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PlaceMakers Increases Investment In Staff Wellbeing, Expands Use Of SaferMe Psychosocial Hazard Tool

Tuesday, 21 November 2023, 10:40 am | Placemakers

Two additional PlaceMakers frame and truss manufacturing sites will implement SaferMe’s psychosocial hazard measurement solution ‘Safety Snap’ after a successful implementation in the company’s Christchurch plant. PlaceMakers leadership implemented Safety ... More >>

PlaceMakers Christchurch Teams Up With Mates In Construction To Target Mental Health.

Friday, 21 January 2022, 11:45 am | Placemakers

Right now the construction industry is facing some significant challenges. This has been amplified with the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic which has also caused some crippling supply shortages, and a real scarcity of builders and tradespeople. ... More >>

PlaceMakers Teams Up With Canterbury DHB To Target Young Tradies

Wednesday, 20 October 2021, 12:34 pm | Placemakers

The push to increase Canterbury’s vaccination rates is continuing this week. Young people aged 25-29 currently have some of the lowest vaccination rates in the region. PlaceMakers Christchurch have teamed up with Canterbury DHB’s COVID-19 Vaccination ... More >>

Big-Hearted Builder to Help Little Harry Thanks to Grant

Tuesday, 30 April 2019, 1:32 pm | Placemakers

BIG-HEARTED BUILDER SET TO HELP LITTLE HARRY THANKS TO $25,000 PLACEMAKERS WORKING BEE GRANT More >>

Placemakers Joins Aa Smartfuel as Premium Partner

Wednesday, 7 March 2018, 9:10 am | Placemakers

Customers set to benefit instantly from new Know How Rewards programme Kiwis with a passion for building projects are set to maximise their purchases at PlaceMakers stores, thanks to a new-look loyalty programme and partnership with fuel discount ... More >>

Tradies Go Blue To Save Lives In September

Friday, 1 September 2017, 9:59 am | Placemakers

PlaceMakers launches annual Blue September support campaign Ordinary Kiwi blokes put aside their pride today and donned blue hair, toenails, lucky undies and other blue-hued trinkets as PlaceMakers kicked off their support campaign for Blue September, ... More >>

Rugby Training Session of a Lifetime up for Grabs

Thursday, 28 April 2016, 3:35 pm | Placemakers

An extra special skills session awaits five lucky school or club rugby teams around the country as Investec Super Rugby official community partner PlaceMakers launches their annual ‘Super Footy Skills’ competition. More >>

Placemakers – Back in Business in South Auckland

Wednesday, 10 June 2015, 10:04 am | Placemakers

PlaceMakers will start trading on the 1st July 2015 at 8 Great South Road, Takanini. More >>

Placemakers Super Sponsorship a Win-Win for Fans and Teams

Monday, 2 February 2015, 11:53 am | Placemakers

PlaceMakers are aiming to make a lucky bunch of Super Rugby fans $25,000 richer through their 25K Game Day promotion, while also supporting the New Zealand Super Rugby teams by encouraging more Kiwis along to a game. More >>

Mico Moves In To Placemakers Kerikeri

Wednesday, 14 May 2014, 4:48 pm | Placemakers

Once just down the road, now they’re moving in together! Mico Plumbing and PlaceMakers will soon be providing customers with a convenient ‘one-stop-shop’ shopping experience in Kerikeri. More >>

PlaceMakers - All trussed up and ready to grow

Friday, 2 May 2014, 12:50 pm | Placemakers

PlaceMakers - All trussed up and ready to grow in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty More >>

PlaceMakers Whangaparaoa up Sticks And Heads for the Tavern!

Monday, 10 March 2014, 3:21 pm | Placemakers

After 17 years in Whangaparaoa, PlaceMakers is making the move from Whangaparaoa Road (store closes on the 28th March) to an 8,000 square metre plus site on the corner of East Coast Bays Road and Tavern Road, Silverdale. The new branch will be opening ... More >>

PlaceMakers and Paddon: A team that’s about Building Success

Thursday, 27 February 2014, 3:42 pm | Placemakers

It’s exciting news for all New Zealanders who love to see one of our own doing us proud on the world stage. New Zealand’s top driver Hayden Paddon has signed with Hyundai Motorsport to contest seven events in the 2014 FIA World Rally Championship ... More >>

PlaceMakers Whangarei goes bigger and better

Tuesday, 11 February 2014, 10:57 am | Placemakers

It’s good news for the local building trade with PlaceMakers set to open the doors on a newly built store in Whangarei by spring. More >>

Streaking Superhero Crusades for Prostate Cancer

Wednesday, 28 August 2013, 11:58 am | Placemakers

PRESS RELEASE WEDNESDAY 28 AUGUST Streaking Superhero Crusades for Prostate Cancer Back by popular demand, the cheeky PlaceMakers Blue Streak is once again crusading across the country raising awareness of the Prostate Cancer Foundation’s Blue September ... More >>

PlaceMakers Goes Fourth In Christchurch

Monday, 26 August 2013, 11:33 am | Placemakers

As the rebuild continues to pick up pace, PlaceMakers’ last Thursday celebrated its on-going commitment to the Christchurch building sector, officially opening its new 2,745 square-metre purpose-built store at Glassworks Industry Park in Hornby. More >>

Aspiring trade apprentices awarded PlaceMakers’ scholarships

Thursday, 4 July 2013, 4:03 pm | Placemakers

Twelve aspiring, new apprentices from across New Zealand have been given the opportunity to build a dynamic future for themselves as part of the 2013 intake for the PlaceMakers Apprentice Scholarship Scheme (P.A.S.S.). More >>

PlaceMakers new Hornby store open its doors

Thursday, 6 June 2013, 3:27 pm | Placemakers

Christchurch builders, who have been counting down the days for the opening of PlaceMakers’ new, purpose-designed and built Hornby store, don’t have to wait any longer, with the store opening its doors yesterday, 5 June. More >>

PlaceMakers customers reign supreme - 2012 House of the Year

Thursday, 22 November 2012, 4:47 pm | Placemakers

PlaceMakers is celebrating the Registered Master Builders House of the Year after its customers dominated the list of winners. The country’s top residential properties were announced at a gala event, attended by 500 construction and building professionals, ... More >>

PlaceMakers Superhero Nails Million Dollar Charity Target

Thursday, 1 November 2012, 1:58 pm | Placemakers

PRESS RELEASE Auckland, November 2012 PlaceMakers Superhero Nails Million Dollar Charity Target New Zealand’s newest Superhero - the PlaceMakers Blue Streak – pulled out all the stops this September and played a key role in propelling PlaceMakers ... More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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