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Classic Machines: The LaPlant-Choate TS-300 motor scraper
LaPlant-Choate’s TS-300 owes its origins to a design formulated prior to World War 2. The TS-300 was LaPlant-Choate’s first motor scraper and despite being taken...
Classic Machines: The Vickers VR180, Vigor & Vikon track type tractors
There are three machines which seem to have acquired mystical status for fans of earthmoving equipment in New Zealand – The Euclid TC-12, Euclid 16TDT,...
Gorge highway slip repairs prove a long haul
A series of large slips that forced the closure of SH1 through the Mangamuka Gorge last July is taking some time to repair. Richard Silcock...
Classic Machines: The International-Harvester E200 elevating scraper
The International Harvester E200 – A new look We last had an overview of the International Harvester E200 back in 2007, and a considerable amount...
Always use the right machinery for the job
Always use the right machinery for the job By Julia Johnston, Health and Safety Manager, Wilson Contractors (2003) Ltd. On May 4, 2018, Wilson Contractors...
Education and employment – the great divide
By Peter Silcock, chief executive, Civil Contractors New Zealand. The CCNZ is setting out up a Civil Workforce Forum which will complement its Civil Trades...
World first for Westport water woes
In 2018 Westport had a problem. A collapsed supply tunnel meant the northern West Coast town of about 4600 people was having to constantly pump...
Changing the client mindset
Ex-contractor David Langford has shifted the way the New Plymouth District Council approaches temporary traffic management, with excellent results in safety, productivity and quality. After...
Bringing mediation back in style
By Stuart Robertson (partner) and Andrea Lim (solicitor) in Dentons Kensington Swan’s Construction and Major Projects team. Despite the provision for mediation in most standard...