The Batman bridge was built in 1968 and was one of the first cable-stayed structures in the world. Located to the North of the Tamar River the Batman Bridge provides a vital link between West and East Tamar.
This structure spans over 430 metres, requiring robust protective coating from the corrosion-inducive environment below. Our abrasive blasting and protective coating work is conducted from a motorised gantry, purpose-built for our remedial maintenance works. All protective coating is conducted in an encapsulated area.
McElligotts was contracted to apply protective coatings on wind turbine structures as part of the Musselroe Wind Farm from 2013 – 2014. Our team worked with Haywards Steel Fabrication and Construction, who supplied 56 Vesta Towers for this project. This was possibly one of the largest, most intense projects we’ve completed in our 60-year history. Approximately 87,000 square metres of steel was prepared using over 70,000L of paint, comprising of a three-coat specialised protection system supplied by Hempel.
Part of this project even included expanding our own Launceston facilities to ensure we could efficiently paint these large structures to scheduled delivery times. The painting process included presence of full time 3rd party inspectors to ensure all specifications were met precisely. Each tower comprised of three sections, up to 30m in length and weighing between 47 and 60 tonnes each.
The Musselroe Wind Farm provides power to 50,000 Tasmanian homes and we’re proud to have been a part of this vital infrastructure project. Check out the video below to watch McElligott’s Director, John McElligott, discuss this project in more detail.
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McElligotts have offices in Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania and New South Wales. We work on projects all throughout Australia.
