Welcome to KC Engine Reconditioners
We are a vibrant and dynamic engine reconditioning business, that puts the needs of you our customer (client) first. With a combined experience of over 100 years and high precision machining capabilities we can cater for all your requirements.
OUR PRECISION ENGINE SERVICES AT A GLANCE
HEAVY INDUSTRIAL
AUTOMOTIVE
PERFORMANCE
MARINE
CLASSIC
DRIVESHAFT REPAIR & BALANCING
INDUSTRIAL BALANCING
Christchurch Engine Reconditoners & more.... Get to know us and what services we offer
We don’t just recondition engines, we also offer driveshaft repair and balancing, both dynamic and
static, crack detection, flywheel refacing, lightening, and balancing. We have cylindrical grinding
capabilities which can be utilised for shafts or printing rollers.
Cylinder block boring, re-sleeving, honing, blue printing, deck height machining.
We don't just rebuild heavy industrial engines. We do anything from automotive, commercial,
classic, vintage, performance and marine. We have the machinery large enough to deal with most of
the large engines around the country.
A move to Hornby in 2016, has seen us placed closer to our commercial clients, but we still maintain
our clientele in the city and offer a pick-up drop-off service, and do our best to offer a quick turn-
around when required.
With a current staff of four and over 75 years combined experience KC Engine Reconditioners is the
new name in the Canterbury region, formally known as Mace Engine Reconditioners, now under new
ownership. Learn more about our history
Chris started at Smith Regrinds Ltd in 1990, as an apprentice straight from school, and progressed to
leading hand. In 2002 Mace Engineering purchased Smith Regrinds Ltd. Combining both Mace Engine
Reconditioners, and Smith Regrinds Ltd. He saw this as a great opportunity to advance his
knowledge, and after a short stint as home dad returned to Mace Engine Reconditioners to operate
the new Rottler F88 Engine Machining Centre. Some 10 years later, he left Mace to expand and
share his machining knowledge of Caterpillar Engines. After this and around two years in the Hydro
Electric Generation industry, he has returned to the engine reconditioning industry (formally Mace
Engine Reconditioners) to co-own KC Engine Reconditioners LTD.
