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250,000 new build products is a pipe dream, industry says

A new law will make little difference to the price of building products, observers say.

Winstone Wallboard's gib factory inTauranga.

Brent Melville Thu, 03 Apr 2025

Industry players say opening the doors to more than 200,000 Australian-certified products by the end of this year could make "little difference" to the price of building products or the hurdles of introducing a new product to market.

Parliament last night passed the Building (Overseas Building

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