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Elevation Secondary College, formerly known as Craigieburn South Secondary School, opened its doors to 140 students providing access to state-of-the-art educational facilities. The first stage of the $24 million construction includes a building for specialist subjects, a learning community, an administration building, and hard courts. The school will accommodate 1,200 students to assist in alleviating enrolment pressures for surrounding schools and to meet the demand of the growing population i...

The main priorities of The Prince Charles Hospital Medium Secure Mental Health Facility bathrooms upgrade were: To offer a more modern bathroom with ligature-resistant features for all sanitary and tapware products. To provide a safe and homely environment for the patients and carers. To provide the best infection control tapware for the showers and basin with ligature and vandal-resistant features. Project Location: Rode Rd, Chermside QLD 4032 Challenge Galvin S/S Cabinets w...

The NSW Government dedicated $17.5 million to expanding mental health facilities at the Port Macquarie Base Hospital Mental Health Unit. The newly refurbished mental health unit will enhance the care provided to mental health patients, including the improved capacity to provide care to youth and elderly patients.   The project will provide flexible patient care zones, secure patient rooms with natural light, staff stations, quiet spaces for relaxation, multifunctional activity rooms,...

Voted “Most Beautiful Sports Facility in the World” in the Prix Versailles 2019 international architecture awards, Optus Stadium proudly shines through its unique bronze anodized aluminum façade and customizable LED lighting. The 60,000-seat world-class multi-purpose venue can host a range of sporting and entertainment events including AFL, cricket, rugby league, union, soccer, and concerts. customized product solutions Aiming to deliver on the...

West Midlands Police Central Custody Suite, a new 60-bed facility in Oldbury, opened in early 2016. Complete with en-suite rooms, it has been kitted out with the latest state-of-the-art equipment, to ensure a safer environment for staff and detainees.  The new generation of custody suites set high standards for washrooms and sanitaryware; the goal was to showcase a new approach to policing, not just a new building.  product reliability and service The industry’s engineeri...

It can be a time-consuming and often complex space to play in. After all, not everyone has a hydraulic engineer to explain new plumbing standards coming into effect or what that means for designing safe, compliant, and complete water solutions.  Additionally, architectural practices whose government clients demand long-term, sustainable solutions for healthcare facilities and aged care developments face more significant challenges in ensuring their specifications remain compliant. Prepari...

Gold Coast Health is one of the first health services in Australia to introduce this new model of care. The main reason for the new unit was to divert patients in acute mental health crises away from emergency departments and into a comfortable, therapeutic, and home-like environment to ease their crisis. mental health support services Designed by clinicians and people with lived experience, the unit provides a less clinical, more home-like, and therapeutic environment for patients and their...

Galvin Engineering’s quick guide to the three S's of plumbing management will help schools prepare for some of their most important maintenance decisions. Managing finances isn't as easy as learning ABCs, but schools across the country are constantly searching for ways to make their maintenance budget stretch further each year. While it can be tempting to go for the quick fix to save a few dollars here and there, all facility managers know they end up spending more in the long term with c...

Installed in the Qantas Lounge at the Perth Airport, The HeelGrate® range of floor drains have been designed to address concerns about possible accidental injury to pedestrians, caused by high heel shoes penetrating grates. The design of the grates also minimizes potential problems where tips of crutches, wheelchair wheels or small children’s toes could become lodged in the grates. Minimizing potential problems The HeelGrate® range is ideal for shopping centers, hotels, public l...

Galvin Engineering has been designing and manufacturing plumbing products in Australia for over 80 years. It prides itself on manufacturing products to the highest quality standards and has ISO9001 & 14001 certification systems in place which ensures Galvin Engineering’s products, partners and customers receive the world’s best practice, quality, assurance, and environmental management systems and processes. As part of its never-ending commitment to quality, all products ar...

