Bowen Industrial Hire

What Bowen Industrial Hire does

Bowen Industrial Hire is a family-owned industrial services company founded in 2008 in Bowen, Queensland, by Paul and Jamee Hillery. The company operates across six service lines: scaffolding and rigging, abrasive blasting and protective coating, safety rails and edge protection, plant and equipment hire, traffic control, and labour hire. It owns a fleet of 650+ tonnes of scaffold equipment and runs an in-house blast and paint facility, supporting contract delivery across multiple Queensland depots including Townsville, Mackay, Ayr, Collinsville, and Proserpine.

The business serves mining, commercial, industrial, ports, and government clients throughout Queensland. Named customers include the Department of Transport & Main Roads, Whitsunday Regional Council, Thiess, Stanmore, Hutchinson Builders, Vassallo Constructions, Ergon Energy, Abbot Point, Zinfra, and FKG. The company holds AS/NZS ISO 9001:2015, AS/NZS 4801:2001, a Queensland Labour Hire Licence, and Supply Nation Registration, and has formed an Indigenous training partnership with Girudala to develop regional workforce capacity.

Bowen Industrial Hire operates on a project and contract-based revenue model, providing labour, equipment, and consumable services such as scaffolding, blasting, coating, and traffic management to long-term mining and infrastructure clients. With 70+ employees, the company combines asset ownership with self-performed delivery to capture margin layers typically outsourced in the regional industrial services market.

Name

Bowen Industrial Hire

Legal name

Bowen Industrial Hire

Website

https://bowenindustrialhire.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bowen Industrial Hire is a family-owned industrial services company founded in 2008 in Bowen, Queensland, providing scaffolding, abrasive blasting, protective coating, equipment hire, traffic control, and labour hire to Queensland mining, construction, and government clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Services

NAICS

Building Equipment Contractors (2382)

SIC

Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700), Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530)

akta.pro primary industry

Insulation, Scaffolding & Access Services (ISA) (IMAIACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty Access & Scaffolding Rental/Leasing (TLABAFAL), Labor Hire & Specialist Workforce Services (Operators, Trades, Technical Staffing) (IMAKAKAL), Skilled Trades & Industrial Direct Hire (BPACAFAG)

Keywords

• Industrial scaffolding services
• Plant equipment hire
• Traffic management services
• Abrasive blasting coating
• Skilled labour hire

Headquarters

HQ city

Bowen

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Plant & Equipment Hire: Rental of construction and industrial equipment including scissor lifts, knuckle boom/EWP, generators, compressors, lighting towers, pressure cleaners, trucks, trailers, and mobile scaffolds
2. Scaffold & Rigging Services: Design, erection, and dismantle of modular, tube & clip, mobile and Layher Allround scaffolding systems for commercial and mining sector
3. Traffic Control Services: Traffic management and control services including consultation, planning, equipment supply and implementation across Queensland regions
4. Abrasive Blasting & Protective Coating: On-site and facility-based surface preparation and industrial coating application services including inspection, specification development, and third-party quality assurance
5. Labour Hire: Supply of skilled labour including scaffolders, abrasive blasters, protective coating specialists, doggers, crane operators, EWP operators, trade assistants, heavy rigid operators, and traffic control personnel
6. Safety Rails & Edge Protection: Temporary commercial edge protection systems for parapet walls, concrete slabs, balconies and roofs that meet or exceed Australian Standards

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bowen Industrial Hire provides industrial solutions including the design, erection and dismantling of scaffolding systems (Layher Allround, Kwikstage, Tube & Clip), plant and equipment hire, traffic control and management, abrasive blasting and protective coating, safety rail and edge protection systems, and skilled labour supply. Services are delivered on-site at client locations across Queensland, with over 650 tonnes of owned scaffold equipment and an in-house blast and paint facility supporting mining, commercial, industrial, and ports sector clients.

