Subdivisions filling the gap
With no big road projects about to start, Goodman Contractors is reinvigorating its core business. Richard Silcock explains. Stan Goodman, managing director for Goodman Contractors,...
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Replacing old bridges
The old narrow concrete bridges over the Manawatu River and surrounding floodplain just south of Foxton on SH1 are both being replaced at a cost...
2017 Hirepool Construction Excellence Awards- results
Supreme Award: Category Four: Projects with a value greater than $100 million Winner: Well-Connected Alliance The five kilometre Waterview Connection is to date the largest...
Bigger than big – the new Cat 637K wheeled tractor scraper
Goodman Contractors’ purchase of two new Cat 637K wheeled tractor scrapers from Gough Cat is a once in a generation addition to its fleet. Cameron...
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...
Realigning the Manawatu River
Diverting the flow of a major river to stop erosion is no easy task. RICHARD SILCOCK takes a look at an ambitious project that is...
Classic machines: LeTourneau’s Model D Tournapull
The Le Tourneau-Westinghouse D Tournapull was one innovative machine, says Richard Campbell. Descended from the original Le Tourneau ‘D’ Pull which dated back to 1946 and...
Classic Machines: The Wabco 222 elevating scraper
A genuine success story for Wabco, the model 222 elevating scraper could trace its ancestry right back to the electric steered Model C Tournapull of...
Kapiti’s Expressway forges ahead
Construction of the $630 million, four-lane Kapiti Expressway is forging ahead and despite technical challenges and a very wet winter contractors are rejoicing over progress....
John Deere K-Series wheel loaders
Unsurpassed performance from the US...