Orange Creek · Biloela · Central Queensland
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About FGCM

In the trade since 1993. FGCM since 2011. Tier 2 contractor.

The workshop, the crews and the systems to handle significant mining and industrial work, right on the doorstep of the Bowen Basin.

Supplier information

Supplier snapshotEverything a buyer checks, in one place
Legal entityFirst Grade Contract Maintenance Pty Ltd
ABN37 159 317 601
Trading since2011 · locally owned
Based41395 Burnett Highway, Orange Creek, Biloela QLD 4715
Workshop2,000m² enclosed · 100 tonne overhead crane
WorkforceSupervisors, boilermakers, fitters, riggers · access to 60+ trades
CertificationISO 9001 · ISO 45001 · ISO 14001
Certificate numbersTo be listed
InsurancesPublic liability, workers compensation and plant cover — sums insured and expiry to be listed
PrequalificationSupplier systems and vendor numbers to be listed

The three italic rows are the ones only FGCM can fill. They are also the first things a prequalification check asks for.

The business

When a dragline, conveyor or crusher is down, every day costs the mine more than the repair.

FGCM is built for that moment: an experienced workshop and site workforce, a 2,000 m² workshop with a 100-tonne crane and its own blast and paint facility, and the systems a mine expects before it lets a contractor through the gate.

Workshop and site-based support
  • Shutdowns and planned maintenance
  • Projects
  • Repairs and overhauls
  • Certified welding
  • Fabrication
  • Labour support
  • Abrasive blasting and industrial painting
The capacity behind it
  • An experienced workshop and site workforce
  • A 2,000 m² workshop and a 22,000 m² yard
  • A 100-tonne overhead crane
  • ISO-certified management systems for safety, quality and environment
  • Access to 60+ trades
How we got here
2011Founded

Ian and Danni Johnson start FGCM in Biloela, supplying maintenance crews and labour to local mines.

2022A workshop of its own

The move to Orange Creek. Other companies now send their work to FGCM.

TodayTier 2, ready to grow

Workshop and site work under one roof, ready for the wider Bowen Basin.

The FGCM workshop at Orange Creek, outside Biloela
End to end, under one roof

Take a dragline bucket in the gate, strip it, rebuild it, weld it, blast it, paint it, inspect it and send it back ready for service, without it ever leaving the site.

The complete repair, fabrication, blast and paint job, done by one contractor.

How the work is done

Supervision

FGCM supervisors on site with the crew. On a shutdown that is not optional — the workforce has to be supervised, and FGCM can carry it rather than leaning on yours.

Qualified trades

Boilermakers, fitters and riggers with current tickets, scaled up through labour partners when a shutdown needs numbers.

Welding to Australian Standards

Structural and plant welding carried out to Australian Standards under certified supervision, with procedures recorded.

Safety

ISO 45001 certified, with 24/7 drug and alcohol testing in place so crews meet site requirements before they arrive.

The people

Ian Johnson, Managing Director of FGCM

Ian Johnson

Managing Director

Ian ran the big end of this work before he owned the small end.

The face of FGCM. A family man, well known around Biloela and involved in the local community.

  • Certificate III, Mechanical Tradesperson, Mount Gravatt TAFE
  • Ten years reconditioning engines, Jacobsen’s Automotive Engineering, Bundaberg
  • Eight years with G&S Engineering Services, a national maintenance contractor with a permanent Biloela operation: fitter, then supervisor, then Area Manager
  • 2011: went out on his own and founded FGCM

He is on site and in the workshop, and he is who you get on the phone.

Danni Johnson, co-founder and director of FGCM

Danni Johnson

Co-founder and director

Danni is a co-founder and director of FGCM, and runs the office.

A line or two in Danni's own words goes here.

Leadership Ian's thirty years, and Danni's side of the business Stage 3

Certification

ISO 9001

Quality

The international standard for quality management systems. It means the way a job is planned, checked and recorded is documented and audited, not left to memory.

ISO 45001

Safety

The international standard for occupational health and safety management. Hazards identified, controls in place, incidents recorded and acted on.

ISO 14001

Environment

The international standard for environmental management. Relevant on any site where waste, spills and containment are part of the approval conditions.

Certificate numbers, issuing body and expiry dates go here once supplied — this is the first thing a prequalification check looks for.

Safety, quality & environment Certificate numbers and how the systems work Stage 3

Well known locally. Ready for the Bowen Basin.

Fifteen years of turning up and getting the job done have made FGCM a known name around Biloela. The next step is the wider Bowen Basin.

  • Coal mines across the lower Bowen Basin
  • Farms and agricultural operations around Biloela
  • Ready for the many renewable energy projects now under way across the region
  • Close enough that big equipment never has to be trucked to the city
The FGCM crew on site
Community Awards, sponsorships and the rescue service Stage 5

What's happening

News & updates What FGCM is working on, as it happens Stage 5

Capability statements

Everything a procurement officer needs. Room here for the second document as well.

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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.

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