Our Company. Our Promise. Our Performance.

Shane Thorburn

Shane Thorburn

Director

Thorburn Australia aspires to become North Queensland’s premiere supplier for electrical, instrumentation and engineering management services to the mining, mineral and energy sectors.

We shall achieve this with uncompromising honesty, integrity and faithful service to our clients, staff and community.

By employing staff that bring experience, knowledge and ideas to our clients operations we will strive to add value, optimise costs and create opportunities whilst considering the community, environment and our own families lives.

Thorburn Australia will be a place where our customers can feel confident in our abilities to meet and exceed their expectations and have fun doing it!

I personally guarantee it.

Capability Statement

Project Experience

Our Policies

Safety

Thorburn Australia recognises the importance of protecting the health and safety of our employees, clients, and contractors. This commitment extends beyond the workplace to our employee’s families and the general community.

Risk

Thorburn Australia recognises that Risk Management is an integral part of good management practice. As such, we shall adhere to all requirements of the Australian Standard in Risk Management, AS3100-2009.

Commitment

Thorburn Australia has a policy of providing the best possible service to its Clients. In order to meet this commitment, we shall always apply the correct resources at the required time to ensure the best possible result.

Community

Thorburn Australia aspires to become a triple bottom line company by considering the environmental, social and economic impacts in all of its activities. This includes all stakeholders including local community, indigenous peoples and disadvantaged groups.

Environment

At Thorburn Australia we believe in the finite quantity of resources the Earth’s ecosystem provides. We will strive to ensure all our products, projects and internal systems account for this fact and design all our work around this fundamental principle.

Employment

We aim to become an employer of choice by ensuring we provide a stimulating, rewarding and fun environment for our staff. Our staff are the most important resource and as such will be treated with respect, honesty and integrity in all of our dealings.

Engineering Management

We shall provide the systematic and disciplined approach to the engineering endeavour. By applying systems, procedures, monitoring and reporting to all facets of our designs we shall ensure a sound and verifiable solution to our Client’s problems.

Disclosure

We understands that our Client’s information remains solely their intellectual property. As such, it shall only be used by us for it’s approved use and will not be copied, distributed or made available to third parties unless by prior agreement or as required by law.

Quality

Thorburn Australia believes the provision of increased value and satisfaction to its clients can only be met by continuously improving the quality of its services, products and internal processes. We aspire and will achieve ISO9000 accreditation.

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