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Mexteds Sports Turf

Outstanding in the field

30/11/2018

 
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Mexteds' operations team member and artificial turf specialist, Jules de Vries,  was one of the rising stars of the Porirua business community recognised at the 2018 Outstanding Young Employee Awards held at the Settlement in Porirua in November. 

We were proud to nominate Jules for his great work ethic and team approach. He's a skilled member of staff who takes initiative and engages well with our clients, who value good communication and advice to help them in their decision making.

Jules has shown leadership running artificial projects and transferring his specialist knowledge to other operations staff. 

The 2018 Outstanding Young Employee Awards highlighted the talent and ambition we have in our Porirua community, and Mexteds congratulations everyone who was nominated by their employers.

Image:   (l to r)  Cameron Mexted, Jules de Vries, Porirua Mayor Mike Tana




Gravel banding at Otaraua

14/11/2018

 
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We've been gravel banding at Otaraua Park for Kapiti Coast District Council recently, following on from the installation of primary drains last summer.

Gravel banding is a secondary drainage system that allows water to percolate down into the primary drains, vastly improving the field's drainage and performance.

Over winter we upgraded our gravel bander, fitting a new axle and turf tyres, meaning less ground pressure and compaction on the field, especially when the hopper is full of backfilling material.

​Click here to view the gravel bander in action.

Draining the Swamp

7/11/2018

 
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Stratford Cricket Club's home ground, Victoria Park, had suffered from such poor drainage it had been dubbed ‘the Stratford swamp’ by  the club's rivals, and last year’s first-round matches all had to be played away.  The club appealed to the Stratford District Council and an agreement was reached to work together to fix the drainage problems.
Mexteds was contracted to install a 160mm collector drain through the whole length of the field. This soon revealed the full extent of the drainage issue, as water poured into the trench from the saturated subsoils. We then installed six 110mm lateral drains across the wicket block at five metre centres, before building a brand new wicket with 100mm of basecourse, 20mm of topcourse and then laid the Patumahoe clay.
​Neil Cooper of Stratford DC says "It's looking really good and I must say I was very impressed with the professionalism of Mexteds. I couldn't be happier with the way the whole thing went".   >>> More photos
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MEXTED SPORTS TURF
Phone: +64 4 233 0703
Email: [email protected]
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27 Ulric St
Plimmerton
​Porirua 5026
New Zealand
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Mana
Porirua 5247
​New Zealand

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​CAMERON MEXTED
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+64 27 4953 963
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SHANE MADDREN
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+64 27 442 0084
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  • Home
  • Services
    • Design and Surveying
    • Decompaction and Aeration
    • Drainage and Trenching
    • Irrigation
    • Turf Renovation
    • Turf Replacement
    • Artificial turf
    • Wicket blocks
    • Code Changeovers
    • Bedknife and Reel Sharpening
  • SISGrass
  • Campey Turfcare
  • Projects
  • About Us
    • Process
    • News >
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