Galvin Engineering is a proud supplier of Perth’s world-class multi-purpose venue Optus Stadium. Its Ezy- Drink® Lead-Free 316 Stainless Steel drinking bubblers have been fitted throughout the facility just in time for the 2019 AFL Footy Season. The stainless-steel drinking bubblers prevent any lead leaching and meet strict Australian standards. This is part of Galvin Engineering’s continued commitment to providing Water Solutions for a Healthier Environment.

Harmony Day is a celebration of multiculturalism and recognition of the importance of inclusiveness, respect, and belonging in Australia. Cultural diversity is one of our greatest strengths as a country, and it’s at the heart of Galvin Engineering. This continuing message of Harmony Day is “Everyone Belongs” it’s about celebrating cultural diversity, inclusiveness, respect, and belonging. Galvin Engineering is proud to support inclusiveness, acceptance, respect, and belo...

Westfield Carousel is Perth’s newest shopping attraction destination with its recent $350 million redevelopments which has grown by the equivalent of nearly three football ovals. The Westfield Carousel in Cannington boasts over 60 new stores with Fashion malls, a multi-deck car park, open-air rooftop dining, and WA’s first valet service at a shopping center. Galvin Engineering is proud to have been a part of the redevelopment. The timeline shows Galvin Engineering’s contributi...

Recent changes to the Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) guidelines have seen the DET standards updated to improve water quality outcomes, for new and refurbished Victorian DET assets.  Lead-Free products Commencing February 2019 and following careful deliberation by the VSBA, Principal Design Consultants, Services Engineers, and Building Contractors for VSBA and school-led projects are required to install plumbing products and fittings that are “Lead-Free” or &ld...

Since the opening of Optus Stadium, Western Australians can be proud of their stadium, which has played host to some of the most significant events in WA history and has become a tourism drawcard for our state. The 60,000-seat stadium has hosted a total attendance of more than 2 million people including more than 120,000 visitors from outside of Perth. one of the best stadiums It has hosted WA’s highest-ever sporting attendance, with 59,608 attending the AFL Preliminary Final in Septemb...

Galvin Engineering offers CPD Certified training on, the NSW Department of Education & Training, Educational Facilities Standards Guidelines. This in-depth training will provide learning outcomes including, Understanding the NSW Department of Education & Training Educational Facilities Standards & Guidelines, Good design principles to improve user Health & Safety, and includes Environmentally Sustainable Design principles.

As a fourth-generation Australian family business, Galvin Engineering knows just how important family is. Whether it's ageing parents or loved ones living with disability, they also understand it's important for people to retain their independence – and do so safely. High quality independent living presents some unique considerations for architects, designers, and specifiers entrusted with designing bathrooms to meet specialized health or well-being needs. Because to maximize quality of l...

Joining existing inpatient services from The University of Kansas Hospital and its Prairie Ridge Campus, the purpose-designed Strawberry Hill campus serves as a facility for short-term inpatient mental and behavioral healthcare in the Kansas City metropolitan area. Since opening in October 2019, the facility has provided much-needed mental health services for immediate help in crisis situations (where someone could cause harm to themselves or other people very soon) and elevated public awarenes...

Galvin Engineering was an important member of a project team that delivered an expansion of the Dillwynia Correctional Centre for NSW Corrective Services. The project increased the capacity of the Centre to 531 beds, making it Australia’s largest women’s prison. Galvin Engineering helped design and install a water management system and specialized correctional tapware products to deliver a safe environment that supports women’s well-being and rehabilitation. Large, complex...

Galvin Engineering, a renowned partner for specialized water solutions for a healthier environment, is an accredited provider of formal CPD points. All their presentations have been assessed by AIS to comply with the requirements of formal CPDs for delivery to registered architects in all states and territories in Australia. Galvin Engineering’s suite of seminars consists of the following presentations: Best Practice Bathroom Specification for Mental and Behavioral Healthcare Faciliti...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) states that lead is a cumulative toxicant that can result in adverse health effects. In severe cases, anaemia, seizures, coma, or death may occur. Lead is considered particularly harmful to young children and it is estimated to have contributed to 540,000 deaths worldwide in 2016. There is no known level of lead exposure that is considered safe. This has resulted in lead being restricted or banned from use in some products that could enable the direct ingesti...

