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Hercules Future of Mining

Hercules: Changing The Future Of Mining, One Load At A Time

The Hercules’ innovative curved dump body design is revolutionising the payload capacity of all classes of haul trucks. The Hercules is lighter, stronger, more durable, requires less maintenance and can carry more dirt than the rest. The curved design reduces stress throughout the dump body, enabling us to go thinner and lighter while maintaining structural

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Quinton Is No Stranger To Mining, But New To Schlam

Any person, any company, or any leadership team should know who they are, where they want to be and how to get there.  It is not a secret that every business needs money to operate. Whether you are running a service-based or product-based business, you’ll need capital if you want to make a profit. However

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Schlam At Wa Mining Conference & Exhibition

WA MINING CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION will integrate the innovation and research ecosystem while addressing the social and environmental standards driving a more sustainably conscious industry. The largely expanded exhibition will be taking place on 12th and 13th October 2022, showcasing the technical and digital innovation across the entire mining value chain, while the highly targeted conference will illustrate the

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AIMING HIGHER; HELPING OUR PEOPLE TRADE UP

With close to 30,000 different career pathways available to students in Australia, our world-class mining industry needs to remain ahead of the game, when it comes to attracting new recruits and showcasing the gold mine of opportunity within our sector. Whilst an attractive salary and benefits are at the top of the list for most

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SCHLAM RAISES OVER $24,000 FOR MEDICAL CANCER RESEARCH

With just under a month to go until the 2022 MACA CANCER 200 RIDE FOR RESEARCH, six cycling enthusiasts from Schlam are busy preparing for their epic challenge – riding 200kms from Optus Stadium to Mandurah and back, in just two days. Our cycling dream team; Matt, Ryan, Cameron, Tom, Colleen, and Rob will take on the

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Sheree Celebrates 10 Years At Schlam

When you find true employee loyalty, companies should do everything in their power to acknowledge it, respect it and appreciate it. Schlam has always been proud of its loyal workforce, especially when it comes to Sheree, Branch Manager of Waroona, who has just celebrated her remarkable 10 year tenure. After working as an Assistant Manager

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200kms In 2days – All In The Name Of Cancer Research

At Schlam, our values run deep. It is ingrained into everything we do. One of our most poignant values at our organisation is “Walk in their shoes – to uncover the real problems, we listen, we empathise, and we learn.” That’s why have pooled together six cycling enthusiasts from around the Schlam office who will

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Trade Up Brad

Schlam’s Trade Up Program; Bridging The Skills Gap

He may be relatively new to Schlam, but Brad isn’t new to the mining industry. In fact, his extensive career in fixed plant and underground mining has now led him to open cut experience for larger Tier 1 miners with Schlam. This month, Brad has just completed our Trade-Up Program to enhance his future career

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Opening Doors For Highly Skilled Migrants

With many Australian industries facing a skills shortage and migration levels still low after the Australian border reopening, how can employers manage their workforce planning? Schlam has decided to tackle both these hurdles by opening up opportunities for skilled migrants to join their rapidly growing workforce. Meet Wilmer and Kenneth, originally from the Philippines. They are

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Schlam Finalises Acquisition Of Tpcm

Sixteen years ago, serial entrepreneur, Darren Waters saw an opportunity to deliver a high-pressure cleaning service to the Pilbara mining clients better than anyone had ever done before. Starting with one man, one vehicle, a pressure cleaner, and a mission to provide a great service, Darren took his concept to the WA mining industry and

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How A Humble Shackle, Co-Designed By Schlam, Won Gold At Qld Mining Awards

A chance encounter at the WA Mining Conference & Exhibition in 2021 led Schlam to collaborate with Queensland-based SOFT RIGGING SOLUTIONS (SRS) to develop a lightweight, yet high-strength, Tray Retention System (TRS). One year later, this very encounter has resulted in taking out the winner’s trophy for the Hastings Deering Safety Initiative Award at the 2022 QUEENSLAND MINING AWARDS in Mackay.

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Schlam At Queensland Mining & Engineering Exhibition

For over 29 years the Queensland Mining & Engineering Exhibition (QME) has been at the heart of the mining sector in Mackay.  Returning to the Mackay Showgrounds from 19 to 21 July 2022, QME will showcase innovation and excellence across the industry and will illustrate the world-class capabilities of Mackay and the broader Central Queensland

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People Person Joins People Solutions

This week, Manh Vo joined Schlam as People Solutions’ People and Culture Advisor. Mahn has worked in the human resources sector for over seven years and was recommended to Schlam by a colleague. “A co-worker at my previous employer said that they’d heard good things about Schlam and that they knew that the company was

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THERE’S NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME TO TRADE UP

According to the Australian Resources and Energy Employer Association (AREEA), the Australian resources and energy sector will need over 24,400 new workers by 2026 to support its pipeline of 98 new and expansion projects. Outlined in the release of the RESOURCES AND ENERGY FORECAST (2021-2026) report, AREEA found that one of the WA mining industry’s most in-demand occupations for

