The John Deere 5010 scraper
A direct development of Deere’s first elevating scraper, the model 840, the model 5010 incorporated many improvements over its predecessor. John Deere to many people...
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Construction technology predictions
Ryan Kunisch, Director of Global Marketing / Product Management, Trimble. This year technology will continue to provide increased accuracy, flexibility and jobsite safety, while also...
Takaka Hill: The Marble Obstacle
To the arriving colonists at the top of the South Island, Takaka Hill represented a major obstacle between the cramped and land-hungry settlement of Nelson,...
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...
CCNZ member profile: Bev and Erin Bowling
by Vijay Naidu
Sons following fathers into the construction industry is a fairly common practice, so it’s refreshing to see a daughter doing the same. But then again,...
Women to the rescue
The critical shortage of skilled truck drivers has been well documented in the news media, but not so well known is an equally threatening shortage...
The pipe dream that came true
The story of the Hynds group of companies is the tale of a local boy who made good in his own neighbourhood. Today, after a...