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Aug / 2023

Celebrating 20 Years of pumping prowes

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Concrete Pumping Equipment NZ Ltd (CPENZ) is proud to celebrate its twentieth year as the leading provider of concrete pumping equipment and spare parts for New Zealand. It’s been quite a journey! The business was formed in 2003 due to a shortage of spare parts and machinery unable to be sourced locally. In time, CPENZ transitioned from a concrete pumping
Aug / 2023

Countdown to the Concrete NZ Conference

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Registrati ons are now open for Concrete NZ’s Conference 2023, set for Claudelands Event Centre in Hamilton from 28-30 September. The organising committee encourages delegates to take advantage of early bird registration rates which close on 14 August. The conference is open to all those interested or involved in the concrete industry as well as the construction and infrastructure sectors.
Jun / 2020

Continued co-operation key to the sector’s recovery

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Concrete NZ chief executive Rob Gaimster believes that the COVID-19 pandemic has been a gigantic blow to the New Zealand construction sector, the real consequences of which will not be fully understood for many months. “Yet despite the upheaval there has been a reassuring display of co-operation amongst all groups, particularly as measures were developed for a safe return to
Dec / 2016

Concrete placers supported by range of new initiatives

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Members of the New Zealand Master Concrete Placers Association (NZMCPA) are being kept up to date with the latest good practice advice across a range of concrete placing topics, thanks to new initiatives introduced by the Association this year. Specifically, this has involved the distribution of a re-designed On The Level newsletter, Placing In Practice leaflets and Good Reads e-alert.
Dec / 2016

Association dedicated to the needs of concrete placers

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The New Zealand Master Concrete Placers Association (NZMCPA) is an industry association dedicated to meeting the needs of those involved with concrete contracting, with a focus on the placing and finishing of concrete. The association works on behalf of its members by advocating their views in relation to issues such as training, qualifications and health and safety, as well as
Dec / 2016

Apprentice Award a conference highlight

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The presentation of the inaugural Concrete Industry Apprentice of the Year award was a highlight of the New Zealand Concrete Industry Conference, held in Auckland in early October. The honour was won by Carl Hay an apprentice at Eastern Bay Concrete 2014, Opotiki. Cement & Concrete Association of New Zealand (CCANZ) Chief Executive, Rob Gaimster said the quality of the
Dec / 2016

Best in the ready mixed industry recognised

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The best of the best have been named at the New Zealand Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s (NZRMCA) 2016 Awards, which were presented at the Concrete Industry Conference. Atlas Concrete’s Takapuna plant has won the Plant Audit Scheme Supreme Award for its consistent excellence over an extended period of time, producing large quantities of concrete to a reliably high standard in
Dec / 2016

Precast NZ Certification sets the standard

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The Precast NZ Plant Certification Program is starting to gain critical mass and is setting the benchmark for off-site precast concrete manufacturers, says Rod Fulford, executive director of Precast New Zealand Inc. “A number of precast plants have now achieved certification and many others have either applied or are intending to. The program provides project specifiers, head contractors and building
Sep / 2016

Quality at the heart of the concrete sector

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Concrete is the second most consumed substance in the world after water, with the appetite for it in New Zealand matching worldwide demand, says Rob Gaimster, chief executive of the Cement and Concrete Association of New Zealand (CCANZ). “Huge volumes are going out producers’ gates. We’re predicting that around four million cubic metres of concrete will be produced this year
Sep / 2016

Exciting concrete innovations

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Although it has been around for centuries, concrete is continually evolving as a construction material, with some exciting new innovations entering the market. Recent developments include Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC), a concrete that is able to flow under its own weight and completely fill formwork, while maintaining homogeneity even in the presence of congested reinforcement, and then consolidate without the need
Sep / 2016

Concrete the ideal choice for high-density structures

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Concrete has long been a material of choice for both commercial and residential buildings, with the sector well poised to meet the growing trend towards high-density living, says Rob Gaimster, chief executive of the Cement & Concrete Association of New Zealand (CCANZ). “The choice of material for the structural frame of a high-rise building has a significant impact on its
Sep / 2016

Student design competition goes from strength to strength

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An initiative conceived by the Cement and Concrete Association of New Zealand (CCANZ) five years ago to encourage aspiring construction specialists to work together to incorporate the best insights and latest technology into a building design, continues to go from strength to strength. This year 30 of New Zealand’s top final year students in architecture, engineering and construction management from
Sep / 2016

Top concrete apprentices to be recognised

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Industry awards have become an important way to recognise and honour individuals or companies who have made a significant contribution. Across a two-year timeframe the wider concrete industry celebrates its own success in terms of ready mixed concrete, finishing and placing, engineering and architectural features, as well as its contribution to a sustainable built environment. “In doing so we shine
Sep / 2016

Consolidation on the cards

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The Cement & Concrete Association of New Zealand (CCANZ) provides a range of services and facilities that are available to the wider industry, says chief executive, Rob Gaimster. “We offer an enormous amount of resources, with around fifty documents available to be downloaded free of charge. We also run a helpline, with a team of technical experts and specialist concrete
Sep / 2016

Substantial changes to concrete industry ‘bible’

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Representatives from the New Zealand Concrete Society (NZCS) have had significant input into amendments to the New Zealand Concrete Structures Standard (NZS3101) primarily intended to address recommendations from the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission. “Work on this important Standard has been ongoing for the last couple of years and is in the final stages of development. It is essentially the concrete
Jul / 2016

NZ Concrete Industry Conference

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Preparations for this year’s NZ Concrete Industry Conference – scheduled for 6 – 8 October at Auckland’s Ellerslie Event Centre – are progressing well. Conference organisers say the Ellerslie venue is ideally located with quick, easy access from the motorway and unlimited free parking for delegates. It’s also an excellent venue for equipment displays by sponsors and trade exhibitors with