W orking from home has played a significant role in the lives of the Woolacotts Consulting Engineers team over the past three months. Adapting to this working environment was a familiar and seamless process for our staff, who had already successfully worked from home during the 2020 lockdown. Last year we shared an article exploring…
W oolacotts were pleased to provide watching brief peer review services on the award-winning Blacktown Hospital redevelopment. The inspiring team at A.W. Edwards took out the Health Project of the Year Award for this project at the Western Sydney Leadership Dialogue’s Boomtown Property and Infrastructure Awards. As stated by the Western Sydney Leadership Dialogue: Set…
T his month the Woolacotts team congratulate and thank one of our much loved and longest standing employees, Kevin Christesen. Kevin has chosen to retire after a 40-year career with Woolacotts Consulting Engineers. As the son of an apple farmer and a loyal Manly Sea Eagles and Hawthorn supporter, Kevin has brought a wealth of…
The Woolacotts team is growing in experience and expertise. Last month we were proud to announce the promotion of three team members into Associate Engineering roles within our company. These recent promotions illustrate our ongoing efforts to build a dynamic team of specialised professions committed to solving problems, striving for excellence, and improving processes within…
Woolacotts have been engaged by project architect Tanner Kibble Denton Architects to provide structural, civil, hydraulic and wet fire engineering services for the $30m redevelopment of the existing site at Curl Curl North Public School. This school upgrade will provide teachers and students with state of the art learning spaces, improved playground and sports facilities,…
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,…