28/08/2024
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Check out Bond Uni’s School of Sustainable Development extension
Take a look at our recent extension and renovation works for Bond University’s School of Sustainable Development, on the Gold Coast. First built by ADCO in 2008, the Sustainability Building opened with a 6-star Green Star design rating and was the first educational building in Australia to achieve this. Designed by XL Architects, the new $6 million extension provides four additional learning studios, an open‐air courtyard and a covered rooftop balcony area for recreational use. The extension promotes Bond’s vision of providing more updated and integrated learning spaces on campus, which are intended to better combine the sustainable, architectural and building...
ADCO delivers WA’s largest Bunnings Warehouse
ADCO has delivered WA's largest Bunnings Warehouse in Midland, in Perth's east. Taking on the $17 million development for Aigle Royal Properties Developments last year, Midland Saleyard now offers a new light industrial, large format retail and commercial hub. The 14-hectare development is anchored by Bunnings, offering a 11,000m2 warehouse and external works including the Bunnings service yard areas and the creation of 550 new carparking bays for the store. The site respects its historical significance, located on the site of the former Midland Saleyard WA livestock centre which serviced the state’s railways and agricultural industries for the previous 100 years. Future...
Ryan James trains with junior Batemans Bay Tigers
Ryan James, current Ambassador for ADCO’s Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) and Canberra Raiders prop, visited our Batemans Bay Regional Aquatic, Arts & Leisure Centre last weekend, where he met our project team and trained with the local junior rugby league team. Our project borders the Batemans Bay Tigers home ground, so we invited Ryan to come down to visit – he gladly set aside time in his busy schedule to meet us right before the NRL season kick-off. Ryan ran a skills session with local junior players who were delighted to meet a current NRL player and receive some Raiders promotional gear....
Shanelle Woodall receives scholarship thanks to NAWIC and QBCC
We’re proud to congratulate ADCO’s Legal Counsel Shanelle Woodall for receiving an Australian Institute of Company Directors scholarship, sponsored by Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC) and NAWIC QLD - National Association of Women in Construction. Shanelle accepted the award and gave a speech at the NAWIC QLD International Women’s Day breakfast yesterday. “Thank you for this amazing opportunity and generous support to provide this scholarship to promote women in our great industry. Thank you also to ADCO for supporting my career so that I am in a position to take the AICD course.” says Shanelle. “The underrepresentation of women in leadership roles directly affects the representation...
International Women’s Day 2021: #ChooseToChallenge
On International Women’s Day, ADCO acknowledges that inequality and gender bias still exists in construction. This year’s theme for International Women’s Day can help us remain alert to inequality and confront biases – #ChooseToChallenge. #ChooseToChallenge calls for individual and collective responsibility to achieve equality, fairness and respect for all. The culture we strive to grow and foster at ADCO values inclusivity, as the challenges are not just women’s issues. We are all part of a whole and we can only achieve this together. ADCO is confident that diversity improves our business by attracting and retaining talent. We strive to create an engaged...
A fit worker’s a happy worker
“A fit worker’s a happy worker,” says Renee Henderson, who runs Renovate Fitness based in Brisbane’s north. We’ve been inviting Renee to our Wren Street Development site on mornings throughout the week to lead pre-work physical warm-ups, which have greatly contributed to the productivity of our site team. The main thing, according to Renee, is getting the blood pumping and the endorphins flowing to overcome the sluggish feeling when starting work. Aside from the physical benefits of doing a quick workout before work, our site team has been getting to know each other a lot better. We’ve enjoyed seeing the changes...
ADCO Brings Construction Expertise to Defence Sector
ADCO is delighted to have been awarded the contract to deliver the $30m Health & Wellbeing Centre at Puckapunyal in Victoria, for Department of Defence. The project involves the design and the construction of a new sports and health facility at the Puckapunyal, 100 kilometres north of Melbourne. When complete the facility will offer a 50-metre indoor swimming pool, a multi-functional weights and cardio area, external training areas, support, storage, administrative spaces and associated car parks. The project will also involve the demolition of existing pool and gym buildings after the finalisation of the main build. “As one of the...
ADCO to Build Groundbreaking Brisbane Metro Depot
ADCO has been announced as builder of choice for the new Brisbane Metro Depot Works project for Brisbane City Council, located in Brisbane’s south. The $64 million project in Rochedale includes the design and construction of the new Brisbane Metro Depot – a facility that will maintain and operate the initial fleet of 60 Metro vehicles while incorporating a design that allows for future expansion. Design begins this month with construction to commence mid this year, and expected to be completed mid-2023 the facility will aim to hold a 5 Star Greenstar rating. ADCO looks forward to working with project...
Two More Prestigious MBA Awards Won in Victoria
ADCO is delighted to have won the 2020 Master Builders Association of Victoria Excellence in Construction award in the categories 'Commercial Buildings: $20 million to $30 million' for the state-of-the-art Caulfield Grammar School Aquatic Centre and ‘Commercial Buildings ($30 million to $80 million)’ for construction of the 10-storey Ozanam House in North Melbourne. The $25 million sports and aquatic project involved construction of the eye-catching, new Caulfield Aquatic Centre at Melbourne’s Caulfield Campus. The works consisted of a 50-metre competition pool with boom, movable floor and diving area, spectator seating, function rooms, amenities areas, new lifts and multi-purpose exercise rooms....
Separable Portion 1 at Pimpama Sports Hub Now Complete
ADCO is pleased to announce that our Pimpama Sports Hub project has reached Practical Completion for Separable Portion 1! The first of two separable portions built for City of Gold Coast, SP1 now offers 12 netball courts, a netball centre, event space and a community park connected by an elevated boardwalk. There is also a new major signalised intersection constructed as the vehicle entrance to the facility. In a site visit on Friday morning, City of Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate, Deputy Mayor Donna Gates and Division 1 Councillor Mark Hammel toured SP1’s new facilities. We are proud to have...