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Gracie let the team know it was BBQ time today! How cool! 🚜

Age, Chris and I appreciate you all! 🙌

Good vibes! Happy Friday!

🎉 Huge congratulations to Keagan on achieving his New Zealand Certificate in Mechanical Engineering (Trade) – General Engineering, Level 4! 👏🔧

Keagan is currently part of the crew working hard down in Milford on one of our projects and won’t be back in the workshop until after August. But this accomplishment was far too big to wait that long to celebrate!

So, we did things a little differently. On my behalf, Age took Keagan and the Milford Team out for breakfast and surprised him with the presentation of his certificate. 🥓☕🏆

We’re incredibly proud of the hard work, commitment, and dedication Keagan has shown throughout his apprenticeship journey. Well done — a fantastic achievement and very well deserved! 👌

Winter Works – Year Two in a World Heritage Site

We’re back for our second season of Winter Works in one of the most special places on earth. 💕
A world heritage site that our team respects deeply every single day we work here.

Last year, we battled the weather ⛈️ with the pontoons still in the water. This year, we’re stepping it up another notch. 💪

With the support of Pinnacle Diving Services🤿 and Kaharoa Marine Services, we’ve pulled the first of three pontoons completely out of the water and have created a mobile slipway system so the team can work safely and dry under cover.

What a mission already — but finding solutions runs through this company.

The outcome?
✔️ Safer and drier working conditions for the crew
✔️ Less weather disruption
✔️ Greater efficiency
✔️ The project keeps moving forward
✔️ An epic result for the customer

Proud of the crew for the innovation, effort, and respect they continue to show in an environment like this.

🚧💪 When a community in the heart of a National Park lost their entire water supply on Wednesday night, Site Weld answered the call.

From the moment the call came in, the Site Weld crew mobilised from Dunedin and were on the road to the remote site. Within just two days, water was flowing back into the community.

Nathan, Gaspar and Marco got stuck straight in on an extremely challenging emergency repair deep in rugged terrain. The damaged pipeline sat around 300 metres up the hill — accessible only by linked ladders and steep bush tracks.

The old water pipe had simply reached the end of its life, it just couldn't wait for the new replacement pipe and the team worked tirelessly in harsh conditions to carry out emergency repairs and restore the town’s water supply.

Another example of the Site Weld team getting the job done when it matters most. 👊

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🚜✨ Meet “Gracie” ✨🚜

Built in 1925 by Aveling & Porter in England, Gracie is an incredible piece of engineering history — and a passion project that Site Weld’s own Nathan will be pouring his heart into restoring.

We’re incredibly privileged to be able to offer up workshop space, machinery, and a helping hand to support the restoration of this beautiful old girl. Seeing nearly 100 years of engineering history having a few repairs inside our workshop is something pretty special.

Can’t wait to see Gracie back out in full steam. 🚂💨

Pink shirt day Mike, pink shirt day... 🤣🤣🤣

One of our valued contractors came in for a debrief today on a large project that’s just about to kick off — and he brought his son along too.

Safe to say our boardroom table gained an extra operator for an hour or so. 🚜👷‍♂️

Pretty epic seeing the next generation getting stuck into the Site Weld setup, complete with an extra digger on the job. Moments like these remind us what the industry is all about — people, projects, and passing it on. 💛

Another great night at our annual Around the World Pot Luck Dinner 🌍

This event is always a highlight on the calendar. It’s a great way to recognise and celebrate the diverse cultures across the Site Weld team and bring everyone together over some incredible food.

This year didn’t disappoint—plenty of variety on the table and great to see everyone, including the kids, enjoying themselves, laughing and having a good time.

Appreciate everyone who contributed and made it such a successful night.

The man. The myth. The legend. 👏

Yesterday we quietly celebrated Freddie hitting an incredible 10 years of service with us. True to form, Freddie wanted no fuss — so we kept it low-key with just the 10-Year Club on hand.

Freddie’s consistency, work ethic, and no-nonsense attitude have made him a valued part of the team over the years. He’s the kind of guy who just gets on with the job and gets it done — no noise, just results.

Thanks for everything you’ve brought to the team over the past decade, Freddie. We appreciate you more than you know. Here’s to many more years ahead! 🍻

Wishing everyone the best of luck at the Otago Rally this weekend! 🚗💨

An event that really gets the blood flowing – it’s going to be an epic one!

Good luck to Force Motorsport – 5 cars going hard 💪🔥
Drive fast, stay safe, and enjoy every moment out there.

Bring it on! 👊