McElligotts recently completed repairs for the Slade Point Reservoir in partnership with Mackay Regional Council. The reservoir was exhibiting deteriorated concrete with spalling, delaminated concrete and areas of exposed reinforcement. Slade Point is a small coastal town in Mackay. It’s unique location makes it one of the few spots in the region where visitors can
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In 2016, Queensland Rail sought a solution from the McElligotts team to undertake the refurbishment of the Merivale rail bridge in Brisbane. The Merivale bridge was opened in 1978 and had not received any major remedial maintenance since then. Our primary role in this project was to strip, clean and apply protective coating to the
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McElligotts was engaged to remediate concrete seepage at the Black Hill Water Reservoir. Owned by the Hunter Water Corporation, the Black Hill Water Reservoir is an 86 million litre water reservoir, constructed in 1939. The structure was still in good overall condition, but had begun to show signs of seepage, with water escaping through deteriorated
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The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) sought a turnkey solution from McElligotts to undertake repainting and repair works of the Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse in WA. A piece of history, this lighthouse was built in 1904 and still uses the original first-order Fresnel lens. To keep the structure in good shape and protect it from the
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Built in 1978, Westgate Bridge is an iconic structure that’s played a huge part in moving Melbourne for decades. After thirty years operation, Westgate Bridge had daily traffic of 160,000 vehicles, compared to the 40,000 it was carrying per day after opening. McElligotts was sub-contracted by John Holland Construction for abrasive blasting and other remedial
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McElligotts performed remedial construction works during the Eastern Treatment Plant refurbishment between August 2011 and November 2013. During construction, major leaks had developed in concrete structures, requiring a strip of the existing coating and a relining. Our team lined over 5000m2 of concrete with Polibrid, using a reinforced coating system we’d developed using geo fabric.
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We conduct remedial maintenance programs at oil and gas refineries across Australia, putting together maintenance programs tailored to our client’s needs. Our team have worked on tanks, pipelines, walkways, vessels and exchangers, providing services that include: Ultra-high pressure cleaning and surface preparation Abrasive blasting and hand tool surface preparation Robotic blasting Relining Scaffolding access Protective
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From April to September 2013, McElligotts was contracted to work on the Kangaroo Valley pipeline by the Sydney Catchment Authority. It was a large job involving a complete strip and relining of a 1.8Km long, 2.6m wide pipeline. The pipeline had only two access points, which definitely brought some hurdles throughout the project. Our initial
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In July 2010, McElligotts erected scaffolding access to a ship fender along a rail beam. Instead of a conventional vertical birdcage design, this scaffolding had to hang from engineered brackets, welded to the rail beam above. As part of the design and engineering process, we prepared a 3D CAD design for our clients, ensuring they
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In October 2012 and February 2013, McElligotts worked on two separate conveyor belts at the Oaky Creek coal mine facilities. Oaky Creek has been open since 1982, and although the open cut mine is closed, underground coal mining is still operational. For this project, we were conducting paint remediation and structural integrity works on two
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McElligotts have offices in Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania and New South Wales. We work on projects all throughout Australia.
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