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90 | March 2016 Business South CONTRACTING » Hunter Civil Setting the bar high on rebuild Retro-fitting base isolators at the Christchurch City Art Gallery proved a technically challenging and difficult project for Hunter Civil. Kim Newth Christchurch’s Hunter Civil is poised for another busy year that will further cement its reputation, gained through taking on an array of projects of significant scale and complexity. Founded in 2008 by owner/director Graham Hunter, the company has a strong track record of being able to provide engineer solutions from highly complex briefs. Every project is underpinned by systematic planning. One of the company’s most challenging ventures in 2015 was the base isolation retro-fit project at the Christchurch City Art Gallery. Hunter Civil spent 10 months onsite working as a subcontractor for Fulton Hogan. In total, 130 base isolators were installed to ensure the building would effectively float on its foundations in any future earthquake, with Hunter Civil completing a portion of these works in the southeast corner. To fit the isolators, the building had to be propped up and severed from its foundations. “The work we did on this project was extremely technical and difficult,” says Jason Fergusson, Hunter Civil’s operations manager. “If you have been to Te Papa in Wellington, you will know what these base isolators look like. It is one thing to put them in when you are constructing a building; retrofitting them in an existing building is considerably more challenging. “It was hard work but the job looks great now. Of course, you can’t see what we did because it is now all buried below the floor slabs.” In 2015, Hunter Civil also provided civil construction work for repairs on Christchurch’s quake-damaged Moorhouse Avenue overbridge. Hunter Civil has been operating as part of the Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team, or SCIRT. This has proved another technically difficult project, staged over 20 months with works carried out so as to allow traffic to keep flowing. Eight of 10 concrete bridge piers or supports required strengthening with new concrete ‘jackets’ added to existing columns, while two piers needed to be fully demolished and rebuilt. “You can’t shut down an overbridge like this so you have to work within the existing structure. It was certainly been one of the more interesting projects of 2015 for us.” Hunter Civil maintains an open office environment and a flat management structure. It means no-one ever works alone and everyone gets an input before tenders are submitted. “We comprehensively assess the risks, determine how long it will take and that we have the right resources and people before we progress to the next stage. We would not contemplate approaching a tender any other way.” There is a strong focus on innovation and outside the square thinking to deliver effective engineering solutions. Rather than specialising in a particular work type, or favouring design and planning over construction, Jason says the company is committed to providing whole solutions. “So you won’t need to get another guy to do part of the work. We are a one-off shop, especially for complex projects where comprehensive planning and risk assessment drives project performance.” Hunter Civil has proven capability across a wide range of structural and civil engineering projects from skate parks to bridges and pump stations to wharves and reservoirs. “We are committed to further expanding our niche market capability where we continually strive to be the best we can be by exposing ourselves to new and often technically challenging work. We learn from every job and embrace new challenges.” Jason says mediocre results are not acceptable at Hunter Civil. The company sets exacting standards. Younger staff members are encouraged to step up and run projects on the ground, with the support of senior and more experienced members P 03 344 1237 F 03 344 1239 E offi[email protected] www.millenniumelectrical.co.nz Millennium Electrical Ltd. Automation and Design: We can offer you some of the top engineers in the business to work on your project Servicing and Maintenance: Maintenance plans designed to reduce your plant’s down time and improve your profitability Contracting: When you’re installing electrical plant or equipment, it is essential to get it right first time powered-on electrical engineering If you need a specialist electrical firm committed to making you maximum profit from your electrical plant and equipment, call us now. We are proud to support Hunter Civil Email: [email protected] Address: Unit 3 18A Taurus Place, Bromley Phone 389 5005 We are on call 24/7, 365 days per year Family owned business and part of the South Island wide TyreLAND Network Specialists in all aspects of commercial tyres; trucks, forklifts, loaders and agriculture tyres with full fleet service provided. We can supply, fit and balance your car or SUV while you are at home or at work, with an experienced team who can provide you with friendly professional advice. Proudly supporting Hunter Civil with industrial employment solutions Looking for staff to help grow your business? Want flexible solutions for the busy season? Tradestaff can help: temporary or permanent short or long term projects international recruitment Get in touch with our team today! Call 0508 40 40 40 www.tradestaff.co.nz VISIT YOUR LOCAL CONCRETE PLUS TRADE STORE AT: CHRISTCHURCH, 23 WATTS ROAD SOCKBURN 03 343 0090 AUCKLAND , 10A VEGA PLACE, NORTH HARBOUR 09 486 0192 MT MAUNGANUI, 25B NEWTON STREET 07 572 2567 www.concreteplus.co.nz EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR JOINTING SYSTEMS TOOLS - FLEXTOOL PRECAST CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT INDUSTRIAL FLOORING WATERPROOFING DECORATIVE CONCRETE - AVISTA CONCRETE DURABILITY of the team. Expertise is shared and the process of upskilling is ongoing. With new local body contracts already secured for 2016, the stage is set for another successful year ahead for the Hunter Civil team. Fleet Engineering is proud to be associated with HunterCivil, a progressive, innovative and professional civil engineering company. We at Fleet Engineering; • Specialises in engineering solutions, manufacturing plant maintenance and repairs, bucket elevator, drag chain, feed auger repair, design and manufacture. We fabricate, in mild steel and stainless steel, various structures for the manufacturing, civil and construction industry. • Have the ability to cut, fold, weld and machine engineering solutions required to keep our customers moving forward without costly down time. 0064 (03) 3843412 fl[email protected]
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90 | March 2016 Business SouthCONTRACTING » Hunter Civil
Setting the bar high on rebuild
Retro-fitting base isolators at the Christchurch City Art Gallery proved a technically challenging and difficult project for Hunter Civil.
