ALBURY Steel Fabricators has had a $1.8 million expansion plan approved by Albury Council.
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The company's development application outlining a relocation from North Street to Ceres Drive in Thurgoona was rubber-stamped by council last week.
The business, whose directors are David and Lee-Anne Holmes, was established in 1993 and has been involved with major projects including the Albury LibraryMuseum, Bethanga Bridge upgrade and Charles Sturt University expansions.
Planning consent was granted for a main building of 1804 square metres incorporating workshop and office, reception areas within the Airside North industrial estate, which was initially developed in a joint venture between council and the former Albury-Wodonga Corporation in 2007.
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The plans also include 28 car parking spaces and heavy vehicle manoeuvring areas for trucks up to B-double length.
The manufacturing shed has a total roof height of 10.48m to allow for a large industrial overhead crane to operate inside the building to move large, heavy metal components.
It will be 49.2m in length and 30m wide.
"On site activities of the business will be predominantly be fabrication of steel elements used within the construction, transport and building industry," the development application states.
"They include shed frames, industrial ladders and platforms, architectural hand rails and stair, also repairs to heavy industrial trailers.
"During the fabrication, process tasks such as grinding, notching, welding and drilling, will be performed.
"Flow on activities includes cleaning and painting of steel items, packaging and storage of finished product, internal material movements with forklift and crane, product and freight distribution, both inwards and outwards.
"Several areas will act as external storage, including steel storage racks adjacent to the primary building and access doors, and areas of hardstand at the rear of site for raw material stockpile and finished goods stockpile."
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