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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.
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Connell delivered a key upgrade to the Kawerau substation as part of wider energy resilience upgrades around Kawerau and the surrounding areas. The capable Waikato civil contractors Connell completed substation civil works alongside energised assets while protecting generation and network operations. A full scope of works included: an extension to the existing switchyard cable ducting […]
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The Connell team have recently completed works on the Ōakura battery energy storage system (BESS) site near New Plymouth, Taranaki for clients Powerco. The BESS will help to improve the reliability of the electricity supply for customers in and around the area. Connell delivered extensive earthworks and a tight fitout to the site including ducting, […]
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The Connell team was recently engaged by Northpower as civil contractors in Auckland to redevelop two transformer bays at their 33/11kV substation in Auckland, with the project scheduled for completion in late 2024. Our scope of works included demolishing the old and constructing new concrete foundations, fire walls, trenching and drainage works and fencing and […]
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Connell Contractors was selected by both Transpower and Hitachi to provide civil and structural works for the static synchronous compensator (STATCOM), to be delivered at Transpower’s Otahuhu substation. A STATCOM is a fast-acting device that improves voltage management and power quality. The project is part of Transpower’s ongoing work to strengthen the electricity network across […]
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In early 2023, Connell Contractors set our sights on the Far North, partnering with New Energy, Infratec, and Lodestone Energy to deliver New Zealand’s largest solar farm near Kaitaia. The Kohirā Solar Farm opened in February 2024, with 61,000 solar panels generating power for approximately 50,000 homes in the north. The Connell team was onsite […]
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