Construction north of APA’s existing Emu Downs Wind Farm began in 2017 and was completed in 2019. In addition to the positive environmental impacts, the wind farm will also positively impact the residents of surrounding local towns and communities. This will stem from the creation of local employment opportunities and local businesses stimulation due to increased construction traffic and personnel. Vernice have provided first class earthmoving services to the area and have been instrumental in the overall success of the renewables project.

What is involved in building a wind farm?

The Badgingarra Wind Farm project involved creating the base of the wind power stations and constructing safe, strong access roads in between each of the farm entries. Throughout the project, 42 turbines were erected. We used several machines to complete this absolute mammoth of a job, including:

• Loader 966H
• Excavators (Komatsu and CAT)
• Graders
• Water Trucks
• Pad Foot Rollers and Smooth Drum Rollers
• 615 Scrapers
• ​Dozers D9 D7
• Road Train Side Tippers x2

14 employees were utilised throughout this project, and we were closely collaborating with Catcon throughout the process. Catcon were an exceptionally efficient and useful company to work with.

Vernice proudly supply world class plant hire options to Western Australia

Since beginning operation in 1972, we’ve provided expert plant hire packages to communities across Western Australia. Currently, our plant hire range consists of dozer hire, excavator hire, skid steer hire, grader hire, scraper hire, loader hire, articulated dump truck hire, water cart hire and more.

We regularly service and maintain our fleet of machines in our plant hire range to ensure our clients receive the highest possible standard of plant hire we can provide them with. Every operator working at Vernice is backed by years of experience and are fully ticketed and qualified to work in their role. We always place an emphasis on site safety, and conduct a full hazard assessment of construction sites before we begin work.

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