Commercial Building - Macrennie Commercial Construction
Macrennie - delivering quality buildings Karen Phelps Macrennie Commercial Construction has been involved in two large warehouse projects in Auckland, which company chief executive Steve Fowler says are indicative of a changing economic climate where company’s are now more willing to invest. Macrennie Commercial Construction is building four warehouses in Leon Leicester Avenue, Ellerslie, and two warehouses in Westney Road, Manukau for James Kirkpatrick Group Ltd. The Leon Leicester project comprises 27,000sqm of floor area total, 16,000sqm of yard and 18,000sqm of office space across the four warehouses. The project has been constructed on a quarry site which has necessitated some heavy equipment to break rock. In total 12,000 square cubic metres of rock was removed from the site. The site was bounded on three sides by residential properties so a high acoustic wall had to be built before construction commenced. The Westney Road project comprises 19,000qsm of floor area plus yard and 15,000sqm of office space over two levels. The warehouses have 10 metre high studs and clear spans of 60 metres. The scale of both warehouse projects has presented logistical challenges, says Fowler. “On Leon Leicester a new building methodology was formed due to propping issues as Auckland didn’t have enough supply of props for the project. “We reversed the usual process and constructed the structural steel first then fixed the 13-16 metre high pre cast concrete panels to the steel eliminating the needs for props. “We also reversed the usual order on an aspect of the Westney Road project to avoid weather issues by pouring the concrete floor slab after we had erected the roof.”
Macrennie Commercial Construction is building four warehouses in Leon Leicester Avenue in Ellerslie. Both 11 month projects, Leon Leicester was completed at the end of October 2014 and Westney Road was completed in early December 2014. Fowler says both projects clearly demonstrate the company’s ability to tackle large scale building works, delivering to a programme and budget. “We are able to easily handle complex engineering issues thanks to the fact that two of the company directors come from an engineering background and can add their considerable expertise to projects.”
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Macrennie Commercial Construction was established in 1980. Today it is owned by Fowler, construction manager Tim O’Leary and projects manager Bryce Caldwell. The company provides construction services in the Auckland region and typically assumes the role of head contractor. Macrennie Commercial Construction employ construction industry professional managers, technicians, tradespeople and labourers. They provide in-house skills embracing
project management, quantity surveying, civil engineering, programming, accountancy, carpentry, site management and concreting. Many of the projects the company undertakes are for repeat clients and early contractor engagement is the norm as opposed to the traditional tendering process, says Fowler. Long term clients include Goodman Ltd, Auckland Airport, Location Group, James Kirkpatrick Ltd and Southpark Corp Ltd.
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