ACE NZ Chief Executive Resigns

This afternoon Chief Executive Paul Evans resigned from his role…
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Closing the ‘aspiration gap’

You might have heard about the 'gender pay gap' but what about…
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Government Announces the Shovel-Ready Projects

What does shovel-ready mean? On the 18th of August 2020 the…
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Calling all Young Engineers!

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Rainbow Machine – Best Awards

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Build a tower, build a team!

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Final piece of the puzzle!

PwC Tower officially open for business! Monday, 27 July 2020…
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60 Major Infrastructure projects to watch

60 Major Infrastructure Projects - handpicked for border exemptions. The…
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2020 ACE NZ – Emerging Leader Award Finalists

Congratulations to the three finalists shortlisted for the…
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NZ Wood Timber Design Guide on Post and Beam Construction

Congratulations to Lisa Oliver and Ben White on their recent…
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NZIA Local Architecture Awards for 2020

Here at Holmes we work collaboratively with a lot of different…
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Commercial Bay – one of our biggest projects yet!

Celebrating Commercial Bay, Retail Opening Day. What does seven…
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Christchurch Town Hall Timelapse

Ever wondered what a project looks like from start to finish? Acclaimed…
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The importance of thinking ahead – why a holistic approach to civil engineering matters.

Holmes Consulting worked with the Christchurch International…
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Engineering NZ – Distinguished Fellows and New Fellows, 2020

Leading the future of Engineering in New Zealand In early March…
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NZ Wood Resene Timber Design Awards 2020

We're so honoured to have been Highly Commended for the recent…
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Good News Story – Adam runs 100 miles in Queenstown

How's this for a good news story! One of our Queenstown team…
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International Women’s Day 2020

To celebrate International Women's Day on the 8th of March,…
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World Engineering Day, 4 March 2020.

Finding unique and diverse talent to take up the baton isn’t…
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Holmes Group sign the Diversity Agenda Accord!

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Graduate & Summer Internship Recruitment Process for 2020/2021

Want to know what our recruitment process looks like for Graduates…
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Te Tatau ki Kirikiriroa – New MESH Sculpture unveiled in Hamilton.

   Over the past 10 years, the Holmes Consulting team in…
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Trafalgar Centre in Nelson wins prestigious EVANZ award.

 Last week the Trafalgar Centre in Nelson was honoured to be…
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ENVI Winners for 2019

The inaugural winners of Engineering New Zealand’s inaugural…
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Kaikōura earthquake anniversary – a reminder of the need for resilient design.

The third anniversary of the Kaikōura earthquakes was on the…
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The Secret Life of Engineers Abroad

Annie Scott, Design Engineer here at Holmes Consulting, is currently…
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Engineering our Graduates for Technical Success

Last week our Structures and Civil Structures Graduates met…
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Chris Mackenzie, ‘JLL Property Professional of the Year’ award winner!

 Chris Mackenzie, from Holmes Consulting, was recognised last…
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Engineering New Zealand – Finalists for 2019 Diversity Works NZ Awards.

Meet Sulo Shanmuganathan, Holmes Consulting's Team Leader of…
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Hamish McKenzie speaking to Radio New Zealand

Great to see our Principal Structures, Hamish McKenzie, speaking…
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From Graduate to Structural Engineer

This month, Construction News spoke to our talented Structural…
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Two Consulting projects win at the SCNZ Awards

We’re proud to be part of the brilliant teams that delivered…
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John Hare receives SESOC President’s Award

At last week’s Structural Engineering Society New Zealand (SESOC)…
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SESOC Awards for Structural Engineering Excellence 2019

A great outcome at the SESOC Awards for Structural Engineering…
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INNOVATE NZ Awards of Excellence 2019

The INNOVATE NZ Awards of Excellence, run by ACENZ, were held…
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2019 Property Council New Zealand Awards

The annual Property Council New Zealand Awards took place on…
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Christ Church Cathedral

