Humes IpswichManufacturing pipes and precast concrete products

A guided tour of our $75m 14 hectare Ipswich facility

offers a unique insight into the world-class technology

and engineering utilised to create Humes precast pipes

and products. The tour will guide you through the various

manufacturing and quality control processes, automated

machine operations, pallet inventory robotics, remote

concrete transfer and moving curing floors.

Cameras and recording devices are not permitted.

To request a tour please contact:

Brendan Brown

Operations Manager, Humes

(07) 3814 9029

Holcim is proud to welcome you to the most advanced pipe and precast

production facility in Australia.

Welcome to Humes Ipswich

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About us

Humes is a division of Holcim Australia which is part of

the Holcim Group, one of the world’s leading suppliers

of cement and aggregates. The Group was founded

in Switzerland in 1912, and is now a global company

employing some 80,000 people, with production sites in

around 70 countries.

Humes reached a significant milestone in 2010, marking

100 years since entrepreneur Walter Hume invented

his revolutionary method of making concrete pipes. His

process, using centrifugal spinning, transformed the

pipe manufacturing industry worldwide, and formed the

foundation of Humes.

The business has come a long way since those early days

of 1910, by improving our manufacturing methods,

embracing new technologies, and evolving our product

range to meet the changing needs of our markets. With

ongoing research and development, and by bringing

together the best technologies and products from around

the world, Humes has maintained our market leadership

throughout the decades.

Our product portfolio encompasses a diverse range of

applications including stormwater management, sewage

transfer and storage, bridges and platforms, tunnels and

shafts, walling, potable water supply, cable and power

management, and rail.

Today the Humes business employs more than 1,000 staff

across 13 manufacturing facilities, which ensures we are

responsive and economical for our clients wherever they

are based across Australia.

We are now proud to welcome you to our flagship

production facility at Ipswich, where we have set a new

benchmark for the manufacture of pipe and precast

concrete products.

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1. All visitors MUST sign the visitor’s book on arrival and

departure, and complete a site induction.

2. It is a Holcim Policy that there is no smoking or illicit

drug use on site.

3. All site visitors must be escorted by a Holcim

Employee if entering a “Restricted Access” Area.

4. Safety footwear, safety helmet, eye protection and

long sleeve long pants high visibility clothing/vests

must be worn by all visitors in all areas outside the

office, amenities and car park.

5. Hearing protection must be worn in designated/

signposted areas.

6. Portable devices such as mobile phones (to transmit

or receive calls and SMS), MP3/iPods, personal music

devices or similar are prohibited for use on site with

the exception of approved designated areas such as

office and employee amenity areas.

7. All incidents must be reported to the office

immediately (including hazards and near misses).

8. Children are not permitted on site.

9. Exercise caution when interfacing with site mobile

plant, never approach operating mobile plant

from behind, ensure mobile plant operators have

acknowledged your presence before proceeding.

10. All persons in vehicles or mobile equipment must

wear a seatbelt.

11. Vehicles are to be parked only in the marked vehicle

parking areas.

12. Observe all safety and traffic signage. Site speed

restriction is 15 km/h unless signposted differently.

13. Adhere to designated walkways and beware of trip

and slip hazards.

14. Ensure three points of contact are maintained when

using ladders and steps.

15. Safety personnel and first-aid attendants can be

identified by green hard hats or by hard hat stickers.

16. Emergency wardens are responsible for ensuring all

employees, visitors and contractors are accounted

for, and if necessary evacuated. Emergency wardens

are identifiable by red hard hats, or red stickers

on their hard hat. Obey all directions issued by

an emergency warden. The emergency warden

will escort you to the emergency assembly area if

required. The site’s emergency assembly area is

marked with a green cross on the site map opposite.

17. All visitors agree to keep confidential and NOT

disclose, any Holcim information to any person.

Safety rules

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Product storage

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Site map

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Manufacturing process

Humes has always been synonymous with quality precast

production, and our new facility introduces a level of

technology never before seen in Australian precast

manufacture. After extensive research across Europe,

Canada and America, we identified the world’s best and

safest in pipe and reinforcement machines, concrete

batching facilities, and curing systems; it was imperative

that our new facility would not only deliver exceptional

results for our clients today, but also well into the future.

