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…

Last week our Office Manager Fiona Keegan celebrated 20 years of continuous service with the company. Fiona is one of 132 of our 200+ staff (60%) of our staff who have worked here for more than 5 years – making this one great place to work! Congratulations Fiona from the team!

Three years of hard work and study has paid off for newly qualified tradesperson Joseph Isaac. Joseph recently completed his apprenticeship in Mechanical Engineering – his third apprenticeship! He previously qualified as a timber machinist and saw doctor in the timber industry, and butchering. He will be beginning the next stage of his career working…

Port of Townsville welcomed more than 130 maritime and logistics experts to the Ports Australia Business and Operations 2-day Conference. They were treated to an exclusive harbour tour followed by a demonstration of a pilot transfer by helicopter conducted by Aviator Group. The nation’s best port professionals gathered at the Port of Townsville with Minister for Transport…

Page Macrae Engineering recently affiliated with Green Marine, a voluntary environmental certification programme for the North American marine industry. We are committed to environmental protection and the principles of sustainable development. Our ongoing success with the design and manufacture of environmentally compliant port equipment is enabling ports, stevedores, product owners and bulk materials handlers to…