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A closer look at the earthworks, transport and rural jobs Hosking's takes on around Dunedin, Mosgiel and surrounding areas.

Current project

Branston Street Bund.

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Hosking's is starting the process of capping a section of contaminated soil by covering it with a capping layer of topsoil before the area is planted out in native trees.

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Aerial view of the Branston Street Bund earthworks

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A broader selection of Hosking's earthworks, rural contracting and transport work. Select any image to view it larger.

Compact excavator carrying out detailed work on a prepared site — Site preparation and finishingEarthworks · Detailed excavation and finishing work on a prepared site.

Mini excavator being lifted into a restricted-access work area — Tight-access excavationEarthworks · Small excavation equipment can be placed into restricted areas where larger machines cannot easily work.

Compact excavator working on a residential site — Residential site preparationEarthworks · Excavation and site preparation for smaller residential jobs and building work.

Compact excavator working on a residential driveway and access area — Driveway and access preparationEarthworks · Excavation, shaping and preparation for residential driveways and accessways.

Compact excavator carrying out earthworks on a large paved site — Compact earthworks and site preparationEarthworks · Small excavators for detailed earthworks, surface preparation and smaller jobs.

Compact excavator carrying out detailed excavation on a prepared site — Detailed excavationEarthworks · Precise excavation and shaping where smaller equipment is better suited to the job.

Compact excavator trenching beside a house — Trenching beside existing buildingsEarthworks · Tight-access trenching and excavation around existing homes and structures.

Compact excavator working behind a residential retaining wall — Retaining wall earthworksEarthworks · Excavation and ground preparation around residential retaining walls.

Excavator carrying out earthworks on a prepared gravel area beside an existing building — Site preparation around existing buildingsEarthworks · Earthworks and surface preparation around existing buildings, yards and access areas.

Excavator carrying out earthworks around a building site — Building site excavationEarthworks · Earthworks and excavation around new-build and development sites.

Excavator-mounted piling attachment driving a large timber pile on a construction site — Timber pile installationEarthworks · Excavator-mounted piling equipment installing large timber piles for site works.

Excavator attachment working on a vertical retaining post beside installed retaining panels — Retaining post installationEarthworks · Specialist excavator equipment installing posts as part of retaining wall construction.

Excavator carrying out detailed earthworks on a developed site — Development site earthworksEarthworks · Detailed excavation and site preparation as part of residential or property development work.

Compact excavator trenching alongside concrete foundations — Trenching alongside foundationsEarthworks · Detailed excavation and trenching alongside formed foundations and concrete work.

Excavator trenching beside a residential building — Residential trenchingEarthworks · Trenching and excavation around existing residential buildings.

Excavator shaping and preparing a residential building site — House site preparationEarthworks · Excavation, shaping and ground preparation ready for residential construction.

Residential site preparation with retaining and access earthworks — Retaining, access and site preparationEarthworks · Coordinated earthworks for residential access, retaining and site formation.

Finished driveway and access after earthworks and formation — Finished driveway and accessEarthworks · Formed and finished access following excavation and ground preparation.

Excavators carrying out bulk site preparation across a large formed area — Large site preparationEarthworks · Bulk excavation, shaping and preparation for larger sites and developments.

Excavator lifting a cut tree trunk during site clearing — Tree and vegetation clearingEarthworks · Excavator-assisted tree removal and clearing as part of site earthworks.

Early stage of access earthworks before further formation — Access formation - early stageEarthworks · Early-stage excavation and shaping before the accessway is fully formed.

Later work-in-progress view of the same access earthworks — Access formation - work in progressEarthworks · Further shaping and formation as the access earthworks progress.

Excavator-mounted auger drilling post holes on rural land — Post-hole drillingRural · Excavator-mounted auger work for fencing, structures and other rural jobs.

Excavator clearing vegetation on a sloping rural site — Rural slope clearingRural · Vegetation clearing and ground preparation on sloping rural land.

Excavator and tractor working together on a rural property — Rural property earthworksRural · Earthmoving and contracting work carried out alongside other farm machinery.

Formed rural access track with earthmoving equipment on site — Farm track constructionRural · Formation and improvement of rural tracks and property accessways.

Excavator working across sloping rural ground — Sloping-site earthworksRural · Excavation and ground shaping on sloping rural properties.

Excavator working across a steep grassed slope — Steep-site earthworksRural · Earthworks and access preparation on challenging steep terrain.

Excavator cutting and shaping an access track on steep terrain — Steep access track constructionRural · Cutting and shaping access tracks across steep rural ground.

Newly formed access track traversing steep hill country — Hill-country access tracksRural · Formed access for farms and rural properties across hill country.

Excavator tracking along a steep formed earthworks cut — Earthworks on steep terrainRural · Working safely and efficiently on steep cuts and challenging access routes.

Finished tree-lined rural access track — Finished rural accessRural · Completed rural track formation and surfacing through established land.

Excavator loaded on a transporter for machinery transport — Machinery transportTransport · Transport of excavators and earthmoving equipment between jobs and sites.

Hosking's truck and trailer transporting an excavator — Heavy machinery haulageTransport · Truck and trailer transport for excavators and other earthmoving equipment.

Tracked dumper loaded on a low-loader for transport — Equipment transportTransport · Safe transport of tracked machinery and job-site equipment.

Telehandler secured on a transporter for machinery relocation — Plant and equipment transportTransport · Transport services for construction, rural and earthmoving machinery.

Hosking's truck and flat-deck trailer parked on a gravel work site — Truck and trailer transportTransport · Transport capability for moving plant and equipment between sites.

Tip truck on site for material cartage and delivery — Material cartageTransport · Truck cartage for soil, aggregate and other materials required on site.

Hosking's transport truck ready for site work — Truck and cartage servicesTransport · Hosking's transport capability supporting earthworks, rural and site work.

Aerial overview of the Branston Street Bund earthworks project — Branston Street BundBranston Street · Aerial overview of the current Branston Street soil-capping project.

Aerial view of soil capping works underway at Branston Street Bund — Soil capping in progressBranston Street · Capping work underway as the site is prepared for its topsoil layer and planting.

Elevated view of earthmoving progress at Branston Street Bund — Earthworks progressBranston Street · Progress across the bund as excavation, placement and shaping continue.

Ground-level view of earthworks at Branston Street Bund — Ground-level worksBranston Street · Ground-level view showing the scale and progress of the Branston Street project.