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Watching just 10 minutes of the 24-hour

news channels is enough to convince even the

most cocksure optimist that the world is all

doom and gloom; but fear not readers as AUBJ

has returned to bring good news from across

Australia’s business sectors.

It’s been two months since we last went to

press, and at AUBJ Towers the last eight weeks

have flown by with plenty of news emanating

from the country’s financial markets to keep

us all busy.

As the demand for energy increases

across Australia, the term ‘sustainability’ is

proving to be more than just a buzzword. In

order to address this we have an exclusive

interview with the woman who, as head of the

Green Building Council of Australia, is leading

the green charge across the continent’s con-

struction industry.

In other news, audiences worldwide have

rugby on the brain. It feels like we’re only min-

utes away from the first ball being kicked at

the World Cup in New Zealand.

Rugby is more religion than sport for many

people across Australasia and the Pacific

Islands (including yours truly) and this means

that it is big business.

Along with our own predictions on how the

tournament’s participants will fare over the

next six weeks, we spotlight some of business-

es that will be supporting the competition.

In other news, we update on the latest

from the carbon tax debate, and meet with

companies working in the mining, transporta-

tion and audio industries.

We cover a lot of ground this issue, but

there is always room for more and we want

this magazine to be about you — the Australian

businessmen and women— so drop us a line!

We’ll be back in November for the next edi-

tion of AUBJ, where we will have all the fallout

from the Rugby World Cup. So until then, let

the games commence.

Until the next time,

Ben Watts

Associate Editor

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Table of Contents SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2011 | VOLUME 2 | ISSUE 5

news in review 010

Taxing times down under AustrAliA’s CArbon tAx 020

Confusing CsG and threatening industrial development 026

Can the wAllAbies make it three? 034

Talking Points: Interview with John AllAn and thinus Delport 044

CAnterbury of new ZeAlAnD Dressed for action 056

KooGa The sportswear specialists 064

brAnCott estAte The grape and the good 072

Dole Eat well, play well 080

GbCA Leading the green charge 088

Cox howlett & bAiley wooDlAnD Adopting the approach of the future 094

ps struCtures Building a bright future 104

GAvin ConstruCtion The construction specialist 116

Crown proJeCt serviCes A crowning glory 124

liberty inDustriAl Defining the demand for demolition 132

lester Group Brothers in arms 144

sAtterley property Group The property pacesetter 156

rØDe MiCrophones Sound success 166

Cover feAture

news

ConstruCtion

property

fooD & DrinK

interview

ConstruCtion

proDuCts & serviCes

proDuCts & serviCes

ruGby worlD Cup 2011

Green builDinG foCus

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Standing the test of time: Bis liMiteD is a leading light in logistics support solutions across the resource sector 176

all eyes on straits resOurces: The emerging explorer/producer making waves in copper and gold 186

Going for gold in Indonesia: charting archipelagO resOurces and the path to production at Toka Tindung 196

on the hunt with arteMis resOurces 202

hitting australia’s top five for gold Just when you thought catalpa resOurces had enjoyed a fruitful year... 208

chile’s top choice multi-commodity copper plays: hOt chili ltD’s large, advanced, open pitable and de-risked projects are guaranteed to impress 220

MaKO energy a pure play, two horizons, and heaps of potential in one small vehicle 230

KiMBerley Metals liMiteD Into production: australia’s next multi-asset must-buy 238

adept, aggressive and a top pick for any investor: sipa resOurces liMiteD 252

axiOM Mining The emerging pacific rim miner 262

KalgOOrlie Mining cOMpany Going for gold in australia’s junior mining sector 270

Iron ore know-how and interest from the onset: scanDinavian resOurces liMiteD has the makings of an excellent Swedish operator 280

Domestic and export iron market progress: centaurus Metals continues to advance its portfolio to meet markets of overwhelming demand 292

australia Marine services australia’s marine services elite 302

Mining

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lOgistics

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2 CONSTRUCTION � Liberty Industrial

LIBERTY INDUSTRIALDefining the demand for demolition

STAND: By offering both consultancy and contracting services, specialist demolition firm Liberty Industrial is providing Australia’s heavy industries with the tools and solutions the big player require to get the job done.

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LIBERTY INDUSTRIALDefining the demand for demolition

STAND: By offering both consultancy and contracting services, specialist demolition firm Liberty Industrial is providing Australia’s heavy industries with the tools and solutions the big player require to get the job done.

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By offering both consultancy and contracting services, specialist demolition firm Liberty Industrial is providing Australia’s heavy industries with the tools and solutions the big player require to get the job done.

AS OwNERS Of Australia’s largest custom-

built demolition excavator and the exclusive

Australian agent to an exciting state-of-the-art

3D structural modelling and analysis technology

under its company ASI-Australia, demolition

experts Liberty Industrial is blowing its

competitors out of the water.


Founded by director Clinton Dick (“Clinton”)

back in May 2008, the company has grown to

become one of the Australian mining industry’s

most trusted contractors.

Liberty started life as a consultant, but it was

not long before clients realised they were talking to

the real contracting experts.

“When we first started we spent the first

three-and-a-half years primarily as a consultancy

company providing concepts and advice,” remarks

Clinton. “But after that period we started to get a

lot of feedback from our clients saying that industry

was lacking the certain expertise and skill set

required to remove large complex infrastructure.

“Our clients realised that rather than getting

us to manage other contractors, as the industry

experts we were also the best people to do the

work of the contractor.”

