Neil Mansell Group

What Neil Mansell Group does

Neil Mansell Group is a privately-held, family-owned Australian industrial conglomerate founded in 1958 and headquartered in Toowoomba, Queensland. It operates ten principal divisions spanning heavy road transport, bulk haulage, ready-mixed concrete and premix, quarrying (Parklands Blue Metal), steel fabrication and transport body building (Transport Welding Engineering), heavy vehicle smash repair (Bromac Panel & Paint), heavy towing and recovery (Mansell Heavy Towing), metal product retail (Metals 'R' Us), landscape materials supply, and mining and shotcrete services. Customers are predominantly enterprise buyers in the oil and gas, mining, and construction sectors; the group describes itself as Australia's leading specialist in transportation of drilling rigs, work-over rigs and associated equipment for oil, gas and pipeline projects, with a documented track record on major pipeline and infrastructure programs including the Wivenhoe Dam upgrade, Burdekin to Moranbah Pipeline and Darling Downs Power Station concrete pours. Geographic coverage spans Queensland, South Australia, the Northern Territory and Western Australia, supported by 22+ depot and operational sites. Neil Mansell Transport alone operates 400+ prime movers with a dedicated pipeline project division of 100+ units, and the group manages in excess of 1,350 registered plant items.

The group's operating model is asset-heavy and vertically integrated: internal quarries supply aggregates to internal concrete batching plants, internal bulk haulage moves raw materials, internal transport serves external enterprise clients, internal fabrication maintains and builds the fleet, and internal repair and towing divisions support the asset base. Revenue mechanics are primarily contract-based enterprise project work and transaction-based materials sales, with no public pricing. A transparent Diesel Fuel Levy surcharge is published monthly (and weekly from March 2026) across a 2025–2026 series, ranging roughly 17.9% to 52.8%, indicating usage-based pass-through billing. The technology stack consists of a proprietary Electronic Transport Management System with a warehouse management component and an online customer portal that supports real-time booking, label generation, consignment notes, proof-of-pickup/delivery and invoice access, complemented by an internal Mobility App for driver job allocation, pickup/delivery capture and shift management. The group holds ISO 9001, ISO 45001, ISO 14001, NHVAS/WAVHA, CM3, AMCAS, HACCP Australia, and DAS certifications, and Neil Mansell Concrete holds an EPA licence allowing mobile concrete plants to operate on any Queensland site without development approval.

Go-to-market is overwhelmingly direct enterprise field sales and, for the Metals 'R' Us and Landscape Supplies divisions, direct-to-consumer retail from physical locations. There is no evidence of digital marketing channels, no public API or partner SDK, and no disclosed AI or data-flywheel initiatives; the group is privately held by the Mansell family with no reported external funding rounds, and revenue is not publicly disclosed. The combination of capital intensity, regulatory accreditations, multi-state physical footprint, vertical integration and 50+ years of oil/gas and mining project relationships forms the basis of the group's competitive position.

Name

Neil Mansell Group

Legal name

Neil Mansell Group

Website

https://mansell.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1958

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Neil Mansell Group is a privately-held, family-owned Australian industrial conglomerate founded in 1958, operating a vertically integrated network of heavy transport, bulk haulage, concrete, quarrying, steel fabrication, smash repair, heavy towing and mining services for oil, gas, mining and construction clients across Queensland, South Australia, the Northern Territory and Western Australia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Transport and Logistics Services

NAICS

Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance (48423), Specialized Freight Trucking (4842), Truck Trailer Manufacturing (336212), Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (4238)

SIC

Trucking (No Local) (4213), Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530), Industrial Trucks, Tractors, Trailors & Stackers (3537), Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment (5084)

akta.pro primary industry

Port/Terminal Heavy Cargo Handling & Stevedoring (Heavy Crane Ops) (TLAIAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Value-Added Warehousing Services (Kitting, Labeling, Repack, Light Assembly) (TLALAAAL), Bulk Material Handling Systems (Belt Conveyors, Feeders, Stackers, Reclaimers) (IMAHABAH), Lifting Attachments & Material Handling Accessories (Fork Attachments, Slings, Rigging) (IMAHABAJ)

