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An Express Glass expert glazier in a high-visibility vest is working on a broken window at 7-Eleven Pendle Hill, using tools. In the background, there are construction materials and an Express Glass work vehicle.

Window Repair

  • Project Title Line 1: Window
  • Project Title Line 2: Repair
  • Project Summary: At 7-Eleven Pendle Hill, we used acro-props and shopfront frames to stabilise moving timber in 1 day.
  • Client: 7-Eleven Pendle Hill
  • Time & Team: 1 day, 5 people
  • Video Link: https://youtu.be/A_yYYMfWxdw

Client

Time & Team

The Ask:

During our installation, we had to use acro-props to support the top of the timber framing that supports the shopfront.

The Challenge:

No structural beams were supporting the top and there were movements in the top of the frame. Once our frames were installed, our frames supported the top timber sections, but it is holding weight which is not recommended. This was a challenge during installation.

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Two Express Glass specialist glaziers working on site at Westfields Bondi Junction, one kneeling and examining equipment while the other stands nearby, with large glass panels visible on the ground.

Westfield Bondi Junction Roof

  • Project Title Line 1: Westfield Bondi Junction
  • Project Title Line 2: Roof
  • Project Summary: Replaced four damaged 170kg skylight panels at busy Westfield Bondi Junction over two nights, minimal disruption.
  • Client: Scentre Group
  • Time & Team: 2 nights, 5 people
  • Video Link: https://youtu.be/-mJxWs6ljls?si=Jbuwwvz5iuWIvkED

Client

Time & Team

The Ask:

Replace four damaged skylight panels without disrupting busy shoppers.

The Challenge:

Bondi Junction is one of Westfield’s busiest shopping centres in Australia. Our job was to replace four damaged skylight panels that weighed 170kg each and measured 2m x 2m.

We could only work at night, when the mall was closed; roof weight limits meant only less than 100kg was allowed on each panel at a time - so no glass could be carried over the roof, and no crane was able to reach the roof as it was located inside the shopping centre. In addition, the existing panels had water ingress issues.

Result:

We took three months to glass match against a discontinued product, with new Low E coated energy efficient glass. For installation we devised a rope access method so that the glass weight was distributed to the rope system, suspended over the roof and not handled by people. The rope systems were motorised, creating manoeuvrability and taking the full weight of the glass. The method ensured the highest possible safety outcomes for Westfield and was applauded by the national Scentre Safety team.

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