PBS and PNG Milestone Joint Venture
16th October 2009

A visiting trade delegation from the oil rich Gulf Province of Papua New Guinea today signed its first joint venture agreement with a leading local construction firm. It's also a milestone between two Melanesian countries since it's the first time for a local firm to enter into a joint venture arrangement with a provincial ad ministration in PNG.

A toast to a groundbreaking venture will see one of our local firms tapping into the resource, gas rich Gulf Region in the southern coast of Papua New Guinea. Toto Numas Gulf Province is currently where the southern hemispheres biggest liquefied natural gas or LNG find is located. Global giant Exxon Mobile is already undertaking the first LNG project there with a second one to come online soon. And that’s why this delegation from the gulf provincial government is here. To try and entice local firms to see the investment opportunity and potential in this multi-billion dollar industry...(read more)

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Fiji’s Leading Builders PBS: Sponsor 2009 Miss South Pacific Pageant
1st October 2009

Pacific Building Solutions, Fiji's leading construction company, is proud to announce their involvement as the major sponsor in this year’s Miss South Pacific Pageant. Fiji has been participating in the Miss South Pacific Pageant for over a decade and this year's pageant is set to be particularly exciting as it is the first time ever that Fiji will be hosting this prestigious event.

"It's an exciting event for many reasons, not only for Fiji and its people but also for PBS, to be so heavily involved in this year's pageant. Alongside the Hibiscus Event Group, we're working hard to make this year’s pageant the best yet” said Pacific Building Solutions’ Managing Director, Michael Fairfax.

In response to why a construction company would become the major sponsor at this event, Mr. Fairfax remarked that Pacific Building Solutions had experienced rapid growth domestically and is now looking to make its mark in the South Pacific region...(read more)

Air Pacific: The Ultra-Exclusive Laucala Island
Volume 3 2009

"Hotteliers of the world: The bar has been raised," wrote robb report's Jennifer Hall in the dispatch from the ultra-exclusive Luacala Island in northern Fiji in May. As an associate editor with the world’s definitive authority on connoisseurship for ultra-affluent consumers, Hall is well placed to make such a call.

“Within the past 18 months, I’ve been to Courchevel, France; Verbier, Switzerland; St. Bart's, the" Bahamas (twice); Palm Beach, Florida; and Chile's Atacama Desert, to name a few,"she continued. “I was speechless on my tour today."

Laucala's scale certainly leaves visitors at a loss for words. Open since December 2008, the 25 villa resort is set on a nearly 3000-acre private island, a former coconut plantation owned by the late American media mogul Malcom Forbes, who entertained Elizabeth Taylor among other jetset here in his heyday...

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Fiji Sun: Hibiscus Festival Hailed a Success
1st September 2009

The Vodafone Hibiscus Festival 2009 was been hailed a success by its organisers.They claimed it was the most successful Festival ever.

Hibiscus Committee executive secretary Aqela Cakobau said the charity event, dubbed the Mother of all Festivals, collected more than $248 which was $10,000 more from the amount collected last year. “The overall festival has been a success and I thank the One above for providing good weather,” Ms Cakobau said.

“The weather enabled the programme to go on smoothly, enabled businessmen to carry out their businesses and people to come in numbers and enjoy the festival.”She said there were organisations which took advantage of the festival to carry out their businesses as well as their awareness...

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Fiji’s Leading Construction Company Changes Name
27th July 2009

Pacific Building Systems, Fiji’s leading construction company, is changing its name. The initiative reflects the company’s growth and the expansion of its product and service offerings.

The company’s new name is "Pacific Building Solutions." After becoming the leading builder of resorts in Fiji over the last decade, the reason for the change became evident -new technology, services and new markets -all reasons that contributed to the need to select a name that speaks to the benefit of the company’s core offering.

"Ask any Managing Director of a fast-growing company if they'd change the name of their business in the middle of an impressive growth period and you'd probably get a jovial 'fat chance'," PBS managing director Michael Fairfax said. "But when you think about the idea more closely, changing our name to include the word “solutions” makes perfect sense. The new name, Pacific Building Solutions, gives us room to introduce a more comprehensive set of products and services and tackle a greater variety of building projects that will better enable us to support our clients with their construction needs..."(read more)

Fiji Sun: Builders Changing Name
28th July 2009

The construction company that built one of the region’s most luxurious resorts has decided on a name change in recognition of its success. Pacific Building Systems is changing its name.

A statement from the company said the name change reflected the company’s growth and the expansion of its product and service offerings. The company’s new name is Pacific Building Solutions and this was announced at a special function in the company head office and factory in Lami last night.

“After becoming the leading builder of resorts in Fiji over the last decade, the reason for the change became evident - new technology, services and new markets - all reasons that contributed to the need to select a name that speaks to the benefit of the company’s core offering,” the company statement said... (read more)

Fiji Times: Old People on Young Babe's Mind
28th July 2009

University student Rachael Mafi wants to advocate for our senior citizens at this year's Vodafone Hibiscus Festival.

Ms Mafi, who hails from Ono-i-Lau, is studying at the University of the South Pacific. She is doing a double major in law and psychology.

She is sponsored by Pacific Building Solutions, a construction company."I was called up by my sponsor to take part for this year's contest," she said. "And since they encouraged me to enter because of the charity work that is going to be involved, I decided to enter the Hibiscus festival," she said.

The 19-year-old lass is a sports fanatic. She loves to play squash, cycling and go hiking. "I also love to read," she added. Ms Mafi attended St Joseph's Secondary School before doing Form Six and Seven at Yat Sen Secondary School. She is the eldest and has four brothers and a sister. For this contestant, challenging citizens on their role in the lives of senior citizens is what she aims to do... (read more)

Mai Life - Laucala Revealed
July 2009

The moment we learnt that we were invited to Laucala, we knew that it would be this month's cover.

After all, almost everyone has heard of Laucala Island, but very few have actually been there or have had the pleasure of seeing it. It is also highly likely that very few people in Fiji would be able to afford the rate of one night on the island. Rates stand at between US$3,800 to US$35,OOO per night.

Speculation has been rife about Laucala island ever since construction workers, usually ignored, suddenly gained peoples attention five years ago with stories of how they were building Fiji's first and only 7-Star resort...

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