COMPANY PROFILE

SOME BACKGROUND

Irritek Pty Ltd is an Australian family owned company specialising in the supply, manufacture and installation of water pumping and piping systems throughout Australia to customer`s individual requirements. Irritek was incorporated in 1995 and has adapted its services and product base to the changing needs of Australian irrigators.

OUR CUSTOMERS

Our customers are farmers throughout the irrigation areas of eastern Australia and northern Western Australia. We also supply products to contractors for use in mining projects, water infrastructure and government infrastructure throughout Australia.

OUR TEAM

Irritek`s team includes engineers, metal tradesman and experienced fabricators in the irrigation industry

Jim Spain

Jim has over 30 years experience in the building or irrigation industries. He obtained advanced trade building qualifications when younger and has specialised in large scale irrigation since 1991.

His irrigation passion is turning a farmer`s idea to move water into a steel fabricated pump station.

Charlie MacFarlane

(B.Eng (Agricultural); B.Bus (Logistics & Operations Management) - Operations Manager

Charlie is an Agricultural Engineer with 5 years post-graduate experience in pipe network design, pressurized irrigation design, feedlot design and project management.

After completing his university studies in Nebraska and Toowoomba, Charlie worked with Feedlot Services Australia Consulting designing feedlots and pipe network systems. Following this, he was employed by the Department of Natural Resources and Mines to project manage the design and construction of pipe network systems on the artesian bore capping scheme.

Since joining Irritek in 2007, Charlie`s work has involved designing pump stations for flood irrigation, designing centre pivots and lateral moves, and the installation of these systems.

John Brewin

[B Eng (Civil)] - Engineer

John has 25 years experience as a civil engineer in the design construction and project management of a raft of projects spanning the civil industry.

After graduating from the University of NSW, John spent ten years with BHP central engineering working chiefly on water supply and sewerage infrastructure projects. Prior to joining Irritek John was employed by Vinidex Tubemakers as technical and marketing manager in their civil business unit.

As a project manager John has successfully managed multi million dollar projects including large pump stations, pipeline networks and telemetry control systems.