Case Studies

Latham Construction has been assigned restorations of one of Auckland CBD’s historic buildings. Built in 1928 and designed by architect Henry Eli White, the St. James Theatre is one of the New Zealand’s buildings with special or outstanding historical significance and value. It has been the venue for many important cinematic and theatrical events held for many royal and important occasions.

Due to the age of the building and a fire damage in 2007, the theatre was closed and has not been open to the public. Restorations of the theatre started in 2014 after Relianz Holdings took ownership of the building. With a funding boost from Auckland Council, further restorations is being performed to improve the safety of the building and ensuring that it is earthquake proof.

Fulton Hogan is a leading organisation within the construction industry, with more than 80 years’ experience in the transport, water, energy, mining, civil construction and land development infrastructure in New Zealand, Australia and the South Pacific.

One of Fulton Hogan’s customers in Christchurch required a 6m high hopper pit for a quarry, where aggregates will be dumped and processed. The hopper is loaded from the top by truck and trailer which is then fed into a conveyor system that went through a screening plant. The project also required a ramp up to and down off the hopper for a truck and trailer which also needed to be loaded manually from one side.

Naylor Love, one of New Zealand’s leading construction companies, has long been committed to sustainability and responsible construction practices. On a recent project, waste minimisation and carbon tracking were key priorities. To support these goals, Naylor Love partnered with Envirocon to implement a Zero Waste strategy for excess concrete, sending the small amounts of wet […]

Situation Ballance Agri-Nutrients is a co-operative organisation owned by Kiwi farmers. Its purpose is to help customers farm more productively, profitably and sustainably through providing fertilisers that will help achieve soil and animal nutrition and productivity with minimal environmental footprint. One area of their business is distribution of fertiliser to farms throughout New Zealand. Ballance […]

Situation Since 1922, O-I New Zealand (O-I NZ) has supported the local food and beverage industries – particularly New Zealand’s renowned wine industry.  Today, the facility employs around 250 people and consists of three furnaces and six production lines which produce almost 200,000 packed tonnes of glass products or around 665 million containers each year. […]

Situation Viterra has operations in North America, Australia, New Zealand and China. The Regina, Saskatchewan-based company is organised as three business units including an agri-products business that, among other things, makes and sells fertilizer. Storing bulk fertilizer isn’t straightforward. Left unchecked, the weight is enough to push out the sides of the large tin sheds […]

Situation Well Connected Alliance has been tasked with constructing an infrastructure development that ranks as the largest roading project ever seen in the country. This immense development, known as the Waterview Connection, is a $1.4 billion project that includes the construction of 4.8km of six-lane motorway. Even more ambitious is the fact half of this […]

Situation Fulton Hogan has a long history of operations as one of the founding contracting businesses in New Zealand. More recently, Fulton Hogan has extended its operations into Australia and is rapidly growing a presence and reputation as a major contractor who delivers what they promise. Fulton Hogan sets high standards and in return looks […]

Situation Southbase Construction is an ambitious company with a clear vision: to have the best delivery track record in the industry, bar none. Originally from Christchurch, the business now operates NZ wide. Recently Southbase Construction chose Interbloc’s concrete weight hoarding solution for the Massey University Construction site. The very high wind zone of the site, […]

Overview Jalcon Homes builds modern well-constructed homes in a variety of residential settings with land and home packages. As a developer, Jalcon performs two functions, developing superlots and building homes on individual lots. This case study demonstrates how a unique set of circumstances demanded a different approach to solving the problem of maximising the building […]

When Industrial Processors faced an urgent requirement to build a high surcharge retaining wall fast, they turned to Interbloc. Our one tonne interlocking precast concrete wall system combined with geogrid for a faster, stronger, safer wall.

Good silage stack management is essential if best results are to be achieved. A poorly designed pit or bunker not only adds to wastage but also increased the workload involved with feeding out. “The objective must be to do it right first time,” says Jack Bright, who has been in the industry for over 15 […]