About

APALT Pty Ltd – Established in 2015

There was an obvious need for specialist technical and project management consultancy in Private & Public companies as well as NSW Government Agencies.

APALT offers specialised Project Management (PM) support in being capable of providing exclusive services related to road construction involving earthworks, pavement and bituminous courses.

APALT can provide consultancy services in building and diversification of businesses. This often involves the provision of vision, guidance and advice on expanding the business into other areas of construction materials and establishing NATA Accredited Laboratories.

APALT is head-officed in Wollongong, centrally located in the CBD, where administration is maintained to the highest level. Technology allows us to work with clients across NSW and beyond so our location doesn’t impede our ability to service clients outside the Illawarra.

APALT is able to operate independently or with other Contractors to meet the needs and requirements of each project. This collaboration would deliver specialist skills and knowledge in both Construction Materials & Engineering.

How we work

With offices in Sydney and Wollongong, APALT is well equipped to handle your needs. We stress the importance of our location not impeding our ability to handle work across NSW, the ACT and beyond.

With technological advances, our strategic partnerships and our willingness to travel, we are more than capable of meeting the challenges of other markets.

Your relationship with APALT is direct to a hands-on Director who is backed up with an administration support team.

Our client service procedures encourage regular WIP meetings. Between meetings, regular follow up via email and phone will keep you abreast of developments and ensure you are kept fully briefed on the work we are undertaking for you. Detailed WIP reports and action plans are part of our client service process.

Utilising APALT as your consultancy will ensure preconceptions can be challenged, assumptions will not be accepted without justification, ‘perceived wisdom’ will be contested.

Director Profile

Ross of APALT has a strong track record of successfully delivering PM to a range of clients and projects. The company has a particular expertise in major road construction, rehabilitation and resurfacing projects to RMS highway upgrade projects, encompassing the full range of pavement construction and associated components.

Professional Qualifications:

NSW HSC (1979)
Civil Engineering Certificate (1983)
Civil Engineering Degree Stage 2 (1985)
Contract Drilling Administration and Supervision (1985) ADITC
Industrial Radiation Certificate (1987)
External Quality Assurance Auditor AOQ (1993)
Registered Quality System Auditor (1993)
Certificate IV Workplace Assessor (1998)
Workplace Trainer Category 1 (1999)
AQF Level 5 Diploma of Project Management (2001)
Introductory Laser Safety (UNSW) (2002)
Director, Illawarra Turf Club (appointed Nov, 2013)

Technical Skills

Ross is an extremely skilled and experienced exponent of delivering interpretations and advice of text results, with over 35 years’ experience in Construction Materials Testing (CMT). This includes sampling and testing, reporting and then value adding to the process by providing clear interpretation, precise advice, then identifying root cause and mode of failure.

Ross has been a NATA Signatory since 1986. Ross became a NATA Assessor in 1994, and is still actively involved with NATA in his capacity as An Assessor, Mentor and consultant.

Being competent in interpretation and advice, is not simply related to performing the tests. Knowledge of the background or origin of the test, provides an insight into why the testing is necessary and why such properties need to be assessed. Testing is not just about obtaining results for conformance, it is paramount to the overall performance of the material within the structure.

Be it concrete in a bridge beam, sub-base in a pavement, aggregate within asphalt or the plasticity of a subgrade material; these properties and their respective results need to be clearly comprehended, categorised, analysed and assessed. This is where APALT has advantages over its competitors.

Projects

During his career Ross completed and managed the materials aspect of many significant projects. These include:

Mittagong & Berrima Bypasses
Duplication of the Hume Highway (Southern Region)
Northern Distributor (Memorial Drive) Stage 1 & 2
Picton Road Improvements
Appin Road Improvements
Bellambi Creek Deviation
Waldron Swamp
Seacliff Bridge: Lawrence Hargraves Drive Alliance
Oak Flats Interchange
Oak Flats to Dunmore
Kiama Bypass and North Kiama Bypass
Bellambi Asphalt Plant (Technical Management)
MR92 Nowra to Nerriga
Princes Highway: Conjola Mountain, Victoria Creek, South Nowra to Jervis Bay
Gerringong Upgrade (with NG)
Tintenbar to Ewingsdale (T2E, with NG)

Working history

In 1979, Ross commenced a brief stint in the field of metallurgy, followed by a commitment to the NSW Government’s DMR/RTA/RMS until 2013. During his over three decades in State Government, where he worked in various roles in the engineering field, completing his employment as the NSW Southern Region Laboratory Manager.

In addition to his primary role, Ross was a member and Chair of various committees overseeing Specifications, Test Methods and technical direction and development within NSW Government Agencies.

In 2013, Ross was enticed to private industry, where for two years he demonstrated and shared his skills and knowledge with Network Geotechnics P/L (NG) as the company’s Technical Manager.