Tight site and a tight frame Contractor

Tight site and a tight frame

For Fulton Hogan, tasked with constructing a new section of road, installing stormwater pipes and upgrading the sewer on a narrow site near Queenstown Airport, it was a race against the onset of winter and the tourist season. Richard Silcock explains. Since opening in late December last year, the Eastern Access (Hawthorne Road...
Now is the time for exponential growth Contractor

Now is the time for exponential growth

PETER BENFELL, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, CONNEXIS ALMOST THREE YEARS since the launch of Civil Trades, the nationally recognised accreditation programme for civil contractors in New Zealand we find ourselves at a tipping point. From that landmark moment in December 2015, we have continued to grow awareness, engagement and, crucially,...
Urban efficiency at the touch of a button Contractor

Urban efficiency at the touch of a button

The new next-generation Cat 323 excavators have arrived and one of the first units to be delivered has gone straight into Pukekohe-based TDM Construction’s busy machine fleet. With 15 Cat excavators already on-fleet and a robust company programme for updating older gear in place, it was perhaps inevitable that TDM Construction would...
A case for e-training Contractor

A case for e-training

DARREN COTTINGHAM, DT DRIVER TRAINING I’M FREQUENTLY ASKED how such a manual and physical task as driving, or operating a piece of machinery can be taught using a computer. Isn’t it better to have in-person training? The answer is not necessarily and certainly not always. Significant cost benefits and improvements in learning...
Committed to working with contractors Contractor

Committed to working with contractors

BRETT GLIDDON, GENERAL MANAGER, SYSTEM DESIGN AND DELIVERY, NZTA THIS IS MY FIRST COLUMN as the NZ Transport Agency’s new general manager, System Design and Delivery, and my appointment comes at a time of significant change for land transport; it is both challenging and exciting. The NZ Transport Agency is committed to working with...
Are wire rope barriers – barriers to oversize? Contractor

Are wire rope barriers – barriers to oversize?

JONATHAN BHANA-THOMSON, CEO, NZ HEAVY HAULAGE ASSOCIATION WIRE ROPE MEDIAN BARRIERS have an excellent record for reducing head-on accidents in black-spot areas, however the requirements for other road users – including the oversize industry – must be taken into account when planning for them. The past few years have seen the rise...
Harnessing the Construction Contracts Act 2002 Contractor

Harnessing the Construction Contracts Act 2002

BRETT MARTELLI, SENIOR ASSOCIATE, HEANEY & PARTNERS CONTRACTORS ARE WELL aware that under the CCA, if a payment claim is not paid or disputed by the statutory or contractual deadline, the other party is automatically liable for the amount of the payment claim as a debt due which is enforceable in the courts. Occasionally,...
Is cut price bidding undermining our infrastructure? Contractor

Is cut price bidding undermining our infrastructure?

PETER SILCOCK, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, CCNZ CIVIL CONTRACTORS NEW ZEALAND recently worked with Major Associate member Teletrac Navman and Colmar Brunton to complete the 2018 Construction Industry Survey. The results were released to the public at our annual conference in Hamilton and the data collected helps CCNZ members, and New Zealand as...
Reshaping a city with passion Contractor

Reshaping a city with passion

As one of the country’s largest council-owned maintenance and construction companies, Citycare Group was one of the major contractors to contribute to the Christchurch rebuild. AFTER SEVEN YEARS Citycare has matured into a maintenance and construction company turning over $300 million a year and with a well-balanced portfolio of North...
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