Our Capabilities

Like any successful business, Sovereign Concrete Product’s production capabilities are dependant on a combination of our own resources, those of our suppliers and on the services available to be called upon.

Production Areas and Cranage

The Ballarat site covers an area of approximately 33,000m2 of which approximately 5400 m2 is under cover work areas and office space.

The plant has two major production areas under cover allowing continuous production in all weather. Each production area is serviced by overhead bridge cranes. The two covered production areas are:

  • Ring Road, consisting of two bays totalling 1850 m2 of usable space serviced by a 6.5 tonne and a 30 tonne bridge crane.
  • Trewin Street, consisting of a single bay of 3200 m2 of usable space serviced by a 10 tonne, 20 tonne and 50 tonne overhead crane.

An all terrain mobile crane services the adjoining yards.

Larger mobile cranes are hired in as and when the need arises from local suppliers.

Steam Curing

All undercover production areas are serviced by a computer controlled steam curing system. A modern energy efficient steam generator provides low pressure piped steam to all production areas. Electronic controllers measure curing temperature and regulate the steam to maintain temperatures within strict specified limits. A separate computer system records temperature vs. time. The steam curing system allows daily turnaround of moulds and removes the need for secondary curing.

A Flexible Workforce

Sovereign maintains a permanent shop floor workforce of around 40 people which is supplemented through the employment of locally sourced casual workers. The permanent workforce is a mix of skilled labourers, formwork carpenters, concrete finishers, skilled welders and trade qualified boilermakers.