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Home building costs rising but at slower rate
Supply Chain

Home building costs rising but at slower rate

New Zealand home-build prices are still climbing, but only 0.3% this quarter as supply-chain pressures ease and labour shortages moderate.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Wed, 28th Feb 2024
Construction activity to fall after reaching peak
Disaster Recovery

Construction activity to fall after reaching peak

Activity in the sector is set to return to 2020 levels as post-Covid demand eases and residential consents settle lower.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Sun, 18th Feb 2024
Residential construction costs levelling out
Supply Chain

Residential construction costs levelling out

Pressures on supply chains and builder capacity are easing, with annual residential construction cost growth falling to a seven-year low.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Thu, 25th Jan 2024
New ‘DigiGuide’ released for building sector
Digital Transformation

New ‘DigiGuide’ released for building sector

Free guidance aimed at aligning digital strategies and BIM processes is now available to construction and infrastructure firms in New Zealand.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Sun, 21st Jan 2024
Improvised method gets worker killed
Construction

Improvised method gets worker killed

Auckland construction boss Grouting Services has been fined after an improvised beam removal method left a 21-year-old worker dead.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Tue, 16th Jan 2024

Global Stories

Construction stories

IWD 2024: Empowering women in India's broad construction industry
Application Performance Monitoring

IWD 2024: Empowering women in India's broad construction industry

On International Women's Day, the spotlight turns to the gender gap in India's construction industry, highlighting the need for strategies to empower women and drive inclusive progress.

By Bhagya Nair • 3 min read • Thu, 7th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: Actionable steps to bridging the gender pay gap
Law

IWD 2024: Actionable steps to bridging the gender pay gap

With the gender pay gap now out in the spotlight, modern organisations must work fast to rectify the pay gap issue or risk losing their talents.

By Nirit Peled-Muntz • 4 min read • Wed, 6th Mar 2024
Telstra to debut pioneering 5G slicing product this year
Unified Communications

Telstra to debut pioneering 5G slicing product this year

Telstra plans to launch a 5G slicing product, dialling up customised network solutions with a unique proof-of-value mobility analytics engine.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 28th Feb 2024
Nemetschek Group's ALLPLAN, FRILO, & SCIA brands merge in AEC sector overhaul
Clean technologies

Nemetschek Group's ALLPLAN, FRILO, & SCIA brands merge in AEC sector overhaul

Nemetschek Group reveals merger of its AEC brands, ALLPLAN, FRILO, and SCIA, to heighten data-driven design-to-build workflows under the ALLPLAN umbrella and boost productivity in the construction sector.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Feb 2024
Consult Red names David Webster as new CFO in growth strategy
Chief Financial Officer

Consult Red names David Webster as new CFO in growth strategy

Tech firm Consult Red targets aggressive growth with the appointment of finance veteran David Webster as CFO, enhancing their consultancy and engineering services portfolio.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Feb 2024
DPO signs power purchase agreement for green Texas data centres
Power / Energy

DPO signs power purchase agreement for green Texas data centres

Green data centre operator, Digital Power Optimization, Inc., secures renewable energy supply through a PPA with a multinational provider, planning to directly harness wind power from Texas farms for its facilities.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Sat, 6th Jan 2024
Skills for Life initiative sparks renewed interest in vocational paths
EduTech

Skills for Life initiative sparks renewed interest in vocational paths

The nationwide initiative, Skills for Life, promotes technical qualifications, skills training and business growth via a dynamic mass-media campaign.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 4th Jan 2024

Stories from Other Regions

Construction stories

Cradlepoint & Switch MSP to improve Australian connectivity
Unified Communications

Cradlepoint & Switch MSP to improve Australian connectivity

Cradlepoint partners with Australian MSP Switch to offer improved wireless connectivity solutions, benefiting clients like Renascent Construction and Guardian Childcare.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024
'Illuminate 2.0' sparks tech conversations at annual Mysuru event
Cartech

'Illuminate 2.0' sparks tech conversations at annual Mysuru event

L&T Technology Services and The National Institute of Engineering (NIE) Mysuru held the enlightening second annual Illuminate 2.0 event, with industry leaders discussing technological advancements and sharing invaluable insights.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Feb 2024
Three businesses building on multi-cloud benefits
Edge Computing

Three businesses building on multi-cloud benefits

Leaders in financial services, retail, and construction are harnessing multi-cloud computing for innovation, cost reductions and improved data performance.

By Mark Chillingworth • 5 min read • Wed, 21st Feb 2024
St Michaels development in Manchester to receive 10Gbps business internet
Unified Communications

St Michaels development in Manchester to receive 10Gbps business internet

The £400m St Michaels development in Manchester will provide top-tier office space and luxury apartments with up to 10Gbps internet within 24 hours of installation, courtesy of Telcom's Preconnect service.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 29th Jan 2024
Yunex Traffic to provide management system for Sydney's Western Harbour Tunnel
Construction

Yunex Traffic to provide management system for Sydney's Western Harbour Tunnel

Yunex Traffic partners with Transport for NSW to deploy a sophisticated traffic control system for Sydney's Western Harbour Tunnel.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 28th Dec 2023