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HORNIBROOK NGI

Delivering quality and excellence, no matter how big or small the job

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Hornibrook NGI represents the coming together of two long term industrial facilitators in Papua New Guinea, and fulfils the same role to this day via nationally significant projects and CSR initiatives Writer: Matthew Staff | Project Manager: Tom Cullum

s an integral part of Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) industrial and resource development, Hornibrook NGI may only have 16 years of history in its current guise but its merger in 1990 actually represented the coming together of two of the most renowned individual players to form the progressive market leader that thrives today. Now, with a future mapped by “capability and expertise” the Company is able to leverage unrivalled flexibility and turnkey steel fabrication and construction services to meet the needs of a nation in search of such a portfolio. Consequently, the project array

that Hornibrook NGI has been able to tally in a relatively short space of time is filled to the brim with nationally significant builds and contracts, an indictment on the Company’s ultimate ethos which places customer satisfaction at its core. “Our success can be measured in customer satisfaction, and the cost effectiveness of our products and services,” Hornibrook NGI affirms on its website. “It is due to a number of factors that differentiate us from our competitors, including such things as the provision of daily meals for all our people, free on-site medical services to maintain tradespersons’ health and wellbeing, and a culture of continuous improvement.

“We pride ourselves in delivering quality and excellence, no matter how big or small the job.” As such, Hornibrook NGI is confident of remaining PNG’s premier steel fabrication and building Company for clients across numerous sectors in the years to come.

Exciting development

Current successes represent efficient initial planning at the time of the Company’s inception back in 1990 when the steel fabrication interests of Hornibrook Constructions and NGI Steel Ltd united. “The merger provided a good unification of talents, and retained the knowledge and experience

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BARLOW INDUSTRIES

ncepted in 1964, Barlow Industries has been servicing Papua New Guinea for more than 40 years as part of the PICSA Group of Companies; building upon a vision of not only being a leading national supplier of steel but to become more community and self-aware in terms of its image and wider influence. Primarily focused on the supply of steel products, and installation and service of roller doors, gates and accessories; the Company’s key philosophies revolve around social and corporate responsibility to both employees and clients, as well as maintaining the highest levels of quality throughout its offering.

Adopting turnkey projects using both partnering and subcontracted mechanical and electrical services

that Hornibrook Constructions had built up since 1943 when they were first established in Papua New Guinea,” the Company explains. Already progressing impressively under this newly merged banner, the business received another boost in 2004 when Hornibrook NGI was purchased by a private group headed by the current Chairman; an “exciting development that was strongly supported by the management, staff, and the tradespeople of the Company, so that the capabilities, resources and personnel remain unchanged”. This may seem like a given, but when understanding the scope and extent of these unchanged capabilities within the market, it becomes apparent how significant this consistent strategy has become. Adopting turnkey projects using both partnering and subcontracted mechanical and electrical services, the full range of fabrication specifications

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We pride ourselves in delivering quality and excellence, no matter how big or small the job

Barlow has achieved this through ensuring the wellbeing of its employees and thus attracting and retaining a pool of qualified and experienced staff which has resulted in a healthy business environment transcending to its customer interactions. The same success can be said of its products and service range having improved its offering to cater for clients’ needs, by not only concentrating on steel products, but also providing accessories that go with these steel products. One such esteemed client to benefit from this entrepreneurial ethos is Hornibrook NGI, one of the largest construction Companies in Papua New Guinea. They have been heavily involved in a multibillion dollar resource development project as well as civil engineering projects alongside Barlow; the Company subsequently affirming its status as one of Hornibrook’s main suppliers, while the Hornibrook remains instrumental to Barlow’s own growth.

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EASTPAC LIMITED

astPac Limited was formed in 1996 and is based in Lae, Morobe Province. The Company’s main product lines offer automotive parts, chainsaw parts, outboard motor parts, lubricants and bitumen/asphalt. Diversifying into road construction machinery from Germany, we are the sole dealer in PNG of products for the Wirtgen Group. We also supply fire and safety system products which has become one of our more prominent business expansions. We also handle refilling and maintenance service for all types of extinguisher and our standard of products are internationally recognised. T +675 472 0909 F +675 472 0339 E eastpac.png@gmail.com

Hornibrook NGI has manufactured and carried out repairs in the motor transport engineering domain

can be met through welding and fabrication processes, while a series of workshops are comprised, in-house to aid flexibility and speed of production for clients. Branching out, the Company has manufactured and carried out repairs in the motor transport engineering domain since the merger was established 26 years ago, and the business can also boost a whole host of new bodied products which comprise: “fuel tankers with mild steel barrels; elliptical tanks for road transport of fuel; demountable drop deck trailers as used by the Porgera subcontractors; skel and tri-axle semi trailers; “B Double lead” trailers; low loaders to 75 tonne load capacity by three metres wide; timber jinkers to 70 tonne load capacity; a variety of dump and tipping bodies; truck flatbed decks to 27 feet in length; utility coffee bodies; farm and agricultural trailers such as ‘dog trailers’;

