World Welding Company Profile Feb 15

World Welding & Transport Services Pty. Ltd.
ABN: 40 254 820 885 ACN: 132 860 158
COMPANY PROFILE
WWATS Mount Isa Jaap Verhoek
10 Kolongo Crescent Manager/Planner
Mount Isa, Queensland 4825 jaap@wwts.com.au
0407 004 430
Phone: (07) 4743 89 85
Facsimile: (07) 4743 94 21
WWATS Nanango (SEQ) David Graham
9 Knowles Street, Managing Director
Nanango, Queensland 4615 dave@wwts.com.au
0429 342 148
Phone: (07) 4163 1889
Facsimile: (07) 4163 1889
General enquiries: admin@wwts.com.au

World Welding and Transport Services Pty. Ltd. COMPANY PROFILE
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CONTENTS:
Page:
1. Company Overview 4
2. Company Organisational Chart 5
3. Key Personnel 4
3.1 David Graham 4
3.2 Jaap Verhoek 5
3.3 Glen Thomson 5
3.4 Jeff Gillow 5
3.5 Andrew Morgan 5
4. Plant, Equipment and Workshops 6
4.1 Plant and Equipment 6
4.2 Workshops 6
5. Services Provided 7
5.1 Structural Steel Fabrication 7
5.2 Mobile on-site Fabrication 8
5.3 Labour and Equipment hire for shut-downs 8
5.4 Industrial Blasting and Painting 9
5.5 Heavy Machinery Repairs & Maintenance 10
5.6 Waste Metal Management 11
5.7 Tray Rebuilds and Repairs 11
5.8 Transport Services 12
6. Quality, Safety and Environmental 12
7. Doing business with WWATS 12
Project Case Studies 13

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1. Company Overview
World Welding and Transport Services Pty. Ltd. is a wholly Australian owned, private
company operating throughout Australia. The company operates in areas of Labour hire,
welding, transport and associated activities.
World Welding & Transport Services Pty. Ltd. has been trading since 2008; however
combined our team of Managers and Supervisors provide experience of 80 years + in
the Fabrication, Construction and Mining Maintenance related industries.
Below is a summary of our services provided to the industry:
 Project Management;
 Structural steel Fabrication;
 Mobile on site Fabrication;
 Processing Equipment Repairs & Maintenance;
 Labour and Equipment hire for Shutdowns;
 Industrial Blasting and Painting;
 Heavy Machinery Repairs & Maintenance;
 Waste Metal Management;
 Tray Rebuilds and Repairs;
 Transport Services (Scrap Steel, Bulk Product tippers, Flat tops).
World Welding and Transport Services Pty. Ltd. is committed to delivering to its Clients
the highest quality of services and workmanship, with a particular focus on safety, quality
and environmental management.
Through the skill and dedication of our highly experienced Team, World Welding and
Transport Services Pty. Ltd. consistently strives to deliver each project in a competitive
and cost effective manner on time and within budget.
We have completed many projects for a variety of Clients such as:
 Glencore / MIM
 Xstrata Mount Isa Mines;
 Sedgman Limited;
o Mount Isa Mine
o Ernest Henry Mine
o George Fisher Mine
 Q-Crush Mount Isa;
 Faminco (Reward Mine);
 Roche (Ravenswood);
 Emeco International;
o McArthur River Mine
o Ernest Henry Mine
o Meandu Mine
o Dawson Mine
o Emerald
o Brisbane Port
 Industrea (formally known as Huddy’s Plant Hire).

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2. Company Organisational Chart
3. Key Personnel
3.1 David Graham
Managing Director, David Graham experience spans the last 17 years in the mining,
transport & earthmoving industries. David formed World Welding and Transport
Services in 2008.
David was employed with Mine-Arc Welding for a period of 3 years before setting up
on his own as David Graham Contracting in 2000. David Graham Contracting has
competed successfully for contracts throughout Queensland and the Northern
Territory.
These contracts have included labour hire in the mining industry, welding, repairs, re-
builds and fabrication to heavy vehicle and earthmoving equipment.
David is actively involved in the day to day operations of the company and can found
on most job sites assisting the workforce in completing projects on time and within
budget.
David Graham
Managing Director
Jaap Verhoek
Manager/ Planner
Jodie Hudson
Financial Controller
Andrew Morgan
Workshop Supervisor
Glen Thomson
Supervisor/Project
Co-ordinator
Jeff Gillow
Site Supervisor
Mick Bakhash
Safety Advisor (Outsourced)
WORKFORCE (35 crew)
Boilermaker – Riggers – Fitters – Operators – Painters – Labourers – TA’s

