Hutchinson Builders - QGC

CASE STUDYHutchinson BuildersToowoomba tradies such as carpenters, roofers, plasterers, electriciansand plumbers are putting their muscle behind QGC’s QueenslandCurtis LNG Project (QCLNG).These men and women are among the 130 Toowoomba locals beingemployed by Hutchinson Builders after winning a $57 million contractin 2011 from Worley Parsons on behalf of QGC.They will supply modular accommodation and facilities to two keyQCLNG construction sites in the Surat Basin.The contract involves building 1,286 modular accommodation unitsand central facilities including dining rooms, kitchens, laundries andother facilities.The assembly work will take place at Hutchinson Builders’Toowoomba production facility, which recently underwent a $1.5million expansion.Quick facts• 130 Toowoomba localsare being employed byHutchinson Builders• The company, establishedin Brisbane in 1912, hasoffices throughout regionalQueensland and 1,000 staffthroughout Australia• By 2014 QGC’s parentcompany, BG Group,will have invested US$15billion in constructing theQCLNG ProjectAffectionately known as “Hutchies”, Hutchinson Builders isQueensland’s largest privately owned construction company.The company, established in Brisbane in 1912, has offices throughoutregional Queensland and 1,000 staff throughout Australia.

About QGCQGC is a leading Australian coal seamgas explorer and producer focused ondeveloping world-class reserves fordomestic and international supply.More than 4000 staff and contractorswork for us in central and southernQueensland.Our priority development is QCLNG– one of Australia’s biggest capitalinfrastructure projects and the world’sfirst liquefied natural gas projectbased on gas from coal seams.Toowoomba General Manager Robert Weymouth said the expansioninto modular accommodation was the next stage in HutchinsonBuilders’ evolution.“Hutchies has been a Toowoomba local for over 15 years. We hopeadding this capability to our services will be great for business,” MrWeymouth says.The business’s expanded 30,000m2 factory includes eight productionlines, each assembling a single modular unit from bare frames tofinished product, ready to be loaded on to delivery trucks.“In the current climate, resource companies are putting a lot of thoughtinto the type of accommodation they provide,” Mr Weymouth says.“As builders, Hutchies can respond to that by tailoring modular units toany specification or need.”By 2014 QGC’s parent company, BG Group, will have invested US$15billion in constructing the QCLNG Project.QGC expects that about half of the project’s total capital outlay untilthat date will be spent with Queensland and Australian firms and forabout 80 per cent of operating expenditure over the next 20 years to bespent locally.QGC has hundreds of contracts for services and equipment and morethan 1500 businesses have registered their interest in being involved inQCLNG.Many are small family businesses that are growing and prospering.QCLNG involves significantlyexpanding QGC’s operations inthe Surat Basin and transportingthe gas via a 540km undergroundpipeline network to Curtis Island, offGladstone, where it will be cooled to aliquid for transport by ship.QGC also supplies about 20 per centof Queensland’s gas demand throughour existing domestic gas business.Our commitmentsWe seek to minimise the effects of ouroperations on landholders and make apositive contribution to the protectionof the environment.We run our business in accordancewith government regulations, industrystandards and the access rules that weagree with landholders.Our staff, contractors and consultantsfollow QGC’s Code of Conduct,outlined in our Information forLandholders booklet available via ourwebsite: www.qgc.com.auContact detailsPlease contact QGC for more information.1800 030 443 (toll-free)email: community@qgc.com.auQGC Pty Limited275 George StBrisbane QLD 4000, Australia