Charles Fairbairn

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After a year of reviews – we now need action Contractor

After a year of reviews – we now need action

The 2018 year was interesting for a lot of reasons and this year could be a game changer. By Peter Silcock, chief executive officer, Civil Contractors New Zealand. Last year (2018) major projects came into shape, and we saw new bridges and roads spring into being on Puhoi to Warkworth, Transmission Gully and the Waikato Expressway. The...
The right attitude Profile

The right attitude

Engineer Amy O’Donnell was named 2018 Young Engineer of the Year by the Auckland branch of Civil Contractors New Zealand. MARY SEARLE BELL catches up with her Winning Young Engineer of the Year is an accolade of which Amy is justifiably proud, yet humbled to receive. “My project manager wanted to nominate me for the award, so I...
Classic Machines: International-Harvester's 495 PayScraper Classic Machines

Classic Machines: International-Harvester's 495 PayScraper

A large brute of a motor scraper, the International-Harvester model 495 was the only three-axle, open bowl scraper ever offered by the Company and it played a big part in New Zealand’s early hydro-electric dam projects. By Richard Campbell We took a short look at the model 495 back in the December 2004 issue of The Contractor, but at...
A functional public venue Contractor

A functional public venue

Constructing an award-winning, terraced amphitheatre on an extremely steep site alongside the Waikato River was not without challenges. Richard Silcock explains. Demolishing derelict building foundations, removing contaminated earth and constructing a unique public amphitheatre suitable for staging outdoor concerts and events on a...
Heavy Haulage Conference lands in Brisbane  Heavy Haulage

Heavy Haulage Conference lands in Brisbane 

This year’s annual Association conference spread its wings overseas for the first time in 12 years and it gave the opportunity to see the oversize industry first hand in Australia. By HHA NZ CEO, Jonathan Bhana-Thomson. The 2018 HHA Conference in Brisbane included speakers from the Australian Heavy Vehicle Regulator, transport...
Rescuing a vital container wharf 2018 Hirepool Construction Excellence Awards

Rescuing a vital container wharf

HEB Construction won the 2018 Cat 2 Construction Excellence Awards with a project that put a busy and commercially vital container wharf back into service. The Kaikoura Earthquake in 2016 destroyed CentrePort Wellington’s Thorndon Container Wharf. As a busy and vital part of the North Island’s logistic network, a large number of...
Classic Machines: The Terex 82-20 crawler tractor Classic Machines

Classic Machines: The Terex 82-20 crawler tractor

Smallest of all the production Terex track type tractors, the 82-20 was designed to expand Terex’s market share of the crawler tractor business and take on it’s two main rivals in this class, Caterpillar and International-Harvester. By Richard Campbell Following in the footsteps of their successful C-6/82-30, 82-40 and TC-12/82-80...
Collapsed retaining walls - risks and remedies Contractor

Collapsed retaining walls - risks and remedies

Retaining walls are an increasing feature of construction sites as sky high land prices add pressure to maximise the potential returns from each build. Construction companies look to utilise every inch of land when planning new developments, and many projects require high retaining walls to achieve bigger results. As retaining wall...
Contractor Magazine (September 2018) Archives

Contractor Magazine (September 2018)

Access to the Contractor magazine archives has been modified. Back issues from August 2018 through to March 2014 will still be available to read on our  Issuu.com  platform. From September 2018 archive access will be offered on a subscription only basis. If you currently receive Contractor magazine on a subscription basis and...
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