Boom Logistics Limited (BOL), an industrial services company that provides superior crane logistics and lifting solutions to Australian industry announced that it has been awarded a contract with Suzlon Energy Australia Pty Ltd to provide crane and lifting services for the construction and delivery of the AGL Oaklands Hill Wind Farm in the Southern Grampians Shire in Western Victoria.
Suzlon is a leading turnkey constructor, operations and maintenance service provider of grid connected wind farms in Australia. The AGL Oaklands Hill Wind Farm is owned by AGL Energy Limited (“AGL”), Australia’s largest private owner, operator and developer of renewable energy generation. AGL awarded Suzlon the turnkey engineer, procure and construct contract to deliver the 63MW wind farm. The wind farm will be commissioned and operating by late 2011. Boom’s contribution to the project is expected to deliver $4 million in revenue over a period of 18 weeks. The project will be supported by Boom’s operators, 6 of Boom’s high capacity cranes ranging in size from 100 tonne to 750 tonne and several smaller support cranes.
Brenden Mitchell, CEO of Boom Logistics, said: “This major wind farm construction project with Suzlon, one of the world’s leading wind power companies, is an exciting venture for Boom and reinforces our capability in this growth market.”



