The Wulguru Group is one of northern Australia’s largest steel fabrication companies. The privately owned business has been around since 1976 and is renowned for its innovative engineering solutions and quality infrastructure. There’s barely a function for steel the Wulguru Group has not turned its talents to. Everything from maintaining the rolling stock that traverses our vast land, to pipe welding, rail wheel machining, materials handling, food and sugar processing, as well as designing the abattoirs that put meat on the table for millions of Australians. The Group is big – and not shy about tackling big engineering challenges. Wulguru Steel is one of five specialist divisions within the Wulguru Group. The business specialises in the production of large steel tanks and is about to complete the Hughenden Tank Reservoir project in Northern Queensland. While not the largest tank construction project the company has undertaken, it’s not been without its logistical challenges. Wayne Landrigan, Group General Manager, gives us the run- down on this valuable project for the Shire of Flinders. “Hughenden is located around 380 kilometres west of Townsville and 1400 kilometres north-west of Brisbane,” explains Wayne. So planning in this project has been critical. “Everything had to be transported to the site. It’s just a small town of 1100 people, so there was no capacity to purchase materials that may have been forgotten back in Townsville!” The Hughenden welded steel tank has a 19 metre diameter with a maximum wall height of 18 metres. It will add 4.3 megalitres of water storage capacity to the township’s current 1.7 megalitre-capacity, and provide greater water security for the community. Component: Tank Wall Product: XLERPLATE® steelGrade: 350Processing: Plasma plate processing Trade Coast, QLD 13 Case Study – Wulguru Steel