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Wednesday, 29 October 2025 Recognising Achievement at the 2025 Concrete NZ Conference Awards » Held on 16 October 2025 at Auckland’s Viaduct Events Centre, the Concrete NZ Conference Awards once again recognised the i...
Monday, 27 October 2025 Graham Collie & Dr James Mackechnie - Honorary Life Memberships 2025 » Concrete NZ’s Honorary Life Membership is the association’s highest accolade, awarded to individuals whose careers demonst...
Monday, 27 October 2025 Brian Godfrey – Outstanding Contribution Award 2025 » At Auckland’s Viaduct Events Centre on 16 October 2025, the Concrete NZ Conference Awards celebrated technical excellence,...
Monday, 20 October 2025 Resilient and Determined: Bay of Plenty Apprentice Takes Concrete Industry Honour » A Bay of Plenty apprentice recognised for his determination, growth and commitment to mastering his trade has been named t...
Friday, 17 October 2025 Fuelling the Future: Golden Bay Recognised for Carbon Reduction Excellence » Golden Bay was recognised as the winning entry in the 2025 Carbon Reduction Award at the Concrete NZ Conference Awards for...
Sunday, 7 September 2025 Latest Sustainability Report Shows Concrete Industry Decarbonisation Accelerating » The decarbonisation of New Zealand’s cement and concrete sectors is accelerating according to Concrete NZ’s 2024 Sustain...
Tuesday, 5 August 2025 Entries Now Open for 2025 Concrete Industry Apprentice of the Year » Concrete NZ, in partnership with BCITO, is calling for entries to the 2025 Concrete Industry Apprentice of the Year award....
Wednesday, 25 June 2025 2025 Concrete NZ Conference Awards – Entries Open » Entries are now open for the 2025 Concrete NZ Conference Awards - an opportunity for members, their teams, and collaborato...
Tuesday, 24 June 2025 Michael Miller Appointed Chair of Concrete NZ » Concrete NZ is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Miller as its new Chair. Michael Mil...
Sunday, 15 June 2025 Iconic Whanganui National Park Landmark Acknowledged With 2025 Enduring Concrete Award » The Mangapurua Bridge – famously known as the Bridge to Nowhere – has been honoured with the 2025 Enduring Concrete Award...
Wednesday, 11 June 2025 2025 Concrete Construction Awards Category Winners » The Concrete Construction Awards produced winners and Highly Commended recipients across nine categories for projects and...
Saturday, 7 June 2025 Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery Wins Top Honour at 2025 Concrete Construction Awards » The refurbishment and expansion of Whanganui’s iconic Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery has taken top honour at the 2025 C...
Friday, 4 April 2025 Strengthening the Future: Concrete NZ’s Reinforcing Processors Sector Group » Concrete NZ is pleased to announce that its Reinforcing Processor’s Stakeholder Group has achieved Sector Group status, si...
Friday, 21 March 2025 Entries Open for the 2025 Concrete Construction Awards » The countdown is on! Entries are now open for the 2025 Concrete Construction Awards celebrating concrete excellen...
Monday, 10 February 2025 Second Concrete Industry Sustainability Report Highlights Progress » The New Zealand cement and concrete industry has released its second Sustainability Report , showcasing an ongoing comm...
Monday, 9 December 2024 Innovative Engineering and Materials Take Centre Stage at Double-Header Concrete Event » From November 10 to 14, 2024, Christchurch became the global hub for structural concrete innovation, hosting the prestigio...
Monday, 9 December 2024 University of Canterbury Clinches Victory in Concrete Cricket Bat Contest » The University of Canterbury triumphed over the University of Auckland in the highly anticipated inaugural Concrete Cricke...
Monday, 9 December 2024 CRL Project Takes Home Sandy Cormack Best Paper Award » Ethan Page (WSP) received the 2024 Sandy Cormack Award for his work on Sustainability in the Design and Construction of t...
Tuesday, 19 November 2024 Concrete Roads More Sustainable: Infometrics Report » Concrete roads are well suited for high intensity traffic and are more cost effective in the long run according to a new e...
Friday, 15 November 2024 Plant Audit Scheme Gold Awards Celebrate 10+ Years of Excellence » Congratulations to Allied Concrete’s Alexandra, Nelson, Wanaka, Washdyke (Timaru) and Penrose plants for either maintainin...
Friday, 15 November 2024 Russell Bennetto Recognised with Honorary Life Membership » At the 2024 Concrete NZ Conference Awards held at Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre, Russell Bennetto of Busck Prestre...
Friday, 15 November 2024 Bay of Plenty Precast Apprentice Takes Out Concrete Industry Title » A Bay of Plenty precast concrete yard team leader has been crowned the 2024 Concrete Industry Apprentice of the Year, stan...
Thursday, 14 November 2024 Celebrating Excellence at the 2024 Concrete NZ Conference Awards » On November 13, the Concrete NZ Conference Awards recognised individuals and teams for their contribution to technical inn...
Monday, 9 September 2024 Post-Installed Rebar Guidance: Feedback Sought on Draft Document » Concrete NZ has collaborated with an expert working group to develop a Technical Specification on post-installed rebar, an...
Thursday, 1 August 2024 2024 Concrete NZ Conference Awards - Entries Open » 2024 marks another step forward for Concrete NZ’s awards framework, which was revised in 2022 to enhance our ability to ce...
Wednesday, 24 July 2024 Call For Entries: 2024 Concrete Industry Apprentice of the Year » Concrete NZ and BCITO are pleased to announce that entries are now open for the 2024 Concrete Industry Apprentice of the Y...
Monday, 1 July 2024 Tim Kleier Joins Concrete NZ as Sustainability and Policy Director » After Concrete NZ’s new sustainability and policy director Tim Kleier first visited New Zealand from his native Germany in...
Monday, 1 April 2024 Sustainability Report Sets Benchmark for New Zealand Concrete Industry » Concrete NZ has recently published the inaugural cement and concrete industry sustainability report, which across a range...
Thursday, 12 October 2023 Sue Freitag Acknowledged with Outstanding Contribution Award for Industry Service » In recognition of an exceptional and sustained involvement to the advancement of the Aotearoa New Zealand concrete industr...
Wednesday, 11 October 2023 Concrete NZ's 2023 Conference Awards Recognise Members' Outstanding Achievements » Concrete NZ’s Conference Awards, held during the 2023 Conference at Claudelands Events Centre in Hamilton, acknowledged a...
Thursday, 5 October 2023 Plant Audit Scheme Gold Awards Presented For 10+ Years of Excellence » Congratulations to Allied Concrete’s Horotiu, Tauranga, Alexandra, Nelson, Wanaka, Washdyke, Christchurch North and Setter...
Wednesday, 4 October 2023 Growth Mindset Helps Precast Apprentice Take Home 2023 Concrete Industry Award » Franklin South Auckland apprentice Caleb Van De Westerlo, of Waiuku based Formstress Precast, has won the 2023 Concrete In...
Monday, 2 October 2023 Conference 2023 at Claudelands in Hamilton Strikes the Right Note with Delegates and Supporters » Building on the success of the 2022 pandemic delayed conference in Rotorua, the 2023 event in Hamilton again offered an op...
Thursday, 10 August 2023 NZ Concrete Industry Launches 2050 Roadmap to Net Zero Carbon » Aotearoa New Zealand’s concrete industry has launched its roadmap to net zero carbon by 2050 - A Net-Zero Carbon Concret...
Thursday, 10 August 2023 Roadmap to Net-Zero Carbon for Aotearoa New Zealand's Concrete Industry » We are determined to reduce our industry’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to net-zero by 2050, including a strong commitme...
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