Challenging but equally inspiring
Vanessa Browne, Interim Group General Manager Transport Services, NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, looks back on 2024 and forward to the rest of this year....
Category : Contractor
Nothing happens without aggregate
Let’s keep the momentum going says Wayne Scott, CEO of the Aggregate and Quarrying Association (AQA). I’ve commented more than once that ministerial policy announcements are...
Here we go again
Image: The Construction Manager leading the way on site. Taken by Shona from Pipeline & Civil. Jeremy Sole, from the Business Performance Team, reviews the...
NZS 3910: 2023 wrap-up
Brendan Cash (Partner) and James Sanderson (Solicitor) in Dentons’ Major Projects and Construction team has covered six core areas of change introduced in the new...
John Deere celebrates 75 years
Image: In 1949, John Deere began manufacturing MC Dozers in Dubuque, Iowa. Having started production in 1949 in Dubuque, Iowa, John Deere is commemorating its...
Reflecting on 80 years of industry service
Image: Sir William (Alf) Stevenson (left) and Arnold Downer, 1967. Civil Contractors New Zealand Chief Executive Alan Pollard Last month (November), Civil Contractors NZ celebrated...
Spotlight on the crane industry
Photo: Deane Manley. As all industries struggle with uncertainty in the face of recession, Deane Manley, the President of the Crane Association, talks candidly with...
A cautionary tale about retentions
Brendan Cash (Partner), Madison Dobie (Senior Associate) and Caitlin Hogan (Solicitor) Dentons’ Major Projects and Construction team. In a recent case, Stevensons Structural Engineers 1978...
It’s all about the people
Whenever we talk about constructing and maintaining infrastructure, we must remember the people who carry out this important work. Alan Pollard, CEO, CCNZ. The association...
Garwood Scrapers
As an earthmoving equipment supplier, Garwood disappeared in the mid-1960s. However, readers may associate the name Garwood with a range of premium heavy haulage winches...