Building lifter takes post-quake technology to rest of NZ
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Commercial lifting company Meccanico is harnessing the experience it learned from the Christchurch earthquakes and putting it into practice in Auckland and Wellington.
With contracts tendered for re-levelling Wellington's Town Hall among others, the company has had the benefit of some unusual jobs, including lifting a castle that was subsiding.
One of the most obvious advantages of lifting a structure is saving buildings that might otherwise be demolished, including heritage and historic buildings.