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Paytopper – Spearheading Talent Acquisition For Schlam

Last week, Schlam People Solutions launched its newest employee referral program, PayTopper. PayTopper is designed to reward Schlam employees for helping source suitable and highly skilled candidates to join the team. In an effort to drive the engagement of high quality, long term and talented employees to Schlam People Solutions, the initiative has been rolled

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Mine Design And Electrification Reducing Emissions Of Haul Trucks

The mining industry is continuously looking for ways to improve efficiency, cut costs and reduce carbon emissions. One of the biggest areas of savings is fuel. According to a report by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, the Australian mining sector uses 10% of the country’s energy use. And it consumes approximately five billion litres of diesel

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Apprenticeships – The Answer To The Mining Industry’s Skills Shortage

There is no secret that the mining industry is experiencing a considerable skills shortage, and unsurprisingly, industry leaders are concerned. To tackle the ever-increasing demand for skilled labour, Schlam’s approach to addressing this shortage is to encourage more people to consider the benefits of an apprenticeship as a route to a long-term career.  Schlam People Solutions

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PEOPLE & CULTURE ADVISOR FINDS “NEW HOME” AT SCHLAM

In May, Cynthia Wambui joined Schlam as Payload Solutions’ new People and Culture Advisor. Cynthia has been working in human resources for three and half years in the disability sector. Prior to that, Cynthia worked in rostering and direct support while still at university, where she studied health sciences. While the disability and resources sectors

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FORTESCUE AWARDS SCHLAM $90 MILLION MINING AGREEMENT

Schlam announced today that it had been awarded a multi-million-dollar supply agreement with Fortescue Metals Group Limited (Fortescue) for both its products (Schlam Payload Solutions) and services (Schlam People Solutions) divisions.  The contract will see Schlam Payload Solutions supply Fortescue with dump bodies and buckets, whilst Schlam People Solutions will provide skilled on-site mechanical and

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1,500th Hercules Body Proudly Built In Australia

In May 2022, Schlam reached the milestone of manufacturing its 1,500th Hercules dump body in Australia. The Hercules in question was delivered to a client in the Hunter Valley in New South Wales. Now in its 14th incarnation, the Schlam Hercules has become the dump body of choice for many of the most significant Tier

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Exploring Career Options At Schlam With Milos

This week, Milos joined Schlam Payload Solutions as a Technical Support Representative for the West Coast.  While Milos might be new to the job, he’s certainly not new to the company after joining Schlam over three years ago when he started as a Field Service Mechanic.  Milos said that his time at Schlam has been

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Honouring Our Armed Service Men & Women

We created a theme to honour our armed service men and women. The theme was added to some of the First Hercules EXO dump bodies that left our factory in Forrestfield, WA as part of a new partnership with a Tier 1 iron ore miner based in the Pilbara. Compared to a standard OEM body,

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Daniel Hoogerwerf: Our New Hand In The Hunter Valley

Last week Daniel Hoogerwerf joined Schlam Payload Solutions as our new Technical Support Representative in the Hunter Valley. Daniel has worked in the mining industry for about 16 years, and he says that it runs in the family. “I always wanted to work in Mining. My father was an operations manager of an Engineering company

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SCHLAM APPOINTS DAVID HASLETT AS CHAIRPERSON

Mining products and services provider, SCHLAM, has announced that David Haslett has been appointed as Board Chairperson effective 1st February 2022. David who has sat on the board as a director since August 2021, succeeds Colin Bell, who is stepping back into a director role after serving as Chairperson since February 2021. “I feel very privileged to

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No Place Like Home: Schlam Relocates Headquarters

Since its inception 20 years ago, Schlam has grown to become a leading provider of diversified mining products and engineering services, this growth has seen them recently relocate its corporate headquarters from Forrestfield to a new and larger office space in Welshpool. The move to a larger corporate office is reflective of the company’s strategic

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FAREWELL MONTANA

In late 2021, Montana Look successfully completed her Diploma of Leadership and Management. The diploma is the second traineeship that Montana has completed in three years with SCHLAM after finishing her Cert III in Business Administration in 2019 at the company’s Waroona facility. While the training took up a significant chunk of time, Montana says it flew

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Schlam Spotlight: Kylie Muriale

There are many benefits that you can get from supporting a social cause as a business. In an article in the Jounal of Development Studies, a study found that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is linked to workforce efficiency, wellbeing, and togetherness.  Our newest recruit, Kylie Muriale, knows a thing or two about getting behind worthy

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TOP 10 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR FIFO JOBS

For more than 25 years, Schlam has been helping mining job seekers find their perfect job in the mining industry. Over that time, we’ve been asked almost every question under the hot Pilbara sun about a career in mining. We asked the recruitment team from our People Solutions division to narrow these questions down into

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