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3.2 Jaap Verhoek
Manager / Planner, Jaap Verhoek joined the company in 2012 and brings 10 years +
experience in Company Management, Project Management and Supervisory roles on
medium to large scale projects for mining companies, construction companies, local
councils and state government including Xstrata Mount Isa Mines, Evolution Mining,
Gold Coast City Council, Queensland Rail, Abigroup, Seymore White, Agripower, just
to name a few.
Jaap was engaged in 2008 as the Construction Manager for the No.2 Zinc Lead
Concentrator Upgrade Project (Xstrata Zinc – Mount Isa) and the installation of the
new Moondarra to George Fisher pipeline in addition to many and varied smaller
projects running concurrently, in 2009 Jaap was in charge of the Copper Smelter
Emissions Upgrade Project for Xstrata Copper.
Jaap’s role as Manager / Planner has meant he is highly involved with establishing
and implementation of the World Welding and Transport Services Management
Systems and therefore is fully conversant with all of the policies and procedures.
3.3 Glen Thomson
Projects Coordinator & Supervisor, Glen Thomson joined World Welding and
Transport Services in 2013 as Project Coordinator / Supervisor. Since then Glen has
successfully supervised and managed many small to medium size fabrication and
on-site installation projects.
Glen has over 30 years’ experience is the Fabrication, Mining & Construction
industry.
Glen has excellent communication skills and is a valued team member and is fully
conversant with World Welding and Transport Services Management Systems,
policies and procedures.
3.4 Jeff Gillow
Supervisor, Jeff Gillow joined the company in 2012, Jeff is a qualified boilermaker
and uses his expertise on a day to day basis providing the workforce with advice and
experience to complete many projects.
Jeff has 10 years + experience in the Fabrication, Mining, Construction and transport
industry and has been involved in many fabrication, construction, erection and mining
maintenance / shutdown projects in supervisory roles.
Jeff has excellent communication skills and is a valued team member and is fully

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3.5 Andrew Morgan
Workshop Supervisor, Andrew joined the company in 2012, Andrew is a qualified
boilermaker and uses his expertise on a day to day basis providing the workforce
with advice and experience to complete many projects.
Andrew has 8 years + experience in the Fabrication, Mining, Construction and
transport industry and has been involved in many fabrication, construction, erection
and mining maintenance / shutdown projects in hands-on and leading hand type
roles.
Andrew has excellent communication skills and is a valued team member and is fully
Our current team of 35 employees takes pride in the quality of work which is
completed efficiently and safely, with no recorded LTI’s or MTI’s in over 140,000
hrs on & off site over the past 3 years. World Welding & Transport Services is
proud of its safe working history.
4. Plant, Equipment & Workshops
4.1 Plant and Equipment
World Welding and Transport Services Pty. Ltd. operates a large range of heavy and
light vehicles, machinery and equipment all of which are fully mine compliant,
including:
- Boilermaker trucks, 6t trucks, fully fitted out units with 600amp Welder /
Generators & 60cfm Compressors, Oxy cutting equipment and air tooling, all
hand tools needed to complete prescribed works.
- Light flatbed trucks (Mine compliant)
- Light Vehicles (Mine compliant)
- Semi-Trucks and Trailers:
o Rear tippers (road trains)
o Side tippers (road trains)
o Rear tipper (single)
o Flat top and step deck trailers
o Scrap metal bins
- 25t Franna crane
- 20t Excavator (various attachments)
With strong connections in the local region we have access to any other equipment
that may be required to meet your project’s needs such as cranes, access
equipment, earthmoving equipment etc.

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4.2 Workshops
World Welding and Transport Services Pty. Ltd. operates from our workshop based
at 10 Kolongo Crescent, Mount Isa, and our secondary workshop 9 Knowles Street,
Nanango, at these facilities we provide general and specialised fabrication, industrial
blasting and painting, heavy equipment maintenance and repairs.
5. Services Provided
5.1 Structural Steel & Piping Fabrication
World Welding and Transport Services Pty. Ltd. provides general structural steel and
piping fabrication such as portal frame structures, conveyor galleries, walkways,
platforms, handrails, slurry and process water pipes, chutes etc. all general
fabrication carried out by our qualified staff complies with AS 1554.1 SP
In addition to this we provide Stainless steel, Bisalloy and Aluminium welding for any
new fabrication or repairs.

