Nelmac’s water woman
Raewyn Philbey admits to getting the odd strange look from homeowners when she responds to callouts in her role as a Water Service Person with Nelson...
Category : Contractor
Parting words from Jeremy Sole- a final column
…much of what the organisation does is not obvious to outside observers and you can only get the value and wider knowledge by participating....
Dedicated to Cat
“We are in the small excavator market, and currently have a Cat 308D and a Cat 308E. The new ‘E’ is a nice upgrade on...
Smoko antics
Paul ‘Dizzy Hips’ Blair sets a world record by hula hooping a 45 kilo tractor tyre! ...
Going electric? – I don’t think so
The innovative American designer and builder of upmarket electric cars, Tesla, started with sports cars, but has now branched into luxury limos. I recently test...
Mamma mia – Jeep falls into Italian hands
It must be sheer humiliation for diedin-the-wool followers of the traditions of Uncle Sam. Maybe that should be died-in-the-bourbon. The Jeep Cherokee is being Italianised....
When perception influences reality
One of the cleverest pieces of old-fashioned politicking to gain traction in New Zealand still annoys me. And the fact it still does shows...
Waterview snap
Just to prove the staff of Contractor magazine don’t spend their whole time in the Contrafed Publishing office, here’s a Waterview snap of the editor Kevin Lawrence...
Towards a drug-free workplace
Dr Wayne Severn of Scenttech drug detector services discusses ways of turning your business into a drug-free workplace. ALL WORKPLACES MUST comply with the Health and...
An electrifying leap of faith
At its completion in 1965, Lake Benmore was immediately hailed as a landmark piece of civil engineering and construction – for its height, capacity and...