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Nicholls and Uttinger awarded further Coromandel slip repair work

Nicholls and Uttinger Civil has been selected by our ongoing clients, Pinnacles Civil and Thames-Coromandel District Council, to repair three road slips in the Coromandel.The work is a continuation of the successful projects delivered earlier this year to repair major slips in Colville and Kennedy Bay.The team will be on-site near Coromandel town and Kopu from May 2024 for two months, repairing slips caused by severe weather events in 2023.The three sites consist of a rock-filled gabion basket w...

Cambridge Connections Deep Stormwater Works

'Cambridge Connections' is a Waipa District Council project that will define the shape of Cambridge's transport infrastructure for the next 30 years.Nicholls & Uttinger is proud to help deliver this important project that will benefit the community now and into the future.We're working alongside Camex Civil to deliver stormwater solutions for the project.Our expertise was called on to deliver deep stormwater drainage which will allow stormwater to be managed with the right size and depth inf...

Hautapu GXP kicked off

In early March, our team hit the ground running to deliver the stormwater drainage in partnership with Spartan Construction for a new Transpower switchyard in Hautapu. With around 1.3km in length of stormwater pipes up to 500mm in diameter, as well as large underground soakage pits and manholes, our team's charging ahead on the ambitious programme for our client, which is due at the end of April. ...

Slip repairs completed on Colville Road, Thames-Coromandel

Damaged in two separate storm events in mid-July 2022 and February 2023 by Cyclone Gabrielle, Nicholls & Uttinger took the lead to deliver an extensive repair programme at three slip sites along Colville Road.The first site required our team to retain the 13m long x 4m slip face with a rock buttress fill, with hard rock boulders up to 750mm in diameter, and carrying out stormwater drainage upgrade works.The second site included the construction of a 15m long x 3m high mechanically stabilised...

Big things happening at Peacocke

Hamilton’s new Peacocke suburb is taking shape, with the city’s newest bridge over the Waikato River set to open in 2024, providing a critical link into the 8100-house development. Main roads, parks and strategic water, wastewater and stormwater networks are also planned for this major Greenfield development.The Nicholls and Uttinger team is on-site assisting HEB Construction to deliver stormwater infrastructure works.Our team is installing concrete pipes up to 1050mm diameter and 4.0m deep,...

Deep drainage for 3Ms subdivision in Cambridge

January 2022 - June 2023We worked alongside Camex to deliver deep drainage for a large-scale subdivision in Cambridge, for local developers 3MS. Situated in Cambridge West, the 3MS development is a transformative initiative aimed at creating a vibrant community. The development will include a new retirement village, a 260-lot residential subdivision and land for a new school.Nicholls and Uttinger Civil was selected by Camex as the deep drainage sub-contractor for this vital project.We ...

Nicholls and Uttinger delivers work to repair Waitomo roads

Nicholls and Uttinger has been selected by Pinnacles Civil, on behalf of Waitomo District Council, to deliver vital work to repair Fullerton Road and Mairoa Road. Severe rainfall in early 2023 caused major slips on both roads, and work is underway to repair the roads and make them safe and functional for the community. At Fulllerton Road, Nicholls and Uttinger is constructing a 38m long steel beam retaining wall, using 9m deep galvanised steel UC beams, concreted into the ground w...

Nicholls and Uttinger begins work to repair Coromandel slips

Nicholls and Uttinger is proud to partner with Pinnacles Civil to deliver vital work repairing the Colville Road and Kennedy Bay slips, in partnership with Thames Coromandel District Council. The Colville Road and Kennedy Bay slips were caused by Cyclone Gabrielle in February 2023. Extensive work is underway around the region to repair roads and keep Coromandel connected.Nicholls and Uttinger is working across six slip repair sites, utilising our extensive experience in earthworks, roadwork...

Taumatatotara West Road slip repair

Restoring access to the local community was of vital importance for the Waitomo District Council when a 3,800m3 slip cut off access during an adverse weather event late last year.Our skilled team lent our expertise, quality machinery and resource to move earth, realign and repair the Taumatatotara West Road over a six week period. The team realigned the existing road, installed new swale drains to improve future drainage needs, erected new sight rails and fencing, and felled trees to make t...

Morrinsville Shared Path

Nicholls and Uttinger Civil have completed the Matamata-Piako District Council's shared pathway project known as Morrinsville Rec Perimeter Path. The pathway project took place from September to November 2023 and was opened to the public on 10 December 2023.Our experienced road construction team prepared this generational asset by removing topsoil, compacting and preparing the durable concrete surface.The 950m long, 3m wide shared path is designed for all ages, stages and abilities, with the com...

Studholme Street development

Over ten weeks, Nicholls and Uttinger delivered three waters infrastructure and groundworks for the Studholme Street development for a private developer.We established three waters infrastructure for new residential lots, including connecting the lots onto a live wastewater line, and stormwater detention tanks into the council line, plus a water rider main.We also constructed a concrete driveway, and delivered remedial work.This project demonstrated our commitment to communication, and work...