SIGA Newsletter Archive

SIGA publishes a quarterly newsletter via conventional post to clients and industry specialists. These newsletters feature some of the most interesting projects SIGA has been involved in and provide insight into SIGA's abilities. If you would like to be included in future mail outs, please call and let us know.

Below are some of our most recent newsletters, reproduced in the convenient PDF format for you to download.

• September – October 2008 – Storage racks, Penrith
  What is the best way to be storing stock on racks? Are the proprietary racks you are using assembled to manufacturer’s specifications? This can be interesting...
   
• July – August 2008 – Market awning upgrade
  Sometimes existing buildings get passed their use by dates. Improvements can be a welcome change. The market stall sellers couldn’t wait for these ones.
   
• May – June 2008 - What a Problem!!
  A roof sagging way beyond acceptable limits – What do you do in this situation?
   
• April 2008 - Air conditioning platform, Central Coast
  A simple air conditioning platform knowing how and where to place it on an existing
  structure with minimal impact was the biggest challenge. 
   
• March 2008 - Small Extension, Greystanes
  Just a small extension, how hard could it be? Or how many challenges can you have?
   
• February 2008 - Pipe excavation, Burwood
  Trench excavation and workplace safety, road traffic, shoring, excavators, trenches - How would you know for sure that it's safe working in an excavated trench?
   
• December 2007 - Bridge Maintenance, Sydney
  Lifting 13 Tons, 50m above a river with many restrictions isn't the criteria. We have for every job see what else was involved.
   
• November 2007 - Medium Density developments, Schofields
  When all you build is town houses, you do get it down to a fine art, this builder has.
   
• October 2007 - Residential Extension, Lindfield
  Extend, or knock down and rebuild? Sometimes its difficult to know which is best, see the result on this project.
   
• September 2007 – Industrial building repairs, Smithfield
  This building needed fixing and obviously had a problem. We’ve fixed it now of course. But what was the problem? Why wasn’t it obvious?
   
• August 2007 – New industrial building
  Another 2750 square metre warehouse with an office? Not quite so, but that’s what made this project more interesting to design. See if our review does it justice.
   
• July 2007 – New residential structure, Windsor
  What does your dream home look like? An interesting review of a large single level residence built on acreage.
   
• June 2007 – Charles St Weir, Parramatta
  Repairs to concrete degradation. What do you do when a valuable concrete structure shows signs of aging? Unique solution to a unique structure.
   
• May 2007 - VAE (Virtual Army Experience) SuperShowDome, USA - Various locations
  Being assembled on many sites throughout the USA, it was very important to ensure that the SuperShowDome would be installed safety, especially under the more challenging local conditions.  Current projects – See a sneak preview of some more projects we are working on.
   
• November 2006 - New industrial complex, Ingleburn
  This industrial duplex brought many interesting challenges (beyond providing just the structural requirements). Current projects – See a sneak preview of what we are working on at the moment.
   
• August 2006 - Industrial building upgrade, Campbelltown
  ‘How do you remove columns from an existing portal frame building – especially two columns in a row? And, how do you do this when they support crane rails?’ Current projects - Take a look at what we are up to at the moment.
   
• May 2006 - X Box ShowDome at Melbourne Commonwealth Games
  The biggest challenge on this project was overcoming lack of existing standards and specifications for safety governing compliance for this type of structure.
   
• February 2006- Impressive residence and 18m crane rail truss preview
  Take a look at this large well built and impressive residence. Preview an 18m truss supporting crane rails - for up to 50 ton of load.
   
• November 2005 - Foundation details for installation of machinery
  This industrial project focused on the detailed specification of foundation details for installation of a large cardboard corrugating machine.
   
• August 2005 -  Townhouse/Villa Development
  This medium density development in Polding Street, Fairfield Heights was constructed by one of our clients and is very well presented.
   
• May 2005 -  St Spyridon College
  A new building for St Spyridon College at Maroubra is now complete and I would like to share some of the challenges with you.
   
• February 2005 -  Action Suzuki
  From eyesore to icon. See the steps we took to turn this property into high profile billboard for the occupier.
   
• November 2004 - Two Featured Projects
  1. Smithfield – Warehouse Pre-cast Panel Penetration
  Not only do all jobs have to be safe, but some must look safe.
  2. Smithfield – Concrete Paving to Storage Area
  This site had been well overdue for a facelift as the simple task of retrieving material meant driving a forklift on wet road base.
   
• August 2004 - Pools and Ladders
  1. Concrete Backyard Pool - Gladesville
  With a backyard like this the only thing missing was a pool. See how we executed the design.
  2. Safety Rails & Ladders - Greenacre
  Some jobs although technically straightforward can be quite involved. These photos speak for themselves.
   
• May 2004 - Car Yard Redevelopment
  From a "tin shed" to a modern car sales yard on the Hume Highway.
   
• February 2004 – Citroen Parramatta Refurbishment
  This project shows an amazing transformation of a dilapidated building into a very modern and appealing automotive showroom.