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SAVE TIME AND MONEY- Grab this handy wall chart NEWS & PICS

SAVE TIME AND MONEY- Grab this handy wall chart

Avoid the pitfalls when designing for galvanizing with this handy wall chart for your office.…

dcusr700April 9, 2019

NEW Design guidelines for Hot Dip Galvanizing NEWS & PICS

NEW Design guidelines for Hot Dip Galvanizing

It is important to consider the corrosion protection of ferrous articles when they are being…

dcusr700April 9, 2019

If only they Galvanized! Paint means maintenance. NEWS & PICS

If only they Galvanized! Paint means maintenance.

20 million annual maintenance! The Sydney Harbour Bridge's use of ferrous alloy presents a significant…

dcusr700November 2, 2018

Hot-dip Galvanizing – Do it once, Do it right. NEWS & PICS

Hot-dip Galvanizing – Do it once, Do it right.

There seems to be a lot of confusion about the sustainability and longevity of galvanizing…

dcusr700November 2, 2018

GAA Conference _ Gold Coast 2018 NEWS & PICS

GAA Conference _ Gold Coast 2018

Above: Stephen Pollard, Ron Pollard and Brian Coates of APG Galvanizing The annual Australian Galvanizers…

dcusr700November 2, 2018

Local family business Celebrates 50 years NEWS & PICSUncategorized

Local family business Celebrates 50 years

Pollards Galvanizing was founded by Ron Pollard in 1966 in the industrial suburb of Bungalow,…

dcusr700October 10, 2018

The benefits of after-fabrication galvanizing NEWS & PICS

The benefits of after-fabrication galvanizing

No other protective coating for steel provides the long life durability and predictable performance of…

dcusr700September 21, 2018

BISON TRAWL DOORS – Increase your catch NEWS & PICS

BISON TRAWL DOORS – Increase your catch

Since 1967 APG has listened to you the fisherman, to come up with the most…

dcusr700September 17, 2018

10 Tonne Gantry Crane Refurb Project NEWS & PICS

10 Tonne Gantry Crane Refurb Project

  An extensive structural modification to APG's galvanizing process facility at Stuart in Townsville modifying…

dcusr700September 4, 2018

Safety concerns over fabricated Chinese steel flooding Australian market NEWS & PICS

Safety concerns over fabricated Chinese steel flooding Australian market

The ABC ran a news story about the fact the the Australian Steel Industry has…

dcusr700November 20, 2015

APG galvanized 2 bridge head stock beams for PNG bridge NEWS & PICS

APG galvanized 2 bridge head stock beams for PNG bridge

Earlier this year (April 2015)?APG galvanized 2 bridge head stock beams for PNG bridge. These…

dcusr700November 10, 2015

APG Add Additonal Capacity to Plant NEWS & PICS

APG Add Additonal Capacity to Plant

On the October long Australian Professional Galvanizing perform some critical weekend shutdown work. An upgrade…

dcusr700October 9, 2014

APG Galvanzing Truck Fleet NEWS & PICS

APG Galvanzing Truck Fleet

Australian Professional Galvanzing Cairns, Townsville, Mackay and Rockhampton, have a modern transport fleets servicing these…

dcusr700October 9, 2014

APG Galvanizing Plant Tank Upgrade NEWS & PICS

APG Galvanizing Plant Tank Upgrade

Over the Easter / ANZAC day period, APG undertook a shutdown which included the change…

dcusr700May 15, 2014

Australian Professional Galvanizing Rockhamptom NEWS & PICS

Australian Professional Galvanizing Rockhamptom

APG is spreading it wings into central QLD. With the addition of our Inspection and…

dcusr700May 5, 2014

APG Sponsor Charitable Cause NEWS & PICS

APG Sponsor Charitable Cause

Australian Professional Galvanizing have help a great cause by sponsoring a team in the Variety…

dcusr700May 6, 2013

Tech Update – Use Paint to Mask Galvanizing NEWS & PICS

Tech Update – Use Paint to Mask Galvanizing

APG recently trialled paints to mask steel from galvanizing during process. A recent project required…

dcusr700March 28, 2013

NEWS & PICS

Galvanizing Steel Process – Video time lapse

We loaded up a head rack after the day shift cleared out of the plant…

dcusr700January 21, 2013

Galvanizing Tip – Masking Internal Threads NEWS & PICS

Galvanizing Tip – Masking Internal Threads

"Masking Internal Threads" Photo 1 Galvanizing a mower deck with internal threads Photo 2 Pack…

dcusr700December 7, 2012

Inadequate Venting for Galvanizing Steel NEWS & PICS

Inadequate Venting for Galvanizing Steel

It is imperative to adequately vent all hollow steel sections prior to galvanizing. As you…

dcusr700December 7, 2012

Grey Galvanized Steel – The “Grey Bar Effect” NEWS & PICS

Grey Galvanized Steel – The “Grey Bar Effect”

Why does my galvanizing look Dull grey? This out come is what we refer to…

dcusr700November 21, 2012

Paint Over Galvanizing Success Story NEWS & PICS

Paint Over Galvanizing Success Story

Contrary to perception. If applied correctly, as per the recommendations by the Galvanizers Association of…

dcusr700September 2, 2012

Paint “Fails” – Woolworths Carpark – Mission Beach NEWS & PICS

Paint “Fails” – Woolworths Carpark – Mission Beach

These photos were taken only 4 years after this was built. The car park shade…

dcusr700September 2, 2012

Paint “Fail” – Townsville Central NEWS & PICS

Paint “Fail” – Townsville Central

These photos are taken only 2 years after?construction?was completed. As you can see there is…

dcusr700August 30, 2012