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EXCLUSIVE PURCHASER OPPORTUNITY

TURN-KEY, MODULAR CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM

Manufacturing Line Machinery &

Technology User License


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Contents

Introduction 3

The UB System explained 4

Purchaser Opportunity 6

UB Production Technology & Process 7

Intellectual Property 9

Plant and equipment for sale 10

UB Projects 23

Design Guide 39

Floorplan Examples 40

Contact 41


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IntroductionThe Unitised Building (UB) System is a state-of-the-art modular construction technology that since2008 has been used to construct internationally recognised building projects across Australia.

Established by world-renowned Architect Nonda Katsalidis (Eureka Tower, MoNA) and developed inpartnership with Australias most innovative builders, the Hickory Group, the UB System has beenused to produce over 1,200 modular units to date across residential, remote housing and hotel sectorprojects.

Independent research* has proven the UB System to offer signicant advantages in construction

speed, sustainability, cost, quality and safety including:

50% faster construction times

Up to 90% less construction waste

91% more recyclable materials

Up to 90% more thermally efcient buildings

Safer, higher quality work environment on the ground oor of a factory

Numerous cost advantages from nancing and nding savings to reduced project consultantand variation costs

An unprecedented opportunity exists to purchase a complete, custom-built UB plant and equipmentkit and technology user licence to produce patented Unitised Building modules in Australia and NewZealand.

This system is capable of producing architecturally unique, high-quality accommodation projectsof up to 15 levels, and the UB brand is internationally recognised as a leading force in advancedmodular building technology and construction innovation.

*Research conducted in partnership with the University of Melbourne and Curtin University


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The UB System explainedThe UB System works by breaking down (or unitising) construction projects into transportablemodules or units which are manufactured off-site at dedicated assembly factories. Each unit utilisesa proprietary steel frame and column design which forms a box-like structure onto which internallinings, external faades, xtures, ttings and services are attached and installed.

The completed unit effectively forms a self-supporting, three-dimensional building block that can beafxed to other units to form a rigid structural frame on site.

The unique nature of the UB System ensures that the interconnecting support columns on every unitare aligned with an exceptionally high degree of accuracy. This allows units to be safely and easilystacked together to almost any height and for external faade elements to be fully incorporated off-site.

The UB System also provides signicant architectural exibility. Each units support columns are able

to be sized and positioned to meet a wide range of structural demands and design requirements.Units can also be shaped to suit free-form designs, can be wedge-shaped or angled, assembled invarious congurations to suit the overall building design and varied in shape to create overhangs and

cantilevers.

The UB System off-site construction phase

Core steel components &linings

Columns sized and placed according tostructural requirements

Factory completed unit with x-tures and ttings fully installed

While the manufacturing process is underway off-site, construction works at the project site can beprogressed in parallel. The nature of these on-site works will vary by project but typically involve theconstruction of a buildings lift core, basement and ground level concrete sub-structures.

The UB System recognises that buildings have elements that lend themselves to being constructedoff-site, as well as those that do not. The system does not attempt to be an exclusively off-siteconstruction solution and only elements that suit prefabrication are manufactured in this manner. Thesystem gives primacy to design exibility over standardisation and modularity. Moreover, the layout

(or unit mix) can be varied from oor-to-oor with little impact on structure or services. Once on-

site works are nished, the manufactured units can be transported to site where they are lifted into

position and afxed to one another. Depending on the conguration of the site and factors such as

trafc access, 12 to 20 units can be installed per day per crane. This allows the assembly phase of a

typical sized medium rise apartment project to be completed in 810 days (assuming only one craneis used).

Unlike alternative modular systems, the fabricated units are shipped with nal building faadesattached. Further on-site works are therefore generally limited to nishing touches such as the

nal t-out of lobby areas and the connection of each units pre-installed plumbing, electrical and

exhaust services. This will typically take a few weeks of on-site post-assembly work.


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The UB System example of on-site assembly phase

Day 8 Day 9

Day 3 Day 5 Day 7

Day 0 Day 1 End of Day 1

Completed Project68 units in place64 units in place

40 units in place 56 units in place25 units in place

First 8 units installed by daysend

Manufactured componentsbegin to arrive on site

Existing site conditions(Concrete components in place)


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Purchaser OpportunityA unique opportunity now presents itself to purchase a turn-key manufacturing kit including plant andproduction license for this ground-breaking technology.

