ABOUT US
Before we were Blakemere we were Velocious and then Proserv Australia.
Our history under these company banners has meant that we’ve tracked 13 years of success
in our native subsea environment. Under Velocious we were able to fill a gap in the market;
a gap that was seeking high quality, rapid engineering services for the domestic subsea
sector. Our team became leaders in the industry and retained this position under Proserv
while also acquiring a global footprint. While the access to overseas projects and non-traditional
products and services brought a wealth of knowledge to our work, Proserv’s global restructure
gave us pause. In favour of autonomy, scale, and market diversity; the Australian entity was
purchased in 2019 and is now Blakemere.
OUR PEOPLE
Why choose Blakemere? Because of the people; their ethic, their capabilities and their commitment. We are proud to be:
Practical: We are not just desk jockeys: everyone on the team can engineer a solution and then go down to the workshop and build it. We all have scars on our hands from working on the tools.
Problem Solvers: We are motivated by the thrill of solving problems. If we get a call from someone with a problem, then we will solve it.
Competitive: We are passionate about success, thrive in competition and win on merit. We have an unblemished track record in the field and we are personally invested in all our solutions.
Agile: We are a dynamic team of self-starters. There is no decision lag in our organisation – if we decide to get after it, it happens immediately. We have no inertia of bureaucracy. We have an end-to-end supply chain from drawings on paper through raw materials to tested products
Meet some of the team
LINDEN JONES
Managing Director | Owner
Linden is a business and engineering professional with more than two decades of experience leading teams in the successful delivery of innovative solutions. As owner and MD of Blakemere he is steering the company’s expansion and diversification.
Paul Bossong
Director – Business Development
Paul is a leader of innovation and change, specifically in the mining and drilling sectors. His knowledge and experience are key to Blakemere’s success in non-traditional markets.
Tom Dunkerton
Project Execution Manager
Tom is a highly experienced project manager and qualified engineer who leads the project execution team. He is equally at home offshore…a true triple threat!
Daniel Ryan
Technical Authority
Dan needs no introduction to the subsea and offshore community. An extremely talented and diversely capable designer, technician and technical resource, he is typically the first point of contact for clients seeking Blakemere’s services.
Jakub Kawka
Principal Engineer
Jakub is a technical powerhouse and leader of the engineering team. With nearly a decade with the business he has a fantastic track record delivering engineering solutions.
Matt Williams
Senior Engineer
Matt is a seasoned professional in engineering, project management and working offshore. A broadly talented engineer, he embodies the Blakemere offering in that he delivers on all elements of any project.
Chris Buller
Technician
Chris is a highly skilled technician whose history with the business extends back to the very beginning. Chris excels at problem solving and, combined with a wealth of offshore experience, he’s capable of ensuring even the most challenging jobs end in success.
ROLF FOX
Engineer
One of the more recent additions to the team, Rolf has already proven himself to be an exemplary engineer, decision maker and contributor to the team.
Jacob Gundill
Junior Engineer
Years of hands-on experience in the mining sector means Jacob is one of those rare junior engineers with both practical skills and technical capabilities. And that makes him perfect for Blakemere.
Andrew Ford
Engineer
Andrew comes to us with Honours in mechatronics, robotics and automation which makes him perfect for our plans in semi-automated plant remediation. Watch this space…
CHRIS MERRICK
Consulting Engineer
Chris is an engineering authority and a champion of change within the oil and gas industry. As a consulting engineer he provides Blakemere invaluable insight and guidance in both traditional and novel business alike.
Mitchell Smart
Engineer
Mitch is a skilled mechanical engineer with an abundance of knowledge in the offshore and subsea sectors. Over the years he has applied his talents to subsea mechanical design, structural integrity and vibration analysis.
Our Facilities
Our facilities, in collaboration with our business partners Bossong Engineering, enable us to be uniquely capable: we can fabricate what we design, we can assemble what we fabricate, and we can test what we assemble. That capability removes time, cost and risk from your requirements.
Facilities & capabilities:
- 6,500m2 fabrication and workshop
- Light / heavy / stainless / CRA / robotic fabrication to ISO 9001 and API Spec Q1
- High truss with several overhead gantry cranes (7 m under hook, 26 tonne combined lift)
- Pressure testing equipment up to 30ksi with blast barriers.
- Multiple HPUs (diesel and electric)
- Multiple overhead gantry cranes in assembly area
- CNC machining and turning
- Outdoor hardstand
- Outdoor wash-down