A slice of our crane industry history
Liebherr New Zealand has now acquired Morrow NZ, former distributor of Liebherr tower and marine cranes here, and a new chapter in an interesting crane...
Tag : Earthmoving
FOUNDED ON RED ROCK
Auckland might seem far away to a business based in Taupo, but four-laning has brought it well within reach. Hugh de Lacy explains. EARTHMOVING AND...
Evolution of the Single Axle Scraper
Grand-daddy of all the scrapers (apart from the horse-drawn, wheel-less Fresno type), the single axle scraper has a niche in the history of earthmoving and...
Working the dream
When your childhood passion is making things, the choice between following your father into a career in accountancy, or opting for an engineering degree is...
Forgotten companies: Isaacson
Back in time when the track type tractor was still considered a new tool for earthmoving, there were dozens of companies offering attachments to outfit...
Lessons in smart fleet management
This article first appeared in Contractor February 2017. Cutting costs was the original reason that Nelson-based Taylors Contracting looked for a GPS fleet management system....
A good man at Goodman
This article first appeared in Contractor magazine’s December issue. He drove a motor scraper at age 15 and now drives a multimillion-dollar business. RICHARD SILCOCK...