Tui Pakea from QRS(Winner) with Dan Mepham from Gair Contracting. One point separated them. Civil Contractors New Zealand’s Hawkes Bay/East Coast region held its annual REOC at the weekend. REOC Results Winner of 2018 REOC: Tui Paikea, QRS …
Jason Toomer-Reti: Winner of Auckland REOC for 2018 Jason Toomer-Reti of ICB Retaining & Construction is the top dog. Toomer-Reti won the Civil Contractor’s New Zealand Auckland Regional Excavator Operator Competition, held at Big Boys Toys at ASB Showgrounds from 16-18 November. Thirty three competitors used excavators to navigate a set course, putt golf balls,…
Jake Rouse, assistant quarry manager at Clements’ Western Hills quarry. Clements Contractors from Whangarei won the Supreme 2018 Westpac Northland Business of the Year, and was also the winner of the Vodafone Excellence in Business Large Business Award. The company was handed these top awards at the business awards’ gala dinner held at Forum…
Canterbury’s CCNZ branch held its annual awards dinner at Addington Raceway on November 3rd. 350 people had an enjoyable evening with MC Greg Ward lending his expertise and the Deen Colson Trio playing some jazz classics in quieter moments. Congrats to the winners of this year’s awards. Supreme Award Winners: Isaac Construction CCNZ Canterbury Branch…
Last Sunday 11th November the Taranaki CCNZ Branch delivered their first REOC in 7years. Fortunately James Corlett was there to catch the action. A team of members and sponsors, ably lead by Ross McEwen ( a branch life member), set up on a site owned by member company Offshore Plumbing Services. Ten competitors all showed…
Make sure you are at the CCNZ Construction Zone at Big Boys Toys this weekend. There’s plenty to keep you busy this action-packed event. Attractions: “Give it a go’ Excavator Challenge Extreme 4 x 4 demonstrations Kid’s mini diggers SCissor lift selfie zone Westpac Rescue Helicopter Simulator Watch the Pros in Action Watch the pros…
CCNZ has collaborated with TV broadcaster Face TV to produce six TV episodes entitled ‘Spotlight on Civil Contracting.’ The episodes are half an hour long and are currently screening on Wednesday evenings at 8:30pm on Sky Channel 083 Face TV. Here’s the link to Episode Two, with Greg Ward, (also CCNZ’s annual conference MC) talking…
We are counting down the days to the 2018 Auckland Regional Excavator Operator Competition coming up later this month. The best operators in the Auckland region are competing against each other to complete a series of challenges including the slam dunk, pipe crossing and egg & spoon (and other things you’d never be asked to…
We had a tip-off last week. Lots of heavy machinery is disembarked onto Auckland’s Bledisloe Wharf each month without drawing attention but this particular machine is different. In fact any machinery enthusiast might have heard the twin Detroit engines with straight six starting inside the hull of the Tamelane, the vessel in question, as this…
Volvo has a new promotional video starring Swedish star Dolph Lundgren as a tough drill instructor getting fresh with some new recruits. “Rise and shine maggots, I’m here to pump you up!’ screams Lundgren, doing his best General Patton impersonation. Lundgren puts the maggots through their paces- with a great soundtrack. Worth a watch- Lundgren’s…
by Carlos Gonzales, general manager of 3D Laser Mapping The 2016 year saw the most significant reforms of New Zealand’s health and safety systems for 20 years, with the new Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 responding to reports that the country’s health and safety system was failing. This Act led to a great…
You may have read in Richard Campbell’s recent Classic Machines column about the massive Cat 660 scraper, the largest of the Cat scrapers. Despite its age and pedigree this machine has never been imported into New Zealand. Low & behold in August three machines were landed, one for Vic Draper and two for Paul Clarke’s…
