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. 

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. 

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