Steel Mesh

China's top quality control department wants to check out any fake test certificates on imports discovered in New Zealand.

A second building products company has felt the strains in the construction sector resulting in lower profits.

Analysis - Demand for a steel supply system New Zealanders can rely on matters more in the middle of a construction boom, writes Phil Pennington.

Dozens of charges have been laid over misleading claims around steel mesh after issues in the industry were first revealed in an RNZ investigation. We look back at how things unfolded.

The prosecution of three steel companies shows the government has been negligent in monitoring building product quality, the Labour Party says.

A structural engineering leader is "supremely confident" that steel mesh floors in houses won't fail in a life-threatening way.

The insurance industry could move to avoid paying out for substandard steel mesh being used in homes, a lawyer has warned homeowners.

Homeowners want to know who is responsible for potential faulty building materials after revelations a class action suit against steel mesh suppliers may hit home insurance.

The steel mesh in tens of thousands of NZ homes could compromise their insurance, major UK insurers have told a class action lawyer. Audio

Steel reinforcing mesh for house floors has been falling short in crucial tests, with mesh from three out of five companies failing to meet the mark.

Steel & Tube is being permitted back into the seismic reinforcing mesh market, but is not allowed to rely on its in-house testing anymore.

Regulators are checking how much Steel and Tube seismic reinforcing mesh has been used in buildings, as wire rod maker Pacific Steel denies a conflict of interest over testing.

The Commerce Commission is testing the steel mesh of the country's leading mesh maker, United Steel.

Builders are warning costs could rise and the construction of houses may be delayed now Steel & Tube has temporarily pulled its reinforcing mesh.