When tasked with connecting into an existing water network during site establishment, GEM Industrial faced a challenge: the nearest isolation point was many hundreds of meters from the tie-in, and draining the line would chew through precious shutdown hours. 

From our beginnings in South Gippsland’s dairy industry, GEM Industrial has grown into a trusted partner for complex pipeline infrastructure projects across Australia. 

The Bryn Estyn Water Treatment Plant is the primary drinking water source for Greater Hobart, supplying approximately 60% of the region’s water across Hobart, Glenorchy, Clarence, Brighton, Derwent Valley, Kingborough, Sorell, and the Southern Midlands. 

With the existing saturator reaching the end of its service life, a full isolation procedure was developed and executed using LOTO (Lockout/Tagout) practices to ensure safe removal. 

This week GEM Industrial's Mechanical Team removed another digester biogas double membrane roof. Double membrane roof removal is required for internal cleaning, maintenance, repairs, refurbishment or decommissioning of the digester. 

Since investing in our first McElroy Manufacturing fusion machine back in 2008, GEM Industrial has proudly relied on their world-class technology across countless projects. They’re the gold standard in polyethylene welding—and we’ve built a fleet around them. 

Early 2024, a large drill rig arrived on site to support water service relocations as part of the Swan River crossing works. In August, the first pilot hole was successfully drilled to a depth of approximately 50m.