Accelerating Maintenance Excellence to Maximise Equipment Availability for a Fast-Growing Mining Contractor

The Company is one of the fastest-growing mining contractors in its market, operating a large and growing fleet of hauling and earthmoving equipment across multiple contract sites. Equipment availability is a critical driver of production volume and contract profitability.

• Maintenance practices not standardised across sites, leading to inconsistent equipment availability
• Reactive maintenance culture driving avoidable unplanned downtime
• Limited use of maintenance data to predict and prevent equipment failures
• Spare parts planning not well aligned with maintenance schedules, causing delays
• Maintenance workforce capability varying significantly across sites

• Equipment availability is one of the highest-leverage drivers of production volume and margin for mining contractors
• A shift from reactive to planned, data-informed maintenance is standard practice among leading mining contractors
• Aligning spare parts planning with maintenance schedules reduces both downtime and working capital tied up in inventory
• As the fleet grows, inconsistent maintenance practices compound into larger swings in availability and cost across sites

• Maintenance Excellence Framework & Playbook
• Data-Informed Maintenance Planning Model
• Spare Parts & Maintenance Scheduling Alignment
• Equipment Availability Performance Dashboard
• Maintenance Workforce Capability Programme
• Phased Rollout Roadmap Across Sites
• Continuous Improvement & Governance Model
• Maintenance Cost-to-Availability Tracking Dashboard

10–15%

Improvement in equipment availability (approx.)

20%

Reduction in unplanned downtime (approx.)

15%

Reduction in spare parts working capital (approx.)

Multiple

Contract sites operating under the maintenance excellence framework

100%

Sites transitioned toward planned maintenance post-rollout

1

Standardised maintenance framework across the fleet

The Company now runs maintenance under a standardised, data-informed framework that maximises equipment availability across its growing fleet. This foundation gives the Company the reliability needed to sustain production commitments as it takes on additional contracts.