Property & Construction | Taggart Earthmoving
Sixty year of service Taggart Earthmoving Limited is a family business celebrating 60 years of servicing the Canterbury region. The Christchurch-based company was formed in 1953 by Ron and Margaret Taggart, changing its name to Taggart Earthmoving Limited in 1978 to coincide with its relocation to its current site in Belfast Road. we’re seeing the spin off from that, with four new subdivisions in Rangiora.” Other significant projects include the Silverstream subdivision in Kaiapoi and the Port Link industrial park in Woolston.
Taggart Earthmoving offers a range of comprehensive services, including its core contracting work, which includes bulk earthworks, commercial site works, subdivisions and demolition.
Taggart Earthmoving, which employs about 90 staff, has a substantial fleet of earthmoving equipment and experienced operators who can tackle both large and small jobs. “The staff, most of whom have been with the company a long time, are dedicated and love the challenge, but on saying this we could do with another couple of finishing excavator operators,” Taggart says.
“We went through a period after the earthquake of doing clean up and demolition, but we’re now seeing growth back in the subdivision and commercial rebuild markets. We’re still doing residential demolition work but the commercial demolition work has slowed,” Paul Taggart says.
The company has recently purchased two new Hitachi excavators and two new Hitachi wheel loaders and has a total fleet of about 75 machines, including scrapers, bulldozers, excavators, dump trucks, graders and compactors, as well as 25 trucks, some with trailer units.
“The subdivision market is still strong; we develop the subdivisions but don’t do any individual residential housing sites. With the influx of people coming into Rangiora to live
Taggart says the company has stood the test of time due to its focus on customer service, delivering a quality product and being trustworthy.
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The company employs a team of experienced operators
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During the years Taggart Earthmoving has gained a strong reputation for quality workmanship, reliability and service. These days the company is managed by Ron and Margaret’s sons Paul, who is the company’s managing director, Mark, its operations manager and daughter Lisa, who is the logistics manager.
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Taggart says the company has stood the test of time due to its focus on customer service, delivering a quality product and being trustworthy.
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Taggart Earthmoving has gained a strong reputation for quality workmanship, reliability and service
30 Belfast Road, Belfast, Chch
Phone: 03 323 7085
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