Our Awards.

Christchurch Hospital Boiler House Deconstruction.
Taggart deconstructed the Boiler House inside a live hospital precinct, beside busy bus lanes and pedestrian routes, without disrupting emergency access or hospital operations. The structure included reinforced concrete, steel frames, coal chutes, tunnels and a 50,000-litre underground diesel tank. A crane-hung debris blanket controlled dust and vibration. The job finished three days ahead of programme with zero incidents and over 95% of material recovered.

Hillside Demolition Stage 2
We deconstructed 21 buildings across more than 50,000m² for KiwiRail, finishing on time with a strong focus on safety and waste diversion. Regular communication with stakeholders kept disruption to a minimum.

Richard Hadlee, Ryman Healthcare - Stormwater Basin and Siteworks
A stormwater wetland and first flush basins were built beside the Styx River through one of the wettest winters on record for the site. Electrofishing before work started found protected lamprey, so work paused while the Department of Conservation was consulted. When saturated ground made the specified fill unworkable, a temporary river run haul road was built within the bund footprint, which kept the job moving.

Christ Church Cathedral Visitors Centre
For working beside an earthquake-damaged, Category A Heritage-listed Cathedral with the public close by, we kept the site gates closed at all times and used a Demco DMV25W multiprocessor head to reduce shock load and vibration.

For our dedicated Service Strike Initiative

Awarded for our contribution to the demolition industry.

Diabetes Building
With hospital buildings next door and a large oxygen storage tank beside the site, there was little room for error. Our team completed the demolition using soft strip, cut and crane and high reach excavator methods.

Recognised for the major shift in how we approach and deliver our contracts between 2017 and 2018. In the judge’s words: “They have developed a strong management team which provides the resource and expertise to undertake multi-disciplined and challenging projects. Their integration of environmentally sustainable methodologies and quality focus into the everyday operations provides a true ‘win-win’ outcome.”

Wairewa Canal Bridge and Lancaster Park Tui Stand.
Recognised for environmental work across multiple projects. At the Wairewa Canal Bridge, we worked around native and endangered wildlife. At the Lancaster Park Tui Stand demolition, we achieved a 99.8% recycle rate.

Environmental work in the Ashley River.
We were also recognised by the Ashley-Rakahuri Rivercare Group (ARRG) and BRaid Inc (Braided River Aid) for our help with bird management on the river.