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delivering you an effective
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Our Industries

Civil
Commercial
Water &
Waste Water
Marine
Mining
Industrial
Residential

Portolesi Structural is code compliant

with the Department of Employment
and Workplace Relations national code
of practice for the construction industry,
and is also a member of the Master
Builders Association. We work across
the above industries

Our team work across a complete range of concrete

construction and remedial repair projects.
Highly adaptable, our specialist workforce is skilled at working
on a diverse range of jobs, including the following:
> Caulking
> Concrete crack & repair injection
> Concrete polishing & sealing
> Concrete cancer & spalling rehabilitation
> Concrete protective coatings
> Cosmetic repairs & decorative finishes
> Cementitious & epoxy remediation
> Crack repair including Vandex and Xypex repair systems
> Dry side waterproofing
> Epoxy coatings
> Expansion joint systems
> Fire rating systems
> Floor coatings
> Passive fire protection
> Pressure grouting
> Render repairs
> Structural concrete repairs
> Structural epoxy injection
> Waterproofing membranes and coatings
> Waterstop crack injection
In addition, we welcome the opportunity to discuss
any specific requirements you may have outside these
parameters.

Portolesi Structural work on

both large and small-scale
projects, and we are happy to
talk with you to discuss your job
requirements. With a team of
skilled and specialist workers, we
are able to mobilise quickly and
assist on even the most urgent
jobs. We know the industry
doesnt stop, so we ensure we
are readily available and have
the resources to get our skilled
workers to your site as soon as
possible.

Maintaining a critical path within the strict confines of a

tight building schedule is paramount in ensuring work flow
on any site. Portolesi Structural can help maintain building
schedules by bridging the gap with an effective skilled
service and can also assist to fulfil defect list requirements.
Concrete repair work is a cost effective solution for
unforeseen cracked, broken, or incorrectly formed pours
and ensures the structural integrity of the project.
We specialise in large-scale structural concrete repairs to
formwork as well as architectural repairs, walls, bollards
and slab roofing.
Portolesi Structural is also a leader in large-scale epoxy
and polyurethane injection work. These systems are highly
effective for cracks requiring structural repair or
waterproofing and can provide a cost efficient solution to
major or minor crack repairs.

Case Studies

Discovery Holiday Parks, Onslow WA

Located 1386 kilometres north of Perth, Discovery
Holiday Parks Onslow received a major upgrade in 2013,
incorporating approximately 100 new accommodation
units to meet the demand for mining accommodation in
the region.
Mobilising a works team from Adelaide, Portolesi
Structural implemented a logistics schedule and works
program to meet the demands of the job.
> Passive fire protection
> Waterproofing
> Caulking

Adelaide Desalination Plant

Hopkins Correctional Centre, Ararat VIC

The Adelaide Desalination Plant is a $1.824

billion SWRO (sea water reverse osmosis)
desalination plant which will provide the city of
Adelaide, South Australia, with a significant
amount of drinking water.

Hopkins Correctional Centre (HCC), located

in Ararat Victoria, provides medium-security
accommodation for prisoners. With a prison
expansion in progress, the community-style
prison will be one of the first in Victoria to be
designed in line with the Better Living Model,
balancing community protection with prison
rehabilitation and the need to reduce reoffending.

Our expertise and professionalism has seen

Portolesi Structural commissioned on a
long-term project basis to provide ongoing
solutions arising from unforeseen structural
issues and carry out the following
concrete repair services:
> Structural concrete repairs
> Dry side waterproofing
> Epoxy based structural grouting
> Concrete skim coating
> Waterproof membranes
> Polyurethane waterstop injection
> Epoxy injection
> Structural grouting by pump
> Grouting to baseplates
> Epoxy floor coating
> Floor levelling
> Floor grinding
> Concrete coring
> Passive fire protection
> Caulking

Major construction works commenced in

2013 and are due for completion late 2014.
Throughout the year long partnership, Portolesi
Structural has been an integral part of the
project, providing a solid team and expert
knowledge in specialist concrete repair work that
will enable the project to maintain its critical path.
> Concrete remediation
> Floor levelling
> Grinding
> Epoxy coating

Portolesi Structural is proud

of our long established and proven
partnerships, delivering effective
solutions as our clients will attest.

Portolesi Structural
makes use of the
latest electronic job
management system,
providing effective
communications and
real time tracking of
our clients projects.
As market innovators,
we have set the
benchmark in the use
of digital handheld
technology within the
construction industry.

We have been most impressed with the quality

of workmanship provided by Portolesi Structural
during the four year construction period of the
Adelaide Desalination Plant. With challenging
structural issues arising, Portolesi Structural
continued to provide us with effective solutions,
following through from suggestion to problem
solved!
We continue to work with them on a range
of technical construction issues, and have no
hesitation in recommending them for your
remedial concrete service repairs.
David Mitchell,
Senior Project Engineer
Adelaide Aqua D&C Consortium

The City of Marion relies on many people

working together to achieve its Community
Vision and is enthusiastic about building positive
working partnerships. We have developed a
key partnership with Portolesi Structural, who
have been an integral part of our works program
undertaken at the Coolah Terrace culvert upgrade.
We would without hesitation recommend them for
your structural repairs.
Colin Natt
Unit Manager Civil Services
City of Marion

The Portolesi Group have strongly demonstrated

over the course of the project their expertise,
cooperative and noticeable positive, can do
attitude.
I would personally like to recognise the Portolesi
Group team in helping Lend Lease deliver a
successful project for Adelaides southern region.
We will continue to work with the
Portolesi Group and have already
recommended them for other Lend Lease projects,
only to receive positive feedback.
Kevin Shine
Project Engineer Structures,
Southern Expressway Duplication,
Engineering SA/VIC, Lend Lease

Australian Concrete Repair Association

11 Thames Avenue
Klemzig 5087
South Australia
T 08 8367 8283
F 08 8311 1731
info@portolesi.com.au
portolesi.com.au