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Services

Consultation

Chadwick Technology Pty. Ltd. provides a roof consultancy service and has successfully undertaken
contracts in:-
 
Korea
Inchon Airport
World Cup Stadiums

 

India

Khalsa Heritage Complex, Punjab

 

Italy

Australian Pavilion at the Venice Biannale

 
Consultancy work includes:-
 
Systems Design
Roofing Product Development
Roof Engineering (structural – hydraulic)
Product Review & Testing
Estimating and Costing (including quantity reviews)
Construction Review/Supervision
Reporting on existing roofing conditions
 

Commercial Conditions in relation to consultation work:-

This may be undertaken on an hourly  basis, or approximate Tender/Quotations can be provided for specific assignments.

 

 

Manufacturing

Manufacturing  Philosophy

Chadwick Technology has developed skills and techniques for on site product production.

Particularly for large projects, projects in remote areas, or where transportation of large fabricated components is not an option, our preference is for product production adjacent to the work face.

This philosophy has been successfully employed on the following projects:-

bulletJin Mao Building, Shanghai, China
bulletHong Kong International Air Terminal, Hong Kong
bulletSecond Bangkok International Air Terminal, Thailand
bulletKuala Lumpur International Air Terminal, Malaysia
bulletSingapore Expo Railway Station, Singapore
bulletKranji Racecourse, Singapore
bulletDover Railway Station, Singapore

 

Notable projects using this philosophy were:-

SECOND BANGKOK INTERNATIONAL AIR TERMINAL

 For this project we constructed an on site factory with a covered floor area in excess of 10,000m2.

 Within this factory we undertook manufacturing and assembly of:- 

bulletLight Gauge Structural Sections (including painting)
bulletSkylight Manufacture, including glazing
bulletRollforming of roofing profile
bulletConstruction of composite roofing components
bulletFabrication and cladding of sun louvres

This factory employed approximately 300 people for 12 months and ultimately was demolished on completion of the work.

Click here for photographs of the factory together with the various fabrication areas which worked on a production line basis.

 

KUALA LUMPUR INTERNATIONAL AIR TERMINAL

The Chadwick Factory for this project had a covered floor area of approximately 2,500m2 and housed sophisticated roll forming equipment capable of the production of stainless steel roofing profiles and caps and also had the facility for “tapered rollforming”.

This factory produced 150,000 lineal metres of rollformed product for the roof and nearly 600,000 lineal metres of ceiling panelling.

Click here for photographs of the Kuala Lumpur Factory and also installed rollforming equipment.

 

SINGAPORE EXPO RAILWAY STATION

Only a small facility was constructed for this project and the rollformer was housed in a water tight container.

The product manufactured for the Singapore Expo Project used pure (99.9% pure) titanium and in a single operation we produced a roofing profile which incorporated cross-corrugations, tapered panelling and curved sheeting in a single on-line operation.

 

DUBAI INTERNATIONAL AIR TERMINAL (CONCOURSE II)

This is a current project, where, during the past 12 months 80,0000m2 of structural decking and Chadzip roof sheeting has been produced.

The factory is approximately 2,500m2 of floor area, with a lightweight screen construction (climatic conditions did not dictate a full roof system) and within this area the following equipment was operational:- 

bulletChadzip 400 Roof Sheeting
bulletChadzip 400 Roof Curving Machine
bullet Chadeck 110 Structural Decking Rollformer
bullet Chadeck 110 Structural Decking Curving Equipment
bullet Brakepress
bullet Guillotine 
bullet Welding Equipment
bullet Punching Vertical Press

All of the metal roof components are being produced in this factory including fully welded stainless steel guttering, downpipes and complex flashing systems.

 

Product Testing

As part of the development process, all Chadwick Technology’s new products are extensively tested prior to manufacture and application.

Testing facilities used by Chadwick Technology include:-

bulletThe University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
bulletCSIRO, Ryde, New South Wales, Australia
bulletNational Acoustic Laboratory , Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia
bulletFactory Mutual, Massachusetts, USA
bulletWarrington Research Laboratory, Manchester, United Kingdom
bulletFaçade Testing Facility, Thailand

Testing can be for a variety of performance requirements which may include:-

bulletStructural Efficiency
bulletWatertightness
bulletPressure Resistance
bulletAcoustic Performance (sound absorption and sound transmission loss)
bulletInpact Resistance (e.g. hail etc)

All testing is undertaken under the supervision of Chadwick Engineering Staff, together with our Engineering and/or Acoustic Consultants.

 

Engineering / Design

Chadwick Technology has been awarded three Excellence in Engineering Awards by the Institution of Engineers (New South Wales Division) Australia and five International Gold Circle Awards for Roofing Innovation from the National Roofing Contractors Association of the USA.

In each instance Chadwick Engineering and Design Staff, together with our Consultants have developed products/systems to satisfy a variety of design requirements.

The design checklist for Chadwick Composite Systems is extensive and includes considerations of items such as:-

bullet Structural Requirements
bullet Deflection Limitations
bullet Dead Load Considerations
bullet Fire Resistance
bullet Material Compatibility
bullet Sound Absorption
bullet Sound Transmission Loss
bullet Speed of Erection
bullet Buildability
bullet Construction Safety Considerations
bullet Product Availability
bullet Hydraulics etc.

Within the Engineering Design process, we also prepare Budgets and Cost Feasibility Reviews.

Advanced Engineering Technology is evidenced by the range of unique light gauge rollformed structural products that have been developed and our knowledge of composite action of many of our designed systems.

 

Quality Assurance

Chadwick Technology is not certified with any specific Quality Assurance Programme.

We regard this as an advantage.  Because of the variety of projects, the various geographic locations, the locations of the project design offices, we believe it is more appropriate to construct a specific Quality Assurance Package for each individual project.

Our Quality Assurance Programme is normally developed around ISO 9000 and is developed to have an appropriate interface with our Client’s Quality Assurance Programmes with all of the appropriate requirements for “traceability” and product review included.

Our Quality Assurance Plans cover all stages of each project including Design and Engineering, Material Procurement, Product Manufacturing, Project Staffing, Systems Review, Testing and our Staff is trained in the application in all of the appropriate paperwork associated with these systems.

Our Quality Assurance Programmes have been “Third Party” reviewed by our Clients, external Consultants, Government Departments and Major Contractors and we have been congratulated on the appropriateness of the format we use.