Two new hotels have opened in Cathedral Square, Christchurch in the last three months - the Warners Novotel Hotel and the C1 Tower to which Firth has supplied around 5,000m3 of concrete. Pouring concrete to the C1 Tower required a concrete pump to be craned up to the highest available floor to be able to pump the concrete to the topmost reaches of the building.
Concrete Project Updates
Cathedral Square boasts two new hotels
New Telecom base emerges
Progress is steady on Telecom's new $100 million environmentally friendly base in Wellington. Firth is making deliveries to Willis and Boulcott Street on a daily basis. "Up until now we have been filling up a big hole. It's good to see the building emerge from the ground," said Cameron Lee, Regional Manager, Firth Wellington.
A continuous wall of concrete
8,000m3 of concrete was supplied to Brian Perry Civil to construct the walls of a 300m trench, part of the new 2km Manukau Rail Link. A 'Secant Piling' process was used to construct the walls using Firth's proprietary 'soft pile' mix to create a row of piles. Where the piles touch, the concrete is bored out and a high strength 40MPa pile is poured to create a continuous 'wall' of concrete.
Herringbone pattern for Visy Recycling plant
5,000m2 of Firth's Stockholm 80mm paver is being laid by Pavecraft as an extension to Visy Recycling New Zealand's facility in Onehunga. The pallets of pavers have been specially stacked by Firth in a herringbone pattern so the specialised laying machine can lay 1m2 per layer directly off the pallet.
A Green Star concrete first
The redevelopment at Waikato University has seen the supply of 750m3 of 'Green Star' rated concrete (which contains recycled aggregates) for the floor of a new wing. The footings for this new building contained the first Green Star rated concrete to be poured in New Zealand. Green Star rated concrete must adhere to strict requirements and standards.
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Firth’s products help build Pegasus
Although still under construction, Pegasus Township in North Canterbury was opened in December and will eventually house more than 7,000 residents. To date Firth has delivered 1,400m3 of concrete to water treatment works, footpaths and driveways, 1,000m2 of decorative paving and "Manorstone" cladding for the Stonewood Homes show home.
Winter pours at Claudelands
Work on the roof of the Claudelands Convention Centre arena in Hamilton in the last few months has enabled Firth to under take some large pours for the floor during May regardless of weather conditions.