Construction, News

Media release: Changes at busy Whangarei intersection for SH1 upgrade

Significant changes are being made to the layout of one of Whangarei’s busiest intersections as part of the NZ Transport Agency’s project to improve State Highway 1.
News, Trucks

Media release: First on the map, every month

Navman launches WORLD FIRST verified monthly maps updates with MYSERIES 2013 GPS Range
Construction, News

The crew for Alice deliver

Last night (25th July), a disassembled ‘Alice’, the tunnelling machine to be used on the Waterview Connection, began the first of up to 100 journeys from the Auckland port to the Owairaka site, where she will be reassembled into the behemoth that will bore the two 2.4km tunnels to form the final part of the Western Ring Road link.
Construction, News

Media release: Bridon International – AIMEX 2013

This year’s AIMEX expo is being held at the Sydney Showgrounds from the 20 to 23 August.
Construction, News

Alice starts next leg of her Waterview journey

The massive task of shifting the world’s10th largest tunnel boring machine from an Auckland wharf to the site of the Waterview Connection project is underway.
Construction, News

Big Alice arrives to start new journey for Auckland

The giant machine known as Alice that will bore the tunnels for the Waterview Connection, sailed into Auckland at 4pm on Monday, 22 July after its three-week long voyage from China.
Construction, News

New foundation for excavation ACOP

While we were digging around in MBIE records recently, we unearthed some unsettling facts about trenching and excavation accidents.
Construction, News

New brands strengthen AB Equipment’s position

With the recent arrival of two of the world’s most recognised construction brands, AB Equipment’s stated intention of having a range of products with broad appeal has now become a reality.
Construction, News

What’s in the August issue of Deals on Wheels?

Deals On Wheels is New Zealand's biggest selling truck and machinery magazine, everything from new & used transport equipment to machine tools and earthmoving equipment. It is known as New Zealand's best place to buy and sell trucks, forklifts, machine tools and earthmoving equipment.
Construction, News

Regulations get closer

New regulations for hose burst protection valves — or anti-drop valves as most of us know them — are coming closer.
Construction, News

What’s in the July issue of Deals on Wheels?

Deals On Wheels is New Zealand's biggest selling truck and machinery magazine, everything from new & used transport equipment to machine tools and earthmoving equipment. It is known as New Zealand's best place to buy and sell trucks, forklifts, machine tools and earthmoving equipment.