06.08.2015

Construction team features in Business North

Our construction team has been featured in the August 2015 edition of Business North, commenting on New Zealand’s current building boom.  The article outlines reasons for the increase in demand, upcoming changes to the legal landscape and the emerging trend of alliancing as an alternative procurement model.  Check out the online edition of Business North (page 59) as well as our earlier note for more detail.

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