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Wednesday, 11 March 2020 Concrete Industry on Track to Meet Emissions Reduction Target » The New Zealand concrete industry is halfway towards meeting its target of a 30 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissi...
Tuesday, 10 March 2020 AS/NZS 4671:2019 Update » A new version of AS/NZS 4671 Steel for the Reinforcement of Concrete was published in December 2019, and can be purchase...
Wednesday, 27 November 2019 Concrete NZ Welcomes Reinforcing Processors Stakeholder Group » Concrete New Zealand (NZ), the recently formed ‘consolidated’ association representing the wider concrete industry, has an...
Wednesday, 16 October 2019 Concrete Industry Believes Collaboration is Key to Achieving Building Quality » Concrete New Zealand (NZ) chief executive Mr Rob Gaimster stresses the importance of enhanced collaboration between all of...
Tuesday, 15 October 2019 Christchurch Concrete Placer Wins 2019 Apprentice Award » Zen Tahana of Bartlett Concrete Placing Ltd in Christchurch took home the 2019 Concrete Industry Apprentice of the Year aw...
Monday, 30 September 2019 Student Competition Inspires Collaboration and Innovation » At the recent ArchEngBuild competition, 30 top architecture, engineering and construction management students from around...
Monday, 3 June 2019 Concrete's Contribution to Living Standards » A Concrete NZ commissioned BERL report uses Treasury's Living Standards Framework to illustrate the concrete industry’s si...
Thursday, 2 May 2019 The Case for Concrete Roads Re-Confirmed » An updated Infometrics report restates 2013 conclusions that concrete pavements are the most economical option over the li...
Tuesday, 26 March 2019 2019 Concrete NZ Conference - Call For Papers » The 'call for papers' for the 2019 Concrete NZ Conference is open until 2 April 2019. Authors are asked to subm...
Sunday, 24 March 2019 Concrete NZ Appoints New Chair » Concrete New Zealand (NZ) announced the appointment of Dene Cook to the position of Chair at its Board meeting in Christch...
Sunday, 20 January 2019 Use of Cast Iron Anchors and Couplers - They Are Not Banned » This article seeks to address recent confusion around the use of cast iron anchors and couplers, and clarify that complian...
Monday, 15 October 2018 Concrete Cutter Wins 2018 Apprentice Award » Rafaele Vaifale of Sharp Concrete Cutters & Drillers Ltd in Auckland took home the 2018 Concrete Industry Apprentice o...
Monday, 15 October 2018 Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade Wins 2018 Supreme Concrete³ Sustainability Award » The McConnell Dowell – HEB Construction Joint Venture (JV) has collected the 2018 Supreme Concrete 3 Sustainability Awar...
Wednesday, 1 August 2018 2018 Concrete³ Sustainability Awards - Entries Open » This is an opportunity to show how your concrete-based product, project, programme or initiative has contributed to New Ze...
Wednesday, 20 June 2018 2018 Concrete Industry Apprentice of the Year Award - Entries Open » Concrete apprentices from around New Zealand are encouraged to demonstrate their skills and passion by entering the 2018 C...
Monday, 4 June 2018 Concrete NZ Welcomes Enrique del Rey Castillo » At the beginning of 2018 Concrete NZ welcomed to the team Dr Enrique del Rey Castillo as Structural Engineering Fellow....
Sunday, 3 June 2018 Concrete NZ Welcomes James Mackechnie » At the beginning of 2018 Concrete NZ welcomed to the team Dr James Mackechnie as Education, Training and Research Manager....
Wednesday, 22 November 2017 Precaster Wins 2017 Apprentice of the Year Award » Will Wara of Formstress Precast in Auckland collected the 2017 Concrete Industry Apprentice of the Year award at the New Z...
Thursday, 12 October 2017 2016-17 CCANZ Annual Report » The 2016-17 CCANZ Annual Report was presented at the 2017 Annual General Meeting held recently at the Concrete Confere...
Wednesday, 4 October 2017 NZS 3101 Amendment 3 Published » NZS 3101:2006 Concrete structures standard sets out the minimum requirements for the design of reinforced and prestressed...
Tuesday, 29 August 2017 Concrete Industry Goes On The Front Foot » The concrete industry has come together to position concrete as the resilient construction material of choice for a modern...
Tuesday, 22 November 2016 Inaugural Concrete Industry Apprentice Of The Year » Carl Hay of Eastern Bay Concrete 2014 Ltd in Opotiki took home the inaugural Concrete Industry Apprentice of the Year awar...
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