Cost saving Cats Eyes covers for road resealing
By Bryan Ferguson, engineering officer Transportation, Taupo District Council. It is standard industry practice with chip reseal to remove all retroreflective RRPMs (Cats Eyes) and...
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Roadworks detours are not always viable for oversize
By Jonathan Bhana-Thomson, chief executive, Heavy Haulage Association. Roading contractors are becoming ambitious in the way they go about the upgrading and renewal of the...
Confused about vaccination policies?
FAQs answered by James Warren of Dentons Kensington Swan and organised by the CCNZ. There is some continuing uncertainty as to what guidance or rules...
Earthfill Compaction – A Brief History
Good compaction of fill is essential if you are to avoid subsidence. The Romans and Egyptians knew it and so did the so-called “primitive” tribes...
Putting the machines through their paces
It is simply billed as the ‘Expo’, but this legendary quarry and mining event this year, in the face of Covid, lived up to expectations...
Managing cost escalations is more important than ever
By Peter Silcock, chief executive, Civil Contractors NZ. Global supply shortages, snap Covid restrictions and some of the worst disruption to shipping since the Second...
Where’s the light at the end of the tunnel?
By Nick Leggett, CEO, Transporting New Zealand, and republished from the association’s website. I remain an absolute optimist in life, but I do feel for...
The bidding game – how to win
By Stephen Mockett, general manager, Plan A. Trying to write a tender submission without clear win themes is like, well … herding cats. Most successful...
Once in a generation chance to nail infrastructure legislation
By Peter Silcock, chief executive, CCNZ. CCNZ is a passionate advocate of the power of well-considered infrastructure projects. These projects can propel a country forward...
From the home office
The October issue of Contractor will be winging its way to you soon. Meanwhile, over this long Auckland confinement, it has been interesting comparing the...