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SIGNIFICANT EVENT: Theuns Victor (Executive General Manager GFG Alliance), Brad Rogers (CEO Bis), Whyalla Mayor Clare McLaughlin, Stewart Cummins (CFO GFG Alliance), Michael Porter (COO Bis) and Hadyn Shepherd (General Manager Bis) at Tuesday night's 60th anniversary celebrations.
Thursday, November 14, 2019
Whyalla Mayor Clare McLaughlin this week helped celebrate the 60th anniversary of local production services company Bis and its relationship with the City of Whyalla and the community.
Mayor McLaughlin was a guest speaker at the Bis celebrations on Tuesday night where she paid tribute the company’s longevity, community spirit and working relationship with Council.
“I was an honour to be invited to speak at the Bis anniversary celebrations,” Mayor McLaughlin said.
“Sixty years is an amazing achievement,” Mayor McLaughlin said.
“It marks Bis as one of the constants in the development and history of our great city and region.
“We have had some ups and downs in Whyalla and through it all Bis has been here doing business, employing people and contributing to our community.
“As a Council we are proud to have a working relationship as this city enters another golden era driven by companies like Bis and the GFG Alliance steelworks and associated mines.”
Bis General Manager – Mining Services, South East, Hadyn Shepherd echoed those thoughts when commenting on the strong relationship the company has with Whyalla, the Council and its customers.
“Our 60th year of operations in Whyalla is a testament to the resiliency of our workforce, and the strength of our relationship with our customers and the City of Whyalla,” Mr Shepherd said.
“We are proud of the active role that we take in our local community and our strong partnership with the GFG Alliance to deliver a sustainable future for industry in Whyalla.
“60 years in partnership with the City of Whyalla and the steelworks is a true testament of the passion of our people and their capability to deliver.”
Current and former employees, community leaders and customers of leading specialised production services company Bis gathered in Whyalla to celebrate the company’s 60th year of operating in what it describe as “an important South Australian town”.
Since 1959, the company has continuously provided logistics and materials handling support for the GFG Alliance and its predecessor companies at the iconic Whyalla Steelworks. Over the last 60 years, Bis has also delivered critical infrastructure projects including the construction of roads, pipelines and jetties in Whyalla.
Bis Chief Executive Brad Rogers said the company employed 240 people in Whyalla and the celebrations were also an opportunity to honour the special relationship Bis has with the town.
“Bis is Whyalla proud. Our people are part of the community,” Mr Rogers said.
“They live here, shop here, play sport here, our employee’s children are born here and go to school here. Multiple generations of local families have worked for us and that proud tradition continues today.
“Over the last 60 years we have also demonstrated an ability to listen to our customers, understand their business and deliver tailored, effective and efficient supply chain solutions.”
Mr Rogers highlighted the recent award of a contract by GFG Alliance, making Bis the single materials handling contractor for the company’s Whyalla steelmaking operations.
The contract kicked off at the start of October and sees Bis deliver a range of site services to the Whyalla site including steel services, scrap processing and handling, slag processing and handling and bulk materials handling. The contract brought 80 new team members to the business to deliver the expanded scope of works.
Mr Rogers said the continued strength of the company in Whyalla could be traced back to the early days of its presence in the town.
“What’s happening for Bis right now in 2019 is in part testament to the hard work, experience and ingenuity which have been a hallmark of our business here since 1959,” he said.
About Bis
Bis provides logistics, materials handling, specialised equipment and value chain solutions at more than 40 sites in Australia and Indonesia.
It has been delivering every day for our resources customers since 1915. It operates in some of the most challenging operational environments in the world
and its people find the best and inventive ways to haul, transport, handle, process and deliver our customers’ critical commodities.