Buttrose Earthmovers Pty Ltd

Name

Buttrose Earthmovers Pty Ltd

Legal name

Buttrose Earthmovers Pty Ltd

Website

https://buttrose.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Construction and Earthmoving Services

NAICS

Site Preparation Contractors (23891), Support Activities for Mining (2131), Support Activities for Mining (21311), Crushed and Broken Granite Mining and Quarrying (212313)

SIC

Wholesale-Construction & Mining (No Petro) Machinery & Equip (5082), General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), Construction Machinery & Equip (3531)

akta.pro primary industry

Mass Excavation & Bulk Earthmoving (Cut/Fill, Grading) (IMAFAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Topsoil Stripping, Stockpiling & Reinstatement (IMAFAKAB), Hauling, Spoil Management & Disposal (Muck Away) (IMAFAKAJ), Earthmoving & Excavation Equipment Rental/Leasing (TLABAFAA)

Keywords

• Civil construction services
• Earthmoving contracting
• Mining support services
• Plant equipment hire
• Quarrying aggregate supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Direk

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Civil Construction Contracting: Full-service civil construction and earthmoving contractor providing services from bulk earthworks, civil construction, marine civil, dredging, road construction, land development, and mining services. Revenue is generated through project-based contracts, tenders, and fixed-price engagements with enterprise and government clients.
2. Plant and Equipment Hire: Wet or dry hire of over 130 items of major plant and equipment including bulldozers, excavators, loaders, graders, scrapers, dump trucks, rollers, compactors, crushing equipment, and transport vehicles. Plant hire services support both company's own projects and external clients.
3. Mining Services: Contract mining services including haul road construction, tailings dam construction, overburden stripping, load-haul-dump operations, and crushing/screening of ore. Services offered on hourly hire, BCM (bulk cubic metre), tender, and fixed-price basis.
4. Quarry Products: Operation of Augusta Quarries in Mambray Creek producing aggregates, rubble, ballast, crusher dust, and river pebbles. Wholesale and bulk product sales to landscape yards and construction companies.
5. Landscape Products Retail: Operation of Buttrose Landscape & Garden retail yard in Willaston with 110 bulk bays stocking landscape materials, gardening accessories, tools, and backyard leisure products. Includes dedicated Augusta Quarries wholesale area.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Buttrose Earthmovers is a family-owned South Australian civil construction and earthmoving contractor providing bulk earthworks, civil construction, road construction, land development, marine civil and dredging, mining support, and crushing and screening services. The company also operates a fleet of over 130 plant items available for wet or dry hire, runs the Augusta Quarries aggregate operation, and operates a retail landscape supplies yard.

Product overview

Buttrose Earthmovers operates as a unified civil construction and earthmoving service provider offering eight core service lines: Bulk Earthworks, Civil Construction, Marine Civil and Dredging, Road Construction, Land Development, Mining, Crushing and Screening, and Plant Hire. The company operates two subsidiary brands: Augusta Quarries (quarrying operations producing aggregates and construction materials) and Buttrose Landscape & Garden (retail landscape supplies). The Plant Hire service provides the equipment fleet that supports all construction services, while Crushing and Screening processes materials for use across earthworks and road construction projects. The company has been in operation since 1968 and employs over 70 staff.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Augusta Quarries: Joint venture quarry operation in Mambray Creek producing aggregates, rubble, ballast, crusher dust and river pebbles.
• Buttrose Landscape & Garden

Products and services

• Bulk Earthworks

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects delivered to +/– 10mm accuracy from design specifications
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 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.

• Augusta QuarriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerButtrose Earthmovers formed Augusta Quarries in 2016 as a new company and partnership in Mambray Creek, located 45 minutes south of Port Augusta. This quarry operation produces aggregates, rubble, ballast, crusher dust, and river pebbles. The partnership extends Buttrose's vertical integration into quarrying and provides a reliable supply of materials for earthworks and civil construction projects.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• CPB Contractors: Major ASX-listed tier-1 civil construction contractor delivering large-scale road, rail, and infrastructure projects. Overlaps with Buttrose on road construction and civil works but operates at materially larger project and headcount scale.
• Downer EDI: ASX-listed major infrastructure and mining services contractor delivering road construction, rail, utilities, and contract mining across Australia and NZ. Competes for the same SA government tenders but at much larger scale and broader service breadth.
• Holcim Australia: Global construction materials group operating aggregates quarries, concrete, and asphalt in Australia. Comparable through its quarrying and aggregate supply side, but materially larger and focused on materials rather than contracting services.
• Boral Limited: Leading Australian construction materials producer operating quarries, asphalt plants, and concrete operations. Comparable vertical integration through quarrying and asphalt, though at vastly larger scale and with direct materials supply as primary business rather than contracting.
• John Holland: Major Australian civil and building contractor delivering transport, water, and energy infrastructure. Overlaps on civil construction and rail/road work but typically operates as principal on multi-hundred-million-dollar projects.

Emerging players

• Emeco Holdings: ASX-listed mining equipment rental operator with heavy plant hire fleet across Australia. Directly comparable plant hire offering and mining sector customer base, though Emeco is rental-only with no contracting services.
• Mitchell Services: ASX-listed drilling and mining services contractor. Comparable mining support services exposure (drilling vs. earthworks/crushing), though specialised upstream rather than the broader civil mix of Buttrose.

Others

• Viva Energy Australia: Major downstream energy company with refining and infrastructure operations in SA including Port Augusta. Representative of the enterprise/industrial customer segment that Buttrose serves through site civil works, fuel infrastructure, and ash handling contracts.

Direct peers

• Fulton Hogan: Large Australasian civil contractor delivering road construction, infrastructure, and land development. Operates a similar end-to-end model from earthworks through finished pavement and asphalt laying, making it the closest scaled peer to Buttrose's civil/road construction core.
• Maas Group Holdings: ASX-listed civil construction, plant hire, and real estate group with strong presence in regional Australia (NSW focus). Comparable vertically integrated model combining civil contracting, equipment hire, quarry materials, and manufactured products.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/buttrose_earthmovers_
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/buttrose-earthmovers

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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