Kim Newth
Christchurch’s Hunter Civil is poised for another busy year that will further cement its reputation, gained through taking on an array of projects of significant scale and complexity.
Founded in 2008 by owner/director Graham Hunter, the company has a strong track record of being able to provide engineer solutions from highly complex briefs. Every project is underpinned by systematic planning.
One of the company’s most challenging ventures in 2015 was the base isolation retro-fit project at the Christchurch City Art Gallery. Hunter Civil spent 10 months onsite working as a subcontractor for Fulton Hogan. In total, 130 base isolators were installed to ensure the building would effectively float on its foundations in any future earthquake, with Hunter Civil completing a portion of these works in the southeast corner. To fit the isolators, the building had to be propped up and severed from its foundations.
“The work we did on this project was extremely technical and difficult,” says Jason Fergusson, Hunter Civil’s operations manager. “If you have been to Te Papa in Wellington, you will know what these base isolators look like. It is one thing to put them in when you are constructing a building; retrofitting them in an existing building is considerably more challenging.
“It was hard work but the job looks great now. Of course, you can’t see what we did because it is now all buried below the floor slabs.”
In 2015, Hunter Civil also provided civil construction work for repairs on Christchurch’s quake-damaged Moorhouse Avenue overbridge. Hunter Civil has been operating as part of the Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team, or SCIRT. This has proved another technically difficult project, staged over 20 months with works carried out so as to allow traffic to keep flowing. Eight of 10 concrete bridge piers or supports required strengthening with new concrete ‘jackets’ added to existing columns, while two piers needed to be fully demolished and rebuilt.
“You can’t shut down an overbridge like this so you have to work within the existing structure. It was certainly been one of the more interesting projects of 2015 for us.”
Hunter Civil maintains an open office environment and a flat management structure. It means no-one ever works alone and everyone gets an input before tenders are submitted. “We comprehensively assess the risks, determine how long it will take and that we have the right resources and people before we progress to the next stage. We would not contemplate approaching a tender any other way.” There is a strong focus on innovation and outside the square thinking to deliver effective engineering solutions.
Rather than specialising in a particular work type, or favouring design and planning over construction, Jason says the company is committed to providing whole solutions. “So you won’t need to get another guy to do part of the work. We are a one-off shop, especially for complex projects where comprehensive planning and risk assessment drives project performance.”
Hunter Civil has proven capability across a wide range of structural and civil engineering projects from skate parks to bridges and pump stations to wharves and reservoirs.
“We are committed to further expanding our niche market capability where we continually strive to be the best we can be by exposing ourselves to new and often technically challenging work. We learn from every job and embrace new challenges.”
Jason says mediocre results are not acceptable at Hunter Civil. The company sets exacting standards. Younger staff members are encou raged to step up and run projects on the ground, with the support of senior and more experienced members
P 03 344 1237 F 03 344 1239 E [email protected]
Millennium Electrical Ltd.
Automation and Design: We can offer you some of the top engineers in the business to work on your project
Servicing and Maintenance: Maintenance plans designed to reduce your plant’s down time and improve your profitability
Contracting: When you’re installing electrical plant or equipment, it is essential to get it right first time
powered-on electrical engineering
If you need a specialist electrical firm committed to making you maximum profit from your electrical plant and equipment, call us now.
We are proud to support Hunter Civil
Email: [email protected]: Unit 3 18A Taurus Place, Bromley
Phone 389 5005We are on call 24/7, 365 days per year
Family owned business and part of the South Island wide TyreLAND Network
Specialists in all aspects of commercial tyres;
trucks, forklifts, loaders and agriculture tyres
with full fleet service provided.
We can supply, fit and balance your car or
SUV while you are at home or at work, with an
experienced team who can provide you with
friendly professional advice.
Proudly supporting Hunter Civil with industrialemployment solutions
Looking for staff to help grow your business?
Want flexible solutions for the busy season?
Tradestaff can help: temporary or permanent
short or long term projects
international recruitment
Get in touch with our team today!
Call 0508 40 40 40www.tradestaff.co.nz
VISIT YOUR LOCAL CONCRETE PLUS TRADE STORE AT: CHRISTCHURCH, 23 WATTS ROAD SOCKBURN 03 343 0090 AUCKLAND, 10A VEGA PLACE, NORTH HARBOUR 09 486 0192 MT MAUNGANUI, 25B NEWTON STREET 07 572 2567
www.concreteplus.co.nz
EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR
JOINTING SYSTEMS TOOLS - FLEXTOOL PRECAST
CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT INDUSTRIAL FLOORING WATERPROOFING DECORATIVE CONCRETE - AVISTA
CONCRETE DURABILITY
of the team. Expertise is shared and the process of upskilling is ongoing.
With new local body contracts already secured for 2016, the stage is set for another successful year ahead for the Hunter Civil team.
Fleet Engineering is proud to be associated with HunterCivil, a
progressive, innovative and professional civil engineering company.
We at Fleet Engineering;
• Specialises in engineering solutions, manufacturing plant maintenance and repairs, bucket elevator, drag chain, feed auger repair, design and manufacture. We fabricate, in mild
steel and stainless steel, various structures for the manufacturing, civil and construction
industry.
• Have the ability to cut, fold, weld and machine engineering solutions required to
keep our customers moving forward without costly down time.
0064 (03) 3843412 [email protected]
