| 17 DEVELOPMENT Tricroft Properties River Crossing will offer seamless parking between Kmart and the adjoining Countdown Ashburton South. TRICROFT PROPERTIES p: 03 358 5936 | e: christchurch@ftl.co.nz With 52 years’ industry experience, Fraser Thomas Ltd is a NZ-owned frontrunner o ering a full range of specialist engineering and surveying services to the building and land development market. Operating nationwide, Fraser Thomas has a strong presence in the South Island with o ices in both Blenheim and Christchurch. “We pride ourselves as a one stop shop in engineering and are specialists in civil, structural and geotechnical engineering, surveying, and soil contamination assessment and remediation,” says Mason Reed, Fraser Thomas’ South Island Manager. “We have 14 chartered professional engineers across the group, along with licensed surveyors. For land and building developments, we can do all that’s required to support project requirements.” For Ashburton’s new River Crossing development, Fraser Thomas has delivered soil contamination and geotechnical engineering assessments and related services. River Crossing is set to buoy the town with exciting new retail and hospitality options later this year [2022]. “These assessments are focussed on getting the site prepared and consented for the construction phase. Our geotechnical assessment for River Crossing showed that the site was reasonably complex with existing ill material. We came up with practical, cost e ective foundation solutions which were suitable for the site conditions and resulted in cost savings for the project.” With every council nowholding a register of potentially contaminated sites in their district plans, soil contamination Engineering specialist prepares the ground for Ashburton’s River Crossing assessments are becoming a fairly routine part of work required for development projects, such as River Crossing. Fraser Thomas has a professional environmental consultancy team that can undertake a site investigation and provide solutions to address any historical contamination issues. “Demand for soil contamination assessments is de initely increasing. In the Blenheim area, for example, assessments like this are required if the development is on an old orchard site where di erent activities in the past may have caused soil contamination.” The River Crossing project highlights Fraser Thomas’ capability to support complex developments with specialist engineering and surveying services, not just in Christchurch but throughout the Canterbury region. In Christchurch, Fraser Thomas has provided specialist land development services to notable subdivisions such as Te Whāriki in Lincoln, working closely with Ngāi Tahu Property. Blenheim is another busy part of the country for the team, where Fraser Thomas have been providing specialist geotechnical and structural advisory services to the local council, including peer reviewing reports and helping to develop consistent guidelines for liquefaction assessments. Fraser Thomas is involved with a number of land and building developments in Marlborough. Contact the Fraser Thomas team to discuss your project: Christchurch 03 358 5936 Blenheim 03 428 3292
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