TOWNSEND 360 The Townsend Group The Townsend Group 50 Barry Avenue Mortdale NSW 2223 T: +61 2 9533 4066 F: +61 2 9153 8504 E: [email protected] www. townsendgroup.com.au TOWNSEND 360 TOWNSEND 360 Completing the circle from concept to completion 11 TOWNSEND 360 22 TOWNSEND 360 60 Years in the Making In 1934, C.D.Townsend spun a new cowling for Charles Kingsfor d-Smith’s legendary Lockheed Altair aircraft, the Lady Southern Cross. At 18 years of age he was still a young man, but already well enough regarded to be given charge of the largest metal spinning unit in the country, and a prestigious assignment for the nation’s leading flyer. The work made Kingsford-Smith’s famed crossing of the Pacific Ocean possible, and given the Altair’s experimental air craft status at the time, was described as “a triumph for Australian engineering.” Mr C.D. Townsend (above) pioneer metalworker and founder of The Townsend Group, and (below) some early staff members take a break. Twelve years later, Mr Townsend formed his own Personal ownership, disciplined management and metal spinning company, and began to build one of timely investment in skills and equipment have kept Australia’s most successful sheet metal engineering the company at the forefront of its field: engineering groups. metal systems for the building and construction, For more than 60 years, the Townsend group has food, transport, automotive and general manu- enjoyed steady growth. facturing industries. 33 TOWNSEND 360 Townsend today Townsend’s leading market position has been earned through an awareness of customer needs, adaptability and innovation in design, a culture of quality in manufacturing, and first rate customer service. Still family owned and operated, with an emphasis on personal skills, personal commitment and personal responsibility, Townsend offers clients access to outstanding front office systems, advanced fabrication facilities, and - driving it all - a tremendous team of people: ‘The people for superior metalwor k.’ Mr David G. Townsend, Chairman of the Townsend Group. The Townsend Group’s manufacturing facilities now cover more than 13,000 square metres over three sites, and are equipped with the very latest in design and manufacturing technology (see Page 33). Work won and processed through this plant has led to many engineering awards, both national and international. Awards which recognise the simplicity of Townsend’s engineering solutions, the rigour of its manufacturing processes, and the quality of its on-site build and installation services. Through 60 years Townsend has developed an overar ching ability - to complete the circle of services required to drive client projects from concept to completion, and warrant in-situ performance accordingly. We call this total service concept: Townsend 360. 44 TOWNSEND 360 TOWNSEND 360 Today, Townsend’s overarching ability - to supply the circle of services required to drive client projects from concept to completion, and warrant them accordingly – is called Townsend 360. TOWNSEND 360 - TOWNSEND 90 - Quality Assurance and Warranties Design and Engineering Ultimately, the quality of our work can only be Our designers and engineers use innovation as measured by the in-place performance of Townsend a tool to simplify - to produce solutions that designed, engineered, manufactured, integrated and elude others. This process leads to higher levels of installed products or systems. engineering elegance, mor e efficient manufacture, reduced costs and improved in-place performance. So where we have been involved at every stage t Iis in this sector that the quality of we warrant the in-place performance of Townsend’s thinking and experience our built-up systems and our delivers real advantages for clients. installation wor k accordingly. TOWNSEND 270 - TOWNSEND 180 - Integration and Installation Manufacture and Supply Because we aim to provide a Our continuing investment in complete solution, we provide integration advanced manufacturing technologies services to turn components into finished products gives our customers access to the most efficient and systems.The use of pre-finished systems in the fabrication pr ocesses and highest standards construction industries greatly improves efficiencies of quality. We have also developed agreements and lowers on-site costs during construction. with many of the world’s most advanced These systems may include third-party materials commodity suppliers to meet more diverse such as glass panel, sourced to meet client needs. client needs efficiently. 55 TOWNSEND 360 66 TOWNSEND 360 Metal Facades The Townsend Group was one of the first companies in Australia to install composite aluminium panel systems for external cladding through the development of Melbourne’s Knoxfield Centre. Even by today’s standards, the project called for large vertical, horiz- ontal and curved panels up to 4 metres long. