ARENA

The striking building design was inspired and painting of the structural steel for possible to meet the very tight construction Perth Arena is ’s proud new home of entertainment, by the 12-sided Round House in this project was conducted by Ferro- deadlines and therefore we were able to music and sports. “This is an iconic venue for Perth for many years and the 209 irregular shaped pieces of Clean Pty Ltd, a Perth-based company maintain a high level of throughput at our Christopher Moncktons Eternity puzzle. established almost 50 years ago, which multiple facilities” he added. to come. The arena is a work of art itself!” - WA Premier Colin Barnett “This landmark building has been designed to specializes in applying protective coatings The AUS$540M arena is located on Wellington for touring trucks, which can drive directly The moving roof weighs 320 tonnes and provoke symbolic interpretation, create direct to steelwork for projects in Infrastructure, AkzoNobel’s Area Manager is extremely Street, near the site of the former Perth onto the arena floor. The stadium’s very closes in approximately 10 minutes, with a visual responses from all approaches, and Mining and Oil and Gas industries. satisfied with the high performance acrylic Entertainment Centre, and was officially flexible design allows for crowds of up state-of-the-art tracking system. Made from become an integral part of the city’s overall polysiloxane finish on the exposed surfaces opened on 10th November 2012 with an to 15,500 in general admission concert two separate roof panels, each panel is urban design and architectural strategy” “During the colder winter months of the of the megastructure, “Their long lasting inaugural concert featuring Elton John. mode and up to 14,000 in tennis mode. controlled independently to provide shade said Design Director Howard Raggatt. 3-year construction period, paint curing appearance will truly complement this for spectators, protect the bowl area from times were a challenge” Ferro-Clean’s CEO iconic building for years to come” he said. The venue has 36 luxury appointed corporate Alternatively the arena can be closed down for inclement weather and to track the sun to The very complex structural steel skeleton said. “In order to have the mega-truss roof suites, a 680-bay underground car park, an intimate concert with 3,000 people, through prevent shadows being cast on the court. for the Perth Arena consumed 40,000 frames ready for permit transportation five dedicated function spaces and space Vector Lifting’s Retractable Roof. litres (8,799 gals) of protective coatings from into the inner-city site, AkzoNobel’s low AkzoNobel. The majority of blast cleaning temperature, rapid cure coating made it