Discount supermarket giant Aldi recently expanded into Adelaide, constructing a new 30,000m2 distribution centre in Regency Park.
Engaged by Head Contractor, BADGE, McMahon Services completed a number of key construction components of the new Distribution Centre ranging from earthworks to roofing and cladding.
The new purpose-built facilities located at the eight hectare site in Regency Park included ambient and temperature controlled warehousing space, ancillary buildings, associated hardstand and office space. The massive facility will act as the hub of ALDI’s SA Region Distribution Centre, and has the ability to service up to 50 stores.
CIVIL CONSTRUCTION
As first contractors on site, McMahon Services completed all early earthworks packages including bulk strip-out of the 30,000m2 area to create a level site to enable construction of the building plateau and heavy duty concrete pavements.
Site preparation works consisted of the construction and removal of temporary ramps for the piling rig and the placement of a 130mm capping layer including the provision of WG80 geofabric.
The warehouse building pad required complex detailed earthworks to allow for the formation of set downs for the freezer slab and edge thickenings. McMahon Services also constructed all heavy duty concrete pavements required for the distribution centre, including final trim, subgrade compaction and installation of heavy duty kerbing.
Construction of the carpark and internal road included all bulk and detailed earthworks, subgrade compaction and supply and placement of asphalt surface to design levels. The final scope for the civil team included carpark line marking, installation of pram ramps, transformer slab construction and respread of top soil to landscaped areas.
ROOFING & CLADDING
McMahon Services also secured the roofing and wall cladding packages for the new ALDI Distribution Centre. A team of eight specialist roofers completed the installation of the following:
- 20,000m2 of Kingklip 700 colorbond roof sheets
- 2,500m2 of True Oak Super 5 colorbond wall sheets
- Safety mesh to the roofing area
- R2.5 100mm medium duty foil faced permastop insulation blanket to roof area
- Medium duty sisalation to walls
- 32 colorbond half cylinder rain heads
- 200 lineal metres of 300mm colorbond half round eave gutters with external brackets and pops
- f 32 PVC downpipes and 0.55 colorbond flashings