Currently located in Brooklyn, Victoria, the manufacturing kit includes the following plant andequipment (further details for each item on page 10):

1. Twin Head Bridge Welder / Spot Welding Machine

2. Intermediate Conveyors and Floor Side Shift Station

3. Assembly Jig #1

4. Assembly Jig #2

5. Column Welding Cell

6. 20 tonne Monorail Crane

7. Spray Booth

8. Moving Fit Out Line

9. Travelling Single Phase Power Bus Bar

10. Transport Equipment

11. Lifting Equipment for Module Installation

12. Out-feed Cranes

Together with this operational equipment a production licence will be transferred to the Purchaserat the time of sale which will enable the Purchaser to manufacture modules in Australia and New

Zealand. The details and limitations of this licence are to be determined.

This equipment is proven to deliver multi-unit residential and hotel projects up to 9 stories high (seeproject details on page 21) and can be specied for projects up to 15 levels.


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UB Production Technology &

Process

The UB production process incorporates ve key elements or

steps:

1. Manufacture of unit oor and ceiling

panels

The factory operates a dedicated panel line which producescustomised wall, oor and ceiling panels for unit assembly.

The current line uses the fourth generation of the UB Systemtechnology a semi-automated bridge and MIG welding line which

produces panels out of galvanised steel sheets and purlins. Theline was custom designed and built by UB.

2. Assembly JIG

The assembly JIG is a semi-automated piece of equipment whichholds and welds the various UB panels into a complete structuralunits ready for t-out. It also incorporates a sophisticated spatial

laser system which facilitates the accurate placement of thecolumn structures to the units. The assembly JIG was designedand built by UB and is a dual-sided system providing for theassembly of two steel structural units contemporaneously. Theassembly JIG is capable of producing a complete structural unit atthe rate of approximately two per shift.

3. Fit-out

Once a structural unit is welded together, it is transported to a

separate area of the factory to be tted out. The t-out sequence

takes the steel structural unit to the point of a completedapartment which is essentially ready to move in once deliveredto site with fully painted walls, carpets, tiles and with kitchens,bathrooms and other appliances installed (according to the clientsspecications). Importantly, the accuracy of the UB technology

permits all windows and faade elements to be afxed in-factory.

This allows UB to completely nish the outside of the building

as well as the inside. This is a key competitive advantagewhich UB has over other modular systems. Fit out cycles atthe manufacturing facility are currently 16 days. This comparesfavourably to a typical construction site sequence of more than100 days, leaving aside potential weather delays.


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4. Transportation and cranage

UB has designed and manufactured special lifting apparati forits structural units. These not only provide for free movementwithin the factory but also allow for simple cranage using existing

stationary and mobile cranes and for easy levelling, placement andinstallation. UB s current technology for lifting allows more than 20lifts per crane per day.

5. Installation and testing of services

All services within each unit (e.g. power, plumbing, data and TVcable, phones) are tested in factory prior to transport in order toensure quality control standards and identify/rectify any defects.UB has developed IP around the location and placement ofservices and the interface of these services to the main site. Thesesystems streamline the requirement for on-site works and permitpractical completion of the building to be reached in signicantly

reduced timeframes and with limited on-site labour.


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Intellectual Property

The proprietary technology underpinning the UB System was invented by Nonda Katsalidis.

The IP associated with the UB construction methodology is held by EKCO Patent and IP Holdings

Pty Ltd (EKCO Patent), a member of the Nonda Katsalidis controlled group of companies. The UBSystem is patented both in Australia and internationally.

A technology user licence will be transferred to the Purchaser at the time of sale which will enable thePurchaser to manufacture UB modules in Australia and New Zealand. The details and limitations ofthis licence are to be determined.

TBC - The Purchaser will also be granted the rights to use the various trademarks associated with theUB System.


