Sandvik Mining says it’s persevering with to strengthen its presence in Papua New Guinea (PNG), reinforcing its long-term dedication to supporting the nation’s rising mining business by means of expanded amenities, elevated operational capability, enhanced logistics and continued funding in folks and native functionality.
Sandvik has operated an area entity in PNG for greater than 5 years, offering tools, components, technical assist and companies to among the nation’s main mining firms, akin to New Porgera Restricted, K92 Mining Ltd, Lihir Gold Restricted, Monier Restricted, Morobe Consolidated Goldfields Ltd, Quest Exploration Drilling (PNG) Ltd and Okay Tedi.
Because the Sandvik fleet in PNG continues to develop, the corporate has expanded its amenities in Lae to enhance service supply, strengthen in-country assist and create a extra steady and environment friendly working base for workers and prospects. Sandvik’s Buyer Help Centre in Lae now performs an necessary function in supporting PNG prospects by means of service coordination, main element repairs and future tools rebuild cycles, whereas additionally enhancing working circumstances for the native group.
Sandvik has now delivered and is supporting greater than 40 items of kit in PNG throughout underground vehicles, loaders, underground drills, floor drills and rotary drills. This rising put in base is supported by means of coordinated components planning, native warehousing, element restore functionality and in-country resourcing, serving to guarantee responsive and dependable assist for patrons throughout the nation.
“Papua New Guinea is a vital marketplace for Sandvik, and our continued funding displays each the expansion we’re seeing in-country and our dedication to supporting prospects with dependable, native service and technical functionality,” says Andy Chirita, Head of Components & Companies, Gross sales Space Australia, New Zealand and PNG, Sandvik Mining.
The expanded Lae amenities and future plans enhance Sandvik’s skill to assist prospects with components availability, element restore functionality and future tools rebuild cycles, whereas additionally offering improved long-term stability and dealing circumstances for workers. The positioning additionally helps coordinated components planning between Lae and Brisbane, native warehousing and in-country resourcing.
Sandvik Mining in Papua New Guinea now employs 24 folks throughout its Lae and Porgera operations. Alongside investing in its personal Papua New Guinea workforce, Sandvik can be dedicated to serving to upskill native Papua New Guinean expertise extra broadly by means of operator coaching, machine upkeep coaching and the switch of technical information to construct long-term functionality in nation.
“Our funding is just not solely in Sandvik’s personal folks and amenities, but in addition in constructing functionality in Papua New Guinea,” says Chirita. “By strengthening native assist and serving to develop expertise in-country, we’re constructing a stronger basis for our prospects, our workers and the long-term development of the mining business in PNG.”
Sandvik can be supporting prospects in Papua New Guinea with Distant Monitoring Service (RMS), which makes use of clever know-how to assist stop and predict tools breakdowns earlier than they happen. This helps enhance reliability, scale back downtime and assist extra proactive upkeep planning.
Sandvik’s progress in Papua New Guinea has included securing long-term amenities in Lae, increasing workshop and warehouse functionality, creating a nationwide workforce and strengthening the group supporting prospects in nation. These investments replicate Sandvik’s long-term dedication to Papua New Guinea and its ambition to be a trusted companion to the mining business.
