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Oct

25

2018

STEEL & TUBE HANDED BIGGEST EVER FTA FINE

Updated: Steel & Tube has been fined a record almost $1.9 million under the Fair Trading Act.

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Aug

17

2018

COMCON HANDS OUT SECOND BIG STEEL MESH FINE

Brilliance fined $540,000 for "making false and misleading representations" about its steel mesh products.

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Jun

07

2017

STEEL MESH UPDATE: CHARGES LAID, AS WARNED, MORE TO FOLLOW?

As it said it would, ComCom lays charges after 500E steel mesh investigations, says more may follow.

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Mar

08

2017

MANUFACTURING OVERLAP LED TO LATEST STEEL ISSUE

Mislabelling error at Malaysian manufacturer allowed 300E rated rebar to be sold as 500E.

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Dec

05

2016

THREE STEEL MESH SUPPLIERS TO BE PROSECUTED

UPDATED: Commerce Commission issues criminal proceedings against Steel & Tube and two others.

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Aug

22

2016

GOVERNMENT STRENGTHENS STEEL MESH TESTING REGIME

New steel reinforcing mesh testing regime will require accredited testing, effective 1 January 2017.

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Jul

14

2016

SPIKE IN FAILED BUILDING INSPECTIONS NOT SYSTEMIC

"Taylor Report": recent spike in Auckland building inspection failures was not due to systemic failure.

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May

06

2016

PRODUCT ASSURANCE: REMEDIAL WORK REQUIRED?

Product assurance - what’s the regulatory outlook? And how do suppliers view all this?

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Apr

26

2016

EURO CORP MESH BACK ON THE MARKET

Euro Corp can sell 500E mesh again after agreement to undertake accredited 3rd party testing.

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Apr

15

2016

MBIE DEDICATES EMAIL TO REPORTING NON-COMPLIANT PRODUCTS

MBIE reiterates offer: get in touch with us about non-compliant building products.

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Apr

14

2016

STEEL MESH SUMMIT IN AUCKLAND TODAY

Interested parties meeting to discuss ductility. Questions arising now around fixings & fasteners.

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Apr

13

2016

MANDATORY INDEPENDENT PRODUCT TESTING TABLED

RNZ this morning: Nick Smith on possible mandatory third party building product testing.

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Apr

08

2016

MBIE UPDATES ON STEEL & TUBE REINFORCING MESH

Today's MBIE update reconfirms S&T product OK for domestic use but not for consents requiring 500E.

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Apr

07

2016

WHAT ARE THE REAL ISSUES AROUND REINFORCING MESH?

Steel & Tube will eventually supply product that has been tested both externally and internally.

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Mar

17

2016

MITRE 10: ALL OUR ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS ARE COMPLIANT

Mitre 10 is looking into a complaint about faulty electrical components.

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Mar

16

2016

FAULTY PRODUCTS? HOW WIDESPREAD?

Plans emerge for a build quality study gauging "shonky" products and their effect.

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Mar

15

2016

CONCERNS NOT JUST FOR SHONKY PLUMBING PRODUCTS

Concerns about the quality of some overseas building products are justified, says BIF.

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Mar

15

2016

SHONKY PLUMBING PRODUCTS? MAKE A COMPLAINT!

MBIE says email us with questions about or issues with shonky products! Do get in touch with them.

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Mar

14

2016

HALF OF NZ HOMES HAVE "DODGY" PLUMBING PRODUCTS

"50% of new houses have a non-compliant plumbing product", says RNZ interviewee. More soon...

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