About us

Retaining the future

We are one of New Zealand's foremost Retaining Wall Construction companies. It all began in Wellington in the mid 1980's, with a small company constructing Crib Wall retaining units.

Builder Chris Burke saw the potential and bought the company. Within a few years the company expanded to meet growing local demand, and began both making, and installing the retaining wall units. Seeing the increasing opportunities in other parts of the country, Chris made the move to Auckland, and in 1994 ICB Retaining Walls Limited began offering the full range of retaining wall construction options.

Since then the company has carried out numerous projects for Construction companies, City Councils, Railways, NZTA, Mining and Harbour Companies.

The company is a trusted designer and builder of a large range of retaining wall solutions and its success is reflected in its continuing growth by offering a proven record of experience, innovation and reliability. We are just as confident about the future.

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our people

We have a key group of expert staff and a number of experienced contractors, who work together to complete projects in a timely, innovative and professional manner.

Management

Chris Burke
Managing Director

Chris has operated his own company since 1975, and has been the driving force behind ICB Retaining and Piling Ltd since 1988. He has an in-depth knowledge of all aspects of retaining wall construction and design. Chris was Chairman of the Auckland branch of the NZ Contractors Federation, now known as CCNZ (Civil Contractors New Zealand), later honoured with life membership. He has also been an Executive Member of the Auckland Business Forum.

If you would like to contact Chris, call him on (09) 414-1130 x 6 / 0274421463 / Chris@icb.co.nz

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Staff

Greg Innes
Administration Manager

Greg is a qualified automotive Engineer, with broad experience in administration. He takes the leading role in ensuring we meet the highest standards in health and safety management.

If you would like to talk to Greg, call him on (09) 220-2017 / 027 487 0448 / Greg@icb.co.nz

Gary Cooke
General Manager

Gary joined ICB in May 2016 as our Construction Manager. He is a qualified Civil Engineer with 30 years’ experience in civil engineering & management which includes subdivisions, large airport upgrades in Abu Dhabi ($60m) and infrastructure (roads, pipe lines) for the oil industry ($940m).

If you would like to talk to Gary, call him on (09) 220-2011 / 027 441 7132 / Gary@icb.co.nz

Michaela Kim
Accounts Manager

Michaela is our Accounts Manager. She has over 40 years experience in the accounting sector of which 15 years at ICB.

If you would like to contact Michaela, call her on (09) 220-2012 / Accounts@icb.co.nz

Zeinab Adnan
Engineering/Estimating manager

Zeinab is our Engineering / Estimating Manager who has over 12 years experience with ICB in civil engineering projects, price estimation and construction of retaining walls.

If you would like to talk to Zeinab, call her on (09) 414-1130 / Estimator@icb.co.nz

Stefano Loveday Commercial Manager North Auckland

Stefano brings a wealth of experience to the construction industry, with an impressive 17-year career. His expertise spans six years in residential construction and 11 years focused on retaining, piling, foundations, and multi-story structures. Currently serving as the Commercial Manager, Stefano is well-equipped to oversee and manage construction projects with precision and professionalism.

Contact Stefano,

M. 027 441 7217

E. Stefano@icb.co.nz

Edgars Strazdins

Area Supervisor West/Central

Edgars is a seasoned civil engineer with a professional background that extends internationally, having worked in Latvia and China. Throughout his distinguished career spanning 17 years, he has excelled in roles as a site manager and project manager. In 2023, he joined ICB and currently serves as the Area Supervisor for West/Central Auckland. Edgars brings a wealth of experience and expertise to his role.

Contact Edgars

M. 021 469 324

E. Edgars@icb.co.nz

Ciaran Riddell Area Supervisor Central Auckland

Ciaran possesses eight years of extensive experience in construction and project management. In addition to his prowess in the construction domain, he brings a solid background with four years of expertise as a Software and Electrical Engineer. Currently serving as the Supervisor in Central Auckland, Ciaran leverages his multifaceted skill set to ensure the effective oversight and management of construction projects with a focus on excellence and efficiency.

Contact Ciaran

M. 021 450 790

E. Ciaran@icb.co.nz

Josh Ryan Area Supervisor South Auckland

Josh joined ICB in 2022 as the Area Supervisor South.

