PHE

Name

PHE

Legal name

PHE Group

Website

https://phe.net.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Eagle Farm

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Electrical & Instrumentation Services: Project-based professional services revenue from delivering electrical and instrumentation works on construction, upgrade, and maintenance projects. Revenue is earned through lump-sum contracts, cost-plus arrangements, and alliance partnership frameworks with major resource and energy sector clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

PHE Group is an industrial electrical and instrumentation (E&I) contractor delivering design, installation, commissioning, and maintenance services across Australia's mining, power generation, renewable energy, manufacturing, and food & beverage sectors. The company operates through five specialist divisions — Power & Infrastructure, Mining, High Voltage, Engineering, and Logistics — providing end-to-end project delivery from early engineering through to site logistics, shutdowns, and ongoing maintenance for tier 1 resource and energy clients.

Product overview

PHE Group is a specialist electrical and instrumentation contractor offering integrated services through five distinct divisions: Power & Infrastructure, Mining, High Voltage, Engineering, and Logistics. The company operates across five industry sectors (Power Generation, Renewable Energy, Future-Facing Minerals, Food & Beverage, and Manufacturing), delivering end-to-end solutions from early design through to installation, commissioning, shutdowns, and site logistics. The portfolio includes HV cable design and installation, switchgear and transformer services, automation and controls, power station works, underground mining infrastructure, and logistics fleet support. PHE's divisions work both independently and cohesively to provide clients with a single accountable partner across the project lifecycle.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Power & Infrastructure Division Services Delivers electrical, instrumentation, and automation services for essential infrastructure supporting complex assets across energy, water, and industrial sectors. Scope includes power station works, substations, control systems, hybrid energy installations, and transmission lines.
• Mining Division Services Provides electrical and instrumentation systems for surface and underground mining operations, supporting tier 1 clients with dewatering systems, automated plant, borehole cabling, fibre networks, control infrastructure, and ongoing maintenance in remote settings.
• High Voltage Division Services Specialist HV solutions operating in power-critical environments across mining, utilities, power generation, and heavy industry. Delivers installation, jointing, switchgear upgrades, transformer commissioning, and protection integration from 3.3kV to 330kV.
• Engineering Division Services Provides practical, construction-ready engineering solutions including electrical design and verification, protection studies, power systems analysis, cable routing, automation and controls design, OT network design, and commissioning planning.
• Logistics Division Services Offers project-aligned logistics and fleet support with a 350+ asset fleet for hire, including wet and dry fleet hire, underground-spec vehicles, heavy haulage, telehandlers, generators, and in-house maintenance and mine-spec builds.
• Power Generation Sector Services Specialist electrical and instrumentation works supporting grid reliability, asset performance, and safe operations across baseload coal, gas, hydroelectric, pumped storage, battery storage, and hybrid systems.
• Renewable Energy Sector Services Electrical and instrumentation works enabling renewable energy including battery energy storage systems (BESS), pumped hydro storage, hybrid systems, utility-scale solar farms, wind generation, and hydrogen production.
• Future-Facing Minerals Sector Services Electrical delivery for critical minerals driving advanced industries, including copper, gold, and molybdenum extraction and processing operations.
• Food & Beverage Sector Services Specialist electrical and instrumentation works for hygiene-critical food and beverage production environments, supporting plant upgrades, process line installations, and automation improvements.
• Manufacturing Sector Services Industrial electrical services for high-output manufacturing facilities including automation upgrades, full-line installations, and critical plant maintenance in active production environments.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4.12 million+ LTI-free labour hours worked
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Future Generation Joint Venture (FGJV)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021FGJV is the head contractor for Snowy 2.0 enabling works. PHE Group has delivered multiple E&I packages including Lobs Hole Main Yard Works, Marica & Tantangara Camps, Tunnel Lighting Panels, and Polo Flat Precast Yard under this partnership.
• Underground Construction Alliance (UCA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018PHE Group became an alliance partner of UCA in 2018, delivering electrical and instrumentation works as part of multidisciplinary, large-scale underground mining programs. UCA acts as head contractor for BHP and Newmont underground projects including Prominent Hill Operations Expansion (PHOX) and Tanami Expansion 2 (TE2).

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Macmahon Holdings: ASX-listed mining services contractor offering surface mining, underground mining, and E&I services to Australian resource clients. Comparable mining end-market exposure and project-based revenue model.
• UGL Limited: CIMIC-owned specialist in electrical, rail, communications, and HV infrastructure across Australia. Directly comparable end-markets (rail/utility/mining electrical works) and HV capability profile.
• Stowe Australia: Privately held Australian electrical and communications contractor serving commercial, industrial, and resource sectors. Comparable end-market mix and project delivery model, though less concentrated in mining/energy mega-projects.
• NRW Holdings: ASX-listed diversified mining and civil contractor with significant E&I capability through its subsidiary RJV. Comparable in mining services delivery and tier 1 miner client base.
• Zinfra Group: Australian specialist electrical, gas, and renewables infrastructure services contractor. Closely comparable in HV capability, utility client base, and energy transition positioning.
• Monadelphous Group: ASX-listed Australian industrial engineering and E&I contractor serving mining, energy, and infrastructure — directly comparable in service mix, customer base (BHP, Newmont tier 1 miners), and HV/electrical capability. The closest publicly traded comp for PHE.

Emerging players

• Sedgman: CIMIC-owned mineral processing and E&I specialist focused on commodity processing plants. Comparable mining sector exposure with partial overlap in electrical delivery and HV.

Broad incumbents

• Downer EDI: Large ASX-listed infrastructure services group with substantial electrical and HV services across utilities, transport, and renewables. Overlaps with PHE's Power & Infrastructure division but operates at much broader scale across multiple non-overlapping segments.
• CPB Contractors: CIMIC-owned tier 1 Australian construction contractor delivering major infrastructure including energy and HV substations. Overlaps with PHE on large-project electrical packages but at broader generalist scope.
• John Holland: CIMIC-owned major Australian infrastructure contractor with significant rail, energy, and electrical works capability. Overlaps with PHE's Power & Infrastructure and HV work but at much larger generalist construction scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/phe-group

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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