Personnel

Cole Harvey - Company Director, Sales, Marketing, Operations

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Mr. Cole Harvey – Company Director,
Sales, Marketing, Operations

Cole Harvey is a licensed plumber with vast experience across a wide spectrum of mechanical, electrical and construction projects. Cole’s ability to communicate with contractors, project managers and clients has enabled him to complete many medium to large projects extremely professionally.

A brief summary of Cole’s project and business experience is outlined below:

  • Dredge Operator
  • Mobile dewatering
  • Site Mobilisation
  • Site Demobilisation
  • Water main and service connections
  • Sewer Main and service connections
  • Inner city high-rise buildings supervising up to 25 contactors at a time
  • Pump Stations and Mechanical installations within the water industry – 7 years
  • Commercial roofing and commercial building – 3 years
  • Company Director of Worldwide Organics Pty Ltd
  • Company Director of Aeramix Pty Ltd
  • Company Director of Tasman Biofuels

Clinton Andrew - Company Director Logistics, Transport and Operations Manager

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Clinton Andrew – Company Director Logistics,
Transport & Operations Manager

Mr. Clinton Andrew Managing Director of CJ Andrew Plumbing & Excavation Pty Ltd has joined the Austco Environmental team. Clinton has vast knowledge in bulk excavation works, water main installation, sewer main installations and large mechanical installations. With a large fleet of trucks and earthmoving equipment Clinton brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the team.
A brief summary of Clinton’s project and business experience is outlined below:

  • Dredge Operator
  • Mobile dewatering
  • Site Mobilisation
  • Site Demobilisation
  • Treatment plant installations
  • Plant & Equipment relocations
  • Commercial Roofing projects
  • Bulk and detailed excavations
  • Irrigation Systems

Robert Hillgrove - Company Director OH&S, QA, Environmental company representative, Operational Design

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Mr. Robert Hillgrove B.Eng (Mech) – Company Director OH&S,
QA, Environmental company representative, Operational Design

Robert’s extensive experience is based around hydraulic, pumping and irrigation systems from the initial design phase through to practical completion of turnkey systems.  We believe having a person of Robert’s calibre and experience as part of the Aeramix team will not only ensure the delivery of a quality project, but offering the peace of mind that the project will be delivered in a professional manner from a technical perspective.

Robert’s vast experience is summarised below:

  • Design of industrial and domestic irrigation systems – Sunshine Irrigation
  • Design and project management of pumping installations - Sunshine Irrigation
  • Specification and selection of pumps for industrial applications – Malcolm Thompson Pumps
  • Pump applications including chemical, solids handling and high viscosity pumps – Malcolm Thompson Pumps
  • Responsible for the management of the design, procurement, manufacture and despatch functions of John Crane Australia.

Ewan McKenzie – Mechanical & Technical Manager

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Ewan McKenzie – Mechanical & Technical Manager

Ewan McKenzie has worked in the dredging and dragline industry since 1994.

Ewan and Linda McKenzie were directors of their company and worked on projects from Tasmania to the Northern Territory with the majority of its work being in Victoria. This business was since sold in early 2005.

The Company's main focus was auger fronted dredging of sewage sludges and the subsequent drying of sludge's. Other work encompassed mine tailings, sand excavation and placement as well as pipeline work.
As an indication of the Company's capability in a six month period it dredged 260,000 m3 of sewage sludge for Melbourne Water at it's Western and Eastern treatment plants.

The Company's largest individual project was the construction of sludge Recieval system and the subsequent dredging of 180,000 m3 of waste water sludge at Duston Downs for Gippsland Water.

Sludge drying included 40,000 M3 of belt press sludge for South West water as well as projects at Epson for Coliban Water, Mansfield, Alexandra, Broadford and Kilmore for Goulburn Valley Water which involved dredging desludging and air drying either insitu or in drying pans.
Some of the Company's clients were

  • Savage River Mines
  • Western Mining Corporation
  • Power and Water Authority Alice Springs
  • Melbourne Water
  • Melbourne Ports Corporation
  • South East Water
  • Gippsland Water
  • South West Water
  • Goulburn valley Water
  • Lower Murray Water
  • Western Water
  • Private and Commercial Clients

Administration

Mrs. Carolyn McConnell – Accounts payable / receivable

Operational Staff

Mr. Cory McNaughton – Site Set up Supervisor, Operations, Plant Operator
Mr. Chris Andrew – Logistic, Plant Operator
Mr. Brendan Fennessey – Site set up, Plant Operator
Mr. David Sagnal – Site set up, Plant Operator
Mr. Grant Bellman – Logistics, Plant Operator