Flying the dream
Being dyslexic has not stopped Craig Walker from forming and running one of the most successful building removal companies in the country. Richard Silcock spoke...
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‘I put my all into it’
CCNZ chief executive, Peter Silcock retired at the end of last year after six-and-a-half years in the job. Richard Silcock (no relation), who interviewed Peter...
A lifetime love for the D8 bulldozer
If bulldozer driver Dave Lott isn’t the oldest in the world, he’d be the only nonagenarian still working an 11-hour day on the machines. Hugh...
Introducing Alan Pollard
Alan Pollard, the long-serving chief executive officer of NZ Apples & Pears, will be taking over as new CEO of CCNZ from Peter Silcock in...
Thomas lays the pipeline for an epic career
Thomas Reddiex turned his love of machinery into a dream career in civil construction, laying pipelines on high-profile projects such as the Peka Peka to...
Stepping up to the challenge
Above: Ethan photographed at the 2020 Water New Zealand Association Conference in Hamilton. Ethan Keith’s life has been a bit of a rollercoaster ride, from...
Loving life as a concrete truck driver
He had only been on the job for two months before Manawatu cadet truck driver Ryan Pickering was handed the keys to a brand new...
Construction machinery is in his blood
There will be few in CCNZ who don’t know Ewen Major. For the past 15 years he’s been Auckland territory manager for the Cat rental...
Welcoming the CCNZ new president
As of this year’s CCNZ AGM, Tony Pike will step into the role of president. He’s a well-known name in the industry, having held senior...
Raising the tide for contractors
Six months into his new role at Infrastructure NZ, Paul Blair talks to MARY SEARLE BELL about where he’s come from and where he plans...