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Mammoths Prepare Raft for Sinking
Construction at the new Christchurch Central Police Station site has marked a major step forward with the completion of the concrete raft foundation. The 400mm-thick raft is the primary ground stabilisation foundation for the new building, which ensures it meets IL4 earthquake rating requirements. It covers 8300 square metres of the 1.5 hectare site at […]
When Innovation Meets Expertise
When you’re trying to marry complex leading-edge technologies, keep to tight commercial deadlines and produce a high-performing food processing facility, it’s not a job for the inexperienced or generalists! This was the challenge when Innovation Waikato (IWL) wanted a new, technologically advanced spray dryer facility designed, built, fitted out and running to exacting standards and […]
Apollo Back in Canada
Christchurch construction firm Apollo Projects has won a third contract in Canada in as many years and is considering setting up a permanent office overseas. Apollo Projects is building a processing facility for Monster Vineyards, following previous winery builds for Poplar Grove Winery and Tantalus Winery in Canada, and several local wineries including Amisfield, Indevin, […]
Apollo Selected to Design/Build Christchurch Police Station
The Christchurch central police station will relocate to a temporary site in St Asaph St this year after its Hereford St building was deemed unsafe. Police said in December that they would move out of their 13-storey Hereford St building because of the risk of continuing aftershocks. Work on the $20 million temporary facility at the corner of St Asaph […]
Post-quake offices keep Apollo Projects busy
Christchurch construction firm Apollo Projects has completed 8000 square metres of new buildings in Christchurch since the February 22 earthquake and there is continued demand for new post-quake business premises in the city. After February Apollo Projects, which usually focuses on food and beverage sector builds, recognised the impact the quake had had on central […]
