What first attracted you to the home building/construction industry? To be honest, I accidently fell into it. But having been in the industry for over 6 years now, I love it so much and find it so rewarding that I couldn't see myself doing anything else. What's one of...
In an industry where hard hats are mandatory and vulnerability is often masked behind bravado, a new campaign is using rugby league to tackle an invisible crisis head-on. From Apprentice to Advocate: Craig Stewart’s 40-Year Journey Through the Trades “If someone asked...
Brew with a Builder - Our Chat with Jayden Martello, Founder of JMAR Building Co. The Good Builder is all about shining a spotlight on builders who are raising the bar, so we love to chat with some of the best in the business to find out what makes them tick. This...
Brew with a Builder - Our Chat with Tanya King, General Manager of Cross Constructions The Good Builder is all about shining a spotlight on builders who are raising the bar, and every week, we have an informal chat with one of the best in the business to find out what...
This week in our series of casual chats in Brew with a Builder we sit down with Stephan Van Der Walt from Walt Construction in Noosa, and he talks about some of the secrets which make his business a success, and reveals something about himself that even his work mates...
The Good Builder by definition is all about good builders, so every week we are going to have an informal chat with one of the best in the business to find out what makes them tick, and reveal a few secrets that even their workmates don’t know. And who better to start...
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Christchurch builder Dan Saunders has spent three decades building homes that perform well beyond the code. His message for Australian builders is simple: the code is the floor, not the ceiling. There is a line Dan Saunders uses when he talks about the New Zealand...
A year on from the introduction of Victoria's Townhouse and Low-Rise Code, application volumes have surged nearly 50 per cent. The numbers tell a clear story about where work is heading and what builders need to understand before the pipeline converts. The numbers...
A proposed change to federal TAFE funding arrangements could leave Queensland builders and trades short of the next generation of workers, just as the state's apprenticeship numbers were heading in the right direction. Australia is trying to build more homes. Everyone...
A new Victorian Bill introduced this week would make it a criminal offence for builders to agree to undocumented variations in two situations: when the total contract value reaches $20,000 or more, or when a variation increases the contract cost by $5,000 or more. The...