.

NABERSNZ rates the energy performance of existing buildings while Green Star rates the environmental performance of new buildings from a design and build perspective.

NABERSNZ, which uses 12 months of in-use energy data, has now verified the building’s Green Star design objectives for reduced energy use.

DNZ Chief Executive Paul Duffy said the 5.5 star NABERSNZ Certified Rating ‘completed the circle’ for the building.

“The Meridian building was designed and built to the highest standards of sustainability and efficiency, with many innovative features.

Although we knew it performed well for our tenants, this rating proves it conclusively.

“The 5 Green Star rating shows its potential, while the NABERSNZ rating of 5.5 out of 6 certifies its day-to-day performance.

“As owners and investors, we see a lot of value in a tool like NABERSNZ that provides a credible, independent benchmark for New Zealand’s commercial buildings.”

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The Meridian building on Wellington’s waterfront has achieved a 5.5 star NABERSNZ base building rating.

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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.

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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.

As a one-stop shop for fastenings Steelmasters’ unique offering of ISO 9002 quality assurance, comprehensive stock, manufacturing ability and in-house corrosion control cannot be surpassed.

Commercial Building

Improvement needed in quality of contracts Improving the quality and accuracy of contract documentation in the New Zealand construction industry is essential if the sector is to move forward, according to project and cost management company RDT Pacific.

RDT Pacific associate director Mike Hanson says that while great strides are being made in some areas - such as the introduction of licensed building practitioners, green building initiatives, and the development of building information modelling systems - when it comes to contract development and documentation quality and coordination, the industry is struggling to emerge from the dark ages.

“Standard conditions of contract have been developed by representatives of some of the industry organisations and describe the roles and responsibilities of the various participants, the various processes to be followed and the risk allocation between the parties to the contract,” he says.

“In an ideal world, standard conditions of contract would be adopted with little or no modification of conditions of contract, would be fairly balanced, well understood and easy to work with and be highly respected.”

“However, unfortunately this is not always the case.”

The NZS 3910 standard conditions of contract are the most widely used in New Zealand, and Hanson says these standard conditions are often heavily altered by some clients dissatisfied with certain aspects of the document.

“This document also lacks sophistication in the cost management aspect of the document,” he says.

“This may have something to do with its

roots being in engineering projects, but now used for more sophisticated building projects.

“All of this is great for the legal profession whose assistance is sought by clients to advise on special conditions of contract, but it adds another cost to construction.”

He says while NZS 3910 is currently being reviewed, a number of inherent issues are not being dealt with this time around.

Hanson believes specifications documents produced by designers and engineers are far too generic, with vital or job specific detail often hidden away in screeds of standard information.

He says there is often insufficient or complete lack of design coordination between drawings and specifications, and design detail provided for measurement and construction.

“The solution requires proper cooperation of all construction industry participants, potentially including government intervention,” he says.

Hanson believes the solution can be found in the development of an aligned national standard specification for both architecture and engineering work.

“Designers need to produce job specific specifications referring to the national standard where necessary to avoid masses of repetitive documentation,” he says.

“A modern, trade by trade method of measurement, coordinated with specification sections, needs to be developed to suit the new building information modelling systems now becoming available.

“Design responsibility needs to be communicated clearly in the documentation to avoid any later costly confusion.”

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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.

Formsteel helps clients by working alongside them and their architects, engineers and construction companies, providing solutions and flexibility that add value to any project.”

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Health & Safety - Height Safety

Industry takes steps to improve height safety One year on, we are seeing builders, roofers, and other tradesmen now taking some positive steps to manage the hazard of working at height.

A number of companies are now using scaffolding as their preferred option to ensure workers are safe while working at height.

While there has been some resistance from parts of the construction sector about the cost of scaffolding, many of the companies we talk to are now seeing that initial cost being offset by productivity gains.

Builders can move around a site with greater ease and confidence, and that ease of access continues to benefit other trades like painters and spouting installers as work progresses on the site.

The project team has been collecting success stories from companies around the country which have reported increased productivity and other benefits stemming from the use of height safety systems.

These stories are published on the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment website to showcase how small and large companies alike can benefit from a safer working environment.

As well as these case studies, a number of factsheets have been developed to provide further clarity about safe working at heights.

The factsheets address: roof inspections the installation of trusses installing tile support chainsaw use on roofs.

The Ministry has also produced a set of FAQs that were collected during roadshows, trade events and worksite visits.

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These provide practical advice in response to the following questions: Can l walk on the top plate without any fallthrough protection?

