November 8, 2019
McConnell Dowell Constructors (MCD) has received several awards for the Sumner Road Remediation Project.
At the 2019 Civil Contractors NZ Canterbury Awards MCD received two awards including the Hydraulink Fluid Connectors – Health and Safety...Read more
May 31, 2019
Check out this time-lapse video taken by McConnell Dowell Constructors of Doug Hood Mining Ltd reshaping the overburden stockpile in the Gollans Bay Quarry below Evans Pass, Christchurch.
This stockpiled material was excavated during our...Read more
May 31, 2019
Check out this time-lapse video taken by McConnell Dowell Constructors of Doug Hood Mining Ltd excavating the rock-fall catchbench above Sumner Road, Christchurch.
This video starts about a week into the catchbench excavation and ends several weeks...Read more
April 8, 2019
The Broadcast Media NZ team filmed one of our construction blasts during the project to excavate a catchbench above Sumner Road, Christchurch, as part of the road reopening works for Christchurch City Council and New Zealand Transport Agency.
The...Read more
April 2, 2019
The following is a video record from Christchurch City Council capturing various stages of the Sumner Road project.
March 2019
SUMNER ROAD READY TO OPEN – 0:40
Profiles the completed road as an outstanding infrastructure project and 2 days...Read more
March 29, 2019
The road connecting Sumner and Lyttelton officially opened today having been closed due to earthquake damage since 2011. The following provides a view of the completed project and our sections of work including a photo gallery of work...Read more
February 28, 2019
In a blast from the past the following is an article from Contractor magazine – March 2002 highlighting our previous work at Strongman 2 opencast coal mine just below the ridge separating Rapahoe and Blackball and down-range of Pike River.
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December 11, 2017
In early 2017 we commenced earthworks at Stockton Mine to raise the height of the A18 earth dam embankment to increase the dam’s storage capacity. This work has been seasonal due to compaction and earthmoving being sensitive to moisture...Read more
October 27, 2016
Doug Hood Mining Ltd was part of the team selected by Christchurch City Council to reopen the Sumner to Lyttleton Road near Christchurch.
Badly affected by the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes this important link between Christchurch City and Lyttleton...Read more
September 18, 2015
Stockton Mine on the West Coast of the South Island was the home of Doug Hood Mining Ltd for 7½ years.
Saturday 31st July 2010 saw the completion of a plant hire arrangement between Doug Hood Mining and the Stockton Alliance, and the conclusion of...Read more