Timeline and Key Achievements

1978 – 2000

• Auckland Paving

  • Position: 50% Shareholder

  • Growth: Expanded from 4 staff to 15 within 15 months

  • Key Projects:

    • Handled sizeable contracts ranging from $500,000 to $1,400,000

    • Types of Work:

      • Conduit work

      • Excavation

      • Stormwater systems

      • Basecourse

      • Kerb & channel

      • Concrete

      • Street furniture

2000 – 2009

• Contrax Ltd

  • Founder: Ross Blair

  • Type of Work: Civil works company handling commercial-sized contracts ranging from $500,000 to $2,000,000

2009 – 2011

• Siteworx Consulting Ltd

  • Type of Work: Consulting services provided to:

    • Rodney District Council

    • Contrax Ltd

    • Rodney Disability Group

    • Projenx Consultants Ltd

2011 – 2019

• Jacobson Projects Ltd, Silverdale

  • Position: Director Site Worx

  • Key Projects:

    • Mahurangi Presbyterian Church, Warkworth

      • Details: Large footing and floor slab package for a 3000m² building

    • Auckland Council Projects:

      • Shoesmith Reserve, next to Warkworth Primary School

        • Value: $960,000

      • Riverhead Point Drive, Riverhead

        • Value: $650,000

      • Deacon Point, Riverhead

        • Value: $560,000

      • Riverhead Tennis Courts Upgrade

        • Details: Upgraded tennis courts. Involvement from the same senior project manager who handled many projects for the old Rodney District Council, notably Moana Reserve Orewa Beachfront

    • Orewa College

      • Details: Major upgrade of drainage and hard landscaping following the floods of early 2023