Mt Bruce Wildlife Centre

Pukaka/Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre Client Pukaka/Mount Bruce Trust Project Completed 2016 Project Location: Pukaka/Mount Bruce, State Highway 2, Mount Bruce Approximate Size 40mtrs x 20mtrs Function Free Flight Aviary (Francis Free Flight Aviary) FABRICS 1. Type and Grade of Fabric Used – a. Cascade Coil – specialized Mesh 2. Metal Mesh Manufacturer – Cascade Coil - USA PROJECT CREDITS 1. Design: Fabric Structures 2. Engineering Wade Engineering - Australia 3. Fabrication: Fabric Structures / Palmer Canvas. 4. Project Manager Graham Griffin – 5. Steelwork Rigg-Zcholeke - Masterton 6. Installation Rigg-Zcholeke for Steel and Fabric Structures for mesh installation Scope of Work Detailed design, engineering, manufacture, supply and installation of Mesh Aviary PROJECT DESCRIPTION This was a project to enable the free flight of native birds for recovery and those breed at Pukaka to simulate natural conditions for the birds but retaining them so that visitors can experience native birds in their own environment. This project was the vision of Bob Francis – QSO, MBE, JP – he was one of the key driving forces behind the vision for the Centre.