Today Boddingtons has a modern and significant operation in Melbourne where it manufactures and distributes plastic warning tapes and extruded meshes for both detection and protection of underground cable and pipelines for any type of application. These products are manufactured from rot-resistant virgin polyethylene and polypropylene plastics. The detectable tapes and meshes have a stainless steel tracer wire embedded within the plastic product to ensure long life, strength and optimum detectability.
Boddingtons is the supplier of leading brands like WAVELAY®, DETECTAMESH®, ROCKSHIELD™ and PROTECTAMESH™. The strong reputation of these products gives pipeline owners peace of mind that their assets are safe and protected from third party damage. Major pipeline owners and contractors who use Boddingtons products in Australia are Origin Energy, Energex, Agility, Alinta, Powerco, Santos, Optus, NDC, Mitchell Contractors, Nacap, McConnell Dowell, Leightons and AJ Lucas.
Boddingtons has been successful in the last twelve months in increasing its profile in the Asian region, specifically Hong Kong, China, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei. The company’s export sales to these regions now represent 30 per cent of its overall sales.
Boddingtons Australia’s Managing Director Campbell MacKintosh said the team at Boddingtons is excited about the company’s future growth prospects in Australia.
“The close association we have enjoyed with APIA and its members has been a critical factor in our success in the past ten years,” Mr MacKintosh said.
“We are committed to continuing our strong relationship with the pipeline industry. We will ensure our products are manufactured to customer’s quality and engineering requirements and delivered on time to meet project deadlines.”