Landmark projects
Big, difficult, proven — case studies and a register of projects across our businesses.
Case studies
Scope, design, engineering, manufacture, delivery and site assembly of a 15m-diameter GRP cover operating 20m below sea level, for the direct ocean intake at Hunter Water's new desalination plant.
46 GRP nose cones to ballistic standard BR566 Type 2, infused in one piece, assembled and painted at Corio, completing a fleet of 141 regional 3-car trainsets.
Design, manufacture, delivery and installation of nine GRP shafts, 3m–7.5m in diameter, joined to the 16.2km wastewater tunnel, the largest wastewater project in NZ history.
Three GRP risers, 12–14m long × 1.8m ID, installed offshore in 12–20m of water, and the pre-spooling of approximately 1,100 GRP spools for ASDP Stage 1.
UltraAnalytix® condition assessments and Remaining Service Life analysis of 68 FRP tanks across 19 Water Resource Recovery Facilities, without shutdowns or confined-space entry.
Full-scale mock-ups of the X'Trapolis 2.0 train (40m, ~35,000kg) and a fully-operable G Class tram, built at Broadmeadow for stakeholder evaluation.
Design, manufacture, delivery, installation and commissioning of a complete odour control facility treating 42,900 m³/hr of foul air — bio-trickling filters, carbon units, 1,750m of GRP ducting, covers and stack.
Project register
39 projects
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| Year | Project | Client / partner | Business | What RPC did | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | Alkimos SDP Stage 1 risers and pre-spoolingWater | ASWA / Water Corporation | Infrastructure | Three GRP risers + ~1,100 GRP spools | Perth WA, Australia |
| 2026 | Barwon Water panelWater | Barwon Water | Asset Services | FRP condition assessment panel | Geelong VIC, Australia |
| 2025–26 | Belmont Desalination intake coverWater | John Holland; Hunter Water | Infrastructure | 15m GRP dome cover, 20m below sea level | Belmont NSW, Australia |
| 2026 | Heavy Duty MVDMining | Mining customer (unnamed) | Products | New 2.4m HDMVD product | Broadmeadow NSW, Australia |
| 2026 | NGT tramsTram | Alstom; Vic Dept of Transport | Transport | Front end and roof hood assembly | Corio VIC, Australia |
| 2026 | Sydney Water FRP tank NDT; OCF maintenanceWater | Sydney Water | Asset Services | 68 tanks across 19 WRRFs; Odour Control Facility optimisation | Sydney NSW, Australia |
| ongoing | Water Corporation WAWater | Water Corporation | Asset Services | FRP condition assessments | WA, Australia |
| 2020–25 | Central InterceptorWastewater | Watercare; GAJV | Infrastructure | Nine GRP cascade shafts, 3m–7.5m diameter | Auckland, New Zealand |
| 2024–25 | KCT soy sauce factoryFood / industrial | Kwong Cheong Thye | Infrastructure | 53 FRP tanks (47 round 2.5–3m dia × 6.5–17.5m high + 6 rectangular) | Singapore (made in Batam), Singapore |
| 2023–25 | VLocity nose conesRail | Alstom; V/Line | Transport | 46 GRP nose cones to ballistic standard BR566 Type 2 | Corio VIC, Australia |
| 2024 | Keppel Sakra Cogen (600MW, hydrogen-ready)Energy | Keppel | Infrastructure | GRP seawater cooling pipe up to 2.8m diameter | Jurong Island, Singapore |
| 2022–24 | Maribyrnong Main Sewer UpgradeWastewater | Melbourne Water; SFPJV | Infrastructure | 4m × 38m GRP maintenance shaft (Batam + Corio) | Melbourne VIC, Australia |
| 2024 | Sembcorp CCP4 (600MW) — Phase 2Energy | Jurong Engineering Ltd (JEL) | Infrastructure | Main CW pipe up to 2.4m diameter + auxiliary CW (RPC also supplied Phase 1 CCP3, 2014) | Jurong Island, Singapore |
| 2019–24 | St Marys WRRF odour control facilityWastewater | Sydney Water / AdaptJV | Infrastructure | Complete odour control facility | Sydney NSW, Australia |
| 2023 | G Class tram mock-upTram | Alstom | Transport | Fully-operable mock-up | Broadmeadow NSW, Australia |
