Transfield Services secures $23.5 million for resources and mining shutdowns work until April 2011

24 February 2010

Transfield Services today announced it had won two contracts, collectively valued at $23.5 million, for shutdown projects at Qenos’ Ethylene SCAL2 plant in Altona, Victoria and Rio Tinto Coal Australia’s Blair Athol mine in Central Queensland.

Transfield Services’ Qenos shutdown will include planning, shutdown, maintenance and project delivery services. Work on the estimated $10 million contract will commence in February 2011 and is expected to take four weeks.

The Rio Tinto shutdown will enable works to improve the mine’s production integrity. Work has already commenced on the $13.5 million six-month contract.

Transfield Services’ CEO Australia and New Zealand, Mr Bruce James, said it was pleasing to be expanding Transfield Services’ relationships with key clients.

“We have strong relationships with both Qenos and Rio Tinto and the successful tendering is testimony to our respective dealings,” Mr James said.

“These shutdowns were awarded to us because of our experience in delivering large and complex shutdowns by quickly mobilising staff and completing the work safely and efficiently.”

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