Acres goes the extra mile for Melbourne Carnival

Derby-based Acres Engineering has stepped up to help a local community by creating a range of landmarks for the Melbourne Carnival.

The family business, on Castle Lane Industrial Estate, Melbourne, is no stranger to working with the local community, having created free safety solutions to support the local hospitality industry during the Covid crisis.

Now, in and amongst fabricating their usual solutions for some of the world’s biggest names in industry, the team has swung into action to create replicas of the Statue of Liberty, the Eiffel Tower, the London Eye and Rio’s beloved Christ The Redeemer.

The firm has also produced a sign to welcome guests arriving for the July 8 event.

Luke Parker, managing director at Acres Engineering, said: “This year’s theme for the Melbourne Carnival is ‘Around The World’ and with Acres being a global exporter and a company committed to CSR, we wanted to donate an exhibit for the community to enjoy.

“We are a family business that is deeply rooted in the local area and the wider city and county and we all hope that the good folk of Melbourne will enjoy the display and have a fantastic day out.”

Gemma Bettelley at Melbourne Carnival said: “The carnival committee was over the moon with the offer of these pieces for our event from the team at Acres. We’ve loved being part of the whole process, and seeing everything come together from inception of ideas, through to seeing the finished products.

“Luke and his team have kept us up to date as they’ve gone through the project and brought us along with them so we’ve loved seeing how these items have been developed. It has been really great to be involved and see the company which is on our doorstep do their amazing work.”