About us
A family workshop with serious capability
General engineering with a transport focus, run by a family that takes pride in doing the job properly.
Our story
11+ years of getting it done
Arc-i Engineering (sometimes written Arci Engineering) is a family owned and run business that has been operating for 11+ years from a well-equipped workshop in Palmerston North. We opened our doors in 2015 as a general engineering workshop and soon found our niche in transport solutions: repairs and fabrication for trucks and trailers, and bin manufacturing for the waste and transport industries.
We fabricate components in mild steel, aluminium and stainless steel, from small brackets to complete truck decks and gantries. Whether it is an urgent repair or a custom build, we give you a straight answer and a job done right. We aim to make every job hassle-free, with an easy-going manner and a professional, positive attitude.
Away from the workshop we are heavily involved in motorsport. We campaign our own custom-built race car and sponsor other competitors, and the lessons from the track feed straight back into the quality of our fabrication.
Today our customers range from owner-drivers and transport fleets to waste operators, contractors, farmers and private customers across the Manawatū. Many have been with us for years, and most of our new work still comes from word of mouth, which says more than anything we could write here.
The workshop
Inside the workshop
Our Pirani Place workshop is set up for heavy transport work. There is room to bring trucks and trailers inside, lifting gear to move large components safely, and the machinery to cut, fold, drill and weld everything we build in-house.
Keeping the work under one roof means fewer delays and better control over quality. We are not waiting on outside suppliers for simple parts, and the same people follow your job from start to finish.
What we can do in-house
- MIG and TIG welding
- Steel, aluminium and stainless fabrication
- Plasma and saw cutting
- Folding and bending
- Drilling and fitting
- Overhead lifting for large components
- Indoor space for trucks and trailers
- On-site measuring and quoting
Why Arc-i
Why customers keep coming back
Family owned and run
You deal with the people who do the work, and we stand behind every job that leaves the workshop.
11+ years in the trade
Over a decade of repairs, fabrication and bin building for transport operators across the Manawatū.
Well-equipped workshop
The space, lifting gear and machinery to handle trucks, trailers and large fabrication in-house.
Three metals, one workshop
Mild steel, aluminium and stainless steel fabrication under one roof, so you only need one call.
Service area
Where we work
We are based in Palmerston North, and most of our customers are within an hour or so of the workshop. Trucks, trailers and bins come to us from right across the Manawatū, Horowhenua, Rangitīkei and Tararua districts, and we regularly build equipment for operators further afield.
Outside the area? Get in touch anyway. Larger fabrication jobs such as bins, decks and trailers are built here and can be collected or delivered.
- Palmerston North
- Feilding
- Ashhurst
- Bunnythorpe
- Longburn
- Levin
- Foxton
- Shannon
- Whanganui
- Marton
- Dannevirke
- Woodville
- Pahiatua
Got a job for us?
Tell us what you need and we will come back to you with a straight answer and a fair price.