Keywords

• Heavy transport services
• Concrete supply services
• Bulk haulage logistics
• Oil and gas pipeline haulage
• Mining logistics services

Headquarters

HQ city

Toowoomba

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices24 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Transport and Logistics Services: Heavy transport services for oil, gas and pipeline industry including drilling rig moving, pipe haulage, freight movement between Adelaide, Brisbane and Toowoomba, and remote area logistics
2. Concrete and Premix Supply: Ready-mixed concrete supply from 7 fixed batching plants and mobile plants for remote sites throughout Queensland
3. Bulk Haulage: Bulk pneumatic tanker and tipper operations servicing extractive sites, construction sites, and concrete plants with powder haulage of cementitious materials
4. Metal Products Retail: Retail sale of steel, aluminium, brass, stainless steel products along with tools, welding equipment, generators, compressors from showroom
5. Landscape Materials Supply: Supply and delivery of bulk landscape materials including sand, gravel, and full range of landscaping products
6. Panel, Paint and Smash Repair: Heavy truck smash repairs, spray painting, mechanical repairs, upholstery services for trucks, trailers and vehicles
7. Transport Body Building and Fabrication: Custom manufacture of truck bodies, tippers, stock crates, bullbars, toolboxes and engineering repairs from steel fabrication facility
8. Heavy Towing and Recovery: 24/7 heavy vehicle recovery and towing services from depots in Toowoomba, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and Roma
9. Quarry Products: Quarried blue metal products including aggregates, road base, fill materials and drainage products from Parklands and Habana quarries

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Neil Mansell Group is a diversified industrial services conglomerate operating ten divisions across heavy road transport, bulk haulage, ready-mixed concrete supply, quarrying, steel fabrication, heavy vehicle smash repair, heavy towing, metal product retail, landscape material supply and mining shotcrete. Its core business is specialist transportation of drilling rigs, work-over rigs and pipeline equipment for the oil, gas and pipeline industries, supported by integrated concrete batching and bulk materials operations that feed both internal projects and external enterprise customers across Australia.

Product overview

Neil Mansell Group is a diversified Australian conglomerate operating a multi-brand portfolio of complementary transport, logistics, construction materials, and engineering services. The group comprises ten principal divisions: Neil Mansell Transport (specialist oil, gas, and pipeline transportation), Mansell Bulk Haulage (bulk pneumatic and tipper fleet), Neil Mansell Concrete/Mansell Premix (concrete batching operations), Neil Mansell Landscape Supplies (landscape materials), Parklands Blue Metal (quarrying and aggregates), Transport Welding Engineering (steel fabrication and transport body building), Bromac Panel & Paint (heavy vehicle smash repairs), Mansell Heavy Towing (24/7 recovery services), Metals 'R' Us (metal supply and processing), and Mansell Mining and Shotcrete. The divisions operate synergistically with internal supply chains for raw materials (aggregates, concrete, metals) supporting construction and mining customers, while transport and logistics capabilities serve energy sector clients nationwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mobility App: Internal company mobility application for drivers used for job allocation, pickup/delivery recording, and shift management.

