In this issue : February 2009

	COVER STORY: Important Policy Moves Pending Announcements on “short-term projects around physical stimulus” were expected to be delivered by Prime Minister, John Key as this issue of Construction News went to press. Read article »
	EARTHMOVING: The ASV Pt-100 Forestry Package With the ever increasing demands for productive land comes the need for a way to quickly transform scrub and brush into land suitable for forestry or pasture. Environmental and time constraints are making it more difficult to clear land by conventional methods. Read article
	EARTHMOVING: Merger Two well respected New Zealand construction equipment companies, with combined histories of over 120 years, are merging to consolidate their focus and enhance their particular strengths. BAS Manufacturing and JB Sales have joined forces and become JB Attachment Read article »
	THE EXPO: The Expo Accelerates into 2009 Endorsed by the Motor Industry Association, the NZ Truck-Trailer Manufacturers’ Association and, the NZ Equipment Suppliers’ Association, THE Expo will bring all facets of the transport industry to one site. Read article »
	THE EXPO: Robex -9 Has Arrived ! The much anticipated arrival of the first Robex -9 from Hyundai has been a much needed catalyst for renewed activity in the excavator market. There were high expectations surrounding the machines that have been widely touted by the manufacturers as the most innovative and progressive excavator available worldwide Read article »
	QUARRYING & MINING: Loy Yang Power drives long-term success An innovative drive solution, founded on Rockwell Automation’s PowerFlex 7000 medium voltage drive, helps streamline Loy Yang Power’s mine conveyor system upgrade. Read article »
	NEWS: Major Transmission Infrastructure Project Pending Iain MacIntyre reports on Transpower New Zealand’s proposed project to establish a new electricity transmission line from Whakamaru to Auckland in the North Island. Read article »
	PROJECTS: The Mystical Treehouse Restaurant Faced with the mission to deliver a restaurant ten metres up a redwood tree, project managers The Building Intelligence Group, chose a construction company they could totally trust to get the job done. That company was NZ Strong. Read article »
	OPINION: ‘Interesting Times’ While it might seem difficult now to take positives from the global economic crisis, the consulting engineering and wider construction industry may eventually look back on this period as vital ‘breathing space’. Read article »
	EDITORIAL: Public Infrastructure Projects As this issue goes to print the Government is on the verge of outlining specific public infrastructure projects it will establish in the next five to six years. It has already substantially altered the Resource Management Act which looks like the initial move in removing time constraints and appeals in the consent process. Read article »

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Performance:
Large spans meant that the apartment’s large uninterrupted interior grid was easily created, with fewer beams than would otherwise have been needed, saving weight and construction time.

Simplicity of construction:
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Cost efficient:
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