21 October 2025
A bloke is sitting by his car at the side of the road looking unhappy.
A passer-by sees his glum face and asks what the problem is.
“I’ve locked myself out of my car” replies the man.
“That’s not a problem” replied the passer-by, “Step out of the way, and let me try rubbing my b u m on the door”.
The motorist is a bit perplexed, but reckons there’s no harm in letting the man try – it might be worth a laugh.
The passer-by turns his bum to the car and slowly rubs it up and down the driver’s door.
Suddenly, the lock opens and the passer-by turns and opens the car door.
“That’s amazing!” says the motorist, “How did you do it?”
“It’s easy” replies the pedestrian… “I’m wearing khaki trousers”
WoodWorks Issue – 21 Oct 2025
Welcome
Greetings from your WoodWorks team. This issue lands in your inbox while we are running the Bioeconomy Innovations and Residues2Revenues conferences in Rotorua (21-22 October). Our next event is the WoodWorks Conference, 4-5 November in Rotorua. Registrations are going strong – so register now before it sells out.
- Construction on a new mass-timber Edison skyscraper in Milwaukee, which it claims will be the “world’s tallest”, has been halted due to rising tariffs.
- Ruamoko Solutions is proud to see The Court Theatre project nominated as a finalist in the 2025 ACE New Zealand Awards for consulting engineering.
- One for the installers, construction managers and engineers: Got 2 minutes to see how construction teams can save time and energy?
- It’s shaping up to be a big year for mass timber in Japan. In March their massive “Grand Ring” at the Japan World Expo 2025 received an award or “The largest wooden architectural structure” by Guinness World Records.
- Book giveaway – pick up a ‘Macintosh: Glulam’ book for free – read more to claim yours.
21 October 2025
Construction paused on world’s tallest mass timber building
Local developer Neutral has stated that construction on its mass-timber Edison skyscraper in Milwaukee, which it claims will be the “world’s tallest”, has been halted due to rising tariffs. According...
21 October 2025
Rumako Solutions – Court Theatre finalist ACE Awards
Ruamoko Solutions is proud to see The Court Theatre project nominated as a finalist in the 2025 ACE New Zealand Awards for consulting engineering. The new theatre is the largest...
21 October 2025
Do lubricants help in screw installation?
One for the installers, construction managers and engineers: Got 2 minutes to see how construction teams can save time and energy? Lubricants make a mass difference in screw installation …...
21 October 2025
Japan’s World Expo Ring of Wood
It’s shaping up to be a big year for mass timber in Japan. In March their massive “Grand Ring” at the Japan World Expo 2025 received an award or “The...
21 October 2025
Book Giveaway
These books are available for free but need to be collected in person – no requests for courier or post please....
21 October 2025
The khaki trousers
A bloke is sitting by his car at the side of the road looking unhappy. A passer-by sees his glum face and asks what the problem is. “I’ve locked myself...