Petone Engineering

Strengthening Wellington’s key assets — Ahead of Schedule.

Here are a few shots of the Petone Engineering team hard at work strengthening the Old Children’s Hospital in Wellington for Hawkins.

Our crew has powered through Phase 1 — finishing four weeks ahead of schedule, a fantastic achievement that reflects the commitment and coordination of our project management and site teams.

This project is a great example of our team living up to our number one brand promise:

“Proactively managed projects completed on time and to spec.”

Well done to everyone involved — a real team effort delivering great results on a key health facility project.

Completed Project: Summerset Waikanae Retirement Village

We’re proud to share the successful completion of the Summerset Waikanae Retirement Village project.

Despite a typically wet and windy Wellington winter, our team managed to deliver this project on time, if not slightly ahead of schedule.

This project comprised over 800 assemblies, with a total weight exceeding 140 tons, and included protective coatings across more than 3,000 m² of steel.

A big thank you to the entire team for their hard work and dedication, and to Summerset Group for the opportunity to contribute to a quality development on the Kapiti Coast.

Agility is key to delivering seismic strengthening projects.

This Sunday, our team completed a major high-lift operation to install a K Frame at the Wellington District Court — part of the seismic strengthening project we’ve been delivering since 2024 and will continue through into 2026.

Because the Court must remain operational, the work takes place during weekends and nights to avoid disruption — no easy feat when you’re handling heavy steel and precision lifts in a live environment.

A special mention to our supervisor Jefferson and his crew for their exceptional work ethic and consistency. They continue to rise to every challenge.

We’re proud of our people and the quality of the work they produce.
At Petone Engineering, we stand by our belief that it takes great people to make a company great.

Threading the Needle

Sometimes engineering feels more like surgery.

In this case, we needed to run threaded rods through a concrete beam — but space was tight. The reinforcing steel was packed in, and drilling a clean path without hitting anything solid was next to impossible.

The smarter route: open up the beam, install the rods, and now it's just a matter of pouring some new concrete to close it out.

It’s not always the common solution that's best, this is where experience makes the difference. Sometimes, the unconventional approach is the best one.