| 2023 | PT Amman Batu Hijau CCPP-1 (450MW)Energy | JEL / PT JEL; PT Amman Mineral | Infrastructure | ~900m PN6 GRP pipe DN50–DN1100, fittings, supports; full engineering package | Sumbawa, Indonesia |
| 2023 | Ship hull tank test modelsMarine | Solution Engineering (Malaysia) | Products | 1:100 VLCC and 1:70 FPSO GRP hulls | Batam, Indonesia |
| 2022–23 | X'Trapolis 2.0 mock-upRail | Alstom; Vic DTP | Transport | Full-scale motor + trailer car mock-up | Broadmeadow NSW, Australia |
| 2021 | Hsinta Power Station extension (Units 1–3)Energy | GE | Infrastructure | Cooling water piping (designed Sydney, made Batam, project managed from Singapore) | Taiwan |
| 2021 | Perth Metronet DMU (Australind replacement)Rail | Alstom; WA PTA | Transport | Sanitary toilet modules incl. tanks, kits and final assembly | Perth WA, Australia |
| 2020 | Coombabah STP Stage 6Wastewater | Acciona; AZZURO | Infrastructure | Odour control: 3 bio-trickling filters, 800m duct, 600 m² covers | Gold Coast QLD, Australia |
| 2020 | Lower Molonglo WWTPWastewater | Icon Water | Infrastructure | 20m self-supporting, perimeter-bolted GRP tank cover lifted in one piece | ACT, Australia |
| pre-2020 | Amaroo Sewer Main; Carlton Sewer Upgrade; Princes St manholeWastewater | Yarra Valley Water; Melbourne Water; JHG | Infrastructure | GRP manholes and shafts | Melbourne VIC, Australia |
| 2019 | Epping Main Sewer UpgradeWastewater | Yarra Valley Water; JHG | Infrastructure | 2 × DN3200 + 2 × DN4000 PermaManhole liners, 38–40m deep | Melbourne VIC, Australia |
| 2018–19 | Haughton Pipeline DuplicationWater | Townsville City Council; Iplex | Infrastructure | Fittings made at a new Townsville facility | Townsville QLD, Australia |
| 2019 | Tambak Lorok CCPP Block 3Energy | Indonesia Power | Infrastructure | 2.4m GRP cooling water pipe, hydrostatic testing | Semarang, Indonesia |
| 2017–18 | HawkeiDefence (Land) | Thales Australia | Defence | Fully functional dashboard assemblies (Land 121 Phase 4) | Corio VIC, Australia |
| 2018 | Hunter Class frigates (SEA5000)Defence (Sea) | BAE Systems; Tods Defence UK | Defence | Partnership to deliver sonar domes and composite items | —, Australia |
| 2014–18 | Riviera motor yachtsMarine | Riviera Australia | Products | CNC patterns, moulds and first-off parts | Batam, Indonesia |
| 2017 | Batang coal-fired power stationsEnergy | — | Infrastructure | 3.9m × 12.75m GRP cooling water pipes, 12km of pipe and fittings (~1,000 pipes) | Central Java, Indonesia |
| 2017 | Bulimba Creek Sewer Upgrade Stage 2Wastewater | QUU; Abergeldie–Obayashi JV | Infrastructure | PermaManholes (jacking pipe by RPC Pipe Systems, since divested) | Brisbane QLD, Australia |
| 2003 / 2017 | Collins Class submarinesDefence (Sea) | Australian Defence | Defence | Acoustic windows at commissioning; re-engineered DA acoustic window sets for LOTE | Broadmeadow NSW, Australia |
| 2017 | Land 121 Phase MH3BDefence (Land) | Rheinmetall MAN (RMMVA); Mecprotec Oy | Defence | Prototype of new handling equipment under exclusive licence | —, Australia |
| 2015– | BHP Olympic DamMining | BHP | Infrastructure | Site services and maintenance contract | Roxby Downs SA, Australia |
| 2011–12 | Sea Urchin SU550 tidal turbineRenewables | — | Infrastructure | Composite structures; 3 Engineering Excellence Awards (Newcastle) | NSW, Australia |
| 1998 | BHP Whyalla AirfinesMining / industrial | BHP; Voest Alpine Industries (VAI) | Infrastructure | 2 × wet gas scrubbers 8.2m × 26m; exhaust stack 3.8m × 100m — the largest GRP structures ever manufactured in Australia | Whyalla SA, Australia |
| — | Hobsons Bay Sewer UpgradeWastewater | Melbourne Water | Infrastructure | Vortex structure / shafts | Melbourne VIC, Australia |
| — | India RRTS/MTRS, Sydney Metro, Montreal REM front endsRail | Alstom | Transport | Composite front ends | India |
| — | Subiaco WWTPWastewater | John Holland | Infrastructure | Covers and duct | Perth WA, Australia |
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