Perth-based Multiplant Holdings has won a contract with CBH Group for rail and civil construction at the cooperative's Brookton site.
Perth-based Multiplant Holdings has won a contract with CBH Group for rail and civil construction at the cooperative's Brookton site to maximise grain out-loading capabilities.
The civil infrastructure provider will contract and work with Perth-based company Railtrain Holdings, which will provide technical capability in rail construction.
The rail siding extension project will aim to improve the efficiency of the rail out-loading from the Brookton CBH site, while also reducing road movements to the Kwinana Grain Terminal and several nearby sites.
CBH is also upgrading its fixed storage facilities at the southern Wheatbelt site.
Construction of the rail siding extension project is expected to start next month.
CBH Group chief executive Ben Macnamara said the Brookton contract was a significant step forward in the development of critical supply chain and infrastructure improvements for Western Australia's grains industry.
“We are delighted to start construction on the Brookton rail siding extension, a milestone for the suite of ASCI projects we are working on with the state and federal governments,” he said.
“We are very pleased to see the funding commitment by state and federal governments into transport infrastructure that will enable WA agricultural products to reach export markets more efficiently.
“Two record harvests in a row highlights the need to continually improve the network to ensure we can move more tonnes to port to meet market demand.”
The Brookton rail siding extension is the first of 11 projects set to take place across CBH network sites.
The projects are funded in partnership with the state and federal governments under the Agricultural Supply Chain Improvement program's first $200 million package.
“Improving the out-loading capabilities of WA’s grain supply chain is a major focus for CBH, and we are proud to invest alongside the government’s rail siding projects with rapid rail loading infrastructure to ensure longer trains can be loaded faster and get to port more efficiently," Mr Macnamara said.
“We are continuing our work with all stakeholders to deliver the projects funded under package one and look forward to developing future ASCI packages, for the benefit of growers, regional communities and the agriculture industry.”
