On 1 June 2007 ConvaTech Pty Ltd and its employees achieved a major milestone – reaching 1 year Lost Time Injury (LTI) free. To celebrate this notable achievement the company held a celebratory BBQ at Hunter Valley Gardens on Sunday 9 September 2007 for all employees and their families. The day was a great success with a jumping castle and clowns for the kids, and the chance to catch up with fellow employees and their families in a non-work setting.

Approx. 130 people attended the event and everyone there on the day enjoyed themselves immensely. The day culminated with speeches from Peter Slattery, Craig Philpotts and Steve Houston, who all spoke of the importance that this achievement holds from both a commercial sense and from a company and employee welfare perspective. Ross Vandyke and Justin Nimmo responded on behalf of employees – speaking of the genuine commitment all employees have to build on this achievement and strive for zero Medical Treatment Injuries (MTI).

Once again thankyou and congratulations to all employees who achieved this enviable accomplishment and thankyou to everyone who was there to help us celebrate this achievement.

Finally, a special thankyou must go to Steve Houston and Rosie Taylor who went to great lengths organising the day and to all the people who volunteered their time and efforts to ensure that it ran smoothly

ConvaTech’s services have once again been engaged in New Caledonia, currently by the Austrian Energy & Environment (formally known as Alsom Power) for the Prony Power Station. This project involves mobilisation of all equipment and labour from Australia to New Caledonia and splicing of four separate 1000mm wide ply conveyor belts (8 splices in total).

Site work will commence on 27 August 2007, with an expected duration of 2-3 weeks.

ConvaTech is proud to announce the commencement of our first international project, having been awarded a contract by Goro Nickel SAS for the installation and splicing of the overland conveyor belt for their new nickel processing plant in New Caledonia.

The rapid expansion and success of the business throughout Australia has seen ConvaTech recognised on an international scale as a leading provider of conveyor services. This recognition has driven demand for ConvaTech to provide its services at an international level.

The project for Goro Nickel SAS involves the mobilisation of all labour and equipment from Newcastle to project manage and complete the work. The overland conveyor belt is ST2250 x 1200mm wide and is approx 6km long.

The scope of work included the development of the methodology to install the conveyor belt as well as design and construction of specific hydraulic and manual belt clamps, belt stands and installation equipment, and the design of civil foundations to support the larger equipment. The ConvaTech team commenced work on 15 January 2007, with the project expected to take six weeks to complete.

ConvaTech looks forward to the successful completion of this project and to further expanding its international services in the future.

ConvaTech recognises that the continued success of our company is reliant upon the employees who represent us. In the past year, ConvaTech has nearly doubled its workforce, with our national team now comprising close to 200 permanent, highly skilled and experienced individuals. In addition to this, we are currently looking to recruit another 31 people within the next month.

ConvaTech is dedicated to introducing additional skills and abilities into the company, and actively continues to foster the skills development of our employees with competency-based training. This is a feature of the company that we are particularly proud of, with our focus on development enhancing the work experience for our employees and raising the standard of service for our customers.

ConvaTech was commissioned on 13 June 2006 to conduct an audit on the conveyor systems currently in operation at the BHP Billiton Iron Ore Mt. Whaleback Processing Plant.

Within the scope of work, our brief was to engage a team of personnel with relevant technical expertise to undertake a visual inspection, review on-site management, mechanical and rubber maintenance services, including facets of condition monitoring and component supply.

ConvaTech now has a permanent presence on the Mt. Whaleback site, with 9 full-time employees having been assigned to deliver the required services.