| 3 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Taranaki: Energyworks T T Hugh de Lacy Energyworks meets industry needs Energyworks has grown with the Taranaki energy industry to become a specialised multi-disciplined engineering business running highvalue project and maintenance services to industrial clients throughout the country. A culture of continuous performance improvement is behind the success of New Plymouth-based Energyworks, which provides fabrication, installation and maintenance services for pressurised industrial processes across the country. With its workforce of 130, its two 1400qm fabrication shops in the Bell Block industrial sub-division, Energyworks touts itself as a one-stop-shop for the procurement, fabrication and industrial coating of pressure piping, vessels and engineered structural steel. The workshop sports a comprehensive range of plant, including rotating gas cutters and band-saws, pipe rotators, boom-mounted flux core arc welding units and no fewer than four five-tonne gantry cranes. The facility also features fume extraction and a 14900barg hydro-testing bay, allowing for the precise handling of large volumes of pipe spooling and structural elements. There’s a separate standalone 600sqm workshop for stainless steel fabrication, as well as 900sqm of office space, a 300m2 consumables and equipment store, a 1360m2 paint-shop with offices and amenities, and an 1100m2 piping and fittings storage area, all sited on an 8000m2 sealed yard. Established in 1973 as Inglewood Engineering, the company was re-branded in the early 2000s and moved up the road to new purpose-built facilities in the Bell Block in 2005. The company has grown with the Taranaki energy industry to become a specialised multi-disciplined engineering business running high-value project and maintenance services to industrial clients throughout the country. It services not only the existing process and energy sectors, but is also leading the way in the adoption of new decarbonising technologies with the likes of hydrogen and bio-gas to help the country reach its 2050 carbon commitments. Energyworks has also invested strongly in industrial coatings, adding a blast booth built in 2013 complete with blast media recovery and scrubber system. The Pipeline Construction Team undertakes work that includes gas and liquid gathering lines from well-heads to production stations, pipelines for bunker and fuel distribution, specialist river and aerial crossings, and liveline welding and hot tap support for pipeline diversions and maintenance. “We also have trade and project management teams with wide experience of pressure systems up to a Class 2500# rating, and many of our staff spend time seconded to client organisations as maintenance planners,” Energyworks Fabrications Manager Rob Kirkwood says. Energyworks boasts an impressive list of completed projects that include various wellsite construction jobs for Todd Energy and OMV, emergency repairs to the ruptured Ruakaka-Auckland fuel line to Auckland Airport, and the installation of electrolyser, compressor and chiller units for Hiringa Energy’s Waitomo-Te Rapa hydrogen refueling facility. Its work includes the handling, assembly and installation of vendor bulks, in-station vessels and piping for First Renewables at their new bio-gas facility at Reporoa, and the fabrication and installation of seismic strengthening and process piping for MSD Animal Health. The company also carried out the realignment of the Maui pipeline at Pukearuhe, Taranaki, the Ahuroa gas storage expansion project for Flex Gas, and the Pohokura depletion compression project. “In terms of industrial project and maintenance services throughout the country, we’ve got the field covered,” Rob says. Construction in New Zealand has seen huge growth in the past two decades. With the sector relying on alternative means of financing, it’s important to seek guidance from someone who understands these trends and knows where to safely move next. At BDO Taranaki, we’re proud to work alongside Energyworks and support their unique growth story. Get in touch to see how we can help build a strong future for your business. A head for more than the numbers BDO TARANAKI, MORE THAN JUST ACCOUNTANTS. Steve Waite steve.waite@bdo.co.nz Gaylene Findlay gaylene.findlay@bdo.co.nz Dianne Roberts dianne.roberts@bdo.co.nz Erin Gall erin.gall@bdo.co.nz IDEAS | PEOPLE | TRUST FOR MORE: Scan the QR Code for BDO’s latest New Zealand and international construction sector insights.
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