Steep hillside hauling with two TA300s
Deep in the Omaio Forest, Gaddum Construction is using two TA300 Terex Trucks articulated haulers to move end material and metal for road-building as well...
Category : Technology
Top place for Levi in Singapore
Hitachi construction machinery technician Levi Webster flew to Singapore last month to represent CablePrice at the 2018 Hitachi Top Technician Asia Pacific regional final. There,...
An Irish encounter
The official opening of Combilift’s new global headquarters and manufacturing facility in Monaghan, Ireland, was on an epic scale by our country’s standards. Ruth Le...
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...
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...
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;...
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...
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...
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...
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...