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Thinking outside the box Technology

Thinking outside the box

Since 1971 Auckland-based Spiral Drillers Civil has earned a reputation for tackling some difficult piling work. Richard Silcock profiles the company and finds out why it has been so successful. “AS CLICHÉD AS it may sound, I attribute the success of the business to maintaining a high standard of work, finding a solution for our...
UAS case study Technology

UAS case study

At the CCNZ conference last year, Edward Kelly from Fulton Hogan presented a case study on using an unmanned aerial system (UAS) for project work on the Huntly section of the Waikato Expressway. The ‘Huntly Section’ is a 16-kilometre four-lane motorway construction contract with an estimated cost of $320 million. This is one of the...
What full automation can do for asphalt plants Technology

What full automation can do for asphalt plants

Imagine a future where asphalt pavement production is entirely automated. By James Careless. CONJURE UP self-driving trucks hauling raw materials to a fully-automated asphalt plant; unloading them in sensor-monitored, weight measurement holding areas. Think of the materials and fluids stored in these areas being constantly monitored by...
Constraining factors in construction Technology

Constraining factors in construction

By ROB STUMMER, MANAGING DIRECTOR, IFS NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA IN OUR EXPERIENCE – reinforced by a recent construction industry roundtable discussion – there are five factors constraining Australasian construction businesses in their performance and ability to innovate. Poor performance in any of these areas – visibility of...
CivilShare: Bringing the market together Technology

CivilShare: Bringing the market together

By Regan Burke, operations manager, ICB WE WORK IN AN industry that’s under the pump, especially now. Additional infrastructure and housing is urgently needed, there’s a shortage of labour, a strain on resources and we’re incredibly time poor. I reckon as an industry we need to make better use of the resources that are...
Buyers’ Guide for on-board scales and weighing systems Technology

Buyers’ Guide for on-board scales and weighing systems

Onboard loader scales have long been a cornerstone of measuring equipment for quarry operators and other load-haul operations in construction, mining, waste management/recycling, logging and more. Article supplied by Trimble. Recently, loader scales have evolved dramatically to not only provide highly accurate payload weighing but also...
Protecting our infrastructure from corrosion Technology

Protecting our infrastructure from corrosion

Asset managers and corrosion experts across the country gathered in Auckland recently to share experiences and the latest information on how corrosion impacts assets. THE ONE-DAY ‘CORROSION’ seminar was presented by ACANZ, the Australasian Corrosion Association’s New Zealand branch, and sponsored by Carboline NZ. A discussion...
Excavating without a bucket Technology

Excavating without a bucket

Peter Owens talks with Blair Skevington about his success building a large hydro excavator for use in civil contracting. SKEVINGTON CONTRACTING formed in 2004, is based in Palmerston, between Dunedin and Oamaru. It is a now a well-established excavation and heavy machinery operator owned by Blair Skevington who found a niche with...
Lessons in smart fleet management Technology

Lessons in smart fleet management

This article first appeared in Contractor February 2017. Cutting costs was the original reason that Nelson-based Taylors Contracting looked for a GPS fleet management system. But it soon discovered wide-ranging health and safety benefits. TAYLORS CONTRACTING is a civil contracting company that has specialised in earthmoving, civil...
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