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...
Category : Contractor
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...
Making hard work easy
When it comes to wheel loaders there’s nothing better for increasing production and improving profits than the latest Doosan DL Series range. DESIGNED TO SCOOP,...
The sensational new CAT E-Series
Two well-established South Island contracting firms, among the first in New Zealand to move to the eagerly awaited new Cat E-Series excavator range now available...
Celebrating mini excavators with cult status
Youngman Richardson’s relationship with IHI kicks off with the new V4 and VX Series mini excavators. A CULT-LIKE FOLLOWING isn’t something you would normally associate...