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Plant and equipment for saleITEM 1: Twin Head Bridge Welder/Spotwelding Machine

This machine is fully automated and was purpose built for the automated panel production of theUnitised Building sheet steel panels. This system is capable of producing panels 4m to 16.5m inlength and 2.4m to 5.2m wide. Positional information, weld positions and weld data is all passed intothe PLC directly from CAD software through a CSV le. The system has a pallet magazine system

that holds all of the components to produce a panel and is automatically decanted from the palletto the welding table using a 2 axis automated pick and place with magnets and hooks for pickingthe product. The completed panel is then carried away from the welder by a 16m long dual chainconveyor that is also synchronised with the infeed drives. The system has been welding G350galvanised material with thicknesses ranging from 1.8mm to 4mm thick and achieving spot weldnugget sizes between 6mm and 10mm depending on the materials.

Below is a list and a brief description of hardware that is used in this system.

Allan Bradly L45E PLC with device net communication Allan Bradly HMI screen

Samos Pro safety controller

6 sets of safety light curtains

4 safety gate switches

Roughly 28 motors and drives all SEW

Spot welding equipment is Obara including 2 Obara tip dressers

The infeed drive has a left and right gearbox drive with 3 clamping knurled rollers on each side;both sides are synchronistic dual drive

4 servo driven spot weld heads capable of producing one weld every 3 seconds per head Spot weld force of up to 900kg

Weld capacity 16,000ka


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ITEM 2: Intermediate Conveyors & Floor Side Shift Station

The Structure Panel Line has a number of conveyors

Accumulation conveyor 15m long directly after the bridge welder. This conveyor is dual chaindrive with a SEW motor gearbox and drive

The next conveyor is a 15m long dual chain drive lift conveyor with around 1.5m of lift. SEWmotor gearbox and drive with 2 hydraulic scissor lifts

In front of that we have a side shifting conveyor with 2 x 15m long dual chain drives. Thisconveyor shifts of line from left to right allowing line works to be carried out on the oors. SEW

motor gearboxes and drives.

Off line behind the side shift conveyor is another 15m long twin chain drive conveyor for ooraccumulation and works


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ITEM 3: Assembly Jig #1

The rst assembly jig is where the oor, walls and roof come together. This jig also has a 15m long

chain driven conveyor (hydraulically driven) which sits on 6 hydraulic scissor lifts that allow the roof to

be lifted into place. The jig is adjustable in width from 2.4m to 5m wide, this is controlled by 4 SEWservo driven encoded motors that are all synchronistic control back to the HMI screen. It has 4 tonnehosts for lifting the walls from horizontal to vertical. Upper platform for access.

Allan Bradly L45E PLC with device net communication

Allan Bradly HMI screen

Allan Bradly safety relays

Hydraulic power pack

4 x 1 tonne Streets hoists

6 x hydraulic scissor lifts

15m hydraulic chain conveyors

SEW motor gearboxes and drives


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ITEM 4: Assembly Jig #2

The second assembly jig is where all on the accurate location is completed; IE columns arelocated and welded off, facades brackets and faade frames are tted, balustrades are tted and

penetrations are installed. Allan Bradly L45E PLC with device net communication


Allan Bradly safety relays

6 x Hydraulic lift cylinders for lifting modules out of the locators

SEW motor gearboxes and drives


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ITEM 5: Column Welding Cell

Fully enclosed welding cell with safety gate switches.

Rotator jig with SEW motor and drive, Festo pneumatics. Adjustable to suit different lengthcolumns

Allan Bradly PLC Allan Bradly HMI Touch Screen

Kawasaki FA20N Mig welding Robot

OTC DPCP350 Amp Pulse welder

Bulk Pack Wire Feeder


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ITEM 6: 20 tonne Monorail Crane

Mono rail overhead crane with 2x10 tonne Donit hoists controlled by a single remote pendent

Runway has a 90 degree bend, rst run is approx. 47.5m long and the second run is approx.62m long.

Also running on this beam:- Type: Samsung Model: KGT-S(D)1000

- Duty Rating: 1Am M4 (Heavy Duty Classication )

Height of lift : 6 metres available

Lift speeds : 5.8 & 2.9 metres per minute.