Galvin Engineering is turning 90! Who would have thought back in 1930, that a small Perth foundry business would not only stand the test of time but would prosper and evolve into an internationally operating Australian company? specialized commercial tapware The company has been through some turbulent times over the years, but in true blue Oz fashion, the Galvin family has continuously readjusted and taken any challenges head-on. Like the time in the 1940s, when Roy Galvin jumped into his scho...

Hand hygiene is an important part of any infection control program to reduce the risk of Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs), By minimizing cross-contamination that can occur through touching of door handles, taps, and other everyday items germs can be effectively stopped simply and easily.  In the quest to provide solutions for better health and safer communities, Galvin is proud to offer a new range of handles with germ protection: anti-microbial germ-shield®​ handle range T...

With the recent bushfires sweeping across & devasting Queensland & New South Wales, the team at Galvin Engineering wants to help Rural Fire Services by donating US$ 5 from the sale of each Fire Hose Reel. Purchase a Galvin Engineering Fire Hose Reel from our online shop and we will donate US$ 5 from the sale of each reel to the Rural Fire Services in both Queensland & New South Wales. The donations will be split evenly across these two regions to help in replenishing supplies and co...

Wash and dry hands in as little as 30 seconds with the Wallgate Thrii hand wash dryer. This next-generation all-in-one hand wash dryer uses less than 0.3 liters of water per cycle and less than 0.02kWh of electrical power per cycle. With a projected lifespan of 25+ years, the Thrii is the optimal solution for users' peace of mind. Available with solid surface or stainless steel fascias. It is exclusively sold through Galvin Engineering for the Australasian market.

The team at Galvin Engineering is excited to announce that it has recently been appointed the exclusive Australasian distributor for Wallgate Ltd. The agreement means Galvin Engineering can sell and service the awesome range of Wallgate Ltd products to customers throughout Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and the South Pacific Islands.  design and manufacture solutions Headquartered in the UK with distributors across Europe, Northern America, Asia, and South Africa, Wallgate has...

Galvin Engineering are proud to be associated and partner with Wallgate, who are exhibiting at the Design in Mental Health event to focus on the design of mental health facilities with a clear focus on creating calm therapeutic environments for the benefit of patients and staff alike. Both conference and exhibition are well attended by NHS trusts and private healthcare providers, alongside architects and contractors who design and build the facilities that they manage every day. Wallgate has be...

Galvin Engineering Ezy-Push® Push Timeflow shower valves and Safe-Cell® Vandal Resistant Shower Rose, as part of the Stoddart Outdoor Beach Shower units, have been supplied to local councils across Australia. Utilized by some of Australia’s biggest stainless-steel manufactures, the Galvin Engineering Ezy-Push® Push Button Tapware range is their first choice for reliable, vandal-resistant tapware and valves. Galvin Engineering Ezy-Push® Push Button Tapware The Galvin Engi...

The City of Gold Coast Council relies upon the Ezy-Push Push Button taps because of its dependability in unforgiving marine environments. Installed in some of Australia’s most difficult conditions, the Galvin Engineering’s Ezy-Push Push Button Tapware range is a reliable choice for instant self-closing tapware. Ezy-Push Push Button Tapware range Designed primarily to conserve water and energy, the Galvin Engineering’s Ezy-Push Push Button Tapware range is ideal for public am...

The use of Microsilver as an antimicrobial agent is commonly used in areas the demand the highest hygiene requirements. The inclusion of Microsilver in health-related products, offers effective protection against bacterial exposure. Multi-resistant micro organisms Microsilver has broad effectiveness against bacteria and fungi. This is due to; High purity – pure metallic silver particles act as antimicrobial agents. Long-lasting efficacy – large micro-structured surfaces ensure...