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GYWORKS New Zealand’s leading provider of multidisciplined engineering services
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he company name Energyworks may only be 11 years old, but the organisation’s roots can be traced back more than 40 years ago when Inglewood Engineering, as it was known in 1972, began working in the energy sector in Tarananki, New Zealand. The multidisciplined engineering company grew to become a leading specialised provider of mechanical services to the onshore oil and gas, power generation and petrochemical industry. Throughout New Zealand and Australia, Energyworks is subcontracted by companies in the civil, electrical and instrumentation disciplines to ensure the important interfaces between all construction disciplines are properly
co-ordinated and prioritised. With more than 200 specialist engineering staff, it is one of the largest service providers to clients across the oil and gas, power generation, and petrochemical industries. Energyworks constructs and maintains all parts of the process, from the Oil & Gas Well Head up to and including Power Stations. This includes Well Head Piping & Equipment, Gathering pipelines, Production Stations, Export Pipelines, Metering Stations, Power Stations and Storage Facilities. INVESTMENT IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM In 2000, Inglewood General Manager Dallas Chadwick, a former farmer turned welder, bought the company. His plan
was to refocus the company which was then based in the small town of Inglewood and relocate it somewhere bigger. Five years later, with a new property in Bell Block, New Plymouth, the company began to concentrate on mechanical work associated with the oil and gas industry and focused on pulling larger scale projects for clients. In 2007, Chadwick brought Allen Clarke on board initially as General Manager. With decades of experience in the engineering industry in Taranaki, Allen brought a wealth of operational expertise and industry knowledge to the position. Clarke is a man whose career is rooted in the industry. As a qualified Fitter Welder tradesman, he began his career at Fitzroy Engineering, progressing through the ranks to the Engineering Services Manager in 1999.
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Two years ago, Energyworks made the decision to partner with Direct Capital to further boost its growth and investment in oil exploration.The Auckland based equity company bought a 70 percent stake alongside the owners Dallas Chadwick and Allen Clarke, who remain Executive Directors and retain a 15 percent stake in ownership. They are just as involved in the governance and direction for the company’s future. TARANAKI FACILITIES Energyworks is based in Taranaki, New Zealand’s energy province and home to the nation’s oil and natural gas production. It houses 90 percent of the industry’s nationwide employment, generating $NZ2.5 billion in GDP.The country’s harsh coastal environment along with the client and statutory
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requirements around maintenance of plant and equipment means there is a continual need for Energyworks’ services. Operations in Australia (Energyworks Group Australia) focus on Queensland, New South Wales and ACT. Energyworks has two main engineering workshops both 70m long x 20m wide. They are serviced with 4 x 5 tonne remote controlled gantry cranes with 7m hook clearance. The welding bays have fully ducted fume extraction which remove fumes from the source providing a clean work environment. The piping workshop has a purpose built hydro-testing facility for testing pipe spools, valves and equipment. In January 2014, the company expanded its industrial coatings division. A purpose-built 2500 m2 facility for blasting,coating and
storage is located in the main industrial area of New Plymouth, close to the main haul route to Port Taranaki and perfectly positioned to be in close proximity to Taranaki’s major industries. Along with a 1,360m2 paint shop, offices and amenities there is a storage facility for clients’ materials and equipment which is serviced by a 5 tonne gantry crane. Energyworks knows a company is only as good as its people. That’s why it has invested in a dedicated on-site training facility to make it as easy as possible to train staff to the highest standard. Their fully equipped learning centre provides a perfect sound protected learning environment for both internal and external training, along with a conference room for meetings.
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POWER GENERATION Energyworks provides mechanical support for the 350MW Taranaki Combined Cycle Power Station (TCC) to Alstom Switzerland and Contact Energy. Several major mechanical maintenance outages and plant upgrades have been carried out. The TCC is produces 377MW of electricity. At the heart of the large, efficient plant is one of the largest gas turbines in the world housed in a single building. Energyworks was also responsible for installing two LMS100 Gas Turbine Generators for both Contact Energy’s Stratford Peaker Project and the Nova Energy Peaker Project Plant. These fast-start gas turbine peaking units supply
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enough electricity for 200,000 average homes and can go from a cold start to full load in just 10 minutes. Energyworks also provides mechanical support to Trust Power on its Hydro Power Stations. PETROCHEMICALS The petrochemical industry produces chemicals using oil and natural gas as major raw materials and is a crucial cog in New Zealand’s manufacturing and consuming sectors. Energyworks provides mechanical maintenance and project services to the country’s only methanol manufacturer, Methanex, Ballance Agri Nutirents and Dynea, which includes stainless steel piping, general mechanical work and Industrial Coatings services.
Methanex owns and operate three plants in Taranaki: two at Motunui and one in the Waitara Valley near the city of New Plymouth. Ballance Agri-Nutrients supply sustainable farm management and operate an Ammonia/Urea Plant in Kapuni, South Taranaki which Energyworks provides mechanical maintenance support. FOOD AND DAIRY Energyworks manufactures and installs high pressure equipment for spray dryers and filtration equipment as well as service piping, and other piping systems for
application in dairy factories and food manufacturing plants. A NEW ERA While Energyworks is still at the beginning of a new era under its ownership structure, its core values remain the same. The company will strive to continue to provide better solutions for new and existing market requirements. Given the exponential growth it has endured over the past ten years, Energyworks is in a great place to further strengthen its position as the market leader.
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