CCL

Stage one of the Alicetown job is off to a great start, with another lateral burst going in today.

Our new shoring box, designed specifically for the burst gear, is working exactly as intended and keeping the team safe while they're in the ground.

Good gear, built for the job, makes all the difference.

Young Lochie gaining valuable experience operating a 1.7 tonne digger in Levin, under the direct supervision of one of our experienced operators.

At CCL, we are committed to cultivating the next generation of talent; through our partnership with Heretaunga College, we provide young people with the essential practical skills required to succeed in the workforce.

Nothing beats a feed after a solid run of work. The Levin crew out for brekky to mark a great effort on site.

Thanks to the team at Raewyn's Café for looking after us!

The team out in Eastbourne last week, renewing service laterals for the local community.

It's the kind of work most people never notice, which is exactly the point. Better connections, fewer problems down the track, and a street left the way we found it.

Heads up, Alicetown. We're starting a wastewater renewal job next week on Tama Street, Mudie Street and Fitzherbert Street.

If you live or park nearby, it's worth a read, and thanks in advance for your patience and understanding.

Another big week in Levin. We're into the final stretch now, with just 16 metres between us and the finish line.

Great effort from the team out there. Keep it up!

New machine day. We're pretty excited to take delivery of our new Yanmar SV86.

Over the next few days we'll get our branding on it and spend some time getting acquainted, then it's straight to work replacing wastewater mains in Alicetown for Tiaki Wai.

We looked at a lot of options before settling on the SV86. For the sort of work we do, it hits the sweet spot: small enough to work safely and efficiently in tight urban streets, but with the reach, lifting capacity and hydraulic performance we need for deeper excavations, manhole installations and trench shoring.

Like all our plant purchases, this wasn't about buying the biggest machine. It was about buying the right machine for the job.

A big thank you to Dan Clavelle and the team at TDX for helping us through the process. Looking forward to putting it to work and seeing what it can do.

We're in the people business. We just happen to lay pipes.

Plenty of people have started at CCL with little or no industry experience and gone on to become skilled operators, drainlayers and civil infrastructure tradespeople.

Some are still with us. Some have gone on to other opportunities across the wider New Zealand construction industry. Either way, we're proud to have played a part in their journey.

From a team of six in 1991 to around 46 people today, backing our people and investing in training has always been part of who we are. We've always believed that if someone leaves CCL better off for having worked here, that's a good thing.

We train our own, back people to have a crack, and give them opportunities to develop their skills and build a career.

If you're looking for a trade with long-term opportunities, water infrastructure is a pretty good place to start.

We're always keen to hear from:

• Civil construction labourers
• Drainlayers
• Class 2 and Class 4 drivers
• Excavator operators
• HDD locators and operators
• Project managers
• Site managers.

Email: [email protected]

The best pipe replacement is the one you never see.

Replacing underground services doesn't always mean digging up roads, footpaths, and berms.

Using trenchless methods such as pipe bursting and horizontal directional drilling, we can renew or install underground infrastructure with far less excavation. That means less disruption for residents, fewer traffic impacts, reduced reinstatement, and a quicker return to normal for everyone.

CCL has been delivering water and wastewater infrastructure across the Wellington region for more than 35 years, and we continue to use specialist trenchless methods, including pipe bursting, horizontal directional drilling, and pipe ramming.

When conditions are right, trenchless construction is one of the smartest ways to renew ageing infrastructure while minimising the impact on the people living and working around it.

Less digging. Less disruption. Better for the community.

Be the best place to work.

That has been our BHAG for years, and it has not changed. We are the people who work for us, so it matters that everyone here feels CCL is the best place to work.

It shows up in the detail. Our eight core values are etched on the windows of our offices, displayed in our training room and up in our site offices. Every week, examples of our team living those values are shared at senior leadership meetings, and the same values are the award categories at our end of year function.

It also shows up in our teams. Each one has developed its own identity, shaped by the people and leaders in it. Teams change over time, but the pride and comradeship carry through.

And it shapes the work itself: infrastructure built today, for tomorrow and 100 years to come. We design our projects with kaitiakitanga in mind, guardians of the land and water, building something our communities can rely on well beyond us.