Texco Group of Companies

• The Texco Group has accumulated 30 years of experience and industry knowledge. Coupled with an average employee length of service of almost 7 years, any client is guaranteed familiar faces and a stable, experienced workforce.
• The original company of Townshend Excavating Limited began in 1980 and has steadily grown to its current size. 
• The Texco Group focuses on people and machines and what they can do or make. Our income is dependant on providing a quality product in a cost effective manner.
• Quality Standard ISO 9001:2008 is administered through the Texco Integrated Management System (Texco Excavating and Texco Drilling Ltds). Maintaining this quality standard is fundamental to the way Texco operates.
• The Texco Group includes “Texco Steel Ltd” and Texco Engineering Ltd”. Texco Steel specialises in structural steel and Texco Engineering produces CNC componentry. Both companies add to Texco's capability on contracts by providing in-house solutions to on the job issues. These two companies add an underlying strength to the Texco contracting and drilling operations and provide one of the widest ranges of in-house capability available.
• Both Texco Drilling and Texco Excavating have achieved ACC Workplace Safety Management Practices (WSMP) Level 2 Accreditation. (We achieved Level 3 but this cannot be awarded due to the stand down period required).
• Texco Drilling Ltd is a prequalified preferred General Civil Works Contractor for Ontrack.
• Texco Excavating Ltd is a Prequalified (Civil) to Level A (Top) contractor for Christchurch City Council.
• Texco Steel are registered as preferred contractors for Hawkins and Fletchers construction Earthquake recovery.
• Texco Steel tradesmen are certified to NZS 2980. Chris Roberts (Operations Manager) is a registered assessor for New Zealand Industrial training.  
• Texco Drilling Ltd is a member of the NZ Drillers Federation.
• Texco Excavating and Drilling Ltds are members of the Site Safe organisation.
• The Texco Group is serious about being practical with their environmental responsibilities. We have designed and built an electric vehicle in-house, to join our operating fleet.
• Texco was the first in New Zealand to operate a certified Soil Remediation facility for the treatment of hydrocarbon contaminated soil from fuel company sites. (Texco Remediation Ltd).
• The Texco Group commitment to training ranges from Construction Blasting to Toastmasters and all points in between. Training is ongoing under the administration of the Training Coordinator.
• Whilst our management systems are refined and guided by ISO 9001:2008 we still believe in the integrity of a handshake.

Our work covers:

• Subdivisions / drainage / building excavation / siteworks.
• Sheetpiling / dewatering.
• Piling / bored & driven / bridge building.
• Water wells / anchoring / geotech investigation.
• Bulk cartage / heavy transportation.
• Supply and manufacture of steel building framing.
• Supply and manufacture of architectural steel (stairs, balustrades etc).
• Production engineering of machine parts for both domestic & export use.
• Exploration of alternative energy use in vehicle. See website for details.