Hector Egger Factory



ENGCO were engaged to complete the structural design of a new 3500m2 factory and office building in Cromwell.
ENGCO were engaged to complete the structural design of a new 3500m2 factory and office building in Cromwell.
The clear-span building, constructed of steel and concrete, is used for manufacturing of timber panels and other elements for residential and commercial building projects.
The 490m2 office space is constructed from Hector Egger‘s own pre-fabricated insulated timber panels made in Switzerland.
35m freespan steel portal frames with full height 12m tall pre-cast panels. The project includes two 6.3T gantry cranes in the building which span 34m across the factory.
Optimisation of warehouse structure to achieve gantry crane deflection tolerances.
Design of pre-fabricated office panels to allow for fast construction on site.
Specialist foundation for production machinery.
Project Lead_
Julian Addington
Architects_
Calder Group