Local sculptural artist Damian Vick was commissioned by the Whittlesea council to create this beautiful piece. In his words “The Guardian celebrates the connection between humanity and nature. It evokes a sense of calm wonder and demonstrates how the natural world affects our sense of wellbeing. It acts as a reminder of the fragile beauty […]
As a wholly Australian owned and operated business, we celebrate local manufacturers that use Kingfield galvanized steel products. This video from Bayswater based Vicpole takes a tour of their end-to-end design, fabrication, hot dip galvanizing and painting process for high quality, Australian made streetscape solutions. From standard galvanized street poles to paint over gal, decorative […]
In these uncertain times with unfolding State and Federal Government restrictions relating to the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19, we would like to advise that Kingfield Galvanizing is trading as usual. We have a number of policies in place at our site, these include increased cleaning routines across our offices and plant, enhanced hygiene practices […]
Zinc is the key product used in the hot dip galvanizing process to protect steel in our buildings and infrastructure from corrosion. Zinc coatings provide both a physical barrier and cathodic protection against corrosion to significantly extend the service life of steel structures. Did you know that damage caused by corrosion is estimated to cost […]
We’re proud to be part of a thriving local business community and honoured to be a finalist in the 2019 Hume Business Awards. Kingfield was acknowledged in the awards categories of Innovation and Sustainability for our state-of-the-art plant, our implementation of an Environmental Management System to minimise our impact on the environment and our achievement […]
Kingfield Galvanizing was honoured to be recognised as one of Australia and New Zealand’s 2019 Most Innovative Companies. The prestigious annual list, published by The Australian Financial Review and BOSS Magazine, is based on a rigorous assessment process managed by Australia’s leading innovation consultancy, Inventium, in conjunction with a panel of industry expert judges. For […]
Boral’s existing CBD concrete manufacturing facility in Melbourne was compulsorily acquired for the Melbourne Metro Tunnel Project. As such, Boral chose to build a new high capacity plant in West Melbourne. The location provides excellent site accessibility to road infrastructure and expands Boral’s supply radius to 20km. The new three-acre site has the greatest capacity […]
Kingfield Galvanizing was honoured to be recognised as one of Australia and New Zealand’s Most Innovative Companies. The prestigious annual list, published by The Australian Financial Review, is based on a rigorous assessment process managed by Australia’s leading innovation consultancy, Inventium, in conjunction with a panel of industry expert judges. Kingfield Galvanizing ranked 70th on […]
Kingfield Galvanizing has won the Process Innovation Award at this year’s Australian Construction Awards for their technological advances in the hot dip galvanizing (HDG) industry. The Awards honour Australia’s construction, design, built environment and architecture industry. Kingfield’s process innovation integrates sustainability and automation in a state-of-the-art hot dip galvanizing facility, in Somerton, Victoria. The plant […]
As members of the Green Building Council (GBCA), the Infrastructure Sustainability Council (ISCA) and several construction industry forums, Kingfield Galvanizing regularly receives the latest forecast data. Victoria continues to be a star performer in the construction sector and our state’s forecast growth provides industry suppliers with ongoing business opportunities. Find out more in this snapshot […]
Stage I of Ballarat’s Major Events Precinct redevelopment used 360 tonnes of hot dip galvanized (HDG) steel work in the upgrade of Eureka Stadium to the new Mars Stadium. The HDG coating solution provided the project cost and time efficiencies required for the new regional sports and entertainment facility, the first of its kind in […]
Kingfield Galvanizing invested $20 million in developing the largest sustainable and most highly automated galvanizing plant. The facility has the lowest emissions of any HDG plant in the southern hemisphere. Automated processes, enclosed zones and recycling initiatives were designed to reduce waste, minimise emissions and achieve cost efficiencies at the facility in Melbourne’s northern suburbs. […]
The Metropolitan Fire Brigade’s (MFB) latest Victorian Emergency Management Training Centre contains 280 tonnes of steel, with 88% of all buildings, including all handrails containing Hot Dip Galvanized (HDG) components completed by Kingfield Galvanizing. The centre provides a facility for fire fighters and all other Victorian emergency management to train together in realistic emergency situations […]
Kingfield Galvanizing was delighted to win at the 2017 Premier’s Sustainability Awards for our sustainable and highly automated hot dip galvanizing plant. The $20 million facility has the lowest emissions of any HDG plant in the southern hemisphere. Automated processes, enclosed zones and recycling initiatives were designed to reduce waste, minimise emissions and achieve cost […]
Kingfield recently experienced another 1st for the Australian Galvanizing Industry. We ran our first pre-treatment zone cleaning & desludging for the new plant. The ‘first’ of anything is always the ‘great unknown’, however the process and the results offered key learnings and highlighted some great advantages of operating a facility like ours. The process required […]
Stage I of Ballarat’s Major Events Precinct redevelopment used 360 tonnes of hot dip galvanized (HDG) steel work in the upgrade of Eureka Stadium to the new Mars Stadium. The HDG coating solution provided the project cost and time efficiencies required for the new regional sports and entertainment facility, the first of its kind in […]
Kingfield Galvanizing invested $20million in developing a state-of-the-art hot dip galvanizing (HDG) facility in Victoria. The new plant was designed to deliver a commercially viable Australian benchmark for the future of galvanizing. To achieve this, we developed initiatives under three key sustainability criteria; Recycling, Reducing Environmental Impacts and Improved Workplace Safety. The plant build combines […]
Kingfield Galvanizing hot dip galvanized (HDG) 18 tonnes of steel for the new St Kilda Adventure Playground located just 20 metres from an aggressive coastal environment. This replaced a termite-infested wooden structure that served as a community hub for over 30 years. The HDG steel work provided significant benefits over the original design in aesthetics, […]
Proving that environmental sustainability and business efficiency can go hand in hand, the fully automated and sealed pre-treatment area of Kingfield Galvanizing’s larger new plant in Melbourne allows staff to be re-deployed to areas of the business and turn up the heat to achieve much greater throughput. Commissioned in April 2015, the plant expansion more […]
The Metropolitan Fire Brigade’s (MFB) latest Victorian Emergency Management Training Centre contains 280 tonnes of steel, with 88% of all buildings, including all handrails containing Hot Dip Galvanized (HDG) components completed by Kingfield Galvanizing. The centre provides a facility for fire fighters and all other Victorian emergency management to train together in realistic emergency situations […]