Julien Leys

The Government is moving to make it easier to use building products from overseas, saying it will remove red tape and lower the cost of building.

It's announced it will recognise product standards… Audio

A leap year software glitch is being blamed for causing payment outages at petrol stations across the country.

Fuel provider Allied Petroleum and Gull say they are aware of nationwide technical… Audio

Building and construction companies are being liquidated at twice the rate of the also-beleaguered hospitality industry.  Audio

The Commerce Commission released its final report into the building supplies industry yesterday and announced an investigation into Fletcher Building's GIB rebate scheme, which competitors claimed was… Audio

Today, Megan Woods, the Minister for Building and Construction announced that a taskforce has been set up to look into plasterboard shortages. Julien Leys, the chief executive of the Building Industry… Audio

As the Gib shortage continues to place a stranglehold on the construction sector, some key players hope a new solution can be found.

The Building Industry Federation met with the Ministry of Business… Audio

If you're hoping to build a house in the near future or replace some skirting board or even patch a roof you could be waiting months for materials and manpower. And whilst sheets of gib are selling… Audio

Panellists Jennie Moreton and Allan Blackman discuss childhood resilience and mental health, the great GIB board shortage of 2022 and and the 25th anniversary of 'The Castle'.  Audio

Builders are having to stop work because they just can't get the wood. Some sites are waiting up to 6 months just for Gib boards to turn up. Materials have become extremely scarce around the country… Audio

Despite a record number of consents for new homes being issued last year, builders say construction could still be delayed due to a lack of workers and materials.

There were 48,522 homes consented in… Audio

How long can the construction industry keep taking the hits? A look at another year of disruption in building.  Audio

Builders and other tradespeople have been struggling with empty shop shelves; weeks, sometimes month-long delays in delivery of essential materials and soaring costs. The issues are far from over.  Audio

Some factories will be allowed to fire up under level four in Auckland to help combat a nationwide shortage of building materials.

The Government will cherry-pick essential building product… Audio

Calls for a national register for building products. The Building Industry Federation says there's an urgent need for a more robust way to prove a product meets the requirements of the building code… Audio