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...
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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...
A Capital celebration
Photo: At the Welcome function, Greig Running (outgoing chair), Jonathan Bhana-Thomson (CEO) and Associate Transport Minister Matt Doocey. In August, around 200 members and sponsors...
Artificial intelligence in construction
By Brendan Cash (Partner) and Miles Rout (Law Graduate) in Dentons’ Major Projects and Construction team. As artificial intelligence technologies such as generative AI and...
The 1970s the go-ahead decade
Last month, I covered our golden economic era, the 1960s, and the first signs of the end of our economic golden age. The 1970s will...
Looking for the light at the end of the tunnel
Alan Pollard, CEO, Civil Contractors NZ I want to start by acknowledging how tough it is for business right now. Many of our members are...
The Euclid/Terex 82-40
At the request of customers, the Euclid 82-40 was developed to fill a gap between the company’s existing 82-30 and TC-12 dozers. By Richard Campbell....
Unblocking the infrastructure pipeline
Alan Pollard, CEO, Civil Contractors NZ Wherever I travel across our branch network, the overwhelming issue that is at the top of members’ minds is...
A golden age for the association
Photo: The Federation’s relationship with ‘Kiwi’ Keith Holyoake and the Second National Government (1960-1972) that included Robert Muldoon was also clearly a golden age for...
Construction Industry 2024 survey insights
Photo: Floating excavator over the Whanganui River. Jim French, Construction Industry Specialist at Teletrac Navman. As someone deeply involved in the construction sector, I’ve seen...