Ark Pacific has cleverly engineered its flat pack buildings to guarantee a minimum freight footprint for its clients. Unlike competing products, six of Ark’s high quality flack pack units are equivalent to a single standard 20 foot shipping container when stacked together ready for transport. Not only are freight costs drastically reduced (by up to 75 percent) but so too are carbon emissions. Furthermore, the ease and speed with which the flat packed buildings can be transported to site is greatly improved.
Land freight costs in particular, greatly add to the cost of building in PNG, especially in remote locations. Although Ark Pacific does not compete solely on price, the considerable freight savings associated with its flat pack systems enable it to be one of the lower cost building alternatives without compromising on quality.
A recent mining client was able to transport all of the flat pack componentry required for five office blocks, one ablution block and one crib room on just one semi-trailer truck – competing modular products would have required up to eight trucks.
In addition to reducing freight costs and therefore the overall cost of construction projects, building with Ark Pacific flat packs also help reduce a client’s environmental footprint. For example, one truck travelling between Lae and the Highlands obviously produces considerably less emissions than eight trucks. Moreover, fewer trucks have less negative impact on unsophisticated road infrastructure, including many of the unsealed and rough roads servicing mining sites.
Popular with its resource clients, Ark Pacific products also have the advantage of quick assembly utilising local and unskilled workforces. A basic one-room accommodation unit can be installed in a single day. To date, all of the thousands of Ark modules across PNG have been installed by local content. Ark Pacific’s team of managers are available to oversee any construction project if required.
With a 10 year presence in PNG, new resource client projects in 2021 include a Crusher Facility Office and Electrical & Instrumentation Building (both two-storey), as well as the project cited earlier. Ark Pacific is also halfway through constructing a 750 person mining camp (16 x two-storey buildings; 54 ensuited rooms per building).
Initially having specialised in camp accommodation and office complexes for the resource sector, Ark Pacific has recently refined and expanded its residential housing product range. Durable and fit-for-purpose designs – ideal for community relocation projects as well as senior staff housing – are now available.
Ark Pacific reports that it is not experiencing any supply chain difficulties due to COVID-19. Furthermore, given its reliance on local labour for installation (as opposed to expatriate personnel impacted by travel restrictions), clients have been able to commence their builds as soon as the flat packs arrive on site.
To learn more about Ark Pacific, including how its flat pack systems can minimise your construction project’s freight footprint: www.arkpacific.net
