About Us

Mike is a Trade Qualified Fabricator/Welder and has over 30 years' experience in the engineering industry.

Since starting Todd Engineering in 2004, Mike has steadily grown and developed the business, which now offers a full range of engineering services including welding, fabrication, fitting, machining, press work and plate rolling in steel, stainless, aluminium and plastics. It also offers specialist industrial installation project work as well as maintenance and shutdown engineering services across a range of industries.

Grant has over 40 years’ experience in various engineering roles from workshop through to senior management.

Trade qualified in Stainless fabrication at Farra Engineering progressing through to Divisional manager in the early 2000s.

During his time at Farra he managed several large projects including the fabrication of a spray dryer for Synlait milk. The Speights & Emersons Brewery expansion projects and the supply and installation of pipework & vessels for the Cardrona distillery.

A change in direction in 2020 saw a move into structural steel fabrication. Primarily steel for high end housing in the Queenstown lakes area plus large commercial projects including the secondary steel for the New Dunedin Hospital Outpatients build.

Grant brings a combination of hands-on experience and leadership, with a solid background in both stainless and structural steel fabrication. He’s worked on everything from detailed workshop jobs through to major projects, and knows what it takes to get things done right. With his practical approach, eye for quality, and years of industry know-how, Grant adds real value to the team, well equipped to contribute to the company’s ongoing growth and technical excellence.

Brent comes on board at Todd Engineering with an extensive range of Design & Project engineering experience. Having previously worked at Emslie’s, H. E. Gardner’s, Millers Mechanical, Heat & Control Au, Milmeq & Wiley.

Brent was an Adv Trade Qualified Fabricator for his first 8 years of working experience before studying NZCE Mechanical, while progressing on as a design draftsman at H. E. Gardner’s for a further 7 years. Since 1996, he has spent 28 years as Design Engineer / Project engineer & Senior Design engineer at Millers Mechanical, Heat & control, Milmeq, Wiley and currently now for Todd Engineering.

He brings to Todd Engineering a range of complementary Design / Project management skills and experience in the design, manufacture, installation, and maintenance of equipment associated with a wide range of Primary Food Processing industries.

Brent offers plant layout & process design solutions plus full detailed drawings for manufacturing and installation, also leads & mentors a small, dedicated team of designers.

Ken offers over 40 years’ experience in the engineering industry. The main areas of work before joining the Todd Engineering team was;

1. Fulton Hogan Ltd - Servicing and Manufacture of various Plant and equipment for the roading, manufacturing and processing sectors.
2. JM Davies - Design and development of bespoke machinery, integrating electric and hydraulic controls for transport and hydro generation.
3. Milmeq (Millers Mechanical) – Project Management, design and develop standard products, prototype equipment and systems for the primary food processing sector, from sales through design and manufacture to programmed maintenance once installed.
4. Todd Engineering Ltd – Since joining the team at Todd Engineering, Ken has been able bring his project management skills to help streamline day-to-day structural steel work, while still continuing to support the meat works industry and promote growth in this area of the business.