Month: November 2016

  • Melbourne’s Monash University Gets a Facelift

    Melbourne’s Monash University Gets a Facelift

    BMPX (Brookfield Multiplex) won the contract to overhaul building B17 “Innovative Walk”. Gallery Commercial were awarded the contract to supply the GRC cladding for the project. The design is by Rickard Engineering with supply by Polysources from Guangdong, China. Charles Rickard visited Polysources in August 2016. He was pleased to report to the BMPX team…

  • National Bank of Oman

    National Bank of Oman

    Al Turki Enterprises of Muscat, Oman contracted Rickard Engineering to design the “GRC wall cladding and balustrades” for the new National Bank of Oman (NBO) in Muscat, Oman. Charles Rickard visited Oman in May 2016. Concept designs were prepared in June with formal approval by the client in September 2016. Fine-tuning of the design by…

  • Defect Free Building in New South Wales

    Defect Free Building in New South Wales

    I have been chairman of the multi-disciplinary committee (MDC) of Engineers Australia since 2012. A lot has happened in the last four years. In 2014 Michael Lambert (previously NSW Treasury Official) was appointed by the government to undertake a report into concerning standards in the building industry. This has been a problem for the government…

  • Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre

    Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre

    During his recent visit to Dubai, Charles Rickard had attended a number of meetings for current and future projects. Al Turki Enterprises of Muscat, Oman contracted Rickard Engineering to design the “GRC blue petal roof” for the new Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre in Muscat. Charles Rickard visited Oman in May 2016. Concept designs were…