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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.
Learn MoreWe’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 MoreWe’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, […]
Learn MoreThe 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 […]
Learn MoreHitachi 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 […]
Learn MoreIn 2022 the Connell team completed foundational works for the Bombay Substation upgrade, a 220/110kV substation in Auckland. The substation upgrade was part of a larger Transpower project to future-proof the network to cater for predicted growth in population and electricity demand in Counties Manukau. The Connell team was engaged by our clients Electric […]
Learn MoreConnell Contractors is proud to play an integral part of this groundbreaking BESS project in partnership with Infratec. Our team of experienced civil engineers continue to work tirelessly to ensure the successful construction of the battery site in Huntly. This will be New Zealand’s first utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) and the largest battery […]
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