Staff

Key Personnel

Andrew Knight - General Manager
NHD (Civil), Dip. Highway Engineering, MBA, TIPENZ, REAcap. Extensive civil construction and management experience in both New Zealand and South Africa.

Francis Patten - Director
His technical qualifications are BE, BSc, Dip HE (Delft), MIPENZ. He has over 25 years civil construction, piling and bridge construction experience.

Steve Bowling - Director
20 years civil construction including high rise building construction, five years construction supervisor for Brian Perry (Fletchers), seven years construction supervisor GHK Piling Co, 10 years managing director Steve Bowling Contracting Ltd, trade certified carpenter.

Martin Stam - Construction Manager
22 years civil construction including foundation, bridging, piling, wharf construction, etc. 15 years employed with GHK Piling Company.

Brendon Hayward - Contracts Supervisor
3 years with GHK Piling, after a varied career in various industrial and business backgrounds.

James Doel
Construction Foreman and senior crane operator who has been employed with the company for fifteen years.

Rob Moselen
Leading hand with over fourteen years construction experience with GHK Piling Co.

Graham Pearcy
Leading hand/crane operator 30 years civil construction experience, formerly with Brian Perry and Hauraki Piling Company.

Michael White
Machine operator, 10 years experience. Winner - Northland Excavator Competition 2008.

Tony Strickland
Leading Hand, with over five years experience with GHK Piling.


All staff are employed on the understanding that a fairly high percentage of the work will require travel and board away from Whangarei, generally on a Monday to Friday basis.