We’ve been announced as the structural engineers for the…
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Hamish Nevile on the Construction Sector Accord

Our CEO, Hamish Nevile, talks about the new Construction Sector…
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New Dunedin Hospital

We’re thrilled to announce we have been appointed as the preferred…
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Seven Sharp visit Commercial Bay

Exciting to show Seven Sharp around the awesome Commercial Bay…
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Silo Park’s Rainbow Machine

“Through Auckland’s summer months just passed, Silo Park…
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Lauren Croft awarded Fulton-Downer Silver Medal

Congratulations to Lauren Croft, winner of the 2019 Fulton-Downer…
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Hamish McKenzie appointed SESOC President

We’re really excited to announce that Hamish McKenzie, our…
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Hamish Nevile on quality assurance

In this article, Holmes Consulting CEO, Hamish Nevile, talks…
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Latest earthquake-resilient building design put to test

New Zealand’s latest earthquake-resilient building design has…
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New Principal positions and appointments announced

We have recently appointed four newly created Principal positions,…
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Perry Bridge wins at Structural Awards 2018

The world’s finest examples of innovative structural engineering…
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Kaikoura project wins people’s choice

The Kaikoura earthquake road and rail rebuild project has taken…
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Holmes Solutions designs world’s biggest catapult

Our colleagues over at Holmes Solutions have the best lives--smashing,…
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Hamish Nevile on the industry’s future

In this article, Holmes Consulting CEO, Hamish Nevile, talks…
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Perry Bridge collects silver at ACENZ awards

 The awesome Perry Bridge, spanning 130m across the mighty Waikato…
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John Hare on Engineering a better New Zealand

Holmes Group CEO, John Hare, talks about the problems New Zealand…
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Week of Engineering Fun

Awesome fun during the recent Week of Engineering. Our visiting…
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Holmes shortlisted for two IStructE awards

We're celebrating two of our projects announced on the shortlist…
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The Arts Centre wins again

Celebrating another victory for the stunning Arts Centre of Christchurch…
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CanStruction teams nail it

Our Canstruction teams had a great night bringing some pretty…
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Earthquake resilience at CCC

The Christchurch Convention Centre features some exceptional…
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Holmes Solutions sets Guinness World Record

Our hard case colleagues over at Holmes Solutions felt like setting…
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Flexible working at Holmes

At Holmes, we know there's a huge pool of talented people…
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WelTec Open Day

 Good times at the WelTec open day this week, talking to people…
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Winners in Commercial Property Awards

We were delighted to see so many of our projects in the NZ Commercial…
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NZIA’s list of most transformative projects

There are some amazing projects on the NZIA's list of the 10…
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Majestic Centre in the news

Following our commendations in the Institute of Structural Engineers'…
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Majestic and Arts Centre Commendations

We're really pleased to have secured two commendations in…
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Arts Centre wins UNESCO award

More good news for Holmes and the many people around the business…
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Perry Bridge launch timelapse

One for you bridging / timelapse / mythbusters fans: the spectacular…
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Every reason to be safe at Holmes!

Heaps of fun at our recent Holmes H&S workshop. We wanted…
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Let’s drop our boss!

Help us drop our boss! John Hare, our Holmes…
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Justice Precinct opens

We're delighted that the Justice and Emergency Precinct in Christchurch…
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Bill English opens Holmes Solutions Lab

Our myth-busting, crash-testing, gadget-inventing colleagues…
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Holmes Solutions breaks a world record

Sometimes crash testing, jet packing and bungee just isn't enough…
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Bridge launch!

