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On the 16th of August, 2011
The Hydco International team would like take this opportunity to thank the Reed Exhibition Team for their wonderful service provided to us during the recent Gas Exhibition held at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre.
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Company Profile
The continued rising demand in commodities by the Asian economies has lead to an increased emphasis on mineral exploration and the demand for exploration drill rigs. Hydco International is well positioned with the recent commissioning of its purpose built 6,000 square metre drill rig manufacturing facility to provide drill rigs to our customers on a timely basis.
Now in production for over 12 months, the new 100% Australian owned facility is producing a number of Top Head Drive Drills including the popular Hydco 1200H. This workhorse represents exceptional value for such a large capacity drill and has been extremely popular in the Australian market. The Hydco 1200H is available in a number of configurations including Diamond / Multi Purpose format through to a new CSG build to meet this growing market.
Three smaller top head drive models are also produced at Hydco Internationals new facility including specialised RC drills and associated equipment. All of Hydco's drill rigs have evolved over 20 years of rugged field evaluation in Australia and are proven workhorses in the harsh environments where exploration drilling takes place.
Hydco provides its customers with an excellent value for money by providing reliable field proven rigs at competitive prices. Our rigs are supported by workshop facilities located in the West and East coasts of Australia that carry a range of spare parts.
Our Company is focused on continuous improvement which is supported by a rigorous Research and Development Program and is able to customise rigs to suit specific needs.
The People
Jump to Ross Hutton Trevor Smitham Ian Pitcher Michael Ilett Prashant H Pandya
Ross Hutton Chairman
B Eng (Min) UQ, M Aus IMM
Ross has over 30 years experience in the mining industry in executive management, mining and metallurgy and project management.
He has held the positions of V.P [Vice President] for smelting and mining operations in North America, Superintendent for the construction of a mine and concentrator in Australia and Project Manager for the Bankable Feasibility Study for a large Base Metal project in Iran. He is currently a director of Kagara Zinc Limited; a successful ASX 200 listed mining company and Drummond Gold Limited.
Mr. Hutton has experience in working with very large projects from conception to execution and he is backed by a team of Australian mining associates, with strong links throughout the international mining industry.
Trevor Smitham Director
Trevor has over 30 years experience in the drilling industry, specialising in hydraulic engineering and manufacturing of large surface exploration drilling rigs.
In 1987 he established Hydraulic Contracting and Supply Pty Ltd now trading as Hydco Pty Ltd, a privately owned hydraulic manufacturing and design business in Perth producing the highly regarded "HYDCO" drill rigs. He has built a strong reputation in the local and overseas market with drilling rigs working in all corners of the world.
Ian Pitcher CEO
Ian has many years of experience in heavy machinery industry, both in mobile equipment with Caterpillar NZ and in the mining industry, with Mt Isa Mines and Mary Kathleen Uranium Mine in Queensland Australia.
He has held senior executive positions at state level within CSR Limited, Australia's largest building material company and brings a wealth of experience from production through to the marketing of products.
His business acumen in supply chain management and product identification for emerging markets coupled with his mechanical background, will add valuable impetus to our business development.
Michael Ilett Finance Director
B Bus (Acc), Grad Dip Adv Acc, Grad Dip App Corp Gov, MBA, ACIS, CA
Michael is a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Secretary with over 20 years’ commercial experience in senior management roles. At Hydco he is responsible for a range of corporate administration duties including corporate finance, international trade, risk management, corporate governance and stakeholder relations.
He has extensive international business experience and over the past 7 years in senior management roles in businesses in both China and India. Michael is also the part time CFO and Company Secretary for Drummond Gold Limited and also provides consulting advice to ASX listed exploration companies.
Prashant H Pandya Executive Director – Hydco Engineering, India
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) (B.E.Mech)
Prashant leads the team as the Executive Director for Hydco Engineering in India and brings to the company, over 20 years of experience in Mechanical Engineering and Design as well as a vast knowledge of Manufacturing and Technical Marketing skills.
During his career he has designed and manufactured complete Process Plant Equipment and has gained exceptional consulting and business communication skills, dealing with many multi national organizations. One of the major undertakings prior to joining Hydco Engineering was the design and development of the fully automated Bag and Packaging Systems, which are widely distributed around the world.