Consolidated Group and AAA Trailers have built a rock-solid relationship through mutual support and a commitment to their customers.
Machinery hire, site service and clean-up, plant maintenance and labour hire are just a few of the services Consolidated Group has been supplying the Australian mining industry for more than a decade.
The company has a rental footprint spanning the whole of Western Australia, delivering equipment and machinery like trucks, trailers, screening units, excavators, graders and rollers to some of Australia’s largest mines.
With customers all over WA, Consolidated Group knows what it takes to deliver quality services and equipment on which its customers can rely.
“We originally started off as a rental business in earthmoving and transport, and then moved into the mining sector.” Consolidated Group managing director Theo Tsorvas told Australian Mining.
“We understand the complexities associated with site mobilisation and the strict mining protocols companies need to adhere to ensuring safety and production targets.”
Tsorvas said Consolidated Group’s Pilbara-based mobile service vehicles ensure remote mine-site breakdowns are back up and running in no time.
“Our transport division can move mine equipment anywhere and our training division offers a range of accreditations related to mine operators’ scope of work,” he said.
Tsorvas said it was the decision made a few years ago to replace the company’s fleet with AAA Trailers machinery that set the company on an expanded path.
“AAA’s service and delivery times are enabling us to grow as a business,” Tsorvas said. “Not only are we getting a great product but when the company says it will deliver, we can count on it coming through the door that day.
“Without AAA Trailers being able to pull everything together in a tight turnaround, we wouldn’t be where we are today.”
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Tsorvas said AAA Trailers’ machinery is built to last, opening up opportunities for Consolidated Group beyond its service offering.
“We’re getting a product that is durable, lasting and is going to have a good resale value down the track,” he said. “We have orders placed for a lot of different equipment in the pipeline.”
With mining customers up and down WA working in all kinds of conditions, Tsorvas said it’s not unusual to get requests for customisation.
“That’s where we can really count on AAA Trailers,” he said. “They can accommodate extra features on our trailers like auto-greasers and alloy rims on all our side tipper purchases.
“They have worked out some different designs inside the tubs as well, like structuring 9mm steel to have the thickness of the actual steel. It makes for a slightly heavier trailer, meaning they are a more hard-wearing because of it.
“It’s hard to beat their strength and quality.”
As the resources industry expands and mineral processing operations ramp up, Tsorvas emphasised Consolidated Group’s ability to rise to any challenge.
“In the mining sector, we cover everything from construction to minerals cartage to road building,” he said. “We do a lot of cartage of lithium down in the south-west (of WA), in particular.
“We consistently improve operations from Perth to the Pilbara to the Kimberley. It’s quite spread out and diverse.”
Tsorvas believes the partnership between Consolidated Group and AAA Trailers is only expected to grow in the future.
“AAA Trailers has really backed us,” he said. “And that enables us to back our customers with the best service on offer.”
This feature appeared in the April 2024 issue of Australian Mining.
