theceomagazine.com | 43PNG
Servicing
AVENELL ENGINEERING
SERVICES ISN’T JUST
ABOUT ENGINEERING;
IT HAS AN INDUSTRIAL
PARK THAT SUPPORTS
THE PEOPLE OF PAPUA
NEW GUINEA AS WELL.F
amily-owned and operated
company Avenell Engineering
Services (AES) has had a long and
successful history in Papua New
Guinea (PNG). It first began as
New Britain Electric, established
by Anthony Avenell in 1956. It then evolved
into Bougainville Enterprises to service
markets related to the Panguna copper mine.
In 1997, the company restructured to become
what is now AES.
AES provides services for the
construction, civil, ports and electrical
industries. It offers plant and equipment
hire – including wheel loaders, excavators,
bulldozers and graders; delivers quarry
material; conducts earthmoving and haulage
services; and undertakes bridge and marine
construction. Its electrical contracting
arm AES Electrical, is its longest-serving
division, with expertise in switch room
design and power generation. Currently,
more than 1,000 of AES’s employees are
Papua New Guineans.
On top of its engineering capabilities,
AES recently constructed the Ravuvu
business park. Located on Port Moresby’s
Fairfax Harbour, it includes a port and
a 94-hectare industrial park that offers »