Smoko antics
Paul ‘Dizzy Hips’ Blair sets a world record by hula hooping a 45 kilo tractor tyre! ...
Category : Contractor
When perception influences reality
One of the cleverest pieces of old-fashioned politicking to gain traction in New Zealand still annoys me. And the fact it still does shows...
Towards a drug-free workplace
Dr Wayne Severn of Scenttech drug detector services discusses ways of turning your business into a drug-free workplace. ALL WORKPLACES MUST comply with the Health and...
An electrifying leap of faith
At its completion in 1965, Lake Benmore was immediately hailed as a landmark piece of civil engineering and construction – for its height, capacity and...
Learning the basics at Tai Poutini
ALAN TITCHALL revisits a polytechnic dedicated to training basic skills for those looking for work in the civil construction and surface extraction industries, and explains,...
The pipe dream that came true
The story of the Hynds group of companies is the tale of a local boy who made good in his own neighbourhood. Today, after a...
Scale rule
Fulton Hogan’s Canterbury operation is all set for ever-larger projects with Wirtgen’s W210 joining its fleet. Ease-of-use, world class technology and huge reserves of power...
Turning waste into treasure with Cat K Series wheel loaders
It’s been said; “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure,” and if ever there was a company that could attest to that, it’s EnviroWaste. In...
John Deere K-Series wheel loaders
Unsurpassed performance from the US...
Hirepool’s massive equipment investment
In one of the most significant single heavy equipment orders for delivery in this country, Komatsu is supplying 75 new excavators to leading equipment hire...