Upskilling ourselves – Tommy Parker
ROAD MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS has been under the spotlight in recent years. The sector as a whole has recognised there were opportunities to review delivery...
Category : Comment
Competitive Tenders: push-back on the paperless office
I RECENTLY COMPLETED a feasibility study for a client. At the conclusion of the project, I spent a few hours of my time at work...
Breach of permit changes welcomed
by Vijay Naidu
JONATHAN BHANA-THOMSON, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, NZ HEAVY HAULAGE ASSOCIATION CHANGES HAVE RECENTLY been made to the Vehicle Dimensions and Mass Rule relating to the enforcement process...
Titan Cranes: Back from the brink
Titan’s leaders today … Bruce Whiley, Jan Coton, Owen Whiley and Vaughan Clark. The Titan group suffered a crisis after the death eight years ago...
When the surveying begins- an update from Pokeno
by Vijay Naidu
When State Highway 1 bypassed Pokeno just south of the Bombay Hills, many believed that would be the end of the little town. INSTEAD, A...
zero harm safety app for association members
From next month most Civil Contractors New Zealand members will have free access to a new award-winning app for iPhone and Android to record incidents...
All in the family
by Vijay Naidu
Industry consultant JEREMY SOLE reflects on the trials and tribulations of the traditional family business. RUNNING FAMILY BUSINESSES can be smooth and satisfying but, as...
A night shift
Yet another great crane shot, this time a Terex Superlift 3800 crawler crane lifting a bridge over a French highway by a Belgium company called...
McConnell Dowell – a view from the top
by Vijay Naidu
Roger McRae has spent most of his working life with McConnell Dowell. He talked to our sister magazine Local Government recently about the industry from...
Profit and health and safety: comment from Malcolm Abernethy
Malcolm Abernethy, Executive officer, Civil Contractors NZ This month (June 2015) I am writing this column in two sections that are loosely linked. It is...