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transfieldservices.comTHE TRANSFIELD SERVICES BUSINESS MAGAZINE213 4521. Launch of ANZAC frigate.2. Launch of HMNZS Te Kahaat Williamstown Dockyard,Victoria in 1995.3. Bow of a frigate being liftedat Williamstown Dockyard,Victoria.4. Flight of RAAF’s acrobatic teamover HMAS Anzac in 1994.5. The keel of HMAS Arunta, 1995.6. The stern of HMNZS Te Kaha.Something you may not know about our heritage is that in 1989,Transfield won a $5 billion tender to construct eight ANZACclass frigates for the Royal Australian Navy and two for theRoyal New Zealand Navy. Up to the turn of the century, this wasthe largest ever private contract in Australia’s history. These assets exist toprotect Australia and all 10 frigates are still in service today.Inherent during the construction of such large, critical life and deathassets are the myriad of risks, predominantly safety risks, which must bemitigated with the utmost care.Despite Transfield’s defence business eventually being separated intoanother company – Tenix in 1996, Transfield retained much of its experienceand capability and continued to service the defence industry throughGarrison Support Service and Comprehensive Maintenance Servicecontracts in addition to work with the Australian Submarine Corporation(ASC). This capability and know-how has shaped the company we aretoday. Our strong risk and safety management systems and specialist assetmanagement capabilities are evident in every part of our operations.Our work with Defence underpins our heritage and continues tounderpin our growth year to year. Today we manage significantresponsibilities for defence personnel with our fire fighting, aircraftrefuelling and military firing range services. We provide consistent,efficient and quality delivery of low and high-risk tasks – so Defence canconcentrate on its core jobs.OUR CHANCE TO SHINE… AND GROWToday, even though much of our work for Defence might be considereddomestic – the reality is when we need to; we can call on an enormousdepth of knowledge from the wider organisation.Derek Osborn, General Manager National Operations for the Propertyand Asset Services group, highlights the extent to which the rest of theorganisation’s capabilities can be invaluable when servicing Defence:“When we’re servicing and maintaining fuel farms, the hydrocarbonsbusiness has been able to help us with that aspect of our work. If theyrequire water infrastructure, the water business can help us.”“Our heritage is our real strength and something we can – and shouldleverage more.”“We have the ability to utilise the capabilities of our engineering business,ICD and we regularly engage our APP subsidiary to provide a high level ofproject management. This really sets us apart from our competitors.”Transfield Services now has a real opportunity to leverage and apply ourindustrial maintenance and shutdown capability to the defence industry.“We’ve got capability, the heritage, the right business model and styleto deliver widely dispersed, small groups of specialist maintenance staffworking with the client to deliver a really good outcome,” says Derek.Aside from our willingness to continue to build on our long-term