In a sparkling industry, Ampcontrol is providing electrical support to Botswana’s largest diamond project, Majwe Mining.

Ampcontrol is continuing to strengthen ties with the Chinese mining industry, recently signing on to supply underground power distribution equipment to one of the country’s largest mining companies.

Australia’s leading lighting designer and manufacturer Burn Brite is strengthening its commitment to Australian manufacturing by upgrading to a new manufacturing facility in Ringwood, Victoria.

The Member for Charlton, Hon Greg Combet AM MP, visited Ampcontrol’s Cameron Park facility to meet with local workers and senior management on Friday 3^rd February 2012.

Ampcontrol has been committed to encouraging and developing the skills of aspiring manufacturers through our longstanding apprentice and trainee program. The program has been running almost every year since our inception in 1968.

Ampcontrol recognises young engineers and endorses them for the Engineers Australia Young Engineer of the Year Award.

Inadvertent compromise of the protection systems essential to safe provision of electrical energy via an I-T network in hazardous environments was the subject of Ampcontrol's Chief Technology Officer, Tim Wylie's, presentation at the 2011 Mining Electrical Safety Association (MESA) conference in Brisbane.

Peter Cockbain, Co-founder and Technical Director of the Ampcontrol Group was recently named as one of Engineers Australia's Top 100 Most Influential Engineers. 

The all new Rechargeable LED Versa-Lite from Burn Brite, a Member of the Ampcontrol Group, is Australian designed and built for exceptional performance in the toughest of environments.  Following extensive research and development, the benefits of the popular Versa-Lite body have been combined with the latest in LED technology to provide a maintenance-free, robust lighting source.

Burn Brite’s new Intrinsically Safe LED Lighting System has received IEC certification, supporting its position as an innovative alternative to traditional fluorescent lighting in hazardous mining environments.  Further international certifications are imminent for both the LED light and the power supply.