Technical support solutions both on-line and on-site has also expanded over the last year, with the addition of a full-time gas turbine field engineer.
Online forums
To celebrate a two-year business milestone, AJ-Stack Solutions (AJSS) launched a new online training program and is currently running the program with two companies in Papua New Guinea (PNG).
Along with the online content, the program incorporated two online learning webinars and each student has a nominated technical tutor and mentor from the AJSS technical team of consultants.
In July 2015, AJSS ran its first online gas turbine safety webinar for the remote site teams at Energy Developments Ltd. Participant feedback has been very positive and the plan now is to use the same media to present technical forums.
Additionally, since 2014, the AJSS website has been successfully hosting a comprehensive online technical question and answer forum for its contractual customers.
As part of a new marketing initiative to share knowledge and seek engagement, AJSS recently added an easy to use complimentary “˜question and answer’ industry forum, where clients can easily access the AJSS team’s expertise with the click of a button.
It is hoped that this knowledge will also support the complement the APGA Young Pipeliners Forum (YPF) mentoring program.
Overseas operations
AJSS has also been active overseas, particularly in Australia’s northern neighbour, and regional gas powerhouse, PNG.
In April 2015, an agreement was signed between GMT Automation Ltd Managing Director Michael Lihai and Arthur Stack, which sees a partnership agreement to tender for various rotating equipment and technical training projects in PNG.
GMT Automation Limited is a 100 per cent nationally owned engineering company based in Port Moresby.
AJSS has also been involved in providing contractual support to two of the major gold companies in PNG, Barrick Gold and Ok Tedi Gold Mine.
Moving house
As AJSS continues to support customers with innovative and cost-effective solutions, the need for more office extra space and the requirement to have a workshop and warehouse available for in-house customer solutions has become critical.
Since last year AJSS has been sharing an office in South Melbourne with Instech Group, during which time Instech and AJSS have completed a number of small projects together.
In early September, Instech Group Director Paul Roberts and Arthur Stack signed a new five-year agreement for a shared 533 sq m office, workshop and warehouse lease at 7 Arnold Street, Cheltenham.
The new facility will allow both companies to further develop their ability to deliver joint services to the industry.
For more information on AJ-Stack Solutions’s services to the pipeline industry visit www.ajss.com.au