February 2017 – Sydney Desalination Plant Inspect, test and report site’s electrical and control infrastructure, restore the plant. This includes cables and cable supports, electrical equipment, instruments, security and SCADA systems, the main high voltage switchyard and the various high voltage substations.
In 2012 Thompson Controls won a major project with Sydney Water for electrical and SCADA upgrades of numerous plants, some which are current and ongoing.
2006 – Port Kembla STP, Tubemakers – Step Screens – Design, supply and commissioning of electrical instrumentation and process control equipment
2003 – Nuplex Industries, Botany – Resin manufacture – Replacement of main switchboard
2002-2003 – Transfield Montgomery Watson Joint Venture, West Hornsby and Hornsby Heights – Waste water treatment plant STP – Electrical and Instrumentation, design, engineering, engineering, construct/installation and commissioning incl. SCADA and Controls
2002 – Mauri Foods, Harbin, China – Yeast Production – Commissioning and plant supervision
2002 – Astra Zeneca, Austin Australia – Electrical and Instrumentation, design, engineering, construct/installation, commissioning incl. PLC’s and Controls
2002 – MPI, Albright and Wilson – Leorix Filter System – Electrical and Instrumentation, design, engineering, construct/installation, commissioning
In 2002 the company offered a management buyout and it changed its name from Tryton to Thompson Controls. Then in 2010 It moved from Wetherill Park to its current facility at Eastern Creek.
2001-2002 – Clough Lucas Joint Venture, Bundeena Maianbar, Sydney NSW – Water and Wastewater pumping Stations – Electrical design, manufacture and installation of electrical Kiosk’s and controls
2001-2002 – OTV Kruger / Gold Coast City Council, Beenleigh, Qld – Waste water treatment plant – Electrical and Instrumentation, design, engineering, construct/installation, commissioning
2001-2002 – Yokogawa Australia, Bondi, NSW – New SCADA System in Sewage Treatment Plant – SCADA Comms, Design, construct, commission
2001-2002 – Sydney Water/AWT/Transfield, St Marys, NSW – St Marys STP – Design, supply and install electrical and instrumentation works for construction of Tertiary Clarifiers.
2001-2002 – Clough Lucas Joint Venture, Bundeena Maianbar – Sewage Pumping Stations – Design, supply, install and commission electrical kiosks and field instrumentation.
2001-2001 – Sydney Water/Transfield, Rouse Hill, NSW – Rouse Hill STP – Stage 1, Phase 2 Upgrade.
2001-2001 – Sydney Water/AWT/Transfield, St Marys, NSW – St Marys STP – Design, supply and install electrical and instrumentation works for retrofit of digesters.
1999-2000 – Sydney Water, Orchard Hills / Mulgoa – Orchard Hills Water Filtration Plant and Mulgoa Water Pumping Station – Design, supply, install and commission electrical switchboards, DC Drives, instrumentation and SCADA / PLC Control system.
1999-2000 – Sydney Water/AWT, St Marys, NSW – St Marys STP – Supply and install instrumentation and electrical modifications for process conversion of Stages 1 and 2.
1999 – Sydney Water, Bondi, NSW – Instrumentation Upgrade in Sewage Treatment Plant – Instrumentation, Electrical, Design, construct, commission
1999 – Sydney Water/AWT/Allied Constructions, St Marys, NSW – St Marys STP – Design, supply and install electrical and instrumentation works for WAS thickening, flow scalping and stage 3 fine screens.
1999 – Sydney Water/AWT, St Marys, NSW – St Marys STP – Sludge Cakes, all instrumentation and electrical work
1999 – McGrath Engineering, Crestmead Brisbane QLD – Controls for WWTP – Electrical and SCADA, Design, construct, commission
1999 – Merck Sharpe and Dohme, Granville, NSW – Pharmaceutical Plant – Shutdown and Maintenance work
1998-1999 – Austin Australia, Bathurst, NSW – Sausage Skin Manufacturing Facility – Electrical and Instrumentation, Design, construct, commission
1998-1999 – Sydney Water/AWT, St Marys, NSW – St Marys STP – Supply and install electrical and instrumentation works for tertiary filters.
1998 – Biotech, East Roseville, NSW – Water Purification Plant – Design and construct electrical and control system for water purification plant.
