Whakatiki Engineering
Steelwork that’s second to none Structural steel is at the heart of many residential and commercial building projects and is a critical component in ensuring the structural integrity of a building.
“We completed the new Salvation Army headquarters in Newtown, which was a big job that finished last year,” says Murray. “We tender for all our jobs and sometimes we are working for a main contractor on a couple of jobs, and for a number of other contractors on a range of projects as well. “We have got 16 guys in overalls and then four of us running the business. I bought the company in 1984 and my business partner Scott Barr came into it in the early 2000s.”
Whakatiki Engineering in Upper Hutt offers a turnkey structural steel service, including fabrication and erection, and has the ability to deliver high-quality outcomes to all its clients.
Working with Whakatiki Engineering means you will be dealing directly with Murray or Scott, who run each job and oversee all work.
Achieving the highest standards of quality Whakatiki Engineering is proud to be one of the first eight steel construction companies in New Zealand to achieve the Steel Fabricator Certification (SFC), meaning it can guarantee its structural steel products are fabricated and installed to international standards. Managing director Murray Scaife says the certification is based on the European compliance system and represents international best practice. “We have had SFC since 2014. We were in the first group that went through that new system of quality control and welding,” he says. “It means we’re more confident with our quality. We have traceability right through the practice of fabrication, so we can trace the materials and the people who have worked on each project with regards to welding. “We now have a more reliable fabrication flow. It’s a better standard for our industry for structural steel work.”
Steel Fabricator Certification Steel Fabricator Certification is a key point of difference for local fabricators in the face of competition from imported pre-fabricated structural steel, which can be of uncertain provenance and quality. The certification provides procurers of locally fabricated structural steel with peace of mind in the knowledge that certified fabricators have the appropriate quality management systems in place to enable them to produce compliant fabricated products of the required standard. It reduces compliance risks by providing building officials and structural engineers with greater confidence when accepting a fabricated statement of compliance.
“We look closely at every job and try to offer good service and high-quality.
Whakatiki Engineering retrofitted a new staircase in St Paul's Square, Pipitea Street.
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We can produce good quality fabrications because of our quality control; we check everything. - Whakatiki Engineering managing director, Murray Scaife
At the moment we are in the process of fabricating a new prison wing at Arohata Women’s Prison.
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SFC differentiates Whakatiki Engineering from its competitors who have not independently demonstrated the capability, while demonstrating to its key clients its commitment to quality.
“We are also fabricating a retirement home for Bupa Health and Care in Upper Hutt.” Whakatiki Engineering worked on a new fitout of a building at St Paul’s Square in Pipitea Street, which involved retrofitting a new staircase from the ground floor to the 13th floor in an existing building. Whakatiki Engineering also completed a canopy for New Zealand Post at Aotea Quay.
“Scott and Murray work directly with our clients to help solve problems and choose methods of doing things. I believe we give a good service and product and we always see the job through.”
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“We can produce good quality fabrications because of our quality control; we check everything,” Murray says. “We employ quality fabricators and welders.”
A long history of quality Whakatiki Engineering has been operating for about 30 years, with its beginnings being rooted in general engineering and machining. In the 1990s the company began fabricating structural steel and now works exclusively within the structural steel industry. “We fabricate beams for houses through to mid-sized structural building and fitouts, as well as seismic strengthening,” Murray says. “Seismic work has grown quite a bit in recent years but we also do a lot of new builds.
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