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Chairman
(BBFNZ Representative)
Derek
James
Company
Director, D.A. James Limited
 Derek
started his five year building/bricklaying apprenticeship in England
at the age of 16. He
received a further five years technical training, which included
restoration work on historic buildings in the Nottinghamshire area.
He served two years National Service with the Royal Air Force
and then returned to the workforce as a building general foreman.
After
emigrating to New Zealand in 1965, Derek was involved mainly in
residential work, then after a three year partnership became a
self-employed masonry tradesman employing a sizeable workforce.
In
past years Derek has been President of both the Auckland Masonry
Trades Association and the Masonry Trades Employers’ Federation
(now BBFNZ). He was a
national apprenticeship examination moderator for 14 years and
Auckland regional judge for the bricklaying Skills Competitions.
Derek
has been a NZMTRB Registered Structural Mason since 1975 and NZMTRB
Chairman for nine years. Currently,
he is also:
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A
member of the DBH Licensed Building Practitioners’ Workshop
Group.
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A
NZMTRB Registration Auditor in both brickwork and structural
masonry.
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Secretary
of the Auckland Masonry Trades Association.
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An
Apprenticeship Assessor for the Masonry Industry Training
Organisation.
A
trade highlight for Derek was using his masonry restoration skills,
over a two year period, to upgrade the Old High Court Building
(1865) in Auckland. Retirement
is now well in sight.
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Deputy
Chairman (BBFNZ
Representative)
Greg
Sinden
Company
Director, W.R. Sinden (1998) Limited and Tutor, Wellington Institute
of Technology
 Greg
is
currently a Masonry Tutor at WelTec and has
28 years in the Brick and Blocklaying trade and construction industry.
He is a fully qualified bricklayer and Site Assessor.
As well as
being Deputy Chairman of NZMTRB, his other industry roles include:
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President,
Wellington Brick & Blocklayer Association (for the past eight
years);
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Committee Member,
DBH Building Practitioner Licensing Workshop;
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Board Member,
Brick & Blocklayer Federation New Zealand;
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International Bricklaying Judge,
World Skills
Competition, Japan 2007.
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CBPMA
Representative
(Clay
& Brick Paver Manufacturers' Association New Zealand Inc.)
 Kevin
Hartigan
Monier New Zealand Limited
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BOINZ
Representative
(Building
Officials' Institute of New Zealand)
 Nicholas
(Nick) W. Hill
Chief
Executive, Building Officials' Institute of New Zealand (BOINZ)
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IPENZ
Representative
(Institute
of Professional Engineers New Zealand)
 Paul
Brimer CPENG
(Structural and Civil)
Director,
Dunning Thornton Consultants Limited
Paul
has over twenty year's experience as a consulting engineer in New
Zealand and overseas. He has had significant involvement
in the design of landmark New Zealand projects, including
Sky Tower and Wellington International Airport Terminal, but
importantly he has a continuing role in the design and
construction monitoring of a wide range of structural
masonry projects. Paul was the IPENZ representative on the
review committee for NZS 4230:2004 "The Design of
Reinforced Concrete Masonry Structures". Paul
recognises the need to promote quality masonry construction and
support industry training where necessary.
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NZCMA
Representative
(New
Zealand Concrete Masonry Association)
 David
Barnard
Godiva
Consultants Limited
David
is a retired professional engineer having served previously on the
NZMTRB, both as a member and Secretary.
He commenced his career in local government, spending one year
in the bricklaying trade, before eventually pursuing an engineering
career in both civil construction and structural design.
David has been active in the masonry industry since arriving in
New Zealand in 1974, having been a member of New Zealand Standards'
committees dealing with masonry - NZS 4210, NZS 4230, NZS 3604, NZS
4229, AS/NZS
4455, AS/NZS 4456, and the co-ordinator for NZS HB 4236.
His other positions in the masonry industry have included
Executive Officer of the New Zealand Concrete Masonry Association
(NZCMA) and Executive Officer of the New Zealand Masonry Trades
Federation (now the Brick & Blocklaying Federation New Zealand).
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NZMTRB
Secretary
CCANZ
Representative
(Cement
& Concrete Association of New Zealand)
 Rob
Gaimster
Chief
Executive Officer, Cement & Concrete Association of New Zealand
Rob
is a chartered Civil Engineer and has an MBA. Prior to his recent
appointment as Chief Executive Officer of the Cement &
Concrete Association of New Zealand (CCANZ) Rob worked in the UK, where he held national technical and operational roles for heavy
building materials company RMC Group/CEMEX. Rob
has worked within the construction industry for over 25 years,
during which time he has developed a tremendous appreciation of
the personal and professional opportunities afforded both employer
and employees through appropriate and effective training.
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NZMTRB
Constitution
A
copy of the NZMTRB Constitution, can be downloaded here.
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