An exciting - and slightly nerve-wracking…
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Arts Centre of Christchurch celebrates gold

The Arts Centre of Christchurch is celebrating its gold at the…
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Holmes claims gold in the ACENZ Awards

We entered four of our Holmes projects in the ACENZ Innovate…
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Bridge launch

An exciting - and slightly nerve-wracking - bridge launch. Here's…
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Holmes shortlisted in IStructE Awards 2017

We're excited to announce that two of our great projects have…
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Andrea Jarvis in NAWIC awards

We're pleased to announce Andrea Jarvis, head of our Civils practice,…
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Geoff Sharp new Auckland Business Manager

Pleased to announce Geoff Sharp is our new Auckland Business…
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Offsite Design & Construction Video

This short Holmes video describes the benefits of offsite design…
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Holmes Solutions crashes a truck!

Follow Holmes Solutions' journey as they test a new steel…
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Check out our Civil project summaries

Our civil engineering team has been doing plenty of great work…
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Join us! Find out about Life@Holmes

 We love working here, so we put a short clip together to tell…
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Holmes Consulting on Auckland Airport Consortium

Legend has it that Holmes Consulting once owned a Cessna, used…
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Holmes Consulting announces new CEO

We're excited to announce that Hamish Nevile is to be the new…
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Majestic Centre Strengthening

Wellington's tallest building, the Majestic Centre, was a huge…
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Life@Holmes

We’ve got brilliant lives at Holmes. Together, we’re working…
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Inside Holmes Solutions’ secret lab

TV3 Story took a look at Holmes Solutions' crash test facility,…
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New cycle bridge – Horitiu

We've played a part in this exciting suspension bridge project,…
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Seismic Engineering education in the UK

Joe White, from our Netherlands office, outlines the case for…
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LRBs – Behaviour and Modelling

This conference paper, entitled 'Behaviour and Modelling of Lead-Rubber…
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Celebrating 60 years of Holmes!

As Holmes Group celebrates its 60th birthday, the business has…
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Seismic Demonstration Model

We designed and built this simple model to help demonstrate the…
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Tony Galavazi appointed to lead Queenstown office

Holmes Consulting has appointed Tony Galavazi as its Business…
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Base isolation in action – Parliament Buildings

This news coverage of the recent earthquakes in New Zealand shows…
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Preserving Heritage Buildings From Earthquake Damage

Nobody knows exactly how many buildings in New Zealand can be…
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BIM awards

Winner – Tekla Global BIM Awards!

We're delighted to announce that our awesome BIM/drafting team…
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Christchurch construction industry liquidations

In this article, Holmes CEO, John Hare, talks about the number…
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Architect/Engineer collaboration

We were delighted to contribute to the recently published ‘Improving…
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Holmes at the Sustainable Housing Summit

Tim Porter, our colleague at Holmes Solutions, has a speaking…
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Holmes Consulting opens Netherlands office

Lessons learned from the Christchurch earthquakes are being applied in…
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Holmes returns home to central Christchurch

We're very excited to be back in central Christchurch - our new…
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Christchurch rebuild – Holmes on TV3 news

5 years on from the Christchurch earthquake, this news feature…
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Holmes in The Press

Following the February 2016 Christchurch earthquake, John Hare,…
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Holmes in Canterbury Build

There's something exciting about designing a space your own team…
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Architecture awards, hot desking, Lego

Engineering and architecture awards, hot desking and Lego - check…
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John Hare Holmes CEO announcement

We're delighted to announce that John Hare has been appointed…
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Earthquake-Prone Buildings Amendment Act

With proposed changes to the Earthquake-Prone Buildings Amendment…
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Stunning Len Lye Centre opens

The Len Lye Centre, in New Plymouth, is now open to the public.…
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MIT in Architecture Daily

MIT Manukau is an ambitious and important project in Auckland’s…
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Taranaki’s Len Lye Centre comes to life

New Plymouth’s Len Lye Centre is a striking building housing…
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Arts Centre rebuild in The Press, Christchurch

The Arts Centre rebuild is one of the world’s largest heritage…
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Stranges building wins Supreme Award

The Stranges building, on the corner of Lichfield and High streets…
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Home Smart Home

Samsung are building a house that can redesign itself for any…
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Leading the way with Revit

