Arnold Bayliss: The king of airports
How many runways do you need to build to be crowned ‘the king of airports’? MARY SEARLE BELL talks to Arnold Bayliss about his career...
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GEM Awards 2016
The NZTA’s GEM Awards are a way for the agency to celebrate its contractors’ and consultants’ successes. They also exhibit outstanding examples of the agency’s...
New era from Lafarge and Holcim merger
The merger of the world’s biggest cement makers, Lafarge and Holcim, has had a significant impact on the way this country sources its cement. CHRIS...
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...
Worthington Contracting: from strength to strength
It’s now a case of where to from here for a small family company that grew rapidly in the aftermath of the Canterbury earthquakes. HUGH...
The Normanby realignment project: fixing a killer bridge in South Taranaki
by Vijay Naidu
One of the most important NZTA projects in the South Taranaki District for decades is the State Highway 3 Normanby realignment project, which includes the...
Night Moves
To prevent disrupting flights in and out of Gisborne, a specialist team from Downer recently resealed the town’s runway in sections, over 14 nights, while...
Going the distance in the Deep South
by Vijay Naidu
The latter half of last century was a boom era for Southland contractor A G Hoffman, but the long-established company has had to adapt to...
Road Science triumphs on the highway
by Vijay Naidu
How a Mt Maunganui company’s world-class laboratory expertise won a major award for enabling efficiency gains and cost savings to be made on a long-term...
Paying respect to Arnold Downer’s legacy
by 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...