KAW Engineering Pty Ltd

Small and Medium Enterprises

Overview

KAW Engineering is a wholly, locally, Karratha owned and operated company that has been providing engineering and project support services across the Pilbara region for over 38 years. In this time the business has successfully delivered thousands of projects across a diverse range of key capability areas, notably:

  • Mining
  • Oil & Gas
  • Offshore & Marine
  • Infrastructure Construction
  • Utility Infrastructure
  • Turn-key Design Fabrication

KAW Engineering employ a 100% Pilbara local, live in permanent staff. We are proud of the diversity of our team with a wide mix of nationalities, backgrounds and genders. Our commitment to local business extends to our staff, currently employing just over 15% of our staff as local apprentices & trainees and more than 12% of our staff identifying as indigenous 1st Nations Australians.

We are committed to the safety and sustainability of our operations. As one of the very first Pilbara manufacturing business to ever achieve ISO accreditation, you can be confident that our internal systems are fully accredited and constantly maintained to ensure exceptional performance and full compliance with the following standards:

  • ISO 9001:2015 - Quality Management Systems
  • ISO 14001:2015 - Environmental Management System
  • ISO 45001:2018 - Occupational Health & Safety Management System

Capabilities

KAW Engineering maintains a fully certified ISO Quality, Safety & Environmental Management System.This system was fully re-audited in 2021 and approved for another 3 years with no actionable no-conformances.

In 2019 KAW Engineering, expanded into a 3rd workshop facility in Karratha resulting in a current total combined fabrication space almost 7,000 m2. Our three workshops are designated as follows:

  • Workshop 1

  • Plates Processing

  • High-speed cutting in a class of its own, with up to 10 Kilowatts of laser power. For unbeatable productivity in 3 to 12-millimetre thick mild steel

  • Cut up to 30 mm thick steel. Clean cutting edges in a wide variety of steel sheet qualities

  • Workshop 2

  • Plate Processing

  • 1x6m 6-axis CNC Waterjet cutting machine capable of cutting any material and up to 400 mm thick. E.g. Steel, plastic, rubber, composites, Inconel white iron etc (only machine of this kind in the region)

  • 3.2x6m HPR400XD High Definition Plasma - Ideal for up to 70 mm Steel (Plasma) 200mm Steel (Oxy)

  • Material Stock

  • Approximate $750,000 AUD of Steel, Stainless Steel, Aluminium Plate, Sheet & Profiles for fast turnaround and responsive delivery of marine fabrication project unmatched in the region.

  • More than 80 urgent sub-sea and vessel support and sea-fastening fabrication scopes delivered in the last financial year in under 24 hrs.

  • Workshop 3

  • Heavy Fabrication

  • 10T Overhead Gantry Cranes

  • 5T side Cranes

  • Fabrication size up to 6m (w) x 7m (h) x 80m (I)

  • 22 German Made EVM Specialised Welding Machines

  • 3 x Press Breaks, Guillotines, 3 x Pipe Benders, 2 x Pan Folders, 1 x Sheetmetal Bending Machine - Xpert 150/3100

  • Machining

  • 2 x Lathes

  • 2 x Mils

  • 1 x Turret Drill

  • Various Ancillary Machines

  • Fabrication & Design Office

  • Mechatronics Engineer

  • Mining Engineer

  • 2 x AS1796 Cert 10 Welding Supervisors

  • 1 x International Welding Specialist (Able to write and qualify weld procedures)

  • 1 x CSWIP 3.1 (Able to write and qualify weld procedures)

  • AS2214 Structural Welding Supervisor

  • 2 x Poly Pipe & Plastic Fabrication Welding Supervisors

  • 3 x Project Managers

  • 3 x Diploma in Leadership & Management

  • 5 x Site Supervisors with extensive marine experience

Safety record

  • KAW Engineering has been operating since 1983 and in that time have never incurred a Lost Time Injury for any on site works.
  • For all incidents, including near misses etc. we track and monitor through our Integrated Management System. All are reviewed and assessed by our management team and any necessary changes identified and implemented. Following this, any changes are monitored closely for effectiveness.
  • 9 Years fully accredited ISO HSE Management System with 0 Major Non-conformance or significant at fault injuries.