Can ceiling battens be used as a method of fall protection?

Do l have to use edge protection on a single-level dwelling?

Is it alright for me to use my saw horse as a working platform?

Is my three-step ladder still legal to use?

What is the maximum height l can use my ladder?

What training is required to erect my own scaffolding and to what height can l go?

Do l need a rescue plan when working at height?

How often does scaffolding need to be inspected?

Can l use a safety harness when working alone?

From what height do I have to use fall protection?

You can find the FAQs, factsheets and case studies on the Preventing Falls project page at www.business.govt.nz/healthandsafetygroup/ information-guidance/national-programmes/ preventing-falls-from-height-in-construction Pledge your commitment The Partners in Action Pledge is a public commitment to improve health and safety and help reduce the work toll. Pledge Partners are kept in the loop about workplace health and safety activities via email and will be recognised on the Ministry’s website.

Visit www.dol.govt.nz/whss/pledge.asp for more information.

Height safety is being taken seriously by the building and construction industry.

Health & Safety - Height Safety

Systems in demand Safety Nets NZ is at the forefront of driving compliance to ensure their safety nets address the fundamental concerns of the Labour Group of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment around working at heights on house construction sites.

After discussions with the Department, Safety Nets NZ has developed a safety net solution that is specifically aimed at the residential sector.

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

Safety Nets NZ general manager Craig Daly says that the installation of safety nets on residential construction sites adds minimal cost to the overall build cost of the house.

“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 whilst they are in place,” Daly says.

One of the main advantages of using safety nets on residential construction sites 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 carried out over 100 commercial netting installations prior to developing a safety net solution for the residential sector.

On commercial projects the Safety Nets NZ process involves a site visit to determine the best solution, development of a site specific safety plan and method statement, rigging of nets by professional riggers and certification before handover.

The company is on hand to deal with any issues during the job and returns later to take down the nets once the job has 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 residential construction sites for builders and roofers alike.

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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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Health & Safety

Training centre all go Safety ‘n Action’s new training centre at Highbrook in East Tamaki, Auckland, has three fully equipped training rooms.

The permanent roofing, scaffolding and ladders allow trainees to experience situations relevant to their workplace.

We are an innovative nationwide safety training company that provides a range of courses in occupational health and safety. Whether you are an individual or a large corporation, we can cater to your training needs. Our training is in alignment with the latest changes in government health and safety policies. We provide practical, fun and relevant health and safety training with proof in your pocket on completion.

There are also dedicated confined space, elevated work platform and fire extinguisher areas as well as real life health and safety scenarios that have been recreated.

“The aim of the centre is to bring home the point that health and safety is not just something we do at work. It has to be a philosophy and attitude you take home with you as well,” says Mark Millar, national business manager for Safety ‘n Action.

“What happens at home can also affect what happens in the workplace. For example if a staff member is injured in the home it may mean the employee has to take time off work and that can have an effect on the family and employer. That’s why developing good health and safety attitudes in all aspects of life is so important.”

Safety ‘n Action is a New Zealand Qualifications Authority Accredited Private Training Establishment that delivers occupational health and safety training, qualifications and unit standards.

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As a nationwide provider, Safety ‘n Action can deliver training directly at the client’s site anywhere in New Zealand or at one of the company’s purpose built training centres located at East Tamaki, Albany, Morrinsville and Christchurch.

Safety ‘n Action trainers have a wide range of industry experience and expertise and are passionate about building people’s knowledge.

Members of the public, businesses and corporates attend nationwide open public courses which are scheduled on Safety ‘n Actions website training calendar.

Company specific courses can be arranged and are tailored to meet companies own procedures and policies and unique work environments. It also offers online courses through its website where people can undertake refresher courses or the paper based element of the practical courses.

Millar says courses focus on fun, practical and relevant training with credible examples and experiences.

Although the company’s courses are focused on the workplace, the teaching is just as applicable to the home reflecting the company’s holistic approach to health and safety training.

“Safety ‘n Action views itself as a quality long-term solutions provider. Our training products have been developed and delivered to the highest of standards.

“We put as much effort and energy into the development of our products as we do the delivery of the courses and the provision of our after sales support.

“We stand behind our product and know that your staff’s performance is critical to your company’s long term health and safety future.”

Safety and security When it comes to fire safety systems experience really counts. That’s why Ask Metro Fire customers can feel secure in the knowledge that every member of the team has vast industry experience.

AskMetro Fire was started in 2012 as an offshoot of Ask Metro property maintenance and repair.

