About MBD Contracting
MBD is a leading provider of contracting services on the West Coast and throughout the greater South Island.
MBD’s company directors – Darren Richardson and Ben Haddock have together over 30 years of experience in a huge variety of contracting work. We specialise in major earthworks projects, sea foreshore and river protection, civil construction, road maintenance and construction, subdivisions and driveway and section dig outs.
MBD are also Kiwi Rail’s preferred supplier of specialist Hi-rail and civil equipment on the West Coast with a wide range of specialist Hi-rail plant and equipment used to assist Kiwi Rail with their daily maintenance.
MBD Contracting were finalist in the Development West Coast Leading Light Business Awards in 2024 and came away as winners of 2 awards:
– Duncan Cotterill Large Enterprise Category Award
– Supreme Award, the overall standout business selected from the other category winners
Health and Safety
Here at MBD, we take safety very seriously and strive to ensure that we always provide zero harm work sites.
To ensure our work sites are safe and free from harm, we have been independently audited by Telarc and have achieved the internationally recognised Health and Safety Standards certification, “ISO 45001”. This clearly demonstrates MBD is committed to ensuring that all of our worksites are safe for all staff, contractors and public alike.
Our team works extremely hard to ensure our company’s policies and procedures are followed by all staff and subcontractors. We are very proud of our excellent safety record, which we feel has been achieved by our on-going commitment to ensure that all staff are competent and fully trained in the appropriate safety and industry practices relevant to their positions within the company.
We have obtained the following certifications to verify this:
- ISO 45001:2018 Health and Safety Management System
- NZTA Prequalification for Physical Works
MBD Contracting entered the Development West Coast Leading Light Business Excellence Awards 2018 and are proud to announce that they were the winners of the ACC Workplace Safety Award.
It is a great achievement for the company to be recognised for the great work that the company does in the area of health and safety.
Quality
MBD is committed to providing quality workmanship on all of our work sites.
We have been independently audited by Telarc and have achieved the internationally recognised Quality Standards certification, “ISO 9001”. This clearly demonstrates that we manage the business effectively and have best practice methodology in place to meet the regulatory requirements and apply the system effectively to be of real benefit to our customers.
We have obtained the following certification to verify this:
- ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System
Environmental
MBD understands that our business operates in sensitive environmental locations and take all steps to ensure that our actions do not harm the environment.
We have been independently audited by Telarc and have achieved the internationally recognised Environmental Standards certification “ISO 14001”. This clearly demonstrates our commitment to the environment by reducing harmful effects on the environment and providing evidence of continual improvement of environmental management and confirms that we operate a compliant environmental management system.
We operate our business as a responsible company committed to sound environmental management and with concern for the well-being of the environment. Our goal is to ensure that company facilities and operations are in compliance with all national and local environmental standards and contribute to the sustainability of the natural environment and its resources.
We have obtained the following certification to verify this:
- ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System
MBD are also actively involved in environmental improvement projects around the West Coast. These include cleaning up along the cycleway trails, restoration planting and assisting the Department of Conservation where possible.