Competitive Advantages
Experienced and committed management team
GR Engineering’s management team has considerable experience in the engineering, mining and minerals processing industries. This management team has highly respected technical, project development and business management skills and a proven track record of successful project delivery. This extensive experience and reputation together with its team of dedicated and reliable staff and sub-contractors provides GR Engineering with a key competitive advantage in securing new contracts and winning repeat business.
Integrated service capability
GR Engineering’s integrated business model enables the Company to provide clients with innovative, efficient, high quality and cost effective project solutions across the project development life cycle. Through this integrated service offering, GR Engineering has been able to maintain continuity of project participation from studies through to development and operational support. As a result, the majority of GR Engineering’s projects have been directly negotiated with clients on fair and competitive terms.
Attractive contracting method
GR Engineering’s ability to provide integrated EPC solutions with flexible contract arrangements reflecting client and project risk profiles and needs has provided GR Engineering with a key competitive advantage in winning projects and expanding the Company’s project pipeline. This competitive advantage is attractive especially amongst junior and mid-sized resource companies seeking the certainty of a fixed price arrangement and schedule as well as innovative, high quality and cost effective project solutions. In addition, GR Engineering provides ‘total make good’ plant performance warranties and guarantees.
Established management systems
GR Engineering’s history of successful and profitable project delivery reflects its comprehensive management systems designed to accurately manage risk and enable informed and robust risk-reward outcomes. For all projects, GR Engineering undertakes detailed in-house contract, engagement and completion reviews in order to limit potential liability and loss exposures and to ensure high quality standards are continually met. These management systems combined with GR Engineering’s deep industry knowledge and its excellent cost capturing and control systems provide a strong competitive advantage.
Strong client relationships
GR Engineering and its management team have successfully developed and maintained strong client relationships that provide a key competitive advantage in winning new contracts as clients seek to maintain, expand and diversify their operations. The Company’s ability to develop and maintain such relationships is reflected by GR Engineering having no history of mediation, arbitration or litigation with any of its clients.
Geographic positioning
With offices in Perth, Kalgoorlie and Brisbane, GR Engineering is well located to service Australia’s numerous mining projects. This provides the Company with a competitive advantage through local knowledge, proximity and reputation. GR Engineering’s strategic alliance with a South African based engineering group also provides it with strategic access to Africa’s high growth mining regions. GR Engineering’s geographic positioning in both these high growth markets provides it with a strong competitive advantage.