Brockman 4 Screen House Bin Wall Replacement

Client Rio Tinto

Service  Project Delivery

Location Western Australia

Market

Mining & Industrial

Commodity Iron Ore

Overview

Linkforce partnered with Rio Tinto to replace deteriorated screen house bin walls at the Brockman 4 processing plant. The project involved engineering, fabricating and installing new Bisalloy wall panels to address ongoing wear issues and extend the operational life of critical infrastructure by a further 20 years. Delivered across mechanical, scaffolding and rope access disciplines, the works improved asset integrity while minimising shutdown impacts.

Service Delivery Area 

• Mechanical & Structural

• Fabrication

• Access Solutions

• Transport & Logistics

Value Added

• Experienced project team with strong brownfield maintenance and shutdown delivery expertise

• In-house fabrication capability, delivering 75 tonnes of structural steel and custom-engineered project solutions

• Integrated scaffolding delivery managed in-house from design through to execution

• Innovative access solutions that improved safety, load visibility and installation efficiency

• Agile execution approach that enabled rapid response to evolving site conditions and maintenance challenges

Outcome 

Linkforce successfully completed the works ahead of schedule, eliminating the need for a planned third shutdown and reducing operational downtime. The replacement bin wall system improved structural integrity, enhanced maintainability and provided a long-term solution to ongoing wear issues within the Brockman 4 processing plant.