CLIENT: Heinz Watties
MAIN CONTRACTOR: GEMCO
LOCATION: Hawke's Bay
JOB TYPE: Seismic Strengthening

Check out the fantastic drone footage capturing the installation of 16 tonne of trusses, fabricated in the workshop at Patton Engineering and installed for earthquake strengthening at Wattie’s in Hastings. Heavy steel meant heavy lifting, and in this case, a chopper was required to place the trusses perfectly onto the roof structure. Complex and huge with very close tolerances, these K-Braces saw a need for us to fabricate the K-Brace frames as segments before assembling them to large diameter; heavy wall circular columns and final welding.

As with all seismic strengthening projects, a high percentage of NDT was required to our welds, with zero defects returned, testament to the abilities of our welding staff. The frames were designed and built expressly for ease of installation on-site as a ‘mono-unit’. We did accurate surveying to attach them to precast building mountings, securing the building in six places and all fixings were tightened to exact standards to ensure compliance with codes