Owner Mark Blakey had worked for many years specialising in insurance repair work and had seen first hand the devastation caused by fire. He realised that sometimes fire systems, which had not been correctly installed or tested, were at fault.

Ask Metro Fire specialises in designing and installing fire sprinkler and alarm systems.

The two complementary and important services are carried out during the consultation and planning stage, taking the hassle away for customers of having to coordinate two separate systems, says company managing director Gim Tan. All Ask Metro Fire sprinkler systems are are fully compliance guaranteed by industry standards and government regulations.

Regardless of whether Ask Metro Fire initially installed the system or not, it also offers testing and compliance of fire alarm and sprinkler systems to ensure that they are safe and performing at their optimum.

Services include regular testing and audits, compliance with regional and government standards and regulations and full maintenance records.

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Most of the company’s technicians have a minimum of five years industry experience and the management team offers a wealth of knowledge to customers. Tan, a qualified electrical engineer, has worked in the industry for around 25 years.

He is joined by alarm project manager Mauro Stamilla, who comes from a electrical mechanical design background, and sprinkler projects manager Dave Cole, who began his career in fire protection in 1980. Joe O’Neil, customer liaison, has clocked up around 40 years industry experience and compliance supervisor Taita Toamaka brings vast knowledge of building compliance inspection regimes.

Tan says that being a young company, although supported by the longevity of Ask Metro property maintenance and repair, going the extra mile for customers is vital.

“Because we don’t have a big complicated company hierarchy we can get things done for customers faster.

For example if a small repair is needed when we are checking a system we do it for them straight away so their fire protection system is up and running as it should so they are fully protected,” says Tan. Ask Metro Fire is a member of Site Safe and the Fire Protection Association of New Zealand. It has Auckland City Council IQP Acceptance and is ISO 9001 certified.

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Sustainability - Green Building

Auckland Council leading by example Auckland Council’s Graham Street Service Centre has been awarded 3.5 stars for energy use under NABERSNZ - the new office building energy measurement and rating scheme.

A 3.5 star Certified Rating reflects above average energy performance for New Zealand office buildings.

It’s only the second Certified Rating released under the scheme which launched in June, and the first for a whole building.

Providing ratings from one to six stars, NABERSNZ is set to become an industry standard for benchmarking and improving office building energy performance in New Zealand.

Auckland Council chief executive Doug McKay says the Council has made a strong commitment to NABERSNZ, including getting an in-house staff member trained as a NABERSNZ assessor.

“We aim to set the standard for other building owners in the CBD. Rating the reallife energy performance of our buildings is a powerful tool to help us improve.

“Getting the rating is just the start – we’ll be looking at what we can do to boost energy efficiency.

“The region possesses around 3 million square metres of office floor space.

“Our aim of making Auckland the world’s most liveable city has to include measures to improve the sustainability and performance of buildings we work and do business in.”

A NABERSNZ Certified Rating involves a qualified Assessor examining 12 months of energy use data, taking into account

equipment used, staff numbers and occupancy hours. Ratings can be obtained for tenancies, base buildings or whole buildings.

Doug McKay says Auckland Council intends to get NABERSNZ ratings for its other commercial properties, including the 135 Albert St property which is being retrofitted.

New Zealand Green Building Council chief executive Alex Cutler said the Council’s early adoption showed leadership for other Auckland owners.

“NABERSNZ creates a market value for good energy management – reducing costs for tenants and improving capital value for building owners.

“Smart design principles create a blueprint for energy efficient buildings, but how they’re commissioned, maintained and used is crucial in day-to-day energy performance.

“NABERSNZ has strong buy-in from business and the public sector. It’s off to a very promising start.”

EECA chief executive Mike Underhill says NABERSNZ ratings help building owners and tenants easily understand energy use information, providing a benchmark to compare and improve energy performance.

“Savings of up to 25% are achievable for most commercial office buildings and tenancies.

“This scheme helps simplify the process – getting and improving a NABERSNZ rating is the best way to make these savings.

The rating was carried out by NABERSNZ Assessors Michael Gray from Prendos and Adam Benli, who is Auckland Council’s inhouse Assessor.

The Auckland Council has made a strong commitment to NABERSNZ.

Capturing rain water Breaking ground with a totally different technology for the storage of rain water came about in part through the simple pleasure of gardening for Steve Walker and Ralph Crewe, owners of Hawkes Bay based company New Water (NZ) Ltd.

limited height areas with the positioning of the filling and emptying point at the side of the bladder tank.

Walker admits the first few years were ‘hard slog’ introducing people to the concept of capturing and conserving water.

