Deconstruction and Demolition News for the NZ Construction Industry

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Jun / 2020

From small beginnings to one of Auckland’s largest

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Henderson Demolition has come a long way since it was formed in 1999 with a handful of employees. It is now one of the largest demolition companies in Auckland. Glenn Henderson had a hankering to build his own business and in 1999, after working in demolition, he set up his own company with much of the initial work “stripping out”
Jun / 2020

What to consider before committing to demolition work

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Some relevant info for people considering demolition work is: any properties built before the year 2000 will need to have a demolition asbestos survey done by a competent person, preferably a licensed asbestos assessor. It is a legal requirement that any asbestos in a property is identified before demolition work takes place so it can be removed safely. There is
Jun / 2020

Demolition and recycling experts

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The staff at Ward Demolition are leaders in the demolition industry, and they’re at the forefront in demolition, resource recovery and salvaging. Ward Demolition offers professional advice backed by over 25 years’ experience, whether it’s about the demolition of your house or commercial building or the removal of asbestos and contaminated soil. In regards to COVID-19, Ward Demolition is back
Aug / 2019

Is asbestos going to be the new leaky home syndrome?

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by Commerical lawyer, Geoff Hardy Asbestos is a nasty substance, which is mined from rock-forming minerals, and contains fibres with little hooks in them that once in your lungs, never get out.   They can cause serious diseases such as cancer that don’t become evident until 10-40 years later. It was widely used from the 1940s to the 1990s (and
Sep / 2017

The Concrete Research Roadmap

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Jul / 2016

Coming across asbestos? Play by the new rules

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Are you running a business (for example, building, roofing, or plumbing) with workers who may disturb or remove asbestos or asbestos-containing material (ACM)? In April, changes were made to the regulations governing work involving asbestos. Asbestos regulations were updated to bring New Zealand into line with other countries. With more than 170 New Zealand workers dying each year from asbestos-related
Jul / 2016

Asbestos guidelines impact entire construction sector

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The latest edition of guidelines for the safe management and removal of asbestos will have wide range implications for the entire New Zealand construction sector, says Terry Coleman, secretary of the New Zealand Demolition and Asbestos Association (NZDAA). “It is very important that people working across all sub trades have training, similar to Site Safe training, in the identification, management