AFS Products Group Homebush Hotel re-development 
AFS recently supplied AFS LOGICWALL to the Homebush Hotel Re-development in NSW. Consisting of 167 units, 7 shops and 1 hotel and between 4 and 7 storeys, the project covered a total foot print area of 6800 sqm. Now in the finishing stages, the project was a success for AFS and highlights the unique benefits of the AFS LOGICWALL system. The builder chose to re-design the structure using AFS LOGICWALL instead of pre-cast concrete panels based on merits of the system testified to by other builders. This choice enabled 22500 sqm of AFS LOGICWALL to be installed in just 6 months using only a 60 tonne mobile crane. The panels were delivered consistently to site 3 to 4 times a week on semi trailers carrying up to 350 sqm of AFS LOGICWALL per load. The crane was used only to lift the pallets of panels to each floor slab. An average crew of 15 men working on multiple fronts installed the panels, including placing reo in the walls, fitting metal door frames, core filling the panels with concrete and preparing them for applied finishes. The AFS LOGICWALL system was used for all the load bearing walls in the project including 162mm party walls, 150mm corridor walls, external facades and blades and 200mm lift and stair shafts. The benefits of AFS LOGICWALL shone on this project. Materials handling was reduced significantly, with the majority of panels being installed by hand rather than crane. Labour on site was also reduced significantly with as little as 15 men on average installing 22500 sqm of wall. The speed of the system was realised with the structure being complete in 6 months and there were major reductions in waste removal. The fibre cement finish of AFS LOGICWALL provided a suitable substrate for applied finishes externally and internally without the need of lining the walls with plasterboard or cladding systems. The overall result was another impressive AFS LOGICWALL project with a satisfied builder willing to use the system again on future developments. 
For further information contact:
AFS Products Group Pty Ltd
phone: 1300 727 237
fax: 02 9838 4700
web: www.afswall.com.au
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