SUMMER 2019
CONNELL NEWS SUPREME BUSINESS AWARD WINNERS! Friday November 15 was a milestone day in the development of Connell Contractors Ltd. We won both the Business Growth and Strategy Award and, later in the evening, the Supreme Business of the Year Award at the 2019 Westpac Waikato Business Awards. The Business Growth and Strategy Award recognised organisations that
have achieved significant growth during the last two years as a result of effective planning and delivery. “We’ve been on a positive journey over the last few years,” said Dave Connell, Managing Director of Connell Contractors. “Nomination for this award was recognition enough of our progress, so to win was extra special and a great compliment to our whole team.”
As one of the category winners we qualified for the Supreme Business of the Year Award, which we were also delighted to win. “The Supreme Award was just so unexpected,” said a humbled Connell. “It gives us the confidence of knowing that we’re on the right path and, again, is a reflection of the work put in by everyone at Connell Contractors.”
PROGRESS ON THE WESTERN INTERCEPTOR The Western Interceptor Duplication Project in Hamilton is now gaining traction. The resource consent is now in place and the Connells team is frantically trying to keep ahead of March Cato who are undertaking the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) work. The first drive under Mangaharakeke Drive is complete and sealed and we are in the process of building the next TBM jacking shaft.
This is a six metre deep sheet piled pit with coarse sand ground conditions and lots of water. It requires the use of two wellpoint sets at different levels and a sump pump to keep the water at bay. While this is proving to be a challenge we are working our way through it and giving the pumps a good run. DAVE CONNELL ON SITE AT THE WESTERN INTERCEPTOR.
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