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TEI SERVICES TO MANUFACTURE KEY REDBACK COMPONENTRY

Weld Australia members, TEi Services has reached agreement with Hanwha Defense Australia for a major fabrication package of work on the Hanwha Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) should it be selected by the Commonwealth. The Redback is under consideration by the Commonwealth under an ongoing tender process for Project Land 400 Phase 3, which is an $18 billion to $27 billion project tasked to acquire up to 450 Infantry Fighting Vehicles for the Australian Defence Force.

“It’s great to have such a strong regionally based Australian company like TEi Services involved with Team Redback,” said Richard Cho, Managing Director of Hanwha Defense Australia. “We were introduced to TEi during the Commonwealth’s Land 400 Phase 3 Australian Industry Capability roadshow in 2020 and were immediately taken with the ‘can-do’ attitude of their people. This view was reinforced during a visit to TEi by representatives of Hanwha Defense Corporation from Korea in 2021 who came away impressed by the scale of the TEi operation and the processes they have in place.”

TEi’s role in Team Redback consists of a major fabrication package across the entire Redback family of vehicles that encompasses a variety of ramps, doors and hatches. The work package is worth $15 million.

“TEi is extremely happy to be working with Hanwha as part of Team Redback,” Adam Packer, Business Development Manager of TEI Services, said. “We have a great deal of fabrication experience and we are really looking forward to working with Hanwha on components for their military vehicle programs. I think TEi and Townsville can only benefit from the investment and job creation this work from Hanwha will bring should they be successful.” CIVMEC WINS FABRICATION OF SWAN RIVER BRIDGE TO BE BUILT AS PART OF WA RECOVERY

As part of the WA Recovery Plan, a further $60 million has been invested into additional cycling infrastructure. A new pedestrian and cycling bridge will be constructed across the Swan River, taking pedestrians and cyclists off the existing Causeway bridge. It’s estimated the bridge will cost around $50 million.

Civmec announced that they have entered into an Alliance that has been awarded the fabrication of the Swan River Pedestrian Bridge, linking the new Perth Stadium with East Perth. The Swan River Bridge Alliance includes Civmec Construction & Engineering, Main Roads WA, York Civil and Rizzani de Eccher Australia (the latter two companies known as YRJV).

Using Civmec’s expertise, the Alliance will manage and deliver the steel fabrication, painting and transportation of the arches and decks as part of the iconic Swan River Pedestrian Bridge Project, with the four organisations working together to enable the bridge to be completed to the timetable approved by the Government of Western Australia, which will see the bridge being completed in the first half of 2018.

The Alliance will maximise Australian steel supply to 100% of available capacity and utilise several local fabricators and various other associated subcontractors, who will work various shifts and at its peak the construction will give employment to approximately 300 workers.

Swan River Pedestrian Bridge. Image courtesy of the Western Australia Government.