A Northland engineering giant that constructed and installed steel framings used in Auckland's burning SkyCity Convention Centre may be called to help once the fire is put out.
CH Steel, a joint venture between Whangārei's Culham Engineering and US company Herrick, was awarded the contract in 2015 for the 8500 tonnes of steel framing and fitting needed for the massive complex.
The firm had hired five new apprentices, five staff in preparation for the contract and at least 50 New Zealand-based staff to get the job done— many of these based in Whangārei.
A massive blaze in the centre, build at a cost of more than $400m, in downtown Auckland started on Tuesday afternoon and continued to burn until yesterday afternoon, despite firefighters using 12 million litres of water fighting the fire.