Industrial
Billet Ledge
A billet ledge with hardened steel billets welded on as wear protection, keeping material moving through the chute. Fitted in a confined space with a torch for light.
What We Do
Mining Fabrication & Shutdown Maintenance In WA
Steel fabrication, repairs and replacement on mine sites and in shutdown windows. The work is scoped backwards from the window you have, because on a shutdown the date is the specification.
The Work
On A Shutdown, The Date Is The Specification.
Ordinary fabrication is quoted on scope. Shutdown work is quoted on scope and a hard stop, because the plant starts again whether the steel is finished or not. That changes how a job is planned: as much as possible gets fabricated before the window opens, so the hours on site are spent installing rather than measuring, cutting and waiting on material.
- Chute, ledge and liner support steel
- Wear plate and structural replacement
- Access platforms, walkways and handrail
- Plant frames, supports and pedestals
- Cracked and corroded member repairs
- Guarding, covers and safety steel
- Lifting frames and handling equipment
- Spares fabricated ahead of the window
Confined space, working at height and hot works are the normal conditions rather than the exception, so they are priced and planned in rather than discovered on the day. See mobile welding for on-site welding and industrial fabrication for the shop side.
How It Runs
Planned Backwards From The Window.
The sequence below starts well before the shutdown, because that is where a shutdown is actually won or lost. By the time the plant stops, the steel should already exist.
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1. Scope while the plant is still running
Photos, drawings and a measure-up before the window, so the fabrication can start early. Anything we can measure hot, we measure hot.
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2. Written quote against the dates
What is fabricated beforehand, what happens inside the window, and what has to be decided by when. Quotes back within 48 hours.
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3. Fabricate ahead of time
Built and fitted up in the workshop, and where the fit is uncertain, built with adjustment in it rather than assuming the measure was perfect.
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4. Paperwork before mobilising
Inductions, permits, JSAs, isolations and lift plans sorted before the window rather than during it. Tell us your site's requirements early.
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5. Install inside the window
Nights and weekends where the window demands it, with the crew sized to the hours available rather than to the cheapest quote.
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6. Hand back ready to start
Cleaned up, coatings made good where they were burnt off, walked through with your supervisor, documentation on request.
Your Side Of It
What We Need From You.
None of this has to be sorted before you enquire. But on shutdown work the detail that surfaces late is the one that costs a night, so the earlier we know, the tighter the quote.
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The dates, and how hard they are
When the window opens and closes, and whether it can move. It changes the crew, the shifts and how much gets fabricated up front.
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Site and induction requirements
Which inductions, tickets and permits your site requires, and how long they take to obtain. This is the most common cause of a late start.
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Access to the work
Height, confined space, live plant nearby, and what lifting is available. It determines the crew, the gear and the method.
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Drawings or the part that failed
Existing drawings if they exist, and photos if they do not. A photo of the failed component is often more useful than the original drawing.
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Who signs it off
Whether the repair needs engineering sign-off, and who inspects before the plant restarts. We will tell you if we think it does.
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Paperwork you need back
We are fully insured and licensed. Insurance certificates, material and welding documentation are available on request.
Who It's For
Who This Suits.
Maintenance planners and superintendents
Steel scopes that have to land inside a planned shutdown, quoted against the dates rather than against an open timeframe.
Mining and processing contractors
Overflow fabrication and on-site steel crews when your own shop is already committed. See skilled labour hire.
Regional and remote sites
Work across Western Australia, fabricated in Perth and transported, which is usually cheaper than fabricating on a remote site.
Related work and services
Mining and shutdown work travels across Western Australia, including regional and remote sites. See the areas we cover.
Proof
Work Like This.
Our own photographs, on our own jobs. Each one describes what is in the picture and what work of that type takes.
Custom Metalwork
Custom Trailer Hitch
A plate welded and drilled into the drawbar members of a custom trailer hitch, photographed mid-fabrication with the clamps still on it.
Where
Mining Fabrication And Shutdown Maintenance Across WA
Shutdown work takes us out of Perth: mine sites and processing plants across Western Australia, on the dates the shutdown gives us. Fabrication still happens in the Perth workshop wherever it can, because a part made and checked before mobilisation is a part that cannot hold up the window.
More on what changes by region:
Questions
Straight Answers.
Can you work inside a fixed shutdown window?
Yes, and the job is scoped backwards from it. As much as possible is fabricated before the window opens, so the hours on site are spent installing rather than measuring, cutting and waiting on material.
When should we get you involved?
While the plant is still running. Photos, drawings and a measure-up before the window let the fabrication start early, and anything we can measure hot, we measure hot.
Do you travel to regional and remote WA sites?
Yes, across Western Australia. The steel is fabricated in Perth and transported, which is usually cheaper than fabricating on a remote site.
Do you work at height and in confined spaces?
Confined space, working at height and hot works are the normal conditions on this work rather than the exception, so they are priced and planned in rather than discovered on the day.
What has to be sorted before you mobilise?
Inductions, permits, JSAs, isolations and lift plans, all before the window rather than during it. Site induction lead time is the most common cause of a late start, so tell us your requirements early.
Next Step
Got a shutdown window to plan steel around?
Tell us the dates and what has to be done inside them. You'll get a written quote with a description of works and a realistic timeframe.