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Modular Awning for Hobson’s Bay City Council Carpark

The production of this awning from start to finish was very much a team effort between UMS, Karagata and Hobson’s Bay City Council.

Our brief was to devise an awning that would protect cars from sap, falling branches and nightly “roosting” birds that would defecate on cars parked under the gum trees. It had to be free standing, not compromise the security of the compound, modular in format for cleaning and replacement or addition while being strong enough to handle wind and storm loads.

With the initial design from the team at Karagata and fine tuning from Ray Brown of Hobson’s Bay City Council, design approval was granted. UMS submitted a successful quotation and the works undertaken. The whole project was completed safely, on time and in budget. Hobson’s Bay City Council was extremely pleased with the finished result and commented on how professionally this project was undertaken by all parties. For a small capital outlay Hobson’s Bay City Council will have substantial savings on repairs and cleaning costs to their fleet of vehicles.

A fantastic result was achieved all round and this is a great example of partnering working at its best. Well done to Ric Te Boekhorst, UMS Contract Manager for all his efforts. Thanks also to Ray Brown from Hobson’s Bay City Council for his guidance and engineering skills and a particular acknowledgment must go to Ray Wong Hee and Martin Coffey and the team from Karagata.