| 39 FORESTRY Forest Enterprises Growing up around his father’s earthmoving contracting business, it is absolutely no wonder that Kieran Oliver has established a leading earthmoving and cartage contracting business based in the Wairarapa, with a focus on forestry roading. “It was de initely inmy blood,” says Kieran. “There are photos of me in an excavator as a four-year-old, heading o to work with dad. I’ve loved the work ever since.” Kieranmoved fromWellington to Masterton in 2009 to start Kieran Oliver Contracting; a one-man-band mainly doing residential site works with a 3-tonne excavator and a small truck. Things got busy pretty quickly and a 15-tonne excavator was added to the machinery to support an increasing workload in the rural sector that included dams and land drainage. Evan was the irst teammember to join as a machine operator, and he has grown to be a key part of the management team, looking after contracting operations. Ben, another machine operator, was added to help with the ever-growing workload, and when Kieran Oliver Quarries was added to the business portfolio three years ago Ben was appointed as its manager. Today, Kieran Oliver Contracting predominantly supports the forestry industry, along with some civil contracting work on residential Quality and commitment subdivisions, and general cartage. Working throughout the wider Wairarapa region, the business now employs a great teamof local Wairarapa men and woman. The company has also amassed a modern leet of excavators ranging from 1.5 tonnes up to 40 tonnes, along with a leet of truck and trailer units including transporters. Over the last ive years Forest Enterprises has become one of Kieran Oliver Contracting’s biggest clients. “We work in very closely with them,” says Kieran. “Client relationships has been absolutely key and we have established such good relationships with Forestry Enterprises and everyone else that we work with. They trust us and we trust them. We look after each other.” Re lecting on the successful journey of his family owned and operated business, Kieran says a passion for delivering a high-quality service has been the key to it all. “We pride ourselves on being the best around and we make sure that we are. That’s right down to the presentation of the team, the gear and equipment, our focus on health and safety and our environmental impact. It’s also about understanding our clients’ needs and working with them to achieve it. We try to ind e iciencies to save the client money where we can, without compromising quality and that’s a really point of di erence for us.” SERVICES INCLUDING: • Earthmoving • Cartage • Residential • Drainage • Horse Arenas • Forestry Roading • Quarry & Top Soil Supplies 027 696 7472 contact@kieranoliver.co.nz 307 High Street, Solway, Masterton 5810 At Kieran Oliver Contracting, we understand that you have many contractors available for earthmoving and cartage services in the Wairarapa area, but we believe that we should be your first choice. Based out of Masterton, we cover the entire Wairarapa region. Email or phone for a free quote! 027 929 9267 brollylogging@gmail.com www.brollylogging.co.nz Brolly Logging Commercial &Woodlot Harvesting Contractors Working Alongside Forest Enterprises
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