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AKnock-OutSolutionwww.rocla.com.auCall1310044WithdemandorRoclax18100Australianmadex19transmissionandcommunicationpolescontinuingtoclimbthestartothenewyearhasalsoseentheexpansionotheWodongaactorytomeetdemandorbothkindsopole.Themodix1cationstotheactoryweredesignedtoboostproductioncapacityandmetspecix1crequirementsoutlinedbytheplantx19smanagementteam.TheinstallationwascompletedovertheChristmasx18shutdownx19periodputtingtheplantinx18polepositionx19or2012.Plentix1culPolesConcreteExpansionPlansUntilrecentlyRoclax19sRectangularKnockOutPitsx13betterknownasRKOpitsx13havebeenmostcommonlyassociatedwithstormwaterapplicationshoweveracustomerrequestinQueenslandhasnowseentheproductadaptedoruseassecureelectricalhousing.TheadaptationotheproductwassparkedbyanenquiryromahighsecurityacilityinQueenslandwhichwaslookingorawaytohouseelectricaljunctionsinanewextensiontheyweredevelopingwithouthavingtoundertakesignix1cantx18insitux19concreting.AlthoughRKOpitsarenotusuallyassociatedwiththeelectricalmarkettheheavydutyClassDversionhadthestructuralintegrityrequiredbyindustrystandardsandthefexibilitytoadaptoranyinstallation.Tomeetthespecialrequirementsothisparticularjobthecastironcoverswerealsox1ttedwithtamperresistantboltsensuringthatanyaccessintothepitsistightlycontrolled.x1cIntroducingtheelectricalpitsintoourproductrangehasx1lledavoidinthemarketx1dsaysScottFrizellx13ProductManagerPipelinePrecastorRocla.Withaneyetoprovidingx1corx1cuturedemandgeneratedbyQueenslandx19sboomingresourceindustryRoclahasrecentlycompletedanextensionox1citsMackayFactory.Februarysawcompletionandcommissioningotheextendedacilitiestheresultoaprojectwhichbeganinmid-2011aterRoclawasawardedasignix1cantcontracttoprovidepre-stressedconcretedeckingortheStage3upgradetotheHayPointcoalterminal.Theactoryextensionincludestwonewlonglinepre-stressingbedsandassociatedhandlingandcuringacilities.Overthenext18monthsitwillbeusedtomanuacturedeckunitsthatwillbesuppliedtocontractorBechtelwhichiscompletingtheexpansionworkatHayPoint.Intotalaround2000unitswillbeproducedeachmeasuringbetweensevenand24metresinlength.WhiletheneedtomeetthedemandsotheHayPointcontractwasakeydriverinthedecisiontogrowtheactorytheextensionworkx13whichsawcapacitytriplex13alsoensuresRoclaiswell-positionedtosupplythelocalmarketintheuture.x1cTherealbonusisthatitisalreadyaprovenstructuralproduct.Itmeetsandexceedsmarketacceptancestandardsx1corelectricalpitjunctionapplicationssoclientscanhaveabsoluteconfdenceinthisnewsolutionx1dScottFrizell.