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SENTRY LOCKSMITHS LTD

With a covered main steel fabrication workshop of 6,400 square meters, the Company’s steel fabrication facilities in Lae are the largest in PNG

he PNG-owned locksmith Company was established in 1987 and since then has gradually grown by bringing the expertise of various tradesmen to provide a better and efficient service to clients. The locksmith services we provide for domestic, commercial and automotive include; • Key Duplicate • Repair, Supply & Installing of locks • Key Alike System & Master Key System • Safe Servicing • Installation of electric gate locks & door striker We have been a member of the Master Locksmiths Association of Australasia since 1993. T (675) 472 4434 / +675 7205 1340

P.O. BOX 1439 Lae, Morobe Province 411, Papua New Guinea Tel: (675) 472 0909 Fax: (675) 472 0339 eastpac.png@gmail.com

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Sentry Locksmiths LTD We provide locksmith services for domestic, commercial and automotive T: +675 472 4434 / +675 7205 1340 E: sentrylocksmithsltd@gmail.com sentry@datec.net.pg P.O Box 2244 Lae 411 Morobe Province Papua New Guinea

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40 Tonne ‘Clean line’ fruit bins for the oil palm industry; and permanent or removable PMV frames for passenger transport”, the Company lists.

Largest in PNG

Bridges and tanks comprise another large facet of the business’s remit, harking back to decades far preceding 1990’s coming together; with the former especially benefiting from the fabricating and erecting of certified truss type bridges in PNG over the years. “Examples of these sturdy bridges can be found along the Ramu Highway between Lae and Madang. With piled abutments and internal walk-ways, the bridges do not suffer the same wash-away or vehicular damage of the more temporary bailey type bridging, and in fact the Hornibrook bridging was designed specifically for PNG’s particular conditions,” the Company explains.

We service all levels of the steel market from small jobs such as security and spiked fencing, to major projects which include such diverse items as the processing tanks for Tolukuma...

And here lies the crux of Hornibrook NGI’s current philosophy in ensuring that each project is carried out not only to the individual contract’s specifications, but in line with a wider all-encompassing strategy of enriching the country that hosted its success in the first place. To that end, a comprehensive list of up-and-coming projects are in the pipeline across domains of property development, housing estates, hotels and two more bridges which are set to

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become the largest, nationwide. Across motor transport engineering, bridging, building and construction, and property development, major projects in PNG have included Burns Philp & Tribal Den, Prima Warehouse, SP Brewery Tank Farm, an extension to the SP Brewery Warehouse, and Manus Market; all the while being underpinned and driven by the business’s primary expertise which exists in the steel fabrication sector.

Improve the living standards of our people

“With a covered main steel fabrication workshop of 6,400 square meters, the Company’s steel fabrication facilities in Lae are the largest in PNG,” the Company affirms. “We service all levels of the steel market from small jobs such as security and spiked fencing, to major projects which include such diverse items as the processing tanks for Tolukuma, hard ore hoppers for Lihir, conveyors for Porgera, or pipe spooling for Chevrons Kutubu.”

The enrichment of PNG doesn’t end in the workshop or on site either, and a large facet of Hornibrook NGI’s success has derived from its corporate social responsibility efforts and in instilling itself into the general fabric of the country. “As a PNG company Hornibrook cares about our surrounding community and desire to improve the living standards of our people,” the Company says. One example can be seen through the Business Coalition against HIV and AIDS (BAHA) which is officially supported by Hornibrook NGI and is actually located on the Company’s head office grounds. There was also an opportunity to form a private hospital in Lae to improve medical faculties in the area, and to provide the community with an international standard of healthcare; an opportunity that was met with open arms as the Company took up the mantle of major shareholder in Lae International Hospital. From a supporting role, the business also sponsors the Hornibrook Harlequins Rugby Football Team to give unemployed youths self esteem and purpose; as well as the Tami Island Annual Fishing Competition which simultaneously serves as a fundraising event for the local people of Tami Island. “Hornibrook NGI actively supports numerous local charities and the community in various ways including; the employment of people with disabilities as well as HIV Positive workers,” the Company concludes. “Hornibrook NGI is also a founding corporate member with the PNG Occupational Health & Safety Association as well as being involved with numerous local community groups. “In addition to being an equal opportunity employer, Hornibrook NGI encourages women in the workforce and provides opportunities for women through apprenticeships and training in all divisions of the Company.”

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Hornibrook NGI Transpac Office Awilunga Estate (Located behind the MMJV Office) 9 Mile Lae Papua New Guinea T: +675 4758 601 F: +675 4758 610 E: hngi@hornibrook.com.pg www.hornibrook.com.pg