Sandvik has recently appointed Porter Group as its distributor for Mobile Crushing and Screening for the whole of Australia Porter Group has acted as Sandvik’s New Zealand distributor for sales and aftermarket support of its mobile crushing and screening range since 2009. The company will now also act as mobile distributor for the entire Australian…
If you’ve ever wanted your work hard hat to make a statement then you are in luck.. Cool Hard Hats NZ makes and sells cool-looking, custom designed hard hats. The company has its own graphic design team and will create you a hard hat which differs from your normal kit. Says company owner Jamie L’Huillier…
Short-term gaps in the infrastructure pipeline are causing long-term headaches for the country’s civil infrastructure contractors, who have criticised a vague forward work programme that sees roading projects down nearly three billion dollars in the next two years. Civil Contractors New Zealand Chief Executive Peter Silcock says that despite promises of ‘record investment’ and a…
Here is some drone footage of the CNC site taken just before Christmas 2018. In between the gravel you can really see the structures starting to take shape. For more information on the CNC project, visit http://www.nzta.govt.nz/cnc
Eve Cooper joined CCNZ in the new year as the association’s new Membership and Events manager on 14 January. Eve recently moved to Wellington after spending 17 years in the Bay of Plenty. For 10 of those years, she worked as the Membership Services manager at the New Zealand Certified Builders Association. Eve says she…
TransDiesel has two teams that have successfully made it through to the Volvo CE Masters final, to be held in Sweden in March 2019 The two teams have battled it out at the Oceania and APAC regional competitions and will now advance to the World final. Arranged by the global and regional aftermarket training organizations,…
The Trimble Dimensions was held in November last year in Las Vegas. Its 9th International User Conference attracted over 4800 attendees representing over 96 countries. Trimble’s Civil Engineering and Construction Division introduced five new technology solutions at the event. A new version of Trimble Earthworks Grade Control Platform version 1.7 features support for motor graders and…
NX2, the JV working on Ara Tuhono: Puhoi to Warkworth expressway, has been recording progress during the second earthworks season. Thanks for letting us share these pictures. After enabling works and bulk earthworks started in 2017 the viaducts and large structures have now commenced construction. For more information on the project visit the NX2 website.
Enter our Great Diecast Models Draw and win 1 of 2 die-cast 1:50 scale WSI models supplied by TransDiesel Ltd We have a WSI Models diecast 1:50 scale Volvo A60H articulated hauler and a 1:50 scale Volvo EC950E excavator to giveawayIt’s EASY to enter! Simply like this post on our Facebook, Instagram or LinkedIn pages…
The new Pūhoi to Warkworth project will extend the four-lane Northern Motorway (SH1) 18.5km from the Johnstone’s Hill Tunnels to just north of Warkworth. Earthworks have been underway here for over two years now, and there is great footage of progress. Thanks to NX2 for letting us share this clip- a project flyover from North…
By Peter Silcock, Chief Executive, Civil Contractors New Zealand Historically there has been little formal recognition of the skills and competencies a whole range of people in our industry have. This is an issue we set out to tackle when CCNZ introduced the Civil Trades certification system in 2015. We’re at the starting point for…
Great to share this excellent video clip from this year’s event- it captures all the trials & tribulations of the two day competition. Our thanks to Warwick from Digital Station who filmed and produced the clip. You can see why the crowds are drawn in during Big Boys Toys. Let us know what you think!
