Erosion Control Co Ltd has welcomed a new sales manager, Jonathan Tomsett, and opened a new residential lawn division called Lawn Creations. Prime Minister Helen Clark visited the construction site of the Kerikeri Heritage Bypass project, where Erosion Control is providing native planting. Climate change is expected to increase rainfall and flooding in New Zealand, which may impact development through more stringent erosion control requirements.

1. ISSUE NO 003
Welcome to issue number three of our quarterly With this in mind we have taken on board a new this division in response to the many enquiries we have
newsletters. Thank you once again for all of the feedback sales manager, Jonathan Tomsett, who has a degree received from homeowners requiring hydroseeding
we have had on our earlier newsletters. I am pleased in Environmental Science. He is already proving to be on their properties.
that you are finding them informative and interesting. an asset to the company and a valuable source
With winter-close-down mostly behind us, the majority of information to our clients. Thank you for your support over the last three, busy,
of earthwork sites will be delighted with the mild months. If you have any comments about this newsletter,
beginning we have had to winter. Long may it last. Another exciting area of change for the company is the your feedback is very welcome.
opening of our new residential lawn division called “Lawn
At Erosion Control Co Ltd we have continued with our Creations”. This division specializes in hydroseeding Roy Timperley and Lynda Baldwin
drive to improve the services we offer to our clients. domestic, and sub-division, lawns. We have opened
SLOPE STABILIZATION
Lawn Creations:
A new division of
Erosion Control Co Ltd
Restoration of landslides and unstable slopes can provide significant challenges. Clinton Clark Due to demand for our
and his team from the Hamilton base of Erosion Control Co Ltd used Erosion Blanket, Geogrid and hydroseeding services on
Hydroseeding to stabilize this 300 sq metre bank on Oropi George road in Tauranga. residential lawns, Erosion
Control Co Ltd have started
The top 100 metres of the bank is a near vertical slope. Stapling the Geogrid onto this area of the a new division called “Lawn
bank was the most challenging aspect of the job, according to owner-operator Clinton. He and Creations” that specialises
his team overcame this by using abseiling equipment which meant the work could be completed, in domestic lawns. With
not only efficiently, but also safely. a small purpose built
hydroseeding unit mounted
on a small truck, we are
able to hydroseed effectively
around most subdivisions
and building sites.
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ARC Erosion and
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rule-change
update
The ARC have still not
finalised the changes to
Hibiscus Contractors – One of Silverdale’s finest
the TP90. So, at this stage,
the regulations within
the current TP90 are still
Still operating from the which was the venue for the faced to date has been the the regulations we must
base in Silverdale where prestigious World Cup of Golf in construction of the Gulf Harbour adhere to. According to ARC
the company was formed 1998. Right now they have jobs development in Whangaparaoa consultant, Mike Dunphy, the
27 years ago, Hibiscus on the go from the Far North all many years ago. “We were ARC want the changes to be
Contractors is one of the of the way down to Hamilton, first approached about the job up and running by October
area’s most successful and two of Linden’s sons have almost 25 years ago and it was 2007. The new version
privately owned companies. taken on important roles within the biggest contract we had should be available on-line
the ever growing business. ever taken on”, says Linden, at www.arc.govt.nz soon
Lead by owner and director “we undertook a huge amount after the completion date.
Linden Bawden, the company Linden believes that the secret
of work and then it all stopped We will continue to follow up
has been Head Contractor of the company’s success is,
when the original developers on these changes and keep
in the development of first and foremost having a
went through some hard times”. you informed about when
some of the North Island’s passion for what you do. “I’ve
After a few years new developers they come into force and the
most extensive projects, been contracting since I left
took control of the project and implications to our industry.
including the Pauanui school”, he explains. “I’ve
luckily, Hibiscus Contractors
Waterways Development thrived on this sort of work”.
retained the job and work began the staff levels are back down many years now. “They
in the popular Coromandel He also says that “having a HyDROSEEDING
once again developing the area’s to thirty-something, with sub have always been a great
holiday spot, and the Gulf great team is equally important,
canal ways. “We had to hunt contractors pulled in if and when company to deal with and,
Harbour Development people who always work hard DUST SUPPRESSION
for staff all over again” he says, they are needed. like us, strive to do the
at Whangaparaoa, north and want to do a good job. The
and luckily some of the guys best possible job,” he says,
of Auckland. They were excellent work they do ensures STRAWMULCHING
were available from the first time One of those many sub- and with the companies
also the main contractor that we get invited back”.
around… our staff went from contractors is Erosion Control, only a street away from
on the construction of the NATIVE PLANTING
He says that the biggest thirty to well over a hundred whom Linden has had a each other, the two are old
Gulf Harbour Golf Course, challenge the company has almost overnight”. These days fantastic relationship with for neighbours as well as friends.
