CPC Engineering : Driving Partnerships For Success
Glen Weir, CEO at CPC Engineering, discusses the importance of fostering and maintaining key, strategic relationships for mutual success in the industry.
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In it for the Long HaulCPC is committed more than ever to its long-term relationships with clients, the company continuing to deliver on projects in Asia, Africa and at home in Australia Writer: Tom Wadlow | Project Manager: Donovan Smith No matter what part of the world you are in, 2020 looks set to be defined by the progression of and fallout from the global coronavirus pandemic. From China where the outbreak began to Italy where the disease has taken a particularly strong grip on the older population, consumers, businesses and governments are having to work together in a wartime-like spirit to ensure life goes on. The knock-on effect on industry is and will continue to be enormous. For many organisations an important balancing act is taking place, decisions which must take into account employee and societal welfare alongside the longevity of their enterprises. For Perth-based CPC Engineering, these conversations are happening almost daily. “Quite a few of our plans, as with many organisations, have gone out of the window,” comments CEO Glen Weir. “We’re sitting down on a very regular basis to discuss and evolve our COVID-19 management plan and mitigate the impacts it will have on our business. “It has the potential to severely impact us, so we’re looking at the services we can offer to clients who are also impacted by the virus. For instance, we had one customer who contacted us to say they are moving their plant’s workforce to a two weeks on, two weeks off roster, so we’ve put forward a proposal to supply additional personnel…
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CPC Engineering Hitting the sweet spot CPC Engineering, thanks to its agile setup and full suite of engineering and drafting expertise, is able to support clients across continents throughout the entire life of a mining project Writer: Tom Wadlow | Project Manager: Donovan Smith Australia has long supported the African mining industry. According to the Australia-Africa Minerals and Energy Group, there are more than 185 ASX-listed mining and other resource companies operating over 430 projects in 37 African countries. This amounts to an estimated footprint of more than $40 billion based on current and potential future investment. “At the moment there is no shortage of opportunities to work,” says Rod Davies, General Manager of CPC Project Design at Perth-based CPC Engineering, a company supporting a range of mining projects across multiple regions including Australia and Africa. “Companies are always trying to progress projects and expand plants, although a slowing impact both in Africa and Australia has been the sourcing of financing for such plans. The world is becoming more risk averse, but by February after the Christmas shutdown we tend to see investment picking up and we are starting to see those green shoots again.” The opportunity for Davies to join CPC, by his own admission, came out of the blue, but it was too good to turn down – the GM headhunted on recommendation from colleagues of his retiring predecessor. It is an industry he has always held a passion for, stemming from a young age. “I like big machines and how they do things, to put it simply,” says Davies. “I loved the idea of working…