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5.2 Mobile on-site Fabrication and Installation
World Welding and Transport Services Pty. Ltd. operates a fleet of 6t trucks which
are set up with 600amp welder/generator and 60cfm compressor units, in addition
these units have Oxy, Acetylene and LPG on board to enable our staff to complete
any fabrication / modification / maintenance or repair welding / cutting on site.
All units have grinders, drills, rota broach, plate cutters, air tooling and hand tools to
complete any job.
5.3 Labour and Equipment hire for shut-downs
World Welding and Transport Services Pty. Ltd. provides labour and equipment to
assist in shutdowns of processing and crushing plants, we can provide qualified
boilermakers, riggers, fitters, TA’s, labourers and spotters for any of your shutdown
requirements, all personnel undergoes thorough screening and regular training to
ensure compliance, quality and safety are maintained.
Supplementary to this with our mobile boilermaker units (refer to section 5.2) we
provide a full on-site shutdown service.

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5.4 Industrial Blasting and Painting
At our premises World Welding and Transport Services Pty. Ltd. we provide full
industrial abrasive blasting and painting services, this service compliments our
fabrication workshops as well as external supplied items.
Both the abrasive blast and paint areas are fully enclosed areas of 12m x 12m with a
7m high opening at the front, enabling even the largest equipment to be moved
inside for treatment. Comprehensive quality assurance checks are carried out
throughout the process.

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5.5 Heavy Machinery Repairs & Maintenance
At our workshop and on-site World Welding and Transport Services Pty. Ltd. can
carry out heavy machinery repairs and maintenance from small crack repairs to
complete rebuilds, following abrasive blasting we can provide non-destructive Liquid
Penetrant Testing (PT) crack testing.
Our highly experienced and qualified boilermakers can repair your equipment to bring
it back to “as new” condition.

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5.6 Waste Metal Management
World Welding and Transport Services Pty. Ltd. has the proven ability to move 4000t
of waste metal in 10 months, this included separating waste metal from general
waste, loading into steel bins and transport to Townsville (approx. 1000km one way
trip). We also provide various size bins ranging from 2m3 through to 20m3 for on-site
high value waste metal management, sorting and disposal. With our own fleet of
trucks we collect these bins from site and return them to the location as required.
5.7 Tray Rebuilds and Repairs
Through extensive experience World Welding and Transport Services Pty. Ltd.
provides complete tray rebuilds and repairs, from dismantling, removal of wear plates
to installation of new wear packages and repairs to bodies including blasting and
painting to complete the job.

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5.8 Transport Services
With a fleet of Semi-trucks and trailers, World Welding and Transport Services Pty.
Ltd. provides various transport services ranging from heavy haulage to bulk product
distribution and waste metal disposal. All our trucks are mine compliant and are
operated by highly qualified and trained drivers. We operate a range of trailers in
either single or road train configuration such as rear tippers, side tippers, flat top
trailers, step deck trailers and specialised waste metal bins.
6. Quality, Safety and Environmental
World Welding and Transport Services Pty. Ltd. is strongly committed to providing a safe
and healthy environment for all the company’s employees, subcontractors, visitors and
the general public. Our staff undergoes ongoing training to ensure all work practices are
conducted in a safe controlled manner.
It is our highest priority to invest in the continual development and improvement of the
company’s quality, safety and environmental standards. Through the constant revision
of company policy and procedures, we strive to be recognized as an industry leader in
the areas of Quality, Safety and Environmental compliance.
7. Doing business with WWATS
At World Welding and Transport Services Pty. Ltd. we are committed to providing the
best service possible, no matter how big or small the job we can assist to meet your
project needs and deliver on time and within budget.
Should you require any further information or receive an obligation free quote please do
not hesitate contacting us on the details provided.
Regards,
The WWATS Team

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Project Case Study - 1
Location Mount Isa Mines – Copper Operations
Project Description Removal and replacement of the Thickener #3 wall sections
Duration 19 days (day and night shifts)
Project History:
The #3 thickener processes tailings from the copper operations and is a vital component of the water
recycling system on the Mount Isa Mines site. This thickener ensures that the tailings contain the
minimum amount of process water whilst redundant process water is returned to the surge tanks
for re-use. The #3 thickener has been in operation for approximately 40 years and the wall sections
were showing significant wear and corrosion and were leaking in places, thickness testing was
carried out and the decision was made to replace the steel wall sections.
Project Scope:
World Welding and Transport Services were engaged by Mount Isa Mines to assist in the de-
construction of the old wall sections, saw cutting and demolition of the existing ring beam and re-
construction / installation (on site welding) of the new steel wall sections.

