CASE STUDY | Monkeytoe

Monkeytoe design and manufacture aluminium access solutions, such as large spanning bridges and access platforms. Operating out of Taranaki, they offer custom-built systems across New Zealand, Australia, and the Pacific, specialising in marine-grade aluminium products for challenging locations. 

THE CHALLENGE

Monkeytoe had more work than they could manage in house, so sought additional design resource to support their internal design team. Monkeytoe are known for their exacting standards, so they needed a design engineer that would hit the ground running and match their commitment to excellence and innovation.

THE SOLUTION

Caliber’s seconded business model is ideal for this type of situation; allowing Monkeytoe to scale effortlessly without the costs and hassles of recruiting a permanent staff member themselves.

Our engineers slot into the Monkeytoe team to provide design support. Being on-site and part of the team, Monkeytoe can make the most of our engineers unique skillsets and access the wider Caliber network if/when required.

In one secondment, the Caliber engineer designed multi-level service access decking that supports gravity loads of HVAC ducting and units, mezzanine access stairs, 37 metre long walkway and stair tower for conveyor line access, platforms supporting HVAC units, service walkway for cooling unit access, custom brackets and cantilever supports, cantilever supported stairs in a blast freezer, 2 stage service platform for steam boiler access, caged ladders and walkways, and internal 3 flight stairs.

In another secondment, our engineers have designed accessible and service stairways, giving the public and private sectors access to buildings across New Zealand. Importantly, these entryways were designed building codes D1, F1, and NZS/AS 1657.