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Project milestones, awards and updates from across OneRPC.
We’re pleased to announce that RPC has been awarded the Pre-Spooling of GRP Above Ground Piping for the Alkimos Desalination Plant (ASDP Stage 1).
During a recent site visit, one of RPC’s long-standing mining customers asked us to solve an intermittent issue affecting standard Mine Vent Duct installed close to the main fan unit.
RPC Broadmeadow has been part of the Hunter region’s rail story for generations, proudly supporting Australia’s rail industry through partnerships with Sydney Trains, Transport for NSW (TfNSW), and leading Tier 1 train builders and maintainers.
Last Friday, Tony Caristo travelled to Melbourne to attend the Alstom Supplier Day for the Next Generation Tram (NGT) Project at Maidstone Depot.
Recently, RPC welcomed students participating in the Geelong Manufacturing Council‘s GLAM (Girls Leading Advanced Manufacturing) program for a factory tour, providing an opportunity to explore career pathways in engineering, science, technology and advanced manufacturing.
We’re proud to share that PT RPC Indonesia has successfully achieved Qualified status following a comprehensive International customer Full Supply Chain Assessment, achieving an outstanding 96% score, with zero major observations and only five minor observations.
We’re pleased to share that the new RPC Corporate Brochure is now available.
Across the Water, Wastewater, Rail, Defence, Asset Services, Mining and Industrial sectors our engineers, project managers and site teams bring more than 400-years of combined experience in Engineered Composite…
Recently, members of the RPC Board visited our Seven Hills and Broadmeadow sites as part of their ongoing engagement with our teams and operations.
We’re excited to announce that members of the RPC team will be attending InnoTrans – The Future of Mobility, in Berlin, 22-25 September, 2026, joining industry leaders from across the global rail and transport sector.
In Australia’s infrastructure and industrial sectors, GRP assets have long been valued for their corrosion resistance and durability—but historically, their condition assessment has lagged behind the simplicity and consistency of steel inspection.
In September last year, our team inspected five 50,000L aluminium sulphate tanks using UltraAnalytix®.
Most people never think about maintenance shafts, yet they’re some of the most critical structures in our sewer networks.
Last week, RPC attended the 2026 Composites Australia Conference in Geelong, Victoria, an important event bringing together industry leaders, innovators, and technical experts from across the composites sector.
At RPC, we believe the future of engineering is built through strong partnerships between industry and education.
We are proud to share that Leigh Spencer has been awarded the 2026 Composites Conference Lifetime Achievement and Outstanding Contribution Award.
This week our Managing Director Tony Caristo and Mina Karagikas our Infrastructure Bid/Business Development Manager attended OzWater which gave them the opportunity to reconnect with several respected industry peers…
At RPC, we engineer and manufacture advanced composite solutions tailored to Australia’s conditions and project requirements, enabling us to meet diverse project demands, uphold quality and support clients locally.
RPC has recently completed the design, manufacture, delivery and site assembly of the GRP dome cover for the direct ocean intake structure at Hunter Water’s new desalination plant at Belmont, a project that will play a critical role in securing water for the Lower Hunter region.
In April, our leadership team came together for a two‑day Strategy Session, an opportunity to step back from day‑to‑day operations and align on the priorities that will shape RPC’s next phase of progress.
On the 6th March, we invited our past and present employees from across Australia to Sydney, creating an opportunity to reflect on how far we’ve come and look ahead to what’s next.
Two weeks ago, the RPC Business Development team gathered from across Australia and Singapore for our bi-annual off-site planning conference.
The final GRP riser for the Alkimos Seawater Desalination Plant (ASDP) Stage 1 was recently delivered to site, marking another significant milestone in the project’s progress.
RPC is excited to welcome Chris Rose to our Team as our new Product Sales Manager, based in Broadmeadow, Newcastle.