LIQUID SOIL
PO Box 130 Silverdale, Auckland, New Zealand, Phone 0800 STRAWNOW (0800 787 2966) Phone/Fax 09 426 8292 Email info@erosioncontrol.co.nz www.erosioncontrol.co.nz

2. HOW WILL CLIMATE CHANgE IMPACT ON yOuR SITE PM STOPS By TO CHECK
HEB Smithbridge had building sites. Councils are THAT THE KERIKERI
up to 3 metres of water
covering some parts of
devising “Development
Setbacks” which define how ByPASS IS STILL ON TRACK
their earthworks site much space should be left
during the Northland flood between buildings and a
on the 30th March 2007. shoreline to protect property
against possible damage
What the experts say caused by coastal erosion
about climate change or flooding. This will affect
New Zealand will increasingly some proposed coastal
be hit by heavy rainfall What do these climate sewerage systems to determine developments.
causing flooding, landslides changes mean on your site their suitability to cope with
and erosion according Because there will almost climatic change. This will lead Councils will also be
to the report by the certainly be a rise in rainfall, to modifications such as bridges pushing for developers and
Intergovernmental Panel flooding and erosion, local on new developments being contractors to implement
on Climate Change (IPCC). authorities are likely to designed to accommodate work habits that reduce
The report predicts a become increasingly strict higher flood peaks, drainage green house gas emissions,
significant increase in about the erosion and systems that are devised to cope as these emissions are
rainfall in most parts believed to be increasing Prime Minister Helen Clark The Kerikeri Heritage
sediment control measures with increased volumes of flood
of New Zealand except climatic change. This recently made a special Bypass is a landmark
that they expect developers water, and other similar changes.
for the east of the North will go hand in hand trip to the site of Kerikeri’s project for the area, and
and contractors to implement.
Island and the north of the Furthermore some coastal with requirements for new Heritage Bypass, a it will see a significant
South Island. It claims that Some councils are also areas that have been identified developers/contractors to $17 million public project impact on Kerikeri’s
New Zealand is already re-assessing infrastructure such as at-risk from rising sea plant more trees on their which is the biggest in future, with implications
experiencing impacts from as roads, bridges, water mains, levels or erosion will be sites to absorb carbon as Far North History. right across the Far
recent climate change. flood protection works and labelled as unsuitable as well as prevent erosion. North and beyond. The
The PM stopped by to
Bypass is designed to
plant one of the many
divert over 7500 cars a
kauri trees supplied by
Erosion Control welcomes Jonathan Tomsett to the team Erosion Control, who are
taking care of all the
day away from some of
New Zealand’s oldest
surviving buildings,
Silverdale’s Erosion Control Ltd is pleased to announce cog in a small company rather than a nameless face in a big native planting on the
the arrival of new Sales Manager Jonathan Tomsett to their corporation. Jonathan sees Erosion Control taking on more and finally allow for the
Bypass site.
ever-growing team. and more new business as he applies the competitiveness he demolition of the Stone
The bypass is still due Store Bridge, which has
acquired working in big business to its specialised field.
Originally from the United Kingdom after 8 years living in to open in mid – 2008, been blamed for recurring
New Zealand he is proud to call Red Beach and his beloved Jonathan will be working both on Erosion Control’s despite the deluge of flooding in the area.
Hibiscus Coast his true home. commercial and industrial business, but already has rain which hit the Far
ideas to offer its Lawn Creations brand that he believes The local council has
Jonathan holds an Environmental Science degree from the North only months ago.
will be a winner in the residential market. budgeted $17 million for
University of the West of England in Bristol, but found himself Heavy rain meant that
following a corporate path within Finance and Sales at “I can see growth happening across the board for this great work on the bypass is the landmark project,
Fuji Xerox NZ until joining the Erosion Control Team. “The little company and I’m so excited to be playing a part in now about three weeks which allows for
opportunity to apply my skills learnt to date at Erosion Control that,” he explains. “I wasn’t even in the market for a job behind, but amazingly is inflation, contingencies
is exciting,” he admits, “Roy and Lynda have some great when I met the company’s owners, Roy and Lynda, but after still expected to finish on and storm damage. Three
aspirations for the Company and I am looking forward to what talking to them I just knew that I wanted to take them up on quarters of the cost is
time in June 2008. The
the future holds.” He also is looking forward to being an integral this fantastic opportunity”. being met by road funding
extreme rainfall – which
came unexpectedly at body Land Transport NZ,
the end of March – had whilst the Prim Minister’s
SAVINg MONEy ON ACC COSTS stripped some of the Cultural and Heritage
topsoil off the site, Committee is picking up
but thankfully left no the rest of the cost for
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significant damage.
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