Case Studies

Patton Engineering - Careers in Steel Bridging the skills gap - one region at a time With a shortage of skilled candidates in the trade sector, combined with an increasingly ageing workforce, many businesses are urgently calling out for skilled labour across New Zealand. One innovative Hastings-based business has embarked on an ambitious programme to address the nationwide skills shortage, one region at a time. Read about the programme that Patton Engineering is currently involved in and the success it has become by clicking here.
Iconic Wellington Building set New Standard for Steel Innovation 20 Customhouse Quay is a new 14-level seismically advanced office tower on the side of the old BP House on Wellington's waterfront. It has become an iconic Wellington building due to its prominent position, and its distinctive and innovative diagrid steel structure. Wellington-based structural steel contractor....read or print the full case study.	20 Customhouse Quay
University of Waikato: Law School & Management Studies Building Completed in 2017, the bold structure of the new tower is an unmissable and fitting gateway to Te Piringa, which houses the Faculty of Law, Waikato Management School’s Centre for Corporate and Executive Education, and student services. The opening of this $35 million state-of-the-art campus facility marked the University’s 50th anniversary and was a welcome addition for the law faculty, which has been housed....read or print the full case study.	UoW, Law School & Management Studies Building
Canada Street Bridge Nelson Street Cycleway The award-winning Canada Street Bridge is a world-first: it’s the only curved, triangular orthotropic steel bridge of its kind. Part of Auckland’s Nelson Street Cycleway, the unique structure was built to fulfil the NZ Transport Agency’s (NZTA’s) vision of providing world-class cycling infrastructure throughout each major town and city in New Zealand. ‘Bikes over the bridge by Christmas’ was the objective set in October 2014. In just 14 months,....read or print the full case study.	Canada Street Bridge
Rutherford Regional Science and Innovation Centre, University of Canterbury The $216 million Rutherford Regional Science and Innovation Centre (RRSIC) will be the cornerstone of the University of Canterbury’s Science Precinct. The state-of-the- art facilities will be a focal point for the University’s science and innovation network and foster collaborative teaching, learning and research. The RRSIC project is two buildings, the first of which is being built by Fletcher Construction and is a 25,000m seismically engineered steel structure that includes specialist teaching.....read or print the full case study.	RRSIC, University of Canterbury
PwC Centre, Christchurch The PwC Centre is a striking new landmark for Christchurch, both day and night. The $30 million, five-storey office building is primarily a steel structure with a composite flooring system. The resilient, lightweight and economic building offers enhanced seismic performance with the use of buckling restrained brace (BRB) technology. The building is an importance level 3 building, which means it has been designed to 130 percent of the building code to create a safe working environment for tenants and visitors....read or print the full case study.	PwC Centre, Christchurch
University of Auckland, Science Tower In 2010 the University of Auckland embarked on a five-year project to upgrade its Faculty of Science buildings. The $290 million redevelopment consisted of the refurbishment and seismic strengthening of two existing buildings, construction of a new link structure, and demolition of two buildings to make way for the new Science Centre Tower. The result: a state-of-the-art research and teaching facility, and a new entranceway to the University...read or print the full case study.	UoA, Science Tower

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