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Consistent Quality: Our Driving Culture

First comes the raw materials which we source from a reputable overseas supplier on a long-term contract. Our supplier’s plant produces 4 million tonnes per annum and so achieves both economies of scale and a consistent and reliable product. To understand the relative size of this, note that the total NZ cement market is 1.5 million tonnes.Our clinker is stored undercover to ensure it doesn’t degrade, then fed into one of two ball mills. These mills run 24 hours a day around 90% of the year,...

Doing Our Bit With The Cyclone Rebuild

With the Napier-Taupo road closed, our dedicated transport team had to detour around to Palmerston North to ensure concrete can be made in the Bay. This required a 1109km and 18 hour round trip and an overnight stay in the Manawatu for the drivers.The Bridgeman Concrete team in Hastings welcomed the delivery which will ensure the rebuild can start as soon as possible....

2012-2022: A Decade of Continuous Expansion

To satisfy this call from the market, our team has been building almost continuously since then, culminating in the second mill line being completed in 2022, and Eco-cem being producedA rough time line of our expansion:2012: Plant begins production with Mill, Bulk Silo 1, three QC Silos, and one Dispatch Silo2013: Store 2 added2014: Building roof apron joining the two stores complete2015: Second Dispatch Silo erected2016: 2000t Bulk Silo 2 completed2017: Third clinker store added, third Dispatch...

How We Built Our New Second Production Line, Sustainably

That’s why when we decided to build our second production line, we knew we wanted to do it in a way that would minimize our environmental impact.The most interesting aspect of the procurement for the new plant was seeing what was already available here in New Zealand.  Our construction team kept a watchful eye on the marketplace to identify suitable industrial equipment if it became available.A cement mill that had been sitting idle in the King Country for over a decade was identified and...

From BFS to Eco-cem - How It Is Made

Our new product Eco-cem utilises BFS, the best raw material for both durability and carbon reduction. BFS (Blast Furnace Slag) is produced when iron ore is smelted in a blast furnace. It’s a waste product that was once discarded, but now it is being used in the production of cement alternatives.But how does slag make its way from a blast furnace to our cement production facilities in New Zealand?Following smelting of the ore, the slag is poured off the top of the molten steel and immediately q...