Built tough, built to last
Bill Perry has led a varied and tough life: Pest control, contract fencing, an army service with frontline combat duty, farming, civil contracting – and
Category : Contractor
Making plastic pavements
Using waste materials for road paving may not be unheard of, but a recent combination of minds has seen the use of waste plastic trialled
Southern contractor takes out best rig award
A strong supporter of CCNZ, Craig Jolly, made a significant win at the annual truck show in Gore this year. Peter Owens was there. For
Change of guard
Above: Ash Drake (left) and Gary Smith, the new owners of Gold Coast Building Removals. Local entity and former owner of Gold Coast Building Removals
A reminder of days past – Opiki suspension bridge
PHOTOGRAPHS COURTESY OF THE PALMERSTON NORTH CITY LIBRARY/MANAWATU HERITAGE COLLECTION When driving north on SH56, over the low-lying flood plains flanking the Manawatu River, you
A veteran well-travelled
Snow Edgar’s career spans decades and countries, but he hasn’t lost his passion for the people and industry he loves. By Mary Searle Bell Well-travelled
Talking infrastructure with Stephen Selwood
Local Government magazine editor Ruth Le Pla talks to Infrastructure New Zealand about what the Government well-being budget means to the project pipeline and the
Unsafe workplace case study
WorkSafe’s recent investigation into a structural steelwork company has concluded and resulted in a prosecution in the Christchurch District Court. The facts of the case
Huge infrastructure project gears up
Construction of Watercare’s Central Interceptor will start with site works in August and the project is expected to be completed by 2025. On March 14,