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Concrete Roads More Sustainable: Report
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 12:29 pm | Concrete NZ
The Case for Concrete Roads was launched this morning by Transport Minister Simeon Brown. The report says concrete roads are on average 17 per cent cheaper over whole-of-life, reduce embodied carbon in roading and significantly reduce the cost and frequency ... More >>
Call For Entries: 2024 Concrete Industry Apprentice Of The Year
Monday, 29 July 2024, 10:51 am | Concrete NZ
Participants stand a chance to win a portion of the $10,000 prize pool and the coveted title of 2024 Concrete Industry Apprentice of the Year. More >>
NZ Concrete Industry Launches Its 2050 Roadmap To Net Zero Carbon
Thursday, 10 August 2023, 9:27 am | Concrete NZ
Aotearoa New Zealand’s concrete industry has launched its roadmap to net zero carbon by 2050. Concrete New Zealand (NZ) chief executive Rob Gaimster says the publication of the roadmap is a pivotal moment for the concrete industry and the country’s ... More >>
Pacifica Tower Takes Top Honour At Concrete Industry Awards
Thursday, 30 March 2023, 8:22 pm | Concrete NZ
The project team responsible for the Auckland’s Pacifica Tower, New Zealand’s highest residential building, has taken home the 2023 Nauhria Premier Concrete Award. Presented at the Concrete NZ Nauhria Industry Awards event at the Royal New Zealand ... More >>
Concrete NZ Predicts Growth In Construction Sector As NZ Rebuilds In Wake Of Cyclone Gabrielle
Wednesday, 1 March 2023, 3:53 pm | Concrete NZ
Demand for concrete is expected to continue well into 2023 and 2024, particularly for infrastructure and non-residential construction projects in Northland, Auckland, Tairāwhiti Gisborne, and Hawke’s Bay, says Concrete NZ. Ready-mixed concrete production, ... More >>
Plant Supervisor First Woman To Win Concrete Industry Apprentice Of The Year
Thursday, 3 November 2022, 7:06 am | Concrete NZ
Megan Blance of Allied Concrete became the first woman to take home the Concrete Industry Apprentice of the Year award at Concrete NZ’s annual conference held at the Energy Events Centre in Rotorua. This year marks the sixth Concrete Industry ... More >>
Concrete Construction Worker Selected As Apprentice Of The Year
Friday, 1 April 2022, 9:38 am | Concrete NZ
Maxwell Sercombe of HEB Construction has been presented with the 2021 Concrete Industry Apprentice of the Year award by Concrete NZ and BCITO, a business unit of Te Pūkenga Work Based Learning Ltd. The pandemic greatly impacted both the construction sector ... More >>
Concrete NZ Issues Concrete Pumping Health & Safety Guidance
Thursday, 1 October 2020, 6:49 pm | Concrete NZ
The Concrete New Zealand (NZ) Readymix Sector Group has issued an updated Safety Alert: Blow-Back & Pump-Back document that urges its ready mixed concrete producer members to no longer accept blow and pumpback from any concrete pump. Richard ... More >>
Concrete NZ Warns Against Taking Shortcuts With Precast Concrete Panel Lifting Anchors
Monday, 10 August 2020, 8:23 am | Concrete NZ
Those who carry out work with precast concrete panels are being warned to ensure they meet industry standards following a serious near-miss incident. In December 2019, a precast concrete panel which weighed 20 tonnes was being lifted at an Auckland ... More >>
Concrete Industry On Track To Meet Emissions Reduction Target
Monday, 8 June 2020, 1:32 pm | Concrete NZ
The New Zealand concrete industry is halfway towards meeting its target of a 30 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 2030. Concrete New Zealand (NZ) Chief Executive Rob Gaimster says the industry is fully committed to becoming net ... More >>
