New localised asbestos guidelines: local environmental solutions company MBC welcomes new regulations
Earlier this month, Christchurch played prestigious host to the country’s fifth Contaminated Land Conference. An inaugural event for the city, it brought together local and international speakers across the industry and saw hundreds of professionals descend on Christchurch. It’s a timely event for New Zealand, which has just ushered in new guidelines for assessing and […]
A functional extension: adding to your home is one of Stratco’s specialty
Creating a striking addition to enhance your home, a veranda not only adds functional living space and value, but protection from the elements. Whether you are building a new home or making extensions, the team at Stratco has the skills and expertise to assist from design to installation, with its own range of unique Stratco […]
Future-proofed kitchen nirvana: a visit to Misco Joinery’s Kaiapoi showroom
It was 30 years ago that Misco Joinery first opened its doors. And now, nearly a year on from its move to a purpose-built factory, the company’s full potential is being realised – a result of family values, consistent workmanship and solid experience. Director Michael Chernishoff first launched Misco from the farm shed of his […]
Transforming spaces: carpeting bare places into comfortable spaces with Garage Carpet Pro
Whether your garage houses your car or boat, or you wish to convert it into the playroom, gym or man-cave of your dreams, laying down carpet with Garage Carpet Pro is the perfect way to turn your garage into a warm, safe, comfortable and fully functional space. Adivision of the award winning Pro Group, it […]
An impressive line-up: Customlight Engineering delivers the goods
The line-up of designs and products Customlight Engineering puts out is nothing short of impressive. Design Engineer Glen Wykes bought the company three years ago, but he has been in the industry for most of his adult life. With his wife Toni-Jane, he has grown the business from its Treffers Road premises, where it manufactures […]
City’s world-class cinema complex: Calder Stewart takes the lead on EntX Entertainment Central
A world-class venture by Calder Stewart will soon showcase a very unique entertainment and dining experience in the CBD. The Cantabrian icon with the X-factor is on schedule, on budget, for a September 21 launch – in time for school holidays. A first for New Zealand, EntX Entertainment Central will house the state-of-the-art Hoyts complex […]
The Influencers Column: Albert Brantley
You may notice a change in the Christchurch skyline this month with the first of the steel trusses being placed to support the roof of the Convention Centre. These first trusses span 50 metres and sit over the 1400-person auditorium. They give you the first real opportunity to gain some appreciation of the scale of […]
The Influencers Column: Nathan Godfrey
I’m often asked about the new stadium and, although this is a complex subject, my answer is simple. Time is money. We are grateful for the temporary stadium and what it once represented, but extending its life is a growing concern. Another is the escalating cost of delaying construction of a replacement home for Lancaster […]
The Influencers Column: Dr Megan Woods
For seven years, a generation of young Cantabrians has had to make do without important sporting facilities. These were meant to be provided by early 2016 in the Metro Sports Facility, a proposed world class sporting facility. When this Government came to office, all this had come to was an empty lot. Beset by a […]
The Influencers Column: Tim Nees
For the past two years I have been Branch Chair of the NZ Institute of Architects here in Canterbury, leading the committee through a number of programmes and events that have increased public awareness of the practice of architecture. Last week I stepped aside for a new Chair – Mike Callaghan – to lead further […]
