When it came time to build their new processing facility in Wagga Wagga, NSW, Cargill wanted to replicate the thermal performance they had been experiencing for years at their THERMOMASS-insulated precast concrete facilities in the US.
Initially Cargill met stiff resistance from local bidders during tender stage (D&C) who all proposed that a precast concrete structure would be much more expensive than a conventional portal steel frame and cool room panelling.
However, Cargill was convinced this wouldn't be the case and entered in to a project management/construction contract with Hansen Yuncken and went down the path of building a precast concrete structure.
The end result was a facility entirely built from precast/tilt-up using the Thermomass insulation system meeting both the budget and the construction program — one very happy customer.