Traverse speeds : 20 & 5 metres per minute

Two sets of lifting spreaders for different width modules with twist lock attachments


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ITEM 7: Spray Booth

The spray booth is large enough to hold a 16m long module and is used for the priming of the steelstructure. The booth has exible transparent curtains on each end, mounted on the jib arm that

swings out of the way for the module to pass through via the monorail crane. Spray booth specs:

- Depth 1.2m

- Width 13.2m

- Height 4m

- Air ow 6600L/PS or .5 cubic meters per second

2 sets of transparent curtains on swinging jib arms

Full side wall on one side

4 x fans, chimneys and caps through the roof


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ITEM 8: Moving t out line

There are 2 moving t out lines, once the module leaves the structure line it is then placed onto 2 sets

of skates that are adjustable to suit the module width. The line is then indexed forward by 2 x 6m

stroke hydraulic cylinders on each line, each controlled by a HMI screen. Each of the cylinders haveliner transducers to monitor the position of the modules. They also have synchronistic control to keepthe cylinders travelling at the same speed and spacers to create gaps between modules for cladding.This line also has 600mm walkways that can be placed between modules.

Allan Bradly L45E PLC with device net communication


Samos Pro safety controller

Hydraulic power pack with ne adjustable valves

120 Skates or 60 sets.

Walkway platforms.


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ITEM 9: Travelling single phase power bus bar

The travelling bus bar power is a 15amp RCD protected power point that can be attached to each

module at the start of the line and will travel along with the module until it reaches the end of the line.Once it has reached the end of the line the overhead track transfers to a return track and the power

point can be returned to the start of the process to be attached to another module. There is enoughpoints to be attached to each of the modules on each of the t out lines. This is a great system forovercoming the OHS issues of having power leads sprawled across the ground.


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ITEM 10: Transport Equipment

The UB system is transportable via road or sea and comes with all necessary transport equipmentincluding twist lock spreaders to t onto the drop deck extendable 75 beams that the modules sit on.

Shipping & transport equipment includes:

Starter base plates for the bottom of the hull Module tie plates for stacking 4 modules high

Lashing points

Crane lifting boxes for all of the above items


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ITEM 11: Lifting Equipment For Module Installation

The system also comes with the lifting frames/ jigs for installing the modules on site. The lifting jigsare adjustable and connect to either the top of the columns by a twist lock or by use of a panel clutchattached to a lifting point on the bottom ring beam of the module.


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ITEM 12: Out-Feed Cranes

Out feed cranes (20 tonne total)

2 x 7 meter span beams (10 tonne each with 2x5 tonne hooks on each beam)

Runway lengths 72 meters

Cranes are controlled by a Flex remote pendent with the ability to control each beamseparately (1 hook or 2 hooks together or all 4 hooks at the same time)


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UB Projects

UB successfully constructed and delivered its rst building project in June 2010 a 9-storey

apartment complex in Russell Place, Melbourne CBD known as Little Hero. Acting as sub-

contractor to Hickory, UB was responsible for the manufacture of all 63 apartments in the complex,which comprised a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments and several duplex penthouses.Utilising the UB System for all residences (which required the manufacture and t-out of 75 individual

UB units), UB was able to deliver this project on time and on budget whilst facilitating an estimated4050% reduction in the overall duration of the projects construction timeline.

UB1 Little Hero Project in Melbourne CBDOriginal Concept Design (left) & Completed Building(right)

On the back of the success of the Little Hero project, UB was awarded contracts for an additional

three buildings in Victoria during the same year, representing 630 units (355 apartments) andrevenues of over $46 million.

The largest of these projects was The Nicholson, a 199-apartment building in Coburg, developedby VicUrban. The Nicholson is a signicant milestone in UBs early history a complex building with

multiple structural elements, detailed and innovative faades and numerous complexities in roofdetail. Signicantly, this building was designed completely without regard to the UB System a

testament to the exibility of the system to interpret and reect ultimate architectural design.

Following the successful delivery of the rst 4 residential Melbourne metropolitan projects, UB was

awarded a 240 room hotel project in Port Hedland, WA. The hotel was manufactured in 2012,however not delivered to WA as intended due to the developer falling into nancial difculty. The

project was repurposed by UB and utilised by Asian Pacic Group as a 128 room Art Series hotel in

Bendigo, adjacent to an extensive new hospital project.

UB has also been used to construct the 3:East apartment project in Richmond, comprising 57

apartments, the One9 development in Moonee Ponds Victoria, a 9 level building erected in site in 5

days, and several other projects in Perth, Port Hedland and Karratha, WA.


