Robert Jones: Leading from the front
RICHARD SILCOCK profiles Fulton Hogan’s New Zealand chief executive Robert Jones, a Yorkshireman and natural leader who doesn’t hesitate to roll up his sleeves and...
Category : Contractor
Best road maintenance contract model
This article is based on a presentation at the 2016 IPWEA conference by Jamie McPherson, chair of the REG Procurement SubGroup, and Chris Olsen, director,...
Heavy Haulage Conference 2016
Heavy hauliers gathered in Christchurch last month for their annual Heavy Haulage Conference. MARY SEARLE BELL was there. THE HOT TOPIC THIS year was the proposed...
Greg Sheehan
Top flight pilot
Greg Sheehan has been a stalwart of the heavy haulage industry for years. At this year’s HHA conference he received the Gus Breen Memorial Award,...
Get your skates on!
A multimillion-dollar overhaul of Napier’s iconic waterfront will revive the city’s coastal amenities and create a public skate park space for both locals and visitors...
Downtown disappears on Ward Demolition watch
It’s all go at the site of Auckland’s old Downtown Shopping Centre as Peter Ward and his Ward Demolition team prepare the site for the...
Right to suspend left dangling
This article was written by Stuart Robertson and Sam McCutcheon. Stuart is a partner and Sam is a solicitor in Kensington Swan’s construction team. The...
The new CCNZ president: Brian Warren
It’s barely a year since the merger of the old Contractors Federation with Roading New Zealand to form Civil Contractors NZ, and new president Brian...
Update from the NZ Transport Agency
Tommy Parker, Group Manager, Highways, NZ Transport Agency I’VE JUST RETURNED from a period of time over in the UK – this time away was part...
Stopping a slip
slip-sliding away
This massive slip took ingenuity, logistics and careful planning to clear and stabilise.
RICHARD SILCOCK reports on how working safely was paramount on the highly...