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NEW ENGINE technology line-up
With many engine manufacturers confident of meeting Stage V emissions regulations, attention is likely to shift towards performance, productivity and efficiency in other powertrain areas, says Geoff Ashcroft. This article was originally published in Aggregate Business UK WITH EUROPEAN UNION STAGE V emissions regulations on the horizon, and many...
Building a new city precinct
Mary Searle Bell looks at a redevelopment project of an old area of the Queen city that started in 2011 and won’t be completed until 2030. WYNYARD QUARTER on Auckland’s waterfront has been transformed over recent years. The industrial and marine heritage of this part of the city is now rubbing shoulders with many and varied restaurants,...
An Irish encounter
The official opening of Combilift’s new global headquarters and manufacturing facility in Monaghan, Ireland, was on an epic scale by our country’s standards. Ruth Le Pla was flown to Ireland to check it out. THE COUNTRY TOWN of Monaghan is a 17-hour flight to Dubai, another eight hours to Dublin Airport and a short-hop 90-minute drive through...
Salary increases thinner on the ground this year
Civil construction skills remain in demand, but tight margins mean salaries fail to reflect this in all bar a few cases. By Jason Walker, managing director, of Hays New Zealand There’s no doubt that civil construction remains an active jobs market in New Zealand. According to findings in our 2018-19 Hays Salary Guide, business activity...
Remembering the Battle of the River Plate
Richard Silcock rekindles naval history and the challenges encountered by the design and construction teams in turning an unstable Auckland cliff into a commendable memorial and lookout. Development of Achilles Memorial in Auckland’s St Heliers Bay required geotechnical expertise, significant piling, a large palisade wall, a timber boardwalk, a...
Waikato CCNZ Excavator Operator Competition 2018
The first round of competitions for this season’s regional excavator operator competitions was kicked off at Mystery Creek at the National Agricultural Fieldays, 13 – 16 June last week. The CCNZ Waikato and Bay of Plenty Branches competed against operators in their regions, with registrations closing early to accommodate the 32 competitors...
Classic Machines: The Allis-Chalmers HD-19 revisited
Allis-Chalmers led the charge for a bigger, higher horsepower track type tractor following World War Two. The resulting model HD-19 was a breakthrough in many ways and was the foundation on which the later, highly successful model HD-21 was based. By RICHARD CAMPBELL We first took a look at the Allis-Chalmers HD-19 back in 2006. Since that...
