The Wabco 353FT elevating scraper
There is nothing quite as good as when an equipment manufacturer ‘gets it right’. Wabco’s model 353FT elevating scraper is an excellent case in point....
Tag : Goodman Contractors
Changing of the chair at CCNZ
Following the CCNZ conference in Christchurch this month (August) Napier business consultant and former Gair Contracting managing director Bailey Gair was elected unopposed at the...
First expressway project to restart
Work on the Peka Peka north of Otaki Expressway (PP2O) was the first big roading project to restart after the lockdown and work is now...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
The Wabco model 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...