At the Revit conference in Melbourne earlier in the year, Holmes…
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Contract awarded for Transmission Gully

Holmes Consulting Group is pleased to confirm that the contract…
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Longbush Ecosanctuary Welcome Shelter

Longbush Ecosanctuary is ‘an ark in the bush’ - a predator-controlled…
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The Seismic Question

Holmes Consulting Group engineer Hamish McKenzie recently spent…
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Preferred bidders for Transmission Gully

Holmes Consulting Group is pleased to confirm that we are 'preferred…
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A Thing of Beauty

The Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki has won the top prize,…
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Wellington Town Hall – strengthening our past

Wellington Town Hall is in the process of being strengthened…
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St Saviour’s Chapel

St. Saviour's is a chapel on the move. Starting life in 1881…
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Christchurch Town Hall is slated for full restoration

Today, Christchurch City Council voted to fully restore the Christchurch…
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Transitional Cathedral opens in Christchurch

Some of our staff had the opportunity to visit the Anglican Church's…
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Registry Building at the Christchurch Arts Centre reopens

Today was the official re-opening of the Registry Building at…
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VAC Vietnamese Hangar open for business

The new Vietnam Airlines Corporation hangar at Tan Son Nhat Airport…
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ANZ Centre wins Supreme Award at Property Council Awards

ANZ Centre refurbishment won top honours at the PCNZ Awards tonight…
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Holmes wins Innovation category at RTC 2013

Holmes Consulting Group's groundbreaking use of Revit has seen…
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University of Auckland Project wins a Gold at New Zealand Commercial Project Awards

The New Zealand Commercial Project Awards have awarded the Central…
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Transmission Gully gains another milestone

The field has narrowed for the Transmission Gully project, part…
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John Hare receives prestigious award

John Hare, a Technical Director at Holmes Consulting Group and…
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JET Aviation Singapore extends existing facilities at Seletar

JET Aviation Singapore is in the process of adding another 6,100…
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Holmes Culley wins for Presidio Seismic Retrofit

Holmes Culley, our sister company in San Francisco,  was on…
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Assessing the strength of the portfolio for Precinct Properties NZ

The Chairman of Precinct Properties NZ Ltd (formerly AMP NZ Office…
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Exquisite Care

As restoration work continues at Christchurch’s Isaac Theatre…
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Mubi River – A new bridge for Papua New Guinea

Roy Kane of Building Today magazine writes of the new pre-fabricated…
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MOTAT Aviation Display Hall wins at the New Zealand Timber Design Awards

The new Aviation Display Hall at the Museum of Transport and…
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Teamwork creates a statement for Christchurch

The Memorial Avenue Bridge Competition winners were the Boffa…
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The Viaduct Events Centre is now open!

The exciting new addition to the Auckland waterfront is now open!…
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Q for Auckland

Q Theatre opened this weekend with a special 'open' day for Aucklanders…
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Answers to critical questions about buildings

Today a fact sheet on the Canterbury Earthquakes was released…
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Strengthening the Christchurch Arts Centre against Earthquakes

By Juanita Copeland, TV 3 News One of the biggest repair jobs…
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A big win for New Zealand structural engineering

Holmes Consulting Group has won the prestigious international…
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A new hangar in Malta

Holmes Consulting Group is again working with partners Air Support…
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The last place you’d want to be

When the big 5.0 aftershock hit Canterbury today, our engineer…
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Seismic lessons

Derek and Lynn Anderson still remember the swaying. Not a familiar…
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Leading the world in earthquake engineering

Andy Buchanan, of the University of Canterbury, wrote this opinion…
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Advanced techniques save heritage buildings

John Hare discussed with Lorelei Mason of TV One News how Holmes…
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Architectural Alzheimers

by Rebecca Macfie, The Listener With many of Christchurch's…
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Grand show planned for Auckland Art Gallery reopening

One of the world's best art collections may go on show when the…
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