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RPC is seeing strong momentum in our growing Asset Services capability. In recent months we’ve secured three important engagements with major Australian water utilities:
RPC recently completed the manufacture and delivery of GRP Cover for the marine Intake structure for the new Belmont Desalination Plant in NSW.
In December 2025 RPC reached a major milestone with the successful delivery of the final GRP Nose Cone to ballistic requirements according to standard BR566 Type 2, of 46 off for the current Vlocity programme (V/Line…
Risers 1 and 2 for the Alkimos Seawater Desalination Plant (ASDP) Stage 1 have been shipped to the Alkimos site for installation marking an important step forward in the project’s development.
RPC brings together a powerful mix of engineering talent. Through collaboration and innovation, our teams are shaping the next generation of durable, high-performance solutions.
We are excited to announce that the St Marys WRRF Odour Treatment Plant project has been named a finalist for the Australian Water Association Innovation Award!
RPC Technologies was proud to connect with industry leaders, clients and partners to explore the innovation, safety and sustainability shaping the future of Australia’s rail network.
RPC is proud to have been a Gold Sponsor at this year’s NSW WaterAid Gala Ball.
In September, the RPC leaders gathered for a two-day Growth and Strategy Session. The purpose of this session was to align our current and future strategic priorities beyond our daily operations.
Last week we celebrated a significant milestone at RPC with the final two (section 1 and 4) segments of the Point Erin 3.2 diameter shaft departing from our manufacturing facility in Batam, Indonesia.
RPC was proud to showcase our GRP products produced by our Batam Island facility, giving visitors the chance to see and feel the quality of our products firsthand.
RPC Technologies has recently installed the first 4 segments of the Tawariki GRP cascade shaft as part of Watercare’s Central Interceptor project in Auckland, New Zealand.
Last week, the RPC Business Development team gathered from across Australia and Singapore for our bi-annual off-site planning conference, which focused on enhancing processes and refining our strategy for converting wins.
RPC Technologies continues to provide tailormade GRP solutions for the infrastructure industry.
With a proven track record of supplying Cooling Water Piping to large-scale Energy projects in South-East Asia, PT RPC Indonesia was contracted to design, engineer, manufacture and supply the advanced GRP Cooling Water…
RPC would like to extend a warm welcome to John Cottis representing our Defence business in the Business Development role.
RPC has been a trusted partner to the wastewater industry for the design, manufacture, delivery and installation of GRP Access/Maintenance Shafts for some of the largest and most complex infrastructure projects across Australia, New Zealand and South-East Asia.
Back in 1998 RPC designed, manufactured and supplied the GRP casings for the Airfines Project for the BHP Whyalla Plant – BHP’s comprehensive program which focused on improving air quality involving dust management and air quality control measures.
We’re proud to share some great news from last night’s Composites Australia Industry Awards on the Sunshine Coast – RPC Technologies took home not one, but two major awards:
RPC is a leader in the design, engineering and manufacturing of Glass Reinforced Polymer (GRP), and associated products and services operating across five countries and supported by five production facilities.
At RPC creativity and innovation are at the core of everything we do.
Since 1975, RPC has led the way in advanced composite engineering and manufacturing, delivering more than $2 billion worth of projects across Australia’s critical industries.
International Women’s Day officially landed last Saturday the 8th of March 2025 and accordingly we would like to celebrate and take the time to recognise and honour the achievements, contributions, and strength of women everywhere.
Every day, around your home, neighbourhood and city, some form of engineering has played a part in almost everything you touch or engage with.
Proper ventilation in mine shafts isn’t just a regulatory requirement—it’s essential for worker safety, operational efficiency, and environmental control.
Continuing to successfully deliver complex infrastructure in the water sector, in late December 2024, the RPC Infrastructure team completed the performance testing of the Odour Control Facility (OCF) for the St Mary’s…
2025 is well underway and this year marks 50 years for RPC in the Composite business.
Last week, the RPC Business Development team came together from Australia and Singapore for the bi-annual off-site planning conference focused on targeting key opportunities, process improvements and our strategy for win conversions.
