Southeast QLD and Northern NSW have been affected by Tropical Cyclone Alfred resulting in the closure of Redmond Gary Australia from Thursday 06 March to Tuesday 11 March 2025. This is the first cyclone to come close to Brisbane for more than 50 years and the first time RGA has had to close for a weather event. Due to local …
Neville Morrison, our production co-ordinator, has been with RGA for 40 years. He was first employed as a boilermaker but was soon discovered to be an exceptional employee who was able to reduce the amount of time the company had been spending on some jobs by 50 percent. Although he was quite young at the time, he was promoted to …
Essential Energy has ordered 10x 1.5t Self Loading Cable Trailers, with the first 5 units delivered this month and the next in March. All are supplied with a range of optional equipment, including hydraulic front jack legs, hydraulic spindle brake, 500kg drum rotator, foot control for drum rotator, operator interlocked guard system and 1200x900mm split drum. These new trailers will …
Western Power personnel from Forrestdale and Geraldton depots received training on the new upgraded design 10kN 3 Drum skid mount winches facilitated by Redmond Gary Australia’s new Customer Service & Training Officer, Rob Anning. The new design replaces the Bosch Rexroth hydraulic motors with Poclain hydraulic motors. These motors have a better performance curve and are easier to rotate the …
Long term employee John Mansfield has reached 25 years service at Redmond Gary Australia. John is a senior tradesman with extensive experience in mechanical fitting and hydraulic systems. Over the years, he has worked on a wide range of equipment including cable handling, skid-mount and trailer-mount, along with all aspects of motorised elevating work platform assembly. He is always conscious …
The Annual Connection is a unique three-day event, bringing together cable jointers, line mechanics and industry stakeholders from across New Zealand. The event consists of competitions, and a supplier’s expo, closing with the Connexis Excellence Awards. Managed by Connexis and a group of industry professionals, this event has been running in New Zealand for over 20 years Redmond Gary Australia …
Redmond Gary Australia exhibited at the annual Mine Electrical Safety Association (MESA) Conference, which was held in Perth from October 15th to 17th this year. This is the twelfth year RGA has participated in the event as a trade exhibitor. Over that time, we’ve witnessed the event grow, with this year’s biggest year ever, attracting more than 300 people over …
The Ausgrid team visited Redmond Gary Australia to inspect 5x 1 Drum Single Axle ABC Trailers in early October. They were generally happy with the trailer build and quality, requesting a few modifications which will be completed. The trailers are equipped with optional equipment including 200kg hydraulic spindle brake, space-type toolbox and personnel guard.
Paul Burrows bids farewell to full-time work at Redmond Gary Australia, but will continue part-time with onsite training. Paul is a confident fitter and has worked with the assembly of MEWP’s and Cable Handling Equipment. In the last few years, he has been responsible for the commissioning of MEWP’s and sharing his vast knowledge of our equipment through onsite facilitated …
Our trainer Paul Burrow, has been to many locations all over Australia but this is the first time to conduct onsite training in Normanton. Training has been completed on a 5kN Skid Mounted 1.5t Drum Stand Recovery Winch including Fairlead. A 6 man team completed the training and risk assessment and commented positively about the equipment.
