McElligotts conducted this job in two parts. Firstly, working on the foundation of what would soon be the base of two tanks. The concrete base was track blasted and then stripe coated with the work being completed throughout the night where temperatures suited.
After a short break the team returned for stage 2. Two new tanks required full scaffold and containment followed by abrasive blasting on the outside shell. An epoxy zinc was applied with a a second coat of high build epoxy coating followed. This is the first time that the team have provided heat shrink containment, being well versed in a monaflex system on many other projects, this shows an additional service that can be provided where the project suits.
McElligotts Tasmania has had the pleasure of working with Grange Resources to provide refurbishment services for their tanks and conveyors. These large pieces of mining equipment are essential to the continual operation of the mines run by Grange Resources, so our maintenance work specifically contributes to the success of these large operations.
Grange Resources operates two facilities in Tasmania. The first of these is the Savage River mine, which is approximately 100km southwest of the city of Burnie. This mine produces some of the highest iron-concentrated magnetite in Australia. The national resources excavated from this mine are renowned for their minimal impurities and play a big role in the country’s iron economy.
The second mine is located at Port Latta, roughly 70km northwest of Burnie. This is Grange Resources’ entirely owned pellet plant and port facility. Each year, this facility produces over 2.2 million tonnes of high-quality iron ore products.
The McElligotts team were tasked with the job of delivering remedial services to Grange Resources’ tanks. Both types of equipment play a valuable role in the storage, transportation, and movement of resources throughout the mine. Therefore, it is paramount that they also always remain in peak condition.
Our team refurbished the tanks using a mix of high-pressure washing and abrasive blasting, afterwards applying a fresh, new coat of paint.
We would like to thank Grange Resources for giving us the opportunity to work on this exciting project, and to all the McElligotts team members for demonstrating their skills and expertise in getting the job done to such a high standard.
McElligotts have recently been awarded the refurbishment on the large landmark artwork, steel yellow spire that stands above the Albert Street rail underpass in Brisbane’s CBD. This project involves our team high-pressure washing and applying a three-coat protective coating system to the structure so it will be better protected against the harsh Brisbane climate.
The spire is a tall yellow steel structure standing on the edge of Albert Street and looking over the rail underpass. It is located opposite Wickham Park and towers above the surrounding trees that line the edge of the road.
There are numerous interfaces to be managed including pedestrians, rail, and roadway. Works will be conducted over night to prevent disruptions.
McElligotts has an ongoing relationship with Ampol in both Queensland and New South Wales, helping them clean and reline their refinery tanks. Our team has been providing these services for a number of years. Our job involves confined space entry preparation through abrasive blasting and coating refurbishment of the internal lining. Having a sound liner installed prevents tank corrosion and eliminated product contamination
McElligotts would like to thank Ampol for being a longstanding client in this area. We understand the significance of relining these refinery tanks and hope that our services go a long way towards keeping Australia’s storage facilities in safe hands.
We would also like to congratulate every McElligott team member who works on these ongoing projects – whether they are in Queensland or New South Wales. Everyone’s dedication to complete the job to a high standard is one of the fundamental reasons behind McElligotts’ strong reputation throughout the industry.
The McCrae Lighthouse has been standing on the eastern shores of Port Phillip Bay since 1883, helping guide ships through the treacherous waters of the South Channel until it was decommissioned in 1994. Standing at 33.5 metres, it is Victoria’s tallest lighthouse, living on today as a popular tourist attraction for anyone exploring the Mornington Peninsula.
The McElligotts team recently had the pleasure of providing important remedial construction work to this local icon. We were contracted by the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council to provide our services for this iconic lighthouse, so it can continue standing for future generations to enjoy its historical and cultural significance.
The McCrae Lighthouse is made from a Chance Bros steel lattice tower, scope included the removal of hazardous coatings and coating refurbishment. Our team also erected a scaffold around the structure and encapsulated it so we could also conduct thorough steel remediation work. The project also included traffic management and liaising with the community throughout the entire process.
Despite no longer being in use, the McCrae Lighthouse was still a spectacular project to work on. One of the lighthouse’s many unique features was how it used a dioptric, catadioptric and holophotal lens system all in conjunction with one another. When in use, this light was visible from up to 25km away and provided an essential navigational line through the South Shipping Channel out of Port Phillip Bay. The light would shine white across to Melbourne and red wherever there were dangerous sandbars in the bay.
McElligotts would like to thank the Mornington Peninsular Shire Council for giving us the opportunity to work on this project, as well as all the team members who demonstrated their experience and expertise on this project by completing it to our usual high standard.
The conservation works to McCrae Lighthouse is supported by the Victorian Government through the Living Heritage Program.
The McElligotts team had the pleasure of providing the protective coating for four additional bridge girders and the outriggers that will form part of the pedestrian land bridge that is currently being constructed for the Rozelle Interchange.
The Rozelle Interchange will consist of an underground motorway interchange between Sydney’s M4 and M5 and is a part of the larger WestConnex project. Overall, WestConnex is Australia’s biggest road project and is being overseen by John Holland and CPB Contractors. Once completed, these tunnels will provide a vital missing link between Sydney’s inner-west suburbs.