“It was through our wives who love gardening and their frustration with endless water restrictions that Ralph and I began looking at different types of water storage.

We found what we wanted in an Australian manufactured ‘bladder’ system and took on the New Zealand franchise,” says Walker.

“It took us a couple of years to get the name out there and get acceptance of trying to conserve water. Councils are now coming on board requiring new builds to include a sustainable water storage system as standard.”

The two systems, Eco Sac and Reo Sac use flexible rainwater storage bladders, made from high-grade PVC to capture roof water in both residential and commercial buildings.

The company had the foresight to also get on the ground floor with architects about their product and now many house designs include, as standard a water storage system.

Eco Sac bladders, housed in a strong galvanised or stainless steel frame, can be stored under decks or floors. All the rain that falls on the roof is captured by diverting the downpipes to a common in-flow pipe.

He can easily provide prospective customers with a fairly accurate assessment of their water storage and usage context by starting the conversation off with a few simple questions, like where is the home located and the size of the roof.

“The great thing is that multiple bladder tanks can be set up, side by side or end to end, providing practically unlimited rainwater storage,” Walker says.

The rain-water conservation storage system makes great sense in urban situations where land areas may be quite small and in situations where rainfall is patchy. “When you’ve got a situation of limited area who wants to see a big tank taking up space?”

Both Eco Sac and Reo Sac’s unique mounting plate means the bladder expands and contracts as it fills and empties. It is designed to provide maximum storage in

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“A standard three-bedroom home with a 30 x 40sqm roof area will potentially yield 1200 litres of water for every 1ml of rainfall.

“You can see how the volume of water can grow very quickly when you look at these figures.”

“The economics make sense also, with a pay-back period of three to four years in areas where water is metered, something that is creating more interest in the systems from both the domestic and commercial building sectors. It just makes sense on all levels to look seriously at these options.”

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Weathertightness

Leaky buildings - health and safety issues Harry Dillon As builders we are all aware of our many responsibilities on our building sites. But in this article I will be taking a snap shot of some of the additional considerations relating to health and safety on remediation projects.

Due to the nature of such work some hazards are elevated from those encountered on “normal” projects along with additional ones, which I had not considered when first getting into this line of work.

The damp conditions and decaying materials present in many leaky buildings create an ideal environment for moulds and fungi to flourish.

While there are hundreds of such moulds many are relatively harmless. But, unless you have had the mould identified by a laboratory, it is best to assume all moulds are potentially harmful and to take precautions.

One of the most prevalent and common mould varieties which is associated with adverse health effects is stachybotrys (stacci).

Individuals with chronic exposure to toxins produced by this fungus reported cold and flu symptoms, memory loss, muscle aches, sore throats, diarrhoea, headaches, fatigue, dermatitis, intermittent local hair loss, cancer, and generalised malaise.

Studies show that the toxins produced by this fungus will suppress and “could destroy the immune system affecting the lymphoid tissue and the bone marrow”.

Pretty eye popping stuff. So what does that mean for the building occupants, those visiting the site and site staff?

It’s not just an immediate hazard, there are longer-term implications, too. How do we deal with it?

It is the spores of this mould that are the most toxic as they can contain chemicals called mycotoxins. Ingesting or inhaling these spores is when it is at its most hazardous.

Stacci typically grows on products containing cellulose such as the paper on plasterboard lining and wood fibre reinforced cement products in the presence of water.

When this mould is damp it is relatively inert but when it dries out spores become airborne and therefore more hazardous to personnel and can contaminate other areas of the site.

So what if you think you have found stacci?

Identify - It looks like a green/black soot.

Get expert advice to be sure.

Isolate – Dampen the area, and keep moist.

Document – For health and safety, variation claim and evidence reasons.

Remove – Get rid of the contaminated material and/or use bleach solution only if appropriate. Contain to prevent spread of contaminants.

Dispose – Allowing contaminated materials to dry out could be hazardous, wrap in polythene and seal.

Knowing that this is a hazard what is the appropriate gear? If staff are to wear disposable suits, gloves, masks and goggles whilst handling it, is it good enough just to supply it? I have witnessed staff cross contaminating their other equipment as they disrobe their gear which led me to set up a disrobing procedure to prevent this happening and also decide what can be re-used or not.

A well ventilated area should be set up for disrobing with washing facilities for workers and their. A sobering conversation with one of my staff who had not worn their required gear and therefore potentially taken stacci spores home to his young family compelled me to reevaluate compliance on his site.

