The Taylors Way

The Story of a Contracting Company

The Taylors Way
Carol Dawber
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h240 x 170mm - 288pg
20 Aug 2021 NZ
9780994123473
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When Bob and Marlene Taylor sold their Upper Moutere hop farm lease, she said, "Good, now we can buy a house. " He said, "No, we can buy a bulldozer. " The Taylors and their three sons went on to turn a one-man forestry roading operation into one of the best-known contracting companies in the Nelson Marlborough region. Bob developed his skills and his reputation as he moved from bulldozers to excavators, doing farm drainage work, laying pipes and building dams. He was always an innovator, the first to take excavators into the forest and the first to modify and fabricate the buckets and attachments needed for the job. He built a skilled and loyal team around him and supported others in the industry. When he died suddenly at the age of 56 his sons Charlie and Matt stepped up and took over, and with Marlene' s guiding hand and their brother Arthur' s support they built the company to what it is today. This is the story of Taylors Contracting Co Ltd and the company' s fifty years of shaping the landscape, from forest roads to subdivisions and motorways, dams, canals and water systems. It' s a story told by its people, the operators, employees and fellow contractors. Above all, it' s about doing things the Taylors way.
Dr Carol Dawber is a Picton-based writer and publisher with a particular interest in Nelson, Marlborough and Golden Bay history. She is an experienced oral historian with a background in journalism and likes to focus her work around people and their stories. She has been a bus driver and four-wheel-drive tour guide but has never operated heavy machinery. She has an immense respect for those who do.
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ISBN-13: 9780994123473
Published: 20 Aug 2021
Published In: New Zealand
Imprint: River Press
Publisher: River Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 240mm
Width: 170mm
Spine: 14mm
Pages: 288

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