Established in 1978 by Hartley Seay and his sons, Seay Earthmovers Ltd now run one of the largest fleet of modern caterpillar machinery in the Central North Island.
Early projects took the company from its base in Auckland to many locations around the North Island including; Taumaranui, Te Kuiti, Wairoa, Waipukurau and finally to Taupo where the company has been based for the past 40 years. Our office is situated at Taupo Scoria Ltd quarry and our vision is to supply high quality roading and drainage aggregates to the local area and beyond.
Some major projects we have been involved in include:
Motuoapa Marina Redevelopment – Civil works (Dept of Internal Affairs)
Higgins Contractors Ltd – Brentwood Subdivision
Genesis Energy Ltd – Rangipo Sluice Gates Stilling Basin Investigation
Te Aho O Maui – Kawerau A8D Block – Well Pad Construction, Old Coach Road Intersection, Earthworks for Power Station
Higgins Contractors Ltd – Old Radio Station Site Stage One
Minginui / Te Whaiti Dairy Conversion
Wairakei Pastoral Ltd – Wairakei Estate Landclearing Project
Landcorp Farming Ltd – Race Construction
Fonterra – Waste Milk Ponds, Landclearing, Contouring and road alignment.
Eastern Arterial By pass – Fulton Hogan
Wairakei Steam Improvements Project – WK918 – Contact Energy
Contact Energy Drill site Aurora Project
Nga Awa Purua Geothermal Powerstation – MRP (Hawkins Construction)
Taupo A1 GP Race Track – Works Infrastructure
Rotokawa Power Station – MRP (Ormat Pacific Inc)
Wairakei Power Station – Pipeline from Te Mihi to Wairakei
Taupo District Council Landfill – Stages 1 & 2
Waipukurau SH2 – 4.5km of new construction
Hinemaia Hydro Power Stations A & B – Taupo District Council (Wilkins and Davies)
Mokai Glasshouse Development – NZ Gourmet
Parawera Point Subdivision – Symphony Group
Tenon MDF Plant – Fletchers
Watermark Apartments – Hawkins Construction
Ohaaki Power Station – ECNZ
Graham Seay
Managing Director Seay Earthmovers Ltd/Taupo Scoria Ltd
With a Background in civil engineering, Graham has extensive experience in the civil and earthmoving industries and has been actively involved on all of the Company’s projects over its 30 years.
His “Hands on approach” to the business means he has developed a vast knowledge and understanding in all aspects of the construction industry from subdivision works through to hydro electric and geothermal projects.
Graham has daily communications with both his staff and clients to maintain the highest level of service and actively involves himself in the Health & Safety and Environmental issues that are of high importance in the industry today.
Carl Soden / Bevan MacLachlan
Project Managers Carl Soden / Bevan MacLachlan
Contract Manager – Carl Soden
Carl has extensive experience in the earthmoving industry, and he has been with Seay Earthmovers for more than 20 years.
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
- Contact Energy – Auroa Project.
- Contact Energy – WK999 ‘Z’ Line project (BAU).
- Contact Energy – ‘T’ Line Project.
- Contact Energy – Te Mihi Holding Pond.
- Contact Energy – Drill Sites.
- Mighty River Power – Ngatamariki Power Station works.
- Miraka – Mokai Milk Processing Factory.
- Contact Energy – Te Huka Binary Plant.
- Dept of Internal Affairs – Motuoapa Marina redevelopment
- GEO40 – Silica Extraction Plant Ohaaki
- E&D Developments Ltd – St Patricks Residential Subdivision
- Locheagles Ltd – Lockeagles Residential Subdivision Kinloch
- Contact Energy – Tauhara Drill Sites
- Seven Oaks Ltd – Seven Oaks Residential Subdivision
2018 Seay Earthmovers Ltd was the Supreme Winner – Civil Contractors NZ Waikato Branch Construction Awards for the Re-development of Motuoapa Marina.
Project frontline personnel are supported by a team of professional accounting and administration staff with 15+ years of experience in contracts administration and accounting in the construction industry.
Contract Manager – Bevan MacLachlan
Bevan’s experience in the farming and agricultural industry has been instrumental in his project management of Land clearing, Dairy Conversions for Wairakei Pastoral, Fonterra and Landcorp Farming Ltd. Bevan has been with Seay Earthmovers for more than 10 years.
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
- Contact Energy – WK999 ‘Z’ Line Project (BAU).
- Contact Energy – Te Mihi Holding Pond.
- Contact Energy – Drill Sites.
- Mighty River Power – Drill Sites.
- Contact Energy – Te Huka Binary Plant.
- NZ Forest Managers – Lake Taupo Forests
- OTPP – Hancock Forest – Te Waka, Wainui, Opepe, Tauhara, Pureora South, China Forests.
- PF Olsen – Wairakei Estate – Forest to Farm, Landcorp – Dairy Conversions
Bevan has his Grade B Quarry Managers Certification
2016 – Waikato Regional Council – Awarded Joint overall winners for our proactive approach and communication for Parekarangi Culvert work.
2017 – Waikato Regional Council – Joint overall winner of small site division for installation of erosion and sediment controls in an environmentally sensitive area – Mangahoanga Stream Culvert