It is the spores of this mould that are the most toxic as they can contain chemicals called mycotoxins.

Ingesting or inhaling these spores is when it is at its most hazardous.

In consultation with our staff we introduced an incentive based competitive environment, which vastly improved the proper use of protection equipment and was so successful it was rolled out to our other sites.

Its not just workers who are exposed to stacci and other significant hazards on site.

There could potentially be many more visitors on site than on a new build.

For example, lawyers and experts for both sides of a legal dispute, designers and the council staff will probably be on site more often, too.

Occupants living in the building require careful H&S consideration especially on tenanted multiunit sites.

How can a builder implement their health and safety policy in reality when fire egress paths, emergency lighting, fire rated linings and decks are going to be impacted during works? Has the cost of keeping them safe 24/7 been allowed for in the contract?

There are other hazards that are elevated on such projects and require consideration.

One of these is tarpaulin-affected scaffolding. I have seen first hand scaffolding being lifted dangerously in strong winds.

Dust is another, especially from cutting plaster cladding. But by simply using dust extraction equipment on cutting gear, it can be minimised. While additional health and safety risks potentially do exist on these types of projects they can be easily managed with planning and knowledge.

Some suggested follow up areas for more information: Building and Housing website: http://www. dbh.govt.nz/ws-info-for-building-professionals Building and Housing publications Guide to Remediation Design Guide to the Diagnosis of Leaky Buildings Dealing with Timber in Leaky Buildings OSH Bulletin 17 ACC Think Safety First kit BRANZ February 2013 Guideline: Biocontaminant exposure when remediating leaky buildings

The is the sixth article in a series on Weathertight Remediation – An introduction for Builders. The series is based on a number of workshops on weathertight remediation for builders which the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment – Building and Housing group has been running at centres all over New Zealand. Harry Dillon has been involved with the repair of more than 300 homes as a builder over the last ten years. This article represents Harry’s views which may not necessarily be same as the Department’s.

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Michele also says that Auckland Insulation Services will not make false recommendations regarding replacing an existing insulation.

That’s why Auckland Insulation Services refuses to install inferior quality product.

“We provide an honest assessment of what is needed and present possible solutions to the client.”

The company has been in the business for over 20 years and has a long-standing reputation to protect, says company director Michele Wilcox.

“We only recommend and use top quality branded insulation products.

“But even the best insulation material can be ineffective if installed poorly, which is why it is so important to choose a company with experience that you can trust,” says Michele.

Before taking over the company, Michele’s husband Derryn worked for the previous owner for 16 years building up vast industry knowledge and experience. The company only employs experienced and knowledgeable appraisers.

Auckland Insulation Services offers a variety of recommended high quality product lines including Pink Batts, Rockwool, Expol and Autex. The company is also able to source other quality product lines as required.

Michele says that efficiencies in-house mean that Auckland Insulation Services offers competitive pricing without being part of the government subsidised scheme.

“Clients have often told us our prices are very competitive after seeking several quotations for their job.

“As we are not part of the government scheme we do not force people into other expensive options which may be compulsory under the scheme.”

“We are also a preferred installer for Pink Batts.

Working in the greater Auckland area, Auckland Insulation Services offers a free quotation service.

“The company will quote from plans or site measures both residential and commercial properties. Prompt and efficient service is hallmark of the business.

“We install insulation to a high standard in a wide range of building projects from multilevel apartments and commercial buildings to minor dwellings and small extensions.”

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(nominal) sized dressed timber respectively.

Inside measurement of the 50mm wide unit is 47mm and 97mm for the 100mm wide unit.

Designed by New Zealand company Evadry, Pro-Joist flashings are constructed from a single piece of durable plate injected UV stabilised polypropylene.

The plyable construction ensures it will fit the different tolerances in wet or dry dressed timber. The product can be cut on site with a knife or saw where indicated on the saddle flashing to fit any 50mm nominally wide timber joist 250mm and smaller.

To make life easier the standard sizes of 100mm, 150mm, 200mm and 250mm have even been indicated on the saddle flashing showing where the cut should be made and allows for a standard horizontal Z flashing to tuck in behind.

The product is unaffected by timber treatments or salt/dirt deposits left by rain.

Pro-Joist saddle flashings have a variety of uses including cantilevered decks, sun visor shades above windows, monopitch roofs where the rafter penetrates the wall cladding under the soffit (upside down use).

The product has been designed to provide water proofing at the perpendicular intersection of cantilevered joists or rafters and the exterior wall, which until now have had the potential for water proofing problems.

