18 | MANUFACTURING Track Industries ONE STOP MACHINING SHOP Precision Engineer ing - Smal l to very large CNC projects S e r v i c i n g N e w Z e a l a n d I n d u s t r y f o r o v e r 3 0 y e a r s • Contract Machining • Product ion Machining • Reverse Machining • Mechanical Si te Services • Component Repai r And Salvage • Test ing Service • Drawing CAD/CAM Talk to us today about how we can help P 03 384 4161 M 027 258 7877 E danny@trackind.co.nz W www.trackind.co.nz 26 Wickham Street, Christchurch, New Zealand 8062 T T Rosa Watson Thriving firmmarks major milestone In marking the huge milestone of 40 years in business, Track Industries is full of gratitude to stakeholders and staff — past and present — and are thankful to everyone that has been and continues to be pivotal to the company’s success. The company had its beginnings in 1986 when John Martin and David Band acquired both machining assets and the water pump business assets from the renowned Canterbury company Andersons Engineering. Key staff from Andersons joined Track Industries, bringing over a century worth of experience, skills, knowledge of engineering and manufacturing. John and David are still actively involved with the business as directors, adding extensive knowledge, contacts and input. As the Track business name highlights, long-term customer NZ Railways was secured as an initial customer for Track Industries, and remains a loyal customer to this day. Today, Track has a wide range of customers, and chief financial officer Paul Martin says the company is grateful for the contribution of customers, agents, staff, suppliers, directors, shareholders and other stakeholders who have helped build and support the Track business over its 40 years. “And we are set to work hard and deliver value for our customers in the next 40 years.” Today there are 25 full-time equivalent staff, and while there are two separate divisions of Track, the group work in together to deliver manufactured products and valuable services to customers throughout the New Zealand market. The engineering division has vast manufacturing and repair capability, including CNC and conventional machining, component repair and salvage, reverse engineering, CAD/ CAM and support, plus on-site fitting and workshop-based rebuilds. Clarke Washington manages the engineering operations and through the operations team brings extensive engineering and machining knowledge to bear, which Paul says helps solve challenging manufacturing and machining challenges for customers. BD engineering manager Danny Crawford says the focus is making parts and also helping customers solve breakdowns, improve reliability, restore worn equipment and find workable answers to challenging jobs. The technical expertise covers small to very large format CNC and manual mills, lathes, borers, and machining centres. “We can build small items up to really big items,” he says. “If it fits on the table we can do it. There’s not much we can’t do.” “Because we’re a contract machine shop, we have the capability to do most things here. “Anything that needs a machine, we can build it.” They also offer mechanical site services where staff install and repair onsite. Reverse engineering also makes up part of the service, saving customers money on purchasing new equipment or parts. The engineering business works alongside the Track pumps division that was started 40 years ago with the Anderson range of pumps. The pump division specialises in manufacturing and supplying New Zealandmade pumps and spare parts for agricultural and industrial operations across New Zealand. Today Track Industries employs 25 full-time equivalent staff at its Christchurch base.
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