Polycrete® Cable Pits in BER Rollout

In the 2009 Federal Budget, the Government announced the "Building Education Revolution" (BER). This is a $16.2 billion investment that provides world-class educational facilities, through new infrastructure and refurbishments, to all eligible Australian schools.

The BER programme in NSW is being project managed by Abigroup, Bovis Lend Lease, Brookfield Multiplex, Hansen Yuncken, Reed Construction and Richard Crookes who oversee the installation of many of its critical elements.

In many schools, new cabling, for the provision of power and data services, is run along various routes adjacent to new infrastructure. Cable pits are often required near the outdoor Covered Open Learning Areas (COLA) as well as near many new school halls which have been added to existing school buildings.

For the programme's completed projects, contractors have selected ACO's Polycrete® (polymer concrete) cable pits for their ease of installation and excellent strength for weight properties. Dependent on the pits location and function, locking and non locking lids were also selected to cover the enclosures.

Polycrete® pits have excellent insulation properties, high mechanical strengths, chemical resistance and zero water absorption, which makes them ideal as electrical and communications enclosures. They are lighter and therefore less cumbersome than traditional concrete pits and therefore generally do not require special lifting equipment.

For more information please contact:
John Sordo by email jsordo@acoaus.com.au or phone 02 4747 4000 or visit our web site: at www.acoaus.com.au