Orange Creek · Biloela · Central Queensland (07) 4992 4761
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Biloela · Central Queensland · Est. 2011

Heavy fabrication &mechanical overhaulspecialists

A 2,000m² workshop on the Burnett Highway with 100T crane capacity, ISO certified systems and 60+ skilled trades — supporting mining, energy and industrial operations across Australia.

2011
Established
Over a decade delivering
2,000
Workshop
Enclosed, purpose built
100T
Overhead crane
Heavy lift capability
ISO
Certified
9001 · 45001 · 14001
60+
Skilled people
Safety focused trades
What we do

Six capabilities under one roof

Heavy Fabrication

Dragline and excavator buckets, chutes, bins and large structural assemblies built to OEM specification.

Mechanical Overhauls

Crushers, conveyors, draglines and excavators — restoring performance and extending asset life.

Shutdown Services

Planned and unplanned shutdown support with a flexible workforce that can run around the clock.

End to end

Blast & Paint

Abrasive blasting, surface preparation, industrial painting and protective coatings — in the workshop or on your site.

Structural Steel

Structural steel fabrication and installation, welded to Australian Standards under certified supervision.

On-Site Maintenance

Maintenance contracts, breakdown repairs and site fabrication with project management included.

Leadership

Thirty years in this work, in this region

FGCM was founded in 2011 by Ian and Danni Johnson. Before starting the business, Ian came up through the trade as a fitter and moved through supervision to Area Manager with G&S Engineering Services — a national mechanical and electrical maintenance contractor with permanent operations in Biloela, Mackay and Brisbane.

He founded FGCM to deliver the same standard of shutdown and maintenance work from a locally owned business, on the doorstep of the operations it serves.

Same work. Same region. Locally owned.

Trade
Mechanical tradesperson
Certificate III, Mount Gravatt TAFE
Early career
Fitter
Jacobsen's Automotive Engineering
Progression
Supervisor to area manager
G&S Engineering Services — Biloela operations
2011 to present
Managing director
First Grade Contract Maintenance Pty Ltd
Case study

What that looks like on the job

Anglo Dawson CHPP
CV186 conveyor fire

The challenge

Reinstate the CV186 conveyor feeder following a fire. Harsh conditions, spontaneous combustion, a remote location, no available parts — and communications and power to the plant lost.

Our approach

FGCM fabricated and rebuilt components to OEM specification, coordinated the civil works and used local presence for quick mobilisation. Site experience and offsite workshop support kept the restoration moving.

The result

The asset was repaired ahead of schedule, under budget and incident free. Because manufacturing was available immediately, the client resumed full production and met their targets.

Reinstated CV186 conveyor following fire
Overcame harsh conditions, remote location, no parts
Restored asset quickly, enabling full production

Wind & solar

As Central Queensland's renewable pipeline moves into construction, the same workshop that rebuilds dragline buckets is equipped for the heavy end of wind and solar — and sits inside the corridor rather than a freight run away from it.

22,000
Hardstand yard
100T
Crane capacity
2,000
Under roof
ISO
Certified systems
Industries we serve

From the pit to the paddock

Mining
Oil & gas
Renewables
Utilities
Ports & terminals
Maritime
Agriculture
Who we work for

Trusted by operators and OEMs

Anglo American
Glencore
Batchfire Resources
Komatsu
Hastings Deering
Orica
Sunwater
QMAG
Stantec
Coates
IWC Australasia
EPSA

Client names as published in FGCM's own capability statement. Logos to be added once written permission is confirmed.

Need a quote, or a crew on site?

Scope, capacity, lead times or a shutdown window — call the workshop and speak to someone who knows the job.