Unsafe workplace case study
WorkSafe’s recent investigation into a structural steelwork company has concluded and resulted in a prosecution in the Christchurch District Court. The facts of the case...
Category : Contractor
Huge infrastructure project gears up
Construction of Watercare’s Central Interceptor will start with site works in August and the project is expected to be completed by 2025. On March 14,...
Building a winter diversion route
The stark prospect of the timber on which the town was founded running out was what drove the construction of the Ohakune Mountain Road. Hugh...
Road Science wins safety award
Transport technology company Road Science was recognised for its innovative work in eliminating health hazards in roading products at the 2019 Workplace Health & Safety...
Crane chief executive calls time
For the past 12 months Crane Association CEO Rod Auton and his wife Kui (Kuimira) have been living in their motorhome in preparation for a...
Hire fast, fire faster – the new recruitment guide
Hiring the right people at the right point in time is often critical to the success of businesses and construction projects. Keeping the ideal balance...
Growing a successful business
Business success is all about risk, reward and knowing where you are going. With every contract there is risk, potential rewards and the opportunity to...
C. Lund and Son – Carrying on with tradition
If there’s one Canterbury company bound to survive the current post-quake economic tightening, it’ll be the old family firm of C. Lund and Son. Hugh...
Safety at heart
Richard Silcock interviews Nicole Rosie, the head of WorkSafe NZ, over industry safety. We are some years behind other countries when it comes to health...
Common bonds and challenges
By Jonathan Bhana-Thomson, chief executive, NZ Heavy Haulage Association. Attendance at the Specialized Carriers and Rigging Association’s Transport Symposium in Houston recently by myself enabled...