Queensland’s largest wholesale fresh produce marketplace is about to get a new $10 million roof to better protect more than 600,000 tonnes of fruit and veg.
Wiley won the contact to upgrade and extend the roof of the 10,500m2 billion dollar Brisbane Produce Market trading area at Rocklea.
Brisbane Markets Limited recently awarded Wiley the contract to design and build stage two of the project comprising a $3.7 million roof extension covering 2,500m2.
This follows Wiley’s work on stage one involving a $6.3 million roof upgrade covering 8,000m2, which is on schedule for completion in April this year.
“When we acquired the Brisbane Markets in 2002, one of our goals was to facilitate the ongoing upgrade and redevelopment of the site to ensure its relevance in the fresh produce supply chain,“ BML Chief Executive Officer Andrew Young said.
“The roofing over our trading floors, where more than 50 primary, multi-million dollar wholesalers do business, is a vital component of that.”
Wiley managing director Tom Wiley said: “The first stage has involved installing two roofing structures of around 4,000m² each, individually supported by a single row of 10 columns. It has also involved refurbishing the flanking building facades,”
