| 65 T T Russell Fredric Credibility key to company’s growth Pro Civil Construction undertakes a wide variety of work, including on subdivision developments, three waters projects, infrastructure pipelaying, and water reticulation. CIVIL Pro Civil Construction “It has been organic growth, but it has been fast but there’s good people come in; we’ve taken good team members on.” Managing rapid growth has been one of the best and biggest challenges faced by Dunedin company Pro Civil Construction since it was established in June 2021. The business is led by directors Joshua Keogh and Dean Carey and, following a modest start as a four-person team, the business now employs a staff of 18. It has developed considerable credibility among main contractors and local bodies, and has crucial certifications for health and safety, ISO9001 and ISO 45001 and industry affiliations and memberships. Pro Civil Construction undertakes work related to subdivision developments, three waters projects, infrastructure pipe-laying, water reticulation, hydrostatic pressure testing, dewatering and trench shoring, retaining walls and ground improvement, polyethylene pipe-welding and trenchless technology. “It has been organic growth, but it has been fast but there’s good people come in; we’ve taken good team members on.” Dean says. “We want to do business with good people and I believe we’re good to do business with.” As well as recruiting the right staff, looking after them really well and ensuring the business has an excellent culture that engenders loyalty and staff retention has also been fundamental in the business becoming well-established. Dean attributes the company’s ability to break into the competitive civil construction market to quickly establishing credibility in the sector, with a strong focus on developing sound business relationships and having a no compromise attitude to its quality of workmanship and safety, with three waters contracts the initial focus. Its portfolio of work completed either directly, or as a subcontractor to main contractors Fulton Hogan or McConnell Dowell, includes Dunedin City Council civic projects such as Wingatui watermain upgrades, Carr Street sewer and stormwater renewals, Green Island, North East Valley and Sawyers Bay wastewater or three waters renewals. Pro Civil Construction’s equipment fleet includes excavators ranging from 1.8 tonnes to 14 tonnes, supported by four tip trucks, plus specialised equipment that includes a mobile polyethylene pipe- welding unit with the capability to butt weld up to 355mm-diameter pipe and electrofusion for up to 900mm-diameter pipe. As the construction market tightened and local authority council budgets were cut, a higher percentage of its contracts has now become residential subdivision work. Pro Civil Construction is currently working on a subdivision in Kaikorai Valley Road, building the first stage of the subdivision, including utility services, kerbing, roading and other infrastructure for the first six lots. Challenges include the steepness of the site and being next door to a school, which requires a robust traffic-management plan. The company was invited to tender for the project and interestingly was not the cheapest option. “We were not the cheapest, but the land developer rang up other developers in Dunedin that we had worked for and they said definitely use Pro Civil.” Dean notes that while a high-quality job is not usually the cheapest, it is the most cost-effective and the best investment in the long term, which is an ethos that is at the heart of Pro Civil Construction’s approach. 0800 30 30 90 I abequipment.co.nz 24/7 SERVICE, PARTS & BREAKDOWN SUPPORT. Specialists in Construction, Forestry & Material Handling Equipment.
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