Bothar Boring & Tunnelling

1. 2014YEAR IN REVIEW
...Building the world beneath you...

2. 2014YEAR IN REVIEW
The 2014 financial year can best be summarised as a year
of international expansion, successful completion of major
projects and the continued technological development of
our Bothar built tunnelling machines. We have once again
performed to the highest safety performance level with a
two year continuous period recordable incident free, which
is a great testament to our site work crews and your very
high work ethic.
We have seen huge expansion in our international efforts
throughout the year with 100 million Qatari Riyals in
value of contract awards in Doha, the establishment of
an operational base in Johannesburg South Africa and the
submission of various proposals for large scale oil and gas
pipeline crossings in Europe. This geographic diversity is
one of our major strengths, allowing us to normalise and
grow our revenues across the various national construction
sector market cycles that are evident in each of our chosen
markets given the downturn in the Australian market.
We were awarded a number of tunnelling projects in Doha
and have established a dedicated office facility, recruited
management and execution staff and considerably
bolstered the size and range of our specialist tunnelling
equipment fleet in order to execute these challenging
projects. Whilst it is still early days for our entry into
the South African market, the outlook is positive for our
trenchless offerings and we expect to be executing local
contracts in the near term.
Our project performance level was clearly demonstrated
in the successful completion of all of the major crossings
for the three Coal Seam gas export lines running from
the Surat Basin to the Gladstone LNG facilities. All of
these world-class projects were completed on time, on
budget and without incident.
We have continued to enjoy the benefits of our long
term investment into our technological research
and development programme with the successful
commissioning of our latest Bothar built Steerable Auger
Systems (SAS) opening up a number of new exciting
opportunities for us.
All of these achievements would not be possible without
the continued dedication of our work crews, skilfully
undertaking your activities in difficult situations and
remote locations. Accordingly I would like to take this
opportunity to personally thank each and every one of
you for your continued efforts in this regard and ask that
you keep up these very high safety and work standards
that you have set.
Additionally I would like to extend my appreciation
and thank our board and shareholders for your
support throughout this challenging growth phase.
Noel Kerr
Managing Director

3. Bothar has launched into South Africa and has
established its operational base in Johannesburg.
Bothar exhibited at the No-Dig South Africa
Exhibition which was held in Pretoria in July 14.
In conjunction with its continuing expansion
of project operations in Qatar, Bothar have
now established a new dedicated major office
headquarters in Doha coupled with its equipment
workshop to provide for a larger and wider project
support service.
Bothar were awarded the contract to construct
approximately 5,500m of 3000mm ID major
Microtunnelling works associated with the
overall construction and development of the Al
Rayyan Road in Doha by the Boom Construction
Company for Ashgal, the Public Works Authority
of Qatar.
New Launch
Bothar in South Africa
New Office
Doha Headquarters
New Business
Boom Contract

4. Bothar were awarded five major contracts in
Doha this year with a total length of 28,000m
of various diameter tunnels in hand.
All projects, for a two year period,
have performed at a Total Recordable
Injury Frequency Rate (TRIFR) of zero,
reinforcing that Bothar is operating at a
consistent zero harm, incident free level.
The second Bothar built Steerable Auger System
(SAS) successfully completed its first project for
the Brisbane City Council. The SAS achieved
maximum productivity and accuracy, within this
congested inner city environment.
Major Contracts
28,000m of
Microtunnelling
Zero Harm
Two Years Incident Free
Research and Development
SAS

5. Bothar successfully completed the construction of
all of the various crossings for the three main coal
seam gas (CSG) export lines for the Queensland
CSG to LNG Projects on time, within budget
and without incident. Project scope included pit
construction, auger boring, tunnel boring and HDD.
Bothar launched their new website in July
of this year, which delivers informative
and user-friendly design, content and
navigation for all users.
The Axis guided boring system was successfully
introduced into project operations, enhancing
the efficiency and accuracy of our pit-launched
trenchless installation methods. The system is
capable of maintaining the strict tolerance and
accuracy required for sewer and water projects.
Completed
CSG Export Lines
Launched
New Website
New Methods
Axis Systems

6. Two staff members have attained CERT III
qualifications this year in Trenchless Technology.
The staff members now have a nationally
recognised means of demonstrating their
competencies to interested parties.
With the recent acquisition of additional
Herrenkencht (HKN) AVN Tunneling Machines
and Ancillary Systems, Bothar now have one of
the largest fleets of HKN equipment available to
accommodate most tunnelling solutions.
Staff Collaboration
TAFE Certified Training
Acquired
Largest HKN Fleet
Bothar’s newly commissioned Steerable Auger System
(SAS) and Bothar built TBM successfully completed
a challenging project for the Brisbane City Council
Beasley Road Drainage upgrade. The SAS effectively
achieved the required positional accuracy through
contaminated ground and hard rock.
Urban Project
Bothar Built Solution

7. One Reliable Partner
For All Trenchless Projects

8. ...Building the world beneath you...
www.botharboring.com.au
AUSTRALIA
114 Ingleston Road,
Wakerley,
QLD, AUS 4154
Ph: +61 7 3907 0777
Fax: +61 7 3907 0888
EMIRATES
Al Nasar Building
M Floor, Defence Road
PO Box 32567, Abu Dhabi
Ph +971 50 444 6396
QATAR
P.O. Box: 7098, State of
Qatar QA
Ph: +974 4487 8745
KUWAIT
Al Shaymaa Tower
Omar Bin Al Khattab St
Murgab Area – 3rd floor
Ph: +965 2225 1311
Fax: +965 2225 1312
SOUTH AFRICA
18 Dusseldorf St,
Johannesburg
Benoni 1540
Ph: +27 (11) 748 1600
Fax: +27 (11) 420 2499
NEW ZEALAND
Level 7, 3 Albert Street,
Auckland 1010
Ph +64 (0) 9 281 6798