Improving the approvals/consents process
Christine Gordon, Senior Associate and Briana Lyons, Solicitor at Simpson Grierson look at legislative reforms aimed at streamlining the approvals/consents process, increasing competition in the...
Category : Contractor
Stop shuffling the deck chairs and get on with the work
Alan Pollard, CEO, CCNZ As I write this column for the June issue of Contractor magazine, we are yet again engaged in dialogue with the...
Clark-Michigan wheel dozers
Image: An earlier model Clark-Michigan 280-II sits in a field awaiting its next call to duty. It is fitted with the standard S-blade, a factory...
Supporting clients to understand the industry
The CCNZ team, supported by our Executive Council, continues to monitor civil construction work, or lack of it, across the country. By Alan Pollard, CEO,...
Cartel conduct in construction a lesson for contractors
In late 2024, we saw the first criminal prosecution for a cartel following the 2021 shift from civil liability to criminal liability for this conduct....
Potholes – a proactive approach
Simon Everett, the director of Solution-SE, has 40 years’ experience with technical and management roles associated with pavement maintenance, bitumen and asphalt. Potholes are the...
A tight squeeze
Image: The team entering a bridge beam. The height here is only 600mm. Working in tight spaces can provide a whole array of challenges for...
Talking hauling with Fulton Hogan
Fulton Hogan is one of this country’s most well-known and largest road and infrastructure contractors, with a history that goes back some 90-plus years. Richard...
Compliance for everyday oversize loads
By Jonathan Bhana-Thomson, CEO, Heavy Haulage Association The Association has always been seen as providing advocacy for the large, oversize end of the freight sector...
WSP adds to triaxial testing fleet
WSP has expanded its national fleet of soil testing technology with the addition of a new automatic static triaxial testing machine in its Petone research...