A guest blog by Doug Miller Excavators are relied upon by a variety of industries. Whenever and wherever ground needs to be broken and earth needs to be moved, these powerful machines will be. Since they can’t operate themselves, trained professionals are a fundamental part of excavator work. However, with great machinery comes great risk;…
When we ask our Contractor readers what they never miss in the magazine- it is the historical projects and Classic Machines which is written by Richard Campbell. So we have commissioned Richard, the country’s machinery guru, especially to write an extended article on the WHEEL LOADER. This 18 page special WHEEL LOADER edition an article…
We have three remote-controlled toy excavators to give away. The competition is open to new and existing subscribers. It’s easy to enter- simply take out a print or digital subscription to Contractor magazine in the next five days and you will automatically go in the draw. Entries close on September 4th. The HuiNa 15-Channel 2.4G…
Christchurch Southern Motorway Stage 2 (CSM2) project shows traffic using the new Weedons Road bridge and southbound traffic now travelling across the Shands Road bridge- great milestones achieved for the project during July 2019. The Robinsons Road Overpass continues to progress well and vast amounts of landscaping is currently being undertaken along the alignment. Construction…
Drone footage of earthworks progress, courtesy of the Northern Express Group.
The Caterpillar 983 loader is the largest loader Caterpillar has produced in its 90 plus year history. This is a clip made up of images published in September’s profile.
Carl Vaughan contacted us with these new suggestions. Tyre disposal is obviously a major issue in New Zealand and throughout the world. Around 6 million tyres come into New Zealand each year. They can’t be buried, as they rise back out of the ground, and they can’t be burned. A lot of tyres are shipped…
The Winners have been named in the 2019 civil construction awards A record-breaking pipeline in Auckland, a Napier roading upgrade to make a busy intersection safe, an Auckland wastewater station and a stormwater restoration in Wellington won respective category awards at the 41st CCNZ Hirepool Construction Excellence awards in Rotorua on 2 August. McConnell Dowell…
The Engineering School at the University of Canterbury is currently undergoing research to determine the ‘optimal stage’ to involve the contractor in pre-construction services. Previous research has shown that engaging in pre-construction services can provide benefits to all stakeholders (I.e. contractors, clients, and consultants) when performed correctly. The Engineering School has created a short survey…
Civil Contractors New Zealand, the New Zealand Roadmarkers Federation and the Roadmarking Industry Association of Australia have arranged 44 amazing speakers for #Navigatingthefuture – 2019’s national conference for civil contractors and roadmarkers – which takes place in Rotorua from 31 July – 3 August. An intriguing discussion on the state of civil construction and roadmarking…
The current climate in construction is shifting, to change. A guest blog by Regan Burke New Zealand’s infrastructure is experiencing a predicted long and busy boom. Auckland has more cranes up on the skyline than any other city in the south east Asia area. But at what cost? Perception of convenience and disregard for long term…
Ground-breaking local ingenuity is giving Smart Dig the advantage when it comes to quieter hydro excavation. Rob Southey set up in business back in 1997 with a single truck cleaning effluent ponds for farmers. From there, his company has grown quickly to the point where Southeys Group has now cornered the market in not only…
You might have noticed there has been some changes to Contractor magazine’s website. A spruce up which shows off much more of our content. If you haven’t already done so, check out the new theme.
Clark-Michigan rolled out it’s twin-engined scraper- the 110HT, in 1970. The machine was a reasonable success for C-M and over 1000 were produced. A small number trickled into NZ, although no-one is sure exactly how many arrived, or where they ended up working. In 2009 Richard Campbell wrote about the NZ imports in a Classic…
Komatsu New Zealand has launched myKomatsu, a new online parts customer portal that makes ordering parts a quick and easy process. Available 24/7 throughout New Zealand, myKomatsu has been designed to ensure that customers order the right parts for their machines and are through to checkout as quickly as possible. It is completely cross-platform, allowing…
