MFS has acted as Property Consultants and Valuers to substantial projects involving a wide range of cross-country facilities including:

  • Long distance oil and gas pipelines

  • Major electricity transmission lines

  • Railway and fast train projects and proposals

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  • Highways, freeways and expressways

  • Water and treated wastewater pipelines

  • Fibre optic cable projects

  • A guided busway and a cross-country coal conveyor

MFS Land Access Consultants have achieved the speedy procurement of many thousands of kilometres of land corridors/rights of way through all classes of properties achieving and maintaining the most favourable rapport with land owners along those alignments.

MFS Valuation staff play an integral role in the land access process by providing reliable and realistic Assessments of Compensation payable in account of the proposed land corridors/rights of way.

With in-house conveyancing and paralegal staff, Maloney Field Services has the ability to provide cost effective and efficient management of all documentation required for the provision of tenure. In addition, they have provided experienced negotiators and project managers, during and post-construction, where there are complicated land access issues to be resolved.

Major Projects

  • SESA Gas Pipeline for Origin Energy

  • Glen Innes 66 KV Interconnector for Country Energy

  • Snowtown Wind Farm Project 132 kV Powerline for Electranet SA

  • North East SA to Olympic Dam Gas Pipeline feasibility study for WMC

  • Naracoorte and Jervois Gas Laterals for GPA Engineering

  • Melbourne Water Supply Feasibility Study for SKM and Westernport Water

  • Bass Gas Project for Origin Energy Resources Limited

  • SEA Gas Project for SEA Gas

  • Bookpurnong Salt Interception Scheme for SA Water

  • South East to Snuggery 132 kV Powerline for Electranet SA

  • Loxton to Mindarie 66 kV Powerline for Southern Titanium

  • SA NSW Interconnector (SNI) 275 KV Powerline for TransGrid

  • Victor Harbor Wastewater Reuse Pipeline for SA Water

  • Barossa Valley Water Reticulation Scheme for Barossa Infrastructure

  • Melbourne to Perth Fibre Optic Cable for Leighton Contractors and Nextgen

  • Minerva Onshore Gas Pipeline for BHP Billiton

  • Fenton Creek - Mylor Gasfield Development for Santos

  • Southern Vales Wastewater Reuse Project for Willunga Basin Water Co

  • Port Augusta to Roxby Downs 275kV Powerline Project for WMC

  • Berri to Mildura Gas Pipeline Project for Envestra Ltd

  • Ballera to Mount Isa Gas Pipeline for McConnell Dowell Constructors and AGL

  • Geraldton to Windimurra Gas Pipeline Project for AGL and Western Power.

In celebration of this momentous occasion, a ‘passing the baton’ lunch was held in Adelaide at the Alphutte restaurant with about 65 guests in attendance. Some notable pipeline industry identities made speeches including Les Maidment, Stephen Timms and Phil Morrell.

Barry says “I’m not retiring, I’m just moving on to do some different things in life, some of which is to help the new owners of the business expand and grow the company that I started some thirty three years ago”. Barry is keeping a close involvement with MFS, and is currently contracted as a consultant to the business for a minimum period of three years.

Dave Maloney commented “With the strong commitment and the new found enthusiasm of all of the MFS staff and shareholders, we can see a very bright future ahead. We intend to pick up and run with the strong client base that we already have in local government and land access for infrastructure.”

The new shareholders of MFS are Dave Maloney, Peter Rayner, Andrea Carolan, Jamahl Waddington, Peta Rowe and David Maidment.