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Civmec has announced a major landmark in the construction of its purpose-built assembly and maintenance hall in Henderson, Western Australia, with the recent addition of a 27-metre-high bay.
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The high bay now sits atop the expansive main roof, with the 600-tonne structure lifted using hydraulic strand jacks that allowed incredible precision, with just 20 millimetres of clearance in several areas.
“Placing the high bay structure presented the team with a significant challenge. It was a complex process that required meticulous planning and I congratulate and thank the team for their commitment and focus in achieving this momentous milestone on the project,” said James Fitzgerald, Civmec executive chairman.
The new building, with a length of 130 metres and a width of 40 metres, now stands 70 metres high and contains 20 overhead travelling cranes, with the central hall boasting a 400-tonne lifting capacity.
The facility contains over 1.2 million cubic metres of internal space.
“Our substantial investment in this new facility, capable of handling any of Australia’s major projects across the resource, infrastructure and defence sectors, is an integral element in securing the company’s long-term future. It is a significant piece of industrial infrastructure, and when fully operational will provide employment opportunities for up to an additional 1,000 Australians, including 100 new apprentices and trainees,” said Patrick Tallon, Civmec chief executive.
When complete, the facility will be among the most efficient and innovative in the world, delivering a new world-class resource to the Australian maritime landscape and significantly enhancing the capability of Civmec’s existing facilities available at the Australian Marine Complex in WA.
The 53,000-square-metre (usable floor area), 18-storey high facility will be the largest undercover modularisation and maintenance facility in Australia, with the capacity to house large vessels, including complete air warfare destroyers, frigates and offshore patrol vessels, for construction or maintenance, as well as large integrated modules for the oil and gas and metals and minerals sectors.
