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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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Pitch perfect Hagley wins again

17/4/2019

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Hagley Park in Christchurch has just been named as the winner of the International Pitch of the Year Awards for the fourth time in five years.

Congratulations to Rupert Bool, Manager of Hagley Park, and the team who maintain this great pitch, which was built from scratch by Mexted Performance Sports Surfaces in 2013/14.

These pictures tell the story of the amazing journey that our Operations team, led by Steve Mexted and Chris Parkinson, went through to create the top class venue Hagley Park is today.


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Best croquet courts in Wellington region

3/4/2019

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The Hutt Valley Waimarie Croquet Club held its top tournament of the season at the end of March on  new courts built by Mexteds, with the winner declaring the courts the best in the Wellington region.

Transforming a disused bowling club into the new croquet lawns, Mexteds installed a full primary drainage system and 2,500 metres of secondary sandslit drains. We also designed and installed a powerful irrigation system, laying the lines with a mole plow for convenience and speed.  After spreading topsoil and achieving the finished grades we sowed a blend of brown top and chewing's fescue, and managed the grow-in over the last few months.

Club chairman Kevin Fellows said "A very big thank you for all your work in creating fine croquet courts for the club. Your efforts over many months, along with the double mowings and closer cutting in the final week, combined to produce courts of excellent flatness, uniformity, and sufficient speed for high level tournament play. "

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Reducing bird strike

20/3/2019

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The Wellington Airport rainbow highlights Mexteds' work re-seeding 2.5 hectares of land next to the runway (right side of image).

We've been sowing the area with special Avanex grass seed, which has bird-deterrent properties. The work was done at night when the airport was closed, as safety considerations are paramount.

This marks the end of the airport Avanex project, which we've undertaken over five stages in recent years.
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Rugby League fields complete

8/3/2019

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After weeks working in Christchurch, our 'away team' has successfully finished the build of two new Rugby League fields at the Nga Puna Wai sports hub.

The grass is coming away well, and head contractor, HEB Construction, says the result is 'awesome' and 'better than expected', with the client, Christchurch City Council,
 really happy with the job. 

We'll be managing the grow-in for the next 12 weeks, and the first games could be played this season, following the handover in June.  Game On!


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Rugby League fields for Nga Puna Wai

22/2/2019

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There's light at the end of the tunnel for our amazing team in Christchurch who have been building two top-end sand-carpet rugby league fields for Christchurch City Council at their fabulous new Nga Puna Wai sports hub.
Since Christmas the Mexteds crew, led by Chris Parkinson, 
have installed 18,000 metres of secondary sandslit drains and the sand carpet.
With the warm weather, the grass is already pushing through on the first field, and the second field in the foreground is being seeded today.
It'll be a great asset for the city's Rugby League players and fans. Game On!
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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




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MEXTED SPORTS TURF
Phone: +64 4 233 0703
Email: info@mexteds.co.nz
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​CAMERON MEXTED
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​Email: ​cameron@mexteds.co.nz


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