Fort Denison
Products & Services
Heritage Restoration
- Cocoon
- English
- French
- La destruction de la maconnerie par les sels
- Elimination des sels a l aide de Westox Cocoon
- La solution favorite des professionals
- Comment ca marche
- Etude de cas numero 1
- Etude de cas numero 2
- Projets effectues
- Profil de l entreprise
- German
- Die Zerstorung von Mauerwerk durch Salze
- Salzentfernung durch Westox Cocoon
- Die bevorzugte Wahl der Professionellen
- Wie es funktioniert
- Fallstudie 1
- Fallstudie 2
- Abgeschlossene Projekte
- Westox Profil
- Italian
- La distruzione da parte dei sali dell arte muraria
- La rimossione del sale con Westox cocoon
- Preferito dai professionisti
- Come funziona
- Caso di studio 1
- Caso di studio 2
- Progetti terminati
- Il profilo della Westox
- Spanish
- La destruccion de la albanileria por accion de las
- Eliminacion de las sales con westox cocoon
- La preferencia de low profesionales
- Su funcionamiento
- Estudio de Caso 1
- Estudio de Caso 2
- Proyectos finalizados
- Perfil de Westox
- Arabic
- The destruction of masonry by salts in Arabic
- Salt removal with Westox cocoon in Arabic
- Preferred by professionals in Arabic
- How it works in Arabic
- Case Study 1 in Arabic
- Case Study 2 in Arabic
- Completed projects in Arabic
- Westox profile in Arabic
- Hindu
- The destruction of masonry by salts in Hindu
- Salt removal with Westox cocoon in Hindu
- Preferred by professionals in Hindu
- How it works in Hindu
- Case Study 1 in Hindu
- Case Study 2 in Hindu
- Completed projects in Hindu
- Westox profile in Hindu
- Japanese
- The destruction of masonry by salts in Japanese
- Salt removal with Westox cocoon in Japanese
- Preferred by professionals in Japanese
- How it works in Japanese
- Case Study 1 in Japanese
- Case Study 2 in Japanese
- Completed projects in Japanese
- Westox profile in Japanese
- Vietnamese
- The destruction of masonry by salts in Vietnamese
- Salt removal with Westox cocoon in Vietnamese
- Preferred by professionals in Vietnamese
- How it works in Vietnamese
- Case Study 1 in Vietnamese
- Case Study 2 in Vietnamese
- Completed projects in Vietnamese
- Westox profile in Vietnamese
- Chinese
- Ceiling Reinstatement
- Coarse Stuff
- Crack Stitching Bar
- D LAM 100
- D LAM 20
- Grouting Mortar
- Handy Mortar
- High Strength Grout
- Interproof
- Lime Products
- Lime Putty
- Lime Rock
- Lime Run
- Lime Slaked
- Lime Wash
- Plastalite
- Plastalite Bagging Mix
- Plastalite Bonding
- Plastalite Expanded Metal Lathing Plaster
- Plastalite Fairing Coat
- Plastalite High Build Repair Mortar
- Plastalite Hydraulic Lime Stone Repair Mortar
- Plastalite Multifinish
- Plastalite Rehabilitation Render
- Plastalite Repoint
- Plastalite Stone Repair Mortar
- Plastalite Tuckpoint
- Polymesh
- Pozzuolan
- Pozzuolan Trass
- RAP Adhesive
- RAP Primer
- RAP Thickened Adhesive
- Remedial Tie
- Salt Retarder
- St Astiers Hydraulic Lime Grade 2
- St Astiers Hydraulic Lime Grade 3.5
- St Astiers Hydraulic Lime Grade 5
- Tramex Concrete Moisture CME4 Meter
- Tramex Encounter Plus Meter
- Westox 50 Low Odour
Architectural Coatings
- AP Glazecoat
- Brick Stain
- Calcium Dissolver
- Glosstex
- High Block C
- Incellcoat
- Neutralising Solution
- Non Whitening Concrete Sealer
- Paver Sealer
- Same Day Sealer
- Satintex
- Sealer Binder
- WB30 Epoxy
- WB36 Epoxy
- WBA Membrane
- Wesdex
- Wesflex
- Wesprime
- WX Colourcote
- WX Colourcote Antiflash
Waterproofing
- Bostik Dampfix PU (Low Odour)
- Bostik Seal n Flex Fast Cure
- Calox
- CR25
- Creteseal
- Flexible Cement Membrane (FCM)
- Premier Paver Cleaner
- Stain Shield
- Water Repellent
- WB25 Epoxy
- WB30 Epoxy
- Wet Area Membrane
Construction
Fort Denison. C1855.
Formally known as Pinchgut Island and later as Fort Denison, the island sits in Sydney Harbour.
One of the last Martello Towers to be built in the world, following their proliferation in southern England after the design’s defensive capabilities had been proven at Cap Mortella, Corsica, in 1794.
The tower was built to defend Sydney against a possible attack by Russian warships, which never eventuated. Built from 8,000 tonnes of sandstone quarried near Kurraba Point, Neutral Bay, it was named after Sir William Denison, then Governor of New South Wales. By the time the fort was completed, it was redundant.
Plans in 1998 to turn Fort Denison into a restaurant necessitated the need to slowdown the deterioration being caused by salt, this lead to the testing and development of the product now known as cocoon. Working in with National Parks and Wildlife and in conjunction with the CSIRO trials were carried out to establish the efficacy of a Westox product sourced from the manufacture of Pharmaceutical grade filter paper from the Westlegate factory at Revesby, a suburb of Sydney. Following successful trials which removed 87% of the salt from the test area in just 26 days large areas of the fort were treated to lower the salt contamination. Due to the location of Fort Denison continual desalination will always be required to hold the deterioration at a manageable level.