The Kypreos Group is a great example of the Australian spirit. The original civil engineering company was founded by George Kypreos in 1970 on a foundation of honesty and quality workmanship and has since delivered on the most challenging engineering projects. Read more
Nace Civil Engineering’s quality of work is highly regarded by leading professional organisations and has allowed us to be involved in the construction of all major motor ways in and around Sydney and throughout NSW, including; the F5, M7 and MR92. Visit website
State Asphalts NSW is a specialised asphalt production company and is responsible for manufacturing and selling a wide range of asphalt products, supplying asphalt products to residential, commercial and government organisations.
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Sydney Road Profiling state-of-the-art fleet of profilers offer a competitive edge in road construction and maintenance works incorporating the latest technology in automated leveling systems such as 3D cutting and sonic averaging systems.
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As we pick our way through the rubble left behind by the year 2020, it’s a good time to reflect, take stock and start making plans again.
50 years ago Kypreos Group was founded to take advantage of Sydney’s rapid growth trajectory. It has since been part of many major infrastructure projects as the city evolved to become a major global destination.
Take a look at some of the sustainability initiatives being introduced and adopted by the people who create transitways and other infrastructure.
If you’re familiar with the Kypreos brand, you’ll know we have been a family owned and operated business for 50 years. Launched in 1970, Kypreos soon fulfilled a young George Kypreos’ goal to provide excellence in civil engineering and infrastructure across the Sydney area.
Kypreos Group takes pride in delivering sustainable infrastructure, built sustainably. As an Australian company that is focused on sustainability, the Kypreos team considers the local ecology as well as the wider environment in the decisions we make for every project.
Kypreos Group has been building a better future for Australia since 1970. While we are always pleased to work on new projects in Sydney and across Australia, over the last few years our focus has increasingly turned to taking a sustainable approach that minimises environmental impact.
In recent years, there has been a steady rise in research outputs and commitment by companies in the construction sector to developing more sustainable materials for use in civil infrastructures that will benefit the communities while minimising impact on the environment.
Mr Roberts then asserted that catastrophic results can come from such careless mishaps in communication, and that the job of engineers is not only to produce accurate drawings, but also to effectively communicate among themselves and with other stakeholders.
Natural disasters – bushfires, floods, cyclones, or earthquakes – with their suddenness and ferocity, can severely disrupt the functioning of a society or community and result in mass environmental, economic, and human losses. These serious impacts could be prevented and alleviated with quality civil engineering planning and construction, as the industry plays a major role in shaping the physical fabric of the functioning of our society. Both preparation and post-disaster recovery must be considered throughout the planning, design, and construction process. This way, infrastructures can withstand disruption, absorb disturbance, and can be repaired more quickly afterwards.
As of 2018, Australia’s construction industry comprises 8% of our GDP, contributing $134.2 billion to the country’s economy. This largest non-service sector is attracting increasing investment as population rises rapidly and construction work in urban areas is speeding to catch up, with a consistent 2% growth in the total number of active projects every quarter. At the heart of these developments are the 1.1 million—and soon many more—Australians working in construction in various capacities.
From 1854, the first steam railway between Melbourne and Port Melbourne was put in action. It marked the beginning of rapid expansion and improvement in railway as a form of commercial and industrial transportation. By Federation in 1901, all States except Western Australia were reachable by more than 20,000 km of rail track, although mismatches in gauges hindered interstate rail operation. A few decades later, as a uniform gauge track system was implemented, state capitals became linked by rail. Steam locomotion were then replaced by electric locomotives, and now Australia’s rail network is the sixth largest in the world.
Designed and built as a set of structural elements to support the everyday operation of communities, infrastructure—roads, rail lines, electricity lines, water delivery systems, airports—makes up the scaffold for our day-to-day life. Infrastructure sustainability (or IS) is concerned with all these types of infrastructure, including but not limited to social facilities, ports, airports, telecommunications, waste management, water distribution, and other utilities. It refers to the capabilities to design, construct and operate infrastructure in ways that help maintain non-renewable resources, minimise pollution, and utilise renewable/recycle/reusable resources, so as to guarantee that the infrastructure can continue to function indefinitely.
The industry is constantly shifting, with the most recent government’s plan already in motion – the Future Transport 2056 strategy is a vision for the next four decades of transport in NSW, covering motorway, rail and light rail. Such expansion puts great demands on the state’s infrastructure, calling for two supporting strategies – the Regional NSW and the Greater Sydney Services and Infrastructure Plans.
This monumental occasion called for complete re-profiling of the deck to improve the waterproofing and asphalt surfacing, reducing the need for later reactive maintenance. Except for small-scale trials prior to its start, the project was the first ever of its kind since the Bridge’s construction decades ago.
The region extends from Canterbury-Bankstown in the East to the Blue Mountains in the West, and from the Hawksbury in the North to Wollondilly in the South, consisting of 13 local government areas. Western Sydney reportedly has the 3rd largest economy in all of Australia, as the area alone comprises 8% of the country’s GDP.
It’s not enough to build better infrastructure for a community. To do the right thing is to also ensure the wellbeing and safety of its members as tonne after tonne of asphalt is being churned out from industrial plants and road after road is being paved. Our responsibility in civil engineering is to truly make these communities more sustainable as we change them.
In civil engineering and construction, asphalt has been the most environmentally sustainable paving material thanks to its recyclability. As asphalt pavements are 100% recyclable, Kypreos Group is committed to utilising this RAP (reclaimed asphalt pavement) in asphalt mix designs. Now, asphalt is being combined with recycled glass and soft plastics to make tougher and even eco-friendlier roads, driveways, highways and, soon, airport runways.
State Asphalts NSW are expanding their capabilities with the building and commissioning of a state-of-the-art Marini Asphalt Batch Production Plant in St Marys.
This will be the second Sydney metro based facility for State Asphalts NSW, and the 5th production plant within NSW.
State Asphalts Services was recently awarded the Asphalt and Spray Seal supply and lay contracts for the Northern Road Upgrade - Stages 2 and 3.
State Asphalts NSW has expanded its' haulage capabilities by acquiring a bitumen tanker and two flocon asphalt transport vehicles. This allows State Asphalts NSW to ensure a consistent supply of bitumen and asphalt to its' various asphalt plants and projects.
State Asphalts has also added a Quick Dry Primer (QDP) sprayer to its fleet. This is one of a kind and is fitted with the latest safety technology.