It was an exciting day for the Page Macrae Port Equipment team as the two newly completed dust-controlled hoppers were loaded onto the ship to begin their 3-4 week journey to Taiwan. Under construction since October 2019, the two hoppers have now completed and passed the Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT). Due to Covid-19, we provided…

Port hoppers are now one step closer to leaving for Taiwan. Two dust-controlled hoppers recently completed and transported to the port last week, are about to undergo their final testing before being shipped. Factory Acceptance Testing evaluates the hoppers during and after the assembly process to ensure they have been built and are operating per…

Providing solutions for our clients’ challenges is where we excel. One of our more recent challenges entailed the removal of an existing complex heat exchanger coil and the fabrication and installation of a new coil. This complex heat exchanger project provided an opportunity for our experienced tradespeople to pass on skills to a new generation.…

In recent months, the Page Macrae Engineering team have been at Oji Fibre Solutions – Kinleith Mill in Tokoroa, working on the refurbishment and reinstatement of a 2.6 million litre pulp tank, pipe bridge and platforms. The tank was nearing the end of its lifespan. In a little over six months, the team completed construction…

Page Macrae Log Lifters load logs for export at the port in Tauranga. Logs are brought to the port by road and rail from New Zealand’s upper North Island forestry blocks where they have been felled and graded. Logs are moved to the berth from a nearby railyard using mobile grapples, slung by wharf staff…

From the ships hold to the truck, wagon or conveyor, when you are discharging product, minimising dust and containing spillage is a priority. Page Macrae hoppers combine new and proven technologies, providing solutions that satisfy your environmental, safety and productivity needs. They are designed to handle a variety of bulk products from cement clinker to mineral…

We’re excited that life can now return to normal with the Government announcing Alert Level 1. While our borders may still be closed, we are now full steam ahead helping New Zealand industry with their engineering jobs, projects and maintenance – without restrictions. Covid-19 has taught us all to be patient, kind, resilient, to stay…

The benefit of hindsight cannot be underestimated during times of adversity. In our rich 65-year history, we started in the maritime industry where we could be in the ships engine room, replacing a deck plate, to structural weld repairs on ships cranes. The shipping industry changed, the ships were in one tide and out the…

While our front line team of skilled tradespeople have been supporting essential businesses and services during COVID-19 Level 4 restrictions, behind the scenes, we have developed new and robust, safe working plans and procedures to enable the Page Macrae Engineering team to operate safely under Level 3 restrictions.  They have been developed to keep you,…

With the imminent announcement of a possible Level 3 restricted environment, we find ourselves like many businesses, focussing and planning on what this could look like for Page Macrae Engineering, our staff and of course, our clients. A balance with restarting or ramping back up should be struck for all businesses, for the much-needed cash-flow…