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Connell Contractors is an award winning, multi-disciplinary civil construction company operating throughout New Zealand from bases in Hamilton, Auckland and New Plymouth. We have been successfully delivering projects to our clients for over 35 years and have earned a reputation for market leading performance on a broad range of civil engineering projects.
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We’re looking for the right people, to help us get the right results for our clients. Here at Connell, we’re a team of award-winning contractors, known for our civil construction projects across the Waikato, Wellington, Taranaki and Auckland regions. If you’re looking to build the foundations of your career, come and join the team at Connell.
Learn More Located between Patea and Wavery in South Taranaki, Waipipi Wind Farm consists of 31 wind turbines and produces enough clean energy each year to power around 65,000 homes. Owned and operated by Mercury Energy, Waipipi Wind Farm saves the emission of roughly 250,000 tonnes of carbon. In 2020, Connell Contractors was selected by ElectroNet to […]
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Located in the Bay of Plenty, Waiotahe is home to Lodestone Energy’s third and largest utility-scale solar farm, Te Herenga o Te Rā. Connell Contractors is proud to deliver the earthworks and civil construction for this 70,000-panel solar farm, in partnership with our clients Infratec and Lodestone. This is the third solar farm Connell has […]
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We’re passionate about helping to pave the way for a cleaner, greener energy future in New Zealand. We were thrilled to be selected by Meridian Energy, Unison, Transpower and Omexom to deliver the civil and building works for Harapaki Windfarm Substations – New Zealand’s second largest windfarm. Located within the Maungaharuru Range in Hawke’s Bay, […]
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The project, commissioned by Genesis Energy, involved repairing the Poutu intake within the Tongariro Hydro Scheme during a challenging six-week shutdown in early 2023. Connell Contractors’ CEO, Lester Foxall, expressed his gratitude for the recognition, emphasising the project’s complexities, including working within a tunnel, environmental preservation, intricate craneage requirements, and meeting tight deadlines. Significant health […]
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Hitachi Energy engaged Connell Contractors to provide civil and structural works for the static synchronous compensator (STATCOM), to be delivered at the Transpower Hamilton substation. A STATCOM is a fast-acting device that increases power transfer capability, by enhancing voltage stability and maintaining a smooth voltage profile under different network conditions. The 150 Mvar STATCOM will […]
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