Products and services

• Neil Mansell Transport National transport and logistics provider specialising in transportation of drilling rigs, work-over rigs and associated equipment within the oil, gas and pipeline industries. Offers supply chain logistics, freight management, project services, warehousing and specialty haulage for enterprise clients across Australia.
• Mansell Bulk Haulage Bulk haulage fleet of pneumatic tankers and tippers servicing the group's raw material extractive sites and delivering aggregate, cementitious materials and over-dimensional loads to both internal concrete plants and external mining and construction customers.
• Neil Mansell Concrete (Mansell Premix) Ready-mixed concrete supply service operating seven fixed concrete batching plants and mobile concrete plants throughout Queensland. Serves construction projects including dams, pipelines, power stations, airports, water treatment plants and large infrastructure pours.
• Neil Mansell Landscape Supplies Bulk landscape material supply and delivery service on the Sunshine Coast, including sand, gravel and a full range of landscaping products for professional landscapers and home gardeners from a 2-acre Maroochydore depot.
• Parklands Blue Metal Quarry operation supplying quarried blue metal products, aggregates, road base, drainage rubble and fill materials from the Parklands Quarry near Nambour and the Habana Quarry near Mackay to concrete batching plants and external customers.
• Transport Welding Engineering Steel fabrication service manufacturing custom truck bodies and engineered products including drop side tipping bodies, grain bins, dog trailers, curtain siders, pantech bodies, bullbars and toolboxes, plus chassis modifications and aluminium fabrication.
• Bromac Panel & Paint Heavy vehicle smash repair service specialising in truck, trailer, tipper and pantech repairs. Offers spray painting with computerised colour matching, chassis straightening, sand blasting, mechanical repairs and upholstery services. Accredited with major insurance companies.
• Mansell Heavy Towing Heavy vehicle towing and recovery service available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from depots in Toowoomba, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and Roma. Provides heavy underlift towing, heavy winch recovery, heavy lifting, bus and coach towing, and vehicle recovery and storage.
• Metals 'R' Us Retail metal supply outlet offering steel, stainless steel, brass and aluminium products with cutting, bending, folding and welding services. Stocks tools, welding equipment, generators and consumables at the Toowoomba showroom for tradespeople, fabricators, contractors and walk-in customers.
• Mansell Mining and Shotcrete Mining operations and shotcrete services located in Mount Isa, Queensland, providing underground support and shotcrete application for mining customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 50 years operating history in Australian transport and logistics
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Qube Holdings: ASX-listed Australian multimodal logistics provider with port logistics, bulk and container handling, and rural exports. Comparable in heavy haulage and bulk materials handling, though more focused on port and intermodal.
• Boral Limited: One of Australia's largest construction materials groups with concrete, quarrying, asphalt and cement operations. Overlaps with NMG's concrete and quarry divisions but at much larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Linfox: Privately-held largest Australian logistics company with road, rail, warehousing and supply chain services. Comparable in large-fleet road transport and bulk logistics, though Linfox has a much more diversified customer base beyond resources.
• Holcim Australia: Global building materials major with Australian concrete, aggregate and cement operations. Comparable in concrete batching and aggregates supply with similar focus on construction and infrastructure end markets.
• Toll Holdings: Major Australian transport and logistics company with extensive heavy haulage, bulk and specialised freight services. Overlaps with NMG Transport's long-distance and heavy lift capabilities, though at significantly larger scale and broader service mix.

Direct peers

• Wagners Holding Company: Australian integrated building materials and transport group operating concrete, cement, aggregates, fly ash and bulk transport services. Directly comparable diversified model spanning construction materials and haulage with regional Queensland footprint.
• Adbri Limited: ASX-listed Australian producer of cement, concrete, aggregates and lime with vertically integrated supply chain and national distribution. Highly comparable in concrete batching, quarrying and bulk haulage segments.
• Centurion Transport: Australian specialised transport operator with focus on remote-area, heavy haulage and resource sector logistics. Direct comparable in oil & gas and mining transport with similar fleet-based service model and regional depot network.
• Hanson Australia (Heidelberg Materials): Australian subsidiary of Heidelberg Materials supplying concrete, aggregates and cement with national plant network. Direct comparable in ready-mix concrete, fixed batching plants and quarry operations serving construction and infrastructure projects.
• Northline: Australian national transport and logistics provider with road, rail, warehousing and remote-area freight services. Comparable in long-distance, specialised freight and resource-sector transport with national depot footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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