Mining equipment
Nivek supports local businesses during tough times THE AUSTRALIAN MINING INDUSTRY HAS HELPED TO KEEP MANY JOBS AFLOAT DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. NIVEK INDUSTRIES SPEAKS WITH SAFE TO WORK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF FORMING STRONG AND MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH AUSTRALIAN MANUFACTURERS.
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ince 2011, Nivek Industries has been safeguarding mine workers from the dangers of the job with its Tracked Elevating Device, affectionately known by the company and its users as TED. A key part of getting TED into the market was forming meaningful relationships with other local original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)
Nivek Industries aims to support other local businesses.
and businesses. Since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down industries such as hospitality, tourism and retail, mining has played a key role in keeping the Australian economy afloat. Companies like Nivek Industries have also been key in keeping Australian businesses operating and workers in jobs. Nivek Industries general manager Derrick Cant says local manufacturers are a form of life support to the nation as it continues to experience uncertainty created by the pandemic. “Nivek Industries is 100 per cent Australian owned, not just the sales but also the manufacturing,” Cant tells Safe to Work. “Being a small, local business and having that quality relationship with our clients is one of the biggest things for us. “We’re an Australian business so we like supporting Australian manufacturing, selling Australian products and keeping jobs here.” Nivek Industries’ relationships are not limited to fellow companies, but also its customers, which provide valuable feedback that helps the company develop new products or improve existing ones to suit client needs. “Through our partners and clients, we get a lot of feedback and we’re
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always looking to build new products so we take that information and try to develop a solution which will enhance our business and keep people in difficult or dangerous roles safe on the floor,” Cant says. By gathering this feedback directly from the mining industry, Nivek Industries adapts its products and techniques to keep ahead of trends. This gives its clients exactly what they need, boosting its business, their clients’ operations and Australian business as a whole. In addition to adapting existing products, this allows Nivek Industries’ clients to be involved in the process of creating new products, supporting the growth of the business and the wider safety and manufacturing industries. “We’re growing our business and have some exciting new products in development based on valuable feedback from our customers,” Cant says. “We are more than happy to listen to our customers’ concerns about safety issues on their sites and create niche products to counter these issues. “One of the advantages of being a smaller company is we have the capacity and flexibility to create more personalised solutions.” With feedback available in a range
