EARTHWORKS
Cut to the level. Proven on the screen.
Earthworks is where Rhodes started and it's still the core of what we do. Bulk cuts, detailed excavation and building platforms for subdivisions and commercial builds, worked to exact design levels with GPS machine control on every digger.
THE WORK
The heavy work and the fine work.
BULK EARTHWORKS
Large-scale cut and fill for subdivisions and commercial sites, priced and set off our own measure.
BUILDING PLATFORMS
House pads and commercial floor platforms, with gravel rafts and engineered foundations for TC1 and TC2.
DETAILED EXCAVATION
Footings, undercuts, final trim and the finicky detail work that decides whether the next trade has a good day.
WHY IT MATTERS
We know what the next trade needs, because we've been the next trade.
Cameron Rhodes was a builder before he ran diggers, and the company grew up doing footings and foundations for the builders' network he came from. That background means we can read the plans beyond the civil scope. We know what a concrete crew needs from a pad, what happens downstream if a level is out, and why the finish on a platform matters as much as the cut.
ACCURACY THAT PAYS
No over-dig. No arguments at inspection.
The site plan is loaded into every digger, so the operator sees exact levels and depth live in the cab and can work offsets and undercuts without a labourer on a laser. On earthworks priced by cubic volume, that precision is a direct saving. And when the geotech or engineer comes to inspect, the operator has photo proof of the level from the cab. No discrepancy, no re-survey, no rework.
RECENT WORK
Earthworks projects.
Final grade on a Cambridge commercial site
July 12th 2026Location: Cambridge, Waikato Rhodes was fortunate to be part of this Cambridge commercial project all the way through, and by this stage the job was wrapping up with final grade and asphalt preparatiRead moreThe long weekend callout: slip repair in Raglan
July 12th 2026Location: Raglan Long weekend, no break. When an emergency call came in for slip repair work in Raglan, Rhodes mobilised while most of the region was still deciding what to barbecue. With long-reachRead moreTwo GPS machines, one Taupo site
June 30th 2026Location: Taupo Sunny days in Taupo with both GPS machines working the same site: our Hitachi ZX210 and ZX135 running 3D machine control side by side through bulk cut, trimming and final grade. With Read moreLET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR SITE
Platforms, pads or a full subdivision cut?
Send us the plans and we'll do our own measure, then come back with a clear methodology and a straight price.
Serving the Waikato & BOP
CONTACT
Phone 027 356 8170
Email info@rhodesplant.co.nz






