Our fourth Tieman Pink Pig has been built, delivered and is hot to trot. Not only will this additional tanker give us complete coverage for the Perth metro region, but the new piglet will also give greater capacity to service sites when they want and need their fuel. This in turn will create a solution to what we all need; more time to do what we need to do without interruptions.

Australian Owned and Operated

KEE chooses to use Tieman as, like KEE, it is an Australian family owned and operated company. The company was founded in 1953 by Neil Tieman. Neil and his brothers started the business from the family backyard in Preston, Victoria. They started making stainless steel tanks and vessels initially for the dairy industry. Neil manufactured the first Tieman road tanker in 1955 – a 1,000 Gallon tanker that delivered milk from Drouin to Melbourne.

The Tieman Tanker company grew quickly and due to the ever growing demand, the brothers found a larger site to work in and established a manufacturing factory in Keon Park in 1961.

Throughout the next decade larger capacity articulated tankers for the dairy industry became essential to the trade and the business grew accordingly. The company saw a niche in the market and as well as making dairy tankers, they diversified into additional food manufacturing equipment.

In 1973 Tieman introduced the first `Ringed` construction tanker to the Australian market, which reduced tare weights. The ringed tanker also added structural integrity which in turn maximised payloads.

Throughout the next twenty years, Tieman grew and grew. Interstate service branches were opened, they introduced aluminium fuel tankers and mild steel bitumen tankers to their product range and in 1994 the current Campbellfield manufacturing site was purchased.

Industry Leading Innovation

At the beginning of the century Tieman designed and built the first stainless steel bitumen tanker, an innovative non corrosive barrel design that still leads the industry today. They partnered with O.ME.P.S, one of Europe`s leading aluminium dry bulk tanker manufacturer, to become their exclusive distributor for Australia and New Zealand.

First-To-Industry

Recent first-to-industry PBS innovations by Tieman are listed below;

20m B Double

20m Rigid & Dog Trailer

26m `Tank Liner` range

the `Super Pocket`

the `Super Triple` 

the `Tri Train` 42m

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From humble beginnings, the Tieman family run business has manufactured over 5,000 tankers from aluminium fuel tanker road trains to state-of-the-art stainless steel milk transporters.

Neil was honoured with the Order of Australia Medal for his contribution to the Australian Transport Industry in 2011.

Neil Tieman OAM, sadly passed away at home aged 95 in 2021.

Source: www.tieman.com.au/ Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia 

to learn more about Tieman, visit:

www.tieman.com.au

https://hvia.asn.au/vale-neil-tieman-oam/

Fortescue will replace 45% of all their haul trucks at its Pilbara iron ore mines with battery and hydrogen-powered units from German firm Liebherr. Fortescue will integrate technology from the UK’s Williams Advanced Engineering (an offshoot of the Williams Formula One racing team) with Liebherr’s trucks.

The 120 vehicles will replace almost half of Fortescue’s haul trucks and lower its consumption of 200 million litres of diesel a year.

Fortescue chief executive Elizabeth Gaines said “We strongly believe that enhancing technology is key to addressing climate change.”

WA’s Renewable Energy Powerhouse

Mining magnate Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest, founder of Fortescue, explained that the goal would be to zero out its own carbon emissions and become a renewable energy powerhouse.

“Global warming, all of you know, is really serious, and it’s accelerating a lot quicker than anybody thought,” said Dr. Forrest, on a visit to the Pilbara. Australia’s mineral heartland in the North West produces one third of the World’s iron ore and it is where Forrest made his first fortunes.

Fortescue made $10.3 billion in profit in 2020 by extracting iron ore and selling the majority to Chinese steel makers. The process of extracting the mineral is believed to have released 2.2 million tons of greenhouse gases — more than some small countries produce. The iron and steel sector alone emits approximately 7% of the world’s carbon dioxide. That is more than all the cars in the World!