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Challenges:
The main challenge on this project was time. As the thickener is a vital part of the site’s water
recycling the downtime had to be kept to a minimum. From start to finish this project took 19 days
to complete, working around the clock.
Other challenges include interaction with other work fronts and operations.
Safety
With approximately 1500 man-hours of exposure time and no injuries, this project is a testament
that zero harm can be achieved on all projects, the thoroughness of the risk assessment and hazard
management on this project were vital to this achievement.
Client Reference:
“I would like to pass on the Concentrator Management Team’s appreciation of your efforts over the
duration of the Thickener Wall project. It has been a huge ask on our part and you have all
contributed to an excellent outcome, mitigating one of the most significant risks to the site process
water system. The fact that we managed to complete the works to a high standard, within the
planned duration and injury free is testament to yourselves and further evidence that zero harm is a
practical goal.”
Mark Peterson
Superintendent, Mechanical Maintenance MICO Concentrator
Mount Isa Mines
Project Case Study

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Location Mount Isa Mines – Copper Operations
Project Description Replacement of 02 SAG mill Discharge end
Duration 5 days (day and night shifts)
Project History:
The discharge end of 02 SAG mill was identified as beyond end of life and needed to be replaced, the
works had to be carried out during a 5 day shutdown to minimize plant downtime. WWATS was
engaged to assist in design, methodology, project coordination and site execution to complete the
works.
Project Scope:
World Welding and Transport Services were engaged by Mount Isa Mines Copper Operations to
assist in the design for the new discharge end, provide construction methodologies, coordinate
fabricated long lead items and de-construct / re-construct the discharge end during the shutdown.
The on-site scope was to remove the existing hood, then remove the scats return hopper followed
by the removal of the discharge trommel. Once the trommel was removed, the discharge chute had
to be removed along with the adaptor ring from the mill to the discharge trommel. Once this was
complete the structural steel support beams required replacement before reconstruction could
commence.

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Challenges:
The main challenge on this project was interaction with other activities being carried out in the same
area i.e. mill reline. This challenge required excellent communication on site between the relevant
parties to ensure safety was maintained at all times and minimize downtime.
Safety
Safety through the design and planning phase assisted the site crew with early identification of
hazards and what controls to be implemented to control these hazards including elimination
through design. With approximately 1000 man-hours of exposure time and no injuries, this project
is a testament that zero harm can be achieved on all projects, the thoroughness of the risk
assessment and hazard management on this project and during the planning phase were vital to this
achievement.

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Location Mount Isa Mines – 02 SAG Mill Pumpbox Replacement
Project Description Removal and replacement of the discharge pumpbox at 02 SAG Mill
Duration Fabrication 5 days (day and night shifts)
On site replacement 4 days (day and night shifts)
Project History:
The discharge pumpbox at 02 SAG mill was identified as being in the need of replacement as it had
reached end of life. This pumpbox is a vital part of the overall process hence it was critical to have it
replaced in a timely fashion to reduce production downtime.
Project Scope:
World Welding and Transport Services were engaged by Mount Isa Mines to develop a methodology
for replacement, fabricate a new pumpbox and replace this during the November shutdown.
WWATS designed, fabricated and installed a monorail structure to enable the replacement.

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Challenges:
The main challenge on this project was the timeframe in which the pumpbox was to be fabricated
and also the installation timeframe was to be kept to a minimum to reduce the downtime of the SAG
Mill. One of the vital components (supplied by the client) was identified to be incorrect during the
installation, WWATS modified the component to enable installation, the additional works were
carried out during the shutdown without affecting the completion time.
Safety
With approximately 1800 man-hours of exposure time and no injuries, this project is a testament
that zero harm can be achieved on all projects, the thoroughness of the pre-planning, risk
assessment and hazard management on this project were vital to this achievement.

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Client Reference:
“I really appreciate your efforts through this period, whilst there were issues beyond your control the
fact that we came out of it with a good outcome, on time and injury free says a lot about your work
before and during the install.”
Mark Peterson
Superintendent, Mechanical Maintenance MICO Concentrator
Mount Isa Mines

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