Ward Demolition have a comprehensive range of equipment for all demolition and recycling purposes, and all our equipment is available for hire.

We know that using the right equipment for the right job is crucial for optimum results on-site, especially when time is critical.   

We operate a huge fleet of machinery.  We have 50 excavators ranging in size from one tonne to 75 tonne, including high reach, super high reach, skid steer loaders and wheel loaders. Our haulage fleet consists of 20 truck and trailers, hook bins and articulated barrel bins, ranging in size from four wheelers to eight wheelers. All vehicles are equipped with GPS systems. We have two transporter trucks that move our plant to various sites, as well as four crushing and screening plants.

We have everything you need for residential demolition, right through to large scale industrial projects.

Get in touch with our staff about your requirements.

Equipment Stock Take List… Kind of:

We can’t give you a full stock take list of equipment. Because to be quite honest, in our over 38 years of collecting machines, we’ve lost track. It would take us weeks to compile an up to date list of everything we own and just when we think we’re done something new would show up. You can trust us when we say we have it all when it comes to demolition and recycling. Ward Demolition has the most comprehensive range of specialised demolition equipment in New Zealand.

• Diggers - don’t even get us started, everything from 1.2 tonne to 75 tonne high reach

• High reaches - in fact we have three, max reach about 45 metres

• Attachments for Africa - grapples, pulverisers, breakers, hydraulic magnets, augers, crusher buckets, vacuum systems, etc

• Civil equipment - from graders, rollers, tippers, compactors down to cleg testers

• Heights equipment - we have a huge range of EWPs boom and scissor lifts in every size, scaffolding and of course PPE

• Lifting stuff - we have a baby crane that maxes out at about 5T, chain blocks and good friends at actual crane companies

• Concrete cutting equipment - wall saw, wire saw, floor saw, hand saw, flush cut saw we’ve got it all

• Metal cutting equipment - gas sets, plasma cutters, cut off saws and all the PPE you could dream of

• Hand tools - Most of our staff have work vehicles full of hand tools we’re not going to even get into how much

Concrete Cutting Equipment

We have it all when it comes to concrete cutting, wire saws, wall saws, floor saw and hand saws. Everything but a seesaw, because we’re not playing around, we have everything we need to get your job done.

Innovative Equipment

Husqvarna DMR 140 and DXR 300 Robotic Machines

These machines have been a monumental step forwarded in terms of Health and Safety during the Demolition process. The Robotic excavator allows staff to remotely operate the machine from a safe distance, in situations or areas that would generally be hazardous for operators or workers to be present. The use of this robot greatly minimises risk imposed on our team during the demolition process by removing the need for human exposure. The vast potential of these machines have been evident on our multi stored jobs such as Imperial Tobacco and Pigeon Palace (Albert St). The team were able to operate the machine on-top of lift shafts and other dangerous rooftop areas while remaining unattached and a safe distance away. The DMR 140 has been a game changer for operating in confined spaces, it’s tight compact design enables it to fit into spaces unreachable by other machines. This in turn has reduced tasks that would of taken weeks with hands on labour down to mere hours by Robotic machine. Reducing labour costs and fuel consumption as it eliminates the need for multiple workers traveling to and from work for weeks. Additionally the machines run on the same generator as the hilt hand breakers therefore the significantly reduced run time further reduces our carbon footprint.

Integrated Dust Suppression System

A number of our excavators are fitted with a high pressure water pump which is powered by the machine’s hydraulics. This dust suppression system works by releasing a fine mist from four trigger nozzles that surround the diggers attachment. This allows dust to be encapsulated directly at the source of impact, significantly reducing our dust emissions. This device is a huge step forward for environmental practices as the size of the water vapour is so minuscule that the ground does not become wet enough to cause silt fun off. Furthermore the device saves water as the operator can turn the system on and off, in the cab with a flip of a switch, meaning water is only dispensed when necessary. In comparison the water cannon runs continuously and oscillates across the entire site, it is effective but not nearly as targeted or efficient in water saving. The new dust suppression system means for safer practices, as the need for a manned hose is significantly reduced, allowing ground crew to spot and assist from a safer distance.

Our High Pressure Dust Suppression System is the most advanced technology on the market for saving the environment from dust emissions. This high level dust management makes the air significantly clearer resulting in better visibility and safer breathing. We are proud to be the first Demolition company to bring this device into New Zealand and have been awarded Best Environmental Practice for the 2022 NZDAA (New Zealand Demolition and Asbestos Awards).

Elevated Work Platforms (EWPs)

At Ward Demolition we don’t actually have many ladders. Why would we when we have such an extensive range of Boom lifts, scissor lifts and temporary scaffolding. A lot of accidents and injuries happen on ladders, EWP’s are a much safer option. Pictured below are some of our Boom lifts. These are great for a large variety of tasks, outdoor and indoor (large sheds). Our boom lift operators all have their EWP and heights certifications, our project managers provide them with in date harnesses prior to work.

We have a huge range of scissor lifts for indoor and outdoor use. Our smallest rubber tracked scissor lifts can fit through the front door on small houses allowing internal strip out works safely from a working platform. Our larger platforms allow for higher capacity in the cage meaning two people can safely work from the cage alongside each other. Below is an example of internal and external use of our larger scissor lifts.

Lifting Equipment

Ward Demolition has owned a large crane in the past but we quickly learned to do it right you need to do it full-time. We have a close relationship with all our local crane companies, so when we do need a crane we have many on call specialised teams with a wealth of lifting experience to ensure our projects are safely completed. We do currently own a crane though (pictured below) baby crane is a maeda rubber tracked crane with a max lifting capability of 5 tonne, surprisingly useful, especially on industrial jobs.

Pictured below is also our manual chain block system. Here it is being used on 5 Albert St, the job had limited access so we couldn’t crane our machines to the top of the structure, we had to work our way up the inside using chain block. It has many other uses in demolition not just small machines.

Shredder

Typically used for rubbish recycling but as you can see, it has many uses: