Trenchmate

Trenchmate Trenchmate provide the strongest, safest, most reliable trench shoring solutions for you and your te With specialised Territory Managers sevicing all regions.

Trenchmate specialises in quality shoring solutions, we also now supply ground water treatment solutions through our Siltmate division. Our head office is based in Auckland, and from here we service the North & South Island, with satelite yards. Trenchmate is independently owned and operated, with no ownership affiliation to any pipe supplier or any general equipment hire firms. Trenchmate's sole function is to provide elite and specialised shoring equipment and assistance. We provide delivery options, onsite help, shield adjustment and advice. Trenchmate continues to exceed tough compliance, health and safety considerations, and in doing this we have created the strongest, safest and most versatile range of shoring solutions. Trenchmate shields and versa products, unlike one-off shields, are designed for compatibility to provide a range of solutions, you can use different strut widths, add extensions or additional shields to accommodate different requirements. Trenchmate Shields have continued to lead the way in the drainage and construction industry within New Zealand, with shields in use for over 15 years to date.

Did you know we stock Siltmates? It’s part of our mission is to help our clients with their health, safety and complianc...
24/03/2026

Did you know we stock Siltmates? It’s part of our mission is to help our clients with their health, safety and compliance needs so if you need a water treatment system on site, let us know.

We ride at dawn…On site for first light – our early shift rolling in before the world wakes 🚧
19/03/2026

We ride at dawn…

On site for first light – our early shift rolling in before the world wakes 🚧



If you're heading to the Central Districts Field Days in Feilding in the next few days, please stop by the Trenchmate st...
19/03/2026

If you're heading to the Central Districts Field Days in Feilding in the next few days, please stop by the Trenchmate stand! Symon and Rich are there, keen to chat and answer any questions you might have about trench shields or water clarifiers. Please stop and say hi!

15/03/2026

Some people go to the ballet. We prefer this kind of poetry in motion. 👏
Let’s hear it for our forklift legends handling a 3-tonne shield like it’s choreography.

13/03/2026

Alright, alright, alright - that's the Trenchmate cavalry, rolling into the weekend with a trenchshield delivery 👏

Meet Steve Hood (if you haven’t already).Steve’s our South Island and Wellington Territory Manager and he loves working ...
12/03/2026

Meet Steve Hood (if you haven’t already).

Steve’s our South Island and Wellington Territory Manager and he loves working in this region. With more than a decade running his own plumbing and drainage business, he brings practical know-how, calm problem-solving, and a “do right by people” attitude to everything he does – one time he personally drove a trench to a client over three days (including a public holiday) to get it to site for when they needed it. How’s that for over and beyond?!

Q. How long have you worked at Trenchmate, and what got you into it?
A. About two and a half years. I’d used the products before, so I already knew how solid they were and wanted to be part of the team.
Q. What did you do before Trenchmate?
A. I’m a certified drainlayer by trade and owned my own plumbing and drainage company for 12 years.
Q. What’s your area of expertise or special interest?
A. I know the gear from experience – having used it myself – so I can give practical advice on what will work best for each job.
Q. Your philosophy on good customer service?
A. Under promise and over deliver.
A. One project you’re proud of?
A. Building the South Island client base from scratch.

Quickfire round:
🚗 First job: Car groomer.
🧩 Secret weapon: Years of running my own business – you learn to stay calm and problem-solve quickly.
💡 Best advice: Never show fear in front of a customer and always have a can-do attitude.
🎣 Outside work: Fishing and lawn bowls.
👨‍👩‍👦 Family life: Married for 26 years with two grown sons.
💬 Mantra: Do right by other people.

08/03/2026

Us: Please keep your truck tidy.
Garry: I’ll bring special driving slides, hang an air freshener, keep cleaning products in my door, and have it so clean you could eat off the floor. 🤯
We are always impressed at how immaculate Garry keeps his Trenchmate truck! ✨

Another Trenchmate Manhole box out the door today, fully assembled and ready to dropppppp. Love to see it!
06/03/2026

Another Trenchmate Manhole box out the door today, fully assembled and ready to dropppppp. Love to see it!

01/03/2026

Did you know we have our own workshop where our clever team assemble trench shields to the custom size you need?
After a simple shield? Easy. Need something to fit a particular-sized hole? We can do that, too.
Our team puts them together and then load them onto a Trenchmate truck, so they arrive at your site ready to go. No faffing around, so you can keep going with the project at hand. How good is that?!

How good is our team?! From the engineers and office team to the truck drivers and sales guys, we all want to do a good ...
27/02/2026

How good is our team?! From the engineers and office team to the truck drivers and sales guys, we all want to do a good job by our clients. They say ‘happy wife, happy life’, but we think ‘happy clients, strong-term alliance’. 💪
Put us to the test – order your next shield from us and get the Trenchmate Treatment!

24/02/2026

We test to failure, so you don’t have to because safety is our number one priority and we know it’s yours too.

Exciting news from Trenchmate! 🎉 We're thrilled to announce the opening of our new branch in Christchurch, with our very...
01/08/2024

Exciting news from Trenchmate! 🎉 We're thrilled to announce the opening of our new branch in Christchurch, with our very own Steve Hood at the helm as South Island Territory Manager.

Steve brings a wealth of expertise as a Qualified Drainlayer and a deep connection to the community with his family roots in the area. He's geared up and ready to provide the top-quality shoring and water treatment solutions you've come to expect from us.

If you're in Christchurch and in need of our products, or if you just happen to see Steve around, don't hesitate to reach out. He's more than happy to assist with all your needs. Here's to new beginnings and continued success in the South Island! 🚀

Steve Hood
021 863 597
steve.h@trenchmate.co.nz

Address

149 Boundary Road
Papakura
2110

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 5pm
Tuesday 7am - 5pm
Wednesday 7am - 5pm
Thursday 7am - 5pm
Friday 7am - 5pm

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Trenchmate posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Practice

Send a message to Trenchmate:

Shortcuts

Share

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn
Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share via Email
Share on WhatsApp Share on Instagram Share on Telegram

Our Story

At Trenchmate, we’ve been designing, manufacturing and supplying superior shoring solutions nationwide to NZ construction companies . We are a NZ owned and operated business, we draw on a specialist team with over 35 years’ experience in engineering, machining, design and manufacture.

Trenchmate are constantly innovating our products using our own engineering department at our purpose-built 1200 sqm facility in Papakura, Auckland. We have Territory Managers based all over the North and South Islands, with satellite yards at bases all around New Zealand.

The design of our shields prioritises strength and safety, the health and wellbeing of our customers is at the heart of everything we do at Trenchmate. This priority stretches all the way from design, through to construction, testing, usage and maintenance. We use aluminium to help reduce weight where appropriate but still maintain a strong focus on strength and safety. With over two decades of use, testing and real-world feedback, our shields have evolved to now sit as the strongest, safest, most user-friendly and safest shields on the market.

We run robust tests on our shields to ensure they not only meet the safety threshold but exceed it by at least 1.8 times. As a safeguard Trenchmate has developed and built an in-house hydraulic press to physically test any new concept shields and existing shields to make sure they are still fit for purpose. We use this to place our trench shields under huge loads in the most extreme scenario.