Our team recently got behind the Bushfire Appeal with a series of fundraising activities that raised over $1900.

Our team is grateful for the brave efforts of firefighters and others on the front-line and the amazing individuals that have volunteered their time in providing much needed community support.

Workplace Alliance also thanks Boral and Godfrey Hirst for their support of our fundraising initiative.

Update: Workplace Alliance would like to thank Carbon Revolution and their partners who joined our team in our fundraising efforts. This has lifted our teams contribution to the Bushfire Appeal to over $5100.

Join Workplace Alliance and our team in supporting those affected by donating.

Go to Vic Bushfire Disaster Appeal or the Red Cross Bushfire Appeal.

Workplace Alliance is a Geelong-based company offering extensive industrial engineering services to businesses in a range of industries.

Our team have been busy over the holiday period conducting remedial works at one of our client sites.

The works are required to get the piece of infrastructure ready for use on the West Gate Tunnel Project in Melbourne Australia.

Workplace Alliance is a Geelong-based company offering extensive industrial engineering services to businesses in a range of industries.

Many parts of South Eastern Australia are experiencing unprecedented bushfires. Join Workplace Alliance and our Team in supporting those affected by donating. Go to Vic Bushfire Disaster Appeal or the Red Cross Bushfire Appeal.

Many parts of South Eastern Australia are experiencing unprecedented bushfires.

As a community based company, Workplace Alliance is devastated at the destruction caused by these bushfires.

Join Workplace Alliance and our Team in supporting those affected by donating.

Go to Vic Bushfire Disaster Appeal or the Red Cross Bushfire Appeal.

Workplace Alliance staff were recently requested to provide multiple disciplines across all shifts in support of our valued client, Boral Cement Waurn Ponds.

Our team led by Phil Bisset provided the experience and expertise to complete a major plant upgrade.

This was achieved with zero harm or impact on productivity whilst delivering an on time, on budget outcome.

Thank you to all involved.

Workplace Alliance is a Geelong-based company offering extensive industrial engineering services to businesses in a range of industries.

Workplace Alliance was commissioned by Pepsi Co after a successful plant relocation to Thailand, to undertake a similar relocation project in Adelaide.

The Pepsi Co Adelaide site project required the safe and efficient removal, identification, packing and shipping of an entire product line, all whilst production continued on other operating lines.

Workplace Alliance have a dedicated professional team committed to plant relocations, and after confirming scopes, the mobilisation began.

The project was initially estimated to take 12-14 days, however our professional team was able to complete the project, including demobilisation, in 11 days.

Most importantly the project was completed with zero safety incidents, zero impact on Pepsi Co production, and was completed ahead of schedule and under budget to the satisfaction of the client.

Below is a photo gallery demonstrating the project and our professional approach.

We wish to thank our team led by Michael Mills, Phil Bissett, Darren Goulter, Sarah Carty and Brad Nye for their attention to detail and professional attitude.

Workplace Alliance also wish to thank Pepsi Co for their trust in our family operated, value add engineering company.

If your organisation is considering plant and equipment relocation please give Wayne a call on 1300 735 423.

Workplace Alliance is a Geelong-based company offering extensive industrial engineering services to businesses in a range of industries.

Recently Workplace Alliance was invited to visit the American Headquarters of HeiQ International in North Carolina.

The reason for this invitation was Workplace Alliance had worked collaboratively with HeiQ in designing and building four pilot plants in Australia, located at Deakin University in Waurn Ponds, Geelong.

The fourth & final pilot plant is successfully producing a textile additive that creates an amazing silk like handle when added to the HeiQ American product.

What was even more important is that all the ingredients for this Australian invention are sourced from sustainable products creating a significant green footprint.

Workplace Alliance Managing Director, Wayne Allan was privileged to spend time with HeiQ President & CEO Michael Smith and COO Wayne Cate.

“The alliance between Workplace Alliance & HeiQ is strong and getting stronger based on brilliant innovative thinking, a can do attitude and care for our planet” said Wayne.

For more information on HeiQ visit their website.

Workplace Alliance is a Geelong-based company offering extensive industrial engineering services to businesses in a range of industries.

Recently, Workplace Alliance completed a plant strip out and relocation for a client in Bayswater, Melbourne East.

We removed three major yarn extruders, ovens, coolers, compressors along with other associated equipment.

The project, headed by Michael Mills, involves trades working both day and night to achieve a turn around inside a week.

With safety on-site a priority, a robust, live SWMS (Safe Work Method Statement), along with daily toolbox meetings is essential.

A Traffic Management Plan was also central to our works, as we utilised mobile plant and cranes, as well as having a number of people moving around and near the site.

Workplace Alliance is proud to advise these works have been achieved with zero safety incidents, ahead of time and on budget.

Above are some images from the project.

One of our national clients was experiencing issues with a failed impeller motor assembly, that was effectively stopping all new product deliveries to the wharf.

With our industry partners, we were able to remove the failed assembly, conduct all necessary repairs, including motor re-alignment and impeller balancing.

The urgent repairs were achieved within a tight timeline to ensure our client was ready for the decanting of the next vessel.

These photos below illustrate the crane lifting the assembly back into position, securing the assembly, and the final testing and sign off our repair works.

Well done and thank you to our team at Lascelles Wharf, Geelong.

One of Workplace Alliance’s strengths is the diversity of our team’s skill set.

We have a strong Facilities Management division with trades including:

  • Carpenters
  • Painters
  • Plumbers
  • Concreters

Recently, at one of our client sites in Geelong, we conducted a concreting project.

The scope of project was:

  1. Create a workable Traffic Management Plan
  2. Dig out damaged roadway
  3. Cut sections to allow clean infill & finish
  4. Pour concrete over new area facilitating run off of all water.

The end result was complete client satisfaction with the project completed on-time, on-budget, to-spec and safely with no disruption to our client’s operations or production.

For more information or to discuss your Facilities Management contact Wayne on 1300 735 423.

Warehousing is a distinct skill set that can be underrated if not managed well.

Workplace Alliance have been working with a Laverton import company to address some issues around their overall efficiencies of movement & storage.

The brief was simple, how can we do it better?

Our team firstly worked with the crew on the floor to see what impediments they experienced. We did the same with Management. We spoke to their clients, both shipping & receiving. This information gave us an overall “road map” and, more importantly, a list to prioritise from. It also opened up communications to streamline process.

Collectively, we standardised all storage areas, removing three areas in the ordering process that were largely redundant and had led to expensive and confusing ambiguities. Importantly, all involved reported that they felt that their ideas were important and they were being listened to.

We also introduced the network to each other by use of Skype. Everyone now has a face they can now put to a name.

Our client moved effectively from a transactional to a relationship based model.

Another key win for this company was that in the past two financial years they had incurred inefficiency debts of $86,000 and $104,000 respectively. These debts were put down to demurrage & detentions costs at the wharf and in transport.

We have, with the aid of our preferred Shipping Agent, removed those debts entirely by moving to FOB (free on board). The compound affect of this will make our client stronger, leaner and more agile by having a more adept WIP (work in progress) budget.

A great result by all involved.