ed Westpac Stadium, Wellington System: Exterior Structural Steelwork Interzinc 215 Year: 1999 Total Area coated: 22,000m² ISO Environment: C5 Northland Events Centre System: Exterior Structural Steelwork Interzinc 42 Intergard 475HS Interthane 990 Interchar® 212/Interchar 963 NEW ZEALAND: SERIOUS ABOUT were also both used on the project Year: 2010 Total area coated: 2,000m² THEIR SPORT AND PROTECTING IT ISO Environment: C3 When the All Blacks played Australia in early August, a new chapter in history was written on one of the most famous rugby grounds in the world Eden Park hosted its first game of rugby construction of the new three tier southern AkzoNobel's job is to ensure that this hard in 1913 with a wooden grandstand stand as well as a new eastern stand. work will be enjoyed by rugby and other that catered for 3,000 people. Nearly sporting fans for many years to come. a hundred years later the revamped The new southern stand incorporated a To achieve this, we supplied products stadium will host its first international new roof canopy structure with exterior including: Interzinc® 42, Intergard® 475HS, ‘test’ match in front of 50,000 eager steelwork supporting the canopy structure. Interfine® 878, Interthane® 990 and fans. Later in the year the stadium Within the stadium complex there were Interthane 870. will play host to a maximum of 60,000 also extensive areas of visible structural people at the Rugby World Cup 2011. steelwork. Anti-corrosive properties together with the colour retention and optimum longevity New Zealand has long yearned for a first Due to the size of this project, four steel of Interfine 878, Interthane 990 and class sporting facility, and such a large fabricators worked to ensure this stadium Interthane 870 will ensure New Zealand’s investment in a world class facility calls for met the proposed deadline, a deadline so Eden Park will remain protected and the very best coating protection available. tight that many contractors walked away looking good for the long term. from the project before it even started, Eden Park, Auckland AkzoNobel have provided just that. claiming it would never be completed on Many of New Zealand’s other rugby time. Against all odds and with sheer stadiums have undertaken upgrades and System: Located in Auckland, Eden Park has seen hard work, the stadium was completed transformations giving them a new life in Exterior Structural Steelwork the biggest upgrade and redevelopment of in September 2010, one month ahead of recent years. AkzoNobel have ensured Interzinc 42 all the stadia throughout the country. The time. many of these stadiums are protected with Intergard 475HS Year: 2010 project involved the redevelopment and quality products that will deliver winning Interfine 878 Total area coated: 15,000m² results. Interthane 990 ISO Environment: C3 Other stadiums protected by AkzoNobel in New Zealand AkzoNobel have been market leaders in supplying include: coatings for both new build and converted Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessels (FPSO) for Westpac Stadium - Wellington over 15 years. When clients select Intershield® 300 they Being the main sports stadium in the lower know they are choosing a coating with a track record North Island and the largest round stadium that has shown excellent in-service performance for of New Zealand, there was 22,000m² of area requiring coatings. more than 15 years. Being a pure epoxy with greater than 9% aluminium content means the corrosion Interzinc 215 was used as a low cost protection performance is second to none. option for long term protection in a highly corrosive environment, with the stadium The Okha FPSO will replace Woodside Petroleum’s located right next to Wellington Harbour. current FPSO in the Wanea-Cossack oil and gas field OKHA off the western coast of Australia. In fact the Okha The success of this project did not only FPSO started life as a Floating Storage and Offloading lie in the protective coatings supplied unit, stationed up in the Sakhalin area of East Russia but also in the relationships built. Prior to this project, the applicator only used for nearly 10 years. Keppel Tuas in Singapore won the International® products now and again, conversion project to convert the Floating Storage and resulting in supply of about 5% of their Offloading Vessel (FSO) into an FPSO. AkzoNobel have total work. Due to the success of this worked closely with Keppel Tuas to supply many of project and the relationships built it meant their recent FPSO conversions. SBM Offshore has AkzoNobel now supply almost 95% of AMI Stadium, Christchurch System: repeatedly selected Intershield 300 for conversion their work. AMI Stadium – Christchurch Exterior Structural Steelwork projects over the last ten years, a credit to the Based in Christchurch and founded as Interzinc 42 Northland Events Centre Lancaster Park in 1880, it is currently performance and durability of the product. Intergard 420 Located in Whangarei, this stadium, also known as AMI Stadium due to sponsorship FPSO Interthane 870 known as Toll Stadium, is the traditional rights. Since being built a remarkable AkzoNobel has just completed Intercure® 200 home of Northland Rugby and has hosted variety of sporting activities and events Interchar 212 another successful application of several international rugby games. It have taken place here – and, for many Interthane 870 recently underwent a significant facelift to a Cantabrian, passionate memories of Intershield 300, this time to the become a multi-function events centre for sporting triumphs and challenges on Year: 2009 Okha FPSO (Floating Production the Northland region, and hosts events for these grounds will live forever. Total area coated: 22,000m² rugby league, soccer and field hockey, to ISO Environment: C4 Storage and Offloading unit). In name a few. New Zealand’s second largest rugby total around 200,000 m² of steel in stadium has unfortunately fallen victim to the water ballast, crude oil tanks the recent earthquakes in Christchurch. Liquefaction on the playing surface, and external hull will be protected repairable structural damage as well as using Intershield 300. SBM substantial damage to surrounding streets Offshore, who are delivering the and infrastructure have all combined to see this magnificent stadium closed until FPSO for Woodside Petroleum, early 2012. were seeking a coating with a proven track record. “Structural integrity is key to SBM Offshore and the reason they select the best coatings systems on the market for their long durability assets” said AkzoNobel's General “ Structural integrity is key to Manager - Multinational Projects. SBM Offshore and the reason they select the best coatings systems on the market for their long durability assets” Courtesy of SBM Offshore.