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Stay Updated with the Latest ACC News from the Construction Industry

Welcome to Builders & Contractors Magazine, your top source for ACC and contractors’ news in NZ. For 25 years, we have delivered the latest information on facilities management, architecture and design, structural and civil engineering, mechanical and electrical contracting, energy and utilities, property management, property development, scaffolding, residential and commercial magazines, and concrete for housing and commercial properties.

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Opting out – In what situations can you cancel a building contract?

  • January 22nd, 2020
5 min read
Commerical lawyer, Geoff Hardy There are plenty of situations where a builder might want to cancel a building contract.   You might have suffered a personal tragedy or a serious health setback, o...
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Builder licensing – separating the facts from the fiction

  • April 9th, 2019
5 min read
For a lot of people involved in the building trade, the requirement to be “licensed” is nothing new – take architects, engineers, plumbers, electricians, gasfitters, and lawyers for example. Commerica...
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Legislative changes affecting the construction sector

  • April 9th, 2019
3 min read
The Government has recently announced that minimum wages will increase to $17.70 an hour on 1 April 2019. By Marcus Beveridge and Tina Hwang from Queen City Law   We would assume that nobody in t...
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The Construction Contracts Act is broken and needs fixing

  • April 9th, 2019
3 min read
Almost every time we hear about a main contractor being liquidated, we also hear subcontractors will be left out of pocket. Why is it that? Jeff Walters, specialist in property and construction law, K...
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What To Do When Things Don’t Go To Plan

  • September 1st, 2017
3 min read
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The Green Revolution

  • April 4th, 2017
2 min read
Chief executive of New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC), Andrew Eagles, says when it comes to thinking about buildings and construction in modern cities there is one question he likes to ask – w...
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Free benchmark service could save thousands in ACC

  • September 29th, 2016
2 min read
Builders and Contractors readers are being offered a free ACC Benchmark service, which could potentially save their businesses thousands in costs. The new initiative is being offered by Manage Company...
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The Construction Contracts Amendment Act 2015

  • July 13th, 2016
3 min read
The Consequences of the Health and Safety Reforms Introduction The Construction Contracts Act 2002 (“CCA”) came into force on 1 April 2003, and significantly reformed the law relating to construction ...
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