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Golf at The Morgans

21/8/2020

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Mexteds has been working on something a little different in the last couple of weeks, building a new 9th green at The Morgans Golf Retreat in Pauatahanui, in an area that used to be rough swampland.

After surveying the area and designing the new green, Chris Parkinson and Brent Dornan created a new access road to the site, then dug out the swamp, cleaned out a swale drain and put in novacoil drainage and geotextile.

Using our Fendt and Scoop we excavated 800 cu m of fill, reshaping one of the fairways, and used the won material to create and shape the new green.

Next, we’ll be installing drainage and plowing in an irrigation line, before topping the new green with sand, ready for sowing.

Greg Kirkwood, The Morgans Golf Retreat project manager, says the team from Mexteds, including Jamayne, Marcus, Rob and Jules, have done an excellent job. “Chris is a brilliant operator and really knows his stuff. It’s such a happy, positive team, they have been brilliant to work with.”
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The Morgans Golf Retreat hopes to have the new green ready for play in mid to late summer.
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Looking after Hutt City's sports fields

14/8/2020

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You'll be seeing a lot more of Mexteds around the Hutt Valley from next month, as we've just won the contract to maintain all of Hutt City Council's parks and playing fields.

It's an exciting time for Mexteds, and will see a doubling of our workforce to mow and prepare Hutt's sports fields for different sporting codes from softball and soccer through to cricket and hockey. 

As well  as natural turf, we'll also be looking after Hutt City's artificial sports surfaces.

We'll be working with local schools to give young people  work experience opportunities, and are actively recruiting for a range of roles including grounds persons and mowing crew, through to a contract administrator and operations supervisor.  See our Employment page.

The Hutt is familiar territory for Mexteds.  Over the last 20 years we've undertaken seasonal sports turf renovations (fertilising and decompaction), built top quality playing fields such as Hutt Rec, and upgraded sports facilities with the installation of drainage and irrigation.

We're thrilled to be taking this next step to keep Hutt City's parks and playing fields in tip top condition.
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Blessed turf

1/7/2020

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It was all smiles and handshakes following the blessing of Maidstone Park ahead of the first game for the Upper Hutt Rams RFC at their new sports fields.

Cameron Mexted and Caleb Ladbrook, our senior turf specialist, were there for the grand opening.

The beautiful green turf admired by all follows nine months' work by the Mexteds' team building a top-class, 4 hectare, fully irrigated, sand carpet facility for 
Upper Hutt City Council.   

​Game On!
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Bird's eye view of the Basin

5/6/2020

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Great view of the resurfacing work we've been doing on the Basin Reserve since getting back to work after lockdown. 

After taking off the top, the surface has been regraded and re-contoured using  a 3D laser on our land levellers and Leica Total Station. 

This will be a surface fit for champions come summer!
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Smooth as ...

20/3/2020

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Our Operations Manager, Chris Parkinson, and Team Leader, Brent Dornan, pictured here with the latest in laser grading technology - our new Leica Geosystems iCON 2D dual laser system.

We're really pleased with how the system's been performing at Naenae Park, Lower Hutt, where we're re-grading 2.4 hectares across the entire site, installing automatic irrigation in the #1 soccer field and re-positioning the field layout, for Hutt City Council. The cricket wickets used to be located in the middle of the winter sports fields, so now they'll have their own standalone area.
​#GameOn!


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First class cricket

4/3/2020

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Mexteds has built a seven strip practice wicket for Palmerston North City Council at Fitzherbert Park, with the goal of meeting New Zealand Cricket warrant of fitness requirements for 1st class matches.

We subgraded the area and installed novacoil drainage and irrigation. Then Aco drainage was laid around the perimeter, before we placed sand in the run-up area and Patumahoe clay over the wicket.


With the warm weather the grass is already sprouting and Dave Evans, PNCC's Sportsfields, Parks and Reserves Supervisor, is a happy customer: "I couldn't say enough about Chris Parkinson and the team, they are brilliant"

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Rangatahi to mahi

21/2/2020

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Mexteds was among those celebrating the success of Partners Porirua's Youth 2 Work movement this week, along with our latest Operations team member, Jamayne, who came to us through the Youth 2 Work programme after completing Year 13 at Aotea College.

Jamayne is pictured here alongside Anita Baker, Mayor of Porirua City, and our GM, Cameron Mexted, who attended the event.

Jamayne's loving the variety of his new Sports Turf Technician role at Mexteds, saying it's given him confidence  to learn new skills and try new things.

And it's great having him on board.
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Crumbs! Upcycling!

12/2/2020

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Repurposing material is a win-win for the environment and our clients. Mexteds' operations team have been removing crumb rubber from the artificial surface at Wellington City Council's Te Whaea Park in Newtown and rolling up the old artificial turf, which is being replaced, working for head contractor, Polytan.
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Rather than taking it to the landfill, Mexteds is re-laying the old crumb rubber at Trentham Racecourse, where it will be blended into the sand on the training track. In all, an impressive 450 tonnes of sand, rubber and grass were re-purposed primarily to the equestrian industry.

We've also got takers lined up for the old artificial turf, so a big tick for recycling this week!
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Maidstone Park - it's in the bag!

20/12/2019

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After three seasons' work,  we are at the finish line of a major sports field upgrade for Upper Hutt City Council, building new sand carpet fields on their four hectare site at Maidstone Park, home of the Upper Hutt Rams Rugby Club.
Huge river boulders posed a serious challenge as we installed primary drainage throughout the park, having already shifted 2,500 cu metres cut-to-fill to level the site. Our irrigation specialist, Rob Willis, installed a full irrigation system, before the secondary drainage went in, followed by the sand carpet.
The finishing touches of seeding and fertilising were completed by Christmas, and we can now relax a little and manage the grow-in. 
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The House that Wellington Rugby Built

27/11/2019

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Mexteds is excited to have contributed to a fabulous community project run by Wellington Rugby: "The House that Wellington Rugby Built".

Mexteds helped with the finishing touches by laying natural turf around the beautiful new home, which is on the Wallaceville Estate in Upper Hutt. 
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​Many local businesses have been part of this project, with the proceeds from the sale of the house going to Wellington Rugby Juniors and the new Wellington Children's Hospital. 
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MEXTED SPORTS TURF
Phone: +64 4 233 0703
Email: info@mexteds.co.nz
PHYSICAL ADDRESS
27 Ulric St
Plimmerton
​Porirua 5026
New Zealand
POSTAL ADDRESS
PO Box 54 236

Mana
Porirua 5247
​New Zealand
​CAMERON MEXTED
MANAGING DIRECTOR

+64 27 4953 963
​Email: ​cameron@mexteds.co.nz


CHRIS PARKINSON CONSTRUCTION  MANAGER
+64 27 4521 838
​Email: chris@mexteds.co.nz

SHANE MADDREN
CONTRACTS MANAGER

+64 27 442 0084
​Email: shane@mexteds.co.nz


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