Verbrec Ltd has secured around $22 million in new water infrastructure contracts across Australia and New Zealand since the start of FY2027, including a NZ$15.1 million project to design and construct new headworks at the Levin Wastewater Treatment Plant in New Zealand, according to a report published on 21 October 2026 by The Globe and Mail.
The Levin award places Verbrec in the plant-infrastructure delivery market, with design and construction of new headworks scheduled for completion in about 16 months, while the company said the wider contract slate would support activity through the remainder of FY2027 and into FY2028 The Globe and Mail.
Key takeaways
- Verbrec secured around $22 million in new water infrastructure contracts across Australia and New Zealand since the start of FY2027 The Globe and Mail.
- Horowhenua District Council selected Verbrec as principal contractor for a NZ$15.1 million project to design and construct new headworks at the Levin Wastewater Treatment Plant The Globe and Mail.
- The Levin project is scheduled for completion in about 16 months The Globe and Mail.
- Verbrec and Alliance Automation won a further $9.6 million in electrical, control-systems and automation work with water utilities, particularly in South Australia and Queensland The Globe and Mail.
Contract award and delivery status
Horowhenua District Council selected Verbrec as principal contractor to design and construct new headworks at the Levin Wastewater Treatment Plant, according to a report published on 21 October 2026 The Globe and Mail. The NZ$15.1 million project is scheduled for completion in about 16 months The Globe and Mail.
Verbrec said the new contracts align with management’s revenue guidance and will support activity through the remainder of FY2027 and into FY2028, with work-in-hand levels remaining in line with expectations The Globe and Mail. The company also reported that Verbrec and Alliance Automation had won a further $9.6 million in electrical, control-systems and automation work with water utilities, particularly in South Australia and Queensland The Globe and Mail.
Verbrec acquired Alliance Automation in 2025, strengthening its industrial automation, electrical and control-systems capabilities and expanding its focus on water and wastewater across Australia and New Zealand The Globe and Mail. The company’s water-sector revenue rose from 7% of overall revenue in FY2025 to 21% in FY2026 The Globe and Mail.
Specification Read
The reported contract value is NZ$15.1 million, but the project’s hydraulic scale was not reported: no design flow in m³/day, population equivalent, inlet BOD or COD, or discharge-performance criteria were provided The Globe and Mail. As a result, the award cannot be converted into a wastewater plant size or treatment-class range from the available information. The project also lacks a stated tender date, so the approximately 16-month completion schedule is the only reported delivery-time indicator The Globe and Mail.
Headworks is the upstream stage of a conventional wastewater treatment train, preceding screening, primary clarification, biological treatment such as A2O, MBR, MBBR, SBR or UASB, and any tertiary treatment or disinfection The Globe and Mail. The award therefore bears on upstream infrastructure delivery rather than establishing that a particular biological, tertiary, DAF or ZLD process has been selected The Globe and Mail.
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If your plant looks like a municipal wastewater facility with a new headworks requirement, but the enquiry does not specify design flow in m³/day, BOD/COD in mg/L, treatment industry or compliance pressure, this award means Verbrec has been positioned as a principal contractor for a NZ$15.1 million design-and-construct headworks package, with capacity and process selection still requiring project-specific information The Globe and Mail.
FAQ
What is the value and completion time of the Levin headworks project?
Horowhenua District Council selected Verbrec as principal contractor for a NZ$15.1 million project to design and construct new headworks at the Levin Wastewater Treatment Plant, with completion scheduled in about 16 months The Globe and Mail. The source did not report a tender date or a separate construction start date.
What wastewater capacity does the Levin project provide?
The reported source does not provide design flow, population equivalent, BOD, COD or the selected treatment process, so the plant’s capacity cannot be stated from the available information The Globe and Mail. A buyer would need the council’s design basis to establish scale and process requirements.
Should a plant operator consider Verbrec for a headworks package?
The award provides evidence that Verbrec was selected as principal contractor for a NZ$15.1 million design-and-construct headworks project and that the scheduled completion period is about 16 months The Globe and Mail. The source did not provide a tender schedule, plant capacity or detailed procurement criteria for comparison with other suppliers.
What does the wider $22 million award package represent?
Verbrec secured around $22 million in new water infrastructure contracts across Australia and New Zealand since the start of FY2027 The Globe and Mail. It includes the NZ$15.1 million Levin project and a further $9.6 million won by Verbrec and Alliance Automation for electrical, control-systems and automation work, particularly in South Australia and Queensland The Globe and Mail.
