Focus | Cuddon Ltd 75th Anniversary
Engineering innovation A long history within New Zealand’s engineering and fabrication industry has confirmed Cuddon Limited’s reputation for quality design, engineering and fabrication across a range of sectors.
Throughout New Zealand and around the world, equipment manufactured and constructed by Cuddon is known for its reliability and innovative design. Cuddon Ltd was incorporated in Blenheim more than 75 years ago and today employs 65 staff from its large fabrication workshop and offices in McArtney Street. Chief executive Andy Rowe says Cuddon places a huge emphasis on quality design and fabrication across its many areas of expertise, which include freezedry technology, airconditioning and refrigeration, water engineering and irrigation, and heavy and light fabrication. Cuddon’s objective is to achieve innovation in design, excellence in quality and efficiency in service. A substantial pool of human skills, modern equipment and certified quality systems ensures that Cuddon’s philosophy is an everyday reality. A professional and committed staff of designers, tradespeople and managers mean Cuddon Ltd can supply a wide range of services to industries as diverse as sea transportation, aquaculture, viticulture, defense, food processing and other engineering and manufacturing companies.
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Cuddon Limited building a pilot vessel for the Republic of Nauru
Fabrication and manufacturing More than 75 years of operation have seen Cuddon Limited play an integral role in the development of Marlborough, from the whaling industry to the wine industry and everywhere in between.
A broad service offering Cuddon Limited offers a substantial pool of skills and experience, modern equipment and certified quality systems across a broad range of disciplines, including: Water engineering – design, installation and maintenance of all water related systems across the rural sector Refrigeration and air conditioning – domestic and commercial heating and ventilation through to commercial refrigeration needs General engineering – design, fabrication and machining of carbon steel, stainless steel and aluminium materials from jobbing work to large commercial projects Freeze drying technologies – design, manufacture, installation and support around the globe.
“In recent years we have been fully engaged in the build of a series of farm structures for New Zealand King Salmon, 20 foot container work boats and a pilot vessel for the Republic of Nauru, and large mooring buoys for both Nauru and Christmas Island,” Rowe says. “Closer to home we have been a key player in the fabrication and fitout of the replacement active links for the Renaissance Tower as part of the earthquake strengthening for the rebuild of Christchurch. It’s very much about big project work and we have a lot of experience in heavy fabrication.”
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