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Going strong in education

With a history of hundreds of school, college, and university projects completed, Woolacotts Consulting Engineers continues to power ahead in the education sector in Australia. Woolacotts has been engaged to provide the civil, structural, and hydraulic engineering design for several vocational college upgrades. Cooma TAFE will receive a new carpentry workshop, customer  service and student support facilities, while…

Montagne Centre, Marist College

Engineering a bespoke school hall

Woolacotts Consulting Engineers is helping SARM Architects to deliver a bold solution for a new centre at Marist College. The Montagne Centre will contain a multipurpose hall, including a  including a stage, rooftop playing field, associated amenities, and a three storey teaching facility. The creative design meets the client’s requirements in a limited space, and Woolacotts…

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Woolacotts is on the move

From Monday 18 March, Woolacotts Consulting Engineers Sydney office will be located in the Solitaire building in Chatswood. Following a period of growth, including several new key hires, the company has outgrown its space in Artarmon. Woolacotts Consulting Engineers will share two levels of the Solitaire building, together with its parent company,  infrastructure delivery and management firm Daly International.…

The multi-award winning Qantas blast fence, designed by Woolacotts Consulting Engineers

Qantas blast fence featured at Powerhouse Museum

The multi-award winning Qantas blast fence project will be featured in an exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum. The blast fence, designed by Woolacotts Consulting Engineers, will feature in a display at the year-long engineering  excellence exhibition in Sydney. Jet blasts have the power to uproot trees, shatter windows, overturn cars and  trucks and injure people. The Qantas…

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Government mandates sprinklers in nursing homes

Aged care facilities across NSW will be required to install automatic sprinkler systems to reduce the fire risk for elderly and vulnerable residents under a landmark NSW Government initiative. Minister for Planning and Infrastructure Brad Hazzard announced today the mandatory installation of automatic sprinkler systems in all new and existing accredited residential aged care facilities in NSW. “In…