Case Studies

Pokeno’s uneven landscape makes retaining walls a must for many homeowners. Steve & Sopa are part of this group, searching for a solution for their newly built home. After moving into their home a few months back, Steve and Sopa wanted to start improving their outdoor space. In Pokeno, rolling hills are often part of […]

Liveable Streets is a joint venture between HEB Construction and Higgins Contracting. Its primary goal is to deliver the Central East Road Corridor Maintenance Contract for Auckland Transport. The Liveable Streets team is tasked with general maintenance, emergency management, renewals, rehabilitation, road rails, kerbs, crossing, and spill response. Early in 2022 heavy rains resulted in […]

The Morrison family is well-known in the Warkworth community, having owned land near the township for many years. In recent years Bevan Morrison has been converting the family land to industrial and commercial developments to support the town's rapid growth.  In April 2021, Bevan reached out to Envirocon looking for some blocks for his farm. […]

Stonebloc’s flexibility lends to creative design. There is no better example of this than the South Taranaki District Council’s (STDC) seawall at Opunake Beach.  Opunake Beach is a popular beach in the South Taranaki District. It’s a well-known spot for surfers, even being called “Home of the Big Wave”. Here, an existing crib seawall collapsed making […]

Ram raids have increased over the past few months across New Zealand. Many retailers, small business owners, and security companies are looking into loss prevention tactics to counteract the effects of ramraids. To help the community combat this, we introduced BollardBloc - a block that’s both a bollard and outdoor furniture. (BollardBloc)   Ram raids […]

Hamish from HP Works Ltd is an experienced Stonebloc Installer, and has recently completed a Stonebloc project in Campbell’s Bay.  Prior to Stonebloc being installed, this homeowner had timber retaining walls. Over time (it’s estimated this wall was built in the 1970s), this timber retaining wall failed, creating an urgent need for the customer’s retaining […]

B & T Earthmoving was contracted to make install a retaining wall on high-density development in Epsom, Auckland. This project came with difficulties that traditional retaining wall solutions would have difficulty adapting to. Stonebloc was easily able to work around these difficulties and offer a well-designed, presentable wall. A prominent feature in this site was bedrock, […]

“At Daltons we are the best in our field and we like to deal with the best and that’s why we chose Interbloc” - Kerryn, Auckland Area Manager Daltons is one of New Zealand’s largest landscape supplies businesses. Their products range from fertiliser and compost to aggregate and mulch. Key to Dalton’s success has been […]

Contractors who build good Stonebloc retaining walls depend on good preparation. Get that right, and the rest is easy they say. This is what first-time contractors find too, and it’s why they become repeat customers.