While the majority of the Rozelle Interchange project is taking place underground, a new 10-hectare public park space is also being built on top – which includes the construction of a new mixed pedestrian and cyclist land bridge.
The steel girders for this bridge have been fabricated by McElligotts long-term partner Haywards in Tasmania. The protective coating was undertaken by our Tasmania team, applied using airless spray in a workshop using products from Dulux Protective Coatings. The first coat was Zincanode 402, designed to protect steel for harsh corrosive environments, followed by Duremax GPE to the structure’s irregular areas such as its welds and edges. Next came a coating of Duremax GPE MIO to provide enhanced barrier protection to the girder’s surface. Finally, a topcoat of Weathermax HBR MIO was applied to provide lasting protection for all the parts.
McElligotts would like to express its gratitude to everyone on the team who worked on this special project as well as all our partners involved. The first two girders were delivered in November, while the other two will be ready in the new year.
McElligotts has recently had the pleasure of working on a series of Telstra Towers that we started back in mid-June, 2021.
The team at McElligotts were tasked with providing protective coats of paint to the metal angles that will eventually form the towers. These metal angles were stacked up on transport pallets in a way that made removing larger items to be quite difficult at times. Moving each item required a high degree of precision and care from our team, as one wrong move could cause the stacks to collapse.
Our team also had to spend several hours covering up the bolt holes using masking tape so that they would be protected from the paint. Once this task was complete, we were able to apply the protective coating system so that the parts can handle the elements once the towers are complete.
McElligotts would like to thank Telstra for giving our team the opportunity to work on this project. We have been working hard continuously for the past three months and look forward to seeing the results of our effort when the towers are completed.
The team at McElligotts have recently completed remedial work at the Farley Wastewater Treatment Works. This project was part of the larger upgrades occurring at the Treatment Works between 2020-2022 by Hunter Water, aimed to increase the capacity of the facility to meet the demands of the local population growth up until 2032.
The Farley Wastewater Treatment Works is located to the south-west of Maitland in the Hunter Region of New South Wales. The Plant currently treats up to 7.2 megalitres of effluent per day and can handle wastewater for over 50,000 people in Maitland and its surrounding regions. A $70 million upgrade to the facility has been taking place since 2020 that will result in an increased capacity and improved water quality at the Treatment Works.
McElligotts was contracted by John Holland to provide protective coating services to the large concrete chemical bunds at the facility. This process has involved our team abrasive blasting away the surface laitance from the chemical bunds before applying the coating system. Now that the chemical bunds have been fully coated, they will provide continual protection against chemicals containers and drums for years to come.
It was a pleasure having the opportunity to work on this project – as the McElligotts team acknowledge the small part they have played in helping the people of Maitland have continual access to clean drinking and non-drinking water. We would like to thank Hunter Water and John Holland for choosing McElligotts to work on the Farley Wastewater Treatment Works.
The team at McElligotts recently had the pleasure of working on several penstocks located in Tumut 1 Power Station – a part of the Snowy Mountains Hydro Scheme in New South Wales. This job saw our team removing hazardous lead based paint and corrosion from the external penstocks 3 & 4 – each 2.5 metres in diameter.
We had to carry out our work during a power outage at the station, meaning we only had a short window of time in which to complete the task. We began by erecting scaffolds around the penstocks for access, as well as setting up a frame for encapsulation, air monitoring and waste management. Once the encapsulation was installed, we used a Hepa filter dust extraction unit to manage any lead dust particles that may escape during the abrasive blasting process. This was done to protect our workers and the power station’s crew.
With the abrasive blasting complete and the penstocks’ exteriors returned to their original surface, we used a vacuum unit to thoroughly remove any lead waste that was left over. Our final task was then to apply a primer, intermediate and final protective coating of paint per the Snowy Hydro paint specifications.
We would like to thank Snowy Hydro Limited for giving us the opportunity to work on this important project. On average, the Snowy Hydro power stations produce 4,500 gigawatt hours of renewable energy each year. Maintaining the penstocks is an essential step in ensuring that Snowy Hydro can continue operating at full capacity and provide power for the one million homes and businesses that they service.
McElligotts have recently commenced work on refurbishing the Newport Railway Bridge. This project is just one part of the larger West Gate Tunnel project which aims to provide an alternative route between Melbourne’s western and central districts, taking traffic away from the overly congested West Gate Bridge.
The refurbishment job sees the McElligotts team accessing, containing, and removing the existing coat of paint from the 6000 square metre steel structure. The team then applied a primer, intermediate, and final coating to refurbish the steel.
As part of this project the Newport Bridge was also widened to accommodate more lanes of traffic on the West Gate Freeway. This was an essential step that will eventually lead to that extra traffic being funneled into the West Gate Tunnel, which is currently under construction by contractors CPB Contractors and John Holland. The West Gate Tunnel project, including the refurbishment of the Newport Bridge, is a joint partnership between the Victorian Government and Transurban.
Once completed, the West Gate Tunnel will divert some of the 205,000 daily vehicles that use the West Gate Bridge. It will also divert 9000 trucks each and every day from local suburban streets.
McElligotts is extremely proud of the work that has already been done in refurbishing the Newport Bridge and is hard at work seeing this project through to completion. We would like to thank the Victorian Government and Transurban for giving us the opportunity to work on this significant piece of infrastructure.
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