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Thread ID: 117263 2011-04-10 21:23:00 Building Shortage? For Ch/ch! pctek (84) PC World Chat
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1193400 2011-04-10 21:23:00 Trades-training 'sweeteners' quake-zone option
. nzherald . co . nz/politics/news/article . cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10718436" target="_blank">www . nzherald . co . nz

It takes a few years to complete your polytech course and then you still need an apprenticeship . They planning on rebuilding ch/ch in 5 years time?

Meanwhile there are plenty of building firms not getting enough work . . stuff . co . nz/waikato-times/business/4752046/Second-housing-company-goes-under" target="_blank">www . stuff . co . nz

Never mind the receiverships (and this is just one recently in the news) . It impacts on the other trades, plumbing, electrical, they all run out of major work and the big firms start fighting for the little home jobs, which then impacts on the sole trader tradesmen .

This is the situation now .
pctek (84)
1193401 2011-04-10 21:59:00 One of the major decisions to be made is where to rebuild

Not much use on building on zones that is prone to Liquefaction and I doubt whether there is any definitive decision yet

I think the decision is to be released this week on temporary housing as rebuilding will take years and i hope will not involve fly by night companies or suspect designs that will be less resilient in this Geological zone
Lawrence (2987)
1193402 2011-04-10 22:25:00 There is no doubt a massive shortage of skilled workers.

Wonder if the Government have considered targeting Ireland. In the 2000-2007 boom years there were 10'000 of young people trained in construction. Now with Irish economy heavily in the toilet unemployment is well over 14% and construction is one of the hardest hit sectors.
Battleneter2 (9361)
1193403 2011-04-11 00:04:00 Wonder if we'll then have locals screaming they took their jobs. bob_doe_nz (92)
1193404 2011-04-11 01:05:00 There is no doubt a massive shortage of skilled workers.


And you know that how?
pctek (84)
1193405 2011-04-11 01:05:00 Yes one of Nelsons big players in construction folded a few weeks ago, yet if work in Chch had been available they might have survived who knows. Plenty of builders with not much work on up here but if and when it picks up then there will be a real shortage of trades. I'm not going back to my trade after my operation in May gary67 (56)
1193406 2011-04-11 01:56:00 People tend to go where the work is and there should be plenty of work in Christchurch. This could lead to a shortage of tradesmen in some centres. Bobh (5192)
1193407 2011-04-11 02:19:00 And you know that how?

I follow Irish news and Economic forums from time to time, it common knowledge there.
Battleneter2 (9361)
1193408 2011-04-11 03:11:00 A relief worker from our insurance company gave us a time frame of 3 to 20 years, so I proffered 18 years for our repairs to be carried out, could be was the reply.

They have to build 12,000 odd new homes for the ones destroyed and a good place would be down on the plains near Rolleston, where hopefully there is good Waimak. rockbed to absorb the future quakes.

We only hope EQC and insurance coys.', don't run of money meantime.

Lurking.
Lurking (218)
1193409 2011-04-11 03:34:00 Yes one of Nelsons big players in construction folded a few weeks ago, yet if work in Chch had been available they might have survived who knows. Plenty of builders with not much work on up here

And here. And elsewhere. i know.
If they hurry up and get on with it it might save a few more companies.
Those that aren't directly involved will get more work too, cause it's quiet all over at the moment.
pctek (84)
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