28/08/2024
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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...
ADCO Announced as Building Partner for Homeless Youth House
ADCO is delighted to be the building partner for the next Property Industry Foundation (PIF) House in Sydney, which will give a safe and secure place to live for five homeless youth. ADCO and PIF will be building a 5-bedroom home in Dulwich Hill for Stepping Stone House. On average, each bedroom is occupied by three young people each year – some for one night and some for six months. The PIF House Program brings together the property and construction industry to build homes for homeless youth. We have been a strong supporter of PIF’s important work for the past...
Parmelia Hilton Perth Refurbishment Ready for Service
ADCO is delighted to have completed a $45 million refurbishment of the iconic Parmelia Hilton Perth for WA property group, Hawaiian. The completed hotel now features contemporary frontage to the Mill Street entrance, an eye-catching expansion of the lobby, the refurbishment and addition of guestrooms and bathrooms, a new executive lounge and a new glass bridge connection to the neighbouring Brookfield Place precinct, as well as direct access to St Georges Terrace. Guestroom renovation offers new bathrooms, air-conditioning, flooring, furniture, and improved in-room technology and security. The number of rooms has been increased from 284 to 316 rooms and suites....
Gippsland Regional Aquatic Centre Wins Prestigious MBA Safety Award
Congratulations to our Gippsland Regional Aquatic Centre team for winning the 2020 Master Builders Association of Victoria ‘Excellence in Health and Safety’ award today. According to MBAV, ‘ADCO demonstrated a proactive approach to eliminating fall hazards by sequencing works and upgrading materials during the design stage to allow for more traffic-able areas and sourcing new, quiet construction techniques to reduce exposure to noise and hazardous manual handling.’ Our $45 million aquatic and leisure project in Traralgon included works included the demolition of the former centre and the new centre will feature a range of facilities for competitive swimming, leisure, general...
ADCO to Head Redevelopment of Cartlon FC and AFL Women’s
ADCO is very excited to begin work on a landmark $40 million development of Ikon Park, that will see redevelopment of the existing home ground of Carlton Football Club as well as AFL Women's. Yesterday, The Hon Martin Pakula, The Hon Jane Hume, Carlton CEO Cain Liddle and President Mark LoGiudice, and AFLW stars Maddy Prespakis and Tayla Harris joined our Victorian State Manager Lakshu Adaikalavan at Ikon Park to celebrate the beginning of the 18-month construction project. The redevelopment will provide a high-performance training facility, dedicated integrated AFLW changerooms, match day competition amenities, improved and expanded education spaces, Allied...
ADCO to Build Sutherland Entertainment Centre
ADCO is excited to begin building the $34 million redevelopment of Sutherland Entertainment Centre in Sydney’s south! A major refurbishment of the existing building is underway, along with landscaping to the neighbouring Peace Park. Major works will include a refurbished main theatre with reconfigured seating for 700, improved wings, stage, back of house and a new staging system which will allow for major theatrical productions. In addition, new flexible teaching and rehearsal space, a redesigned foyer, front of house, entry forecourt and flexible outdoor event space, and a café will enhance the development’s interaction with the bustling centre of Sutherland....
Landmark Bowral & District Hospital Development Complete
ADCO is pleased to have completed construction of Bowral and District Hospital, in the NSW Southern Highlands. The $68.6 million, four-storey health facility provides medical, mental health, maternity, paediatric and perioperative care for the local and greater community. Facilities include wards, operating theatres, an emergency department, new hospital entrance, car parking and improved pedestrian links across the site. The design of the new building complements the older architectural style of the existing facility and respects the leafy feel of Bowral. ADCO is pleased to have delivered this important project on behalf of Health Infrastructure, alongside project managers Capital Insight and...