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ASBESTOS REMOVAL » Ward Demolition
Business North
Firm grows from small beginnings Sue Russell When Peter Ward says his business started out small that’s exactly what he means; one concrete saw, one chain saw, a six-wheel truck and a 12-tonne excavator from Japan. These days with 48 excavators and a group of companies straddling demolition, concrete recycling, salvaging, quarries and heavy transport, those days must seem a long way back, something the owner experiences at times as a tad surreal. “I didn’t expect it would grow so much, it just sort of happened. I came off the typical farm-life with hardworking parents. I didn’t think of myself as very smart but I could work hard,” says Ward. Ward Demolition deals with some challenging sites and jobs, with recovering and removing asbestos products a speciality. “Often, with buildings having been altered over the years, tiny pieces of asbestos end up hidden in the dirt and surrounds which needs to be located, removed and disposed of at certified tips,” he says. “When we go into schools to demolish structures and remove waste material, asbestos is often an issue. “It’s important those processes are handled properly before new construction can start. This is our speciality.” Concrete recycling resource recovery, dealing with enormous quantities of old concrete is one of the back-bone activities Ward Demolition is an expert at. The recycling process is very sophisticated, leaving the bare minimum to waste. Initially concrete that can be is processed on-site using specially designed Ward mobile units. Any concrete not crushed on site is transferred to the company’s yard in Onehunga for processing where steel and rebar are removed to be eventually recycled.
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Ward Demolition deals with some challenging sites and jobs, with recovering and removing asbestos products a speciality.