The $408 million redevelopment of Mackay Base Hospital is part of a major expansion of health services for the north Queensland community which is being undertaken by Baulderstones. 

The redeveloped hospital, covering almost 40,000 square metres, is being designed to meet the projected growth in demand for health services.The project is being delivered in three stages with stage one commenced in February 2010 and completion of all stages by December 2013.

These works are being carried out with a joint venture between Specialised Concrete Pumping (SCP) and Meales Mackay branch. Several components of the project are being serviced by mobile pumps while the main core of the building is being covered by a large separate placing boom and high pressure trailer pump.

Brisbane Airport Link and Tunnel Contractor: Thiess John Holland Duration: 2009 to 2012 Thiess John Holland (TJH) is currently in the process of constructing Australia’s largest ever infrastructure project: the Airport Link Tunnel, Northern Busway and Airport Roundabout upgrade.
The project involves the construction of 25 bridges, 15km of tunnels and 7km of additional roads.
Valued at $4.8 billion the joint venture began construction in November 2008 and is scheduled for completion mid 2012. Meales Brisbane depot was successful in securing one of the concrete pumping agreements for this project back in 2009.

Due to the array of equipment we have on offer and our close proximity to the project we have been a preferred supplier to TJH and many of the subcontractors working on site. The scope of works on this project is as diverse as the project itself with every imaginable type of pour or structure required to be pump.
With the project running 6 days a week 24 hours per day concrete pumping is an around the clock operation whether it be tunnel works below ground during the nights or large deck pours starting very early morning.
As the only concrete pumping contractor able to offer various telescopic and Z fold booms particular focus has been on servicing the tunnel section of the project with these versatile booms. With another 6 to 12 months of structures and tunnel fit out Meales involvement with TJH and subcontractors remains strong with many exciting challenges ahead.

Follow the link to “latest news” to read about our 5200m3 continuous tunnel pour we recently completed.

The $150 million upgrade and replacement of Mackay’s Forgan Bridge has recently been completed in June 2011 by Golding Contractors. The project required Golding’s Contractors to construct a new 4 lane bridge 485m long over the Pioneer River to replace the existing 2 lane bridge, plus roadwork’s and intersection upgrades, and replacement of Barnes Creek bridge with a new 4 lane bridge also.
Golding Contractors engaged Meales Mackay operation to undertake the concrete pumping duties required for this project. Part of  the projects demands required concrete piles 35m deep (filled with water) and headstocks to be able to be poured running 4 spans ahead of the main bridge decks and structures.
As all piles contained water, this would require all concrete to be placed through trammie pipes to avoid concrete segregation. Unfortunately these piles were well out of reach of large mobile boom pumps, therefore requiring a system to be designed allowing 35m of trammie pipes to be raised while still connected to 80m of static line during the pouring process. .
After some careful planning with Golding Contractors a suitable and successful method was put in place which meet everyone’s criteria and resulted in approximately 100 wet piles being poured through a 42m boom, 80m of static line and 50m of trammie system.
Once again Meales used their unique water wash out system to safely clear the lines at the completion of each pour.   

Building contractor Curtain Bros PNG are responsible for building stage 1 “The Edge Apartments” which is just part of the master plan for Harbour City, Port Moresby’s latest and greatest development.

With the arrival of our first boom in Port Moresby in September 2010 Curtain Bros, for the first time has had access to the hire of a local boom to service the concrete placement on this 6 story project. Previously all concrete would have be placed with kibble or line pump.

The Edge is now complete and awaiting the start of the next complex.

The $1.88 billion Gateway Upgrade Project is the largest bridge and road project in Queensland’s history.
A state government initiative, the project is being delivered by Queensland Motorways with design and construction by the Leighton Abigroup Joint Venture.

Recently we completed one of the largest pours structures scheduled for the Gateway project. This involved the placement
of 2500 cubic meters of concrete to one of the many bridge decks. This required the use of 5 large mobile boom pumps (3 x47m
booms,1 x 42m boom, and 1 x 40m boom). Please click on link to see the day's action.

Gateway Virtual Tour

Yarwun 2 Alumina Refinery, base 10 km from Gladstone is is currently undergoing it's Stage 2 expansion. Bechtel
Constructions and Golding Contractors Joint Venture are the major contractors responsible for  doubling of the size
of this processing plant.
With earthworks completed early 2008 civil and structural works are in full swing with more than 1500 workers involved 
in this project.
With more than 70,000 cubic meters of concrete  to be placed in this project, this requires one full time pump onsite with
the support of any where up to 4 other pumps assisting with the daily placement of concrete.
February 2009 will also see a separate placing boom require for the 45m high concrete silo.

John Holland was contracted for the Mackay Water Recycling Project (MWRP) in a joint venture with Tenix. The MWRP
project is the largest regional reuse scheme of it's kind in Australia.
This contract involved the placement of approx 20,000 cubic meters of concrete in many different types of structures.

Leighton Contractors have been appointed principal contractors of the $700 million Ipswich Motorway upgrade. Works include
widening of Ipswich Motorway to six lanes and upgrades to all interchanges and bridge structures.
This project requires numerous mobile pumps on any given day to complete any possible type of civil structure.

Situated about 25km north of Bowen, Abbott Point is Australia's most northerly coal port. With current expansions underway,
John Holland awarded X25 and BMD awarded X50 the forecasted output of this terminal will be over 100 million tonnes per annum. This involves the upgrade rail in- loading facility, coal handling and stockpile areas, jetty and conveyor systems.
All concrete on this project will be required to be pumped.

As a part of the Queensland Governments infrastructure plan, the Sunshine Motorway is undergoing a major upgrade. This involves the construction of a new Three lane bridge over the Maroochy River and several other interchanges and duplications

Hervey Bay’s largest project to date is the construction of the Peppers Resort. Covering the entire 10,000 Square Metres site with
8 floors of apartments, approx 20,000 Cubic Metres was pumped over the 15 month duration.