Bay Harbour: August 03, 2016

Wednesday August 3 2016
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BAY HARBOUR
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Crane operator Europe-bound
to compete against world’s best
ashion
• By Annabelle Dick
A DIAMOND Harbour man
will head to Germany for the
World Crane Championship
after taking away the first ever
national title.
Gardening
Jamie Coles (below) competed
and won the New Zealand
round of the championship
where he operated a Hiab crane
to manoeuvre through an obstacle
course.
He is stoked
with the accolade
which will see
him travel to
Europe to face the
best crane opera-
otoring
tors in the world.
“It was a pretty
good feeling to win – there was a
bit of competition from all over
New Zealand, especially once it
got down to the final six.”
About 40 people took part in
the competition at the Wigram
Aerodrome, where a course was
asty Bites
set up with a series of obstacles
for operators to complete while
being timed.
Mr Coles is well-versed in the
art of crane operating having
worked as a crane operator for
HIGH FLAYER: Jamie Coles finished first in the national section
of the World Crane Championship.
PHOTO: SAS PHOTOGRAPHY
almost two decades at Stark
Brothers in Lyttelton.
He signed up with a friend
from work when he first heard
about the competition, which
started internationally last year,
before a New Zealand qualifying
round was brought to the country
this year.
“I was sick of hearing about
forklift, digger operator and fire
engine competitions because
there’s never really been
anything for crane trucks,” he
said.
“And then I came across the
World Crane Championship.”
Stark Bros chief executive
Andrew Stark said it’s great Mr
Coles had the initiative to enter
because he ended up beating the
rest of the country with his skill.
“We’re very proud of him and
his achievement. He has been
a valuable and outstanding
employee with us for 16 years,
driving the full range of our
heavy transport equipment, but
principally our largest crane
trucks,” Mr Stark said.
Mr Coles will now spend the
next month practicing before
heading to Germany in September
for the international leg.
“It’s just a matter of setting
the track up and running it over
and over trying to get that time
down and smoothing up my
movements.”
The Diamond Harbour
resident plays rugby for the Bay
Bullsh...s and dabbles in hunting
and fishing.
The father-of-three doesn’t get
much of that though – instead
dedicating most of his time to
work and his family – so he
plans on bringing his partner
along for a holiday.
NZ Trucks and Hiab
will pay for his travel and
accommodation.
•Read more about Jamie in
The Star tomorrow
In Brief
EVANS PASS RD REPAIRS
Evans Pass Rd above Sumner
will be down to one lane from
today, due to a retaining wall
being rebuilt. Traffic lights have
been installed to maintain twoway
traffic. SCIRT has advised
residents to drive and cycle with
caution and be ready to stop for a
red light. The work will take until
the end of the year to finish.
CYCLE WAY NETWORK
Work will begin on the Little
River and Ferrymead cycle ways
as part of the city’s cycle way
network development. Construction
of the Little River cycle way
and the Rapanui/Shag Rock cycle
way will begin in the next two
months. The city council will add
more than 15km to the network
over the next year. The city’s 13
cycle ways have been forecast to
cost more than $156 million.
WATER FRONT CLEAN UP
A clean up day at the Sumner Esplanade
will be held this Sunday.
The working bee, which will be
held in conjunction with the city
council, aims to clean up the waterfront
and prune plants in the
area. Residents have been advised
to bring gloves, spades and pruning
shears. Volunteers will meet at
the esplanade on Hardwicke St for
a 10am start on Sunday, August 7.
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