The capabilities of our new facility have enabled us

to become a more flexible and responsive partner to

better meet the needs of our clients. We are capable of

modifying a standard product or designing a new, custom

solution. Our team of civil, structural, and hydraulic

engineers approach each project with a focus on

delivering the best outcome for our clients. Customisation

includes (but is not limited to) cast-in items (Humes

products or from external parties), special concrete

mixes or marine grade concrete, skews and deflections,

penetrations, and built-in cathodic protection.

All products manufactured on site comply with the

Australian Standard.

Dry cast manufacturing

Our new facility incorporates dry vertical cast technology

to produce our concrete pipes. This technology delivers a

consistently, high quality product which includes:

• joints with a tighter tolerance

• pipes with consistent end squareness

• pipes with slightly different dimensions and masses

(refer table below)

• pipe lengths that comply with Department of Transport

and Main Roads (DTMR) regulations.

Humes Ipswich pipe weights (each)

Internal diameter(mm)

Class 2(kg)

Class 3 (kg)

Class 4 (kg)

Class 6 (kg)

300 340 340 340 342

375 412 414 415 417

450 517 519 522 528

525 645 647 650 657

600 769 773 775 787

675 903 908 915 932

750 1,079 1,084 1,093 1,110

825 1,254 1,263 1,271 1,290

900 1,421 1,432 1,444 1,460

1,050 2,533 2,542 2,550 2,572

1,200 3,192 3,202 3,213 3,239

1,350 3,954 3,967 3,978 4,010

1,500 4,764 4,780 4,795 4,843

1,650 5,685 5,704 5,720 5,775

1,800 6,619 6,641 6,661 6,722

1,950 7,697 7,721 7,751 7,820

2,100 8,809 8,835 8,868 8,947

2,400 11,313 11,346 11,402 11,503

Notes:1. Please contact your Humes Account Manager for dimensions.2. Weights are approximate only and subject to change

without notice.

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Wet cast manufacturing

The wet cast facility has been laid out to improve safety

and process flow through the various manufacturing

stages, and bring the related activities closer together for

improved efficiency and reduced movement. The main

casting area is completely covered to improve the safety

and amenity of our workforce, and to provide greater

security of meeting our production program without

impact from weather.

Two purpose-built reinforcement processing facilities

have increased our capacity and capability, and improved

the safety and efficiency of processing stock bar into

steel reinforcement cages for our range of standard and

non-standard precast solutions.

We have an extensive mould fleet for manufacturing our

standard range of products and precast items, and we

continually add new custom moulds to meet project and

market demand; these are manufactured in accordance

with Australian Standards to assure mould safety and

product quality.

Process control

All of our production is in accordance with engineered

designs, which include details of reinforcement

requirements, concrete strength and durability,

engineered lifting points and particular applicable

specification requirements.

Our steel and concrete raw materials are all sourced

locally, and are tested regularly to ensure our inputs

continue to satisfy the requirements of Australian

Standards and local Authorities.

Concrete is supplied into the casting area from the

state-of-the-art batch plant via two flying buckets each

delivering up to 2 m3 every 3 minutes. Our concrete

mix is designed to exacting standards to ensure high

specification requirements for strength, durability, and

workability are satisfied.

The concrete is fed into our moulds from remotely

operated spreader buckets, which are manoeuvred on

overhead cranes. This eliminates the need for agitator

trucks and manually operated kibble buckets, which

provides enhanced control over concrete feed rates, and

improves our safety and product quality.

Quality control

Our NATA Certified concrete testing laboratory also

confirms our concrete quality for initial product handling

after casting, and prior to delivery of our products to

our customers’ projects. Our skilled staff are all trained

in the requirements of our safety and quality processes,

and all of our operations are carried out and checked

in accordance with our Third Party Accredited Quality

Assurance Program. This combined with our NATA

Laboratory and TMR Certification, means Humes product

quality is assured.

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National sales 1300 361 601

humes.com.au

info@humes.com.au

This publication supersedes all previous literature on this subject. As the specifications and details contained in this publication may change please check with Humes Customer Service for confirmation of current issue. This publication provided general information only and is no substitute for professional engineering advice. No representations or warranty is made regarding the accuracy, completeness or relevance of the information provided. Users must make their own determination as to the suitability of this information for their specific circumstances. Humes accepts no liability for any loss or damage resulting from any reliance on the information provided in this publication. Humes is a registered business name and registered trademark of Holcim (Australia) Pty Ltd (Holcim). “Strength. Performance. Passion.” is a trademark of Holcim.

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