In December 2024, Composites Australia, the leading body for the Composite industry in Australia, welcomed our Managing Director, Tony Caristo, to its Board.
RPC team successfully delivers another giant GRP Maintenance Shaft.
RPC is proud to have been a Gold Sponsor at this year’s NSW WaterAid Gala Ball held recently at the Sydney Town Hall.
RPC welcomes Mina Karagikas who has joined us as Bid/Business Development Manager, Infrastructure, and will be based in our Head Office in Seven Hills, Sydney.
Members of the RPC team are attending InnoTrans, in Berlin from 24 to 27 September 2024.
RPC’s work for the Central Interceptor (Auckland) project continues with four GRP segments (RW05, RW06, RW07 and the top dome) for the Rawalpindi shaft leaving our facility in Batam, bound for Singapore and then onto Auckland.
The RPC Singapore team Rings the Bell for yet another major power station project!
In November last year we posted the delivery of the last four GRP shaft segments, 7B, 7C, 7D, 7E for the NZ Central Interceptor project May Road GRP cascade shaft A.
We are thrilled to announce that RPC Technologies shone brightly at the prestigious Composites Australia Industry Awards, held last night on the Sunshine Coast with two of our leadership team receiving well-deserved honours.
The RPC Singapore team has been awarded two major projects worth in excess of S$9.0m.
Earlier in the month, the PT RPC Indonesia (Batam) employees and their families, totaling 687 guests, attended an RPC Family Day which in the past has been an annual event, but due to Covid and other external factors, this was the first get-together for three years.
RPC has been awarded a Bronze Medal in the annual EcoVadis ratings with an overall Score of 58% – up from 53%; Percentile – 69th.
RPC have manufactured, delivered and installed the 6th Glass Reinforced Polymer (GRP) cascade shaft consisting of a 4.5m diameter x 24m deep, at Dundale, NZ, for our customer GAJV, for the WaterCare Central Interceptor project in Auckland.
As the Water industry gathers for Water Industry Operations Association of Australia (WIOA) conference and exhibition in Bendigo, RPC Technologies Pty Ltd is pleased to announce that UTComp Inc.
The RPC Group Business Development team convened in Sydney this week to kick-off the 2024 CY with a planning meeting, discussing current and new projects and strategies.
The RPC Transport team were out in force at AusRAIL 2023 in Sydney recently.
The extraordinary Central Interceptor project in Auckland, New Zealand, for GAJV and Watercare Services NZ, continues at pace.
This week, the RPC Defence team have been exhibiting at IndoPacific 2023 at the Sydney ICC, the Australian Naval exhibition and conference that hosts Navy, Government personnel, suppliers and stakeholders from all over the world.
Last Thursday, October 26, 2023, Darren Bishop, James Zegir and other members of the RPC Corio team welcomed the Hon. Natalie Hutchins MP who was appointed the Minister for Jobs and Industry in October 2023.
RPC was a proud supporter of the recent NSW 2023 WaterAid Masquerade ball – sponsoring the MaskerAid stall where guests could choose from a stunning array of masks to complement their outfits.
The RPC team in our Broadmeadow (Newcastle, NSW) facility have established themselves as the clear leaders in the engineering and manufacture of full-scale tram mockups & train mockups used for critical stakeholder feedback.
We would like to welcome Trevor Clarke who has joined RPC as our new Asset Services Manager based in our Broadmeadow, Newcastle office.
Earlier this week, as part of the GAJV Central Interceptor project in Auckland, for their customer Watercare NZ, RPC installed an assembled module consisting of GRP Cascade Shaft Liner segments 2B, 3A and 3B for the May Road precinct.
The groundbreaking GRP work RPC is doing as part of New Zealand’s Central Interceptor project has gained international recognition.