Product overview

Bowen Industrial Hire (BIH) is a family-owned industrial services company providing a portfolio of complementary service offerings rather than a unified software product. The core portfolio consists of six main service lines: Scaffold & Rigging (scaffolding solutions using Kwikstage and Layher Allround systems with over 650 tonnes of owned equipment), Abrasive Blasting & Protective Coating (surface preparation and coating services for mining and industrial operators), Safety Rails – Roof Edge Protection (temporary edge protection systems meeting Australian Standards), Plant & Equipment Hire (heavy equipment and tools including trucks, EWP, generators, and compressors), Traffic Control (traffic management services and equipment), and Labour Hire (skilled personnel supply across multiple trade categories). These services are delivered by an experienced team with in-house design capabilities and satellite storage facilities throughout Queensland.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Scaffold & Rigging Scaffolding solutions including design, erection, and dismantle services using Modular, Tube & Clip, Mobile, and Layher Allround scaffolding systems. Served to commercial and mining sectors with over 650 tonnes of owned equipment and in-house 3D scaffold design certified by Engineers.
• Abrasive Blasting & Protective Coating Industrial abrasive blasting and protective coating services for mining, commercial, and industrial operators, available on-site or at the BIH Blast and Paint Facility in Bowen. Includes inspection, specification development, and third-party quality assurance.
• Safety Rails – Roof Edge Protection Temporary commercial edge protection systems for parapet walls, concrete slabs, balconies, and roofs, independently tested to meet or exceed Australian Standards.
• Plant & Equipment Hire Top-quality plant and equipment hire including trucks, elevated work platforms, scissor lifts, lighting towers, compressors, generators, pressure cleaners, temporary fencing, mobile scaffolds, and trestles for industrial and commercial clients across Queensland.
• Traffic Control Traffic control and management services including expert traffic control, consultation and planning, and equipment and signage supply and hire across the Whitsundays, Townsville, Ayr and surrounding Queensland regions.
• Labour Hire Supply of skilled labour under Queensland Labour Hire Licence including scaffolders, abrasive blasters, protective coating specialists, doggers, crane operators, elevated work platform operators, trade assistants, heavy rigid operators, and traffic control personnel.

Quantifiable outcome

• Long-term contracts developed and nurtured over many years with mutual benefit to clients

Named customers10 records

Segments4 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

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• GirudalaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndigenous training organisation partnership enabling local indigenous trainees to complete 12-month programs, rotating through all business lines. Upon completion, trainees have opportunity to remain with BIH in chosen area or move to other employment. Paul Hillery has passion for upskilling indigenous community through this program.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SafeWorksafe: Australian provider of scaffolding, edge protection and access services to commercial and industrial customers. Directly comparable on scaffolding and edge protection service lines.
• Allstate Access: Australian scaffolding and access solutions specialist serving commercial, industrial and infrastructure clients across multiple states. Closest domestic direct competitor on core scaffolding services.
• PERI Australia: Subsidiary of global formwork and scaffolding manufacturer PERI, supplying scaffolding and formwork systems and access solutions across Australia. Comparable on scaffolding system design and supply.
• BrandSafway (Waco/Kwikform legacy operations): Global access and scaffolding services provider with a major Australian footprint from the legacy Waco/Kwikform business. Directly comparable on scaffolding design, erection and dismantle for mining and industrial clients.
• Layher Australasia: Australian arm of Layher, the German scaffolding systems manufacturer whose Layher Allround equipment is one of BIH's primary scaffold systems. Comparable as scaffold system designer/rental operator in the same mining and industrial verticals.

Broad incumbents

• CIMIC Group: Australia's largest construction, mining and services group, with extensive Queensland presence via CPB Contractors and Thiess. Comparable as a far larger incumbent that consumes and competes for scaffolding and industrial services work.
• Downer EDI: Large diversified infrastructure, mining and industrial services provider with major Queensland operations. Comparable as a broader incumbent that bundles industrial services, equipment and labour at scale.
• Macmahon Holdings: Major Australian mining and infrastructure contractor active across Queensland. Comparable as a customer/ecosystem participant that consumes BIH-adjacent scaffolding, labour hire and equipment hire services.
• Kennards Hire: Australian equipment hire operator with broad industrial and construction rental fleet. Comparable on equipment hire service line; larger and broader-scope than BIH.
• Coates Hire: Australia's largest equipment hire company with national branch network across industrial, construction and mining. Comparable on plant & equipment hire and broader industrial services footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/BIH-225210940999499
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bowen-industrial-hire

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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