Building Supplies
Explaining the plasterboard shortage
27 Jun 2022
The Detail takes a closer look at how the shortage of plasterboard - a critical building product - reached crisis point. Audio
Philanthropic Kiwi couple giving away more than $50 million
23 Aug 2020
By the time Grant and Marilyn Nelson retire they would have given away more than $50 million. In the 1970s, the pair started a business in a garage which proved to be so successful that in 1995 they… Audio
Rescuing timber from the landfill one beam at a time
8 Aug 2017
Robert Scott is saving waste and surplus wood from the building industry from getting bulldozed into the landfill and restoring it for re-use. Audio
Building industry calling for compulsory certification
15 Mar 2016
Major building industry bodies have launched their own inquiry into the quality of imported building supplies. Audio