Our History
1990 David and Andrew McMahon establish McMahon Services with 12 staff in Dry Creek (SA)
1990 Port Pirie office established to provide industrial services to the lead smelter – a contract still held today
1991 Australian National Rail remediation work taking us across the Nullarbor and Alice Springs line
1992 Extensive asbestos removal and demolition works at the Port Augusta Power Station
1995 Demolition, remediation and excavation of the former Carlton United Brewery site in the Brisbane CBD
1997 Demolition of the Stokes Hill Power Station – single largest demolition project undertaken in the NT
1998 Demolition of the former John Martins building – single largest asbestos / demolition project undertaken in SA
2004 Darwin office established
2005 Brisbane office established
2006 Karratha office established
2009 McMahon Services awarded Federal Safety Accreditation
2009 McMahon Services team grows to more than 450 staff
2010 McMahon Services purchases the Ultra High Reach Demolition Excavator – largest of its kind in Australia
2010 McMahon Services celebrates 20 years
2011 Decommissioning and scuttling of the ex-HMAS Adelaide
2011 Official launch of Intract Indigenous Contractors
2011 Received National CCF Earth Award for Birkenhead Remediation Project
2012 New facility established in the Gap Ridge Industrial Estate in Karratha for McMahon Services and Metalcom
2012 Perth office established
2012 Whyalla office established
2012 Achieved Federal Safety Re-Accreditation
2012 SafeworkSA Award – Best Individual Contribution to Workplace Health & Safety – OHS Manager or Person with OHS Responsibility
2012 Delivered the first ever charge cutting demolition in South Australia
2012 McMahon Services and Intract Indigenous Contractors become proud Premier Partners of the Northern Territory Football Club – NT Thunder
2012 Our internal health and wellbeing project – Health Kick – is launched
2013 Intract Indigenous Contractors secures largest project to date – civil works contract for Santos at the Mereenie Oil & Gas Fields
2013 Offices in Alice Springs, Sydney and Melbourne established
2014 Industrial and Resources Construction division is established
2014 Intract Australia was established, 51% Indigenous owned enterprise
2014 National CCF Award – Adelaide Oval Redevelopment
2015 Groundwater Treatment Solutions was established as a business unit of McMahon Services
2015 Iconic West End Brewery Redevelopment project completed
2015 Awarded largest demolition project in our history, $25 Million
2015 Townsville office established
2015 Crane Industry Council of Australia – Awarded Lift of the Year for Cranes over 130 tonnes
2015 CCF Award – Excellence in Civil Construction, for projects $10 – $30 million
2015 We added two new specialist excavators to our fleet – PC850 and PC1250
2016 Katherine office established
2016 Temporary Events Infrastructure business established
2016 1,000 LTI free days at West End Brewery project – ongoing
2016 Intract Federal Safety Accreditation acquired
2016 Commenced work on the Port Augusta Power Station Decommissioning project
2016 Completed the Wingate Dam construction – Gawler Water Reuse Scheme project
2016 Secured work on the Northern Connector project – Industry Partner
2016 Master Builders Association Award -Excellence in a Commercial Refurbishment / Redevelopment over $5 million
2016 World Demolition Award – Best Industrial Demolition Project
2017 McMahon Services commissions the largest, heaviest and most powerful mobile demolition shear in the world, the Komatsu PC4000
2017 First project in New Zealand for the Museum of Transport and Technology
2017 McMahon Services recognised by Demolition and Recycling International as Largest Demolition Contractor in the Southern Hemisphere
2017 McMahon Services commences work on the Old Royal Adelaide Hospital demolition works
2018 McMahon Services opens Port Augusta and Kalgoorlie offices
2018 McMahon Services expands operations across the Tasman Sea to New Zealand opening an office in Auckland
2020 McMahon Services opens Wellington and Dunedin offices