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Dwyer-Lewis Earthworks Ltd

Located around 90km north of Christchurch and 35km inland, the Culverden Basin is the largest of three inland basins in North Canterbury, and is the area contracting company Dwyer-Lewis Earthworks Ltd calls home.
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Forestry: A dangerous occupation

I’m a logging dinosaur who spent 25 years in forestry and obviously survived, when many of my friends, workmates and the famous did not, dying in the industry they loved.
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Genie lifts the lid

Over the last 40 years, Genie has earned an enviable reputation for the safety and reliability of its equipment, and remains at the forefront within the industry for its production quality and innovative design. 
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Driving Mr TK

While it may not have the same ring to it as ‘Driving Miss Daisy’, it was still a very nice trip down memory lane for one very old magazine contributor, who at one time had tooled an old Bedford just like the one in this story on the Auckland-Hamilton route.
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Taranaki Truck Dismantlers

Some people have the X factor, and this is what the land owner must have seen when he leased space to Bruce Marsh twelve years ago.
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Profile: JCL Asphalt Ltd

At just 30 years of age, James Craw of JCL Asphalt Ltd has achieved a lot. With a team of around 40 and a yard full of hard-working gear, Craw has quickly grown to exemplify the new breed of contractor putting Christchurch back together again.
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Takeuchi TB290 – Pacific Steel

The only one in its category in New Zealand, this machine keeps its cool when the heat is on…and so does its operator. Jenny Pretorius reports.
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Smith & Davies Logging trucks

For more than 80 years Len Smith’s and Alun Tyler-Davies’ surnames have graced the doors of trucks and machinery in and around the Auckland and Northland regions, and for the last 40 or so years the truck fleet has been dominated by one brand – Mercedes-Benz
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Morris & Paeroa

This Morris FGK30, first registered in 1967, has a current COF and registration, starts first time without a choke and runs like a dream!
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Smart phone apps

What makes a Smart phone smart? And how smart is yours?
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Vermeer has trenchless methods covered

The first decision a contractor should make when preparing a bid for any trenchless job is to identify the application that will be most efficient to complete the project. Each trenchless method has its advantages and works better in specific situations. However, sometimes the most efficient approach may involve using a combination of applications, requiring equipment that contractors may not have in their fleet.