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s new centre at Ultimo in Sydney, was also clad by the Townsend Group, with Townsend responsible for the composite aluminium cladding to the flat and curved sections of the facade and for the glazed awning at street level. Townsend also supplied and installed the complex facade for the Darling Island mixed development on Darling H arbour, including all the external cladding, balconies, internal wall cladding, awnings, soffits, stainless steel columns cladding and special finishes. 77 TOWNSEND 360 88 TOWNSEND 360 Metal Facades The rejuvenation of Australia’s inner city suburbs has seen the development of a number of high quality residential developments on harbour foreshores and industrial land. Saunders Wharf, in Sydney’s Darling H arbour precinct is one of the most recent. Designed by HPA for the developers, Mir vac, Saunders Wharf is a luxur y waterfront property with 27 three bedroom residences over limited whar f-level commercial space. Townsend Group took responsibility for the supply, manufacture and installation of the complex facade, designed to make the most of sweeping views whilst allowing owners to protect their privacy. 99 TOWNSEND 360 1010 TOWNSEND 360 Metal Facades Melbourne’s Federation Square was designed to provide a confident and intriguing town centre for the city. Architect Don Bates says: We were interested in developing a system through a triangular grid that would allo w us to use small sections of sandstone, zinc and glass to create a lot of variation. Housing many of the city’s leading cultural institutions Federation Square is also Melbourne’s major meeting place for civic celebrations, sporting, and similar events. Renowned for its ability to work with any metal, Townsend Group won the contract to fabricate the 3,000 zinc panels that form part of the complex facade for this multi-structure landmark project. 11 TOWNSEND 360 1212 TOWNSEND 360 Granite Facades Melbourne’s 101 Collins Street is a landmark office development, with 57 floors of granite and glass, attracting many of the city’s leading firms and companies. Completed in 2003, this single tower development designed by architects Denton Corker Marshall, set new standards for office accommodation in the heart of the city. This Grocon project required close collaboration between the Townsend Group and glazing contractor. Townsend developed a square edged extruded aluminium system to hold the granite panels, and prefabricated sections that were craned into position for this highly successful project. The Reserve Bank in Sydney appeared little altered after the Townsend Group won the contract to refurbish the facade of this heritage listed building. Townsend designed a framing system and built up a new granite facade to overclad the old one, which was crumbling, then fixed the new facade into position; extending the existing windo w sills to match in anodised aluminium. Result: no noticeable change! 13 TOWNSEND 360 1414 TOWNSEND 360 Glass Facades The Townsend Group’s design and installation of a 12 metre tall, high point fixed glazed system to create the foyer curtain wall for Zurich Financial Services’ head office building in North Sydney, became one of the Group’s engineering awar d winning projects. Townsend took responsibility for engineering and manufacturing the components for the wall system – using post tensioned stainless steel trusses, cast stainless steel mode connections and cast stainless spider assemblies to support the toughened glass panels. In two further contracts for the same development, Townsend engineered and installed the foyer’s striking free-standing scissor staircase – with deep carved and sand blasted glass balustrade panels – and built the fritt patterned, cantilevered glazed bus shelters that run the length of the exterior facade. 15 TOWNSEND 360 1616 TOWNSEND 360 Sunshades & Awnings Architect Harr y Seidler ’s defining commercial office tower design for Grosvenor Place in Sydney became the first in a series of buildings for which the Townsend Group engineered large-scale sunblade systems. Townsend produced and installed more than 900 of the six metre-wide sunblades for Grosvenor Place, then went on to provide similar systems for the Riverside development in Brisbane, Shell House in Melbourne and the Capita building in Sydney’s Castlereagh Street. Among many awnings in all materials produced by Townsend are those for Sydney’s Centre Point, the ABC Building in Ultimo and the Zurich building in North Sydney. 17 TOWNSEND 360 1818 TOWNSEND 360 Louvres For domestic applications, Townsend manufactures and installs the Metzen Mi55 Louvre System,