Robot assists Christchurch rebuild
CONTRACTORS REPAIRING EARTHQUAKE-HIT Christchurch are using a hydro-demolition robot in a project to rebuild part of the city’s wastewater system. The Aqua Cutter from Aquajet...
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The Caterpillar 225 excavator
After years of planning and testing in secrecy, Caterpillar finally unveiled its first hydraulic excavator a fair bit later than a lot of the competition....
Alice strips down and says farewell
CHRIS WEBB says farewell to Alice, the tunnelling machine that chewed her way through 800,000 cubic metres of spoil under Auckland and laid more than...
Catching up with Joe Edwards
After many years on the Contractor’s Federation national executive, Joe Edwards made a graceful exit at this year’s CCNZ AGM. He talks to Alan Titchall...
Linking communities: The Waitaki Bridges Replacement project
The Waitaki Bridges Replacement project is an example of both construction excellence, innovation, and outstanding community engagement. BY MARY SEARLE BELL. THE WAITAKI RIVER runs...
McConnell Dowell’s leadership training programme
by Vijay Naidu
A new leadership and development strategy is enabling McConnell Dowell to grow its next generation of managers and supervisors. The initiative recently launched in Auckland...
2015 Hirepool Construction Excellence Awards: Project Winners
The winners of the six awards categories were announced on August 7th at the black tie gala dinner marking the completion of the annual conference....
Auckland’s missing link
AUCKLAND’S $2.5 BILLION City Rail Link project passed a milestone in April, with the appointment of two construction consortia to commence the first phase of...
McConnell Dowell – a view from the top
by Vijay Naidu
Roger McRae has spent most of his working life with McConnell Dowell. He talked to our sister magazine Local Government recently about the industry from...