Lion New Zealand
East Tamaki, Auckland
September – October 2024
This project involved building a 400m2 steel structure in a tank bay at Lion’s brewery site in East Tamaki. The structure was designed to support new fire suppression pipework that increases safety for trucks driving into the tank bay and unloading isotainers, so it needed to be seven metres tall to allow trucks to pass underneath it.
We had a tight timeframe of 19 consecutive days to complete our excavations, lay in situ concrete foundations and rig the steel in two stages before installing purlins, braces and bollards.
Because our work site was located within Lion’s hazardous zone, with highly flammable ethanol stored in the vicinity, the entire job took place under a hot work permit that required us to wear antistatic PPE and personal gas monitors at all times. We worked closely with the client to ensure we fully understood the site hazards, job risks and exclusion zones, and planned a methodology that limited on-site use of equipment and machinery that could cause sparks or flames – instead prefabricating materials off-site.
Despite inclement weather, we were able to complete the project on schedule, without disruption to our client’s operations, and celebrate with a well-earned glass of their fine product.
Lion New Zealand
East Tamaki, Auckland
September – October 2024
This project involved building a 400m2 steel structure in a tank bay at Lion’s brewery site in East Tamaki. The structure was designed to support new fire suppression pipework that increases safety for trucks driving into the tank bay and unloading isotainers, so it needed to be seven metres tall to allow trucks to pass underneath it.
We had a tight timeframe of 19 consecutive days to complete our excavations, lay in situ concrete foundations and rig the steel in two stages before installing purlins, braces and bollards.
Because our work site was located within Lion’s hazardous zone, with highly flammable ethanol stored in the vicinity, the entire job took place under a hot work permit that required us to wear antistatic PPE and personal gas monitors at all times. We worked closely with the client to ensure we fully understood the site hazards, job risks and exclusion zones, and planned a methodology that limited on-site use of equipment and machinery that could cause sparks or flames – instead prefabricating materials off-site.
Despite inclement weather, we were able to complete the project on schedule, without disruption to our client’s operations, and celebrate with a well-earned glass of their fine product.