Demonstrating RPC’s agility in responding to unusual GRP engineering challenges, recently, PT RPC Indonesia was contracted by Solution Engineering, Malaysia, a technology and research company, to supply scale models for…
Our Exclusive Distributor, APT Water has advised they are stocked up on plenty of PermaGlass®!
The X’Trapolis 2.0 mock-up was produced under an Alliance agreement with Alstom for the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning.
On the 7-8 June RPC attended the 2023 Composites Australia Conference held in Adelaide, South Australia.
RPC is thrilled to be presenting our UltraAnalytix® Pulse Echo Ultrasonic (UA) Non-Destructive-Testing capability at the 2023 Composites Conference.
Due to COVID and travel restrictions, it’s been a while since Long Service Awards have been presented.
FRP composite pressure vessels are integral to the reverse osmosis technology that turns seawater into potable water for water-stressed regions of the world.
RPC is delighted to have been awarded the design, manufacture and supply of cooling water piping for the Hsinta Power Station extension in Taiwan for GE.
RPC is delighted to announce that we have been awarded the design, manufacture and supply of the Sanitary Toilet Modules (including Tank systems) for Alstom’s Perth Metronet DMU for the WA PTA.
RPC has been awarded the contract by Acciona to supply an Odour Control System (OCS) inclusive of the foul air collection system (covers and ducting) for the Coombabah Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) Stage 6 upgrade on the Gold Coast in Queensland.
In 2019 RPC designed, manufactured and delivered two DN3200 and two DN4000 GRP PermaManhole liners for Yarra Valley Water’s Epping main sewer upgrade project.
RPC designed, manufactured, delivered and installed this 20m self-supporting GRP tank cover for Icon Water’s upgrade of the Lower Molonglo Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in the ACT.
RPC is pleased to advise we have gained accreditation as part of the Defence Industry Security Program (DISP).
_L to R: Pete Andrew, COO SAP Australia & NZ, Tod Slatter, Deloittes, Alexandra Thorogood, RPC_
Continuing to successfully deliver complex infrastructure in the water sector, RPC Technologies is proud to announce we have been successful in securing the foul air collection and odour control system packages for the…
Virginie Murphy, Engineering Manager from our Newcastle office, recently visited Tods Defence in the UK where she met with Simon Francis, Pete Eckersall, and Andrew Edgley.
**Indonesia:**This week, RPC successfully completed Stage 1 Hydrostatic testing of 2.4m Diameter GRP cooling water pipe for the Tambak Lorok Combined Cycle Power Plant Block 3 Project for Indonesia Power (IP).
RPC Indonesia has been working closely with Australia’s premium luxury motor yacht builder, Riviera Australia Pty Ltd, over the last 4 years.
The use of new foam suppliers and products has provided RPC with the opportunity to update and develop its seating assemblies to ensure compliance to the latest and most stringent international fire testing safety standards.
BAE Systems Australia have released a report that shows that at its peak in 2028, the Hunter Class Frigate Program will contribute more than 6,300 jobs and just under $1 billion in GDP to the national economy.
RPC Technologies (RPC) has signed a partnership agreement with UK-based advanced manufacturing company, Tods Defence.
RPC’s Corio facility was the destination on Day 5 of the Thales Australia Hawkei Victorian Supplier Tour where the dashboards for Hawkei are manufactured.
RPC Technologies has signed an agreement for the exclusive licence to manufacture, market, deliver and maintain Mecprotec Oy products in the Australasia region.
Following a successful entry into the tidal energy renewables sector in 2012 with composite structures related to the SU550 (2kW) SeaUrchin, RPC is continuing to pursue GRP applications for the tidal energy renewables market.
RPC Technologies has recently shipped the first new DA Acoustic Window Set as part of the Collins Class Submarine upgrade LOTE program.
Queensland Urban Utilities (QUU) is constructing a new AU$55 million sewer on the outskirts of Brisbane’s CBD.
RPC Technologies has recently commenced production of large diameter GRP pipes for two coal-fired power stations in Batang, Central Java.
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