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Working together Dews Construction has worked closely with the Upper Hutt City Council and the Hutt City Council, which have been instrumental in the company’s success. Dave Dews began working with the councils in 2009, when his company was still small.
In four short years Dews Construction Limited has grown into a significant player in Wellington’s civil construction industry, holding major roading contracts with the region’s local authorities. The business was formed in early 2008 by Dave and Mandy Dews, who have grown Dews Construction into a company that today employs 45 staff and runs 30 trucks and 10 excavators. Prior to establishing Dews Construction, the couple had recently moved to New Zealand from the United Kingdom, where Dave worked as a qualified civil engineer in his own business.
Roading maintenance and construction Dews Construction’s capabilities include complete roading construction and maintenance, including footpaths, roads and carparks, sewer and drainage construction, bridges, groundworks and all civil engineering work. Company management are all fully qualified civil engineers with considerable experience in maintenance contracts, as well as design and problem solving. Dews Construction has a five-year roading maintenance contract with the Upper Hutt City Council, as well as a kerb and channel contract. “We carry out similar work with Hutt City Council upgrading traffic signals and roading maintenance. We also hire out equipment with an operator,” Dave says. Dews Construction has been working closely with Hawkins Construction on the Muldoon’s
Dews Construction did a small gravedigging job for the councils, then gained a kerb and channel contract and it went from there. “The councils have been brilliant to work with. They gave us a go and gave us a chance.”
Corner project on Rimutaka Hill Road, which involved straightening out a sharp corner and included retaining walls, drainage, kerbing and guard rails.
Gold Awards recognition Dews Construction was named a finalist in the professional services and infrastructure section of the Wellington Gold Awards 2012, which aim to celebrate inspiring Wellington businesses. Daves says being named a finalist means a lot to his staff and the company, which places a high value on health and safety in all of its work. The award recognises Dews Construction’s maintenance and emergency callout work for the local councils.
The hotbox means Dews Construction can lay asphalt at night without the need to open an asphalt plant for fresh product. It is also ideal for roading maintenance contracts and means the company has no wastage due to unexpected bad weather. “It means cost savings for our customers. The asphalt is also being laid at the right temperature, which means a better finish on the job.”
What Dews Construction can do for you • Full roading construction and maintenance capabilities
New heated asphalt service
• A professional and competitive service
Dews Construction’s customers are receiving huge benefits from the company’s new electronically heated asphalt hotbox - the first of its kind in New Zealand.
• A high standard of health and safety achieved on every job
Dave says the hotbox was brought over from the United Kingdom about six months ago and has opened up new possibilities for his company. The hotbox goes on the back of a truck and can keep asphalt warm for several days. Normally, asphalt is quite cold by the end of one day, making it unsuitable for use and resulting in wastage.
• Complete backup from the company’s qualified management • Extensive problem-solving abilities
Dews Construction Limited PO Box 40-217, Upper Hutt T/F (04) 527 7725 E dave.dews@dewsconstruction.co.nz www.dewsconstruction.co.nz — Advertising Feature
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