CTA Australia ProStep® stair nosing at Birrarung Marr

CTA Australia has left its indelible footprint on yet another Victorian icon, Birrarung Marr. Its ProStep® safety stair nosing has provided the complex with safe and secure footing for the general public utilizing this space.

ProStep® safety stair nosing was reviewed as a viable product for the Birrarung Marr project by City Wide Solutions Pty Ltd, one of Australia's fastest growing facility managers providing environmental, engineering and maintenance services to both the commercial and government sectors.

Helen Sanders, Project Engineer for City Wide Solutions Pty Ltd, commented "ProStep® was given the tick of approval by our team and submitted to the City of Melbourne who made the ultimate decision of going ahead with the product. We considered ProStep® to be a well designed product that not only conforms to the Australian Standards but it also looks great."

Hok Sie, Senior Engineer and Team Leader for Infrastructure Design with the City of Melbourne, was ultimately responsible for the selection process.

"When choosing the stair nosing for the Birrarung Marr project a number of products were critically reviewed. The most important criteria, we had to address, is public safety. This was an element high on the agenda for the team. Hok Sie commented that ultimately ProStep® safety stair nosing won the approval of the Infrastructure Design Team because it provides excellent safety characteristics, is brightly coloured and is less likely to detach."

"The products low profile design means it doesn't present a trip hazard. The product also needs to perform for a long time and since the fastenings are concealed, we are confident it won't be tampered with by would be vandals. Overall these aspects result in greater public safety."