58 | CONTRACTING HEB Construction Auckland Our workshop here in Tauranga has an extensive array of fabrication equipment and an awesome team to assist with client and consultants requirements. 07 578 8751 info@pipefitters.co.nz 140 Birch Avenue, Tauranga Impact Engineering proudly supports HEB Construction - Auckland Experts in Forestry & Land Clearing Proudly Supporting HEB Construction Contact 0274953108 accounts@baxcontractors.co.nz T T Nick Walker Innovative solution wins recognition The award-winning 1.35km stretch of the Te Whau Pathway goes through tidal mangroves in Te Atatū South. An innovative approach to the construction of a concrete boardwalk through an environmentally sensitive waterway has seen HEB Construction scoop a major award at this year’s CCNZ awards. The company won the prestigious Category 4 ($20–$100 million) award at the CCNZ Hirepool Construction Excellence Awards, for it’s work on a tricky section of Auckland’s Te Whau Pathway — a 1.35km stretch through tidal mangroves in Te Atatū South. The whole pathway, when completed, will be roughly 15km, linking the Manukau and Waitematā harbours, along the Whau River from Green Bay to Te Atatū. HEB project manager, Amy O’Donnell, says the construction needed to have a minimal footprint on the environment, which meant access for people, machinery and equipment became a big challenge. To meet that need, HEB adopted an innovative, “build-over-the-top approach”, with its team designing a travelling gantry crane specifically for the project, dubbed the Te Kōwhai Nui. “Rather than bringing heavy machinery into the waterway, the gantry travelled along the four-metre-wide structure as it was being built, turning corners and carrying loads, and lifting the next sections of the boardwalk into place from above.” It was a new approach, but it was hugely successful. Because they didn’t need a widerconstruction corridor through the mangroves, they reduced the number of mangrove plants that had to be cleared by almost 60%. Elsewhere, varying ground conditions meant piling depth requirements changed at almost every pier. The gantry design itself had to be modified after the team encountered some initial teething issues. Amy says one the project’s greatest success was its connection with the community. A local resident herself, she says the level of support was unusual for a construction project. An open day early in the construction process, saw around 70 people turn up, despite only the immediate neighbours having been invited. “People had heard the piles banging and were so excited it was being built. They were happy about the noise disruption, which never happens,” Amy says. HEB also worked with local schools and artists, turning concrete offcuts into benches andgarden features rather than sending them to waste. The pathway is now well used by commuters, locals and families. “There’s so much value in it for the community, and it’s just the beginning.” L o r d & C o Commercial & Industrial · Rural · Tennis Courts · Residential Proudly Supporting HEB Construction - Auckland
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