Recognising Responsibility

But Dr Forrest recognises it is his responsibility to put this right, to do something for the good of the planet before it’s too late. He earned a Ph.D. in marine ecology from the University of Western Australia three years ago, which has perhaps focussed his mind to do more to stop climate change.

His plan is to decarbonise by 2030. 

His company is currently worth more than $30 billion.

He could loose it all if his plan fails.

Mavericks of the World

But, when we look back at history, it is the mavericks of the world, the movers and shakers who take the risks, the entrepreneurs who make the money and then once the wealth has become the norm, sit back with their philanthropic hats on and think; “now how can I make the planet a better place.”

These are the people who pro-actively seek change and pro-actively make things happen and for that we should perhaps applaud them?

Government Backing

Unveiled in the federal budget this month, the government has thrown $2 billion to kickstart the fledgling industry and boost developers ambitions to turn water into fuel.

The ‘Hydrogen Headstart’ program will provide credits per kilogram of green hydrogen production to help bridge the gap between production costs and current market prices, with an aim to support between two to three starter projects.

On further news, Imperial College London and Hitachi have announced that they have signed an agreement to establish a joint research centre for decarbonisation and natural climate solutions. They hope their research will lead to achieving a Net Zero future.

Sources: The New York Times, The Sydney Morning Herald, ABC, Australian Mining, Hitachi, Daily Telegraph 

“My top tip on life is to do at least one thing that is solely for yourself and that it is your passion,” says our Hire Co-ordinator Rachel Beers, and it’s exactly the motto she lives by.

Rachel (or ‘Beersy’ as she is affectionately known) has a passion for speed and so, at the age of 43, she decided to take up motor racing, where she reaches top speeds of 230kmph.

“I have always been interested in speed and have owned numerous motorbikes and high-powered cars over the years,” Rachel says. “My partner Wayne competes in racing and after a while, I got fed up with being pit crew and decided to give it a go!”

At the time, Wayne was building a new race car for himself. It was 2015 and people had started racing Hyundai Excels (a 1.5-litre engine 81 hp 60 kw car) so he suggested she start with a small-engined Excel.

“This suggestion was shot down in flames,” she laughs. “I asked him, ‘What do I drive on the road?’ and he answered ‘a 6ltr V8’. My response was, ’Then that is what I am driving on the track’.

Three months later, two V8 VE Commodore sister cars were built.

For someone who is relatively new to racing, Rachel has done incredibly well. In 2021 our KEE adrenaline junky came an impressive second in the WA State Championship, second in the WASCC Championship, and second in the Improved Production Association of WA Championship. Not bad for someone who took the sport up only eight years ago.

When asked what makes her want to compete, Rachel explains: “When I put my helmet on, I have total tunnel vision. I am in my zone. The adrenaline kicks in and all other thoughts disappear – nothing else matters. I love the speed and intensity; the thrill of the race is addictive.”

Rachel’s most memorable race was last June at the Supercars weekend in Darwin. “We had been going there for years. but this was the first time I actually raced rather than being part of the pit crew,” she said. “I competed in three races with a field of 38 competitors. There was a huge crowd and an amazing atmosphere and I finished 8th in my class and 11th outright.”

Rachel’s love of her extreme sport might also have something to do with her upbringing. Being the youngest, with two older brothers, Rachel’s recollection of growing up was ‘being one of the boys’. “My childhood was spent climbing trees, falling off of skateboards, making mudslides by the creek and messing about on motorbikes.”

Aside from her need for speed, Rachel had an academic brain and her favourite subject at school was mathematics. Fast forward a few years and in 2006 her career path drew her to the waste and recycling industry. Rachel loved the intensity of the logistics side where she was responsible for managing the drivers and the trucks.

Rachel has been with KEE for just over a year now and has been a lifesaver for our hire team. “What I love about the hire game is that no two days are the same,” she says, “and whatever the day brings, we always have fun and enjoy a laugh!”

KEE Group is proud to sponsor ‘Beersy’ and if you would like to show your support, she will be seen whizzing around the tracks at Darwin Supercars Round in June.