Bis Industries

What Bis Industries does

Bis Industries is a privately held Australian mining equipment and services company founded in 1915, providing specialized underground coal mining equipment hire, mechanical maintenance, materials handling, and tailings management services. The company operates Australia's largest fleet of critical underground hire equipment — including longwall systems, run of mine machinery, LHD loaders, personnel transporters (via wholly-owned subsidiary JAXAM), and Dual Powered Road Trains (via the Powertrans division acquired in 2012). Strategically located workshops in Tomago (NSW, operational headquarters), Paget (QLD), and Cardiff (NSW, JAXAM facility), combined with field service teams across NSW, QLD, and WA, provide integrated lifecycle support from equipment hire through overhaul, rebuild, and spare parts supply.

The company generates revenue through five streams: equipment hire (subscription/recurring), mechanical services and maintenance (professional services), tailings management (managed services, notably the 15-year Karara contract), tyres and spare parts (hardware sales), and labour hire (professional services). Customers are large Australian mining and industrial enterprises, including Karara Mining, Whitehaven, Glencore, Roy Hill, Goldfields (Granny Smith), BlueScope, and Norske Skog, with several multi-decade relationships. The company's most differentiated technology is Australia's only mobile dry stack tailings storage facility, a 2.5km conveyor system operating 24/7 at Karara and processing approximately 9 million tonnes of dry tailings per annum at 15% moisture content.

In June 2025, Bis completed a business refinancing described as a key milestone in an 18-month restructuring and refocus around core underground asset hire and maintenance. Distribution is exclusively direct enterprise field sales; the company has no app, no public API, and operates across three Australian states. The firm is privately held with no parent company and no disclosed funding rounds beyond the 2025 refinancing.

Name

Bis Industries

Legal name

Bis Industries

Website

https://bisindustries.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1915

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Bis Industries is a privately held Australian mining services company providing underground coal mining equipment hire, mechanical maintenance, materials handling, and tailings management to enterprise mining and industrial customers across NSW, QLD, and WA, operating Australia's largest underground hire fleet.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mining Equipment Hire and Maintenance Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Metal Mining (213114), Mining Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333131), Mining and Oil and Gas Field Machinery Manufacturing (33313), Support Activities for Mining (2131)

SIC

Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530), Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Mining Machinery & Equip (No Oil & Gas Field Mach & Equip) (3532)

akta.pro primary industry

Underground Mining Equipment (Loaders/LHDs, Continuous Miners, Longwall Systems) (IMAKANAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Labor Hire & Specialist Workforce Services (Operators, Trades, Technical Staffing) (IMAKAKAL), Contract Crushing, Screening & Materials Handling (In-Pit/ROM, Conveying, Stockpiling) (IMAKAKAH), Feeding & Conveying Equipment (Aprons, Belts, Stackers) (IMAHAMAH), Mining & Heavy Equipment Operator Staffing (BPACAEAI)

Keywords

• Underground mining equipment
• Mining equipment hire
• Mining maintenance services
• Materials handling services
• Tailings management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Mosman Park

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Hire: Rental of specialized underground mining equipment including LHD machines, graders, personnel transporters, and other critical mining machinery for short or long-term periods.
2. Mechanical Services and Maintenance: Workshop and field service maintenance, overhaul, and repair services for mining equipment. Includes proactive and reactive maintenance services.
3. Tailings Management Services: Operational handling and management of Tailings Storage Facilities including the mobile conveyor stacking system at Karara Mining.
4. Tyres and Spare Parts: Sales of tyres and spare parts for mining equipment.
5. Labour Hire: Provision of skilled labour including mechanics, electricians, and operators to support underground mining operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Bis Industries provides specialized underground mining equipment hire, mining services, and materials handling to Australia's mining sector. The company operates Australia's largest fleet of critical underground hire equipment including Longwall, Run of Mine, and Mobile TSF systems, complemented by NATA-accredited workshop maintenance, on-site field services, labour hire, and a wholly-owned subsidiary (JAXAM) for man-transporter overhaul. Key customers include Karara Mining, Whitehaven, Glencore, BlueScope, and Roy Hill.

