Better Big Wipes
A new advanced formula from Big Wipes is said to strip paint, tar and even glue from hands, tools and work surfaces with even more...
Category : Contractor
Projecta battery charger for all types
The variety of different battery types these days includes Deep Cycle, AGM, Gel, Calcium, Marine, Stop/Start and Starting, which may require different battery chargers. Projecta...
The Caterpillar 933 Traxcavator
Following the acquisition of the Trackson Corporation by Caterpillar in 1951, Caterpillar continued to use Trackson’s loader attachments fitted to D2, D4, D6 and D7...
Managing road networks
DR STEVEN FINLAY, MANAGER BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, EQUIP LIMITED PARTNERSHIP LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEW ZEALAND. Last year was significant for strengthening the partnership between councils as road...
Gordon MacDonald: Working safer together
GORDON MACDONALD, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF WORKSAFE NEW ZEALAND We all know that New Zealand doesn’t have a great workplace health and safety record. The numbers...
Dad’s idea – as realised by his son (Chris Olsen)
The idea of bundling performance contracts had an interesting beginning – it started with a Hutt Valley contractor and his son. By ALAN TITCHALL. TODAY’S...
Smart Shelter equals smart business
Ask three different people in the construction sector what comes to mind when they think of Downer and they’ll typically tell you the same...
Drilling under the mighty Waikato
Directional or slant drilling is relatively new and a technology that has increased in accuracy over the past decade and has been driven by...
Getting to know CCNZ’s new CEO: Peter Silcock
Formulating policy, advocating and encouraging more young people to enter the industry are at the top of the agenda for the new Civil Contractors association...
Alice strips down and says farewell
CHRIS WEBB says farewell to Alice, the tunnelling machine that chewed her way through 800,000 cubic metres of spoil under Auckland and laid more than...