Despite moving into a new field the company

has retained its consultancy work with a large

emphasis on plant-closure concepts. According

to director Simon Gill (“Simon”), however, the

company’s core focus is today on its contracting

role in removing large infrastructure projects.

“We have our own fleet of machinery and

demolition crews with various skill sets, as well as

the professionalism required for each project we

undertake,” says Simon.

Clinton claims that in recent years many

companies offering similar services to Liberty

have got to “the stage where they’ve been unable

to move with the times and adapt to the working

conditions of Australia’s remote locations”.

“Simon Gill and I have been working in

the industry for the past 16 years and as there

weren’t any demolition consultants in Australia we

identified a niche,” he remarks. “We figured that

it would be a good opportunity to start our own

business to cater to the major industrial mining and

power generation players.”

Adding to Clinton’s sentiment, Simon says:

“There were no firms that were specifically able to

offer what we were when we started, but it still took

between 12 and 18 months to get our name out

into the industry.

“Once it was up and running, however, and

clients knew they were able to come to us for the

level of documentation and service they required, it

began to flourish.”

In order to guarantee results to its clients,

Liberty recruited a range of skilled and experienced

demolition experts and engineers, and both

Clinton and Simon’s working experience comes

exclusively from the demolitions industry, with both

directors gravitating towards the industry as young

engineers.

“We’ve networked with key individuals from

within the industry who were excited by our concept

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and they saw a huge opportunity to get involved,”

Clinton points out. “Because of the people that

have joined us we are able to specialise in the

mining industry where the really large industrial

projects exist.”

Move over James CameronThe movie business is not the only industry to

benefit from the advances made in 3D technology.

As the exclusive Australian agent for U.S.

software firm Applied Sciences International (ASI),

Liberty has adopted a revolutionary technology that

enables the firm to utilise an ASI- developed 3D

modelling and seismic analysis programme prior to

carrying out demolition projects.

“The software uses the Applied Element

Method (AEM), as opposed to the Finite Element

Method most structural engineers are today

using around the world,” explains Simon. “It uses

Extreme Loading® for Structures Software (ELS)

and has the ability to measure and predict how

structures react under extreme loads.

“AEM modelling provides us with the ability

to predict the breaking, separating and crack

propagation of structures — no other software on

earth has that ability,” he notes.

Clinton says that the benefit for Liberty’s clients

is that the company can simulate the demolition


of structures from the office, therefore providing

its clients with piece of mind that they will get the

outcome they want in a safe and effective way.

“We know our methods and we know our

outcomes,” remarks Clinton. “When big structures

hit the ground, clients can be sure that we’re not

going to create any seismic activity in the ground

that’s going to damage other nearby structures.”

Brandishing Australia’s biggest clawsIn recent months Liberty has become the

proud owner of Australia’s largest custom-built

demolition excavator.

“We’ve recently bought a Liebherr 994-

200,” says Simon. “It’s a 229-tonne excavator

with a 14-tonne grapple on the front of it.”

Despite owning the biggest demolition machine

of its kind on the continent, Simon claims its

purchase was a practical decision, rather than a

statement of intent.

“Over the years we’ve seen how big machines

work on site and we had the opportunity to buy this

machine a few months back, which has its turned

out to be a great weapon on a large project we’re

working on,” he notes.

“It’s a big plus for us in regards to safety as

it can reach up to 18 meters into a structure,

meaning that we can avoid placing people at the

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workface. It’s lets us demolish huge structures and

move around a large piece of steel with ease.”

Revenue-spinning innovationWithout sensible regulations in place, few but

the very bravest souls would dare to enter the

demolitions industry; but with big machines

providing safer working environments and

computer programmes providing the report prior

to the incident, Liberty is bringing the face of

respectability to the business.

“We’re working in an environment where our

clients demand high standards and we know how

to meet those standards,” says Clinton.

Regulations, however, have not acted to stem

the company’s innovative thinking.

Copper cutting technology forms a large portion

of Liberty’s business with the company able to boast

that it is responsible for generating approximately

$20 million of unrealised revenues for one of its

client.

According to Simon, Liberty undertook a

demolition project at a copper-uranium mine where

it solved a long-standing pure copper spill issue.

Recurrent copper material was spilt at the site’s

furnace area over a five to 10 year period, spilling

onto the floor turning into what Clinton describes as

“one large plate”.


“There were 2,000 tonnes of copper material

lying on their floor, which had been moved, but was

cut into such large pieces that it wasn’t suitable

for reprocess or recapture,” explains Clinton. “We

designed and built a custom copper cutting saw

attached to an excavator that runs hydraulically off

the power of the machine. After many months of

trial and testing, we developed a saw blade that was

able to process the copper blocks into manageable

sizes and gave the company the opportunity to

resmelt the copper within the furnace.

“Within the space of four weeks, with just three

people, we generated approximately $20 million of

unrealised revenues for that client,” he reveals.

Solidifying its position As well as developing a safety record that is second

to none Simon says that the firm wants to become

the “go-to company” when it comes to large and

challenging projects within Australia.

“Our innovative technology, our skill set and

youth, and our drive and enthusiasm for new

products and innovation are helping us to become a

leader within the field in Australia,” he remarks.

As Liberty acts to fill a visible skills gap in the

mining industry and works to solidify its position

domestically, Clinton says that the company’s

is targeting the title of the county’s number one

demolition and deconstruction company. AuB

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