Our Christchurch team welcomed their first female truck driver, Rebecca Kendrick. She’s behind the wheel of their first bitumen tanker, which has been wrapped with our colourful pictures of Higgins staff drawn by their children.

With 13 years of truck driving experience, Beck began her journey driving a mini concrete mixer and worked with several companies before joining the Green Team. “I’ve always had a career goal of driving tankers and decided to pursue it in 2024. I often amused my sons by telling them I delivered the concrete or helped make the materials for a road – they would often roll their eyes. Now, I can proudly say I was part of the team that paved those roads.”

Driving machinery is Beck's passion. She began her career as a London City and Guilds chef in the RNZAF, a vastly different path from where she is now. Despite often being the only woman in her department, she finds her work incredibly rewarding. “I’m thrilled to see more women in my department, from loading at Napier Port to manufacturing, and now, counting myself, two women driving tankers. It's inspiring to see other women taking up the challenge!”