John Fillmore Contracting makes a carefully considered decision to buy a crusher, opts for a Sandvik, and is rapt with the result.
Removing debris and replacing a skifield café and groomer shed destroyed by an arsonist high up Mt Ruapehu is a long and costly project that is testing men and machines.
The spectacular new bridge on New Plymouth’s coastal walkway looks from one angle like the bleached skeleton of a whale, and from another, evokes the image of a breaking wave.
A couple of sewage digesters turned out to be twice as big a challenge as the small company that built them expected.
A collaborative approach to a flooding problem caused by a stream running through a Transpower sub station site near Nelson has had some surprising results.
Dempsey Wood Civil Contractors took an innovative approach to surmounting the environmental challenges posed by working in watercourses with the result that the project achieved the highest possible environment ratings from start to finish.
A payment schedule is not invalid simply by virtue of the payer having taken an extreme position, for example, stating that the sum payable is nil - a key requriement is that the basis of the calculation is then explained.
The contracting industry has several concerns with the Auckland Regional Contracts Group review of the standard form of contract, believing some conditions are unfair and heavy handed, perhaps even to the point of being hostile towards contractors.
The revised code of practice for cranes came into effect at the beginning of the year and there have been a number of changes made to try and ensure no sector has been disadvantaged.
Liquidated damages must be a ‘genuine pre estimate of loss’ to be enforceable. Myth or reality? Despite this widely recited mantra, largely myth.
Noisy but effective, the Terex S-11E made its mark on New Zealand.
Recycling waste is the way ahead
Fire on the mountain
Ocean imagery
Digestive problems
Enriching Poorman Stream
Making water work
Court considers extreme payment schedules
ARCG review of NZS3910 could have dire consequences
The code of practice for cranes
Myths and realities of liquidated damages
The Terex S-11E