IN FOCUS / BOOM LOGISTICS
In terms of asset utilisation the Boom Logistics crane fleet is running at circa 88 per cent.
BOOMING START TO THE 2022 FINANCIAL YEAR In late February, Boom Logistics announced a net profit after tax of $2.9 million for the half year ended 31 December 2021, up $2.5 million compared to the previous corresponding period (pcp). TONY SPASSOPOULOS, BOOM LOGISTICS managing director, spoke to Cranes and Lifting magazine about the performance and his expectations for the second half of the year and beyond. He also explains the organisation’s focus on safety. “At Boom Logistics we always think safety. We always start our meetings with a safety theme or a ‘safety share’. Safety is at the heart of everything we do at Boom. As part of our safety program, we start each day with a safety themed conversation. “Our leadership team meets every Friday and we discuss the week, provide Covid updates, review what has happened in the business, and address safety matters. “We then review our ‘Safe Start Monday’, which is a communication that is distributed every Monday before the teams gather for a ‘tool box’ session and discuss a topical safety issue. We are very proud of our safety record over the 68 / CAL May/June 2022
last few years; safety is now engrained in the business,” he said. Spassopoulos goes on to explain how the approach to safety benefits the business and how important the commitment to a ‘safety culture’ is for all employees in the organisation. “I think the most important benefit is the open communication generated from a safety culture,” he said. “The leadership team, including our managers and supervisors, are constantly talking to our front line crews, the operators, and riggers about safety. “This is a two-way communication, with our crews being able to talk to the supervisors and management team about what they are seeing on customers’ sites and we all learn from these observations. “A second benefit is what we call a ‘lead indicator’. If you are constantly leading
interaction within the organisation, the topic is front of mind with everyone. At the end of the day, we want everyone to think safety before anything else. “Everyone in our organisation has control of the job at hand. If they believe there is a risk or a review is needed, they can stop the job and reassess and reexamine the process and the situation. They might need more data, or lift drawings, or more engineered lift plans, whatever is required for that particular job to be completed safely. “We have found that having competent and experienced teams focused on safety helps with customer relations. Safety is front of mind with our customers and our commitment to safety provides them with a with high levels of assurance, which definitely helps with customer renewals, new customer contracts and project contracts. www.cranesandlifting.com.au
