GALVATECH
HELPS STEADY SYDNEY

In strong winds, the top of Sydney's Centrepoint Tower can oscillate up to 130mm from side to side. The safety and comfort of sightseers and restaurant patrons is assured by two damper systems.

One of these consists of seven concentric steel rings, made up of 70 segments' which were all hot-dip galvanised by Galvatech. This coating, chosen for its long life, also ensured the necessary abrasion-resistance to prevent coating damage during assembly of the 40 tonnes of steel high above Pitt Street.

Other Galvatech contributions to major public infrastructure include:

• Galvanising of special cross-arms for Sydney Electricity to support more than 4,100km of electricity transmission lines in the Darling Electrification Project
• Galvanising of street furniture and fittings for a wide range of government authorities
• Galvanising of steelwork for freeway noise barriers and highway guardrails.