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Welcome to Ashhurst Engineering and Construction

Quality steelwork delivered in-full, on-time, in-spec

Mechanical engineering solutions for New Zealand’s essential infrastructure

Our expertise and experience is our difference

Our dedicated, expert craftspeople combined with more than 30 years of IP and experience, gives our team extensive project acumen. It allows us to provide fabrication, manufacturing, and project management solutions of the highest quality. Our expertise and experience is our greatest asset - allowing us to always consider the big picture and ensure delivery is on time, on budget, and to the specified standards.

Ashhurst Engineering and Construction, Christchurch location
Large scale telecommunication and electrical infrastructure specialists

Our Capabilities

We provide industry-leading steelwork solutions and project management capabilities across a range of sectors. Our specialist skills and knowledge are enhanced even further with access to the resources and capability of our parent company - PropellWorks.

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Electrical Industry Specialists

AEC was founded to service the power transmission industry. From humble beginnings in Ashhurst, we’ve amassed extensive nationwide experience in the energy sector, both in power generation and electricity distribution.

We are engineering specialists for the electrical industry

Telco Infrastructure Specialists

Our expertise is perfectly suited to the manufacture of high-quality steelwork and components at scale, with constructability assurance. In the telecommunications industry, we manufacture transmission tower components, and tower headgear for cellular service providers. We also perform seismic strengthening of towers and provide bespoke fabrications for specific sites.

We are specialists in transmission tower components.

Additional Capability

As part of PropellWorks, we have full access to the resources of our sister companies; CMS, SCS and Bay Sandblasting. These companies extend our specialisation to include further mechanical engineering services, blasting and coating applications.

PropellWorks - Moving New Zealand Forward

Experience

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We provide major steelwork for Transpower’s maintenance of the national grid, including substation and transmission line work nationwide.

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We have completed multiple projects on Mercury’s Waikato hydropower stations, including full gate replacements and complex refurbishments.

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We’ve been part of the Genesis Energy maintenance programme, working at multiple hydropower sites throughout Hawkes Bay.

Exceptional steelwork for hydro plants
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WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY

"We greatly appreciate the professionalism and the integrity around safety that the AEC staff showed during a very condensed work program."

Daniel K

Project Manager, Genesis Energy

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WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY

”AEC have now fully installed the 1st and 2nd gate with excellent success as we had to adhere to industry-leading tolerances. Presently we are working on the 3rd unit’s embedded steelworks which is critical for the smooth operation of the gate.”

Bede G

Senior Project Manager, Mercury Energy

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WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY

"AEC is consistently driven to deliver a high quality, well-finished product within the timeframes provided."

Robyn B 

Electricity Grid Projects Project Manager, Transpower

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