Tag : civil contracting industry

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‘I put my all into it’

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CCNZ chief executive, Peter Silcock retired at the end of last year after six-and-a-half years in the job. Richard Silcock (no relation), who interviewed Peter...
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On the job front: a recruitment perspective

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by Jason Walker, Managing Director of Hays New Zealand Recruitment activity in New Zealand’s civil contracting industry certainly experienced a monumental shift in focus in...
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Paying respect to Arnold Downer’s legacy

Vijay Naidu
Of the handful of family names indelibly etched in the history of our civil contracting industry is Downer, founded by engineer Arnold Downer over 80...
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John Deere makes the Grade

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  Even before Sam Pemberton’s new full-featured John Deere 670 Grade Pro (GP) motor grader arrived at his company’s Hamilton yard, it had already created...