GSS can provide specialist professional services covering all of the below areas
Woolgoolga
A local road adjacent to a low lying stream had become unstable, with just one lane being assessed as safe for use. The project required specialist skills and materials to stabilize the area and then rehabilitate it to guarantee an effective, long term solution. GSS has worked closely with Coffs Harbour City Council on several…
Laing O’Rourke
SEP 2014 – OCT 2014 · Blackwater QLD The Blackwater Project in Queensland is one the largest and most ambitious coal infrastructure projects undertaken in Australia. GSS is proud to have played an important role in the completion of the project. Our teams were contracted to install the earth rods across more than 200km of rail line…
RMS / Downer EDI
DEC 2014 – FEB 2015 · Sydney State Government planners committed to adding a bus transit lane to a section of one of the busiest arterial roads in Sydney, Victoria Rd. The provided faced many challenges including the flow of traffic in the area and the safety issues relating to the construction passing 15 metres above an…
Coffs Harbour City Council / Bellingen
FEB 2015 · Bellingen The Bellingen area South of Coffs Harbour is well known for its sub-tropical rainforest as well as the incredibly heavy rainfall the region experiences as part of its unique environment. A series of torrential rain events had caused severe scouring of the Bellinger River banks putting many residents in danger as the stability…
KCE @ H2O
MAR 2015 · Morpeth A new tank structure for the water treatment works in the historic Hunter Valley river town of Morpeth required expert placement and specialist installation techniques. Anchors were installed to anchor the footing of the waste water treatment tank and due to the stringent tolerances essential to ensure successful installation, the anchors needed…
Wingecarribee shire Council
MAY 2015 – JUNE 2015 · Wingecarribee The Wingercarribee Council in the Southern Highlands of NSW includes some of the most significant historical sites and engineering structures in the State. Council engineers were concerned at the deterioration of a heritage rock bridge and drain with major erosion and mass scouring in the area around the bridge. GSS…
Hunter Water/ SGM
JULY 2015 · Hunter Valley Inspection of the large water treatment tanks at the Cessnock water treatment plant in the Hunter Valley revealed significant voids had developed between the tanks and the ground interface. GSS was contracted to stabilize and secure the tanks and employed a technique using expansion grout with high early strength to fill…
Sydney Trains
SEP 2015 · Central Coast. The Central Coast to Sydney rail line is one of the busiest in the nation and a critical daily commuter link moving thousands of workers. The line travels through steep sandstone cuttings and tunnels around the Hawkesbury and authorities carry out constant safety checks to ensure the stability of the often…
Coffs Harbour City Council
Mar 2015 – Oct 3 2015 · Coffs Harbour The steep hills and fertile soils of the Coffs Harbour area are not only spectacular, but when combined with the heavy annual coastal rainfall provide special engineering challenges in many areas. GSS has worked closely with Coffs Harbour City Council on several North coast landslip sites and…
McCloy Group
Oct 2015 – Nov 2015 · Newcastle The highly regarded McCloy Group of companies were planning a new residential development in the Lake Macquarie suburb of Teralba. The project presented significant challenges with steep slopes, water run-off issues and a high visibility site, as well as concerns from local Council. Council approved the development, the…