D epartment of Communties and Justice Services engaged Woolacotts as lead consultants involved in addressing over 300 non‐compliant elements addressing Fire, Life and Safety across 20 Courthouses, 5 Correctional Centres and 2 Juvenile Justice Centres in Sydney Metro East and Sydney Metro West. Works included Protection of external openings, Fire Hydrant, Hose Reels and Fire…
W ith several decades of experience behind us, the Woolacotts Team are experts in the field of justice and emergency design. Throughout our 80 years of operation, we have completed countless prison, courthouse and emergency services projects across New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland. The landmark Downing Centre, located in Sydney’s central business district, has…
Woolacotts were engaged to provide structural, civil and hydraulic engineering design, documentation and construction phase services to the existing Parklea Correctional Centre facility. Since mid-2015, our teams have worked closely with the teams at Pedavoli Architects and Hansen Yuncken on this project. Since the original facility opened in 1983, there have been various interventions re-purposing…
Due to our extensive experience working with correctional facilities, Woolacotts Consulting Engineers have recently been engaged to investigate options for the remediation and prevention of further slope failures at various correctional centre shooting range sites. Corrective Services NSW identified challenges with the stability of existing earth mounds, constructed as ‘stop butts’, due to ongoing issues…
Clarence Correctional Centre, located in Grafton NSW is set to be Australia’s biggest jail, opening in mid-2020. The Woolacotts team have contributed to a large portion of this project, developing concept designs, authority approvals, detailed designs and consulting throughout construction. A recent feature article by NBN News outlines the significance of this new correctional centre,…
Woolacotts Victorian team, based in Melbourne, deliver a range of engineering consulting services across Structural, Civil and Hydraulic disciplines. With 80 years of company experience, Woolacotts have been operating in Victoria since 1970, and have developed a vast portfolio of successful projects across a wide range of sectors. Working alongside Victorian councils and Government…
B uilding fabric, structural framing and building cladding deteriorate over time, which is why it’s highly important to monitor their condition to ensure ongoing safe operations. If building assets are neglected for too long, this can lead to localised failures requiring reactive maintenance works, which can result in disruptions to operations. As engineers, we see…
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Woolacotts contributed in a significant way to the concept design, authority approvals, detailed design and construction of the new Clarence Correctional Centre. This major facility with a construction budget of $700M has almost reached completion of the structural and civil engineering components. All buildings have now been roofed and enclosed, and almost all of the…
W oolacotts Consulting Engineers offering includes Hydraulic and Wet Fire Systems engineering design. This allows us to provide a full range of high quality engineering to clients, including Structural, Civil and Hydraulic solutions. Woolacotts Hydraulic team have delivered projects within sectors including education, justice & emergency, community infrastructure, residential, health and aged care. Services provided by…
W ith over 80 years of engineering experience, Structural Engineering is our original and core consulting discipline at Woolacotts. Our team of experienced Structural Engineers have a wealth of experience, and use their skills to deliver high quality structural engineering design to a range of clients across various sectors. Our Structural Engineering team have delivered…