YOUR ONE-STOP SHOP FOR MANUFACTURING & INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION
At Ahrens, our vertically integrated business enables us to offer clients a "one-stop shop" from concept to completion. Ahrens is a national full-service construction and engineering company, delivering a complete range of project services and cost-effective solutions for the manufacturing & industrial sector. We achieve this through utilising our complete range of in-house capabilities, a thorough understanding of the exact requirements of the manufacturing & industrial sector and our collaborative approach.
Our capabilities and experience in undertaking new projects or extensions and alterations to existing buildings – incorporating design, estimating, steel fabrication through to construction and final project delivery – make Ahrens a complete one-stop shop.
WHY WORK WITH AHRENS
There are a number of factors that set Ahrens apart from the rest – from our down-to-earth approach to business, in-house capabilities and past projects, through to our strategic locations, strong balance sheet, long and successful history and support of our local communities. In addition to all this, we focus on providing safe, cost-effective and value-for-money outcomes across all our projects.
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OUR PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Ahrens has a proven track record of delivering high-quality design and construct solutions for a variety of clients in the manufacturing & industrial sector.
FERROCUT OFFICE & MANUFACTURING FACILITY
Location
Osborne, South AustraliaProject Value
$7.8 millionBuilding Area
9,900 m2This design and construct project provided leading steel plate profiling and cutting company, Ferrocut, with a modern manufacturing facility within the Techport industrial precinct.
The client required a sustainable building design that maximised the use of natural lighting and rainwater harvesting.
The workshop was designed with large open spaces to allow for the manufacture, storage and cutting of steel profiles and included four 20-tonne overhead cranes. An attractive and high quality fit-out was applied to the offices, boardroom and reception area, while the external facade has a striking colour scheme that reflects the client's brand and highlights the attention to detail that has been applied throughout the facility.
CAVPOWER SERVICE OPERATIONS CENTRE
Location
Gepps Cross, South AustraliaProject Value
$20 millionBuilding Area
60,000 m2Ahrens continued their excellent relationship with leading South Australian business, Cavpower, with the design and construct of their new $20-million-dollar Service Operations Centre.
The project featured a number of complex requirements and equipment installations within the workshop layout and design to ensure it met Caterpillar's world-class standard.
Scope of works included general and new machine build up workshops, hydraulics, engineering, fabrication, a track press, wash bay and spray booth for the painting of Caterpillar equipment.
NATRIO SODA ASH FACILITY
Location
Gilman, South AustraliaProject Value
$6.1 millionBuilding Area
4,500 m2Ahrens designed and constructed this new storage facility in Port Adelaide for client, Natrio - a global company specialising in the import and distribution of high volume dry chemicals, efficient logistics and supply chain solutions.
Work included the construction of a 4,500m2 bulk storage facility for the storage of up to 24,000 tonnes of soda ash, an essential raw material used in the manufacturing of glass, detergents, chemicals and other industrial uses. The natural fine powder is imported from America and shipped to Australia where it then needs to be stored until it can be distributed to customers as needed.
Additional scope of works included allowances for bulk storage trucks to drive in and dump the soda ash as well as conveyor systems and a hopper for the input and output of the product.