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Business Update - The Connect Group

The Connect Group has made the decision to close the ComBlast branch of our business (please note this does not include ComBlast Mobile)....

Repairing and re-levelling your property - what you should know.

Over the last ten years, the Canterbury region has sustained significant seismic damage due to earthquakes and for many, the process of...

COVID-19 Update - The Connect Group

The Connect Group remains committed to the wellbeing of our staff, clients and the community, which is why we have strict health and...

Ultimate corrosion protection for your project - Metal Arc Spray - the flexible, reliable solution.

Arc Spray is a flexible, reliable, and manageable solution, which produces quality, fine surface finish coatings..

Champion business builds on a solid reputation

The Connect Group, formally known as Concrete Connect, won the Champion Canterbury 2014 infrastructure award...

Educating Industry - See It Done Once and Done Right.

Have you ever been involved in a project requiring concrete repairs? Did you feel that you were provided with education and certainty?

Educating Industry on Passive Fire Systems in New Zealand

The Connect Group's FireProtect team are working to change the stigma around Passive Fire Protection, from one of a costly afterthought t...

Concrete Crack Injection, Worth Doing Right.

This article originally featured here on CCANZ's website. https://www.ccanz.org.nz/concrete-magazine.aspx?id=273 Concrete is a metaphor f...

A Monument to the Present - The Connect Group in the community

SCAPE Public Art installs free-to-view contemporary public art in Christchurch city. Scape's vision is for Christchurch people to be....

Sparking further discussion around Passive Fire Protection in New Zealand

You’ll hear The Connect Group's FireProtect team raising discussions around Passive Fire Protection quite a lot - because as a group, Pas...

UHP - It's a blast!

Most of you would be familiar with an at-home water blaster. They're usually about the size of an average suitcase, people spend most Sat...

Failed Concrete Repairs - The next "leaky building" problem?

It's likely you've seen recent news reports from Newshub, who are hard at work investigating botched residential earthquake repairs in th...

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