Bothar is prepared for a busy year ahead, with significant projects secured and a growing order book.
Following the successful restructure of the Bothar Group and the retention of its highly skilled and resilient teams, Bothar has finished 2023 strong and is ready to reach great heights in 2024.
Bothar Australia general manager David King said that the successful completion and ongoing award of major projects is a testament to Bothar’s skilled workforce.
“We acknowledge and thank our clients for continuing to trust the Bothar name to deliver their projects,” King said.
“Their ongoing collaboration, combined with our expert knowledge and committed personnel has really set us up for success in 2024.
“Our people have always been our biggest asset so being able to retain them throughout the restructure was paramount to me.”
The end of 2023 saw the Bothar team complete several complex infrastructure projects, reaffirming its top contractor status in the trenchless arena, when it comes to varied and difficult ground conditions.
In December 2023, the company’s AVN crews completed its fifth and final drive on the Elster Creek Sewer Project.
Over at the Melbourne Airport Rail, the team deployed one laser guided vacuum unit equipped with a bespoke ‘Bothar Built’ cutting head to complete 110m of DN300 in extremely hard rock (up to 280MPa varied).
Bothar’s auger boring crews wrapped up on the South Geelong to Waurn Ponds duplication project in Victoria for the Djilang Alliance.
The Bothar team worked around the clock to complete three challenging rail crossings inside just one week and well ahead of schedule. The crews were praised highly for demonstrating their safety culture and professionalism while working on-site in a time critical environment.
Bothar have had a great start to 2024, as the company has mobilised to commence work on various projects across the nation.
In Queensland, the company will be able to showcase several of its methodologies as it embarks on its trenchless scope for the Fitzroy to Gladstone Pipeline. This requires a combination of shaft design, shaft construction, and AVN1200 microtunnelling.
Bothar has also been awarded a package of works for the Aura and Harmony Infrastructure Program on the Sunshine Coast, delivered by McConnell Dowell on behalf of Unitywater.
The Queensland program consists of multiple crossings with the addition of shaft construction and temporary design components.
In Victoria, Bothar will start works at Albert Park, with over 1km microtunnelling using its Herrenknecht AVN capability.
In New South Wales, the company will flex its technical expertise by using one of 13 Bothar Built EPB machines to undertake a major crossing for ongoing utility upgrades around Sydney.
With many safe and successful projects, and the anticipated award of additional works, Bothar is quickly returning to lead the trenchless infrastructure sector.
Bothar boasts a diverse portfolio of specialist subsurface engineering equipment that is available to suit each unique project and the company is primed for growth.
The company offers a full suite of trenchless solutions as well as shaft construction and civil capabilities, making them the perfect partner in the delivery of complex infrastructure projects.