50 | “Our experience has given us an intimate knowledge of New Zealand’s geological conditions, and in turn we’ve built a reputation for our specialised construction techniques in all the major infrastructure, commercial and residential land developments sectors.” T T to page 52 Hick Bros Civil Construction T T Hugh de Lacy Delivering on big projects nationwide The Harapaki windfarm is set to be the second biggest in the country, with 41 turbines generating 178MW of climate-friendly renewable energy. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Each edition priority delivered to your door. . www.waterfordpress.co.nz/subscriptions . . . i i 03 983 5525 Stay informed; we work with business owners and decision-makers across all economic sectors, profiling their success. i ; i i i i - ll i , ili i . Your Business, Your Industry, Your News. r i , r I tr , r . businessnorth Volume 21 | Issue 3 | June 2022 www.waterfordpress.co.nz businessnorth By remaining dynamic in a quickly changing industry, the former family firm of Hick Bros Civil, based in Silverdale, Auckland, has cemented its role as one of the larger value-adding engineering firms in the country. Founded in 1986 by the original Hick brothers, the company today has a second base in Napier, and between there and Silverdale it employs around 300 staff, comprising engineering professionals, drivers, operators and administrators. Its subsidiaries include a transport company called Hick Bros Heavy Haulage, and a cartage company, Pactranz Ltd. Though the family has sold out of the business, Hick Bros Civil is still privately owned, and is these days run by Mark Cole as Chief Executive and Dan Hohneck as Chief Operating Officer. Bulk earthworks, geothechnical improvements and retaining structures are among the raft of services the company provides through its huge inventory of GPS-equipped scrapers, excavators and articulated dump trucks. The company specialises in earthmoving, soil engineering and civil construction, and has a raft of successfully completed major infrastructure projects to its credit. It recently finished a second wind farm for Meridian Energy, delivering the facility ahead of schedule despite the difficulties presented by the Covid pandemic and the unprecedented cyclonic events of the last few years. The Harapaki windfarm is set to be the second biggest in the country, with 41 turbines generating 178MW of climate-friendly renewable energy. The company has the whole of the country as its marketplace, and other major projects have included involvement in the rebuilding of Christchurch after the 2010-2011 earthquakes, the Taupo and Te Rapa by-passes, the Te Uku windfarm, the Maheno and Kaiti dams, multiple geothermal projects in Taupo, the Newmarket Viaduct, the SH16 causeway and various jobs at Auckland International Airport. A key point of difference with the company has been its comprehensive waste minimisation and recycling practices using the Mutu xChange platform, which allowed it to donate around 20t of material to the local community from the Harapaki wind farm to date. “Hick Bros recognises the importance of sustainability to the civil construction industry, and while we currently measure our organisational carbon footprint annually, we can also assess individual projects to assist our clients in reducing theirs,” says Chief Operating Officer Dan Hohneck.
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