With any join, cut, edge or corner in a cladding, water can penetrate the cladding.

It is the role of the saddle flashing to act as a secondary line of defence to control this moisture and redirect it to the exterior without contacting internal framing timbers.

This product must then be able to dry and not suffer detrimental adverse effects from dirt and salt left behind.

Pro-Joist is a durable, one piece UV stabilised polypropylene construction which has no laps, joins or rivet holes that are typical of saddle flashings made on site. Pro-Joist will not rot, crack or corrode. The design incorporates patented periphery flanges that cleverly spring back against the inside of the cladding creating a watertight seal.

Two width Pro-Joist saddle flashings are designed to fit 100mm x 50mm (nominal) through to 250mm x 50mm (nominal) sized dressed timber and 100mm x 100mm (nominal) through to 250mm x 100mm

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Legal experts on hand It’s standard for prospective buyers to get a building inspection report completed prior to purchasing a home or commercial building. But what happens when things go wrong?

According to Matt Josephson partner at Grimshaw & Co, a litigation and dispute resolution practice, best known for representing clients affected by leaky homes and buildings, the general legal principle is that building inspectors and surveyors must exercise reasonable skill and care when undertaking inspections.

“The building inspector must identify any major defects visible at the time of inspection and consider issues such as instability, weather tightness and standard of workmanship,” says Josephson.

He says the inspection is limited to parts where reasonable access is available and that the property report must contain a summary with an opinion as to the overall condition of the property, list significant defects and advise on any further inspections that are considered necessary.

If serious risks are identified, the full implications thereof must be explained to the prospective purchaser in terms that are capable of being understood by a layperson.

Grimshaw & Co has been handling leaky building and home cases in New Zealand since 2003 and more recently has been acting for victims of the Christchurch earthquakes in claims against insurance companies. The company has offices in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch and handles cases throughout New Zealand.

“We appreciate that being involved in litigation and leaky home dispute resolution is rarely a happy experience for a client and we provide assistance to help each client through the whole process with the minimum amount of stress possible.

“We have an unrivalled track record achieving excellent outcomes for clients, both through the Courts and the Weathertight Homes Tribunal, either through negotiated settlements or by obtaining judgments.

“We act for body corporates, unit owners in body corporates and for individual home owners. No case is too big or too small.”

Josephson says the building inspector is often the difference between a prospective purchaser unwittingly becoming the owner of a defective home and enabling a prospective purchaser to make an informed decision.

“If you are thinking of buying a home or building make the contract conditional on obtaining a pre-purchase building report from a properly qualified building consultant that is acceptable in all respects to you.

“Under no circumstances waive or modify this condition if you do you could be accepting responsibility for any problems that could have been detected by this inspection. Although most building inspection reports don’t result in problems we assist those unfortunate people who experience some sort of calamity. We are the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff if anything goes wrong.”

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Civil & Infrastructure - Waterview Connection

Alice getting ready to start tunnelling The task of reassembling the massive tunnelboring machine to be used in Auckland’s Waterview Connection project is now well underway, with drilling set to start at the end of October.

The machine - known as Alice - is the world’s 10th largest tunnel boring machine and has been designed specifically for the Waterview project..

The machine is 87 metres long, almost the length of a rugby field. It comprises a 14.4 diameter rotating cutting head attached to the front of a 12-metre long shield, followed by three back-up cars, or gantries, that house all the equipment needed to operate it, remove excavated material and put in place the precast concrete rings that will line the two tunnels.

The cutting head and shield at the front are as high as a four-storey building.

It was shipped to Auckland from China in July. Because of its size, the machine has been broken down into 97 separate pieces, including 20 containers of small parts.

It is being reassembled at the bottom of a 40m-deep trench in Owairaka and will will be ready to begin her work at the end of October.

Alice will reach a depth of 45 metres as she bores two 2.4km tunnels, both wide enough for three lanes of traffic.

The machine will take a year to reach Waterview where she will be turned around for her return journey underground.

The Waterview Connection is New Zealand’s largest-ever roading project at a cost of $1.4 billion.

The twin tunnels will connect Auckland’s Southwestern and Northwestern (SH16) motorways as part of the Government’s Western Ring Route road of national significance.

The massive tunnel boring machine, Alice, has been designed specifically for the Waterview Connection project.

Firm extends capacity HEAVY HAULAGE AND PROJECT SERVICES

The acquisition of a specialised transport business in Wellington has enabled MultiTrans Ltd to further cement its position in the market, says general manager Dave Butler.

