Thinking differently about immigration
By Alan Pollard, Chief Executive, Civil Contractors New Zealand. Access to a skilled labour force remains highly constrained for the civil construction industry. Even before...
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Adherence to bridge restrictions the key to maintain access
By Jonathan Bhana-Thomson, CEO, Heavy Haulage Association (July 2023). Unlike 50MAX and HPMV permits for freight, the Overweight Permits issued for transporting large indivisible loads...
Schield C-35 Bantam excavator
Wanting a cheap and versatile cable-operated excavator capable of performing multiple tasks including backhoe, face shovel, dragline, crane or clamshell? Look no further than the...
Less is more …
By Cos Bruyn, Managing Director, Fulton Hogan. I read with interest the article on Auckland City traffic management under review in the May Contractor magazine and...
A new way to do Temporary Traffic Management
By Brett Gliddon Group General Manager, Transport Services. Every day people go to work on our roads and people drive through those work sites, and...
Temporary traffic management embracing the leap
By Michelle Farrell, Technical Manager, Civil Contractors New Zealand. By now we all know that the brand-new New Zealand Guide to Temporary Traffic Management (NZGTTM)...
Record salary levels in the tightest ever labour market
By Rob Sellars, 84 Recruitment. It has been well reported that salaries both here and around the world have significantly increased over the past two years,...
Where are we at with the water reform programme?
By Alan Pollard , CCNZ chief executive. I have focussed several of my articles on the government’s reform programme, and the reform of our drinking, waste...
LATERAL THINKING key to house relocation
Photo: Manoeuvring second part of house into position using hydraulic jacks on trailer unit. What has a severe tropical cyclone, banana skins, protected native flora...
Informing reforms with practical know-how
Photo: Poppi Tucker-Low of Russell Roads was the Epic Four (CCNZ Contractor Photo Competition) round runner-up with a photo of senior team member Johnny Bristol...