Expansion Joint Supply for Commercial Construction Projects

St Vincent Hospital

St. Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne, a heritage-listed institution with a history dating back to 1893, has recently expanded with the construction of a new 12-level tower. This modern addition comprises two basement levels and is strategically located adjacent to the existing private hospital. The project also includes a link bridge that seamlessly connects the new building to the refurbished existing structure, ensuring continuity and integration with the hospital’s rich history.

Unison designed, manufactured and supplied 1003 lm of seismic joints to St Vincent’s Hospital to this date. Including anodising wall, roof and façade cover plates to seamlessly integrate. Fire blanket for larger movement gaps with water proof seal & aluminium expansion floor cover plates.

Satellite Hospitals QLD

Scope:    Supplied 210 metres of gasket floor Expansion Joint cover. The antipathogenic medical grade seals are designed with smooth ripples to allow the seal to open without stretching or breaking., ensuring durability and maintaining hygiene standards.

Kallangur Hospital, Ripley Hospital, Caboolture Hospital, Redland Hospital, Eight Mile Plains and Bribie Island

Murdoch Health Precinct Perth

ByNA S also utilised.

Project: The project involves the construction of a state-of-the-art specialised centre dedicated to medical care, healthcare services, research, education, and residential development. It comprises five interconnected multi-storey buildings, housing a private hospital, cancer treatment centre, aged care facilities, and various other essential services.

Unisons 3-piece aluminium floor cover plate systems and car park Expansion Joints are Certified Disability Accessible for wheelchairs. P4 slip resistance tested to AS 4568.

Latrobe Regional Hospital Expansion - Traralgon Victoria

Scope:    Supply 137 metres of wall Expansion Joint systems with a secondary seal. Our Vertos wall expansion system offers high movement capacity with seismic functionality, is water- resistant, and suitable for both indoor and outdoor installations—ideal for hospital applications.

Nepean Hospital Sydney Redevelopment

Expansion Joint Systems Supplied:

• Extra Heavy Duty cover plate system Suitable for hospitals, loading docks, stadiums, car parks and buildings with suspended-slab concrete.
• Ceiling & Vertical Wall Expansion Joint Ceiling and vertical wall Expansion Joint systems with thermoplastic high-movement gaskets, designed for both internal and external applications. Adaptable for corner-wall installations.
• Fire Seal Fire Seals are easily installed by insertion into masonry floors and walls, with sizes available for gaps from 20mm to 150mm. The PyI system has seismic capability and can be used alongside most Unison cover plates and waterproof Expansion Joint systems.
• Pyrotx Expansion Joint fire barrier tested and certified to AS 1530.4 AS 4072.1 & BS 476.2  and is Manufactured in Australia

Gold Coast Uni Hospital Carpark

Rectification

Brawny – ByN AF – Flush mounted heavy duty aluminium car park Expansion Joint. The innovative system offers multi-directional movement.

AccG – Our epoxy grout was used to repair the crumbling of the concrete in the Expansion Joint gap. Unlike other grouts Unison’s is able to expand and contract with movement.

Greenslopes Private Hospital Brisbane

Expansion Joints Installed:

198 metres Vertos wall expansion system
347 metres Pyrotx fire retardant expansion seal

40 metres Brawny ByNS Car park expansion cover plate and water proof seal

42 metres  Seismic Dual Gasket floor Expansion Joint system

Bernie Scott is a licensed commercial builder and is able to certify our fire expansion products.

Westmead Children's Hospital

Redevelopment

Expansion Joint Systems Supplied:

• FxCS medium duty floor Expansion Joint with stainless steel cover
• FxDS low profile floor Expansion Joint with stainless steel cover
• PyI intumescent Expansion Joint fire seal
• Unison Pyrotx I fire seals are 100% Australian made, tested & certified to AS 1530.4, AS4072.1 & BS 476.20

Mackay Base Hospital QLD

Redevelopment

Expansion Joint Systems Supplied:

• Medium & Heavy-Duty stainless-steel expansion cover plates
• Wall & ceiling aluminium cover plates powder coated to match the finish
• Seismic concealed cover dual gasket seismic floor movement joints
• Fire resistant joint seal & Fire blanket AS1530.4 tested and certified for
• Expansion joint 100% watertight seals
• Thermoplastic Hospital grade seals

Sunshine Coast University Hospital

After meeting with the client who found the specified expansion joint system would not work, Unisons engineers solved the problem. A bespoke Heavy Duty aluminium floor expansion joint was designed and manufactured.  As Unisons factory is in Brisbane, speedy manufacturing enabled construction to continue.  The Flexo floor expansion joint system is Designed for substantial pedestrian and service equipment traffic.

Gold Coast Uni Hospital

Gold Coast University Hospital is a major teaching hospital is offering tertiary level district general hospital in the Gold Coast, Australia, completed in September 2013.

Joint Systems installed internally within the Hospital

• Pyrotx Expansion Joint fire barrier tested and certified to AS 1530.4 AS 4072.1 & BS 476.2
• Aquo-P Expansion Joint waterproof seal
• Brawny Heavy Duty floor Aluminium Expansion Joint system
  
• Seimax  thermal and seismic floor movement joint with floor tile inlay