Incitec Pivot Fertilisers

The decommissioning of the storage within both buildings were made easier with Interbloc’s concrete blocks. The Lego-like quality of the blocks enabled for the retaining walls to be quickly and easily taken down without jeopardising the properties of the buildings. The decommissioning process simply involved removing the reinforcing steel and dismantling the blocks.

Because the blocks are completely reusable, they served as asset to Viterra. When Viterra no longer needed the storage facilities, they were able to get value from the blocks by selling them to IPL which had another facility for the blocks 5 kilometres from Viterra’s Geelong facility.

After the decommissioning of the walls, the blocks were then transported to IPL’s facility via moving trucks. All 3000 tonnes of blocks were successfully transported to its new home where Interbloc did the reinstallation.

Within a space of two weeks, the blocks were decommissioned from the Viterra site, transported, and reinstalled at the IPL site where the blocks are also being used as storage. The modular quality of the blocks allowed for them to be installed in a different layout suitable to IPL’s needs.

In terms of Viterra’s Geelong and Adelaide sites, the buildings were brought back to their original condition without the need for demolition or any activities requiring substantial amount of time and effort.