Major Project Snapshot
We’re incredibly proud of our major project experience.
Thomas Kingsley Resources is widely regarded as a civil and commercial earthmover – our systems and processes support larger projects with stringent safety, compliance and productivity expectations. We are proud to have been a part of almost every major civil construction project in South East Queensland in the last 10 years, and we are the go-to supplier for the civil construction industry – because we understand what it takes to provide productive, reliable and highly skilled services to projects that focus on productivity and timely delivery with precision and cost efficiency.
Below is a snapshot of the large scale projects where Thomas Kingsley Heavy Equipment has been critical to successful project delivery.
Logan Enhancement Project (LEP) Brisbane
Client – CPB Contractors
Commencement Year – 2017
Overview – Queensland’s $512 million Logan Enhancement Project includes upgrading parts of the Logan and Gateway Extension motorways, improving key congestion hot spots (Mt Lindesay Highway/Beaudesert Road interchange and the Wembley Road/Logan Motorway interchange) and constructing new south-facing ramps at Compton Road. Specialist services included detailed rock saw cutting for bridge footing in rock reducing the requirement for concrete formwork as well as bulk rock excavation utilising 50t excavator and Atlas Copco hydraulic rock breaker. TKR has also supported the project on programmed weekend shutdown works which run 48hrs straight providing additional man power, equipment and logistics for these critical works.
Kingsford Smith Drive Upgrade, Brisbane
Client – Lendlease
Commencement Year – 2016
Overview – The Kingsford Smith Drive upgrade involves the road widening from four to six lanes between from Eagle Farm to Hamilton. Recognised for the ability to provide and in some cases engineer diverse range of machinery and attachments, TKR Heavy Equipment supplying a variety of machines to both earthworks, marine and structures components of the project. Early engagement of TKRs service providing machines from 1.8T Excavators to 50T long reach barge mounted excavators. Specialist attachments included – underwater hydraulic rock breakers, under water hydraulic headers/pineapple profiler attachment with GPS, mud probe, gabion basket frames with power tilt hitches and custom TOPCON GPS positioning system to ensure accurate allignment of baskets over water.
Gateway Upgrade North Stage 2, Brisbane
Client – Lendlease
Commencement Year – 2016
Overview – The upgrade of the Gateway Motorway between Nudgee and Deagon from four to six lanes including various upgrades of bridges, interchanges and merges, with capacity for future expansion to eight lanes. TKR Heavy Equipment provided services based on a wet hire arrangement working with structures, bulk earthworks and drainage crews suppling.
Wulkaraka, QLD Rail
Client – Laing Orourke
Commencement Year – 2016
Overview – The upgrade of the QLD Rail Stabling yard and including new road, carpark, drainage and detailed earthworks at the QR Wulkarak rail depot. TKR Heavy Equipment provided services based on a wet hire arrangement working with pavements, structures, bulk earthworks and drainage crews.
Tintenbar to Ewingsdale, NSW
Client – Lendlease
Commencement Year – 2013
Overview – The Tintenbar to Ewingsdale section of the Pacific Highway upgrade is about 17 kilometres in length starting at the northern end of the Ballina bypass and ending at the Ewingsdale interchange. Originally engaged by Baulderstone Hornibrook before being purchased by Lendlease. TKR provided services of both wet hire and dry hire plant on both surface and underground/ tunnelling operations which included detailed earthworks utilizing Diamond Tip Rock Saws, Hydraulic Hammers, Hydraulic Headers and conventional excavation methods.
Reedy Creek, QLD
Client – Leighton
Commencement Year – 2012
Overview – As part of Australian Pacific Natural Gas (APLNG) expansion of their natural gas assets within the Surat Basin, TKR were engaged through Leighton Contractors to provide both wet hire and dry hire solutions for bulk and detailed earthworks operations. The bulk earthworks consisted a fleet of 637G scrapers, D10T, 825H, 16M and 2 x 40KL ADT water trucks.
The bulk earthworks fleet was closely followed by the TKR team of detailed earthworks crew completing drainage, roadways and footings for structures.
APLNG Combabula
Client – BMD Constructions
Commencement Year – 2013
Overview – As part of Australian Pacific Natural Gas (APLNG) expansion of their natural gas assets within the Surat Basin TKR were engaged through BMD Contractors to provide both wet hire and dry hire solutions for bulk and detailed earthworks operations.
The bulk earthworks fleet was closely followed by the TKR team of detailed earthworks crew completing sewer, drainage, roadways and footings for structures.
Other major projects TKR Heavy Equipment have been involved in
Project Name
NDRAA RAAF Amberly
Project Type
Civil Earthworks
Client
BMD Constructions
Project Name
Yarwun Red Mud Dam
Project Type
Tailings Dam Lift
Client
NRW Holdings
Project Name
Hotel Taxiway Bris Airport
Project Type
Airport Taxiway Construction
Client
BMD Constructions
Project Name
Brisbane Airport
Project Type
Northern Apron Expansion
Client
BMD Constructions
Project Name
Inner City Bypass
Project Type
Road Widening
Client
BMD Constructions
Project Name
CR2SM
Project Type
Bruce Highway upgrade
Client
Fulton Hogan Seymour Whyte
Project Name
Gold Coast Light Rail
Project Type
Light Rail Construction
Client
MacDow and CPB
Project Name
Toll Logistisc – Roma
Project Type
APLNG
Client
Toll Holdings
Project Name
NSW Pacific Highway Upgrade
Project Type
Road Construction
Client
Golding Contractors
Project Name
Airport Link
Project Type
Tunnel for Urban Vehicle Transport
Client
Thiess John Holland
Project Name
Coal Connect
Project Type
Rail Construction
Client
Leighton Contractors
Project Name
Curtis Island
Project Type
Earthworks for Gas Storage Tanks
Client
Thiess
Project Name
Curtis Island
Project Type
Earthworks For Gas Processing plant
Client
Macmahon
Project Name
Brisbane Airport
Project Type
Taxiway extension
Client
Baulderstone
Residential / Subdivision
TKR is also a major supplier to the QLD South East subdivision market. Providing services both on wet and dry hire solutions. Some of the smaller projects consisting of only 20 lots all the way upto bulk earthworks, detailed drainage and pavement preparation on 1,000 lot subdivisions.
Current and existing projects range from regions within –
- Brisbane
- Gold Coast
- Toowoomba
- Ipswich
- Sunshine Coast
- Tweed Heads
- Northern NSW
