Master Precaster taking precast to new heights According to National Precast’s CEO Sarah Bachmann, National Precast has introduced a new category of membership, Master Precaster, and it’s a must-have when awarding a precast contract. The initiative comes in response to discussions with external bodies such as...
Just as National Precast announced that its usual quarterly national member meetings would resume, Brisbane went into lockdown. Association CEO Sarah Bachmann comments that the lockdown was a reminder that COVID is still very much with us. “Until a vaccine has had widespread implementation, attempting to...
We are pleased to formally announce the National Precast Board of Directors for 2020-21. We look forward to the future of the Association in these expert hands. Michael Waeger Waeger Constructions (President) Pictured above with his dashing moustache for Movember Craig Zinn Stresscrete...
National Precasts' Understanding Grouted Precast Joints - A guide for engineers and building contractors is having impact and has been taken as a quality and much needed document within the industry. It has come to our attention that a part of the guide is being used...
Do control joints in external precast concrete walls need fire protection? Properly detailed and constructed joints play a vital part in maintaining the integrity of the external envelope of a building, ensuring they conform to specified fire resistance and meeting any other requirements such as weatherproofing...
The national body for the precast concrete industry, National Precast Concrete Association Australia, has put out the call to relevant authorities for members to remain operational as suppliers of key products and services to essential infrastructure. National Precast members are tightening their already strict WHS requirement...
Earlier this year Main Roads Western Australia (MRWA) released a new small box culvert drawing which would have had significant impact on local precast manufacturers. To comply with the new requirements, manufacturers would have had to spend significant capital, at a time when market conditions...
Have a read of our latest publications including Construction Engineering Australia, Highway Engineering Australia and Waste & Water Management. Read a variety of project case studies, opinion pieces and more!...
Click the name of each project to view. ANZAC Memorial, Sydney NSW - Precast Concrete Products Prince Alfred College Boarding School, Adelaide SA - Delta Pelican Street Apartment, Sydney NSW - Concrete by Design Christian Brothers College, Adelaide SA - Asurco Kings Square Development, Fremantle WA - Delta West Beach Rock...
Click here to read more about Standards in the latest issue of Waste & Water Management. Located on page 42....