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MRM Life Membership for Stuart Hayman

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Tue, 30/05/2017 - 12:38pm

Stuart Hayman, who has been a consultant on technical issues to NZMRM since leaving Gerard Roofs in 2009, was made a Life Member at its September conference in Noosa. 

Stuart has been involved on many projects of technical significance to the roofing industry - from...

Barrie Moss obituary

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Tue, 11/10/2016 - 2:24pm

Barrie Moss, one of the pioneers and stalwarts of the longrun roofing industry in this country, and lifetime member of the MRM, passed away earlier this year. 

Born in 1929 in Gisborne and schooled at Gisborne Boys High School, Barrie  started as a plumbing apprentice for Oldings before...

Lorraine Mills

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Tue, 11/10/2016 - 2:22pm

CEO Lorraine Mills – 

gone too soon

By Rooflink Editor, Jenny Bain

 

Words seem inadequate during times of loss and the sudden passing of CEO Lorraine Mills was a shock, not only to her family but to all who knew her at a...

Carl Mossman

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Thu, 15/11/2012 - 12:00am

When Carl Mossman started with A. Balfour Ltd in Cambridge in January 1972 he probably never envisaged he would work for the same company for the next 40 years.

Balfours Cambridge was the roofing and plumbing outlet for the Tauranga based manufacturing operation of A Balfour Ltd,...

COP update

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Fri, 21/06/2019 - 12:03pm

COP Recommendation: Design for Natural Ventilation
In the revised clause Internal Moisture, the COP requires designing and installing roof cladding to allow natural ventilation in residential buildings, including skillion, sarked, and low-pitched residential roofs.

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High Performance Vent Solutions for Builder’s Own Home

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Tue, 04/10/2016 - 4:55pm

Extraction and sanitary vents from Metrotile efficiently remove moisture from the home, ensuring a healthier atmosphere for the occupants.

There is no simple answer to in-house ventilation. As BRANZ Building Physicist, Stephen McNeil stated in a recent article: “...

Tauranga company wins roofing award

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Fri, 13/05/2016 - 1:41pm

A 680m2 metal tile roof covering two dwellings won top honours in this year’s Roofing Association of New Zealand’s Professionalism in Metal Tile Roof Installation Award.
Dave Washer of Roofing Systems Ltd installed the roof which the judges said was a pleasure to look at with the straight...

Proposed NZMRM Systems Guarantee update

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Mon, 09/05/2016 - 2:34pm

Strategic Background

Recent and signalled changes in Law, around Builder liability, Council liability and Risk based consenting, have created a legal environment that is conducive to the development of an extended range of builder guarantees.

On the back of its...

Proposed NZMRM Systems Warranty Initiative

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Thu, 18/12/2014 - 12:00am
The New Zealand Metal Roofing Manufacturers (NZMRM) is an incorporated body representing the majority of metal roofing manufacturers in New Zealand. Metal roofs constitute over 95% of all Commercial roofs and around 75% of all Residential roofs in New Zealand. The NZMRM is a voluntary...

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