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Eastern Busway
Happy clients = our happy place so we were stoked when Callum Brown, the Eastern Busway Alliance Project Engineer sent us this reference to use: “Our project team required a curing blanket with a specific R-value and a customised shape to control the temperature differentials for our cast-insitu bridge piers for Rā Hihi. Beni and…
Read MoreFighting Water With Water
Back in 2022 we watched people in Nelson stacking sandbags in the pouring rain to stop the Maitai River flooding the town. And since then, we’ve seen other communities heavily impacted by extreme weather and flooding events. All making us think, surely there must be a better alternative to sandbags out there? Lots of R&D…
Read MoreCustom poolside ball catcher
The Hawke’s Bay Community Fitness Centre includes a full aquatic complex which is a world-class venue for national and international swimming and water sports events. To stop game balls spilling between pools, the centre needed something to act as a “ball catcher” for the main pool area. We took on the challenge to design, manufacture…
Read MoreTrailer covers big and small
We became our own client when we needed a cover for our smart new trailer. Transporting curtainsides around New Zealand for fitting can be challenging. And we also needed whatever that solution might be to double as a flat deck, able to take 6.5m long galvanised poles for our custom shade sails. Modern Engineering crafted…
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