1997-1998 – John Holland Constructions, Berrima Cement Works – No. 6 Kiln Upgrade – Electrical and Instrumentation, Design, construct, commission
1997-1998 – Sydney Waste Services, Lidcombe Liquid Waste – Liquid waste disposal processing plant – Electrical and Instrumentation, Design, construct, commission
1997-1998 – Reed Constructions, Northern Suburbs – Sewage Pumping Stations – Design, supply, install and commission electrical kiosks and field instrumentation.
1997 – John Young Kelvinhaugh, Malabar NSW – Malabar STP – Design, supply and install electrical and instrumentation works for water heaters facility
1997 – John Young Kelvinhaugh, Malabar NSW – Malabar STP – Design, supply and install electrical and instrumentation works for filtered effluent facility
1997 – Water Board, Cronulla, NSW – Cronulla STP – Supply and install PLC cubicles for Cronulla STP
1997-1998 – John Young Kelvinhaugh, Malabar NSW – Malabar STP – Design, supply and install electrical and instrumentation works for screenings outloading facility
In 1997 the company relocated the workshop to Wetherill Park where technical and admin/support staff grew at its peak to 120 as the company provided more specialized services for specific construction projects.
1996 – Minproc Engineers Ltd, Cronulla, NSW – Cronulla STP – Supply and install electrical and instrumentation works for sludge dewatering plant.
1996 – Sydney Water, North Head, Sydney NSW – Upgrade Sludge Handling System in Sewage Treatment Plant – Electrical and Instrumentation, Design, construct, commission
1996 – Carlton United, Broadway, Sydney – Wort Kettles 1, 2, 3, Automation – Instrument/Electrical installation and control panel manufacture.
1995 – Warman International, Hornsby Heights STP – Clarifier System – Design, supply and commissioning of electrical instrumentation and process control equipment
1995 – Warman International Limited, North Head, NSW – Sludge Degritting Plant – Design, supply and install electrical instrumentation works.
1995 – Manor Constructions Pty Ltd, Crookwell STP – Sewage Treatment Plant – Design, supply and commissioning of electrical instrumentation and process control equipment
1995 – Miteco, Glebe Island – Sugar Refinery – Installation of electrical instrumentation and control, including pneumatic test/commissioning.
1995 – Carlton United Breweries – Broadway, Sydney – Brew House – Communication and Data – Communication and data cabling/installation of associated equipment.
1995 – Carlton United Breweries, Broadway, Sydney – Bi Filter Line – Installation of instruments/cabling and calibration.
1994 – Aquatec-Maxcon, West Hornsby STP – Digester System – Design, supply and commissioning of electrical instrumentation and process control equipment
1994 – Barclay Mowlem, West Hornsby – Sewage Treatment Plant – Sludge Dewatering – Design, supply and commissioning of electrical instrumentation and process control equipment
1994 – CADAC Thiess Joint Venture for Kooragong Coal Authority, Kooragang – Coal Stockpile and ship loaders – Sub-contract management, supervision and commissioning of electrical instrumentation and process control equipment
1994 – Aquex Dewatering Plan, Liverpool – Mining Technology – Design, supply and commissioning of electrical instrumentation and process control equipment
1993-1998 – Minproc Engineering Ltd, Huangshi, China – Coal Gasification Plant, Design, supply PLC/SCADA & Instruments.
1993-1998 – Warman International, Xing Tai, China – STP – Sewage Treatment Plant – Design, supply HV Switchgear (10kV) Transformers, PLC/SCADA Mimic Panel & Instruments.
1993-1995 – Warman International, Shijiazhuang, China – Drinking Water Plant – Design, supply of HV Switchgear (10kV) LV Switchgear (380V) – MCCs, PLC/SCADA and instrumentation.
1993 – Westcliff Coal Colliery, Westcliff – Methane Compressors and Associated Equipment – Design and construction of electrical and control system.
1992 – ICI, Villawood NSW – Metamorphosis Project – Supply of all material, testing/commissioning, installation of electrical works.
1992 – ICI Botany, Linde Australia Pty Ltd – Polythene No 2 Plant – Complete installation of instrumentation, control and electrical equipment, cabling, termination, testing, commissioning under controlled Quality Assurance Plan
1992 – Kelloggs Botany – Building 15, Alvey (St Louis USA) – Warehouse Material Handling System – Design, manufacture of motor control cubicles and PLC panels, field installation, testing and commissioning.
1992 – CSR Sugar Division – Pyrmont Sydney – Plant Upgrade – Design, supply, commission of software, Electrical design; MCC and Instrument panel manufacture.
