Beenleigh Steel Fabrications has secured a lucrative $40 million contract to build a train manufacturing facility near Maryborough.
The company will supply and install 2400 tonnes of structural steel, which is expected to create six jobs and hire 10 new apprentices and four new trainees.
Director Anthony Stoeckert said Beenleigh Steel Fabrications was be delighted to be awarded the contract.
“We have long been associated with large projects in Queensland,” Mr Stoeckert said.
“This one is particularly special however, as it will enhance the manufacturing capacity of the state through its long-term development of the skills and infrastructure that is needed to keep up with the projected growth of industry in Queensland.”
The state government said Beenleigh Steel secured the job based on its “demonstrated capability and capacity”, state-of -the-art fabrication workshop at Berrinba and commitment to local and indigenous employment”.
The deputy premier, treasurer, trade and investment minister, and state member for Woodridge, Cameron Dick, said Beenleigh Steel Fabrications was a “manufacturing success story” that would “continue for years to come”.
“The new jobs at Beenleigh Steel are part of 360 needed to build the Queensland Train Manufacturing Program facility and more than 380 required to manufacture the trains,” Mr Dick said.
“These new jobs and important traineeships are exactly what families need as Queenslanders face national cost of living pressures.”
Beenleigh Steel will build four buildings as part of the contract, including the train manufacturing facility, an administrative building, a gatehouse and pump house.
Construction is scheduled to start mid-2024 and is set to finish in early 2025.
Beenleigh Steel Fabrications has been involved with several iconic Queensland construction projects, including Suncorp Stadium and The Gabba.
