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A Beginner’s Guide to SEO for Tradies: Boost Your Online Presence

Step 1: Understand the Basics SEO stands for search engine optimisation. It’s the process of improving your website to increase its visibility in Google, Bing, and other search engines whenever people look for products or services. Great SEO means you’re more likely to be found and clicked on, ultimately attracting more business, but it can […]

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Should New Zealand Follow Australia’s Ban on Silica-Based Products?

When you think of workplace hazards, factories and construction sites often come to mind. Growing research suggests our homes may harbour a silent threat: silica dust. Silicosis, the lung disease caused by inhaling silica particles, is normally associated with mining or stonecutting. However, the increasing popularity of quartz and engineered stone for kitchen and bathroom […]

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The New Scheme Minimising Construction Waste

Construction and demolition waste accounts for 40 to 50 percent of New Zealand’s total waste going to landfills. Most of this dumping of construction waste is unnecessary. Research shows that at least half of waste could be diverted from landfills if it was sorted. The new Climate Action Campus Ōtautahi has teamed up with local […]

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The New Scheme Minimising Construction Waste

Construction and demolition waste accounts for 40 to 50 percent of New Zealand’s total waste going to landfills. Most of this dumping of construction waste is unnecessary. Research shows that at least half of waste could be diverted from landfills if it was sorted. The new Climate Action Campus Ōtautahi has teamed up with local […]

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Government Reconsiders Insulation Standards

In July, RNZ reported that building and construction minister Chris Penk wants to roll back upgrades to insulation and glazing requirements introduced by the previous Labour government. The standards save a new home an estimated 40 percent on heating.  Per correspondence released to RNZ under the Official Information Act, government experts told Penk that the […]

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Addressing Productivity Challenges in the Construction Sector

A report highlighting major and widespread productivity challenges facing the construction sector has underlined the importance of the Government’s plan to make it easier and more affordable to build. Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk says, “The New Zealand Chinese Building Industry Association has released a report investigating the building and construction sector and outlining […]

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