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PERTH-based modular building company Nordic Homes is expanding, with the establishment of several new fabrication yards and the introduction of its new Nordic North brand. Nordic North services commercial clients, supplying accommodation units, administration and central facility buildings and large scale housing projects. As well as substantially increase local fabrication capacity, Nordiccan now supply and finance very large quantities of accommodation units, built by the company’s partner in China under the supervision of experienced Australian staff. The structure of Nordic’s offering is such that clients purchasing remote camp accommodation are not required to complete payment until they have accepted the quality of the units in Perth. Housing-wise, Nordic is now offering two-storey cyclone rated apartments in addition to its existing...

VICTORIAN-based A & A Portable Buildings has been chosen as the preferred builder on many major projects due to its reputation for providing quality portable buildings fo sale and rental, at sensible prices. A & A’s core business is the supply of site accommodation buildings where speed and volume are as important as quality. Companies and government organisations such as Melbourne Health, Australian Customs and Border Protection Service, Eastern Health, Construction Engineering, Shell Australia and Northern Health appreciate A & A’s design and construct abilities. Because every project is different, A & A’s ability to produce buildings in both sandwich panel and steel frame construction styles results in a wide range of models and finishes for prospective clients. With its...

DRIVEN by a desire for perfection, CrawFab specialises in the design and construction of custom vehicles and buildings. The company recently released the MedPod, a transportable medical facility for remote locations that is designed, fabricated and manufactured in-house. According to CrawFab, having a ready-made medical facility on site removes the need for its clients to spend time and money on infrastructure and greatly assists mine startups and facility upgrades, allowing vital health care facilities to be delivered to site quickly and efficiently. With a flexible design, the MedPod is suited to a large number of applications and can be fitted out with equipment and products to suit the individual requirements of each site. Weighing 8t, an individual unit can be...

LEADING building and civil infrastructure company Decmil Australia takes a multitude of conditions into consideration when deciding how best to place its quality accommodation solutions. These conditions include: the cost and duration of a project; the functionality required from each project; the geological and social impacts of the project area; and, importantly, the level of comfort the accommodation solution will provide. During its time in operation, Decmil has experienced the geographical constraints that often play a determining factor in selecting the right style of accommodation for a project – the company understands that rocky terrain, sloping hills or environmental regulations can constrain a camp’s physical footprint and influence a client’s selection of one or two-storey accommodation designs. Where dongas would...

AS a WA family-owned and operated supplier, Westkey Modular Housing provides prompt delivery of high-quality, cost-effective accommodation and facilities for mine sites, built to suit all conditions including cyclone prone areas. Made from BlueScope TRUECORE steel, Westkey mining camps are built to withstand the harshest Australian environments. Despite their strong foundations, Westkey has designed its accommodation with interior designs that look more like a hotel room than a transportable building. The company specialises in the design, manufacture and supply of quality modular building solutions, including: living quarters; kitchens; mess halls; crib rooms; offices; laundries; toilet facilities; first aid rooms; and recreational areas, as well as mobile camps. Westkey has the ability to meet an expanding range of requirements from the...

USING a combination of sustainable materials and construction principles, Aussie Modular Solutions (AMS) designs and manufactures modular buildings for the resource, commercial and residential sectors. AMS aims to meet the demands of the WA mining and resources industry’s housing and accommodation requirements, offering services and products that can be adapted to suit each clients’ unique requirements. For more than 20 years, the WA-owned and operated company has built a reputation as one of the state’s most trusted modular providers, manufacturing more than 2000 modules per year using about 300,000 square metres of fabrication space. AMS’s in-house steel fabrication facility is equipped to fabricate customised steel chassis and has the latest computer controlled, fully-automated roll forming machines to produce steel wall...

FAMILY-owned Tradecorp International is one of the world’s largest wholesalers of shipping containers. From its Mackay base in north Queensland, Tradecorp sells intermodal shipping containers throughout Australia, Asia, the South Pacific and Europe. The company has been operating for almost 20 years, supplying general purpose, high cube, flat rack open top, ISO-certified tank, half-height and refrigerated shipping containers. Tradecorp produces new containers, procures and modifies second-hand units for sale, and provides short and long-term lease arrangements for all product types. The company’s fleet of ISO-certified tank containers carry everything from fuel to acid and liquefied petroleum gas, while its pneumatic tanks carry a range of products including cement, sugar and nickel concentrate. Tradecorp has also developed a range of half-height...

ALFABS Mining Equipment is the leading supplier of equipment and accessories for both longwall moves and underground materials handling, inclusive of QDS Equipment and Secondary Support. All equipment is designed and constructed in-house, to suit each company’s individual needs and situation. All designs comply with relevant Australian standards and NSW Mines Department Regulations, and are supplied with a complete approval package if required. Comprehensive training packages, stability tests and risk assessments are also available on request. Some of Alfabs best-selling equipment includes its air-operated underground toilets, and the QDS (Boar) Bolter.

A nation-wide team of asset finance specialists at Commonwealth Bank work to structure finance solutions which enable clients to acquire business assets. Purchasing assets such as equipment and vehicles is a significant financial undertaking; to help companies preserve their working capital, Commonwealth Bank offers a range of equipment and car finance solutions. “It’s important that you have a bank that understands the equipment and how it’s going to be used,” general manager industry and banking specialist Grant Cairns said. Mr Cairns explained that Commonwealth Bank’s knowledge underpinned the structure of its asset financing: the bank’s understanding offers mining contractors and service providers access to facilities that match the useful life of the required equipment and payment plans tailored to match...

STRUCTURES at mine sites are often built across mine overburden, which can lead to them becoming unstable due to insufficiently compacted ground. Uretek Ground Engineering can help restabilise structures and recently did so at a South Australian mine site. The columns of the belt line filter and main structure, which had been built across mine overburden, had lost ground support over time, resulting in one side of the belt filter structure resting 32mm lower than the other. Uretek is known for its ability to rectify such problems quickly and with minimum downtime. After inspecting the site, Uretek manager Arthur Winrow said that he could achieve exactly that: rapid re-levelling and re-support without interruption to production. For the five days it...

AUSTRALIA’S premier hydraulic mining company, Hydraulic Mining Solutions (HMS), is combining the expertise of Fraser Alexander Tailings (South Africa) and Superior Coal (Australia). Through this joint venture, HMS offers clients more than 100 years of experience in the hydraulic mining of a wide range of minerals. Hydraulic mining involves using jets of water under high pressure to break up and convert material into slurry, which is then pumped to a processing plant for the recovery of saleable coal or minerals. The technique is cost effective for many commodities when re-mining or moving tailings. Hydraulic mining is a safer, more cost-effective alternative to dredging and can be implemented around existing physical structures.