18 May 2022 The Te Auaunga Awa flood mitigation project has won the International Public Works Conference (IPWEA) Awards for Excellence in Environment and Sustainability at IPWEA’s conference in Adelaide. Auckland Regional Manager James Weller said the Fulton Hogan team made the project a case study of creating, connecting and caring for communities. “In addition […]
13 May 2022: Fulton Hogan is pioneering a new way for people to begin a career in road safety management. The first course began this week in Christchurch – appropriately Road Safety Week – using accelerated learning techniques developed by the Infrastructure Skills Centre over the past year. The goal is for attendees to achieve […]
5 May 2022: Sometimes Project Engineer Josh Van der Meulen is aware of an additional set of eyes on the team at Christchurch International Airport (CIAL). His father, Ray, is a JetStar Airbus A320 captain, giving him a grandstand view of Fulton Hogan’s various activities at the airport. “He likes to know what we’re up […]
12 April 2022: Fulton Hogan’s new 10,000 tonne bitumen tank is nearing completion in Lyttelton, and is due to reach its full 18-metre height in May. It will then be moved 35 metres to an adjacent site, resting on 176 piles that have been driven 20 metres into the reclaimed land. It is due to […]
7 April 2022: We’re pleased to have been able to raise $40,000 to support UNICEF in helping Tonga recover from the the eruption of Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai. Contributions from staff in Australia and New Zealand were matched dollar for dollar by the company. Many staff were also involved directly, like members of our Auckland team […]
1 April 2022: Welcome to our sixth innovation report – Innovation 2021/2022. It’s a glimpse of the steps – big and small – we’re taking on either side of the Tasman to make infrastructure better. Whether they’re at the edge of new technology – like the Internet of Things, digital engineering or robotic road marking […]
22 March 2022: Observing growing stockpiles of old road cones, Auckland Estimator Beaudene Pumipi began thinking there’s got to be a better home for these than the landfill. From that initial thought, Fulton Hogan is now gathering old cones from around the country and delivering then to Otaki-based Matta Products to make safety matting to […]
17 March 2022: One of the privileges of working in the community is the ability to help make it safer for all. The new Elles Road / SH1 roundabout, built for Waka Kotahi The New Zealand Transport Agency between Invercargill and Bluff, is an example. The heavy transport route between Invercargill and the port at […]
15 February 2022: Two Fulton Hogan projects in Canterbury have been attracting big crowds. During lockdown in August last year up to 750 endangered black billed gulls (tarāpuka) made the Blakes Road, Belfast, storm water basin their home. Fulton Hogan is building the storm water system for Christchurch City Council, and the team needed to […]
8 February 2022 Congratulations to Fulton Hogan’s Technical Director – Pavements ＆ Laboratories, Bryan Pidwerbesky, on being made a Distinguished Fellow of Engineering New Zealand. The recognition was for ‘advancing the science and lifecycle performance of pavements and surfacing materials’. Fulton Hogan NZ Chief Executive Ben Hayward describes the Distinguished Fellowship “as a fitting recognition […]