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If you’ve driven through any roadworks recently, you’ve have already been introduced to our high quality work, with the majority of kerbing on Local Authority roads (as of late) being laid by Rock Solid. We are the largest kerb layers (by volume) in Northland today. But did you know we provide far more than just concrete?

Rock Solid Concrete Northland Ltd is a locally owned and operated business. The driving force behind Rock Solid is a duo (Fred Smith & Heather McKay) who have successfully been providing their services and expertise to the region since inception in 2020 – but have operating within the region for over 20 years. Over the last 4 years, our business has sustained significant and steady growth, from concrete laying to forming and now to civil works as head contractor also.
We attribute this growth to our businesses key focus areas – quality and efficiency.

Rock Solid are well equipped with a considerable fleet of privately owned, modern, and environmentally friendly machinery and trucks, providing us with a competitive edge and all necessary plant required for your civil needs, including earthworks, drainage, foundations, roading and concrete work – with kerbing being our specialty!

The knowledge, experience and capability that our people within the company possess is of the highest level and is second to none! Rock Solid will only provide the highest quality of work, we work hard and we are fully committed passing these attributes for the benefit of our client, and for the betterment of your project!

We are available for full delivery as head contractor or as subcontractors for any large- and small-scale civil works within NZ.

Expertise

Retaining structures

  • RS employs qualified builders and civil workers with many years’ experience delivering a myriad of earth retaining structures such as:
    • Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) walls
    • Timber pole walls
    • Keystone walls
    • Concrete cantilever walls
    • Rock sea-walls
  • We also have the ability and network to in-house facilitate design-build packages. We offer this as it provides better outcomes that better suit client budgetary requirements.

Large- and small-scale earthworks with licensed and experienced operators, including:

  • House site cuts
  • Detailed engineered fill
  • Bulk works
  • Material cartage
  • Cut to waste

Foundations

  • Piled foundation
  • Conventional concrete floor slabs
  • Raft type floor slabs

Concrete works with many different decorative finishes

  • Footpaths, patios and driveways
  • Floor slabs
  • Kerbing (one of our many specialties)
  • Structural concrete

Drainage Works

  • Sanitary sewer
  • Stormwater drainage
  • Subsoil drainage
  • Overland drainage

Rock Solid's point of difference

  • Locally owned and operated business
  • Motivated and determined management and team
  • Excellent Machinery in pristine condition
  • Value for Money
  • Quality over quantity
  • Extensive knowledge in laying difficult material
  • Wealth of knowledge and experience
  • Machine Control – 2x Excavators, Bobcat, Roller, 2x Kerb Machines, 1x Crane Truck, 2x cartage trucks. We also have a significant network of machinery suppliers that we can procure extra resource ad-hoc and at short notice.

Key Projects

Te Arai Links Golf Course – 2022–2024 Currently on project ($3.5M)

United Civil – Port Road, Whangarei – New Roundabout 2024

Rock Solid Subdivision, Kamo, Whangarei 2023–2024
Stage 1 – Concrete Footpaths, R.O.W’s, Vehicle Crossings, Kerbing, Backing blocks, cesspit surrounds, pram crossings >$0.3M

Dempsey Wood KiwiRail HQ Whangarei 2024
Earthworks, excavation, supplied steel cage and tied, concrete works

Other Civil Works – Various
Rock Solid has experience with the following civil works:
• Retaining Walls
• Slip repairs FNDC
• Stormwater and Drainage Works