Multi-Trans, which works nationwide, previously had one transporter based in Wellington. Butler says the acquisition from NZL Transport is a sign of company growth and increased ability to service the market.

Multi-Trans Ltd is a New Zealand owned company with a management team offering combined industry experience of over 100 years within all aspects of heavy haulage and transport. The company has been operating since 1997 and provides a nationwide service, taking a project from specified scope of work through to turnkey operation.

While heavy haulage is the company’s speciality, Multi-Trans also moves machinery and carries out factory shifts, jacking and installation of heavy machinery, general cartage and project-related services, including craneage and cargo handling.

Multi-Trans provides a vast range of services including project management, quality assurance, handling and methodology schedules, engineered drawings, route surveys and costing.

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The Multi-Trans heavy haul fleet consists of 44 axle lines of platform trailer with a total capacity of 1200 tonnes and five specialised heavy haul tractor units. The general fleet operates 20 prime movers and has a large fleet of 13-metre semi trailers, 13-metre step-deck trailers, trombone trailers, steerable bogies and motorised jinkers.

Its jack-and-skid system can handle loads of up to 400 tonnes and ancillary equipment includes eight pilot vehicles, forklifts with up to 30 tonne capacity and a vast range of rigging gear.

Butler says the company’s focus is on finding the most efficient and economical way of transporting for each client. Timeliness is vital, particularly for the building industry.

Multi-Trans has a firm emphasis on safety with specific health and safety plans established for each project.

The company has completed some high profile and challenging projects over the years, the latest of which was moving a tunnel boring machine across Auckland to be used in the Waterview Connection motorway project. The project involved three loads weighing up to 260 tonnes each.

“There are not that many loads in New Zealand that are over 200 tonnes like this project,” says Butler, who says the project was a good demonstration of Multi-Trans’ commitment to thorough planning and attention to detail, providing a service that is both safe and professional.

Other notable projects completed by the company include shifting two 870-tonne, 87m-high container cranes for the Ports of Auckland and moving pier tables for the Mangere Bridge duplication, built in Auckland as part of the State Highway 20 Manukau Harbour crossing project.

“From large projects such as these to smaller jobs such as transporting long-run roofing iron, we will pretty much move anything.”

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Frank formwork offers construction efficiencies Fletcher Reinforcing is proud to be offering a range of Frank formwork solutions to the New Zealand construction industry.

Frank has a 50-year history of designing and manufacturing quality solutions and technologies to customers around the world.

The brand is well known to any engineer or construction worker who has worked in Europe.

Fletcher Reinforcing national business development manager Neil Watson says the company is able to offer a full design, supply and install service if required, for both Pecafil and Stremaform.

“We are excited to be able to further extend our product offer by teaming up with one of the world’s best known brands in construction products,” he says.

“These products offer a great opportunity to speed up the construction process by removing a slow and inefficient step between concrete pours whilst increasing durability.

form-workers to return and remove timber formwork after the concrete pour.

Pecafil can be supplied pre-fabricated to site making installation easy and can often be installed by the steel fixers as they place the reinforcing steel.

Stremaform offers a solution for construction joints and again, is all about speeding up the concrete pour sequence on site. It is ideal for working joints in floor slabs, ceilings and walls, plus many other applications.

It consists of an expanded metal, welded between steel bars and provides a rough surface to the finished concrete.

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The surface then forms an indented structure with the second concrete pour so the working joint transfers shear forces identical to those obtained with monolithic concrete.

Fletcher Reinforcing will also be stocking a selection of the Max Frank extruded concrete spacers.

“Nowadays, all our customers are looking to speed up the time it takes on construction projects and we are confident these technologies will help with that aspect of the build.”

The range of extruded fibre-reinforced concrete spacers ensures that the specified concrete cover to the reinforcement for structures and structural elements is achieved, both before and during concreting.

The Pecafil formwork product is a tried and tested methodology to speed up the process on site by avoiding the need for

These spacers help to achieve the durability of all structures from concrete to concrete bond.

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Business

Learning to master the records that matter Scott Gardiner In the modern information age, knowledge truly is power.

For business owners, that power comes from having a deep insight into how well their business is running. It also comes with knowing where to invest time and energy so they can improve productivity and profitability. Very few business owners get into business to “do the books”.

For most people – particularly those starting out on their own for the first time – a new venture is about following their passion, or finding a new and improved way to do something then sharing it.

Focusing on just a few key areas of business information will provide much of the knowledge that enables you to build and protect your business.

Cash flow, aged debtors and profit and loss are three key areas, and they can be easily monitored through simple reports in your accounting software package.

