Our passion for Earthmoving starts when Jon Brewer works for Cable Price and does his apprenticeship in diesel mechanical. After 3 years he gains his mechanics certificate becoming a fullyfledged diesel mechanic. Throughout his time at Cables he becomes interested in excavators. One day dreaming of owning his own contracting business.
1987
Jon was employed as an excavator operator with a Cambridge based company called Camtract. Owned by the Powells. They do a range of Civil and Rural projects around the wider Waikato area.
1992
Jon is part of the Camtract team that constructs the Tamahere bypass interchange on State Highway 1 near Hamilton.
1994
Jon went to work on the Family Farm in Te Miro when the owner of Camtract Geoff Powell moved down to the Westcoast.
1998
Jon started Cambridge Excavators (Camex) as an owner operator.
2000
First employee – Ivor Walker started with Jon. Ivor is still with us today. Thanks Ivor!
2007
Jason Brewer (Jons son) starts working in the business and works to get his drain laying, water reticulation and civil infrastructure pipe laying qualifications.
2010
Camex is awarded a project at the Mighty River Power Karapiro Dam to reinstate a wash out around the end of the dam.
2013
Nathan Wolland joins the team.
2014
10th employee Darryl Cobb joins the team. First commercial drainage project is secured.
2015
First 20 ton excavator.
Our first residential subdivision project is secured.
Staff numbers reach 16.
2016
First Topcon GPS Kits fitted to excavators.
Staff numbers are now over 30.
2017
Rebranded as Camex Civil to represent the focus and work that we now do.
Full time staff numbers hit 50+. Camex Civil completed a number of its largest earthmoving, carpark, and drainage projects to date.
50th Employee Ashley F.
2018
Full time staff numbers hit 70+. New Management structure with Senior Management team, Specialist Environment, H&S and Quality Management roles.
Creation of Specialist Water Reticulation team. Significant new Council projects.
2019
Full time staff numbers hit 100+. Creation of specialist maintenance division and technical support roles. First Council maintenance contracts underway.
2020
Full time staff numbers hit 100+. Camex completes multiple complex process infrastructure projects throughout central north island.
