GHK Piling won a contract for the pile driving and construction of 16 foundations for flood lighting for the William Fraser Memorial Sports Field on Pohe Island, Whangarei. Each foundation had 4 300 SED piles driven up to 18.0m into the ground and a reinforced concrete pile cap with the light hold down bolts cast into them. One of the main … [Read more...]
GHK Piling Projects
Waimatenui Bridge
This contract was a structural bridge strengthening project on a 70m, single lane, wooden bridge. The works included the removal and supply and installation of timber piles, removal of existing timber bearers and replacement with new steel bearers and removal and replacement of the cross bracing. One of the main challenges involved with this … [Read more...]
Tirohanga Cycleway Bridge
This contract was for the Far North District council and involved construction of a steel and timber footbridge and cycleway bridge cantilevered off an existing rail bridge which services the vintage railway train. The bridge spans a total distance of 33.4m over the Tirohanga Stream. The work included replacement of existing pile crosshead, new … [Read more...]
Park Ave Bridge
This contract was a subcontract for the construction of double span reinforced concrete bridge over a gully as part of a land development in Northcote. The work involved the installation of piles, construction of two abutments and a pier cap, installation of precast, pre-stressed hollow core bridge beams, pouring of a deck slab and footpath and … [Read more...]
Lynns Slip Repair, Maromaku
The Maromaku project involved the construction of three reinforced concrete palisade walls with capping beams, as part of the SH1 Lynns Slip Repair at Maromaku. The reinforced concrete structure element of the project was a subcontract to Fulton Hogan who undertook the earth works for the MSE wall and the pavement construction. The project was of a … [Read more...]