Redmond Gary Australia was approached by Healesville Directional Drilling, who have been involved in the design and manufacture of a suitable conduit trailer over the last five years. They manufactured a trailer by themselves which was a good concept but had some shortcomings in design and compliance with Australian Standards. They had approached other manufacturers in Victoria wanting to have …
Redmond Gary Australia exhibited at the Mine Electrical Safety Association Annual Conference, held in Brisbane 20-22 June. This is the fourth year that Redmond Gary has exhibited. The stand was manned by Darren Hoare, Trevor Millar and Andrew Danks. The conference was a great success and gave Redmond Gary the chance to catch up with many of our customers in …
Redmond Gary Australia has been approached by Essential Energy’s HSE Design and Improvements Coordinator who had the idea to further develop the fibre reinforced dunnage that is currently being used for their MEWP’s and Crane Borers. The problem was discussed regarding using pole jacks on unstable or soft surfaces. Suitable dunnage block was developed in conjunction with Essential Energy. The …
Redmond Gary Australia exhibited once again at the Bicsi South Pacific Conference and Exhibition Centre at Darling Harbour, Sydney. The Bicsi exhibition is all about installation of fibre optic cables. Traditionally, representatives of Bicsi have been involved in the construction industry putting fibre optic networks into high rise buildings and other infrastructure projects but now they are expanding their operations …
Redmond Gary Australia has introduced a 2.5 tonne Self Loading Cable Trailer (SLCT) into our range of cable handling equipment. This new design has evolved by aiming to meet our customers’ specific operational requirements, including the ability to load from uneven ground and enable one operator to safely and efficiently load drums of up to 2500kg and at the same …
This year Redmond Gary Australia entered one team into the Australian Super Triathlon, held at the Gold Coast Spit on 30th April. The team consisted of Iain Mitchelhill (Engineering Manager), Peter Danks (Service Foreman) and Michael Danks (Mechanical Engineer). In addition, we had one single entry with Ryan Ristuccia (RG Composites). The team had to complete an individual course working …
A team of four RGA Employees have recently returned from a trip to Norfolk Island where they fitted the new TL17M model EWP onto an existing HINO cab chassis. This new EWP replaces the older model 17M EWP previously used on the island for a little over 10 years. Given the isolation of Norfolk Island, the logistics of this build …
One of Redmond Gary’s longest serving employees, Neil Brightwell, has recently celebrated his 75th birthday. Neil, the paymaster, has been with the company since 1984 and although he describes himself on a daily basis as being ‘old and decrepit’, he shows no interest in retiring anytime soon. Neil has had an interesting and varied work history including spending a year …
The staff Christmas party was held on Friday, 11th December at The Glades Golf Course at Robina. This year staff were encouraged to dress up with a Christmas theme. Some brave staff came along in fancy dress. The competition winner was Kelvin Moroney – dressed a Christmas Fairy although some staff begged to differ. A number of games were organised …
In 2013 SA Power Networks was supplied with two 35kN Bull Wheel Winches with extended drop down fair lead assembly for hauling underground cable through ducts. Both machines were very well received by the workers and have been in high demand for depots in North and South Adelaide. SA Power Networks recently approached Redmond Gary Australia requesting a new design …
