Instrumentation & Control

In today’s information age, many businesses are placing increasing demands on real time data accessibility in order to improve business planning and decision making, and to access information that can demonstrate their economic and environmental performance. Rapid advancement in technologies also provides challenges as businesses need assurance their control system investments will deliver efficient operational performance and economic returns, with minimal risk of technological obsolescence.

GHD's instrumentation and control team delivers automation and process control solutions for our clients in a fast-changing global environment. We assist clients in many manufacturing and industry sectors, including mining and mineral processing, knowledge/information, materials handling, power generation, oil/gas, water/wastewater, chemicals, transportation and food/beverage.  

We use the latest technologies to provide a variety of services:

  • Studies - feasibility studies, investigations, audits (for control system replacement, migration, upgrade and optimisation).
  • Engineering design - conceptual design, detailed design and specification.
  • Procurement - purchasing, tendering and administration.
  • Construction -  project management services, safety, commissioning, training, operation and maintenance manuals, and handover.
  • Management - planning, control, coordination, monitoring and reporting, asset management and documentation.

For further information, contact:
Robert McMullen
Tel: 61 8 6222 8608
Email: Robert McMullen

Automation and centralization of water treatment plant

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The client wished to raise the current level of automation, reduce the need for operator intervention on site, allow remote monitoring and operator control, and enhance site security. GHD’s involvement on this AUD$34 million project included preliminary and engineering design, followed by detailed design and construction phase services as part of the A+C’tion Alliance (GHD, Water Corporation and Leicon Notley ).

The project included the automation and centralised control of five metropolitan water treatment plants (WTPs), two regional water treatment plants and numerous minor sites (such as chlorinators and bores). There were challenges as the age of the treatment plants varied and the requirements at each site needed to be tailored to account for site variations.

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Liverpool to Ashfield

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Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd commissioned GHD as its design consultant for the design and construction of a 24km-long pipeline between Liverpool and Ashfield and other related sewer works.  Sydney Water awarded the AUD$131 million contract to Leighton in July 2006.

The Liverpool to Ashfield Pipeline (LAP) is 1050mm in diameter and runs from the Liverpool Sewage Treatment Plant to the Western Branch Main Sewer at Ashfield. The idea was to transfer wastewater flows from the Liverpool STP and the Fairfield SSTP while the Northern Georges River Submain (NGRS) is rehabilitated.  The pipeline has been constructed by open cut trenching, under boring and slip lining inside a disused 1225mm water main.

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Robert McMullen

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Position: Instrumentation and Control Service Line Leader
Tel: 61 8 6222 8222

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