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Trial and error
ROB SELLARS, EIGHTY4 RECRUITMENT At the CCNZ conference in Hamilton during my Q&A session, I was asked what the implications will be for recruitment of staff with the introduction of the New Zealand Employment Relations Amendment Bill. This question was directed mostly at the potential abolishment of the 90-day trial period. My response...
Avoiding the disconnected jobsite
The future of the construction industry is not only dependent on developments in large construction equipment but also digital technologies. By James French, Construction Industry Specialist, Teletrac Navman. This is a theme that shone through in the recently released technology section of the Construction Industry Survey 2018, conducted by...
NZIHT gets Josh on the road
When Josh Paku decided his career options needed a change, what proved to be a very significant door opened in his home town. Napier born, Wairoa raised, Josh spent a year at Victoria University studying business as a 20-year-old before deciding it wasn’t for him. He returned to Napier in need of a job – and Higgins Contractors took him on...
Country girl turned heavy haulage pilot
For farm girl turned heavy haulage pilot and assessor, and now a member of the NZ Heavy Haulage Association, it has been an exciting journey. Richard Silcock explains. Comment from CE, NZ Heavy Haulage Association Tina Ware has just commenced her fourth year as a member of the Association’s Board. During this time she has cemented her place...
CRL UPDATE excavation completed
The City Rail Link is the largest infrastructure project ever to be undertaken here, creating a 3.45km twin-tunnel rail link up to 42 metres below Auckland’s city centre. It recently reached a milestone. The project includes a redeveloped Britomart Station, two new city centre stations and a redeveloped Mt Eden Station, where the City Rail Link...
A short cycleway but a major challenge
The Rapanui to Shag Rock Cycleway in Christchurch opened a year ago, thanks to Higgins who dealt with some major challenges during its build and delay. Information supplied by Higgins and edited by Alan Titchall. The Rapanui to Shag Rock Cycleway, part of Christchurch City Council’s Major Cycleway Routes, provides an eastern connection from the...
Lessons learned – Delivering and installing heavy electrical equipment
Health and safety is the number one priority for construction companies and McConnell Dowell’s vision for health and safety is ‘Home Without Harm, Everyone, Everyday’. By Greg Wichman, Senior Project Manager, McConnell Dowell. In Malcolm Gladwell’s bestselling book Outliers, he looks at success and the underlying factors behind...
