Galserv, a Nepean Building & Infrastructure brand provided galvanising services to help create a new, state-of-the-art golf centre including driving range and practice facility in Sydney’s northwest.
Opened in September 2012, the $5 million Thornleigh Golf Centre project has established a new benchmark for golf practice ranges in Australia, and features 56 hitting bays over two levels, a clubhouse and a 15,000m² landing area.
Working closely with fabricator Combell Steelfab and builder DBHE Building Services, Galserv ensured high quality galvanising and on-time delivery of the steel frame hitting bay structure that can be raised or lowered according to need.
The range is sited on a clay capped filled brick pit that required an innovative design to overcome differential site settlement. The structure therefore incorporates a lightweight, hot dipped galvanised steel superstructure to adjust deck levels.
This innovative design enabled the project to win an award at the ASI NSW Awards earlier in the year.
The driving range features a synthetically turfed and contoured landing area with raised greens and auto ball return. More than 130,000 tonnes of soil were brought on to the site to create the range that is designed to eliminate the need for a ball retriever. A 36m tall fence on the Pennant Hills Road side has been constructed with special ultra-violet stable netting from the USA.
