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Taylors Contracting wins Australasian award for Challies Island Bridge project
Taylors Contracting has won the award for Innovation or Education to the Erosion & Sediment Control Industry (Australasian Chapter of the International Erosion Control Association – IECA) 2024 for its Challies Island Bridge project. The award was presented on 18 October at the IECA’s Australasian Chapter annual conference in Queenstown....
Taylors Contracting purchases Ngārua quarry
Taylors Contracting has purchased Ngārua quarry from Ravensdown. The quarry, which is located on Tākaka Hill in the Tasman district, adds to Taylors Contracting’s existing portfolio of quarries around the region. “We are delighted to have made this acquisition,” says Taylors Contracting’s CEO Charlie Taylor. “We have a long-standing interest...
Long-serving Taylors Contracting Chair Ian Kearney retires
Long-serving Chair of Taylors Contracting, Ian Kearney ONZOM, has retired from his governance role with the business. Mr Kearney has been Chair of the award-winning, family-owned company since 2011 and a Director on its board since 2008. “Ian’s contribution to the growth and success of our business during the past...
Cullen Point work supports infrastructure resilience in Marlborough
It's great to see this video featuring our work at Cullen Point in Marlborough to support community connectivity and infrastructure resilience. As the video explains, the end result will be a resilient two-lane road that 2,000 vehicles per day use in the summer months. NZTA Waka Kotahi also says in...
Multi-Award-Winning Night for Taylors Contracting at Forestry Awards
Strong recognition of the contribution Brightwater company Taylors Contracting makes to forestry in the region was provided at the Top of the South Forestry Awards on Friday (19 July), with Taylors Contracting nominees winning four awards. Forestry Department Manager Mike Fahey took out the Hero of the Industry Award for...
Te Pā Harakeke scoops another award
Te Pā Harakeke recently won the award for Stormwater Project of the Year at the Stormwater Conference & Expo in Wellington. The Taylors Contracting Civil team were responsible for introducing innovative engineering solutions to Te Pā Harakeke. The project had an extremely tight budget and was conducted under the glare...
Taylors Contracting rock export from Port Tarakohe a triumph of planning and collaboration
Taylors Contracting has successfully completed its first 3,000 tonne rock export from Port Tarakohe to the lower North Island due to careful planning in response to resource consent requirements and site constraints. Just over 21,200 tonne of rock was extracted from Taylors’ privately-owned Balcks Quarry in just 79 work days...
Taylors Contributes to Community Safety and Weather Resilience
We’re very proud to be contributing to community safety and weather resilience through our work on Te Awa Kairangi (formerly known as RiverLink). As a result of the work being undertaken the stop bank is being widened and its height increased. When combined with other Te Awa Kairangi programme projects, such as...
Quick fire response from Taylors’ team members makes all the difference
Well done to members of our team (Andrew, Shane and Steve) who responded so quickly and decisively to lend assistance to suppress a fire in the Appleby area on 12 December. Conditions were difficult and windy and their swift actions on the day made all the difference. Our team was...
