Author: Aleks Peverall

05 July 2022

While cladding replacement has become a specialty, Duratec is anything but a one-trick pony

As well as recladding, Duratec offers a suite of building and facade refurbishment services, from concrete repair and structural strengthening to coatings and waterproofing. In fact, there is little the company won’t turn its hand to. The concept of recladding has been ‘trending’ over the past few years, ever since regulations were tightened so that […]

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05 July 2022

Coating trials, but mainly tribulations, at the Savage River suspended pipeline in Tassie

It seems that no job is too daunting for Duratec – even one that’s suspended 137 metres above the ground, in the middle of the Tasmanian rainforest. Story of a suspended pipeline Tucked away in remote north-western Tasmania is a 280m length of pipeline hanging from a 366m-long suspension bridge, 137 metres in the air. […]

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05 July 2022

Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport further fuels Duratec’s growth in the energy sector

Works are underway at Sydney’s new airport, which is due to open in 2026. Duratec’s delivery of fuel transformation infrastructure to the airport is expected to further reinforce its capabilities in the energy sector. On the back of the successful delivery of multiple fuel infrastructure projects for Defence, Duratec recently secured its largest ever project […]

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29 March 2022

Wanted: more women in construction

International Women’s Day celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women worldwide. It also marks a call to action to accelerate women’s equality. The construction industry is a great place to start. In 2022, the theme for International Women’s Day (IWD) was #breakthebias. As per the organisation’s website: Whether deliberate or unconscious, bias […]

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29 March 2022

Recycling our cladding, protecting our planet

While the recycling of non-compliant cladding is a new process, its contribution to environmental sustainability, through the divergence of waste to landfill, is making it an industry norm. Duratec offers cladding recycling across the country. In 2018, the Australian Building Codes Board implemented measures, through the National Construction Code, to prevent the use of non-compliant […]

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29 March 2022

Duratec takes helm of prestigious $13 million Sydney Harbour Federation Trust project

After a rigorous tendering process, Duratec has been appointed managing contractor of the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust’s repairs and asset maintenance program. Its aim? To create the finest foreshore park in the world. The Sydney Harbour Federation Trust (Harbour Trust) is devoted to rehabilitating former Defence and other Commonwealth lands around Sydney Harbour. Many of […]

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14 December 2021

Shining a light on Tasmania’s Table Cape

Blasting, painting and concrete repairs were just some of the measures taken to transform this 19th century structure. Built in 1888, the heritage-listed Table Cape Lighthouse is situated on the north-west coast of Tasmania and stands at approximately 25 metres tall. It is made of brick and contains structural steel elements and a concrete bridge […]

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14 December 2021

Gaining ground in the Goldfields

The mining and resources sector has been an integral part of Duratec’s success since its inception in 2010. The company’s Kalgoorlie branch is currently undertaking works at several prominent sites across the Goldfields. FMR Investments – Greenfields Mill FMR Investments runs Greenfields Mill, which is situated three kilometres east of Coolgardie. The facility has been […]

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14 December 2021

Shoring up our bridges for the future

From city centres to remote territories, roads, rail and other transport infrastructure are essential to the social and economic wellbeing of communities around Australia. Bridges form an important part of this infrastructure and Duratec is at the forefront of bridge remediation technology. While bridges are theoretically designed to last in excess of 50 years, those […]

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28 September 2021

Stage three for Duratec at Tassie’s Bell Bay

Duratec has been working at TasPorts’ Port of Bell Bay, Berth 6, since 2017. Having completed stages one and two of the berth’s remediation, Duratec is ready to take on stage three. It’s fair to say that Duratec’s presence in Tasmania was built on the back of Bell Bay, Berth 6. While undertaking stages one […]

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28 September 2021

Working in live, operational environments – with Duratec, it’s business as usual

Working in and around ‘live’, operational environments can be tricky. After years of experience, Duratec has it down to a fine art, making a point of working around the client rather than the other way around. First and foremost, Duratec is a specialist asset remediation company. Take an aged or non-compliant building, add Duratec’s innovation, […]

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28 September 2021

Crib Point Jetty — testing, one, two, three

Prior to works on any concrete remediation project, testing needs to be carried out in order to understand the structure’s condition. Duratec recently undertook the inspection of the Crib Point Jetty in the lead-up to a planned upgrade. Crib Point Jetty is located in the Port of Hastings on the Mornington Peninsula, approximately 65 kilometres […]

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