Construction Magazine May 2016 | Page 167

AUSTRALIA
Civmec employees conducting quality checks in the Henderson workshop
SUPPORTING NATIONAL SECURITY All this demonstrates how successfully Pat Tallon and Jim Fitzgerald have led the company from a startup in 2009 , through its listing on the Singapore Stock Exchange in 2012 , to what is fast becoming a dominating position in the Australian civil contracting market . In a joint venture with Sedgman , Civmec secured its first full EPCC ( Engineering , Procurement , Construction and Commissioning ) contract , on the expansion of BHP Billiton ’ s Jimblebar iron ore mine in the Pilbara . The $ 145 million contract involves the installation of a new primary crusher and additional conveying capacity which will employ approximately 270 personnel at its peak . “ We secured this job on the back
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