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    About us

    Specialists in the design, construction, operations and maintenance of Australia’s water and gas infrastructure

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  • Our Expertise
    Our Expertise

    We understand the unique and discrete characteristics of asset management services and engineering services

    • Engineering
    • Asset Management
  • Our Focus
    Our Focus

    Over $1 billion of water, gas and regional infrastructure delivered in the past five years

    • Water
    • Treatment Infrastructure
    • Distribution Infrastructure
    • Water Asset Management Services
    • Renewals
      Water & Wastewater
    • Electrical, Mechanical and Instrumentation
    • Environmental
      Resource Managament
    • Gas
    • Gas Asset Management Services
    • Gas Renewals
    • Systems Operations
    • Projects & Programs
    • Electrical, Mechanical and Instrumentation
  • Our Approach
    Our Approach

    Sharing the vision and the gain. Comdain has been partnering to deliver nationally critical water and gas services for over 50 years

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History

PARTNERING FOR OVER 50 YEARS

Comdain is a dynamic organisation with a reputation for being a leading engineering and asset management services business.

Founder of the business and hard-working Irish immigrant Jim Coen came to Australia with the vision of forming his own company. Comdain – Gaelic for Coen – was established by Jim in 1962 and over half a century later remains proud of a heritage built on insight and innovation.

Principal contractor on 95% of projects, our client base continues to grow with new business and repeat clients choosing Comdain as their preferred partner through the asset cycle.

This is due to our depth of industry experience and confidence in the skilled resources and smarts that Comdain brings.

While our footprint has spread across Australia, our culture remains the same. We have organically grown, adapting to meet the needs of our clients to drive real certainty and mutually achieve successful outcomes. And we have achieved this through attracting and retaining passionate, dedicated people who don’t stand still.

 

 

  • The 1960s

    Starting in 1962, Comdain establishes services in water and gas reticulation in Melbourne

  • 1970s

    Growth and investment in heavy plant and equipment. Renowned for being a collaborative contractor with competitive strengths in customer service

  • 1981-1989

    Established service provider for gas transmission pipelines and augmentations. The company begins evolving into a dynamic infrastructure organisation with an enviable reputation for providing leading construction solutions

  • 1992

    Successful delivery of Portland (Alcoa) gas transmission pipeline

  • 1996

    Comdain awarded Gas & Fuel Victoria Operations and maintenance contract

  • 2003
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    Commenced operations in Queensland opening a new office and continuing to win utility contracts

  • 2005

    Sub-alliance partner with Transfield and CH2MHill on Gippsland Water Factory delivering 80kms of pressure pipelines and 8 pump stations

  • 2008
    channel lining regional

    Awarded $280M Irrigation Modernisation Alliance contract – Comdain/Transfield/SKM/GMW

  • 2010

    Established regional business units in Shepparton and Echuca

  • 2011

    National Gas Insertion Program commences

  • 2011

    Expansion into a specialist range of Renewals capabilities including Gas, Water and Wastewater

  • 2012

    Awarded Multinet Operations and Maintenance contract

  • 2013
    hattah lakes water feature

    Completion of Banksia Foundation award-winning Hattah Lakes Environmental Flows project with one of Australia’s largest pump stations 11,574 litres per second

  • 2014
    welding group

    Systems Group commences operations delivering complex, multidisciplinary mechanical, electrical, civil and structural engineering projects for gas, water and energy

  • 2014
    pumpstation interior

    Established an internal Electrical, Mechanical and Instrumentation team to drive innovation and complement core services

  • 2015
    screen lift at treatment plant

    Launched ‘Take the Lead’ Safety Vision developed by our people

  • 2015
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    Development of specialist Treatment team working across the country in complex brownfield environments

  • 2016
    Victoria head office

    New Head Office and Operational Centre opened by the Hon. Lisa Neville, Victorian Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water ensuring outstanding engineering’s and asset management services for decades to come

  • 2017
    Safety award presentation

    Winner of the 2017 Safe Work Australia’s Workplace Reward for our ‘Safety Leaders’ initiative.

  • 2019

    Comdain Infrastructure joins ASX300 company Service Stream Limited

  • Today
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    Our 50 year heritage is rich with insight and smarts. Having been an integral part of the networks we’ve built, our business today takes a whole of life vision when designing and developing solutions.
    Our Integrated Management System has  grown and adapted to meet the needs of our clients and drives real certainty to achieve successful objectives.

    of our clients and drives real certainty to achieve successful objectives.

    And we don’t stand still. Our people and their approach to safety and innovation
    is what drives us to challenge how we can work better – smarter. It is why we are excited about the next 50 years.

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