by Felicity Petzer | May 8, 2026 | Industry Insights
Why Commercial Façade Protection Requires a More Managed Approach As façade systems become more valuable and construction programmes more compressed, protection is increasingly being treated as a coordinated project risk — not just a product install. For many years,...
by Felicity Petzer | Apr 23, 2026 | Industry Insights
The Hidden Cost of Aluminium & Glass Remediation on Commercial Sites Most façade damage is discovered at the worst possible stage of a project — when access is restricted, programmes are compressed, and remediation costs escalate rapidly. By the time façade damage...
by Felicity Petzer | Feb 11, 2026 | Industry Insights
Why Façade Damage Is Usually a Programme Failure — Not a Product Failure Construction defects are often blamed on products or trades, but on live commercial sites the real issue is usually sequencing, congestion, and unmanaged risk. On modern construction sites,...
by Felicity Petzer | Dec 17, 2025 | Industry Insights
When scope isn’t clear: how informal decisions can lead to costly site damage A real-world example of why protection responsibilities must be clearly defined and coordinated on live construction sites. On live construction sites, surface damage rarely occurs because...
by Felicity Petzer | Sep 2, 2025 | Industry Insights
How changes in glazing practice have reshaped site sequencing in New Zealand The shift toward on-site glazing has altered construction workflows, exposure risk, and protection requirements on live projects. Over the past decade, glazing practices in New Zealand...
by Felicity Petzer | Jun 27, 2025 | Industry Insights
Protecting finished joinery during staged handovers Staged handovers expose completed joinery to ongoing site activity, making timing and coordination critical to reducing late-stage damage. Staged handovers are now a common feature of commercial construction...
by Felicity Petzer | Mar 19, 2025 | Industry Insights
Why temporary protection fails on live construction sites Effectiveness is determined less by the product used and more by timing, scope definition, and alignment with site sequencing. Temporary surface protection is widely used across commercial construction...
by Felicity Petzer | Feb 19, 2025 | Industry Insights
Why surface damage remains a persistent issue on live construction sites Rising workloads, overlapping trades, and live site conditions mean visible defects are often a consequence of how projects are delivered — not a lack of care. Recent media coverage and findings...
