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44 HIRE AND RENTAL NEWS • APRIL/MAY 2015
EVENTS in FOCUS
Identified as the most notable government
event in 2014, the Group of Twenty (G20)
Leaders’ Summit was hosted by the
Department of the Prime Minister and
Cabinet.
The event was attended by world
leaders, their delegations, other
international organisations including
the United Nations,World Bank,World
Trade Organisation, as well as over
2,500 international and national media
representatives. Among the world leaders
were USA President Barack Obama,
Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel and
UK Prime Minister David Cameron.
The principal contractor – a joint venture,
GL events ExpoNet, was appointed as
the official venue fit out supplier. The G20
Summit was held across a wide scope of
venues including the Brisbane Convention
and Exhibition Centre (BCEC), city hotels,
Brisbane Airport, Parliament House, offsite
Australia’s highest profile business event
GL events ExpoNet was the team behind the design, project management and supply of the
venue fit-out works for the ‘friendliest’ and ‘best’ in G20 Summit history.
dinner locations and
outdoor areas.
The expert team at
GL events ExpoNet
provided project
management and
event equipment
including furniture,
signage, custom
constructed features,
staging equipment,
production,
outdoor facilities
and audiovisual
requirements.
By far the most
significant portion of the venue fit out
works was the temporary overlay of the
BCEC. The team designed, constructed
and provided infrastructure for multiple
areas of the venue, such as the
international media centre, the bilateral
meeting rooms, the leaders’ area and the
welcome to country presentation area.
The international media centre for the G20
was the size of two football fields with
installation requiring 22 days and utilising
120,000m 2 of BCEC venue meeting spaces.
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The unit is ideal for occasions, events and
locations where water is limited. With a
modern design and patented twin sheet
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certified lifting points as standard and
has a large door opening (720mm wide x
1890mm high), according to the company.
The walls and doors feature large flat
areas for signage, recessed ventilation
Dual fresh water tanks in twin unit
The Sapphire 380 twin unit from Australian Portable Toilets is manufactured with
dual fresh water tanks to maximise water usage and minimise servicing allowing
chemical to be added to the flushing tank while the hand washing tank remains clean.
ports to keep rain out, a spacious interior,
and extra-large hand wash basin. A large
vent pipe allows gasses to efficiently
disperse and the design includes space
for handbags to be placed. A foot pump
permits hands free washing and the unit
features a non-slip self-draining floor.
It also features a single filling point for
fresh water, roof lighting, rotary door
handle, toilet bowl with stainless steel
flap providing a positive water seal to
keep odours at bay, and wide heavy duty
plastic skids for easy manoeuvrability. The
twin unit is also equipped with a double
skin cabinet for strength and durability.
The Sapphire 380 twin weighs 165kgs and
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The expert team at GL events ExpoNet provided project management and
event equipment