Taylors News

Selected news featuring our people and projects

We are pleased to share selected news featuring our people and projects. If you are interested in doing a story about our work please get in touch. We’d love to hear from you!

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A promise to a friend leads to a life-saving check up

A promise made to a friend before he passed away prompted Taylors Contracting Rivers Department supervisor Iain ‘Hoggy’ Hogg to get the annual check ups that may have saved his life. “I had a good friend who was diagnosed with cancer in his late 40s,” says Hoggy. “He was only...
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Movember workplace health campaign a potential lifesaver

Taylors Contracting’s Gabby Marshall credits a Movember men’s health prompt from his workplace for the prostate examination that may have saved his life. “I had high uric acid levels because I had gout and I was at the doctor getting a repeat prescription. I said to him can I get...
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New Taylors Contracting board member brings passion for health and safety

Joe Edwards has joined the Taylors Contracting board, replacing retiring director Steve Hart. Joe has a particular passion for workplace health and safety and says that one of the aspects of Taylors Contracting that he has long admired has been the way that the company cares for its staff. “A...

Work Experience Shows Potential For Quarrying Career

Nelson College Year 13 student Logan Dunn has been gaining some work experience with the Taylors Contracting team at the Lee Valley Limestone quarry. Logan has always been keen on a career as a truck driver, however, working with the quarry team has opened his eyes to the benefits of...
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Jock Peter’s 20-Year Milestone

A personal connection with the Taylor family provided operator Jock Peter’s initial introduction to working in the business in 2003. Twenty years later Jock is proud to still be supporting the Taylors, having made a contribution to some of the business’ most iconic projects around the South Island. “I knew...
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Former butcher wins coveted national award for dedication to his new career in the quarrying industry

A few years ago Butch Schofield was more au fait wielding a butcher’s knife than blasting rocks and working with big machinery. But his relative newness to the quarry industry hasn’t stopped him from scooping a prestigious national industry award. Schofield spent nearly 10 years working as a butcher before...
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The Taylors Way Year In Review

We're really pleased to be able to share the inaugural edition of The Taylors Way Year In Review, a new publication that showcases the very best of Taylors Contracting and the people who work here. We hope you enjoy reading it!
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Te Pā Harakeke project showcases civil engineering working in harmony with nature

Nelson, New Zealand, December 2022: The recently-opened Te Pā Harakeke recreation space at Tahunanui in Nelson demonstrates what can be achieved when civil engineering ingenuity and problem-solving work hand-in-hand with nature. The project saw a stagnant, algae-dominated pond, known as the Modeller’s Pond, transformed into an engaging and attractive play...
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New Tasman Rugby Union referees’ apparel carries mana of Te Tauihu iwi in its design

Tasman Rugby Union’s referees from Nelson and Marlborough gathered in Rai Valley on 11 April for a very special unveiling and blessing of referees’ new apparel, featuring a design carrying the mana of the eight iwi of Te Tauihu – Ngāti Rārua, Ngāti Koata, Te Ati Awa, Ngāti Kuia, Rangitāne,...
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Supporting our community

Supporting our community is very important to us. Last year we were very pleased to be able to donate $10,530 to the Paediatrics Ward at Nelson Hospital as a result of our hunting and fishing competition. The team at the hospital have provided us with a lovely update on what...

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