Elphinstone Group
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Heavy machinery, Mining equipment |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Founder | Dale Elphinstone |
| Headquarters | Burnie, Victoria , Australia |
Area served | Australia |
| Products | Heavy machinery, mining equipment, power generation systems |
Elphinstone Group is a privately owned Australian company that focuses on the production and assembly of heavy machinery tailored for the mining sector. Its operations are based in Burnie, Tasmania and Victoria. The group also encompasses the William Adams dealership for Caterpillar equipment in both Tasmania and Victoria.
Operations
Through the acquisition of Southern Prospect, Elphinstone established Elphinstone Sustainable Energy & Engineering Solutions, a branch dedicated to the design, manufacture, and installation of power generation systems intended for remote locations.
Elphinstone submitted a proposal to provide armored vehicles for the Australian Defence Force as part of project Land 400, with manufacturing potentially located in Tasmania. Nevertheless, their vehicle did not advance to phase two testing by the Department of Defence.
Dale Elphinstone
Dale Elphinstone, the company's founder, started his professional journey as an apprentice at William Adams before eventually taking ownership of the business. By 2016, he was acknowledged by the Australian Financial Review as Tasmania's wealthiest person by net worth, a position he retained through 2019.
His brother, Graeme Elphinstone, manages a similarly named enterprise, Elphinstone Engineering, which is situated in Triabunna on Tasmania’s eastern coastline.