Cash flow is your business fuel gauge Perhaps the most important indicator for your business is your cash flow. Like the fuel gauge in your car, having a report that gives you an accurate and up-to-the-minute view of cash flow will let you know how far you are going to get before you next top up.

Unfortunately, many New Zealand businesses don’t regularly monitor their cash flow. This not only puts them at risk when times become challenging, it reduces their ability to invest in growth or take a return.

A simple cash flow report will help you answer those questions that keep business owners awake at night: do you have enough money to pay your bills? Can you cover your next GST bill? Do you have the funds available to draw a dividend? Being aware of your situation means you can plan in advance with confidence.

You can smooth out the cash flow bumps in your finances, putting money aside for the lean times or arranging temporary finance with your bank.

Know when you should be getting paid Closely tied to your cash flow report is information around your debtors.

An aged debtors report tells you who owes you money, how much they owe and how long they are taking to pay.

This is a vital piece of information for any business owner.

It allows you to plan around when money is due to come in and it acts as a key indicator of any problems with payments.

For example, if a customer typically pays at the end of the month but their current bill has been outstanding for 60 days, it’s time to follow them up.

Payment problems and missing invoices can be identified quickly and easily.

Many businesses set targets for the percentage of debts going beyond a certain number of days, as a way of ensuring they stay at manageable levels.

The aged debtors list also gives you a good indication of priorities for debt collection, should you need to get to that point.

Balancing the books highlights trends The monthly profit and loss (P&L) report is the standard tool of most business owners.

It provides you with a snapshot of your latest month of trading – what’s coming in and what’s gone out, as well as the regular expenditure of the business, such as wages, rent, telephone and electricity etc.

This is the best way to understand whether your business is making a profit, while keeping a close eye on important costs, particularly costs of sales. By setting up a multi-period P&L report, you can compare how your business is tracking over each month. It’s also a great way to identify any unusual expenditure or out-of-place figures – often an indicator that something is amiss in the business or an error has been made in your accounting. Understanding the way your business performs, both at a day-to-day level and across months and years, is the best way to ensure you can plan for the future.

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Building - Price Brothers Builders

Steady expansion for successful company Kelly Deeks What began more than 34 years ago with two young carpenters, Bruce and Ewen Price, setting up their own building company, has now grown to a large construction business with 25 full-time employees and three divisions, covering construction, kitchens and joinery, and painting and decorating.

Invercargill’s Price Brothers Builders is still owned by Ewen and Bruce Price, and both are still actively involved in the planning, management and operations of the company.

When they started the company the brothers took on an apprentice and, as work increased, they took on another.

“Year by year Price Brothers Builders has steadily expanded, and as it grew we engaged tradesmen and labourers to undertake the ever increasing workload,” says Ewen Price.

“In our first 10 years of business, we built up a core staff of around 15 employees.”

Over the years the company has also increased its activities in the construction industry and now has the expertise and equipment to undertake major commercial construction projects.

Most notable are a multi-million dollar renovation project on the Invercargill Civic Theatre, construction of the Te Anau Community Centre and the massive Gore Multisports Complex that includes an aquatic complex and an ice rink.

Price Brothers Builders has also become a specialist in rural projects, developing a keen eye in designing new and converting existing buildings to meet the multi-functional requirements of a home, business and working farm or enterprise.

“Our work on rural dwellings and farm buildings has now expanded into dairy shed construction to meet the rapid increase in dairy conversions in the Lower South Island farming industry,” Ewen says.

The company has for a long time operated its own joinery factory, enabling it to fit up new buildings with joinery made to clients’ particular specifications.

Initially focusing mainly on the design and manufacture of domestic kitchens, the company’s reputation for manufacturing quality joinery products soon saw Price Brothers Builders supplying the commercial sector, designing and fitting showrooms, offices and shop interiors.

Price Brothers Builders has completed many large commercial projects including construction of the Te Anau Community Centre.

Price Brothers Builders also creates custom-made doors or window frames to any dimension.

“The establishment of a painting and decorating division seemed like the next logical step,” says Ewen. “We now have qualified tradespeople in jib-stopping, painting, and paperhanging, so clients can receive the same professional service right to the finish with their interior decor.”

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Price Brothers has recently developed a range of new house plans, from cost-effective first homes to more comprehensive builds.

The full, experienced team at Price Brothers Builders have the skills and experience to see any project through from design to construction, fit out, painting and decorating, with the only outsourced work being the engineering, plumbing, electrical and landscaping.

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