Just letting you know that we have found a new home!
We will be moving to Coburg North in the near future and look forward to welcoming you there.
No dates have been set for the move as yet, as we are waiting on Council permissions and some minor building works.
Please keep sending rocks and Test requests to us in North Melbourne until we let you know about dates when they are set.
Please note that we are moving from our North Melbourne address after 12 years.
Stay tuned for the new address – it’s going to be exciting!
Happy New Year to everyone! As part of the New Year celebrations, please welcome Debbie Parker to BRTS as our new Office Manager.
She starts on 6th January 2025 and we hope she will enjoy working here at North Melbourne with our lab team, as well as our wonderful clients.
Thanks to Jenny, retiring as OM, but who will remain on site for a while and continue to work in the “back room”.
Bamford Rock Testing Services will be closed from 4pm, 20th December until 8am on the 6th January 2025.
We wish all our clients and suppliers a safe and happy Festive Season. Thank you all for your support throughout 2024.
Looking forward to working more with you next year and beyond!
Caption (from R to L). Professor Charlie Li of the University of Trondheim Norway, Professor Antonio Bobet of Purdue University USA, and Dr Ian Gray of Sigra, Brisbane in discussion with Dr Bill Bamford.
BRTS was pleased to welcome several of the guest speakers for AusRock Conference 2022 at its laboratory in North Melbourne. AusRock was the ISRM’s regional symposium and offered a large programme both in person and via technology, to discuss the latest ideas and research.
Last week, some of the presenters came at the personal invitation of Dr Bill Bamford, Director of BRTS, to the laboratory. They were able to speak with the Laboratory Manager, Dr Darshi Palamakumbure, the Deputy Lab Manager, Rushan Dayarathne as well as with Bill.
All of them were impressed with the facility, the work being done here and were excited to discuss their own work with BRTS staff.
Anyone who would like to visit the laboratory should contact tests@bamfordrocks.com.au
Here is a photo from that night.
Bill Bamford participated in the Legends Panel Discussion last night as part of the ATS’ 50th Celebrations. It was appropriate that he was there as he was a key figure to the formation of the Society in 1972 and organised some of its major international achievements, including the 1983 ISRM Congress, the 1987 World Tunnel Congress and GeoEng 2000.
He answered questions about his role in setting up the Australian Tunnelling Society and what he thinks about preparation for young engineers to become involved in tunnelling. He shared the panel with Diane Mather and Arnold Dix, and they were asked questions by Rachael McCarrison. The discussions were witnessed by a live audience in Melbourne, broadcast to Sydney and Brisbane audiences, as well as online.
The love for tunnelling was evident as was a recognition that continuing work for engineers was to involve themselves in making the case for intergenerational infrastructure and planning in a way that engineers are so good at – creatively and passionately.
PHOTOS to follow
