Steadily disappearing
Stretch, a 74m high crawler crane, and two 20-tonne excavators are doing much of the heavy work, and Ceres staff are dismantling structures closer to neighbouring buildings by hand
First steps in removing landmark silos
Ceres demolition company staff were being particularly careful about dismantling the silos because there were areas of “historic interest” near the site, and they had obligations to meet around heritage and artefacts.
Hospital site ready for next stages
This project was probably the most complex demolition contract ever awarded in New Zealand that I am aware of — it is certainly the largest contract that Ceres has done, and it involved three different types of demolition technique.
Hammeroid’s time to shine as first pile driven
Proportion of Cadbury factory demolished and recycled
Wrecking crew . . . Ceres demolition plant matches the scale of the task as company staff survey the centre of the rapidly disappearing former Cadbury factory.
Meet the mighty team demolishing Cadbury’s one block and a time
The expert Ceres staff on-site at the New Dunedin Hospital project have come from around the country and while Dunedin isn’t home to some, they’ve travelled as a team from job to job as a strong ‘family’.
Top-down approach
Two 20-tonne excavators made light work of beginning demolition of the factory facade yesterday. The excavators were craned up by a 74m-high crane nicknamed ‘‘Stretch’’ by demolition workers
Director provides update on hospital progress
Preparations for demolishing the second of two city blocks destined to become the new Dunedin hospital are getting underway.
CentrePort House – demolition
Going, going, gone! Watch this timelapse video of the demolition of CPL House by the great team at CeresNZ.
CentrePort House – demolition
Going, going, gone! Watch this timelapse video of the demolition of CPL House by the great team at CeresNZ.
Building on Wellington’s Molesworth St being torn down
Molesworth St demolition video: Changing Wellington skyline shown in month-long timelapse
East Stand demolition next stage in $50m Yarrow Stadium revamp
Demolition of Yarrow Stadium’s East Stand is well underway, marking the next stage in redeveloping Taranaki’s premier rugby arena into a multi-use event centre costing $50m.
Relief for CBD developer as demolition starts in Invercargill
Demolition begins in Invercargill
“It started out gently, but then it all came crashing down.When the first bricks hit the ground yesterday, signalling the start of the Invercargill inner city redevelopment, the crowd applauded.One of the main figures behind the project, HWCP director Scott O’Donnell, described the moment as gratifying.”To me it smells like success.”
Workers wait to start demolition for the Invercagill CBD development
New Zealand Demolition & Asbestos Association
Runner Up: Best Practise under $1mil – Waitangi Wharf Pile Removal (Concrete Cutting)
Runner Up: Best Practise over $1mil – 61 Molesworth St Demolition
Winner: Environmental Best Practise – QEII Park Land Remediation
Overall Contractor of the Year!
Previous Shortlists and awards winners 2020
Shortlisted as contractor of the year in 2015 and 2017
The bulk of the BNZ building in Wellington will be re-cycled and re-used
In choosing the one-year programme of deconstruction and then demolition of the core concrete structure, health and safety was the key driver because of the closeness of the building to public pathways and the Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferry service, Patience said.
Insurance claim for quake-damaged Christchurch heritage building finally settled
We believe the retention will be seen as a significant cornerstone of the rebuild and will play an important role by enhancing the new architecture that will eventually be the new heart of Christchurch. What better gift is there to this community from Ceres in saving this building rather than sending it to the tip?
All done and dusty
The demolition crew who brought down the 43 buildings in the first stage of the Invercargill CBD redevelopment.