Product overview

Bis Industries is a mining equipment and services company providing specialized underground coal mining equipment hire, maintenance, and materials handling services across Australia. The company operates as a single unified offering combining equipment fleet hire with workshop and field maintenance services. The core product portfolio includes Longwall equipment, Run of Mine equipment, Tyres & Spare Parts, and Mobile TSF systems. These are supported by service offerings including Equipment Hire (Australia's largest underground hire fleet), Mining Services, Materials Handling, Field Services, and Workshop Services. The company also wholly owns JAXAM for specialized maintenance of underground transport equipment, and operates the Powertrans division for specialized power vehicles including Dual Powered Road Trains. The company operates through strategically located workshops in Tomago (NSW), Paget (QLD), Cardiff (NSW), and Karara (WA), providing comprehensive lifecycle support from equipment hire through maintenance, overhaul, and rebuild services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Equipment Hire

Quantifiable outcome

• 9 million tonnes per annum of dry stack tailings processed at Karara
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Major Training GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 July 2025Partnership with Major Training Group - a registered training organisation (RTO) - for workforce development across both Bis and Jaxam. Focus on development and delivery of structured, competency-based training frameworks for frontline employees at all sites, particularly supporting underground operations. Teams include Training Manager Kerrina Christiansen and Training Coordinator Ashlee Todd working with Major Training's Field Officer and Trainer/Assessor.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Emeco Holdings: Emeco is Australia's largest listed mining equipment rental company, directly competing with Bis in the underground and surface mining equipment hire market. Both companies rent heavy mining machinery (LHDs, dump trucks, drills) to Australian coal and metal miners under recurring contracts with comparable fleet management models.
• Mastermyne Group: Mastermyne provides underground coal mining services including equipment hire, maintenance, and labour to Australian coal producers. Bis and Mastermyne share the same primary customer base (Whitehaven, BMA, Glencore) and compete for underground coal mining contracts across NSW and QLD.
• Perenti Global: Perenti owns Barminco (underground hard rock mining) and Emeco (equipment rental), making it a direct competitor across underground mining services and equipment hire. Both Bis and Perenti serve Australian mining operators with integrated equipment and maintenance solutions, though Perenti has broader international exposure.
• Macmahon Holdings: Macmahon is a leading Australian mining services contractor providing equipment hire, maintenance, and materials handling services to surface and underground miners. Bis competes with Macmahon for mining services contracts across gold, iron ore, and coal customers in Australia.
• Barminco: Barminco (Perenti subsidiary) is a leading underground hard rock mining contractor providing equipment, personnel, and maintenance services. Barminco competes with Bis's underground mining services in gold and base metal operations across Australia and overseas.

Broad incumbents

• Thiess: Thiess (Cimic Group subsidiary) is one of the world's largest mining services contractors, offering equipment hire, maintenance, and contract mining. As a global incumbent with significantly greater scale, Thiess competes with Bis for large mining contracts while offering broader capabilities and international reach.
• Downer EDI: Downer is a major Australian infrastructure and mining services provider with mining equipment maintenance, contract mining, and materials handling capabilities. Bis competes with Downer for mining services contracts and uses Downer-scale maintenance infrastructure as a competitive benchmark.
• Caterpillar (mining equipment): Caterpillar is the world's largest mining equipment OEM, with Australian distribution and rental via WesTrac. While Caterpillar itself does not directly compete in Bis's core hire services, its dealer network and rental subsidiaries set competitive benchmarks for fleet availability and pricing in underground mining.
• Komatsu Australia: Komatsu is a major mining equipment OEM with Australian operations serving iron ore, coal, and hard rock miners. Bis operates Komatsu equipment (e.g., WA900-8 loaders at Roy Hill) and competes indirectly with Komatsu's KOMTRAX-enabled service and rental offerings.

Emerging players

• Austin Engineering: Austin Engineering manufactures mining equipment (truck bodies, buckets) and provides equipment maintenance services to Australian miners. While more specialized in equipment manufacturing, Austin competes with Bis in parts supply and equipment refurbishment for mining customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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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