FOUNDED ON RED ROCK
Auckland might seem far away to a business based in Taupo, but four-laning has brought it well within reach. Hugh de Lacy explains. EARTHMOVING AND...
Category : Company Profile
Quarry contract awarded
by Vijay Naidu
RedBull is providing blasting services for all GBC Winstone’s quarries across the North Island. THIS FOLLOWS THE contract award in July, where RedBull Powder Company’s...
RedBull Powder’s proud legacy – and bright future
RedBull Powder Company celebrated its 20-year legacy of innovation recently as the company continues to grow. The RedBull team gathered 130 staff, customers and suppliers...
Alpha Specialised Movers: Moving in a new direction
Alpha Specialised Movers is moving in a new direction now that one of its founders has retired. RICHARD SILCOCK talks to its remaining director about...
For the good of energy
This article first appeared in Contractor February 2017. Taranaki company Burgess & Crowley Civil has been providing various aggregate services to the region’s energy industry...
Scrapers reign supreme
Motorised scrapers are enjoying a huge resurgence, and the smartest earthmovers are cashing in on the productivity, and profitability, they offer. For some, such as...
Worthington Contracting: from strength to strength
It’s now a case of where to from here for a small family company that grew rapidly in the aftermath of the Canterbury earthquakes. HUGH...
CCNZ member profile: Bev and Erin Bowling
by Vijay Naidu
Sons following fathers into the construction industry is a fairly common practice, so it’s refreshing to see a daughter doing the same. But then again,...
Gordon Stone: An industry Veteran’s long stay with Titan
by Vijay Naidu
Gordon Stone explains exactly why he has spent the past 45 years working for one company. BY GAVIN RILEY. WHEN GORDON STONE travelled from his...
Going the distance in the Deep South
by Vijay Naidu
The latter half of last century was a boom era for Southland contractor A G Hoffman, but the long-established company has had to adapt to...