Making livestock handling safer
Livestock handling equipment firm Leichts CIA counts Gina Rinehart’s giant S. Kidman and Co. among its many satisfied customers. Persuading a 1000kg bull to follow instructions in a cattle yard isn’t for the faint-hearted and brings with it no small amount of risk to handlers. It’s no surprise to learn, then, that Gina Rinehart’s S.…
Read MoreAustal relies on integrated solution
InfraBuild Steel Centre is working alongside defence contractor Austal to supply steel for 21 patrol vessels to be gifted to Pacific Island nations by the Commonwealth of Australia. InfraBuild Steel Centre (formerly LIBERTY OneSteel Metalcentre) is playing a significant role in a project designed to enhance maritime security across the South Pacific. The Pacific Patrol…
Read MoreCivmec collaboration completes bridge
Event-goers heading to award-winning Optus Stadium can now walk to the stadium precinct from the city via a striking new bridge made possible by structural steel. The final piece of the Optus Stadium jigsaw has been put in place with the opening of the pedestrian bridge connecting the stadium precinct in Burswood with East Perth. The $91.5…
Read MoreTorrens Rail Junction Project
Collaboration among InfraBuild Construction Solutions teams across three states has kept the Torrens Rail Junction Project in North Adelaide on track. InfraBuild Construction Solutions (formerly LIBERTY OneSteel Reinforcing) has successfully scaled up its South Australian operations to meet the demands of the Torrens Rail Junction Project in North Adelaide. The project stands as a good…
Read MoreNorthern Beaches Hospital nears completion
The first hospital to be built on a greenfield site in Sydney in 20 years will substantially improve the healthcare services available to Northern Beaches residents. One of six nominees for this year’s Australian Construction Achievement Award, the Northern Beaches Hospital in Frenchs Forests will offer a new network of healthcare for Sydney’s Northern…
Read MoreMt Emerald Wind Farm
Queensland’s far north will soon have a substantial component of its power needs met by the Mt Emerald Wind Farm. Work is well underway on a construction project that will supply as much as a third of Far North Queensland’s power needs when complete. The $380 million Mt Emerald Wind Farm, situated approximately 50km south-west…
Read MorePerth Stadium: Steel success story
An efficient local supply chain and the forging of several strong relationships have been central to the successful opening of Perth Stadium. Concert-goers who attended the recent Ed Sheeran show at Perth Stadium have already had a taste of the spectacle offered by the iconic new stadium. And there’s more to come with the much-anticipated…
Read MoreCold-temperature steel solution
Fabricator Samaras turned to InfraBuild to ensure the steel it required for a new cold storage facility was fit for purpose. InfraBuild (formerly LIBERTY) has applied a bespoke testing and assurance regime to ensure its steel members can withstand the freezing temperatures of a new cold-storage facility. Construction firm Hansen Yuncken looked set to source…
Read MorePandrol success story
InfraBuild has made huge improvements in product identification and scanning solutions recently. InfraBuild (formerly LIBERTY), in partnership with GS1 Australia, has standardised product identification and scanning processes to improve productivity and customer quality outcomes. An example is a 10-minute reduction in truck turnaround times at the InfraBuild Sydney Bar Mill Warehouse. The project’s success is…
Read MoreRAAF Amberley Base
InfraBuild Construction Solutions played a key role in saving time for the heavily reinforced 200 mm thick concrete raft slab of the 6 Squadron A.M.E.N.S. workshop at the RAAF’s Amberley base in Brisbane. InfraBuild Construction Solutions recommended Bovis Lend Lease use BAMTEC® for the project to improve speed of placement, reduce labour and the number of trades onsite. BAMTEC® is fabricated under factory conditions- eliminates placement errors, ensuring construction quality is optimised and reducing the requirement for on-site inspections. At RAAF Amberley, the slab for the workshop was 1230 m2, broken into four pour areas ranging in size from 220 m2 to 520 m2. By adopting the BAMTEC® solution Bovis Lend Lease substantially reduced steel placement times. For example,19 BAMTEC® carpets, totaling around 8.5 tonne of reinforcing, were placed by four men in just 100 minutes. This equates to around 9 – 10 tonne per man, per day, or approximately 30 tonne per day with equivalent resources on a similar project.
Read MoreCommon Use Facility
The Common Use Facility (CUF) at Techport Australia is the centrepiece of the world-class shipbuilding facilities developed by the South Australian Government and constructed by McConnell Dowell Built Environs Joint Venture (MDBE JV) at Osborne. InfraBuild Construction Solutions made a significant contribution in its construction through the supply of over 4500 tonnes of 500PLUS® REBAR over an eight-month period. Spanning over six hectares, the CUF features a…
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