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UB1 Little Hero Project

Off-site Manufacture


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UB1 Little Hero ProjectDelivery to Russell Place


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UB1 Little Hero Project

Assembly at Russell Place


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UB1 Little Hero ProjectProject Completion


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The Nicholson - East Coburg

A Design Inc. creation, inconjunction with PlacesVictoria, The Nicholsoncontains 110 privatelyowned apartments,58 National BuildingHousing Initiative socialhousing apartmentsand 31 affordable rental

apartments

Average 6 star energyefcient apartments

all feature a number ofsustainable innovations.

Winner of the UrbanDesign Institute of

Australia Award forExcellence

watch project video


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Pegasus Apartments Mitcham

Suburban multi-residentialproject in Mitcham, 20minutes from MelbourneCBD

Designed by NondaKatsalidis

50 apartments acrosstwo integrated buildings


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Centvm - Preston

Designed by BBPArchitects, Centvm is aBensons Group projectcomprising a total of109 apartments

Comprises 3 ve storeyhigh buildings made up of219 UB modules

Meets a minimum BCA5-star standard rating forenergy and efciency


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3:East - Richmond

57 apartments (comprising63 UB modules) installedon site in just 11 days

Using UBs parallel trackbuilding technologydramatically reduceddisruption to the localcommunity during

construction in this busyinner city suburb

watch project video


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UB Onsite (3:East)


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Port View Port Hedland WA

Located in Port Hedlandoverlooking the IndianOcean, Port View

apartments offers 21 onebedroom apartments

Fully nished in UBsMelbourne factory andtransported across the

country to WA First project in Western

Australia to use the UBsystem


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The Schaller Studio - Bendigo

128 room Art Series Hotelin regional Victoria erectedin just 6 days.

66 modular units used

4 level project comprisingin-situ ground oor lobby

and restaurant and 3levels of modular hotel

rooms.

watch project video


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One9 - Moonee Ponds

9 level building installed injust 5 days

Project featured onnumerous internationaldesign blogs and journals.

Comprises 34 modernone and two bedroomapartments tted with

timber oors and bolt-onbalconies.

watch project video


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UB Onsite (One9)


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Concorde South - South Hedland WA

6 level apartment buildingin regional WA featuring1, 2 and 3 bedroomapartments.

108 UB modulescomplexed across 77

apartments.

All modules installed on

site in just 8 and a halfdays.


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Adara Apartments - Success WA

Department of Housingproject featuring 77

apartments over 6 levels.

Comprises 96 modulesmanufactured inMelbourne and deliveredby road to WA.

Includes apartments

offered under the NationalRental AffordabilityScheme and the WAShared Equity Scheme.

watch project video


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Design Guide

Whilst some maximum spacial paramenters apply, the UB system does not have xed module sizes

or layouts, and is suitable for a range of low to medium-rise projects including: Apartments

Hotels

Remote mining & resource villages

Student accommodation

Aged care accommodation

Healthcare projects

Having delivered 16 separate projects and documented design typolgies and detailed schemes for

dozens more, a part of this sale will include the provision of a detailed design guide containing samplemodule layouts, oorplates and parametric models.

ITEM VALUE

Maximum Overall Unit Length (including faade) 16.4 m

Maximum Unit Width (including faade) 5.45 m

Maximum Unit Square Meterage (gross) 74.0 m2

Minimum Unit Width (column centre to column centre) 3.0 m

Maximum unit height for transportation

(from bottom of column plate to absolute top of unit)

3500 mm

Typical bulkhead/low ceiling height (SFL to underside of lining) 2400 mm

Maximum area of openings in side wall panel max 45% of wall length

Max single opening in wall with no additional structure3m (Subject to engineeringcheck)

Unit weight

Average unit/no side wall/no roof per m2 280kg/m2

Roof structure and deck + 1 tonne per unit

Side wall cladding +1 tonner per unit

UB System Spatial Parameters


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APARTMENT

Floorplan Examples

REMOTE ACCOMMODATION

HOTEL


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Contact

Hickory Group101 Cremorne St

Richmond VIC 3121

T: +61 39429 7411F: +61 3 9428 7376

To enquire about this exclusive opportunity,

contact Todd Chadwick, Production Manager.M: +61 407 597 633E: [email protected]

hickory.com.au
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