Rising engineering company Agilitus has consolidated its partnership with Rio Tinto, securing three streams of engineering programs with the major miner.
It comes after five years of successful project delivery for Rio.
“We’ve signed a three-year agreement with the possibility of extending it to five years,” Agilitus managing director Craig Bloxham said. “This represents a multi-million-dollar agreement and two Australian-based businesses working together on projects across Australia.”
Agilitus was appointed sole engineering provider for three of the seven categories open to tender: fixed plant mechanical, fixed plant structural, and marine.
“The more complex the project, the better,” Bloxham said. “We design fit-for-purpose engineering solutions for challenges that many haven’t been able to solve.
“We’re invested in Rio Tinto’s success and that’s built from a mindset of consistently delivering value, whether it’s maximising cost efficiencies, optimising performance, or reducing risk across the entire project lifecycle. That’s why clients trust us and keep coming back.”
Bloxham said Agilitus is “uncompromising” in adding value and challenging conventional design and project management. The company is also closely aligned with Rio Tinto’s DNA to ‘find better ways’.
“That’s why we work so well together,” Bloxham said. “We understand what drives Rio Tinto; executing projects, on time, and on budget.”
Agilitus amicably separated from its former joint venture partner early this year, enabling the new-look company to launch a new structure, name and brand to now be a 100 per cent employee-owned business.
The company employs more than 470 people across Australia, and calls the resources, energy and transport sectors as its biggest markets.
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