A big thank you to the Page Macrae Engineering team of engineers, contractors and support staff who were on-site recently to complete mechanical maintenance on the pulp and paper manufacturing plant at Oji Fibre Solutions – Kinleith Mill in Tokoroa. Our team was kept busy on the No.3 Pulp Mill, digester and chip feed-in area.…

For our Production Manufacturing team, a field trip to visit one of our clients gave them an insight into the end-use of a product they manufacture. The team manufacture tree harvesting heads for the forestry industry. The harvester bodies are fabricated and sub-assembled at Page Macrae Engineering before being shipped to our client. The trip…

Six grabs are currently in at Page Macrae Engineering for maintenance. Reliability is key to an efficient port logistics operation. Regular maintenance and repairs will ensure these grabs operate reliably well into the future, ensuring minimal downtime for our client. As a manufacturer of port equipment, Page Macrae Engineering support the whole lifecycle of our…

The Page Macrae Engineering team are proud to have recently fabricated the new Bay of Plenty Sport Climbing Wall and assisted by donating labour hours to complete the project. We’re one of many local companies who supported the construction of this unique community facility. It’s great to see the wall now hosting competitive climbing events.…

For our newest tradesperson, Shaun O’Reilly, three years of motivation, learning and hard work means he is now a fully qualified mechanical engineer. Shaun is now a fitter/welder in our piping workshop and is enjoying this specialised field of engineering. “Many of the pipes you are working on will be pressurised or will move things…

It was great to sit amongst some of the Bay’s emerging young talent at the 2019 Young Innovator Awards where this year’s young innovators’ best concepts were presented. The Young Innovator Awards (YiA) creates tomorrow’s innovators by offering a hands-on, learn-by-doing experience. Students are challenged to design a unique innovation that will make the world…

Each quarter we recognise our top apprentices in our apprenticeship programme. To be top of the class, an apprentice must prove their ability in the workshop, be up to date with their written assignments, show a great attitude and teamwork towards tradespeople and peers. The third term winners are – first place Hoani Hudson (third…

Third-year mechanical engineering apprentice, Matt Nielsen will leave on Sunday to compete in the 45th WorldSkills World Finals being held next week in Kazan, Russia. The finals will bring together more than 1600 competitors from 63 countries who will compete in 56 skill categories across a wide range of industries. Matt will be part of…

A Page Macrae Engineering team are in Whangarei assembling two silos used for the storage of sulphur. They are manufacturing the silos on a temporary worksite with the final installation site nearby. Our day and night-shift teams reached a significant milestone last week. They completed the first roof section of the first silo. They are…

It was great to welcome a team from Oji Fibre Solutions – Kinleith Mill, who toured our workshops recently. They came to see first-hand the fabrication of a large Pulp Storage tank for their Tokoroa Mill. It also provided an opportunity to expand their knowledge around the engineering projects and maintenance that we regularly undertake…