Patton Engineering Ltd

With a history dating back to 1952, Patton Engineering is today one of the largest Engineering companies in the central North Island, and one of the few who have the ability undertake projects that cover the scope from design to fabrication to blast and paint to erect.

With a background in Mechanical Engineering, the company is now multifaceted with the ability to undertake Structural, Mechanical and Stainless engineering services of significant size and scale. Operating out of a modern purpose built 4,400 M² work-shop in Whakatu, Hastings, the company has the ability, facilities, equipment and experience to undertake any engineering project – from conception and design through to erection.

Physical Address	32 Rangitane Road, Whakatu, Hastings (map)
Postal Address	PO Box 2140, Stortford Lodge, Hastings,
Phone	06 872 7120	Mobile
Email	dave@patton.co.nz	Website	www.patton.co.nz
Fax	06 876 0617	Contact	Dave Blakey

Recent Projects

HB Opera House Retractable Roof Patton Engineering assisted in design, and in turn manufactured and installed a retractable roof to cover the exterior plaza adjacent to the newly refurbished HB Opera House in Hastings. The structure consists of 3 steel trusses (each weighing 6 tonnes) that are curved across the plaza. The trusses provide support for the retractable canvas roofing - which is opened and closed by engaging the electric drives (also built by Patton Engineering) We are the recipient of the 2008 Steel Construction NZ award for “Excellence in Steel Construction” for our involvement in this project.

Foodstuffs National Distribution Centre Patton Engineering was engaged by Mainzeal Construction to provide and erect the structural steel for the construction of the Foodstuffs National Distribution Centre in Palmerston North. The 36,000 M² building required approx. 1,000 tonne of steel. This project covered a 12 month period from design through to erection, with our part of the project being completed in Oct 2008. This was a sucessfully run and and managed project, with sucess achieved through a coordinated approach from fabrication in our workshop, to in-house sandblasting and in turn on site erection in Palmerston North.

Project Capability

The Project Capability table indicates categorisation of the company in terms of the work it considers it can execute technically, and classification of the company in terms of the maximum size of project contract that it has previously handled.

Heavy industrial plant structures
Multi storey >3 levels
Large span portals >30m
Medium/small span portals
Large span trusswork
Major tubular steelwork
Towers
Architectural metalwork
Frames for machinery, supports for conveyors, ladders and catwalks
Grandstands and stadia
Small fabrications
Pedestrian bridges
Short span road or rail bridges <18m
Long span bridges
Residential steelwork
Project Tonnage	up to 1500
Project Contract Value	up to $5,000,000

Note: The steelwork project contract value for a company is intended to give guidance on the size of steelwork contract that has been undertaken; where a project lasted longer than a year, the value is the proportion of the steelwork contract undertaken within a 12 month period. Contract value is primarily steelwork but may include associated works.

Equipment and Services

CNC Beam Line
CNC Cutting - Oxy, Plasma
CNC hole drilling or punching
Crane: Mobile <= 10t
Crane: mobile > 10t
Cranes: Overhead <= 5t per bay
Cranes: Overhead > 5t per bay
Cutting Mechanical: Saw, Cropper, Guillotine
Plate Rolling
Section Rolling
Welding: Non-Ferrous
Welding: On-Site
Welded Beam Line
Cold Cambering of Beams <450mm deep
Cold Cambering of Beams <620mm deep
Steel Erection
3D Steel Detailing Modelling
General Steel Detailing
Wire brush and prime
Grit-blasting and architectural coatings
Intumescent coatings

Employment

Patton Engineering Ltd offers the following programs:

Gateway school students	Work experience school students	Modern apprenticeships	STAR

Vacancies

Workshop Team Leader We are currently seeking applicants for the position of Workshop Team Leader - Fabrication. Reporting directly to the Factory Supervisor, the successful applicant will be responsible for assisting in the planning and controlling of production activities in our fabrication department. This is a “hands on” role and requires someone with the following attributes and skills: • Previous supervisory experience • Excellent welding & fabrication skills • Must hold NZS4711 or equivalent • Ability to plan and prioritize work flows • Computer skills would be advantageous For further information contact: Operations Manager Dave Blakey Ph: 06 872 7120 Email: dave@patton.co.nz Or forward CVs to: PO Box 2140 Stortford Lodge Hastings 4153