Contact Josh

M. 027 441 7214

E. Josh@icb.co.nz

Sheryl Pettett
Estimator/QS Assistant

Sheryl joined ICB in April 2016 as the Estimator/QS Assistant. She has 15 years Project Management, Design, Estimating and Tender Preparation, Quality Assurance Manager for Design and Estimating within the Telecommunications Industry in both Copper and Fibre including Commercial New Builds, Roadworks and Subdivisions. Fibre to the Node, Rural Broadband Initiative, Ultra-Fast Broadband, New Generation Access.

Contact Sheryl

P. (09) 414-1130 E. Sheryl@icb.co.nz

Colter Prince
Plant & Equipment Manager

Colter ICB in 2022 as the Plant & Equipment Manager. He was trained in South Africa as a diesel/petrol mechanic and has 20 years experience in plant repair and servicing. He keeps our fleet of vehicles and plant and equipment working efficiently. Please contact Andre on 021384417 if you have any query about or fleet of trucks, plant and equipment.

Contact Colter

P. (09) 414-1130

M. 021 384 417

E. Colter@icb.co.nz

May Seleq
Contracts Administrator

May has a BSC in Survey Engineering, and has 33 years experience in major projects, including site surveying, quantity surveying and survey estimating. May has had 20 years experience in accounting and office work here in New Zealand of which 13 years has been with ICB.

Contact May

(09) 220-2013

E. Engineer@icb.co.nz

our commitment

The fundamentals

Health and Safety

We are committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace to ensure the wellbeing of our employees, our clients, and members of the public.

Our goal is to eliminate all injuries, accidents, and incidents.

To achieve this goal we:

Make safety a priority on all of our sites
Require active participation by everyone in the business to adequately plan the work we are always carrying out and to act safely
Require the Site Safe and/or Constructsafe Passports as a minimum training standard for all our employees and subcontractors and we encourage all staff to undergo further safety training
Ensure that our regular planned inspections include monitoring of current Passports in workplaces we control.

People

We believe it’s our responsibility to work in a manner that meets the needs of today, without compromising the needs of future generations.

So that means making a commitment to our clients and our communities:

Endeavouring to exceed industry environmental best practice
Doing what’s best for the communities in which we live and work.
Leaving a legacy of craftsmanship and permanence, that enhances our local communities and provides clients with long-term quality assets.

Sustainability

Investing in our People is essential characteristic of our business. We continually work on people development to progress their career aspirations as well as negotiating effective ways to develop their capabilities so their process is meaningful and worthwhile.

We believe that we achieve a competitive advantage by developing a thriving and capable workforce.

We will achieve this by:

Developing a culture of Zero Harm to ensure that all our people return home safely to their families at the end of their working day
Leading by example and living our values:
Planning for Safety
Planning for Quality
Being Reliable
Being a Positive Team Player
Being Firm and Fair

Innovation

As a business we have made a commitment to continuous innovation to improve delivery and provide measurable, sustainability gains.

Many of the achievements we have realised in recent years have been a direct result of the innovations we have developed and incorporated into the business, namely:

EasyForms – the introduction of this highly accessible online application has enabled greater ease of onsite reporting for all staff and more accurate planning, all of which has led to significant productivity and profitability improvements.
Civilshare – is a resource optimisation tool that has enabled us to not only improve resource use, make savings and run more efficiently, but use of this digital platform has positively impacted our sustainability goals
FleetAgent – through the use of FleetAgent GPS technology, we are now better able to track all ICB plant and machinery, it’s use and by who, all of which has led to major maintenance, efficiency and safety improvements. Because FleetAgent is fully compatible with EasyForms, this also provides additional efficiencies.

The Future

Nothing stands still, so we are fully committed to continuous improvement, upgrading features and adding new functionality regularly:

We have recently incorporated machinery checklists within the EasyForms Application to ensure our plant is regularly checked before work commences and our new FleetAgent GPS system now updates EasyForms with live data.
We are currently working on integrating these applications into our job costings and creating multitude of dashboards so we can see accurately how jobs are performing in real time.
The recent introduction of group sharing functionality on the CivilShare App has better allowed us to share our excess resources within our internal teams.