1992 – Warman International, Yangzhou, China – Drinking Water Plant – Design, supply of HV Switchgear (35kV & 6.0kV) PLC/SCADA and instrumentation.
1992 – Dyno Wesfarmers, Rockhampton QLD – Explosives Manufacturing Plant – Design, supply and commissioning of PLC, and continuous Process Control equipment.
1992 – BHP, Appin Colliery, NSW – Alternative Fuel Plant (Methane Inc) – Supply of electrical instrumentation and control systems and installation, testing/commissioning.
1992 – Kelloggs – Botany, NSW – Capital Works Projects General Upgrade and Maintenance – Electrical installations, testing/commissioning.
1991 – Leightons (Technical Resources) Pepsi/7 Up, Huntingwood, NSW – Bottling Plant – Design, supply, install, testing/commissioning of marshalling racks, control panel, cabling and field instruments of a Yokogawa Distributed Control System.
1990 – Meadow Lea Foods, Mascot, NSW – Capital Works Projects, General Upgrade and Maintenance Works – Electrical instrumentation and control installations, testing/commissioning.
1990 – CSR, SIS ‘88 Singapore – Sugar Refinery – Design, construct Electrical Instrumentation/process engineering and structural work, supply/install/commission drum drier, conveyor systems
1990 – Caltex Oil Refinery, Kurnell, NSW – Total Upgrade of Refinery – Supply of Engineers to assist Caltex in the design of capital works projects.
1990 – Caltex Oil Refinery, Kurnell, NSW – Supply, manufacture and assembly of I S marshalling panels.
1989 – Visy Board Paper Products, Emu Plains, NSW – Batching Plant – Design and installation of chemical/mechanical engineering, software design, programming and commissioning of field instruments.
1988 – MWS & D Board Bondi, NSW (with John Holland) – Ventilation Control – Design, supply, manufacture and commissioning of PLC control panels and field instrumentation
1988 – Bradford Insulation, Ingleburn, NSW – Batt Packer Plant – Manufacture and installation of all field cubicles, electrical and instrumentation. PLC, MCC and control panels including testing/commissioning of whole plant – 24 hour continuous maintenance team for whole factory – supplying electrical, mechanical and instrumentation personnel.
1988 – Du Pont Australia, Bogan Gate, Warkworth & Girraween, NSW – Chemical and Explosive Plants – Design, supply, install, testing/commissioning complex control systems, PLC design, programme, testing/commissioning – MCC design, manufacture/commissioning – pneumatic and electronic instrumentation for hazardous areas.
1988 – ICI Engineering, Rhodes, NSW – Shut Down Work – Design, supply, installation/electrical cabling, terminations, testing/commissioning – shut down work, workshop electrical/instrumentation, maintenance work, instrument calibration.
1987 – Laporte Group Australia, Botany, NSW – AO Plant Upgrade – Design, supply, installation, commissioning of instrumentation and electrical cabling, termination, control panels, DAS system using Yokogawa 1 Micro X6 system; Installation of fire protection system.
1987 – Boral Australia, Port Botany, NSW – LPG Tank Farm – Design and installation of control equipment, SCADA system and manufacture of control panels
1986 – Interox Chemicals, Northern Territory and South Australia – Peroxide Dosing Plants – Design, supply, installation of controls and electrical systems.
1983-1986 – Santos, Port Bonython, South Australia – Liquids Terminal and Refinery – Project management, engineering installation of instrumentation of control/computer and DAS panels
In 1980 they acquired more clients such as Santos for their Liquid Gas & Liquid Load-Out facility at Whyalla. (See Projects Timeline below).
The company moved to Artarmon in 1978 as it grew from 3 employees to 10 employees. It won numerous projects in their expert field for Union Carbide, Monsanto, and CSR, Shell, Laporte/Solvay Interox and others.
Thompson Controls was initially established in 1973 as Tryton Instrumentation. It was located at the rear of a hairdressing salon in Northbridge and employed 3 staff. As Tryton grew it started to provide more electrical, process instrumentation and technical services to a particular niche markets and grew steadily in that…Read More
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Cronulla WWTP – SCADA & Electrical Upgrade
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West Hornsby WWTP – SCADA & Electrical Upgrade
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Thompson Controls Pty Limited
Level 2/ 7-9 Irvine Place
Bella Vista NSW 2153
