SUSTAINING THE MINES
“We in WA have lived in an incubator and have almost become this perfect storm. From a business side of things, we have been in a case where it’s an imperfect economic cycle where there is an extremely high demand and a relatively low supply which only does one thing to price, and as a beneficiary of that it’s been very positive”
Sam Griffiths, Group Business Development Manager, Aerison
EXPERTISE IN THE INDUSTRY
Operating from its head office in Perth in WA, Aerison provides project services and supply equipment to projects across Australia. Currently, the company has established projects in Queensland, South Australia, and in the north of WA, backed by a history and reputation for having undertaken projects across the whole of the country.
“Aerison is an engineering and construction company,” Griffiths elaborates. “Our competencies really line up with doing work from the front end, such as scoping and investigative studies, through to detailed design and equipment supply using our fabrication facilities.
“We then also go to site and deliver the installation works through our projects or maintenance teams. We have a team of around 450 direct trade and site workers, and another 170 office-based and engineering staff, totalling around 600 personnel throughout the company operations.”
It is not only Aerison’s reputation that stands it apart from competition in the region and industry. The company’s defining business model is its direct delivery approach, that sees Aerison undertake projects on-site and with its own personnel.
“There are two key aspects of our business that set us apart,” Griffiths explains. “Firstly, we offer a turnkey engineer-procure-construct model which is all in-house. We have our own aforementioned personnel and recruitment teams, and this offer of a one-stop-shop solution is a key differentiator in the sector.
“The other aspect, and one that really speaks to our namesake, is that we make engineered solutions that minimise the impacts of industry on the environment through our environmental solutions division.”
CENTRAL VALUES
The name ‘Aerison’ is in fact made up of two Latin words: ‘aer’ (air) and ‘sonos’ (noise), and speaks to the company’s commitment towards producing solutions that control environmental pollution.
“Customers come to us to design and supply them with industrial equipment, and to investigate solutions to help them operate effectively, but they also come to us to meet their environmental obligations. This is a significant part of our history and will continue to form and strengthen the future growth of the business,” Griffiths tells us.
Aerison’s CEO, Giuseppe Leone reflects on what sets Aerison apart.
“We are a service business, providing professional consultancy and construction delivery services on technical and challenging projects,” he says. “Because of this, our people are incredibly important to us. Our operating systems provide the tools to effectively run the business, however it is our people and the culture of working as one team across the whole business that really drives our success.”
Aerison has a really strong sense of safety and caution when it comes to site work. The company operates in high-risk environments and invests significantly in its people when it comes to skills, guidance and training, as well as having its very own development programme to support this.
“Our business partners are equally crucial to the business,” Griffiths says. “We rely on the positive, long-standing relationships that we have with our supply partners, and this collaboration between us provides support and strength when it comes to operating at peak capacity.”
HELPING SITES ACROSS WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Aerison prides itself on providing solutions that better the state and operation of sites as well as lessening the environmental impact of such activities. Aerison is currently undertaking a variety of projects, the first of which is a 40 megalitre (ML) desalination plant.
“This is a fantastic project,” Griffiths says. “The plant desalinates the equivalent of 16 Olympic-sized swimming pools-worth of water each day, to be used in mine process facilities. We are delivering this as an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC), full turnkey project that is going ahead right now.”
WESTERN TURNER SYNCLINE PHASE TWO
The second, relating to the mining industry directly, is the Western Turner Syncline Phase Two, being undertaken on behalf of the Anglo-Australian multinational mining corporation Rio Tinto.
Essentially, the project aims to increase the through-put of the ore processing plant at the Mount Tom Price Mine, an iron ore mine located in WA.
“We are absolutely focused on safety and that comes before anything else; it is something that we think about every single day”
Sam Griffiths, Group Business Development Manager, Aerison
METRONET
ENERGY TRANSFORMATION
TRANSURBAN
Another infrastructure project Aerison is carrying out is with Transurban, one of the world’s largest toll-road operators who are the incumbent for a number of main tunnels and road networks in Brisbane.
“Our agreement with Transurban focuses on the maintenance and improvements of mechanical and electrical infrastructure including noise attenuation and air ventilation in the tunnels throughout the road network, caused by vehicular activity and traffic tunnels,” Griffiths says.
DUST COLLECTION
All iron ore and alternative mines produce substantial amounts of dust. When rocks are crushed and screened, tonnes of dry particle matter emit into the atmosphere, and Aerison is aiming to help mines combat this.
